"Well, brother, please be careful along the way. Go early and come back early." Gu Zhunian saw a dilapidated rowing boat approaching, and the rower was really his first cousin.

After exchanging pleasantries, Song Xiaoniu got into the rowboat and left.

Looking at the departing figure of his adopted brother, Gu Zhunian's eyes filled with tears. Such a new-hearted adopted brother was rare in the world, and he was ten times closer than his cousins ​​of the same race.

He was glad that he had found a chivalrous elder brother, and he had more to rely on in his life from then on.

After returning home, he picked up a hoe and went to the flooded crop fields to dig up the soil and remove debris and debris.

Gu's mother started busy with the banquet in the evening.

She went to the small market near the village and bought more than three kilograms of pork belly and a five kilogram jar of Shaoxing rice wine. She went home and killed an old hen, and plucked a few green vegetables, green onions, ginger, etc. from the vegetable field.

, and began to prepare.

…

Song Xiaoniu returned to Wangfu Village at four o'clock in the afternoon.

From Wangfu Village in Qianqing Township to Shuangqi Town, it is only about 30 miles by water. It takes more than an hour to row a two-person boat in a small boat.

When I came back, I also carried a sack of rice weighing more than 100 kilograms and several bags of quicklime.

Last night he discovered that the rice vat at Gu's mother's house didn't have much rice left, so he made an excuse to Ah Hua.

"What can I borrow? Just carry a sack with you when you leave." Unexpectedly, Ah Hua was very cheerful and gave him a sack of high-quality rice.

He was going to sprinkle quicklime on the house. This kind of mud-walled thatched house leaked when it rained and was very damp.

I heard the young master say that quicklime can absorb water very well.

This time Song Xiaoniu had a sudden idea and took the initiative to visit the eldest young master's mother and brother-in-law. He was on the right track and Xiaonian was finally saved.

Song Xiaoniu is a honest and honest person, polite and sweet-tongued, and he is Chen Tianhua's personal bodyguard.

Whether it was during the Chinese New Year or the wedding, he was in charge of Mrs. Chen and Ah Hua's family.

Therefore, he is deeply loved by Mrs. Chen, Ah Hua and others.

This time Song Xiaoniu came to visit him. After explaining his purpose, Mrs. Chen expressed her deep sympathy and felt that she should lend a helping hand.

Moreover, he is also his own son's confidant.

She asked her son-in-law Ahua to take charge of the matter on the spot.

It just so happened that there was a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Dongpu Town next door, who specialized in treating wind-cold, lingering coughs, and even tuberculosis. He was very effective and enjoyed a high reputation throughout Yinshan County and even Shaoxing Prefecture.

Ah Hua drove a small plane and sailed to accompany Song Xiaoniu to visit the old Chinese medicine doctor.

The old Chinese medicine doctor has been running a clinic for more than thirty years, and it is now quite large. In addition to the old Chinese medicine doctor himself, there are also his son, daughter and son-in-law, and seven or eight apprentices.

You have to make an appointment to see him in person.

I heard that Mr. Chen’s family from Shuangqi Town was visiting. How dare the old Chinese medicine doctor neglect to receive him personally?

After listening to Song Xiaoniu's general introduction, the old Chinese medicine doctor believed that the disease was not particularly serious and could be cured after one year of continuous treatment. The main reason was that the patient was young, only fourteen years old, and his body organs had only begun to develop.

He suggested that if the patient can be admitted to the hospital for treatment for more than three months in advance, and supplemented with acupuncture and decoction, the curative effect will be better.

It turns out that this clinic has five or six rooms in the courtyard and 20 beds, which can accommodate patients for hospitalization.

Song Xiaoniu believes that this is better. The fundamental thing is that the cure is guaranteed.

Returning to the Chen Mansion in Shuangqi Town, Mrs. Chen was very happy to hear this. She told Song Xiaoniu that the treatment expenses for brother Xiaonian named Gu Danian were all paid by her herself, so Song Xiaoniu did not need to worry.

During the first three months of hospital treatment, he had to have someone at home to accompany him, and he also had to have someone by his side for daily meals and daily living.

After Song Xiaoniu thanked Mrs. Chen, he prepared to return. He agreed with Ah Hua that he would send someone over tomorrow.

When Ah Hua saw that his mother-in-law was willing to pay a large amount of medical expenses, he came to be a good person and did it to the end. He said that after lunch at noon tomorrow, he would take the time to drive to Wangfu Village to pick her up.

He knew all the more than a dozen villages in Qianqing Township. In the past few years, they went out to buy river clam shells, yellow clam shells, etc. He personally went to Wangfu Village to collect them several times.

So the route is very familiar.

With more than 30 miles of waterway, it takes less than 20 minutes to get there by motor or sailboat.

When Song Xiaoniu told Gu's mother and Danian and Xiaonian the good news, Gu's mother seemed very embarrassed.

She thought this would be too much trouble for Song Xiaoniu's relatives, and the medical expenses had to be borne by Xiaoniu. How could she repay such a huge kindness?

In desperation, Song Xiaoniu had no choice but to reveal the truth, saying that it was not him who paid for the medical expenses, but the young master's mother, Mrs. Chen, who took the initiative to bear it.

He told Mother Gu that Mrs. Chen was a kind person who ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name.

As for this young master, he and Danian are their masters. He has a prominent family background.

It is very powerful in Zhejiang Province.

Of course, it is not convenient for Song Xiaoniu to say more about the specific extent of his prominence and power.

Then again, even if she said it, Gu's mother, as a country woman, couldn't understand it for a while.

"Well, mama, let's just listen to my elder brother's arrangements." Gu Zhunian helped.

Seeing that her son had said this, Gu's mother no longer shied away, and was extremely excited in her heart.

It must be that the ancestral graves of the Gu family are emitting green smoke, or that his father has appeared in the sky, and his son has found a good lord and a good sworn brother in the new year.

At about five o'clock, Uncle Gu Zhunian and his eldest cousin came over in a small rowing boat.

The rectangular wooden table was set with already cooked dishes, including whole stewed chicken, fried chicken offal, braised pork, poached eggs, fried green vegetables, and vegetarian pumpkin soup.

Although there are not many varieties of dishes, the portions are generous, and they are all served in large bowls, which is very honest.

As soon as they entered the door, they could smell the smell of meat instead of the previous smell of traditional Chinese medicine. The old man and his eldest son, who had not been exposed to the smell of meat for a long time, were salivating and their eyes were turning green.

"Come on, everyone is on the table." Mother Gu greeted.

"Uncle, please sit down."

"Mr. Song, please..."

"..."

After some polite concessions, everyone got back to business. As the host, the old man naturally sat at the top, followed by Song Xiaoniu, Gu Zhunian, and the eldest cousin.

Gu's mother and Xiaonian brought some food in and ate in the back room.

Danian took the initiative to get up and pour wine for his uncle, adopted brother and cousin, and finally his own.

"Come and pick up the bowl of wine. On behalf of our Gu family, I would like to thank Mr. Song for rescuing the New Year and taking care of him along the way. He is indeed a great hero. This bowl of wine represents our hearts. Let's drink it." The old man raised his hand and started to drink.

Song Xiaoniu waited and took a sip.

"Come and eat vegetables, eat vegetables..."

"..."

After eating half of the food and wine, the old man put down his chopsticks, cleared his thoughts, and then said:

"Mr. Song, I have a favor for you, old man. Is it okay?"

Song Xiaoniu said seriously: "Uncle, please tell me, you're welcome."

"Old man, I think you are kind-hearted and humble by nature, but you are also very capable. I think you must be supported by others. Just being by your side is not enough. My son, who is over eighteen years old and has a simple and honest nature, can be with Mr. Song.
Chapter completed!