The Taoist doctor's tomb is deep in the mountains behind Maidiping Village.
Ying Mingcheng originally wanted to arrange a car and take his family with him, but his grandfather said he wanted to take his grandmother for a walk on a bike. He had no choice but to arrange a bicycle for the old man and borrow a three-wheeled motorcycle for himself.
"What's wrong with you?" The old man originally wanted to compete with him, but he didn't expect that his eldest grandson had no vision at all and got a three-wheeled vehicle. How could he show that he was still capable of making a living?
Ying Mingcheng was helpless. He only needed to take his grandmother with him, but he had to take care of his aunt and Xiaoxi.
"Okay, stop torturing your old bones. Mingcheng, go borrow a car and stop shaking Xiaoxi. We still have such a long mountain road to climb. Why are you showing off now?" Grandma took out today's lunch basket from the kitchen and made the final decision.
Mu Huaixi's belly is now protruding, but fortunately she can still see her feet. Plus she has been exercising, so climbing a mountain is no problem for her.
But the Taoist doctor's tomb was farther away than they had imagined. They set out early in the morning and had not found it until they were almost at Zhonghua. Seeing that everyone was speechless and beads of sweat were on Xiaoxi's temples, Ying Mingcheng arranged for them to rest.
"Yes, take a rest. Your Aunt Chu has prepared some cold noodles!" Grandma quickly made arrangements.
They found a clean, sunny spot, spread waterproof paper and black and red cloth on a large rock, and then placed cold noodles, mixed vegetables, rice dumplings, and even a pot of mung bean soup on it.
"......", Mu Huaixi came back from washing his hands in the stream nearby, and stared in amazement at his grandmother taking out such a full table from that small basket.
She thought there were only cold noodles, how did they fit so many delicacies and tablecloths?
This basket had just been carried up by Ying Mingcheng. She leaned closer and asked, "Did you know that grandma prepared so much?"
"Well, grandma was worried that you wouldn't be used to the food, and that it wouldn't be nutritious, so she discussed the menu with Aunt Da Chu early on." Ying Mingcheng scratched her nose, "Now you are the most favored one in the family."
Mu Huaixi couldn't explain how she felt. Her whole family had been mobilized for her sake. This kind of treatment and this kind of thing were unfamiliar and grateful to her.
"Xiao Xi, come here quickly!"
Her grandmother's affectionate call made her turn around. She responded crisply and pulled Ying Mingcheng over.
"Xiao Xi, try this rice dumpling. We just picked some vegetable leaves this morning. They're so fresh."
Mu Huaixi took it with both hands and took a big bite. The vegetable leaves wrapped around it were fresh, crispy and sweet, while the egg sauce inside was salty and fresh, and the meat chunks were oily and fragrant. All kinds of flavors mixed on the tip of the tongue, and the more you chewed, the more fragrant it became.
"Delicious," Mu Huaixi met her grandmother's inquiring gaze and gave a thumbs up without hesitation.
"If you like, eat more. There are also cold noodles and vegetables. Give the leftovers to Mingcheng. Don't force it."
Mu Huaixi pressed the corners of his mouth and glanced at the person next to him proudly.
After dinner, the tablecloth was moved under the shade of the tree. The five of them sat under the shade and drank mung bean soup to cool them down. Mu Huaixi gradually felt a little sleepy.
The pregnancy had taken its toll on her. Her calves were already sore from just walking this short distance, but she couldn't give up halfway. Ying Mingcheng was looking at the clues to the Taoist doctor's cemetery she had recorded. She glanced around and suddenly said, "I think we're not far from here."
"Hmm?" Mu Huaixi forced herself to look over and saw him pointing at a hill not far away. "Does that look like the turtle head the Sang family mentioned?"
The Taoist doctor had no descendants, and no one attended her funeral. She entrusted the tombstone and her funeral arrangements to the villagers. She was afraid that her tombstone could not be found, so she also told the Sang family about it.
She chose a Feng Shui treasure land for herself. What impressed Sang Dahe most was the turtle-head-like hill in the southeast corner. However, over the years, the hill had become dry and yellow, and the environment had changed a lot.
Seeing that what he said made sense, Mu Huaixi stood up and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find it!"
"Don't worry," Ying Mingcheng stopped her, his eyes wandering to her calves, "I'll go check it out first, so you don't have to go the wrong way."
"......" Mu Huaixi calmed down immediately and muttered a little embarrassedly, "You said that as if you would never take the wrong path."
"That's not necessarily true. We have to scout when we're marching. Just treat me as your scout today."
Ying Mingcheng didn't allow her to refuse. He picked up the paper with the clues and set off. Mu Huaixi was about to catch up when her grandmother called her over with a playing card, "Xiaoxi, come quickly. We need one more person to level up!"
After being interrupted, Ying Mingcheng had already run away, and she could only look back every step of the way as she walked towards her grandmother and play cards with the three people waiting there.
The sun gradually set in the west, and Mu Huaixi was immersed in the joy of upgrading before he knew it. When he came to his senses, he realized that it had become a picnic.
"Hahaha, it's okay, Xiaoxi. Just think of it as us going up the mountain for fun. Besides, we still have Mingcheng, so let him find the Taoist doctor!"
Not long after grandma finished speaking, Ying Mingcheng emerged from the bushes behind them. He was covered in grass and looked a little embarrassed. "Found it!"
"Really?" Mu Huaixi was overjoyed and subconsciously looked at his grandfather. His grandfather put down the cards in his hand, took out ink, rice paper and other tools from the bottom of the basket, and walked towards Ying Mingcheng.
"Come on, let me show you what I can do!"
Rubbing is a craft. Mu Huaixi not only wants to record the medical prescriptions on the Taoist doctor's tombstone, but also wants to publicize her great achievements, or at least record them.
She originally thought of recording it with photos, but her grandfather told her that he could make rubbings and preserve them in the form of rubbings.
The Taoist doctor's tomb is indeed remote. Fortunately, Ying Mingcheng cleaned up the road when he came back, otherwise it would take some time to cut the grass and clear the road.
Mu Huaixi stood in front of the grave, looking at the tombstone that was almost covered by weeds and vines, feeling a surge of emotion.
"Thank you for your hard work," she held the hand of the person next to her, then raised her hand to pick a few leaves from his collar and thanked him sincerely.
Ying Mingcheng shook her hand back and smiled, "There's a small pond not far away. I'll go get some water so we can clean up this senior's grave."
The unattended grave looked desolate. When mowing the grass, Ying Mingcheng caught a long worm as thick as three fingers. On a normal day, he would have kept the worm, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go.
Mu Huaixi took out a clean rag from his pocket, waited until the surroundings were cleared, and then went forward to wipe the stone tablet. There were medical prescriptions on both sides of the stone tablet. The tomb behind the tablet was small. If no one had told him, he would never have thought that such a great person was buried here.
"Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine..."
The more Mu Huaixi read these medical prescriptions, the more shocked he was. This Taoist doctor was a woman!
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