Speaking of which, apart from being a talkative person after drinking, Kan Fangshan was also good-natured. He greeted people from far away when they met, and he once helped carry firewood to Niu Xiaotian's family.
Kan Fangshan also has selfish motives. His silly daughter is of the same age as Niu Xiaotian, and he is thinking of recruiting this poor orphan as his son-in-law. However, under his nose, he does not dare to bully his daughter too much, and he can still help with the work.
Now, Kan Fangshan's fantasy has become a bubble, and Niu Xiaotian has transformed into a very profitable warlock.
In the blink of an eye, he already had a house and a motorcycle, so of course he would not set his sights on his daughter.
"Oh, Xiuxiu looks like that. She can't even take care of herself. To put it bluntly, even having brothers can't take care of her as well as her parents. If I die one day, I won't be able to close my eyes." Kan Fangshan sighed, sucked on the cigarette butt and started talking again.
Said: "Some time ago, someone from Sanwan Village came to propose marriage. He was an old bachelor in his forties, and he only offered 20,000 yuan. How could I sell my daughter if I didn't agree? Thinking about it, I feel aggrieved for Xiuxiu.
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"Uncle, don't get angry. Since you believe me, then think of more solutions." Niu Xiaotian said with relief, not daring to take over everything. Kan Xiuxiu's mental retardation is not accidental, and it may be very difficult to cure.
"Then go and sit at home. I'll call your aunt back from the fields, cook some vegetables, and buy a bottle of wine." Kan Fangshan hurriedly sent out the invitation.
"There's no need to cook. We're all very busy. I'll go take a look and get back to you. I'll give you an accurate picture of whether it can be cured." Niu Xiaotian promised.
"It can definitely be cured, I believe in you!"
Kan Fangshan was in a half-squatting position, just short of kowtow.
In a village not far away, Niu Xiaotian and Kan Fangshan chatted all the way and walked to his home.
When I opened the courtyard door, I saw Xiuxiu squatting under the wall. When I saw Niu Xiaotian, she smiled and said hello, which seemed normal.
"Brother Xiaotian, you are here!"
"Xiuxiu, what are you doing?" Niu Xiaotian also went over and squatted down.
"It's going to rain, and the ants are moving!" Xiu Xiu pointed to the army of ants in the cracks of the bricks. "I can see that the ant is bigger and is their leader."
"Hey, I observed them very carefully. They are all about the same size." Niu Xiaotian smiled and gave a thumbs up.
Xiuxiu also likes to be praised and laughs all the time.
"Xiu'er, stop looking at the ants. Bring a stool to Brother Xiaotian!" Kan Fangshan said.
"Okay daddy!"
Xiuxiu obediently agreed, ran into the house quickly, and brought out a small bench. It was so small that it couldn't even fit half of Niu Xiaotian's butt.
Kan Fangshan shook his head slightly, and Niu Xiaotian said: "Uncle, go and do your work. I'll talk to Xiuxiu for a while first."
"Then you guys chat, I'm going back to the house first."
Kan Fangshan walked away with heavy steps.
From what I heard, Xiu Xiu seemed to be normal, but if you look carefully, you can find that her eyes are a little dull and there is occasionally drool hanging from the corner of her mouth.
There is no ugly girl in the eighteenth century. Today's Xiuxiu is also fair and fair, with good eyes, nose and mouth. It's just that she is not well put together, otherwise, she is still a little beauty.
To say that Xiuxiu's figure is a bit exaggerated, the front is bulging and the back is curved, not inferior to Widow Yang. This is exactly what parents worry about the most, fearing that the bad boy will have evil thoughts after seeing it.
"Brother Xiaotian, let's play house!" Xiuxiu came over and giggled.
No matter how old you are, you still want to play children's games. That's all for Xiuxiu's IQ level.
"No fun, unless you can solve this problem." Niu Xiaotian picked up the straw stick on the ground and solved a two-digit multiplication problem on the cement board.
Xiuxiu scratched her head hard, but couldn't figure it out. She raised her face and said, "Let's change the question. I can add it, and I can do subtraction."
Of course, Niu Xiaotian would not be so bored as to tutor her in math. Instead, he took this opportunity to carefully look at Xiuxiu's face. There was a light cyan color at the base of the mountain, her eyes were dull, but there was a faint blackness at the corners of her forehead, and her hair was dry and yellow.
The lower lip is slightly turned downward.
These are all signs of imbalance of meridians, lack of nourishment of essence in the brain, slow development of IQ, and of course lack of intelligence.
Later, Niu Xiaotian took out the measuring mirror. Xiu Xiu was happy when she saw it, and said with a bared tooth: "Brother Xiaotian, give me the magnifying glass, point it at the sun, it can burn ants."
"Xiuxiu, don't make trouble. The sun is blocked by clouds now." Niu Xiaotian pointed to the sky and said, "Let me show you whether your face is dirty."
"I wash my face every day. Sometimes, my mother even helps me take a bath!"
"I don't believe it, I need to check it."
"Then check it out! If there's no mud, you have to buy me candy."
"Easy to say!"
Xiuxiu raised her face in cooperation, Niu Xiaotian carefully looked at every inch, and repeatedly compared it with his hands. After a while, he found the source of Xiuxiu's problem.
"Is it clean? Buy some candy!" Xiuxiu pouted and stretched out her little hand.
"Okay, I'll take you there."
Niu Xiaotian took Xiuxiu out seriously and bought her several packs of gummy candies at Erlu's grocery store.
Erlu's wife had a strange look in her eyes, and Niu Xiaotian didn't say anything to her. She paid the money and left. Along the way, Xiu Xiu tore open the package and quickly finished off several pieces.
After arranging Xiuxiu to continue counting ants in the yard, Niu Xiaotian entered the house. Kan Fangshan, who was repairing the hoe, quickly asked earnestly: "Xiaotian, can our family Xiu be saved?"
"Uncle, we need to solve the root cause first. There is a problem with your family's ancestral graves, which affects Xiuxiu. Once the matter is solved, I will treat Xiuxiu regularly to make her brain better. She may not be as bright as her peers, at least.
We can't let others fool us," Niu Xiaotian said seriously.
"What's wrong with the ancestral grave?" Kan Fangshan didn't expect this level.
"I speculate that there is a hole in the ground southwest of the cemetery. There is a saying that comes from nowhere. The invisible wind channel blows away all the blessings. If you don't gather wealth, you will give birth to weak children. And that position symbolizes the eldest daughter, who is the right person.
It has something to do with Xiuxiu." Niu Xiaotian said.
"How to deal with it?"
"Of course it has to be filled up. This will not only be beneficial to Xiuxiu, but also make the family's life better and better."
Kan Fangshan grinned, patted his thigh hard twice, found the root and said, "Xiaotian, thank you for your hard work. Let's go and repair the grave now."
"no!"
Niu Xiaotian waved his hand and gave the reasons. Firstly, it would rain in the afternoon, which would be unfavorable for traveling. Secondly, the construction of the tomb was a big deal, so he had to choose a good day, prepare incense, candles, paper money, and kowtow to pray as little as possible.
Kan Fangshan did not force it and promised to prepare and handle the matter according to Niu Xiaotian's arrangements.
After some calculations, Niu Xiaotian set a date and went up the mountain the day after tomorrow. He also made a list of needed items. Filling the soil was a laborious task, so it was best to find two more people to help.
After the arrangements were made, Niu Xiaotian said goodbye and left. Kan Fangshan quickly went back to the house to withdraw a thousand yuan.
Seeing that he did not marry off his daughter for 20,000 yuan, Niu Xiaotian only accepted 200 yuan. Kan Fangshan was extremely grateful and sent it away to a far distance. Xiuxiu also followed, thinking that Niu Xiaotian would follow her next time.
Playing house, she can definitely calculate logarithms.
At noon, the sky was indeed filled with dark clouds, the wind became stronger, and a heavy rain was coming.