Old man Xiao came to his senses. For a moment he seemed to have seen the young appearance of an old friend of his.
Although that person became very picky later on, he was indeed like Gu Xia when he was young.
The man often carried a medicine box and a set of silver needles.
He practiced medicine everywhere and attracted the admiration of many women around him.
Sadly, everything changed later...
"Gu Zhu's brother, so this is Gu Zhu's sister?"
Gu Qiu nodded and handed over a bowl of noodles she had made that morning. "Hello, Uncle Xiao, I'm Gu Qiu, their elder sister."
"I don't know if you have had breakfast. I made you a bowl of noodles."
What Old Man Xiao loves most in his life is this kind of well-behaved girl, and he once hoped that he could have a daughter like this.
Unfortunately, he is still alone now.
He took the noodles and smiled until his face wrinkled. "Hello, hello, thank you for the noodles. Come in and sit down."
Little Zhuzi was pulled into the yard by his brothers and sisters.
This yard is different from my uncle's. There are no chickens or pigs in it, only a few wooden stakes.
There was a set of tables and chairs under the tree, with a kettle and cups on them.
They sat down on the chairs and the old man started eating noodles.
While eating, he asked, "Are you bringing your child here to learn from your teacher today?"
Gu Xia shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, becoming your disciple is not a trivial matter. We have to wait for my eldest sister to come before we can decide."
Old Man Xiao also saw that the child was very young, and he guessed that there had to be other adults in the family to make the decision.
I just don't know why it's his eldest sister and not his parents?
He was a straightforward person. "Why are you asking your eldest sister, where are your parents?"
Gu Xia could tell from his tone that he had no ill intentions. "My parents passed away two years ago, and now my eldest sister is the one who makes the decisions at home."
Old Man Xiao had seen a lot of joys and sorrows over the years, so he didn't think anything of what he heard.
"Okay, then wait for your eldest sister to come. When will she come?"
"It will be here in two days."
After finishing his noodles, Old Man Xiao drank up all the soup and said, "Girl, your noodles are really delicious."
He also did not forget to praise Gu Qiu.
Gu Qiu felt a little embarrassed by the sudden compliment, so he smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
Old Man Xiao discussed with Gu Xia again, "How about this, since your eldest sister hasn't come in the next two days, the child can learn a little from me first, and then formally become my disciple when she comes."
This was a good idea he had just come up with.
The child has been learning for two days. Does his elder sister still have the nerve to refuse him from becoming her apprentice?
When Xiao Zhuzi heard that he could stay and learn martial arts, he jumped for joy. "I am a little monk from Shaolin Temple. I am Sun Wukong, huh."
Gu Dong winked at his brother.
Gu Xia shook her head and smiled, "Uncle Xiao, will you take my sister in as well?"
Old Man Xiao shook his head. "I can only accept one disciple in my lifetime. Your brother is a rare talent. As for your sister, her aptitude is also good, but she is a girl. I think it would be better for her to dance."
The old man is still a bit chauvinistic at heart.
Gu Xia couldn't say anything about this, but when he said he could only accept one disciple, didn't that mean Xiao Zhuzi was the most suitable child for martial arts he had seen in all these years?
Gu Dong was not convinced, "Why should I be able to dance and my younger brother be your disciple?"
Gu Xia frowned and glared at her, and she shrank her neck.
The old man smiled and patted her head. "I have a very good eye. You have good flexibility and a lively personality. You are very suitable for singing and dancing in the art troupe."
Gu Dong's eyes lit up when he heard about the art troupe. "Art troupe? Are they those sisters dancing in military uniforms?"
"Oh, that's great! I won't become your disciple anymore. I want to sing and dance in the future!"
The art troupe once performed at their school, and Gu Dong was envious of the glamorous sisters on the stage.
Take the old man as your master?
Let’s just forget it.
If she has to worship someone, she has to worship the head of the art troupe as her master!
But she is still young, and she wants to learn martial arts even if she doesn't become an apprentice.
In the future she will be someone who can both practice martial arts and dance.
Isn’t that even more amazing?
Gu Xia left the two children with Old Man Xiao and left with Gu Qiu.
Today he wants to take Gu Qiu up the mountain.
Gu Qiu went there once since he came to the countryside.
She is very sensible and often stays at home with her aunt, chatting and working.
Now she can be said to be the most favorite child in her aunt's eyes.
But since we are already in the countryside, of course I have to take her out for a walk and have a look.
When she heard that she was going to help her brother carry the herbs, she happily took the backpack and set off together.
This time, Gu Xia not only wanted to take his sister out, he also wanted to find more herbs.
First, he had to prepare a prescription for Aunt Gu who had suffered from heatstroke, and then he had to dig up some herbs that could relieve the heat and let the villagers boil them and drink them.
The weather has been quite hot recently, and the elderly and children are prone to heatstroke. However, they don’t like going to the hospital and always put it off.
Honeysuckle, Patchouli, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. can prevent heatstroke caused by summer heat.
There was a lot of honeysuckle at home, so they dug up a lot of other herbs.
Gu Qiu is the one who does whatever his brother tells him to do.
In the end, both of them came back with a bamboo basket of things on their backs.
Putting down the backpack, Gu Qiu began to help his brother process the herbs.
Gu Xia first prepared the medicine that Aunt Gu needed and wrapped five packets in paper. He estimated that this dosage would be enough for her to recover.
He had been there several times before, and he went to Gu Jianjun's house by himself without his uncle's company.
Gu Xia carefully instructed Gu Jianjun how to boil the medicine and how long the intervals should be.
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