I walked into the yard with big and small bags and smiled. Mr. Wu glanced at me and said, "Where did you go last night?"
I chuckled and said, "Mr. Wu, I went to the county town to do some errands."
As I said that, I took out the new pipe I bought for him, walked over to him and said, "Mr. Wu, don't use that pipe of yours. It's so old. Use this one. It's said to be made of rosewood."
Mr. Wu turned his head and glanced at the new pipe in my hand, smiled and said, "You are quite thoughtful! But you don't want this pipe."
"What's wrong? You don't like it?"
"What do you know? This pipe of mine is a little old, but do you know how much smoke sludge is in it? This is the smell of smoke. You are a new guy, but it is too good to be useful. Take it away..." He said
, he waved to me.
I was helpless and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, your old pipe has so much smoke sludge in it. It causes cancer. Use a new one."
"If you say you don't need it, don't use it. Take it away quickly and prepare the potion. You didn't take a bath yesterday and you have to make up for it today."
"Are you going to take two dips today?"
"What else? I told you that you can't miss your daily treatment, so don't run around."
"I really went to do something and wanted to come back, but it was too late and I didn't have a car."
"Okay, okay, don't explain, hurry up and get ready."
As Mr. Wu spoke, he called out to Nan Xing in the room: "Nan Xing, heat up the potion last night."
I knew Mr. Wu was also kind to me, so I didn’t say anything more. Although he didn’t want the new pipe I bought him, I still put it next to him and left.
When I returned to the house, I took out the clothes I bought for Nan Xing, walked into the kitchen and called her.
"Nan Xing, I bought you some clothes in the county. You can try it on to see if it fits you."
Wu Nanxing turned to me and said with some surprise: "Brother Chen, why are you buying me clothes? I have clothes to wear."
"I see that many of your clothes are your national costumes. Although they look good, you should try other styles. This is a wool coat that is very popular today. Many girls like to buy this style. Go and try it...
"
With that said, I handed her the clothes.
Wu Nanxing was afraid of staining his clothes, so he hurriedly said to me: "Brother Chen, please put it outside first. I'll heat up the potion before trying it."
"It's okay, I'll light the fire, you go and try it."
"You don't know the heat, so let me do it. It will be ready in a while."
No wonder Mr. Wu asked Wu Nanxing to make a fire to boil herbs every day. It turns out that this requires heat.
I no longer persisted, and just had a casual chat with Wu Nanxing in the kitchen. After the potion was heated, I went back to the room to prepare it.
After a while, Mr. Wu came in with a basin full of potion. After pouring all the potion into the barrel, he reminded me: "Today's medicine is the same as the one you took the day before yesterday. If you don't feel particularly uncomfortable, just endure it."
"
I nodded and immediately sat in the barrel.
Just like the day before yesterday, there was no other discomfort at first, and gradually I started to feel like I was being burned. But after experiencing it once, I wasn’t so scared anymore.
After a nap, when you wake up, it's over.
When I put on my clothes and prepared to go to the main room, I heard voices coming from outside. It seemed that Mr. Wu was talking to Wu Nanxing.
But they were speaking Miao, and I couldn't understand a word of it.
After I arrived at the main room, Mr. Wu immediately looked at me and then continued talking to Wu Nanxing.
Wu Nanxing was listening quietly on the side, sometimes nodding, sometimes glancing in my direction.
It wasn't until Mr. Wu finished speaking that I walked over to them.
Mr. Wu then spoke to me and said, "Have you finished soaking?"
"Um."
He asked again: "Is there anything wrong with you?"
I shook my head and said, "It's okay, it's the same as the day before yesterday."
Mr. Wu nodded again, and then said thoughtfully: "I will give you another medicine in a few days. This medicine will be more effective. You can strengthen your exercise in the past few days."
At this moment, Mr. Wu's wife suddenly ran in from outside, panting, and anxiously said something to Mr. Wu in Miao language.
Although I couldn't understand it, I could feel from her nervousness that something was going on.
When Mr. Wu heard this, he immediately stood up from his chair, replied in Miao language, and then angrily picked up a woodcutter at the door and rushed out.
I didn't know what happened, but I ran out.
"Mr. Wu, what happened? Why are you going?" I called Mr. Wu from behind.
He ignored me and walked back up the mountain angrily.
Wu Nanxing also ran out at this time, and I immediately asked her: "What did your mother say just now? Why is your father so angry suddenly?"
Wu Nanxing also frowned and said: "My mother said that all the vegetables in the field were pulled out, and our land was taken back by the Chen family."
No wonder Mr. Wu suddenly became so angry. I chased Mr. Wu without hesitation.
When I caught up with him, I had already reached the field. Looking at the mess all over the ground, I could tell that it was man-made destruction.
The old man from the Chen family was also in the field, and there were several people standing around him.
Mr. Wu rushed to the field, raised his woodcutter, and asked Mr. Chen, "Chen Jingming, what do you mean?"
The old man of the Chen family looked calm and composed, and said with a sneer: "What do I mean? I am disturbing you by taking back my own land?"
"This land belongs to your Chen family, yes, but it was assigned to my Wu family. Now I am growing such a plant, and you pulled it out for me without asking. Is there anything you can do like this?"
Mr. Chen still looked calm and said: "Old Wu, I told you in advance. If you don't do it yourself, then I will do it myself... I have to take back this land now.
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"If you take it back, take it back. What are you doing to destroy it? We are all farmers, and we can harvest like this all year round. If you do this, how will my Wu family survive the winter this year?"
"That has nothing to do with me. I said hello to you in advance. Don't yell at me here. Get these things out of my field quickly."
"Chen Jingming, you are going too far!" Mr. Wu angrily raised the woodcutter in his hand and said loudly.
"Did I bully you? As for those with the surname Wu, when it comes to bullying, it can only be bullied by your Wu family, right? I think back then, your Wu family dominated the entire village, so that would be called bullying!"
Seeing that Mr. Wu was about to get angry, I hurriedly stepped forward and said to Mr. Chen: "Secretary Chen, we are all fellow villagers. Can we talk to him if we have anything to say?"
Before I could finish my words, he interrupted me and said: "Hunter, don't speak for the Wu family here. I know you are not a relative of his family. You came to him for treatment, right?"
I was a little surprised. When I was stunned, he said to me again: "Young man, I advise you not to be deceived. This man named Wu doesn't know how to treat diseases. Don't know how you died by then!"