Hu Xiaocao looked at the woman carefully, looking a little disappointed, and pursed her lips, "Mom, I couldn't find the herbs Grandpa Wu mentioned, and I couldn't cure your disease completely. Am I useless... ..."
All the adults present felt sad when they heard this, and even a few senior men couldn't help but have red eyes.
This girl Xiaocao is really too sensible.
At an age when a child should have been innocent and immature, she took on the burden of life too early and placed it on her extremely thin shoulders.
While other children were having fun all over the place, Hu Xiaocao had already moved the bench, stood on tiptoe, and started cooking on the stove that was higher than her.
The woman couldn't bear it anymore, her sobs turned into soft sobs, and her big tears fell on Hu Xiaocao.
Hu Xiaocao noticed a warmth on his shoulders, and then realized that the woman was crying, and hurriedly comforted her:
"Mom, don't cry. Grandpa Wu's medical skills are so good. He will definitely be able to think of other ways to cure you."
Hu Xiaocao felt someone pat him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Wu Yuan.
"Xiaocao, look what this is?"
He shook the plant in his hand. The white petals were like stars and the leaves were slightly jagged, exactly like the picture she had drawn on her hand.
Hu Xiaocao's eyes widened, as if he had seen something strange.
"This, this is evening primrose! Grandpa Wu, where did you find it? I searched for it on the mountain for a long time and never saw it."
Wu Yuan touched her head and said, "Silly girl, I found this on your hand."
Hu Xiaocao's round eyes were like black grapes hanging on a tree, and her fleshless little face actually looked a bit cute now.
She pointed at herself and said in disbelief: "You found it on me? Grandpa Wu, I didn't pick evening primrose."
"That's right, when you were unconscious, you were holding this plant on your hand."
There is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there.
Hearing Wu Yuan's description, Hu Xiaocao froze on the spot for a moment, remembering that when she was about to fall, she kept waving her hands as if she was grabbing something.
Could it be that the plant I grabbed at that time was evening primrose!
The mountain god she saw at that time was not far away, and she kowtowed and worshiped the wild fruits she had picked.
Could it be that because she saw her sincerity, the mountain god appeared and guided her to find the evening primrose?
In fact, all this was just an accident, but Hu Xiaocao couldn't help but figure it out.
And it just happened to be such a coincidence that evening primrose grew not far from Ye Qin's practice place. Hu Xiaocao found this place again and saw Ye Qin's magical power manifesting.
It seemed like it was already destined.
Hu Xiaocao jumped up from the bed excitedly and clasped his hands together, "Great! Grandpa Mountain God has really appeared. Bless me to find the evening primrose."
She was jumping up and down with excitement.
The woman was a little worried, "You kid, what nonsense are you talking about? You're still injured, so be careful."
Wu Yuan also felt confused and couldn't help but ask: "Xiaocao, you obviously picked this evening primrose, why do you say it is a mountain god?"
Hu Xiaocao said seriously, "Because I saw Grandpa Mountain God practicing, and then I made a wish, and then I found it."
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, thinking it was a child's joke.
When the woman heard these words, she burst into tears and smiled, "It's getting late, so I'd like to thank everyone here today."
Wu Yuan and others said goodbye and left.
After Hu Xiaocao and her daughter simply washed themselves, they also lay on the bed to rest.
Because she was too excited, Hu Xiaocao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. The thought of meeting the mountain god today made her extremely excited.
The woman was also puzzled. Hu Xiaocao was tired after being outside all day and was injured. Logically speaking, he should have fallen asleep long ago.
I don’t know how long it took, but Hu Xiaocao finally fell into a deep sleep. He was still mumbling, and he could vaguely hear the words "mountain god", "snake" and "moon".
The woman carefully tucked Hu Xiaocao's quilt, "This silly boy, there is no mountain god in the world."
Early the next morning, with the loud crow of a rooster, Hu Xiaocao also opened his eyes, dressed neatly and got up.
At this time, the sky was still dark, and the night had not receded. A black curtain shrouded the village, and smoke could be faintly seen.
For cities, most people are still sleeping, but in rural areas, people always get up very early, and the day's work begins.
The woman struggled to get up from the bed. She didn't know if it was because of the fear, but her face looked even worse.
"Ahem, Xiaocao, why don't you sleep a little longer."
Hu Xiaocao came back late yesterday, so he got up now, and they only slept for a few hours.
At this time, Hu Xiaocao was adding firewood to the stove and simmering the earthen pot. She shook her head and said, "No, if you get up late, there will be a lot of things left unfinished."
Hu Xiaocao moved skillfully, obviously he had done this kind of thing many times.
Ever since her mother fell ill, most of the family affairs have fallen on her, but no matter how powerful Hu Xiaocao is, there are some things she can't do.
The mother and daughter have no ability to work, but fortunately their leader is kind-hearted and often gives away things.
In addition, when Xiaocao has nothing to do, he will help others cut pig grass, collect firewood, collect cicada shells and other things within his ability to supplement the family income.
Although life is tight for the mother and daughter, they will not starve to death.
The woman felt a little guilty and blamed herself, "Xiaocao, it's all because of my mother's fault for you. If I were in better health, you wouldn't be so miserable. All the work at home falls on you."
Hu Xiaocao's peers were much taller and healthier than her. Hu Xiaocao looked malnourished and skinny.
I can't keep up with nutrition and have to do so many things. I look like I'm five or six years old.
Hu Xiaocao shook his head and raised his head: "Mom, I don't feel lucky at all. As long as your body can get better soon, I will do anything."
Tears flashed in the woman's eyes, "Good boy."
Soon the room was filled with an indescribable smell of medicine again. Hu Xiaocao handed the medicine over and said, "Mom, drink it quickly. Your body will be well soon after drinking it."
Soon the rice on the stove was cooked. Hu Xiaocao put part of it in an enamel cup, mixed the other part with water, put it in the pot and stirred it, so that it became porridge.
The woman has a bad appetite recently and can only eat liquid food.
Hu Xiaocao picked out a piece of sauerkraut from the sauce jar with a broken corner next to it. Looking at the sauce jar that was about to reach its bottom, Hu Xiaocao seemed to feel that he had taken a little too much.
Her hands kept shaking, and in the end there were only a few chopsticks left. Then she felt it was enough, and put them in the enamel cup. This was her meal for the day.
This is also why Hu Xiaocao is malnourished, after all, these are the things he eats every day.
