Chapter 438 Red Birthmark
"Girl, come and see what this is?" The old doctor shook the two medical books in his hands and looked at Fubao with a smile.
Fu Bao ran over in surprise, "Wow, is it a medical book?"
"Yes, this book contains some herbal knowledge. It has pictures on it. You should be able to understand it. There are also my annotations for each herb. I have recorded their medicinal properties and the diseases they are suitable for. When you can read, you can read it. This book is about the acupoints of the human body and the diseases corresponding to each acupoint. You should read it first and practice your eyes. You must memorize it thoroughly. If you can accurately insert the needle into the acupoint with your eyes closed, then you have learned it."
Banxia just happened to be carrying some porridge over. Upon hearing this, she was amazed. She thought, “Aren’t master’s requirements for this little girl too high?”
She is just a little girl of a few years old. Even if she has good talent, it is impossible for her to reach the level that the master said, right?
"Well, okay, Fubao will definitely work hard and will not let Grandpa down."
Fubao took the two books from the old doctor with a solemn look on his face, as if the two books were rare treasures.
Fubao held the two books in her arms and rubbed the covers of the books gently with her small hands. She had already made up her mind that she must learn to read well. It turned out that learning to read was so important. She really regretted that she did not pester Mr. He to teach her to read well when Mr. He was still alive. Now she was no different from a half-blind person.
If Banxia knew that such a young child had already started to work hard, he would definitely feel ashamed.
Banxia brought the porridge to the beggar. The old doctor also noticed the beggar, but he was used to it and didn't ask any special questions.
Banxia put the porridge on the table to cool down, then brought a basin of warm water and used a cloth to wash the beggar's face, hands and feet. This would be more beneficial to the beggar's blood circulation and help him wake up faster.
Sure enough, not long after, the beggar slowly opened his eyes.
"Are you awake? I've served you a bowl of porridge, drink it while it's hot."
Banxia handed the porridge to the beggar. The beggar's eyes were shining with hunger when he saw the porridge. He did not reach out to grab it, but directly pounced on it and started drinking it from Banxia's hand. Although the porridge was still a little hot, it did not affect the beggar's eating speed at all.
"Drink slowly, there's more to come. It'll keep you full."
After the beggar finished drinking the porridge, he held the bowl and licked it until not a grain of rice was left.
Banxia felt a little sad. Even though she had seen too many people like this, she still felt tight in her heart every time she saw one.
I don’t know when everyone in this world will be able to have enough food to eat?
Banxia quickly brought another bowl of porridge, and Fubao took out a white flour meat bun that he had not finished eating in the morning and handed it to the beggar.
"Big brother, this is what my father bought this morning. Uncle Jia didn't have an appetite so he didn't eat it. You can eat it, but it's a little cold."
The beggar looked at Fubao in a daze, and hesitantly stretched out his dark hand. Compared with Fubao's fair and tender little hand, his hand was even darker. He felt a little embarrassed, but his hunger made him ignore his shyness, and he finally reached out to take it.
The beggar glanced at Fubao, then turned his back and started eating with big mouthfuls.
The beggar had never eaten meat buns or tasted meat before. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: it turned out that there was such a delicious food in the world. He couldn't help but eat it in big mouthfuls.
"Crack, crack, crack--" Suddenly the beggar started coughing violently.
Fubao was startled and immediately went forward to help him calm down.
"Big brother, what's wrong with you?"
Banxia and the old doctor both hurried over.
The beggar's face turned red and he had difficulty breathing. He was obviously choking and his eyes were rolling up.
The old doctor immediately ordered Banxia: "Banxia, hurry up, help the man up, lie on the bench, and push his back hard."
Banxia had participated in first aid in the past, so she quickly understood what the old doctor meant.
The beggar had already started rolling his eyes and scratching his neck with his hands.
Banxia made him lie down on a long bench and pushed his back hard with her hands. After pushing for a long time, the beggar finally coughed and spat out a steamed bun.
Fubao's face turned pale with fear. If she hadn't given the beggar a steamed bun, the beggar would not have choked.
After the beggar spat out the bun that was stuck in his stomach, he began to breathe deeply.
The old doctor immediately went forward to check the situation and reached out to feel the beggar's pulse. When he lowered his head, he saw that the beggar's chest was exposed. The beggar had torn it open himself because he had difficulty breathing.
The old doctor wanted to lift up the beggar's clothes, but he just stood there in a daze, as if petrified. Banxia and Fubao had been paying attention to the beggar's condition. Seeing that something was wrong with the old doctor, Banxia hurried forward.
"Master? What's wrong with you?"
The old doctor's eyes were filled with astonishment, disbelief, joy... countless complex emotions.
He quickly pulled off the beggar's clothes, exposing a large area of his chest. On the chest that was originally covered with dirt, a large red birthmark could be vaguely seen.
"Child, is that you?" The old doctor's trembling voice came out slowly. His heart was beating like thunder at this moment, and his eyes were fixed on the beggar in front of him.
The beggar looked at the old doctor with some confusion, not knowing what he was talking about.
"Master? What's wrong with you?" Banxia felt that something seemed a little unexpected.
"Banxia, go to the kitchen and boil a bucket of hot water. The clinic is closed today. Put up the sign, quickly!"
The old doctor urged.
Banxia had never seen her master like this before, and she immediately felt that this beggar seemed a little unusual. Could he be someone her master knew?
Banxia didn't hesitate. She quickly hung up the closing sign, closed the door, and went to the kitchen to boil some water.
The old doctor's eyes never left the beggar, his eyes were filled with tears and full of longing and kindness.
Fubao walked up to the beggar, crossed his hands helplessly, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have given you the meat buns. If it weren't for my meat buns, you wouldn't have choked."
The beggar was stunned by Fubao's words. He had always been like a rat crossing the street, living at the bottom of society and never respected. Since he could remember, he had no idea what dignity was.
Today, someone actually gave him a meat bun out of kindness and apologized to him. At this moment, he felt a warm current slowly flowing from his heart to his limbs. So this is what it feels like to be cared for by others. He wanted to laugh, but was afraid of scaring the little girl. He wanted to say it was okay, but was a little shy. Finally, he showed an ugly smile and shook his head.
The old doctor felt extremely distressed. He turned around and touched Fubao's hair, and two lines of tears flowed down his wrinkled cheeks.
"Fubao, it's okay. Go read the book grandpa gave you first. This is not your big brother. You have to call him uncle."
Fubao looked carefully at the person in front of him. His cheeks were dark red and his age could not be told. Fubao also wanted to call him uncle, but his mother said that if one did not know someone's age, one should address them as younger. So she just called him "big brother", as it was always right.
Fubao nodded, "Okay, Grandpa, do you know this uncle?"
The old doctor nodded, then shook his head, confusing Fubao.
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