Xiao Ruo accepted Old Man Cen's compliment with a generous smile, not because she was immodest, but because her fire power was indeed unique in this world.
"Where is your home? What do your parents do for a living? It's a shame that you are not a pharmacist with your talent!"
"My family is in Jingzhu Village. My parents passed away from illness a few months ago. Now it's just me and my brothers and sisters at home."
"Well...then what do you brothers and sisters do for a living? Do you have any relatives or elders you can rely on?"
"My parents moved here and there are no other close relatives. I haven't decided what to do for a living in the future."
Old man Cen asked Xiaoruo questions one after another, and she answered them truthfully.
"Then, how about you stay at our Tzu Chi Hall?"
"Stay here?"
Old Cen's suggestion really moved her a little.
Although the Xiao family has a house and land in Jingzhu Village, she is not good at farming. It is simply whimsical for her to rely on that acre of tended and crooked fields to pull Xiaoxiao Xiaozhao.
Now there is an extra Xiaoxun who needs to be recuperated and nursed back to health. There is no certainty when his memory will be restored. An extra mouth to eat means more expenses.
If he could stay at Tzu Chi Hall, it would not only facilitate Xiao Xun's recuperation, but also allow him to learn medicine from Mr. Cen, and stay away from Jingzhu Village.
The Xiao family has been in Jingzhu Village for more than ten years, and the villagers have watched Xiaoruo grow up since she was a child. In a short period of time, they did not realize that she had changed into a different person. Over time, there was no guarantee that no one would notice the clues.
"You will be the medicine boy with me first. Although there is no precedent for a woman to be the medicine boy, Tzu Chi Hall is run by me, the old man, and I alone have the final say. This precedent starts with you!"
In order to dispel Xiaoruo's concerns, Mr. Cen increased his chips.
"I won't let you work in vain. I won't charge you any penny for your young man's treatment and treatment here. Moreover, the four of you can live and eat here. I will also give you a salary of one hundred pence a month. How about that?"
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He really wanted Xiao Ruo to stay. If he missed such a good medicine seedling, he would not be able to close his eyes when he was lying in the coffin when his life was up!
The monthly salary of one hundred cents includes food, accommodation, and Xiaoxun's medicine. This is considered a very good job in Shangxi Town.
Xiaoruo thought for a moment and agreed. After all, she currently had no better choice than this.
After getting a good seedling, he felt that he had a successor. Old man Cen laughed happily, and he didn't care when he choked on the dirt while cooking the stir-fried angelica.
After processing the donggui and boiling the Yiqi and Blood Decoction for Xiao Xun to take, Xiaoruo explained her decision to the three of them.
Xiaoxun naturally had no objection.
Xiaoniao and Xiao Zhao secretly looked at old man Cen with their round eyes open. Old man Cen grinned and stuffed a handful of licorice into each of the little beans. The two kids were immediately conquered by the sweet taste in their mouths and felt that this little boy
The old man is really kind-hearted and a good grandpa! They are willing to live with the good grandpa!
The vote was unanimously approved, and the four members of the Xiao family stayed at Tzu Chi Hall that night. It was decided that Xiao Ruo and Xiao Xun would return to Jingzhu Village to pack their belongings the next day.
In fact, there is nothing to take care of, that is, the book list at home needs to be sorted out, the ground and the nest of old hens in the yard can be directly entrusted to Uncle Liu's family to take care of them, and the most important thing is to invite the Xiao family's parents' tablets to be enshrined in Tzu Chi Hall.
Xiao Ruo wanted to go back to Jingzhu Village alone to clean up things, but Xiao Xun refused.
His leg, which was fixed with a wooden board, couldn't use any strength. He dragged his injured leg behind her, taking each step without saying a word.
Xiaoruo felt that the person following her was not a teenage boy, but a lame puppy abandoned by its owner, looking at her pitifully with wet eyes.
The puppy was successful, and Xiao Xun sat on the mule carriage hired by Xiao Ruo to return to the village the next day, expressionlessly waving goodbye to the two bean sprouts squatting at the door of the Tzu Chi Hall.
Watching the figures of Sister A and Brother A Xun getting smaller and farther away, and finally disappearing at the end of the field of vision. Holding her fleshy cheeks with her small arms, she asked her brother a little doubtfully: "Why do I think Brother A Xun looks so good?"
Looking happy."
Xiaozhao clasped her little arms behind her back and sighed in a decent manner. Maybe this is the worry of having a younger sister in my family who is just growing up.
After three hours of jolting, Xiaoruo and Xiaoxun finally returned to Jingzhu Village.
I don’t know whether it was Old Cen’s medicine or Xiao Xun’s own physical recovery ability. He was able to walk on his own with crutches after just one night. He only needed Xiao Ruo’s help to get in and out of the car.
The mule cart took people only to the entrance of the village and dropped them off.
After paying the fare, the two of them walked side by side to Xiao's house.
In order to take care of Xiao Xun's speed, Xiao Ruo slowed down her pace. The spring breeze blew a strand of hair from her temples, like a pair of gentle hands caressing her cheeks. Xiao Ruo felt relaxed and happy.
Leaving Jingzhu Village was a heavy weight in her heart. She was about to start a new life in this world.
The relaxed mood also infected Xiaoxun, and a smile appeared on his stern face, dispelling the illness and showing the heroic spirit that a young man should have.
"Oh, what a handsome young man!"
"Isn't this Xiaoruo? Yesterday I heard that Uncle Liu said that you went to the town and you just came back today?"
"Xiao Ruo, where are your Niao Niao and Zhao Zhao? Why didn't they come back with you?"
I met many villagers along the way and greeted Xiaoruo and Xiaoxun when I saw them.
Xiaoruo also smiled and nodded her greetings. She did not stop to talk. She wanted to get home quickly and pack up. It would be best to hire a car to go back to Tzu Chi Hall before dark. The two bean curs would not see her at night.
I'm afraid I'm going to lose my golden beans.
The courtyard door of Xiao's house is open, and Mrs. Liu Wang is helping Xiao Ruosa clean the courtyard.
Her husband and her second son went to work in the fields, and her eldest son was working as a carpenter. She was the only old woman in the family. After cleaning the house, she had nothing to do, so she wanted to help the Xiao family put it in order. Before leaving, the eldest girl of the Xiao family
Leave the door lock with her and ask her to take care of the house.
She was busy when she heard a familiar girl's voice coming from outside the door.
"Grandma Wang, I'm back."
It was Xiao Ruo's voice.
Mrs. Liu wiped the water stains on her hands on her apron and turned to look at them lovingly.
He didn't see the two small figures he expected. He fell next to Xiao Ruo and saw a handsome young man, a little shorter than the eldest girl of the Xiao family. He was leaning on a wooden crutch and had two wooden boards on his left leg.
The clothes on the young man looked familiar. Ms. Liu Wang took a closer look and saw that these were not the clothes of the Xiao family’s father!
Mrs. Liu quickly pulled the eldest girl of the Xiao family, turned her back to block Xiao Xun's sight, and whispered in Xiao Ruo's ear.
"Ruo Ruo, I heard from Tiesheng that a relative of yours has defected to your family. Is he this young man?"
Yesterday, Mrs. Liu only knew that Xiao Ruo was going to the town to find a doctor and asked her to take care of her house. She had not seen Xiao Xun. She only found out why Xiao Ruo was going to the town from the mouth of Tiesheng from the village chief's house.
Looking for a doctor.
"Well, his name is Xiaoxun."
"What about Niao Niao and Zhao Zhao? Why didn't you bring them with you when you came back?"
Mrs. Liu was worried. Suddenly, another relative appeared. No matter how handsome the young man was, he was still lame. Could it be that the Xiao family was inseparable from the lame? Why did they get entangled with two people like this?
After a trip to the town, there was only this lame young man and the eldest girl of the Xiao family. What about the twins of the Xiao family? Could there be any accident?