"Look, this is the mosquito repellent herb that my fourth brother gave me!" Lin Zhao raised the leaves in his hand. "He said that putting them in a small cloth bag can repel mosquitoes. I plan to make a few more and give one to everyone who attracts mosquitoes."
Gu Chenghuai nodded, "Okay."
"Fourth brother doesn't have much to do now except raising pigs and working in the fields. I think it will be difficult for him to improve his medical skills if he continues like this. I plan to find some medical books for him. What do you think?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.
Gu Chenghuai paused with a cold look, "Medical book?"
He said in a calm voice, "It's hard to find now."
"I'm not in a hurry. I'll try my luck at the purchasing station from time to time. It would be better if I can find a bargain, but it doesn't matter if I can't." Lin Zhao is very Buddhist and says she won't force anything.
Gu Chenghuai knew he couldn't stop her, so he didn't stop her. He just said, "Be careful."
"Um."
When the couple arrived at Gu's house, the people who were listening to the radio had dispersed. A group of children were playing at the door, running around from time to time, and their shouting could have blown the roof off.
Very energetic.
Yubao saw his parents and said to his friends, "My parents are back. I need to go back to take a shower and sleep. We will play again tomorrow."
After saying this, he took his younger brother and sister and walked towards Lin Zhao.
"Mom, are you going up the mountain?" Yubao's clear eyes were full of suspicion.
Lin Zhao denied it, "No, I was just walking around the foot of the mountain."
Yu Bao's face was full of disbelief.
But he had no evidence.
Before she could say anything else, Lin Zhao wiped the sweat off the foreheads of the four children and said, "You've been sweating all over, and you stink!"
The child was distracted and took a half step back, scratching his hands shyly and whispered, "It won't stink after taking a bath."
Lin Zhao took the children home, stood in the yard, and said, "Yubao, Hengbao, Qianbao, let your father bathe you, and I will bathe Yaobao."
Hengbao was not happy and grabbed her clothes, looking unhappy, "No, I want my mother to help me wash it."
He glanced at Gu Chenghuai with resentment, "Dad is so strong that he almost rubbed off a layer of my skin. Mom, you take care of me, let Dad wash my sister."
"Gu Chenghuai, teach your son a lesson!" Lin Zhao said, picked up Yaobao and went back to the house.
There was only one public bathroom in the house, so she took her daughter back to the house to take a shower.
Hengbao was afraid that his father would get anxious while scrubbing his body, so he tried to run away, but Gu Chenghuai picked him up by the waist and slapped him lightly on the butt.
"Spoiled." The man frowned.
Hengbao's body was as stiff as a stick, full of dissatisfaction, "I'm not a spoiled child. I'm a man, I'm not a spoiled child!"
He said it several times.
Without waiting for Gu Chenghuai to answer, the kid got angry and shouted, "You spanked me! My mother never spanked me!!"
"I'm going to tell my mom!" Heng Bao glared at his father angrily, facing the room where the third room was, and shouted, "Mom, save me, your child was spanked by the bad guys."
In the room, Yaobao grabbed Lin Zhao's hand and wanted to go out, "Brother, brother..."
"Your brother is playing around. Mom will give you a bath. After the bath, it's time to go to bed." Lin Zhao coaxed softly.
Yu Baohengbao didn't even rub herself when taking a bath, she just walked in the water. She could see black streaks of bath mud, so she asked Captain Gu to rub them for her.
Yaobao yawned, stopped making a fuss, opened her arms, and let her mother take off her clothes.
"Good baby." Lin Zhao praised.
The little girl showed a cute smile, hugged her mother and cuddled with her, she was so happy.
In the yard, Hengbao's voice did not call out his mother, but called out his grandparents and Tiechui and the others.
Tiechui had taken off his pants and was about to go to bed when he heard his good brother's cry for help and rushed out of the house, shouting, "Hengbao, I'm here, don't be afraid, I'm here to protect you!"
After meeting Uncle San's calm eyes, the child slammed on the brakes, as if someone had strangled him and he could no longer speak.
"Libao, please help me. You stepped on my father's foot and asked him to put me down. I don't want him to give me a bath." Hengbao struggled and shouted.
How dare Tie Hammer?
He didn't dare to get close to his uncle.
but.
His good brother was asking for help, and the righteous little guy couldn't just turn a blind eye.
Make a tight fist.
Gather up the courage to take a step forward.
He discussed with his uncle in a trembling voice.
"Uncle San." He was so nervous that he forgot to breathe, his face flushed, "Hengbao is afraid of pain, can you, can you be gentler?"
Gu Chenghuai: “…”
He didn't use any force.
The trembling nephew was in front of him. The stern officer pinched his brows helplessly and said, "...Okay."
Yu Bao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his words.
He also felt that it was painful when his dad rubbed his back.
Qianbao has never been rubbed by his father. He is quiet and ignorant.
"Go to sleep." Gu Chenghuai said to Tiechui and took the three kids to the bathroom.
Put the water in place.
The man's eyes swept over his three sons.
"Who's going first?"
Hengbao took a step back, "I'll be the last."
Yubao felt that he was the eldest brother and he had to be brave and set a good example for his younger brother. "I'll go first."
Soon he was stripped and thrown into the bathtub.
Gu Chenghuai started to take action.
He was a soldier and he was very efficient in everything he did. He grabbed his eldest son and gave him a beating.
Yu Bao's face turned red with pain, but he bit his lip and said nothing.
"Brother, does it hurt?" Hengbao asked.
“…No, it hurts.”
Hengbao believed it to be true.
When Yu Baohong got out of the bathtub, she put on her pajamas with a frown on her face. When he was being rubbed, he felt hot and burning. He dodged Gu Chenghuai's hands like a loach, howling non-stop, saying, "It hurts, Dad, please be gentle! I'm not a chopping board, your hands are too heavy! Mom doesn't do that!"
Gu Chenghuai thought he was talking too much, so he stopped and looked at him unhappily, "You talk too much."
"My mom told us to ask for things whenever we have them!" Heng Bao looked unhappy.
"..." I know how to use his mother to pressure him.
"Do you want to wash?" Gu Chenghuai asked indifferently.
He feels that raising children is the most tiring job in the world, no doubt about it.
"Wash, Daddy, can you be gentler? It really hurts. You've rubbed my body red!" Hengbao said, "I take a bath every day. There is no mud on my body. It's clean!"
"So many things!" Gu Chenghuai frowned and complained, pulling the man over, and moving more gently, "Your brother didn't even say it was serious."
Yu Bao: "..."
Hengbao was not convinced, "You rubbed my brother like he was boiled in a pot!"
"Shut up." Gu Chenghuai said.
"The purpose of having a mouth is to talk and eat. I'm not dumb. Why do you complain that I talk too much, Dad? Grandpa even said you are a taciturn person!" Hengbao snorted.
I felt my arm burning again and complained loudly, "Dad, you're too heavy-handed again!"
Gu Chenghuai took his hand back, "Okay, wash it yourself."
Hengbao stepped back, away from his father, and said, "Wash it yourself."
Gu Chenghuai ignored the second child and took Qianbao to wash the youngest one.
The twins looked at their brother sympathetically.
Yubao couldn't help himself and said, "Dad, Qianbao is younger than us, you should use less strength and don't rub him until he cries."
Qian Bao blinked his long eyelashes and said in a cute voice, "I won't cry."
Gu Chenghuai rubbed the top of his youngest son's head, "If it hurts, just tell me."
The little dumpling nodded slightly.
The twins put on short-sleeved shirts and shorts and came over to look at their younger brother.
The child in the bathtub is fair and tender, and looks round and pretty, like a large glutinous rice dumpling.
Hengbao looked at his brother and imitated his father's pleased and satisfied tone and said, "You've gained weight."
Yubao pinched the flesh on his belly and raised the corners of his mouth, "We are fat too."
"Hehe." Hengbao laughed carelessly, "Being fat is good."
Gu Chenghuai: “…”
After bathing the four cubs and sending them out, the father himself also took a quick bath.
Back in the house, the four children surrounded Lin Zhao on the big bed, clamoring to listen to their mother tell stories.
"Mom, I want to sleep with you tonight." Hengbao acted coquettishly towards Lin Zhao.
Lin Zhao also missed the children, so she nodded and agreed, "Okay, go get your little pillows, and tell your grandparents."
Yubao's eyes lit up, and he pulled Hengbao off the bed, "Let's go get it."
The twins also wanted to get out of bed, but Lin Zhao hugged them and said, "Let your brother help you get it."
"Yes, let's go get it. Qianbao and Yaobao, don't come down!" Yubao said to his younger brother and sister.
Qian Bao curled his eyes and said, "Thank you, brother."
The younger sister loves to imitate the younger brother and also says thank you.
The twins giggled and went to get the small pillow and blanket.
That night.
The four cubs slept in the same bed with their parents. They rolled around before falling asleep, looking extremely happy.
Gu Chenghuai saw several children pestering Lin Zhao to listen to her story. He glanced at them with cold eyes and said in a gentle voice, "Your mother has to go to work tomorrow morning. I will tell you a story."
The twins don't like listening to their dad telling stories. His stories are boring and dull. He doesn't interact with them either. He insists that they lie still and straight without opening their eyes. He is so overbearing!
Qianbao and Yaobao are young and don’t have so many demands, especially Qianbao, who lies there very well-behaved, with his little hands on his belly and his clear eyes looking at his father.
Gu Chenghuai raised an eyebrow and looked at the twins, "Is there a problem?"
Yubao and Hengbao immediately lay down and pulled a small blanket over their stomachs.
Gu Chenghuai was lying on the outermost side, blocking most of the light, and spoke in a low voice, "Once upon a time, there was a boy in a small mountain village. He had several brothers and sisters..."
When Lin Zhao heard this opening, the corners of her mouth curled up.
Died of laughter.
I told her this story before, and I still tell it to the children now. The father has not made any progress at all.
He said he couldn't tell stories, and it was true.
Gu Chenghuai saw the curve of his wife's lips rising, and paused, causing Hengbao to open his eyes and ask anxiously: "Then what happened, what happened after the little boy found the unit?"
"...Close your eyes." Gu Chenghuai said.
"Oh." Hengbao closed his eyes obediently.
The deliberately low male voice sounded again.
Lin Zhao fell asleep while listening to the familiar story.
After his wife and children fell asleep, Gu Chenghuai got up quietly, took a bag of things, and went to the foot of the mountain.
He knocked on the door gently, one long and two short knocks.
Meng Jiusi was sitting in the yard and opened the door when he heard the sound.
He first looked behind Gu Chenghuai, "Zhao Zhao is not here?"
"She went to bed first. She has to go to work tomorrow morning." Gu Chenghuai explained and handed the bag he brought to his fourth uncle.
"Fourth brother, this is what Zhao Zhao asked me to bring you."
"Thank you, thank you for your trouble." Meng Jiusi thanked sincerely and took the bag.
Gu Chenghuai didn't waste any time, he delivered the things and left first.
Meng Jiusi watched him leave, locked the gate, and limped into the house.
He lived in the same room with Mr. Meng, with the secret support of the Lin family, and there were two wooden beds in the room.
Mr. Meng had already taken a nap and woke up immediately when he heard the door open.
"I'm back," he said.
Meng Jiusi was embarrassed, "I woke you up."
"You're tired, so wake up and take a rest, then go back to sleep later." Grandpa Meng said with a smile.
"..."
Meng Jiusi sat down, opened the big bag, and saw three red candles first. He hesitated for a moment, lit one with a kerosene lamp, and lowered his head to blow out the kerosene lamp.
The room suddenly lights up.
Old Master Meng got out of bed, walked over and sat on another broken wooden stool.
He knew that Jiusi was going to have his foot treated tonight. He was old and had been unable to hold a needle since last year, so he could not treat his grandson personally. However, he was full of theoretical knowledge and could still teach Jiusi.
Meng Jiusi had no idea what his grandfather was thinking, and took out things from the bag one by one.
A small iron pot with a notched edge.
Two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.
A can of malted milk.
Two cans, one of meat and one of fruit.
Two taels of brown sugar.
Toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, soap.
Two sets of summer clothes and two pairs of cloth shoes.
Five pounds of finely ground coarse grains, half a can of oil, and some seasonings for cooking.
There is also a stack of newspapers.
Five mung bean cakes.
Mr. Meng looked at the "good stuff" on the broken-legged wooden table and was very shocked. "So many good stuff!"
How can it not be a good thing?
They had everything they needed in the capital, but now things are completely different. They don't even have towels to wipe their faces or bodies. They lack everything.
Meng Jiusi's eyes were full of tenderness, "My sister and my uncle prepared it."
During the day today, Lin Shichang came here without telling anyone and brought him some daily necessities.
Mr. Meng was happy for his poor grandson, "Your family is very nice."
"Yeah, they are all fine." Meng Jiusi was talkative in front of his grandfather who raised him. "My sister said that my family will make thick cotton-padded clothes for us. Grandpa, we don't have to worry about not being able to survive this winter."
Mr. Meng smiled and said, "Grandpa is benefiting from you."
He has so many children and grandchildren, but in the end, only this adopted grandson was the most thoughtful.
"Grandpa, have some mung bean cakes." Meng Jiusi said, "My uncle asked someone to make these mung bean cakes for me. After hearing the news of my return, he asked Zhaozhao to bring me some. Grandpa, Zhaozhao said that the mung bean cakes are very soft and crispy. You eat them. I'll go boil some water."
After saying this, he went out of the house to boil water.
The moon was high in the sky and the yard was not dark. He boiled some water, washed his feet, put on new cloth shoes and went back into the house. He first poured half a bowl of water for his grandfather, sat down beside his own bed, and started to treat his feet.
Mr. Meng held up a candle to light the way for his grandson.
"Be brave, I'll speak up if you have any questions."
"Okay." Meng Jiusi believed him.
My grandfather started learning Chinese medicine when he was old enough to understand. He became a master before he was 20 and has been practicing medicine for decades. He holds a high position in the medical community. Even though he can no longer give acupuncture, his medical experience is a valuable asset.
Under the candlelight, Meng Jiusi's profile was serious, and he pierced his feet with quick and decisive movements.
The wound on his foot looked serious, but it was actually much lighter than those people imagined. After a few stitches, the toe that had been twisted into an incredible arc slowly returned to normal.
Old Master Meng stroked his messy gray beard, his cloudy eyes filled with relief.
"It's done well." He praised out loud.
Meng Jiusi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and the smile on his face was clearly revealed in the candlelight.
"The needles Zhao Zhao sent are very different."
Mr. Meng smiled and said, "I'll use it well in the future."
He looked at the needle and it looked very much like the one that had long been lost.
Meng Jiusi nodded seriously, "I will."
Old Master Meng was very pleased. He accepted Jiusi in the first place because he was talented and secondly because he had an open-minded and loving heart. Now it seems that he was right.
only.
I wonder if my grandson can keep the Meng family's ancestral needle set?
The grandsons he was thinking of were not his biological grandsons, but Jiusi's two sons.
It doesn't matter if the needle can't be hidden, it means the Meng family and it are destined to be together...
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