The ancestral hall is a bit dilapidated, but it can shelter from wind and rain.
At this time, the barefoot doctor in the village was bandaging Gu Xinyan's ankle, and Zheng Yihua squatted beside him holding the herbal medicine, her slightly condensed brows were covered with a layer of worry. wxya
"It's all right." After the bandage was done, the doctor said to Zheng Yihua with a smile, "My ancestral wound medicine will heal after three days of covering it. After three days, she can walk and drive."
"Third Uncle, will it really work in three days?" Zheng Yihua was still worried.
"It's okay. She sprained herself today. You bring her back immediately. Take the medicine and she will recover soon. Don't worry."
This barefoot doctor is in his fifties and has practiced medicine for many years. He seems to have a lot of experience, so naturally he won't just talk about it.
"Come on, I'll sterilize the scratches on your arm too, so you don't get infected." Third Uncle took out iodine and carefully wiped the wound on Zheng Yihua's arm.
"You are so brave, kid. When you join the army, Uncle San believes that you will have a great future."
Zheng Yihua smiled, and when Uncle San finished his work, he took out his wallet from his trouser pocket and stuffed one hundred yuan into it, "Uncle San, thank you, there is not much money, you can take this."
The third uncle politely pushed his hand away, with a hint of distress in his smile, "Yi Hua, uncle watched you grow up here, you have been filial and sensible since childhood, and now you are going to serve as a soldier in Lanhaitang Zhengguang, how can Third Uncle get paid for doing this for you? You take good care of yourself, from now on..."
He suddenly stopped, staring brightly at Gu Xinyan who was sitting on the chair. Gu Xinyan had been looking at them with her head up, but when she saw him staring at her suddenly, she was slightly taken aback.
"Yi Hua, is this girl your girlfriend?"
Zheng Yihua turned her head slowly, her gaze collided with Gu Xinyan in the air, and she gave a soft "hmm".
"Beautiful, third uncle thinks she is a lucky girl at first glance, you have no home, no mother, she will definitely take good care of you from now on." He smiled, seemingly sincerely happy for Zheng Yihua.
Zheng Yihua's face slowly turned red.
Gu Xinyan's face also slowly turned red.
Just in time, the village director and a few children arrived, and the embarrassment was relieved. The third uncle gave Gu Xinyan a few more precautions, and left with the medicine box.
The village director handed the violin case to Zheng Yihua, "The house collapsed, but your violin is still intact. After digging it out, your brother asked me to keep it for you. Now I will return it to you."
Zheng Yihua nodded to him gratefully, and the village director said, "I know you haven't eaten, so I asked your aunt to copy two bowls of egg rice, you can eat while it's hot."
"Thank you uncle." Zheng Yihua took a lunch box and handed it to Gu Xinyan.
"Xiao Hua, I have discussed with your aunt, we will spare our own room for you, you two can live there, I think the girl is from the city, don't let her stay here anymore." The village director warmly said Holding Zheng Yihua's hand.
Zheng Yihua shook her head, "No! Uncle, I grew up in the mountains, you know me very well, and she...she is not that kind of delicate woman, this difficulty can be overcome."
"Yes, Uncle Director, it's fine for us to stay here, it's quite empty here." Gu Xinyan quickly agreed.
"Well, if not for the collapse of too many houses in the village, my house still has one or two guest rooms, but now they are all occupied by the villagers."
The village director sighed, and looked at Gu Xinyan again, "Girl, you are a guest and Xiao Hua's girlfriend. I feel bad for not taking good care of my uncle."
Gu Xinyan smiled shyly, "Uncle Director, I'm really fine, I'll be where Yi Hua is."
Hearing this, the village director happily patted Zheng Yihua on the shoulder, "Look at what a good wife you have found. If your grandma, your father, and your mother knew about it, they would be laughing all over the place."
Zheng Yihua pursed her lips, smiled faintly, turned her eyes slightly, and looked at Gu Xinyan tenderly.
Because they could not be persuaded, the village director had to take a few children to move a wooden bed, new bedding, pillows and a few daily necessities, and gave them a box of mineral water and instant noodles.
When he was leaving, he said, "Xiaohua, if you need anything, you can come to me. Although uncle is busy these two days, I will definitely take care of your affairs for you."
"Thank you uncle." Zheng Yihua nodded and sent him out the door.
When he came back again, he saw Gu Xinyan hugging a silk quilt and secretly laughing. He blushed and squeezed his throat, "Ahem, do you want to take a bath today?"
Gu Xinyan raised her head, her eyes sparkled, "Yes, where is the bathroom?"
"No."
"what?"
Zheng Yihua didn't turn his head, looked at the green hills outside the door, "Later, I'll... boil a bucket of water for you."
Gu Xinyan paused for a while, then she pursed her lips and smiled, and buried half of her face in the silk quilt, but a little bit of happy smile kept leaking from the corners of her eyes...
Although it is difficult here, she can feel freshness, joy and warmth when she is with Zheng Yihua every moment. This is the sweetness that Mi Zhibo has never given her before.
Zheng Yihua, his every frown and smile, every word and deed make people feel pure, warm and heartwarming.
In the evening, the temperature in the mountain village dropped, and the cool wind kept pouring in through the doors and windows. Gu Xinyan leaned on a wooden crutch that Zheng Yihua made temporarily, and watched Zheng Yihua boil water while leaning on the pillar of the ancestral hall.
The stove is very simple, with three big stones piled up, a large pot borrowed from a neighbor's house is placed on top, and dry firewood is burning underneath.
Zheng Yihua never likes to talk when doing these things, his movements seem to be very skillful, and he is not afraid of being dirty or tired.
Gu Xinyan felt distressed when she saw it, "Yi Hua, let me burn the firewood."
She couldn't stand it anymore, leaned on crutches, Zheng Yihua turned to look at her, "Sit down!"
Gu Xinyan was taken aback.
He wiped the sweat off his face, and his tone softened again, "Third uncle said that you'd better not move around the first day, so as not to hurt your feet, sit down and rest, I will cook you a bowl of vegetables later, you wait .”
"Vegetables?" Gu Xinyan was delighted, "Can you cook?"
But where are the dishes?
Zheng Yihua stood up, moved the chair not far from the pot, held Gu Xinyan's shoulders, and asked her to sit down carefully, "Don't touch the firewood, just watch it, I'll go out for a while."
Gu Xinyan is a daughter, so she can't let her eat instant noodles with her.
After Zheng Yihua walked out of the ancestral hall, he took out his wallet from his pocket and took out the one hundred yuan again. He went to a small shop in the center of the village, bought some things, and returned to the ancestral hall with the bag.
"Pork?" Seeing him take out a piece of half-fine, half-fat fresh meat and vermicelli from the bag, Gu Xinyan was surprised, "Can you still buy it at this time?"
"The owner of the small shop went to the city to buy it. I asked him for some."
He washed the pork in a basin and cut it with firewood...
"Hehe..." Gu Xinyan couldn't help laughing, "Yi Hua, this is the first time I've seen someone cut vegetables with a hatchet."
He turned his head, narrowing his slender black eyes, "Here, there are many things you haven't seen before."
"Then I will live here for three days."
Leaving on the fourth day, I can still catch up with Gu Haoran's concert.
"..." Zheng Yihua paused, Jier immediately turned around and began to wash the vermicelli silently.
It is not easy to make a good bowl of dishes in such a simple environment.
Because the pot was too low, Zheng Yihua could only fry in a half-squat, and because he was too close to the fire, the heat made a white shirt he had put on earlier soak his entire back, and the sweat on his face kept coming out. It made him uncomfortable to get it in his eyes.
Gu Xinyan couldn't sit still, took out a tissue and walked over to wipe his sweat...