Chapter 137: Mail Collection Tool
The light of dawn came in through the window, and Gu Xixi opened her eyes.
The old doctor's voice was not heard that night, which meant that Mu Nanzhao had truly lived a day.
Gu Xixi's subtle movement woke Aunt Zhang up.
Aunt Zhang sat up suddenly, shook her head and looked around, "What's wrong? Is there any news from Xiao Chen?"
Gu Xixi reached out and patted Aunt Zhang, comforting her, "Don't panic, Auntie, nothing happened. I just woke up and woke you up by accident."
Aunt Zhang was still sleepy, she sat there blankly and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay..."
She gradually came to her senses, and then said happily, "Old Jiang hasn't called us yet, that's a good thing!"
Gu Xixi smiled and nodded, "Yes, nothing is wrong is a good thing."
Aunt Zhang got out of bed, put on her clothes, and said hurriedly, "I overslept. I have to make dinner quickly!"
"Old Jiang has been taking care of Xiao Chen for a long time, I have to make some good food for him!"
Breakfast was small wontons in clear soup filled with shepherd's purse and egg, and fried with small shrimps over low heat until golden brown, bringing the delicious blend of spring to its peak.
The old doctor ate one by one without saying a word, and nodded repeatedly, "Your aunt's cooking skills are really amazing."
"If I open a small food stall in the city, I'm sure there will be a lot of customers."
Gu Xixi responded to show her agreement, but her eyes were fixed on the person on the bed.
Yesterday, Mu Nanzhao's face was covered with a faint blue-black aura, which made people feel ominous.
I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect.
When Gu Xixi looked at Mu Nanzhao's face now, that color had already faded.
She asked the old doctor, "Master, I think Chen Fang is feeling better today, right?"
The old doctor ate without even looking up and said, "What's wrong? I just checked your pulse before you came in."
"It's still like dying."
"But this kid is lucky. He has managed to survive for a day."
"It seems that the antidote is more or less effective."
The old doctor put down his spoon, took a breath and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say what will happen next."
Gu Xixi looked at the old doctor's expression and asked, "It's hard to say, is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
The old doctor counted on his fingers, "I don't know when he will open his eyes and be completely healed."
"Maybe, he died suddenly. Or maybe he would be half dead for the rest of his life and never wake up, becoming the vegetable you mentioned."
"Master~!" Gu Xixi said in annoyance, "What you said is no different from before. It's the same as if you didn't say anything!"
"How can they be the same?" The old doctor straightened his posture seriously.
"He has lived one more day now, which means that the first possibility is correct. We have a slightly better chance of winning."
Gu Xixi remained silent.
The old man is an expert in Chinese medicine, and what he said is true.
At this time, the sound of birds singing came from outside the window.
The old doctor twitched his ears and said, "Wow, is that the cry of a Saker Falcon?"
"Why did the Saker Falcon fly to our house and fly around it?"
Gu Xixi suddenly thought of something and stood up, "You eat first, I'll go out and take a look!"
The old doctor heard her rushing out and asked, "Are you watching the bird? It's a bird of prey. Be careful not to get pecked!"
Gu Xixi agreed and ran out of the house.
On the night when they encountered wolves in the northwest wilderness, they returned to the courtyard. Mu Nanzhao taught Gu Xixi a whistle, saying it was a secret animal taming technique from the Western Regions that might come in handy someday, but he didn't say when and where it would be used.
Whistling is very simple, one section of eight beats, like the melodious sound of birdsong, with ups and downs, sometimes slow and sometimes fast. Once you have learned it, just repeat it three times.
Gu Xixi had just found the firefly bone flower at that time and was in a good mood. She just followed the example and learned it with the idea that it was better to have more skills.
At this moment, the whistle sounded very similar to the call of a Saker Falcon.
A majestic bird was hovering over the west room.
It is worthy of being called a Saker Falcon, it flies much higher than a carrier pigeon.
Gu Xixi looked up for a while, and seeing that Haidongqing had no intention of dropping it, she tried to put her index finger on her lower lip and whistle as Mu Nanzhao had taught her.
The first time, the Saker Falcon lowered its altitude but continued to circle.
The second time, the Saker Falcon descended to the height of the roof and adjusted its angle several times, as if testing whether to land.
The third time, the Saker Falcon suddenly spread its huge wings and swooped towards Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi looked at the sharp beak and eagle claws, suppressed her fear, stretched out her left arm, and stood still.
She closed her eyes and dared not look, thinking, this posture should be okay, right?
The eagle keepers in costume dramas seem to let the eagles land on their arms or shoulders.
The Saker Falcon placed its claws on Gu Xixi's arm and folded its wings at the same time.
Gu Xixi felt a gust of wild wind blowing towards her. She slowly opened her eyes a little to peek, then suddenly opened them wide.
It is indeed a bird of prey. It is so shocking when viewed up close.
But now is not the time to appreciate it carefully. Gu Xixi lowered her eyes and saw a small bamboo tube tied with cloth on the eagle's claw.
Gu Xixi had seen such a bamboo tube on Mu Nanzhao's desk.
It seems that Mu Nanzhao’s allies or subordinates have sent another message.
Gu Xixi couldn't help but sneer, what a cunning bastard, he had already thought that in case he would fall into a coma one day, he would have to arrange (trick) a tool person to collect letters for him in advance!
What kind of secret beast taming technique is this from the Western Regions? Liar!
It was the first time for Gu Xixi to do this, and she fumbled for a long time before she finally took off the cloth strip and bamboo tube.
Then the man and the eagle stared at each other.
Now that I have received the letter, what else can I do next?
At this time, Aunt Zhang came back from outside, holding a piece of freshly cut pork. The lean meat was rosy and the blood had not yet dried. You could tell it was very fresh just by looking at it.
Gu Xixi clearly saw that Haidongqing's round eyes suddenly lit up.
Aunt Zhang was frightened by the big bird at first. After Gu Xixi explained and comforted her, she was sure that the bird would not hurt anyone, and then she relaxed a little.
Gu Xixi spoke with some difficulty, "Auntie, can you give me a piece of meat..."
She raised the Saker Falcon in her arm and said, "Give it to me."
The Saker Falcon got to eat the fresh meat as it wished.
Aunt Zhang watched from the side and could not help sighing, "I finally managed to afford to buy such a piece of meat today, and I let it eat half of it. Birds also need to eat meat these days. I wonder how expensive meat is. It's really a sin!"
After eating the meat, the Saker Falcon pecked at the water for a few more gulps, spread its wings, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
Aunt Zhang kept looking up at the sky and said with emotion, "I finally understand. The bird just now stayed on your arm because it smelled meat!"
Xiaohua came out from somewhere and rubbed Gu Xixi's legs pitifully.
It was so scared by the bird just now that its feathers stood on end.
Aunt Zhang shook her head and walked away. Gu Xixi then opened her palm, revealing a bamboo tube.
Mu Nanzhao is still unconscious, what should we do with this thing?
It is wrong to pry into people's privacy, but what if the content of the letter is extremely urgent, a matter of life and death?
Gu Xixi faced the window of the west room and was in a dilemma.
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