I took the money and wine bottle from my mother and walked quickly to the supply and marketing cooperative. At that time, materials were scarce and there was only one supply and marketing cooperative in each village. On weekdays, members could only go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy their daily necessities, unlike now where there are private supermarkets. I soon arrived at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and walked into the short bungalow, which was only about the size of a room. The word "Supply and Marketing Cooperative" was written on the outside. The fat auntie, the usually smiling saleswoman, was eating from a bowl at the counter. lunch. When the fat aunt saw me walking in, carrying a wine bottle, she quickly put down the bowl, stood up from the counter, and asked me with a smile. "Xiao Liang is here to get your dad a drink again? I heard that you were hunting pigweed last afternoon and encountered heavy rain. You didn't go home all night. So where were you all night? There was no accident, right? I was there this morning too I just heard it, just come back, just come back.”
The fat aunt took the money and wine bottle from me while talking, quickly filled the wine for me and handed it to me, and asked casually, Xiaoliang, have you eaten? If you don't have any, just eat some at Fatty Aunt's. "I hurried over: Thank you Fat Aunt for your concern. I have already eaten at home. It rained heavily last night and I lost my way. I hid in a cave from the rain all night and only returned home this morning. Fat Aunt, please eat. Well, my dad is still at home waiting to drink. I’m going back. Goodbye.
After saying that, I took the brewed wine. Walk quickly towards home. I returned home and my uncle and I were still having dinner. I put the wine bottle on the small dining table, then went to get two wine glasses and filled each of my father and uncle with a glass of wine, then brought it to them and said, " Uncle, Dad, you guys have a drink. The uncle who was eating stopped the chopsticks in his hand and said to me, "Xiao Liang, please come on the kang. Uncle has something to ask you. My father also continued, "Xiao Liang, come on the kang. Ouch, What happened between me and your uncle last night? I obediently took off my shoes and got on the kang and sat in front of the small dining table and told my uncle. "If you have anything to say, uncle, just say it,"
At this time, the captain immediately pulled the rice in the bowl into his mouth, pushed the bowl and chopsticks to the side, took a sip of wine, and then asked me, "Xiao Liang, it rained so heavily last afternoon, and you didn't do anything all night." Come back, where did you stay this night? Are you afraid of being outside all night? You didn't sleep all night, right?" After the captain finished speaking, he touched my head with concern.
I quickly said, "Uncle, it rained heavily yesterday afternoon. When I was about to come back, my sunspot disappeared. I went back to the mountains to look for the sunspot, but the sunspot was not found. At that time, there was a flood, and I fell again." I fell into a puddle. Just when I was exhausted and unable to climb out, I met a kind-hearted Taoist priest. He said he was Taoist Master Wuxin from Qingfeng Temple. Every year he goes to the mountains in the ravine to collect herbs. Yesterday he went to the mountains to collect herbs. When the heavy rain came, he was preparing to take shelter from the rain. Hearing my cry for help, he rescued me from the puddle. Then he took me to the cave where he usually took shelter from the rain. In that cave were dry food, water, and heating wood that Taoist Master Wu Xin usually prepared. Later, Taoist Master Wu Xin lit a fire for me, dried my clothes, ate dry food and drank water in the cave, and then rested in the cave for the night. This morning, Taoist priest Wu Xin sent me out of the ravine at dawn and I came back. That's why you didn't find me last night. "
I then told them again what I had just made up to deal with my mother. After my father and uncle heard what I said, they were surprised by what I said, especially the uncle who kept talking after listening to my nonsense. "Xiao Liang is blessed with good luck and good fortune. He has met a master. Xiao Liang is a kind-hearted child. He always helps noble people when he is in trouble. This is also the virtue accumulated by our ancestors in the Li family!" When his father heard what his uncle said, he couldn't help but nod. Said: "Yes, thank you ancestors for blessing. I will take the time to go to Qingfengguan to thank Taoist Wuxin in person. Although we are farmers, we can't forget the life-saving grace." The uncle has already said, "It should be done, it should be done." I'll go with you at some time. I haven't met Taoist Wu Xin yet. Let's take this opportunity to meet an expert like Taoist Wu Xin." At this time, the mother also interrupted and said, "The child's father also has an eldest brother. I heard that Taoist Wu Xin was not in Qingfengguan these years, but was traveling around the world. I haven’t heard anyone talk about Taoist Wu Xin for several years. Why is he back in the mountains to collect medicine now? None of us know Taoist Wu Xin. He has never seen the old man who met Taoist Wuxin before, and there aren’t many alive now.”
When his father and uncle heard what their mother said, they also nodded and said, "Yes, yes, Taoist Master Wu Xin is an expert outside the world, and you will never see him without a chance."
At this time, my father turned to look at me and asked, "Xiao Liang, Taoist Wuxin saved you yesterday afternoon and spent the night with you. Tell me, what does Taoist Wuxin look like? How old is he?" ?”
I saw my father and uncle looking at me inquiringly, so I said, "Dad, uncle, I can't tell how old Taoist Wuxin is. Anyway, he doesn't look very old. He is about fifty years old. His mouth is small." He has a beard, wears cloth clothes, a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, carries a basket on his back, and holds a short-handled hoe in his hand. He looks like a fairy. Taoist Wu Xin is very kind and treats me very well. Yesterday In the afternoon, Taoist Master Wu Xin not only saved me, but also asked about the situation of our family. I heard that my brother had suffered a back injury. After our family had not been going well this year, he was kind enough to prepare herbal medicine for my brother's back injury. Taoist Master Wu Xin also said that my brother's back injury will be healed soon after taking the herbal medicine he prepared, and he will be able to go to the fields and still work." After that, I pointed to a few packets of herbal medicine placed on the window sill. "Well, what is placed on the window sill are the herbs that Master Wu Xin prepared for my brother. (I don't dare to say that after eating these herbs, I will ask for some more.)
After listening to what I said, my father and uncle looked at the herbs on the window sill and were even more surprised. The uncle even patted my shoulder and said in admiration, "Xiao Liang, you are a great blessing. I must go to see Master Wu Xin in the future. My legs have been hurting for several years. When the time comes, I beg Master Wu Xin to help him." Please show mercy and provide me with a few herbs to treat my leg pain. Your dad has also had leg pain for many years. Master Wuxin is an expert. When we are sick, we seek help from him and he will not care. of. "At this time, the father on the side also responded, "Big Brother is right, Big Brother is right. We will go to see Master Wu Xin another day. Firstly, we want to thank him for saving Xiaoliang, and secondly, we want to ask Master Wuxin to help him." We have also prepared some medicines to cure the old problems that have persisted for many years."
