The sun is warm and the breeze is blowing.
The group of people galloped along the lakeside post road, and before they knew it, they had gone a long way.
This post road extends from the lakeside to the vast mountains in the distance.
The sound of horse hooves echoed through the wild forest, causing birds to flutter. This forest is not big. Most of the trees are pines and cypresses, which grow sparsely in the mountains and fields.
Wisps of white smoke drifted from the treetops in front of them. Everyone was feeling strange. They turned around a clump of green bamboo and saw three to five low earthen houses nestled under the bamboo forest.
There is a wooden fence around the earth house, and the wooden fence is covered with yellow corn cobs. Two yellow dogs, one large and one small, were wandering outside the fence. When they saw a horse running towards them, they immediately became irritable and kept barking at the horses.
The group of people stopped outside the fence. When the horses saw the yellow dog, they raised their heads and hissed lightly. Everyone reined in and dismounted. When the two yellow dogs saw the strong horse standing in front of them, they yelled and ran away in despair.
At this time, the door of the earthen house opened in response, and a short, fat, middle-aged woman came out, wearing a thin green flower dress. The woman's face was sallow, her expression was depressed, and she kept coughing.
She looked very ill, but her eyes were extremely bright and full of energy. Her hair was tied high in a bun, with a small red flower tied to a silver hairpin in the middle. Her dress was not appropriate for her age and she looked a little funny. However, the way he moved his hands and feet was calm and calm, yet he showed calmness and solemnity.
She was holding a small, square bamboo basket in her hand, which contained some flowers and plants. She saw a group of people standing outside the fence, the pupils in their eyes shrank, showing a vigilant attitude.
Xu Feng handed the reins to Liu Ruyan, hurriedly stepped forward and smiled at the woman and said, "Excuse me, fellow, how far is it from outside the pass?"
The middle-aged woman looked at Xu Feng and asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"
Xu Feng smiled lightly and said: "We passed by here and were about to go to the outside of the pass, but we didn't know how to take the road from here. How should we go?"
The middle-aged woman saw that Xu Feng was polite and sincere, and did not look like a bad person. Then she relaxed her vigilance and said slowly: "Oh, this is Gujia Village. It is still a hundred miles away from Guanwai. There is a long way to Guanwai from here. There are two ways to go!" She walked out of the fence, looked up at a huge mountain range in the distance, pointed over there and said, "Look, it's the mountain peak in the distance, and there is Yanzi Cliff. One way is to go through it. There is a canyon at the foot of the mountain called Yue'ergou. After leaving Yue'ergou, walk all the way north. After another fifty miles, you will exit the pass. The other way is to climb over along the ridge to the west and walk three more miles. You can also exit the customs on the ten-mile road, but that road is steeper, but the distance is shorter!”
Xu Feng looked in the direction of her finger and saw a majestic mountain peak to the north of the earth house, like a knife and an axe, with its majestic head and horns reaching into the clouds.
Xu Feng thanked the woman, turned back to the crowd, and said to everyone: "This fellow said that there are two ways to go from here to outside the pass. One goes down the mountain. The road is gentle, but the distance is a little longer. The other way. Although the distance to the ridge is shorter, the road conditions are difficult. Look at the high mountain in the distance. There are many cliffs on the mountain. It will obviously be very difficult to walk on the ridge. In my opinion, it is better for us to go down the mountain!"
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger. They saw towering mountain peaks in the distance and a winding road hanging on the mountainside. It would take a lot of trouble to get over it. Everyone's opinion is that the best way to get out of the customs is through the canyon.
Without further ado, everyone did not dare to stay any longer and determined to get out of the canyon before dark and get out of the customs smoothly.
Everyone smiled and nodded at the middle-aged woman, thanking her for pointing the way.
The woman had completely lowered her guard and smiled at everyone. She stood on the roadside and watched everyone quietly, covering her mouth with her hands and coughing from time to time.
Everyone was about to get on their horses when Lei Zhentian suddenly signaled everyone to wait a moment and then walked towards the middle-aged woman. He came to the woman and asked with concern: "Fellow, I see you have a bad cough. What disease do you have?"
The woman looked at him with some surprise, sighed, and then said quietly: "Thank you for your concern, this strong man." She smiled sadly, and then said, "I got the cough when I gave birth to a child, and it has become worse." It has happened every year since the seasons changed and the weather got cooler. Hey, I have seen several doctors before and took some decoctions, but they didn't work. It seems that it can't be cured!" Her bright eyes suddenly brightened. Became gloomy and full of deep sadness.
Lei Zhentian pondered for a long time and said, "Do you have paper and pen at home?"
The woman thought for a while, nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes. What use does a strong man need paper and pen?"
Lei Zhentian smiled lightly and said: "Just get it. My ancestors practiced medicine and know some ways to treat diseases. I will give you a prescription. You might as well give it a try. I'm sure it can cure the stubborn disease!"
When the woman heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she became energetic. She looked at Lei Zhentian with her eyes wide open, showing surprise and gratitude. She nodded hurriedly, turned around and ran quickly towards the house.
After a while, she ran out of the back room in a hurry, holding a small piece of yellowed rough paper and an old and mottled long-barrel brush.
Lei Zhentian's words rekindled her hope of curing the disease. With hope, there is hope. Her fighting spirit to live well has been ignited. She not only wants to overcome the disease and survive, but also wants to live better!
She held up the pen and ink with both hands, and looked at Lei Zhentian with eager eyes. Her eyes were moist with gratitude, and her voice trembled slightly, and she said slowly: "Strong man, do you really have a way to cure my disease?"
Lei Zhentian took the pen and ink, smiled at her and said: "This prescription was handed down from my ancestors. At that time, our ancestors used this prescription to cure many tuberculosis diseases. The efficacy of the prescription varies from person to person. As the saying goes, the disease will go away. It's like a thread, if the symptoms are corrected, I believe your illness will be cured soon." He spoke sincerely, with a kind look in his slightly aged eyes.
No one thought that this rough and dignified man of seven feet could have such a loving and tender side! This Lei Zhentian looks iron-blooded and tough on the outside, but his heart is so kind and gentle, but no one can see it.
The middle-aged woman took the prescription with both hands, her lips trembling, her face looked like she was crying, and her eyes were shining brightly, as if she was about to shed tears.
She finally said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you so much, strong man, for your kindness! Strong man is really my great benefactor! I can't repay you for your great kindness. Please accept my little lady's respect!"
After saying that, she was about to kneel down. Seeing this, Lei Zhentian quickly helped her up and said hurriedly: "Please get up quickly. I see that you are coughing badly. You must be seriously ill. To tell you the truth, I am young. I was also ill at that time, and there were constant illnesses. My mother spent all day visiting good doctors, making soup and taking medicine for me. It was really hard! Now that I see you like this, I suddenly think of my childhood and the tragic past. , I really can’t bear to look back! Although you and I have only met by chance, but I see that you are suffering from illness and I can help you, how can I just stand by and watch!" His words came from the bottom of his heart, and everyone was moved and moved when they heard this. Incessantly. The middle-aged woman was even more sad and burst into tears. She didn't know whether she sympathized with Lei Zhentian's suffering or was sentimental about what she had suffered!
Everyone was shocked when they saw the woman suddenly crying in sadness, and they all sighed.
