Doctor Sun was not surprised that Si Ni'er came up with such an idea. Through his contact with Si Ni'er over the past few days, he knew that Si Ni'er was a child who knew how to be grateful and filial.
"Si Ni'er, to learn acupuncture you must be able to hold a needle and identify acupuncture points. It's very difficult."
Unexpectedly, Si Nier knelt down after hearing this. "Grandpa Sun, I know that learning acupuncture from you is different from being your medicine boy. As long as you are willing to accept me as your apprentice, I will do anything for you."
Faced with such a Si Ni'er, Doctor Sun didn't know what to say for a moment.
Si Ni'er rarely says so many words at one time, and she can see the child's sincerity.
His wife passed away early, and his children all went to work in the town or other counties, each busy with their own things. He was the only one who was willing to treat the villagers in the village and feel that he had something to do.
He had never thought of taking in a disciple, let alone such a young female disciple.
However, he was moved by the mother-daughter relationship between Si Ni'er and Xia Manni, as well as Si Ni'er's intelligence. If he accepted this disciple, perhaps he would become famous.
"Si Ni'er, get up first."
Unexpectedly, Sinier said stubbornly: "Grandpa, if you don't agree, Sinier will not get up." Sinier thought of her mother's health just now, and couldn't help but think of the worst. What if Doctor Sun couldn't be found soon? What if her mother fainted and didn't wake up?
"Si Ni'er, Grandpa wants you to get up and go back to tell your mother."
Doctor Sun's words interrupted the young Si Ni'er's wandering thoughts. She asked in a daze, "What do you want to tell my mother?"
"Tell your mother to prepare some wine and food for me and come to me to become my disciple." Doctor Sun laughed loudly after saying this, and then walked into his own courtyard.
Si Nier jumped up with joy. She had to hurry and tell her mother the good news so that she wouldn't have to be afraid when she got sick again.
The naive Si Ni'er didn't know that even acupuncture couldn't cure Xia Manni's illness, but Doctor Sun didn't tell all this to a two-year-old child. Giving both the family and the patient hope was also a doctor's kindness.
Si Ni'er skipped home and was about to call her mother, but she remembered that she didn't want to scare her, so she endured it and went back to the yard to call her mother.
When she returned to the yard, she saw Xia Manni packing rabbit meat in the yard.
Her complexion gradually turned rosy and her lips returned to normal. She didn't look like she was sick at all.
Looking at her three brothers, they were all helping. The first one to discover Si Ni'er was Xia Manni.
"Hey Si Nier, why have you been gone for so long? Come quickly and let's clean up the rabbit meat. Mommy will make braised rabbit meat for you."
Xia Manni knew full well that there was no cure for heart disease; it would heal after a while. Right now, she just wanted to eat meat and then settle the score with her children.
Besides, they were all so scared that she looked like they were going to die, so she could only take them to work first.
Si Ni'er just nodded and then walked up to Da Wa.
"Mom is fine now. You don't have to worry. Come and help clean up." Da Wa didn't expect Xia Manni to recover so quickly. Not long after Si Ni'er left, Xia Manni recovered.
He thought that Xia Manni would settle accounts with them first after she recovered, but who knew that she would take them to work first.
However, it would be a real hassle if we didn't clean up so much meat in time.
So he confirmed again and again that his mother was in good health before agreeing to let her clean up these things.
Si Ni'er nodded. Since her elder brother said it was okay, then it must be okay.
She walked up to Xia Manni, who was cutting the belly meat into pieces.
"What's wrong, Si Ni'er?" She arranged for the eldest, second and third children to make smoked meat, while she was preparing rabbit meat for dinner.
"Mom, Grandpa Sun has agreed to accept me as his apprentice. He will be my master from now on." Si Ni'er said with a smile in her eyes.
"Oh my God, this is such good news. Did Doctor Sun agree to you?" Xia Manni had thought of this when she first sent Si Ni'er over to be a medicine boy.
But Si Ni'er was not only a young girl, but she was also worried that Doctor Sun would be superstitious, so she planned to start with the medicine boy.
Unexpectedly, Si Ni'er actually made this matter happen herself.
Si Nier smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, the master agreed. He asked you to prepare wine and food and take me to become his disciple."
Si Ni'er is a person who seldom laughs, let alone laughs so happily. At this moment, it can be seen that Si Ni'er is really happy.
"Okay, Mom will prepare the apprenticeship gift and go meet him in a while." Xia Manni was so happy in her heart. After all, Si Ni'er was a girl and had such a taciturn personality. If she could arrange Si Ni'er's future path well, she felt that she could save a lot of worries.
"Si Ni'er is so amazing that she even has a master. From now on, if Second Brother has a headache or a fever, you will be responsible for treating him."
"Erwa, don't talk nonsense." Dawa scolded. Erwa always spoke without thinking.
"Ptah, pah, pah, spit it out quickly and don't talk nonsense." Xia Manni even slapped Erwa on the back. Erwa really only remembered to eat and not to be beaten. She had told him many times not to talk about his illness casually.
"Stop hitting me, mom. I know I was wrong. Bah, bah, bah." Erwa finally calmed down after being scolded by Xia Manni and Dawa.
"Mom, Sanwa also wants a master." Sanwa looked at his sister who was obviously younger than him. Since she had a master, he also wanted one.
"You want a master? Go find one on your own." Xia Manni pushed Sanwa's hand away. Sanwa was really good at acting like a spoiled child.
The third child wanted to pester Xia Manni, but was pulled away by the eldest child.
"Mom, once I learn it, I can give you acupuncture." Si Ni'er said, holding Xia Manni's hand.
At this time, Xia Manni had nothing to understand. It turned out that Si Ni'er became her apprentice in order to learn acupuncture to treat her.
Xia Manni couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. It felt so good to be cared for by someone, especially such an innocent child.
"Thank you, Si Ni'er. Don't worry, I'm fine. And I have to tell you that acupuncture can't cure my illness, it can only relieve it. You can research a pill for me to prevent it later. I heard about it from the old doctor before."
"Really, mother? Then Si Ni'er must have worked hard to make pills like that for mother."
Xia Manni was worried that when Si Ni'er grew up, she would realize that acupuncture had no effect on her illness, so she planned to paint a bigger picture for her.
It’s just a heart disease. Just take some quick-acting heart pills.
I don’t know if there is such a thing in this era. If not, it’s good to let Si Ni’er have such thoughts.
Si Ni'er is good in every way, except that she is the one who is most likely to develop obsession among the four children.
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