Chapter 21 Goodbye, Dr. Chen (Please collect and read)
That night, Lu Qing slept very soundly and did not even have any dreams.
Xiaoyan did not wake up in the middle of the night and cry for him to comfort her as usual.
Both the brother and sister had a good sleep.
In fact, Lu Qing slept so deeply that Xiaoyan had to wake him up in the morning.
He helped Xiaoyan put on her coat with sleepy eyes, brushed her teeth and washed her face, and tied her hair into two small buns. Then Lu Qing started to wash herself.
Lu Qing cleaned his teeth intermittently with a wicker brush, his eyes unfocused, casually cast around the house.
After browsing for a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong and his eyes gradually became focused.
He walked forward and looked at the two empty bamboo rings on the bamboo pole, his eyes gradually widening.
My goodness, which wicked guy stole his two big pieces of fish?
Are you from the village?
Lu Qing had this idea at the first moment.
But he soon denied it again.
Although the people in the village are not rich now, no one is so poor as to steal a few pieces of fish.
Yesterday he wanted to treat everyone to fish, but everyone declined.
And if you really want to steal, wouldn't it be better to steal all of them at once? Why just steal two pieces?
More importantly, he found that there was still some fish meat left on the two bamboo strips.
It was obvious that the two pieces of fish were forcibly pulled away.
What kind of thief would make such a big noise when stealing something? Isn't he afraid of alerting others?
Unfortunately, he slept too soundly last night and didn't notice the movement outside the house.
Lu Qing searched the area carefully, and finally, he found several mud marks on the wall that looked like plum blossoms.
There are several tiny holes on each mark.
Even on the ground, some similar marks were found.
He looked at the mud marks quietly.
Soon, a faint white light was seen coming from above.
White light?
Lu Qing was slightly startled.
He quickly looked at the two notes that appeared.
[Mud footprints: Judging from the shape, they seem to be the footprints of some mysterious little beast.]
[Look at the small hole in the footprints. This is a guy with sharp claws.]
Looking at the descriptions on the two notes, a scene instantly emerged in Lu Qing's mind.
A mysterious and light little beast of unknown origin kicked its feet, used the wall for leverage, pounced on the fish on the bamboo pole, and pulled it off the pole.
What should it be, a cat?
By the way, are there cats in this world?
A question emerged in Lu Qing's mind.
Anyway, he had never seen anyone in the village keeping a cat.
However, since we have confirmed that it was not a human who came to steal things, that's enough.
Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
If the villagers came to steal things, it would not be good news for him.
Fortunately, it was just a wild beast, and judging from its footprints, it wasn't very big.
There were mountains not far behind his village, so it was quite normal for wild animals to run down from time to time.
However, I have to be more careful to close the doors and windows before going to bed next time.
Otherwise, it would be bad if some wild beast sneaked in in the middle of the night and hurt Xiaoyan.
After figuring out what was going on, Lu Qing didn't care much about it.
The key point is that he has no way to fight against a wild beast, so he can only put away the things after nightfall.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing suddenly remembered something, his eyes widened, and he quickly ran to the kitchen.
After a while, he came out with a look of relief on his face.
Fortunately, he put the Red Moon Carp in a wooden basin and put it in the kitchen last night.
In order to prevent the fish from jumping out, the wooden basin was covered tightly with wooden boards and stones.
Otherwise, there is no guarantee that you will not be taken away by the wild beast.
After this episode, Lu Qing finally woke up completely.
He did not tell Xiaoyan about this, but just went to make breakfast. After the brother and sister had eaten, they carried the red moon carp in a wooden bucket and walked towards the small hill where Doctor Chen lived.
This time when Lu Qing went to see Doctor Chen, he deliberately delayed his arrival.
Because he was afraid that if he went too early and saw the old doctor practicing boxing, he would not be able to help but use his special powers to imitate the other person's martial arts.
The old doctor was so good to them, he couldn't do such ungrateful things.
So I just eliminated this possibility and avoided testing my own moral bottom line.
Lu Qing's strategy is still very effective.
When he and Xiaoyan arrived at the courtyard halfway up the mountain, they saw Doctor Chen slowly finishing his training, apparently having just finished practicing boxing.
"Grandpa Chen, we're here to see you!"
When Xiaoyan saw the old doctor, she ran up to him happily.
"Hey, Xiaoyan is here!"
When Doctor Chen saw Xiaoyan running over, he picked her up and his old face was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"Good morning, Grandpa Chen." Lu Qing also stepped forward and greeted him.
"You're here. Why are you later today than last time?" asked Doctor Chen.
"Because my brother stayed in bed!" Xiaoyan giggled, "It was Xiaoyan who woke him up in the morning!"
Lu Qing blushed: "I went to the river to fish for the whole morning yesterday. I was a little tired, so I slept a little deeply."
"It's better to sleep more." Doctor Chen nodded. "You are in the period of growth, so it is necessary to get enough rest."
The old doctor looked at Lu Qing and Xiaoyan's complexion, which was much better than in the past few days.
Knowing that they should have been having a good time these days, I felt quite satisfied.
"Grandpa Chen, my brother and I went fishing yesterday, and my brother caught a really big fish!"
At this time, Xiaoyan began to show off to the old doctor.
"Oh, how big is it?" Doctor Chen asked with a smile.
"It's so big, as big as Xiaoyan!" The little guy gestured vigorously.
"So big?" Doctor Chen was a little surprised.
He thought that the big fish Xiaoyan was talking about was only two or three pounds at most. If it was really as she said, it would be much more than that.
"Yeah, that big fish is not only delicious, but also has very beautiful stones on its body. My brother made it into a pendant and gave it to Xiaoyan. Look, Grandpa Chen, this is it. Isn't it beautiful?"
Xiaoyan pulled out the fish stone pendant from her neck and showed it to Dr. Chen.
"Is this... the Blue Turtle Stone?"
The old doctor was even more surprised when he saw the pendant on Xiaoyan's neck.
Hearing his words, Lu Qing's heart moved.
He also pretended to be surprised: "Grandpa Chen, do you know what this stone is?"
"Why, you don't know?"
"I don't know." Lu Qing shook his head. "I found this stone near the throat of the big fish when I was killing it. I thought it looked pretty, so I made it into a pendant for Xiaoyan to wear."
"You are lucky, this fish stone is a rare thing, and you happened to find it."
Doctor Chen picked up the pendant and looked at it carefully.
"The big fish you caught should be a blue snapper, and it is an old fish that has been growing for quite a long time."
"Otherwise, there would be no fish stone with such good appearance."
"Once this green turtle stone turns into jade, it will have a magical function that can soothe the mind. At the same time, it is also a rare medicinal material. Its powder and water can be taken to calm a frightened child."
"By the way, where did you catch this green turtle?"
(End of this chapter)
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