Rescue
"What are you spacing out for? Come here, let me put some gentian violet on you."
Wang Yao was brought back to her senses by her mother's pat. She turned to look at her mother, and just as she remembered, this woman always loved to laugh, and seemed to have inexhaustible energy, like a sunflower.
Fortunately, God gave her a second chance. Although it was a bit late, it was still good to be able to accompany her mother as she grew old.
She hugged her mother's waist happily and snuggled against her, only to be shoved away by Liu Xiangmei. "If you smear gentian violet all over me, I'll beat you up!"
Uh, her memory is probably faulty; she's a tiger mom.
After applying the medicine, the rice in the pot was almost cooked. Liu Xiangmei started stir-frying the vegetables, while Wang Yao was in charge of tending the fire.
I don’t know if it’s because her grandmother’s cooking is so delicious, but Liu Xiangmei’s cooking skills are also very good. Even a simple plate of potato slices can be stir-fried by her and looks delicious.
Dinner was simple; the mother and daughter stir-fried a plate of potato slices and made a cucumber salad. Wang Yao felt like she might be going crazy, wondering why her mother's simple cucumber salad tasted so good.
Seeing Wang Yao eating with relish, Liu Xiangmei, the zookeeper, was also very pleased. "Eat more. When you go to school, you won't be able to eat the food I make anymore."
Wang Yao finished the last piece of garlic in the cucumber salad, let out a satisfied burp, and only then had time to ask, "Why can't I eat any more?"
"You'll be living at school in the county town by then, which is so far away. How can I possibly bring you food?"
"Why not? You can come with me."
Liu Xiangmei started clearing away the dishes, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. Have you ever seen a student bring their mother to school?"
Wang Yao followed Liu Xiangmei like a little tail, saying, "Mom, I'm not joking. You have to come to school with me. Don't worry about your precious daughter going to school alone all the way away. What if she gets bullied by her classmates or suffers unfair treatment? Then I'll have nowhere to cry."
"You think you're going abroad? Go away, what are you doing following me? Go back to your room and play by yourself."
Liu Xiangmei didn't want to listen to Wang Yao's nonsense. What kind of era is this? It's a society governed by law, not the old society. And what kind of place is a school? It's the purest place imaginable. How could there be such dirty things there? All she does all day is spout nonsense.
Wang Yao knew that her mother wouldn't agree so easily. Her mother was born and raised in these mountains, and her family home and husband's family home were only separated by one mountain. She could count on one hand the number of times she had been to the county town. If she wanted her to leave, there must be a reason why she felt she couldn't stay here anymore.
No rush, there are still two weeks until school starts, and the family next door is definitely more anxious than she is right now.
The most important thing now is to prevent tonight's tragedy from happening again.
Her house was located halfway up the mountain, while the Li family lived above her house, closer to the summit. So when the large rock rolled down, it hit their roof directly.
She had to find a way to save the Li family grandfather and grandson. These were two living lives, and in her previous life, when she took them back from that family, she met a fellow villager named Li Jin. He told her how her mother died and where she was buried. Although it was in her previous life, she still wanted to repay this debt of gratitude.
Wang Yao looked up at the clock on the wall; it was 7:20, still early.
She couldn't go too early, otherwise she didn't know how to keep the Li family grandfather and grandson outside for several tens of minutes without leaving a trace, especially since it was raining outside.
After washing the dishes, Liu Xiangmei saw Wang Yao staring blankly at the clock on the wall again. "Stop looking at it. It's not accurate. What's the use of looking at it?"
What? ? ?
Wang Yao suddenly turned to look at Liu Xiangmei, "Not allowed? Was she too fast or too slow?"
"It's too slow, isn't it? A few days ago, your uncle bought Wang Dabao a plastic watch. He said that the time on his watch was set by your uncle, and it's almost half an hour faster than ours!"
So it's 7:50 now?
Wang Yao didn't have time to think and tried to rush outside, but Liu Xiangmei grabbed her collar and said, "It's raining so hard outside, why are you running out?"
Wang Yao looked anxious. "I need to go to the toilet. I can't hold it in anymore."
"..." Liu Xiangmei handed the umbrella that was placed aside to Wang Yao, "You need to poop right after eating? Are you a straight-talker? Do you want me to go with you?"
Wang Yao took the umbrella and rushed towards the toilet. The route from the Wang family's courtyard to the Li family's house passed right by the toilet. As she ran, she quickly replied, "No need!"
The path leading up the mountain was all muddy. After the rain, the soil was slippery, and Wang Yao, who was walking quickly and wearing plastic slippers, would slip and fall every few steps.
The rain was getting heavier, and the trees on both sides were being blown about by the wind. Wang Yao could barely hold onto her umbrella until a gust of wind completely flipped it up. She simply threw the umbrella on the side of the road and walked towards the Li family's place with her head down.
As they approached the Li family's house, Wang Yao called out loudly, "Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li, are you home? Grandpa Li..."
Li Cheng was the first to hear Wang Yao's voice. He shook the old man's arm and asked, "Grandpa, is someone calling you?"
Old Li's hearing wasn't very good; he could only hear the rain outside sounding like the sky was collapsing, pounding crisply on the roof. "Who's there? Concentrate on your reading! Where were you in your reading?"
Bang, bang, bang! Wang Yao pounded on the wooden door of the Li family's house, making a deafening noise. "Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li, are you asleep? I need to talk to you, Grandpa Li..."
Old Li was lying in bed when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. His heart pounded. "Who is it? The door's unlocked. Just push it open and come in!"
Hearing the noise, Wang Yao pushed open the door. Li Cheng also ran to the door and saw Wang Yao covered in mud. His mouth formed an "o" shape in surprise.
Seeing that only the little one had come out, Wang Yao quickly went inside and saw Old Man Li putting on his shoes.
Grandpa Li, you're home!
Old Li looked Wang Yao up and down, as if she had rolled in the mud. "Where did you fall? Are you hurt?"
Wang Yao was just wondering how to get Grandpa Li to come out when she heard this, so she quickly said, "I'm hurt, my leg hurts so much. I was just thinking that you know how to treat sprains and bruises, so I came to find you. Please come out and take a look!"
Old Li shook his head: "No need, come over here, it's brighter here and the light is better, I can see more clearly."
Wang Yao was extremely anxious. When she saw that Old Man Li was starting to get her a stool, she went up to him and pushed him away: "Grandpa Li, I would like to ask you to take a look at the wound on my forehead. I wonder if any of the herbs you dried could be used for my wound? Please take a look."
The Li family has four rooms in total. The rightmost room is the room of Old Man Li and Li Cheng. The second room from the right is the kitchen and dining room. The third room from the right is Li Jin's room. The leftmost room is the smallest and is used to store the herbs that Old Man Li picked and dried himself.
Everyone in the village knows that Old Man Li doesn't like to work in the fields; he prefers to wander in the mountains, collecting all sorts of medicinal herbs. It's said that he learned this from someone whose ancestors ran a pharmacy when he was in the army.
He would also process the herbs he collected, and then sell them to pharmacy owners or traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in the county town. If the processing was too troublesome, he would just sell them directly, and of course, the price would be lower.
Old Li was forced to walk out by Wang Yao, saying, "No need to go to the pharmacy, I'll just take a look at your injury. It's raining heavily outside, why bother!"
Wang Yao wouldn't listen; she just wanted to push the old man out.
Li Cheng found it amusing and joined in, raising his hand to push Old Man Li's buttocks while giggling.
The three walked along the corridor to the leftmost pharmacy. Old Man Li took out his key and opened the door. Wang Yao looked back at Old Man Li's room and let out a long sigh.
Once you leave that room, you'll be safe!
"Come in, let me see how serious your leg injury is?"
Wang Yao obediently rolled up her loose trouser legs, revealing a large scrape on her knee from when she fell and hit a rock on the road.
"Tsk tsk, how could the little girl be so careless? She shouldn't go out in the rain. If she gets a scar, you can imagine how terrible that would be."
Wang Yao chuckled, "I went out to use the restroom and slipped and fell flat on my face."
As soon as she finished speaking, a rumbling sound rang out.
Li Cheng was a little scared, so he moved closer to Old Man Li and hugged his leg.
Old Li bent down, picked up the little one, patted his back, and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's just thundering..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Yao felt as if the earth was shaking violently, followed by a loud bang.
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