The two of them looked directly at each other, and the atmosphere was inexplicably different.
The girl was stunned for a long time.
Even though she had thought about how to rescue Xu Huaigu thousands of times before, she had not expected how to face him suddenly waking up now.
Seeing Xu Huaigu not speaking, she thought it was because he was too seriously injured and had not recovered yet to speak, so she had to break the silence first and explained: "Ahem... Well, you were seriously injured in Huangqi Mountain before. It was my father who went out hunting. I met you when I was there and brought you back."
Xu Huaigu looked into the girl's clear eyes, and it didn't seem like there was any deception.
He wanted to thank her properly, but he was unable to move due to his injuries. He could only say solemnly: "Thank you and your father for saving me. I will definitely repay you in the future."
The girl quickly waved her hands and said seriously: "You don't need to thank us. To be honest, this is the first time I've seen you with such a serious injury. I thought you wouldn't be able to survive it, but you still woke up. This is your fault. You got through it. As for repayment, we just saved you in the hope that you could survive, and we didn’t want anything."
The girl's thoughts were indeed as she said in her words. There were no other thoughts. They all came from her heart. Xu Huaigu was very moved after hearing this.
The world is too chaotic, and more people are thinking about how to benefit themselves. Such kindness is rare.
She reminded again: "My father went hunting in the mountains yesterday and won't be back for a few days. You can rest here for now."
After she finished speaking, she picked up a small bowl on the table and used a small wooden spoon to gently stir the small half bowl of black liquid inside.
This bowl of medicine was brewed yesterday evening, and it has been some time now.
She touched the edge of the bowl, and the medicine liquid was frozen by the cold spring night.
She put the small bowl down again, and said to Xu Huaigu apologetically: "This bowl of medicine seems to be a bit cold. I'll heat it up."
Xu Huaigu felt very embarrassed and quickly dissuaded her: "No need to trouble you, just make do with it, I'm not that weak yet."
The girl looked at him a little suspiciously.
I had been unconscious for three days and three nights, and when I woke up for the first time, I was in a coma from pain for another day, and you still insist that you are not weak?
But she didn't say anything, she just picked up the small bowl again and brought it close to the bed.
The other hand held a small wooden spoon, carefully scooped out a small spoonful of black liquid, and brought it to Xu Huaigu's mouth.
Xu Huaigu opened his lips slightly and swallowed a small mouthful.
When the medicine enters the mouth, it is extremely bitter and mixed with a lot of medicine residue, making it really difficult to swallow. He was injured again, which made it even more difficult to swallow. It took him a while to swallow one mouthful.
The girl handed over another spoonful again, and Xu Huaigu swallowed it cooperatively.
Seeing the girl taking medicine to herself very seriously, Xu Huaigu felt warm in his heart. Anyone who helps him when he needs help the most will be deeply moved.
So Xu Huaigu showed a kind smile to the girl.
The girl was caught off guard by this smile, and she hurriedly scrambled, spilling a spoonful of medicine onto him.
Seeing her nervous look, Xu Huaigu suddenly smiled even happier.
The girl rubbed her hair in annoyance and secretly glanced at Xu Huaigu who was smiling brightly, feeling slightly touched in her heart.
This person seems to be really good-looking, and he looks even better when he smiles.
Thinking of this, her face became slightly hot, and she just felt why the medicine bowl in her hand suddenly became so big, and she still hadn't finished drinking it after feeding it for so long.
So the movements of her hands became faster and faster unconsciously, and spoonful after spoonful of liquid medicine was fed into Xu Huaigu's mouth. As a result, before Xu Huaigu could swallow the first bite, the next bite came to his mouth, and he ended up choking and coughing.
Only then did the girl realize that her behavior was not quite right, so she stopped and looked at Xu Huaigu with an apologetic look.
Xu Huaigu knew in his heart that the girl was shy, so he closed his eyes and did not look at her.
She patiently continued to give Xu Huaigu medicine slowly.
As soon as she finished drinking the medicine, the girl felt relieved and ran outside as if running for her life.
Xu Huaigu almost laughed out loud when he heard the girl's hurried footsteps.
The door was suddenly opened, and the room suddenly became much brighter.
Xu Huaigu saw the moonlight outside the door, and the girl who had already half-stepped across the threshold turned to look at him as if she suddenly thought of something.
She frowned and asked, "I haven't asked you what your name is yet?"
Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "Xu Huaigu."
The girl raised her chin, nodded, raised a stream of black hair when she turned around, closed the door, and left under the moonlight.
Xu Huaigu watched her go away, but what he was thinking about was the last moment she turned her head. Behind him were the stars, moonlight and cliffs. In that scene, the girl's beauty was deeply engraved in his heart, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
The candlelight still flickered.
…
The morning glow came quickly the next day.
In the early morning, the unique fragrance of the mountains and the sound of dogs barking and roosters crowing woke Xu Huaigu from his sleep.
He felt the sound in his ears and couldn't help but think of that poem.
Dogs bark in the deep alleys, cocks crow in the mulberry trees.
However, there are neither deep lanes nor mulberry trees in this small village.
The small village is very small and very secluded, located under a huge rock protruding from the river. All the houses are built using wood from the forest and are built on uneven ground. As long as no one deliberately explores, they will never find a small village in such a desolate place.
But it also feels strange.
It is understandable that a village is in a remote location, but this kind of hidden village built under the rocks is not common. It seems to be deliberately hiding from the outside world.
The sky was still bright, and Yu Qin had already gotten up. At this time, she was cooking breakfast by the stove.
The children of the poor will be masters early. This saying is especially true in remote mountains.
She skillfully put a few firewood into the stove and started the fire. After a while, he opened the lid again, and when the oncoming heat dissipated, he saw a small pot of rice porridge rolling inside.
Yu Qin took a small wooden ladle, stood on tiptoes, stretched the wooden ladle to the bottom of the pot and began to scoop out the gruel, so that he could scoop out more rice.
She stepped out of the kitchen and prepared to go to Xu Huaigu's room.
As she walked on the road, she was still thinking about what happened with Xu Huaigu last night. She felt a little embarrassed, but also seemed a little happy.
But she suddenly remembered that she had left in a hurry last night and seemed to have forgotten to blow out the small candle, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
A candle may not be too big in this remote mountain village where supplies are scarce, but it is not too small.
She was worried about the candle, so she opened the door eagerly and looked into the room.
Xu Huaigu had already woken up and was staring at the roof in a daze. The candle on the table was extinguished for some reason, and it stood there by itself, shedding a pool of candle tears on the table.
The candle was still there, and Yu Qin's mood improved again.
Seeing her improved mood, Xu Huaigu secretly rejoiced at her wit last night and blew out the candle that the little girl forgot to blow out.
Although it took a lot of effort and involved some injuries, it was still worth it.
At the same time, through this small detail, he once again confirmed that the little girl's mind was really clear and there was absolutely no possibility of it being false.
When he saw Yu Qin holding another small bowl, he complained with a bitter face: "You won't have to drink medicine again today, will you? That medicine was so painful to me yesterday."
The little girl rolled her eyes at him and said confidently: "You still don't want to take medicine? Look at you like this. If you don't take medicine, you will die."
She also put a particularly heavy emphasis on "death".
Xu Huaigu was so amused that he finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, causing the little girl to roll her eyes at him again.
He couldn't help but joked: "You're not going to run away in the middle of feeding today, are you?"
Yu Qin put the bowl on the table angrily, pursed her lips, and said angrily: "I think you are in good spirits today, I won't feed you anymore, I will eat it myself!"
