Chapter 116 Can I Call You Brother?
The boiled tender mushrooms are so delicious that they make your eyebrows drop when you chew them.
Hua Erniang even drank a mouthful of soup happily.
Murong Di saw that in addition to the colorful mushrooms he didn't recognize, there seemed to be some magical mushrooms he had eaten in the wild before.
Hua Erniang's method doesn't sound simple at all.
If he practiced using this method, Murong Di might not be immune to all poisons, and he might even go to heaven to see his grandparents.
Hua Erniang dug out a few more small bottles, poured the powdered medicine into the mushroom soup, and continued stirring:
"If you ask me, it's not necessary to develop a physique that is immune to all poisons. As long as we have a more powerful poison, it will be fine."
"If someone dares to poison you, we will retaliate with a more powerful poison. Even if we can't cure the poison ourselves, we will die with them."
Su Zhizhi nodded: "I remember that last time you took us to see the Coprinus comatus, we could make some for them to drink."
Hua Erniang wiped her hands with a clean towel, then gently patted Su Zhizhi's face:
"That's nothing. If you're truly being poisoned, then give them the most subtle and torturous poison. If they dare to harm you, let them know what it's like to have thousands of insects crawling on your body and tens of thousands of ants gnawing at your heart. Make them wish they were in a state of despair, unable to live or die."
The three children had expressions that said, "I've learned a lesson today."
Su Zhizhi pulled Murong Di's sleeve:
"Cousin, has someone been poisoning you before? Well, let's repay them like this."
Xue Che's eyes widened.
He could probably guess that the person who dared to poison Murong Di must be someone in a high position in the palace, and if he was not careful, he would be beheaded.
If it were the old Xue Che, he would have put on a stern face and acted like a grown-up and said, "This is not possible."
But now Xue Che is a member of the village who has been in Black Bandit Mountain for two years.
Therefore, Xue Che, who had already acted like a little adult, asked:
"Sister Hua, is there a poison that takes effect slowly, is colorless and odorless, and difficult to detect in the early stages?"
Hua Erniang extinguished the fire under the stove:
"As long as you can name it, I have it right now. Even if I don't have it, I can still make it."
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che both looked at Murong Di.
Murong Di had the idea of giving people a taste of their own medicine when he was in the palace.
He originally felt that he had a dark heart. Although he had read many books of sages, he could never get rid of the idea of revenge.
But he didn't expect that the people on the mountain were even more cruel than him when they spoke. Even the two children, Zhizhi and Ache, talked about poison with calm expressions.
Murong Di pondered for a moment, his delicate brows furrowed and then relaxed:
"Sister Hua, is there any poison that can be spread through smell?"
Hua Erniang looked at Murong Di, raised her eyebrows, and smiled slowly:
"No problem, little brother. I'll pick it up in three days."
Murong Di expressed his sincere thanks again and asked what kind of reward he needed.
But the people in the mountains don't play by the rules.
Hua Erniang's eyes moved between Su Zhizhi and Xue Che's faces:
"Well, it's awkward to talk about remuneration. But next time, if Doctor Yu takes you to the back mountain to collect herbs, just let me know in advance."
Su Zhizhi agreed readily: "We will go with Doctor Yu in two days."
Time always slips away.
After a few people had been wandering around the village for a while, the sun had already set.
Murong Di remembered: "Aunt said this morning that you should read books and practice calligraphy."
Xue Che: "You have to do your homework."
Although they had graduated from the academy, they still had to continue studying and writing when they returned to the village. Hao Ren and Old Man Qin never gave in on this.
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che brought Murong Di back home and wrote and read together in Su Zhizhi's room.
While Su Zhizhi and Xue Che were doing their homework, Murong Di was also reading a book.
Murong Di discovered that there were quite a few books hidden in the mountains.
There are actually several rare and unique books in my uncle's book box.
Murong Di found a history book to read.
After Su Zhizhi finished writing a line of characters, she turned around and saw Murong Di concentrating on reading a book. She asked in surprise:
"Cousin, are you still studying now?"
Murong Di affirmed: "Of course you have to study. Studying is a lifelong endeavor."
Su Zhizhi's expression changed drastically: "A lifetime?"
She thought that when she was as old as her cousin, she would be able to play every day.
But my cousin actually said he wanted to study for the rest of his life, with no end in sight...
Xue Che was secretly happy. Besides Village Chief Hao, there was finally someone in the mountains who loved reading as much as he did.
"Zhizhi, didn't Principal Liu say that there is no end to learning?"
Murong Di put down the book and came over to look at the calligraphy that Su Zhizhi and Xue Che were practicing, and found that both of their handwritings were very beautiful.
Su Zhizhi's handwriting shows some of that of Master Zhang, while Xue Che's is upright and straight.
Murong Di pointed out that Su Zhizhi had made a mistake in writing and had missed a stroke.
"This character '瑾' is written like this." Murong Di rewrote the character '瑾' on a blank piece of paper next to him as a demonstration for Su Zhizhi.
Murong Di also learned calligraphy from Tutor Zhang in Lihe Hall.
The handwriting he wrote seriously was pleasing to the eye, and was somewhat similar to that of Master Zhang, but his handwriting was more stable, with rounded and smooth strokes.
The flower-bud bun on Su Zhizhi's head swayed twice as her forehead swayed. She lay beside her cousin and watched him write. She said something out of nowhere:
"Cousin, I have a request, can you agree to it?"
Murong Di put down his pen: "I can't help you write."
Su Zhizhi shook her head: "That's not it."
Murong Di: "Then tell me what I can do, and I will promise you."
Thanks to Su Zhizhi today, he was able to get medicine from Doctor Yu and Hua Erniang.
Su Zhizhi moved closer, and when she looked up, her star-like eyes seemed to be looking into people's hearts:
"Cousin, can I call you brother?"
Xue Che pinched his fingers secretly and said casually:
"If Zhizhi calls me brother, can I call him brother too?"
Children like to play with brothers and sisters who are a few years older than themselves. Su Zhizhi and Xue Che do not have brothers of the same age.
Now that the handsome Murong Di has become their brother, they are all willing to get close to him.
Murong Di faced two expectant gazes and felt a little at a loss for a moment.
Apart from his mother, he had never had such close contact with anyone.
An unnatural blush appeared on his cheeks and he let out a "hmm" sound through his nose.
There was a sound of a door opening outside the house.
"My uncle and aunt are back. I'll go see them."
Murong Di walked out with his hands and feet trembling with fear, his face flushed.
As soon as he went to the yard, he ran into Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang who were coming in.
Hao Ren saw Murong Di's flushed face and thought he was not fully recovered yet:
"Di'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Wu Yingniang rolled up her sleeves and asked, "Is Zhizhi being too naughty?"
Murong Di was about to say no.
A small figure rushed out of the room, hugged Murong Di's arm and shouted:
"elder brother!"
"You promised!"
Xue Che followed out from behind, his smile tightening like an old scholar:
"Zhizhi, don't be so exaggerated. Brother, don't you agree?"
The evening skyline shows a gradient from pink to purple.
The color is soft like gauze.
Warm and cozy, warm and loving.
There are three children in the yard, one is playing, one is blushing, and one is pretending to be a little adult.
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes.
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