The person you like lives next door

Chapter 12 He doesn't believe in fatalism, but the moment he meets her, he firmly believes in fate.

Liang Xiaoqing has been in Hangzhou for so long, this is her first visit to Lingyin Temple.

On the way, she searched the famous scenic spots on the Internet, got a general understanding of what to see here, and decided to take this opportunity to take a good look at this ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River.It's just that she came to see grandpa with Xu Sinian after all, so it's not good to run around casually, she thought about it, and asked Xu Sinian who was concentrating on driving: "I'm quite interested in a few attractions, do we have time to go? "

"There are rules in the monastery. We can only meet Grandpa later. When we arrive later, I will show you around first. Where else do you want to go?"

Hearing what he said, Liang Xiaoqing was relieved, and quickly reported the places of interest one by one.

Xu Sinian couldn't help laughing, sometimes he felt that she was like a puppy, and he needed to take her out for a walk from time to time to feel better.

The autumn is crisp, and the weather in Hangzhou seems to have been washed. They passed Meiling North Road, and the shadows of the trees on both sides were whirling. .

Because of such a beautiful scene, the abuse on the Internet was completely forgotten by Liang Xiaoqing.She knew that it was true that Xu Sinian brought her to see his grandfather, and more importantly, he also found a way to divert her attention.

Xu Sinian suddenly asked, "Want to hear a story?"

She nodded.

He said: "One year, the pharmacy received an old lady who was over seventy years old. Her condition required acupuncture treatment on the head. At that time, I had just obtained the qualification to practice medicine. My father was in charge of performing acupuncture. I watched from the sidelines. Study. After the treatment, my father asked me to pull out the needles for my mother-in-law. I clearly remembered that every needle was pulled out, and the number was correct, so I sent my mother-in-law and her family away. Unexpectedly, two days later, my mother-in-law’s family found Come to the door and tell us that my mother-in-law passed away the night before, and when the family was handling the funeral for the old man, they found a silver needle left on the old man's head that had not been removed, because of this needle, they blamed the old man's death on the medicine hall."

Liang Xiaoqing took a breath: "And then?"

"Later, the police intervened in the investigation, and the needle was indeed owned by the medicine hall, and my fingerprints were indeed found. However, I couldn't accept that the old man's death was my negligence. I counted the number of needles at that time to confirm Only when it was correct did I help my mother-in-law up."

"I have no choice but to say nothing. I don't have any evidence to prove it. In the end, the pharmacy paid the funeral expenses of the old man and compensated a large sum of money to the family. After that, no patients came to the pharmacy for a long time, and the monthly income was low. It's so pitiful, and it happened to be the economic crisis that year, if my mother was not still running the medicine business, I wouldn't dare to think about how to live."

"After the turmoil passed, this matter did not know what happened, and it spread in the school again, and it was discussed by everyone for a while. At that time, it was my senior year, and the school suddenly revoked my recommendation quota. Then this matter Things got more and more outrageous, my roommate defended me, and I quarreled with others a lot, but with so many mouths, how can I control it?"

As Xu Sinian said, he finally found a parking space in the parking lot. At this time, two buses from the travel agency came slowly.They followed a group of tourists. Before entering the temple, Liang Xiaoqing was attracted by the Feilai Peak outside the temple. The relief sculptures on the mountain were lifelike, and the most famous Buddha statue looked carefree.

In the autumn sun, the golden leaves fell in the stream, and the cool stream flowed slowly from the dark cave.Some leaves fell on the water, causing ripples.The stream reflected her face, and his.

He said: "That incident has always been a thorn in my heart, and then a few years later, until one day, a man who claimed to be the son of his mother-in-law appeared at the door of the medicine hall. Duo, thinking of my mother-in-law's death, I decided to tell the truth. It turned out that the needle was not forgotten by me, but was stolen by my family members after I counted it. My mother-in-law also died normally, but the family members wanted to extort some money, so they discussed it Blaming the medicine hall for her mother-in-law's death. After many years, that person has already stepped into the gate of hell. Every time he thinks of this old incident, he feels uneasy, so he personally finds the medicine hall from other places to clarify the matter. Some local media heard the news, and the business of the pharmacy was even more prosperous than before after it was widely reported. The thorn in my heart was finally pulled out. Not long after that incident, my old classmates gradually learned the truth. Someone came to me and told me It was my friend who had a good relationship with me in our dormitory when I spread the news at school. After graduation, we had no contact. He's not doing well, think about it or forget it, I didn't block him, but he sent me messages during the holidays, and I didn't reply."

Liang Xiaoqing listened intently, she only knew that he was different and would always be calm, but she didn't know that he had also been slandered and misunderstood by others, after the death of his mother-in-law, he must have been very sad, right?How did he get here then?

Xu Sinian didn't want to make the atmosphere more serious, taking advantage of Liang Xiaoqing's unpreparedness, he suddenly squatted down, picked up the stream and swung it towards her.Liang Xiaoqing was suddenly splashed with water, and didn't have time to continue feeling hurt, so she subconsciously scooped up the water and fought back. Xu Sinian reacted quickly, but he was still hit.

Drops of water fell from the sky and landed on him crystal clear.She giggled and looked up, and saw a beautiful smile on that handsome and flawless face, she was suddenly bewildered, before she didn't believe in past and present lives, but when she was with Xu Sinian, she hoped for life after life.

Connecting with Feilai Peak is Lianhua Peak. Passing by Zhaobi, which is "close to the west", Tianzhu Road is not far away. It is said that the legendary "Sansheng Stone" is near here.

Standing in front of the Sansheng Stone surrounded by weeds, Liang Xiaoqing couldn't help sighing that Hangzhou is really a place rich in love stories. Every flower and grass is full of affection, and every street and scene is suitable for lovers to date.

It was near noon that they officially entered the Lingyin Temple. Groups of monks in ginger robes hurried past the corridors. At this time, everyone went to eat.

Liang Xiaoqing looked away and asked, "Are we going to disturb Grandpa?"

"Don't worry." Xu Sinian took her hand, "Grandpa is waiting for us to have a vegetarian meal together."

Holding her hand in his palm, she walked through the corridor and passed the screen wall. The entire wall reflected their silhouettes walking side by side. She felt that time stood still, and only his and her footsteps were in step.

Not to mention a table of vegetarian food in front of her, even a vast abyss, she is willing to go with him if she is led by him like this.

Before coming here, Liang Xiaoqing tried to think about the appearance of Grandpa Xu Sinian, but he never thought that he was such a talkative and lively old man. He looked only in his sixties, and he couldn't tell that he was more than seventy years old.

Under the scrutinizing eyes of the old man, Liang Xiaoqing called out politely: "Grandpa is good."

Xu Sinian introduced: "Grandpa, this is Qingqing, Liang Xiaoqing."

The old man smiled gratifiedly, winked at his grandson, and said meaningfully: "This little girl is much more handsome than when she was a child. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't even recognize her."

Xu Sinian showed pride.

Liang Xiaoqing on the side was a little confused, what did Grandpa Xu just say?
The lunch break passed in a hurry, after dinner, the grandpa and grandson unknowingly talked about family affairs, Liang Xiaoqing listened quietly from the side.It wasn't until the time of parting that Xu Sinian remembered that there were health-care medicinal materials for grandpa in the trunk of the car, so she went back to get them alone, leaving Liang Xiaoqing to talk with grandpa. At this time, she found a chance to ask: "Grandpa Xu, what did you say just now?" What does it mean that I am more handsome than when I was a child?"

But the old man got it wrong, thinking that he didn't speak well, and explained: "Girl, grandpa didn't say you were ugly when you were young."

Liang Xiaoqing smiled wryly: "Grandpa, I know you don't mean that, what I mean is, have you met me?"

A simple question made Grandpa Xu smile, and immediately opened the chatterbox: "Isn't it? When you were young, you were most afraid of taking medicine. You cried when you smelled the medicine. You had a fever of [-] degrees and refused to cooperate with the doctor. You hugged the pillow and rolled." Get under the bed. Sinian and I tried to persuade you to come out, but you are like a little pony, with your feet up in the air, kicking whoever catches you. Haha, you are so sick that even the people around you suffer."

Liang Xiaoqing was stunned when she heard it. Why didn't she have any impression of what Grandpa Xu said?

When I was a child...

That was before she was six years old?

She really doesn't remember much about the memories before she was six years old, and even if she does, it's just fragments. After thinking about it, she can only think of three key words: Hangzhou, aunt, and snake.

Not long after her sixth birthday, she was bitten by a snake. It was a poisonous snake, and she might lose her life if she was rescued a little later.After that incident, my aunt blamed herself very much for not taking good care of her.She only remembered that she had a serious illness because of this, and was taken home by her mother after recovering from the illness.

She really couldn't remember what Grandpa Xu said. Hearing that he recalled it so clearly, she could only smile along with it.At about one o'clock, Grandpa Xu yawned and was a little tired, so he got up and went back to the meditation room for a lunch break.Grandpa Xu told her that it would be good to put the medicinal materials in the meditation room when Si Nian came back, and he would ask someone to get them when he woke up from his nap.

In the afternoon, the temple was quiet, with the hot wind and the faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in the air.After the cold dew passed, the temperature gradually dropped, and as the shadow of the sun slanted, the wind also became cooler.After Grandpa Xu left, Liang Xiaoqing waited for a while, and later received a message from Xu Sinian. He sent the medicinal materials and tea directly to Grandpa's meditation room, which disturbed Grandpa's nap. Right now, he was brewing tea and listening to Grandpa's chat. , and asked her if she wanted to go there.

Liang Xiaoqing wanted to look around and replied to him: I'll look around, you can talk to grandpa well.

Her sense of direction was extremely poor, and she couldn't tell the north, south, east, and west from the moment she entered the temple.

She lazily sat down leaning against the pillar of the porch, and couldn't help but take out her mobile phone to check Weibo. This is great, the fans are already arguing.She flipped through Weibo, her and Wen Wan's names were still on the hot search, "Pea" insisted on asking her to apologize, and her fans were not cheap, clamoring under the comments on the marketing account that they had the ability to release all the videos.

She was about to put the phone away when the familiar message notification sounded.

In the "@我的" column, a red Arabic numeral "1" is displayed.

She opened it casually, she was taken aback for a moment, and then her whole heart seemed to be wrapped in honey, the slightest bit of sweetness penetrated into her blood and poured into her limbs and bones.She never dreamed that she would have such a good fortune to meet him in this life.

At the beginning of the acquaintance, he was an overly good-looking neighbor with a vicious tongue.

After falling in love, even an ordinary comforting sentence from him touched the heartstrings like a love story.

I still remember that she also pinned her hopes on an impossible person. After Pei Chanhe went to France, different versions of the reasons for their breakup were circulated in the school, and it was common for people to point and talk.

The autumn of that year was extremely hot, and the temperature couldn't drop no matter what, she was lying in the dance classroom where the air conditioner was broken, sweating all over, and everyone went to the swimming pool together for recreation. She was a landlubber, so she was left alone.Erin Lang's songs were randomly played on the computer stereo, and when she turned her head to look, the whole mirror reflected her exhausted and sweaty appearance.

There were two girls walking together from the window, chatting while walking, when she heard her name, she felt a palpitation almost reflexively.

"I heard that Zen and senior's girlfriend is a dance major, so she must be pretty?"

"What's the use of being beautiful? Didn't the senior leave her and go to France?"

"Huh? They broke up?"

"Why are you so slow, everyone knows about this, okay?"

"why?"

"I don't know, but I've heard people say that Liang Xiaoqing is very arrogant, and she's probably tired of playing, and Pei Chanhe is too lazy to serve her. Isn't it just that there are more people chasing her, and she really regards herself as a beautiful fairy. ,funny!"

It wasn't too much, but she felt aggrieved and wanted to chase after her to make a theory.She was like a fish that couldn't resist on the chopping board, weakly muttering to herself "it's not what you said at all", her weak voice was drowned out by the song, and no one could hear it except herself.

It's just that at that moment, she especially hoped that someone would stand up and say to her, "I believe in you."

And now, this person finally appeared.

Xu Sinian posted a Weibo: "@月满屋梁 No matter what others say, I am your number one fan. [心]"

The bright little red heart at the end is particularly conspicuous in the scolding full of screen.

She stared blankly at this Weibo until Xu Sinian's call came in.

He asked, "Where is it?"

There was a smile in his voice, you don't need to look to know that he must be very proud.

"Five Hundred Arhats Hall." As soon as the words finished, Liang Xiaoqing realized that her voice was faintly nasal and the corners of her eyes were moist.

"Oh?" Xu Sinian glanced into the hall, "Coincidentally, I'm at the door."

Liang Xiaoqing looked around, she was also at the door.

She walked to the carved door and looked inside: "Why didn't I see you?"

This Arhat Hall has more than one door. Hearing what she said, Xu Sinian went straight in: "You come in."

The layout of the hall is special, Liang Xiaoqing wandered around, but couldn't find Xu Sinian no matter what.

In the afternoon, the warm sun shines through the carved panes and falls on the gray and clear ground in the hall.Her pointed leather shoes made a rattling sound.

She asked: "Didn't you drink tea with grandpa, why did you run out?"

"I can't leave you alone, what if I get lost." He joked leisurely, but she knew that he was worried that she would be unhappy when she surfed the Internet when she was bored by herself, and would be unhappy when she saw the comments on the Internet. Considering things is far more comprehensive than her.

She pursed her lips and smiled, and went around another row, but still didn't see him: "It's like a maze here, where are you?"

"Forget it." His voice came from behind the row of arhat statues on the left, Liang Xiaoqing felt close at hand, and his voice came out from the receiver again, "You are right there, I will go find you."

As expected, she was obedient and listened attentively to the familiar footsteps.But in the blink of an eye, he had appeared at the end of the road, as if he had fallen from the sky, and he could look so good in an ordinary white shirt.He walked towards her under the watchful eyes of the Buddhas, and she stared at him blankly, her gentle eyes reluctant to move away from him even for a moment.

There are some things that you really have to believe in, such as fate, such as destiny, such as meeting someone who makes your heart lose weight frequently.

She raised the phone screen and shook it in front of him: "Thank you."

Xu Sinian walked up to her and stared at her with undisguised love surging like a tide.

Liang Xiaoqing suddenly took a big step forward, grabbed his shoulder, and shook him violently: "Why do you and grandpa know about my childhood?"

The person being interrogated found out that he had been betrayed, and he was really unwilling to accept it. He gritted his teeth and refused to say anything. He was unmoved by Liang Xiaoqing's various conditions. , as long as you tell me, you can put forward any condition, I will agree to you."

"Really?"

"Ah."

"That's fine, you marry me."

"..."

"You said it yourself, any conditions are fine."

"That can't be so hasty!"

There was no way, Liang Xiaoqing finally accepted the humiliation.

On the way back, Xu Sinian asked: "How much do you remember when you were a child in Hangzhou?"

Liang Xiaoqing thought about it carefully for a while, then shook her head.

Xu Sinian, who was full of expectations, complained endlessly, so she really didn't have any impression of him at all.

It was the winter of 12. The young master of the Xu family who had just entered junior high school was obviously only [-] years old, but his temperament was very calm.The boy in the class has recently become obsessed with "The King of Fighters". He is still immersed in the medical world and is indifferent to all new and interesting things.

His memory is always exceptionally good. He grew up in an aristocratic family in Xinglin, and the study room at home is filled with ancient books and classics, but most of them are classical Chinese, which are difficult to read, and there are traditional Chinese works, which are extremely difficult to read, so he picks and chooses him. I only have a soft spot for the book "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases".He would take this book to school occasionally, and put it side by side with "Xinhua Dictionary" on the special bookcase at the back of the classroom, becoming his recreational reading between classes.

He often finished his homework early and devoted himself to studying "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases". Even on the way home from school, he had to memorize a paragraph silently to digest the newly learned content.

At his age, he still can't fully understand these ancient prose, but he wants to memorize them because of his interest. He hopes that one day he will be like his father and grandfather, knowing everything about medicine, diagnosing people's pulse, prescribing prescriptions, and treating diseases.

After reciting this paragraph, looking up, the century-old signboard of Quanxiangtang hangs prominently in front of the eaves of the white walls and black tiles.Different from the past, there was a little girl carved in jade sitting on the threshold of the medicine hall that day.The little girl sat in a small ball in the bright winter sun, wearing a wool hat with a fluffy fur ball on the top, and the boy sneezed for no reason.

The little girl looked like five or six years old, with a piece of kraft paper on her lap, filled with snacks such as Yanjin dates, edamame, and fragrant cakes, sitting there eating scum all over her face.

Xu Sinian thought that this little girl was brought over by a customer who came to see a doctor from the pharmacy, but as night fell, all the customers left, and she was still sitting there.The pharmacy was about to close, so he went to install the board door, hesitating to ask her about her background.At that time, he didn't know how to get along with girls. His mother had just left Guizhou not long ago, and Susu had not yet become a member of the family.

The always young and mature Xu Sinian stood in front of her for a long time, and finally said "Hello".

The girl raised her head and looked at the little brother in front of her. For some reason, she felt close, so she asked in a childlike voice, "When will my aunt come to pick me up?"

Xu Sinian looked blank, what aunt?
Doctor Xu happened to see this scene when he came out, and explained to his son: "That's your Aunt Liang's niece. She has been out on tour for the past few days and has no time to take care of her, so I asked grandpa to take care of her for two days. I think grandpa is not in a good mood recently, so he just Take it over and take care of it. Don't go to grandpa to make trouble this week, play with her. "

Xu Sinian thought about it carefully, Aunt Liang?Oh, it's the neighbor from Jujingtang, who seems to be a member of the Provincial Drama Troupe.At that time, Grandpa had not yet become a monk to cultivate, so the Jujing Hall was always managed by Grandpa.Because of his schooling, Xu Sinian has been living in Quanxiangtang with his parents. He only goes back to Longjing Village to visit his grandfather on weekends. He is not familiar with the neighbors there.

Dr. Xu still had some fresh medicinal materials that he hadn't tidied up, so he hurried to the patio in the backyard, his voice gradually faded away: "This little girl is not too cold, she's been sitting there all afternoon."

Xu Sinian looked towards the door, the little girl grabbed a piece of fragrant cake and ate it deliciously, it really didn't look too cold at all.He twitched his toes slightly, hesitated for a while, then turned around and sat back at the counter, took out the unfinished exercise book, and buried himself in his struggle.

When all the homework was done, he raised his head and glanced at the door. The sunset disappeared, the night was fading, and the stars appeared one after another. The little girl was still fighting with those small snacks with relish. At such a young age, eating too much sweets is not good for teeth. good job

The pen holder unknowingly spun into flowers at his fingertips, and suddenly landed on the table with a snap.

He sighed and got out of the seat.

It wasn't until the snacks were taken away that Liang Xiaoqing noticed that the little brother just now came back again.

Xu Sinian quietly put away the snacks, and looked down at her: "Go into the house." He typed the manuscript over and over again, clearly out of good intentions, worried that she would get sick easily because it was too cold outside, but the words came out a bit awkward. unreasonable.

Liang Xiaoqing frowned reluctantly, stretched out her soft little hand, covered her nose, and pointed at the medicine hall in a serious manner: "Smelly!"

This time it was Xu Sinian's turn to frown, stink?Where does it stink?

He sniffed it carefully, and suddenly realized that what she was talking about was the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine.

It turned out that she didn't like the bitter taste so she didn't come in.

"Well, you and I go into the house, and these snacks will be yours." He promised her promise, and stretched out his hand to her.

Those clean and beautiful hands stopped in front of Liang Xiaoqing, her eyes rolled around, thinking whether she should believe this little brother's words, and finally gave in for the snacks, and handed over her hand to this little brother.A small hand, like a steamed bun just out of a steamer, is white, small and soft. Xu Sinian held her little hand in the palm, feeling slippery and soft, and wanted to hold it tighter. , but didn't even dare to exert strength, for fear of hurting her.

Her steps are small, his steps are big, in order to cooperate with her, he walks in small steps, his appearance is a little funny, even he himself laughed, but he also had some fun in it.Although the girls in the class were very chattering and noisy, but the obedient and well-behaved little sister beside her was really likable.

The winter in the south is damp and cold. At that time, there was no air conditioner in the house, only electric heating, and occasionally a charcoal stove would be set up by my side when I was basking outside.Before going to bed at night, Dr. Xu brought a new quilt to his son's room. As usual, Xu Sinian gnawed on the "tome" that he didn't understand well, while Liang Xiaoqing sat peacefully on the old-fashioned TV to watch the currently playing animation.

Seeing this, Xu Sinian inserted the bookmark into the page, marked it, turned around and asked in confusion, "This is it?"

Dr. Xu explained while making the bed: "For the next two days, you go to sleep in my room and let Qingqing live in your room."

Thinking back to his father's loud snoring, the boy couldn't help shivering. Those who haven't experienced it won't understand that feeling. It's definitely mental torture.

He asked dissatisfiedly: "Why? Isn't there another guest room?"

Dr. Xu didn't even look up, thinking that his son was dissatisfied with people living in his room, so he took it for granted: "The guest room has no electric heater, and it's cold at night, so Qingqing catches a cold easily."

Xu Sinian had an idea: "It's okay, I'll sleep in the guest room."

Dr. Xu raised his head this time, and saw a trace of luck in his son's eyes. He coughed twice in embarrassment, and said earnestly, "The guest room is cold, and the final exam will be soon..."

Xu Sinian muttered: "That's better than being sleepless all night and suffering from mental torture."

Doctor Xu: "..."

That night, Xu Sinian got his wish.

It's just that the room is really too cold, a quilt is useless at all, and the hot water bottle was cold in the middle of the night, and he kicked him to the ground.After he woke up from the cold, he couldn't fall asleep anymore, thinking over and over again, why did he sacrifice so much for that little girl that he never knew?So unwilling, he tiptoed back to his room with a quilt in his arms.

Taking advantage of the cold moon outside the window, he found that Liang Xiaoqing was sleeping soundly, but his sleeping appearance was not very good.She doesn't seem to want to rest on the pillow, the pillow is almost falling to the floor, and she sleeps on her back, she is so small, but now it seems that the whole bed is not enough for her to toss.

The boy moved closer, helped her fetch the pillow, and tucked the corner of the quilt for her, his movements were gentle but somewhat awkward.He had never taken care of a girl so considerately before, and this was the first time.After he corrected her sleeping position, he began to lay the floor for himself, and lowered his voice as much as possible.By the time he tidied up, he was already sleepy, so he fell asleep with the quilt in his arms.

During those six months, Liang Xiaoqing's aunt was still the backbone of the Provincial Drama Troupe, and she hadn't started her own drama troupe yet. She usually traveled around with the troupe on tour. As a result, Liang Xiaoqing and Xu's younger brother gradually became acquainted with each other.

Xu Sinian was helpless to coax the children, whenever Qingqing came to stay at home temporarily, he could only think of teasing her with snacks, or turning on the TV and tuning to the animation channel.Later, he was almost used to Qingqing's existence, and she was also good, so he didn't need to try to coax her, all he had to do was tell her what to do and what not to do.

Sometimes he made an appointment with his friends to play golf on Sunday, and when he came back late, he would bring her a cake on the way, and when he entered the door, he would hear her running down the stairs quickly and thank him happily: "Thank you brother Sinian! "She has entered the period of changing teeth, and her words are not very clear. She always pronounces "Nian" as the fourth sound, which sounds like "missing brother" to her ears, which tickles his heart.At this time, he thought, it would be nice if there was a younger sister in the family.

Once, Aunt Liang was going on a long trip again. The performance ended and the troupe members gathered at the entrance of the troupe. She was really embarrassed to bother the Xu family, but she still called Dr. Xu. Of course, Xu Sinian was in charge of running errands to pick up Qingqing.

He arrived early, and the performance was not over yet. He explained to the staff and was taken backstage. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qingqing hiding behind the curtain.At that time, the spring was strong, and she was wearing a small printed green dress, imitating the "Tage" being performed by the dancers on the stage.

It wasn't until she saw Brother Sinian that she ran out from behind the curtain. Like a little mouse, she took advantage of the gap between the closing of the curtain and ran up to him quickly, looked up at him with a look of surprise: "Brother Sinian, How did you come here?"

He rubbed her hair casually, and said casually, "Take you home." After speaking, he couldn't help laughing. She was obviously a child of someone else's family, so how could she become his own without knowing it?

Later, the weather gradually warmed up, and Aunt Liang was promoted to the deputy head of the regiment, so she no longer had to run around, Qingqing's visits to his house gradually decreased, but Xu Sinian went to Longjing more and more often, every time On holidays, I went there in the name of helping grandpa take care of the medicine hall.

It happened to be Qingqing's birthday that day, and her aunt felt guilty because of her busy work some time ago, so she specially ordered a [-]-inch fruit cake and distributed it to the neighbors to congratulate her.

The cake was delivered to Jujingtang, Qingqing went with her aunt, but she was taken aback when she saw Brother Sinian, maybe it was because she hadn't seen him for a long time, the little girl was a little shy, and hid behind her aunt with a plate holding the cake.Xu Sinian just found it funny, but it's only been a month, why are you so afraid of him?He's not a big bad wolf.

Since then, whenever he is free, he will come to Longjing to accompany his grandfather, and when the weather is good, he will take Qingqing, who is clamoring to explore, on the mountain roads.Until the summer solstice of that year, when the hot summer was hard to escape, he accidentally took her into the deep mountains of the scenic area, where there were many insects, ants, snakes and scorpions. Although there were many beautiful scenery on the roadside, the deeper the forest was, the more creepy and eerie it felt.

Qingqing is not afraid of those insects at such a young age, she is very different from ordinary little girls, and also very different from her who is afraid of insects and ants now.At that time, she only felt that the insects had several legs and looked interesting, so she squatted in the grass and observed intently, but she didn't know that there was a snake coiled beside the stone deep in the bush.

The snake was so quiet that even he didn't notice it.It wasn't until Qingqing's feet softened and she realized that she was stepping on something, that she was shocked.The snake is called "five-step snake" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is a kind of poisonous snake that will actively attack people.Sure enough, before he could take any precautions, the snake's body had coiled around Qingqing's legs, leaving two sharp teeth marks with blood stains on her legs suddenly.

He has read in medical books that this five-step snake has medicinal value, such as dispelling rheumatism, purging fire and detoxifying, etc., but it is also extremely poisonous, so the death rate of patients bitten by it is extremely high.

Qingqing was bitten by a five-step snake. Before Xu Sinian came back to his senses, his heart speeded up suddenly. He knew what would happen next. This was the first time for the young man to face death directly.Later, he recalled carefully that in his medical career, Qingqing was indeed his first patient.

Although his mentality is more mature than ordinary boys, he is still a child in the final analysis, it is impossible not to be nervous, and he is even a little at a loss.When he came to his senses and wanted to call for someone, he suddenly realized that this place was on a mountain and there were very few pedestrians.

It’s over.

How to do?
After a brief panic, he quickly calmed down.The place where the five-step snake bites is easy to cause festering and bleeding.When Qingqing's crying sounded in his ears, he thought of a way instead. Grandpa told him that in this case, a rope should be tied tightly around the wound about ten centimeters, which can quickly suppress the amount of bleeding.But the five-step snake is unusual, this method has no practical effect at all, and the blood is still dripping down.

Qingqing's face was pale, she had already lost all color, she was muttering in her mouth, she didn't know what she was talking about.He didn't want to listen, and immediately picked up a sharp stone from the ground, cut open the two wounds that left the tooth marks, leaned over without hesitation, and sucked out part of the venom with his lips, just like this three or four times, Qingqing saw I got better, but there were blood blisters around the wound.

He immediately picked her up and put her on the rock by the stream. He took off his shirt, threw the clothes into the water to soak them quickly, and then wrung out the water vigorously to wash away the venom remaining near the wound.Fortunately, he looked around and found a clump of lobelia under the tree. He hurriedly grabbed a handful, chewed it up and applied it to the wound.

It is really amazing that a 12-year-old boy can deal with the wound to such an extent without being surprised.But he himself didn't know whether this series of first aid was effective, and after finishing these, he hurriedly picked up Qingqing, who was completely unconscious, and ran down the mountain.

During the summer solstice, he was like the wind blowing under his feet, but the beads of sweat did not stop for a moment, sliding down his forehead.He only knew to run towards the farmhouse hidden in the depths of the green forest, his mind went blank, he only felt that the person on his back was as heavy as a weight, as if a stone was pressing on his heart.

If she doesn't wake up...

He forced himself not to think about it, and he blamed himself so much that he shouldn't have taken her into the mountain.

He secretly competed with himself, how could she get hurt right under his nose!

Fortunately, when I ran down a slope, I saw a private car, probably a tourist who came to the mountains to drink tea with his family during the holidays.Xu Sinian didn't think about anything, and ran to the middle of the road in one step. Because he was carrying Qingqing on his back, he couldn't move his hands, so he just shouted at the car: "Someone is injured!"

It wasn't until Qingqing was pushed into the emergency room that he breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of his breath hung in his chest, waiting for the result of the rescue.

This incident completely alarmed Liang and Xu's family. Liang Xiaoqing's aunt rushed from the troupe to the hospital immediately after receiving the call. She dared not hide such a big matter. On the way to the hospital, she called her brother.When the sister-in-law heard that her daughter's life was in danger, she was very emotional and immediately ordered her husband to book a plane ticket.As the child's aunt, she kept apologizing and flustered, as if the sky was falling.

At the same time, Dr. Xu also rushed to the hospital with his father.Seeing his son in a mess, Dr. Xu couldn't help showing sullenness, what a nonsense!The two children had no choice but to go into the mountains.But when Gu Nian was in public, he endured all the words of the lesson, and said coldly, "What's going on?"

Xu Sinian knew that he was in trouble, so he leaned against the wall, lowered his head, and told the whole story. When he talked about the emergency measures, Doctor Xu's face softened a little. What his son did can continue to treat the doctor more. Time, I hope the child is okay, I hope it is just a false alarm.

Perhaps it was everyone's pious belief that moved God, or it was due to Xu Sinian's calmness and wisdom. After the first aid was over, the nurse informed the family that Liang Xiaoqing was out of danger.Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

From midnight on that day, Liang Xiaoqing started to have a high fever, and her body temperature reached [-] degrees.The doctor said that the little girl was overly frightened, and she would be fine in a day or two.But a day or two passed, and the fever still persisted.

Liang Xiaoqing gradually regained consciousness. Although she was sick, she had strength. Whenever she saw the nurse come in with the needle, she would cry loudly. She jumped out of the bed with bare feet and went straight under the bed.All the medical staff had no choice but to forcibly drag her out.

This bad situation lasted until the third day.Xu Sinian immediately rushed to the hospital to see her after school, and happened to witness her crying and hiding under the bed, and hearing her cry hoarsely, he just felt distressed, and it would be a pity if her voice was broken. .

Liang Xiaoqing, who was huddled in the corner under the bed, was tired from crying, and she was dizzy when she saw Brother Sinian come in to accompany her, as if seeing someone close to her, she subconsciously burrowed into his arms, and said to him, "Qingqing don't The injection hurts..."

"Okay, don't fight or fight, I let them all go out."

She is so small, white and clean, huddled in the corner like a glutinous rice dumpling.The wall was too cold, he reached out his hand to hug her into his arms, but accidentally touched her forehead, it was very hot, estimated to be 38 degrees.He frowned, trying to persuade her to go out and get an injection obediently, but thinking of the hoarse crying, he decided to forget it.

So he coaxed her softly, made her laugh in different ways, hugged her in his arms and hummed nursery rhymes... Now he is full of patience with women and patients, mostly due to this.When she finally fell asleep, he carried her out from under the bed, called the medical staff waiting outside to give her an injection, and before leaving, he dug out a bag of sweet-scented osmanthus plums from his schoolbag.She likes to eat these candied fruit, he specially told the nurse, if she is not willing to take medicine, to coax her with sweet-scented osmanthus plum, maybe she can compromise.

The scorching sun was blocked by the snow-white window screens, and only a gleam of golden light remained between the curtains. The clean and bright ward looked like a glass cover. Anyone who saw her peaceful and beautiful sleeping face would know how cute the doll is. That's all.

That was the last time he saw her.Not long after, the school ushered in the final exam, and he was busy with his studies. When he finally found time to visit her in the hospital, she had already been discharged.

That summer, Xu Sinian, who was still a teenager, rode his bicycle to Longjing Village. When he was going downhill, the wind was blowing. He didn't press the brake until he came across a roadside stall selling sweet cakes.However, when he knocked on the neighbor's door with the fragrant cake in his hand, Aunt Liang told him that Qingqing was taken back to the north by her parents.

The north is thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River. It can only be reached after crossing the Yangtze River, crossing the Yellow River and passing through many cities.

When he heard the news, he felt a moment of melancholy. He was only a teenager, and this melancholy was quickly replaced by trivial matters in life.It wasn't until his mother who was working in Guizhou brought back a baby girl who was still in her infancy that he thought of the little girl sitting on the threshold of the medicine hall waiting for her aunt to pick her up again.

On New Year's Day of that year, Xu Sinian was lucky enough to burn a stick of incense at Lingyin Temple, and asked for a blue glazed tassel pendant of Medicine Master Tathagata.Medicine Master Tathagata's seventh wish is to get rid of all living beings' diseases, and Qingqing has been in poor health since she was a child, so it is just right to give her as an amulet.

So when his neighbor Aunt Liang went north to return to her hometown to celebrate the Lantern Festival, he quietly gave this piece of blue glass to Aunt Liang, the pharmacist Tathagata, to Qingqing who was far away in the north.

In fact, the time when he had intersected with her was just a fragment of memory in his long life. Now he has long forgotten the specific situation at that time, and every time he thinks about it, it seems to have happened in his previous life.

It's just that one day in the future, when he pushed open the wooden door stained with medicinal fragrance, he suddenly felt familiar with the person who greeted him. He didn't believe in fatalism, but at that moment, he firmly believed in fate.

That time, she was waiting for the bus on the mountain road with five or six shopping bags, and he recognized the blue glaze hanging on her bag at a glance.

He inquired about her name and smiled knowingly when he heard the answer.

It turned out that his glutinous rice dumplings had grown up.

"So... we knew each other a long time ago?" Liang Xiaoqing couldn't believe it, "You don't make up stories to deceive me, do you?"

"It's absolutely true." Xu Sinian calmed down and threw a bombshell, "I put you on the bed and let the nurses give you the injections because you had a high fever and were messing around in the hospital."

Liang Xiaoqing: "..."

"Xu Sinian, you are too cruel!"

(End of this chapter)