In one afternoon, all the Gu worms were cured. Tian Weiyu only told me that there were fifty-six kinds of Gu worms, but he did not say that with the five poisons and spare Gu worms, there were more than 500 in total. They were all placed on the kang on the floor.
The bamboo baskets were full, leaving only one aisle.
After that, I locked the door of the west room, and Tian Weiyu said don't worry about it. There is no need to enter the house again for at least half a month.
Afterwards, Wong Tai Sin helped me move the big furnace cauldron to the ground in the east room.
The big brass stove was taller than me. When it was placed on the ground, the room suddenly became crowded.
Climb up the ladder and throw in all the herbs as Tian Weiyu said.
The contents of this stove are worth almost ten million.
After a simple meal of instant noodles, I started to add water to the stove. Buckets of water were added in. I was so tired that I panted, but the water in the stove was only a little high.
After working for a while, the blood on my nose started flowing down again like a faucet.
"How about... you wipe it?" Tian Weiyu floated next to me and asked softly.
I was sitting on the ladder, filling the stove with water.
"No, I'm going to have to bleed for a while anyway. Just change my clothes later."
"No, I'm afraid that your nosebleed will drip into the stove and these good medicinal materials will be wasted."
Me: "...That's right."
But even after changing clothes, before I could stuff it with paper, there was another large amount of blood on the chest of my new sweatshirt.
Forget it, let's block it first.
There was a sudden knock on the door to the outhouse.
"Who?"
"It's me, Nuanting, haven't you finished your work yet?" It was Lulu's voice. It was freezing outside, so I ran out and opened the door for her.
As soon as the door opened, the cold wind rushed in along with the snowflakes. Lulu hunched her shoulders, wrapped in a thick military coat, and jumped in like a monkey.
"It's so cold, it's almost the Chinese New Year, and the temperature is getting lower day by day." Lulu saw the blood on my chest and said, "What's wrong with you!"
I pointed to my nose: "It's bleeding."
"What? The nosebleeds are like this? I just told you to follow me to the hospital for a checkup? I don't know what Gu you practiced is so important!" Lulu was a little angry and stopped me from walking into the house. "It's so cold in the house too."
, you don’t even light a fire, why are you staying here? You won’t let us help, what do you think?”
I touched my nose with some guilt: "Why are you here?"
Lulu angrily took out a food box from her coat: "Uncle Yun said you must make instant noodles at night. Here, the pig's trotters have been braised. I've also made soup for you with the rice below. You can try it."
Taste it, it’s delicious.”
"Ah? Such a good dish!"
"Yes, it's a pity that you didn't go home to eat. I came out while Zhaoting was asleep, otherwise he would have to follow me."
Lulu glanced at the big stove and bucket: "Are you going to use this to fill the stove with water?"
"Yes." I took a bite of the fragrant pig's trotters. They were soft and waxy, and my mouth was full of collagen. The strength I had lost throughout the afternoon was instantly replenished.
While I was eating, the toilet paper stuffing my nose got soaked and fell out. Fortunately, I had poor eyesight and quick hands to take the lunch box far away.
Then, there were more blood stains on my chest.
Lulu took a deep breath: "No, you come with me to the hospital now!"
"No, no, I've put all the poisonous insects in place. If the herbs here can't keep up, they will be useless!"
"Are you going?" Lulu looked fierce, but...
I lowered my head in shame.
"Huh!" Lulu snorted and rushed out of the door.
The braised pig's trotters in my mouth suddenly lost their taste.
I thought she was angry, but after a while, she came back again, holding a basket with a water pipe in it.
Lulu was fixing one end of the water pipe on the well pipe while cursing: "Why are you so stubborn! You're a donkey!"
I scratched my head and smiled, the smell of pig's trotters came back!
While I was chewing the pig's trotters, I looked at Lulu's busy back. She looked very handsome.
She is indeed my sister.
Hey, I wonder if I will ever have the chance to see a back like this again.
I silently found another piece of paper, blocked my nose, listened to Lulu's random thoughts, and ate my dad's braised pig's trotters. Although my head was dizzy, I was extremely happy.
Lulu clapped her hands: "It's installed. At this rate, the stove will be full in one night."
I nodded: "When will you leave?"
Lulu's clapping hands froze in the air, she turned around and stared at her pocket, looking at me in disbelief, her expression almost breaking: "You won't let me stay here with you?"
"...No need."
Lulu took a breath of cold air: "Yun Nuanting! What kind of shameful things have you done! Are you so mysterious? Look at your appearance now, can I rest assured?"
Lulu's accusations made me feel like my head was stuck in the ground, and I was afraid that she would stay and find out the clues, so I could only grit my teeth and nod cruelly.
Lulu's expression was really broken this time, and she left angrily.
Hearing the sound of the courtyard door being slammed shut, I walked to the outhouse to close the door. As soon as I closed the door, I felt sick to my stomach.
I lay down on the trash can and vomited, and my whole esophagus was burning.
...Wait a minute, after the pig's trotters were spit out on the trash can, there was blood.
"vomit--"
Another large mouthful of blood vomited out, and my head became even more dizzy. My nose and ears were also warm, and it flowed down my face.
I wiped my mouth with my hand, and the blood passed through my fingertips and fell into the trash can.
Wong Tai Sin suddenly appeared and silently put his palm on my head. The warm current made my mind clear up and the feeling of nausea disappeared.
I collapsed weakly on the ground, and with blurred vision I saw Tian Weiyu's face full of worry, and a serious expression that Wong Tai Sin rarely had.
After that, I fell asleep.
I don't know if he was asleep or unconscious.
I saw the woman again, but this time she was in a lively market, an ancient market. She was wearing ancient clothes and happily playing and jumping among the stalls.
This seems to be... a fragment of Chang Xian's memory.
She was running in front, and I was chasing after her. As she was running, she suddenly stopped and slowly turned around to look at me.
I was startled, her face changed, and she looked familiar. She also had a pair of large, golden eyes, with two vertical pupils stretched into a straight line.
Ah...I know, her facial features look a bit like mine. Is it because she ate my soul?
Then, I woke up.
The ground beneath me was not the cold ground I imagined. I was lying on the bed, with heavy snow falling outside the window, and I couldn't see the street outside the courtyard.
Cold wind penetrated through the cracks in the window, but the air was unusually hot.
I sat up and finally discovered where the heat was coming from.
The bottom of the big stove was filled with firewood, and the flames were burning fiercely. A small weasel stood beside the stove, holding a large wooden stick that was obviously disproportionate to his body in his two small paws, and stirred in the stove.
.
Wong Tai Sin bared his teeth and smiled at me: "Wake up, I've fixed it for you, don't forget to give me a whole chicken to eat."