"Let's go see Granny Li."
"Um!"
It doesn't matter if the people here can't cure her, Shen Muqing thought that Dandan could help her cure her sooner or later.
Lan Jin led Shen Muqing to the outside of a bamboo house. A strong medicinal smell wafted out, befitting a place for treating illnesses; just smelling the strong medicinal smell gave it an air of authority.
"Grandma Li, I've brought the person."
After a while, an old woman's voice came from inside, "Ah Jin, come in."
Shen Muqing was placed on a low stool, and a pair of very old, wrinkled hands took her hands in theirs.
"What's the girl's name?"
"Grandma, my name is Shen Muqing."
"Shen Muqing is a good name. Can I call you Aqing?"
"Yes, Mother-in-law."
Grandma Li looked at Shen Muqing with kindness. The child that Ajin brought back must be a good child. When her gaze fell on the bell around Shen Muqing's neck, Grandma Li knew exactly what was going on.
No wonder Lan Jin, who is usually indifferent to outsiders, brought her back; it turns out he had taken a liking to her.
Lan Jin: "Grandma, please take a look at Qingqing's eyes. Is there any way to cure them?"
"Alright, alright, look how anxious you are. I wouldn't just stand by and watch you die." Granny Li took out a silver needle and pricked Shen Muqing's head a few times, then asked...
"Ah Qing, can you feel it?"
Shen Muqing shook her head, feeling no pain at all.
Then Granny Li pried open Shen Muqing's big eyes to take a closer look, and tentatively pricked her eyes with a few needles around them, but Shen Muqing still did not react at all.
After a long while, Granny Li pulled Lan Jin outside. "Ah Jin, I'm afraid this girl's eyes can't be cured. After all, it's a congenital eye disease, and so much time has passed that there's no chance left."
"Grandma Li, why don't you try again?" Lan Jin still wanted to fight for Shen Muqing; his Qingqing so wanted to see the world.
"Sigh, it's not that I don't want to try, it's just that it's truly incurable, it's too late." Granny Li sighed, her gaze falling again on the bell on Lan Jin's ear.
"Is Aqing your future partner? Have you thought it through?"
"Yes, I've already decided on Qingqing."
"Since you've made your decision, I can't say much more. I can only wish you well. I believe your parents in heaven will be very pleased to see this."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Grandma Li patted him on the shoulder, looked around the room and then at Lan Jin, "Ah Jin, you didn't force that girl, did you? Did that girl want to?"
“She said she would never leave me.” Lan Jin said stubbornly, her eyes fixed on the figure sitting on the stool in the room.
Even if you don't want to, you have to agree. Clear your surroundings and don't go anywhere else.
"That's good. When do you plan to get married?"
"soon."
"Okay, okay, I'm looking forward to drinking your wedding wine."
Shen Muqing, sitting inside the room, had no idea what the two people outside were discussing. She sat obediently on the stool, playing with the bell on her chest.
Feeling playful, she shook it a few times, and sure enough, the bells outside and her own bells rang.
Shen Muqing smiled happily; so they were outside.
In truth, Shen Muqing knew that Granny Li couldn't cure her eyes, but it didn't matter, because Dandan could cure them, though she didn't know when.
“I’ll prescribe some medicine for Aqing to regulate her body, and you can decoct it for her to drink.”
"Thank you for your trouble, Grandma."
"Why are you being so polite, kid?"
Lan Jin touched the bell on his ear and knew that Shen Muqing was looking for him, so he quickly walked into the house.
"elder brother."
As Shen Muqing heard the voice getting closer, she turned her head and called out to him with a sweet smile.
In that instant, Lan Jin's heart stopped. Even if Shen Muqing were to stab him in the heart with a knife, he would be willing to do so.
"Okay, let's go home." Lan Jin gently led Shen Muqing to her feet, without telling her the result.
Shen Muqing didn't ask any questions, nodded and followed him out.
Shen Muqing was unusually well-behaved today, which made Lan Jin feel sad. Why was God so unfair and treated Qingqing this way?
Lan Jin solemnly grasped Shen Muqing's fingers and said to her, "Qingqing, I will take good care of you from now on."
"good!"
It doesn't matter that he has no eyes; he will become her eyes, taking care of her until his death.
"Qingqing, you're such a good girl."
Lan Jin's eyes remained fixed on Shen Muqing, though he secretly hoped that Qingqing's eyes wouldn't be cured, so that Qingqing would stay by his side forever, needing his help with food and clothing. He would enjoy that process.
But this was just a fleeting thought; he hoped even more that Shen Muqing's eyes could be healed.
Over the next few days, Lan Jin helped Shen Muqing gradually integrate into the village's life, and Shen Muqing became more and more attached to the village.
For some reason, Shen Muqing always felt that the people in the village were very welcoming to her, as if some happy event was about to happen.
That evening, Shen Muqing voiced her doubts.
"Brother, is there some kind of happy occasion going on in the village?"
Lan Jin was tidying up the clothes in her hands when she paused, and then naturally explained...
"Isn't welcoming you a cause for celebration?"
"Huh? Is this considered a happy occasion?"
"Of course it counts. In seven days, the village will hold a welcoming ceremony for you." The clothes in Lan Jin's hands were red, and he was mending some imperfections with needle and thread.
"Is it that grand? Is there a welcoming ceremony for every newcomer?"
Shen Muqing asked innocently.
Yes, everyone will have it.
"The people in your village are so hospitable," Shen Muqing exclaimed. Everyone had their own welcoming ceremony. What an amazing village! They were so incredibly hospitable.
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