The story of a noble girl

Chapter 5 Little Fox
Lin Xiaoning insisted on taking a bath for Xiaobao every afternoon. Seeing that Xiaobao's complexion was getting better and better, he was getting fatter, and he spoke more and more on his own initiative, and his eyes were not so dull.

Mr. Lin was overjoyed: the days are getting better and better, Xiaobao's health is improving, it must be the credit of Ning girl, this girl will see a doctor when she wakes up, and she can pick so many big strawberries for money from time to time, no matter what , this girl is your life, and Elder He Shun said "it's too expensive", so let's stop talking and asking, Xiang girl is getting more and more diligent, and can cook, Ning girl is getting more and more elegant, I am getting stronger and stronger, I have never suffered from the old disease in my waist, and my spirit is getting better and better. I feel like I am several years younger. There is hope for this day.

Day by day, the weather is getting colder, and the autumn harvest is coming soon. Rhubarb still goes to the mountains to look for live animals to feed. Every day, the milk comes out, and the milk goes home for dinner. Go out early and return to the mountains late, so you can hunt more prey and save some money to survive the winter. In winter, the mountains are difficult to walk and prey are difficult to hunt.

Until one day, the eldest brother brought back a living creature.

That day, Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong returned empty-handed. It has been a month since Lin Xiaoning came here. Although rare things like badgers have never been hunted again, one or two pheasants can be hunted every day. Small things like hares, this is the first time they have been empty-handed.

As soon as Lin Jiadong came back, he said mysteriously to Lin Xiaoning, "We brought back a living creature today." Lin Xiaoning, Xiaoxiang and Xiaobao were all aroused by the elder brother's tone.

I saw Lin Jiadong remove a few handfuls of grass covering it from another basket, and saw a little gray fox the size of a full moon puppy.Lying quietly in the back basket, eyes wet, pitiful, and very weak, with many wounds on his body, but they were all superficial wounds, the serious one was that one hind leg was pierced by the sharp wood of the trap , bloody and miserable.

Lin Xiaoning was immediately attracted by the little fox, and spoke in a low voice, as if speaking louder would scare the poor little guy: "Brother, did this little guy fall into our trap?"

"Well, give it medicine, maybe it will be cured, this little thing is too small, not worth the money, my grandfather and I thought about it, I will keep it for you, you have loved these living things since you were a child." Lin Jiadong said .

Lin Xiaoning carefully observed the little fox's wound. Although the hind leg was punctured, it did not hurt any bones or major blood vessels. There were ready-made wound medicine and hemostatic medicine at home, so it was no problem to survive.

With a look of pity and distress, Lin Xiaoning carefully picked up the little fox with both hands, embraced him, trotted all the way to the main room, and called at the same time: "Xiaoxiang Xiaobao find an old clothes to make a nest."

Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Xiaoning put the little fox on the chair, poured some spring water in the kitchen, and cleaned his wound. As soon as the little fox's wound touched the spring water, he saw that he was recovering, and his breathing was much stronger. Here came a clean cloth strip I found somewhere, Xiaoxiang was holding the ointment in her hand, and Xiaobao squatted beside her and watched intently.Lin Xiaoning felt like he was operating in a modern western medicine, surrounded by assistants and nurses.

Modern TCM hospitals no longer have trauma patients, only bone grafters. Traditional Chinese medicine is not divided into departments, but modern hospitals are all divided into departments according to regulations.I am good at bone setting, but I chose internal medicine, which has more patients, so I can gain more clinical experience.

Quickly applied medicine to the little fox and bandaged the wound, Master Lin happily went back to the house.Xiaoxiang chirped and asked:
"Second sister, does it hurt?"

"Second sister, will it die?"

"Second sister, can you save it?"

"Second sister, if it is alive, will it bite?"

"Second sister, if it doesn't bite, can I hug it?"

"Second sister,..."

Faced with Xiaoxiang's nagging, Lin Xiaoning's head got dizzy.

"Hey, you two, go find some old clothes that you don't wear, and find a small basket, the little fox is afraid of being hurt." Lin Xiaoning coaxed.

After the two went out, Lin Xiaoning found a small bowl to feed the little fox some spring water. The little fox's eyes immediately brightened, and he drank it. After drinking, he even licked Lin Xiaoning's hand, and then Curled up into a small ball, and fell asleep.Lin Xiaoning's eyes were wet from the surprise of the little fox's humane gesture of favor.

The nest was finished, and Lin Xiaoning did it by himself in the end. An old clothes was placed in a small bamboo basket.

Xiaoxiang and Xiaobao were already attracted by the big brother killing the chicken, and they completely forgot about the little fox and the nest. These two greedy ghosts salivated when they saw the meat. Eyes brightened, watching the elder brother fluttering and plucking his hair, disembowelling him, imagining the aroma of cooking braised chicken at night.

Xiao Bao squatted on the side and stared intently at the stripped chicken with an obsessive expression.

It was the first time that Xiaobao had an expression on his face, such an obvious obsessed expression, Lin Xiaoning was secretly happy: If things go on like this, Xiaobao's illness may be cured without using herbs.

Since the Lin family had an accident two years ago, life has gone from bad to worse, and the food has become worse and worse. From a well-to-do family to a poor family.But for more than a month, the harvest was really good. Even if he basically returned empty-handed today, it didn't affect Mr. Lin's good mood, so he ordered to kill the pheasant he killed yesterday.Now he is the head of the family. As long as he is in this family, even if the son and daughter-in-law have gone, it is still the family. The children cannot be allowed to lose meat. Three generations of hunters have never lost their children's food, and the days will be better in the future. He is not old yet. Well, it's only over fifty, Mr. Lin thought ambitiously.

The chicken was roasted by Lin Xiaoxiang. At Lin Xiaoning's request, some seasonings were also placed at home. I taught Xiaoxiang how to use them and what effects they had. Xiaobao looked forward to staring at the pot. Wei'er said with a rare sense of humor, "Xiang, Xiaoxiang is really fragrant."

Lin Xiaoning and Mr. Lin laughed heartily.

Xiaoxiang smiled and said: "I haven't put ginger in yet, but ginger is more fragrant."

The allusion of "before adding ginger, adding ginger will be more fragrant" comes from a joke, to the effect that: a family's pig gave birth to ten piglets. , Said: "Be taken away by wolves, three pigs will be lost in three days, and they will all be taken away by wolves every day."The head of the family was suspicious. On the fourth day, he went out and wandered around the village before sneaking home. Seeing his wife burning pork in the kitchen, he was furious and beat his wife. !His wife cried and said: "I haven't put ginger yet, but ginger is more fragrant!"

When Lin Xiaoning taught Xiaoxiang how to cook, she felt that Xiaoxiang's gluttony was too similar to this gluttonous wife, and she told the family as a joke, which made the whole family laugh, and Xiaoxiang is now laughing at herself.

(End of this chapter)