Chapter 10: Caterpillar Fungus
The pale moonlight shone through the crimson window, and under the dim light of the oil lamp, the doctor was writing a prescription. Qiuli no longer cried out, but sat quietly in front of her father's bed, unable to understand how he had become like this in just a short while. Although there were bruises all over his body, the doctor said that what was most critical for her father was not the external injuries, but the severe internal damage to his kidneys. If the internal bleeding continued, it might be life-threatening.
Qī xiāo hǎo hèn zìjǐ, chuānyuè zhě bù dōu shì wànnéng de ma, wèishénme piānpiān zìjǐ zài lǎodì shēngmìng yǒu wéixiǎn de shíhòu què zhǐnéng zuò zhe lǐ shōushǒuwú cè, zhèshíhòu tā hǎo xiǎng yǒu gèrén néng tiào chūlái gàosù tā, tā réngrán néng wèi lǎodì zuò diǎn shénme.
"You go rest, I'll keep an eye on things here. I'm sure Old Liu will pull through." The white-clad man who had been standing by said softly after everyone left. Although he couldn't say he'd watched the girl grow up, he hadn't expected a child who was always as tough as iron to have such a helpless expression - after all, she's still just a kid!
Go take a rest? Is that what someone can just pop out and say to her? Wait a minute, why did Mr. Gan appear here, and why was it him who brought Old Dad back, could it be... How is that possible! How is it not possible, Teacher, no, Meng Kuang can do something like that, what can't Mr. Gan do? Thinking of this, Qi Xian glared at Mr. Gan fiercely.
She glared at him like that, and Mr. Gan was also embarrassed, knowing that the other party had misunderstood, but he didn't have the intention to explain, he, Gan Mou, wasn't in the habit of doing so, after all, Liu Lao Da had done him a favor, no matter how much money it took, no matter how difficult it was, he would definitely save him.
What method can be used to save Father, Qiuxi dare not look at Father's face every time she sees that gray and white face, Qiuxi's heart always feels a sourness. What thing is stuck in the chest, Qiuxi unconsciously reaches into her arms, wooden box? The wooden box given by Moon Grandma, said to be used when life is at stake, don't know if it's like on TV, with a brocade pouch inside, and written where there is spiritual medicine, is it really that magical?
"Ah~!" Qi Xi almost instantly threw the box away as soon as she opened it. As expected, since Moon Granny was from Miao Village, what she sent were those disgusting little bugs again! The two brown beetles with long, thin antennae on their heads fell out of the wooden box. Usually fearless, Qi Xi felt like screaming at the sight of these little creatures, but restrained herself because Mr. Gan was present.
Seven silks discarded things like weeds in the eyes of others, but they are precious treasures. Mr. Gan naturally knows his goods and hurriedly picks up the two worms to examine them. In a moment, his originally tightly locked eyebrows also relaxed, while Seven Silks was puzzled, thinking that this person is abnormal, looking at the two worms with such joy.
"Ah Guan, go and take over the kitchen!" ... As they were far apart, Mr. Gan then told Ah Guan something else, but Qiuxi didn't quite catch it, only that Mr. Gan's originally gloomy face suddenly lit up like the clouds had dispersed, and he was smiling with his eyes. Ah Guan listened intently, nodding repeatedly.
This was the first time Qi Xian saw Ah Guan, and he looked like a yes-man. He somewhat resembled Yan Xiao Yi beside the pig, or maybe all young men these days look alike? Who would have thought that Mr. Gan, who had always been teaching himself the Four Books and Five Classics in Blackwater Stockade, would change into a nouveau riche as soon as he left Blackwater Stockade, even using a personal servant.
At first, Ah Guan was just bowing his head to the side, carefully taking note of Master's instructions. Later, when he saw the thing that looked like a dead insect being handed over by Master, his face immediately showed an expression similar to Qiuxi's. Qiuxi couldn't help but laugh at the sight, Ah Guan seemed even more afraid of the insect than she was, and her earlier scream didn't seem so embarrassing after all.
Mr. Gan was calm and composed, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this "worm", seeing Ah Guan's mother's expression, he urged Ah Guan to do it, after all, she was the mistress, even if he felt uncomfortable carrying this disgusting thing, it was unavoidable.
"This thing is still good, it's a pity to lose it like you did." Mr. Gan put the other small insect back into the wooden box and walked towards Qiuxi, who saw him approaching and immediately showed an avoiding expression: "I don't want that thing, if you like it, sir, you can have it." Mr. Gan smiled but didn't say a word, he just placed the wooden box on the table and sat down to drink his tea.
Wow, it smells so good! This flavor is just like the old duck stew! Qi Mei was originally leaning against the bed in a daze and almost fell asleep when she was suddenly woken up by a strong aroma. She was surprised to find that Mr. Gan had ordered Ah Guan to prepare an old duck stew, but with her father's current condition, even drinking water is a problem, let alone eating duck! Wait, what are those brown things floating on the surface of the soup? They look kind of familiar...
"What's your intention, Mr. Gan? My father is already in this state, why do you all still want to harm him?" Qiuxi suddenly shouted at Mr. Gan, no wonder that man was smiling so strangely just now, it turns out he wanted to use the old duck stew to make his father eat that worm, then he must have known that thing was given by Moon Granny too, he's been in Heishui Village for so long, there's no reason he wouldn't know what kind of person Moon Granny used to be, indeed sinister and vicious.
At first, he was stunned, and then Mr. Gan burst out laughing again. This girl shouldn't have paranoid personality disorder, right? The clever girl from before, how come she now thinks everyone is a bad person? If he really wanted to harm Old Man Liu, why would he go through the trouble of bringing him back? Of course, he could explain it this way to Qiuxi, but Mr. Gan wasn't in the habit of doing so.
Mr. Gan ignored Qī Xiè and took a small bowl of soup from Ah Guān's hand, quickly walking forward and sitting down in front of Lǐu old master's bed with a thud. However, the unreasonable maid suddenly opened Mr. Gan's hands that were holding the soup, causing the bowl to shatter on the ground: "Who allowed you to approach my father? As long as I, Qī Xiè, am here, I will never permit you to feed Father that worm! Don't think I didn't notice, you actually put the worm in the soup!" The old master had also woken up but was still too weak to speak, only waving his hands wildly in the air. Qī Xiè grasped the old master's hand: "Father, don't worry, I will protect you well and never let evil people approach you again!"
"Alas, alas, what a pity! This slap has ruined how much silver? No, perhaps even with silver, it can't be bought back. Girl, don't delay your father's illness just because you don't know the value of things." First, Mr. Gan had his bowl of soup knocked over by Qī Xié's slap, and then he was pushed away by her. However, Mr. Gan didn't get angry; instead, he sighed repeatedly at the scattered remnants on the ground. Qī Xié, on the other hand, looked disdainful, thinking that someone who would be heartbroken over a duck must be a petty-minded person.
Liu Yi couldn't help but feel helpless about the situation, who made himself unable to speak now? It's just that Gan Mr. suffered a lot of grievances for nothing, this child doesn't have knowledge but should have some common sense, if the other party was really a bad person she would have gone to see Buddha long ago, in vain he is wise and powerful, his mother is also clever and resourceful, genetically speaking it shouldn't be wrong, how did they give birth to such a daughter?
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