Iron Bull Legend

"Well, I'm hungry." The old man said much louder this time.

Lao Wang immediately cried. His father had not said a word for more than half a month and only ate liquid food every day. The couple had no choice but to watch the old man wait for death.

"Auntie, make some egg water for grandpa and add some sugar." Tieniu said to the tearful hostess standing on the threshold.

"Well, well, I'll get it right now." The hostess hurriedly found the eggs and beat the egg water.

Tieniu opened the backpack according to the recipe modified by his grandfather, searched for the needed herbs inside, asked Lao Wang to find a scale to weigh the recipe according to the weight, and then divided it into five parts for Lao Wang to boil the medicine.

The egg water was ready. The hostess helped the old man up and drank a large bowl of egg water. The old man gained strength and his mental state improved significantly. The couple cried with joy and thanked him endlessly.

After working for a long time, dinner was ready. The couple ate with the four masters and apprentices. Lao Wang and Mr. Guo drank wine and had a good time, as if relatives were visiting.

The kid ate quickly, and Little Tieniu went to boil the medicine. The two sisters from the Jin family chatted with him. Little Tieniu put in the last handful of herbs, and when they were about ready, he took out the medicinal soup and divided it into three portions. , one stick of incense.

After drinking the first medicinal soup at the old man's home, I was able to stand up on my own. Lying down for too long was not good for the body. It was still good to sit up and move around slowly.

Lao Wang and his wife were extremely happy to see that their father had recovered so quickly. They insisted on drinking with Mr. Guo for a while, which also reflected the simple and honest nature of mountain people.

While Rhubarb was eating, he received a piece of pickled fat meat secretly given to him by Tie Niu. When he was making medicine after the meal, he was already playing with Tie Niu and even let his little sister touch his head.

At night, I slept in the old man's east room. At midnight, Xiao Tieniu took the old man's pulse again and found that the old man was recovering well, and then he fell asleep.

All this was discovered by Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo didn't say a word, he was secretly happy and was even more satisfied with Little Tieniu.

In the morning, Little Tieniu was still awake from peeing. When he got up, the hostess was already cooking. After washing, Little Tieniu started to stand in the yard and did not enter the house until everyone got up. During the whole process, Da Huang was Follow him, and eventually, follow him into the house.

After the meal, Tieniu gave the old man another injection. The hostess had already prepared the medicine while cooking, and the old man was able to get up, drink the medicine and eat by himself, which showed that Tieniu's treatment was correct.

After bidding farewell to the whole family, the four of them set out on the road. When leaving, the Wang family and his wife said that when they came back, they must stay at home for one more night.

After eating and drinking, and resting for a night, the child's strength recovered quickly, and he knew that after climbing over the last mountain, he would have to walk a little further. For mountain people, walking is no problem.

Children are most looking forward to the outside world that they dream of. The unknown world is a mystery. Mr. Guo told about the foreign car with two wheels that was faster than running. For a long time, it ran on the ground like a string of money. trains, and cars running on the ground smoking.

They will see it soon, and they will know what grandpa said and what he really saw. Although it was tiring going up the mountain, everyone was not resting. When going down the mountain, everyone walked even faster. When going down the mountain, the sun was almost reaching the top of the head. , by the stream at the foot of the mountain, washed and ate some food.

In the distance, rows of red houses were seen. These houses were novel to the children in the mountains and had never been seen before. Grandpa told them that they were built with fired red bricks.

The two little girls were like a million reasons, Mr. Guo also took the trouble to explain, and the four of them walked much faster than before amid the little girls' chattering.

No matter how fast it was, it would still be dozens of miles, and as we walked, more and more people were walking on it. At this time, the little girls had lost their energy, and the journey of dozens of miles was not what they said, after all, they were still children.

When they saw the foreign car that Grandpa told them about, it was on two wheels and could run faster. The two little girls' eyes glowed green, and they became excited again. They chased each other for more than ten meters, and finally stopped in embarrassment. Come down, One Hundred Thousand Whys starts again.

Before the sun set in the evening, we arrived at the destination of our trip, Wangye Temple. Mr. Guo had stayed here before and walked into a large courtyard with familiarity.

At this time, you need a letter of introduction to go out, food stamps to buy grain, cloth stamps to buy cloth, meat stamps to buy meat, and stamps to buy anything. Children don't know this.

Mr. Guo discussed with a relatively fat woman for a long time, and then spent [-] cents to buy a small shop, which was just right for four people in a small room. He put all the mountain goods on the floor of the room, and the fat woman locked the door. Eating out alone.

Dinner was in a house with the door open. It was a bit dirty inside. There was a thick layer of oil stains on the table and benches, which were dark and much dirtier than the tables and benches at home.

Mr. Guo ordered four bowls of noodles, braised with cabbage. When the noodles came, Xiao Tieniu noticed that they were dark white noodles, much darker than the white noodles at home during the Chinese New Year. The stewed noodles tasted okay, and each bowl of noodles was plenty. .

The two little girls couldn't eat a bowl of noodles, so they gave a lot of noodles to their grandfather. Xiao Tieniu ate all the bowl, and his belly was bulging. After eating, he burped. Xiao Tieniu said embarrassedly. I looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so I quickly lowered my head.

After everyone finished eating, they returned to the small house early and called the fat woman to open the door. Little Tieniu asked where the hot water was and used a basin to get hot water for his grandfather and two sisters.

On the bunk bed, Xiao Tieniu smelled a smell that made him feel a little nauseous. However, he did not say anything and simply whispered to the little sisters for a while. After pouring the footwashing water, the four of them returned to the bunk bed. No one was there. Yes, the two little girls fell asleep.

Little Tieniu didn't sleep. He closed his eyes and thought about what he saw today. In this novel place and the two-wheeled foreign cart, weren't the people on it afraid of falling? There are also food stamps to pay for a meal.

At this time, Mr. Guo's snoring sounded. Listening to his grandfather's rhythmic and very regular snoring, Little Tieniu really wanted to block his grandfather's nostrils. He just thought about what would happen.

He devoted all his thoughts to the ring hanging on his chest and learned about the antiques inside one by one. During the time when he came back from the mountains, he also became familiar with many functions of the ring.

You can put anything five meters around you into the ring at will, or you can take it out as long as you want without using your hands. However, there are weight requirements. He can only weigh the weight of two sacks now, which is too much. More is not enough.

He now doesn't know why there is such a big space in the ring, and why it can fit big stones and antiques when it is only worn on such a small hand. This is something he can't understand now. He doesn't dare to talk to it. Grandpa or the old flower grandpa who gave him the ring asked, fearing that they wouldn't know and would say he was lying.

At this time, Tieniu was looking at the yellow and neat things in the box in the ring. He took out a piece and rubbed it in his hand. No gas like antiques entered his body, but he felt very heavy.

There were a lot of things inside. Except for the porcelain and copper antiques that he was familiar with, the others were unknown to him. An idea suddenly appeared in his little mind. These things could be exchanged for grandpa's handkerchief. All that fancy money?

I must earn a lot of money to give to Sister Lan, Sister Zhu, Aunt, Grandpa, Grandpa Huazi, Grandpa Ke, Grandpa Liu, and Grandpa Zhang. . . . . Buy them a lot of new clothes, not let them wear them, patched rags, and buy a lot of meat, so they can eat whatever they want. . . .

Tieniu was thinking like this in his little head. He didn't know how much time had passed before he heard someone talking and walking outside. He didn't know what they were busy with. Why didn't he sleep well?

While Xiao Tieniu was thinking about it, a strong urge to urinate suddenly woke him up from his stupor. He pulled on his shoes, put on his clothes, opened the door and rushed out.

Mr. Guo also woke up, and couldn't help but smile when he saw little Tieniu scurrying in a daze. The two little girls were sleeping soundly with their arms spread out. When they were washing their feet last night, Tieniu said that the quilt smelled dirty, so don't take off your clothes. The two sisters slept with their clothes on.

When Little Tieniu came back from outside, Grandpa had already packed up, without waking up the two sisters. He told him to go out and take a look, and went out with his hands behind his back. Little Tieniu sat back on the main bunk. He had nothing to do and wanted to see what was outside. Due to the situation, and fear that something might happen to the two sisters, that magical perception spread to all directions.

It was just dawn outside, and many people gathered here from all directions. Some were riding in ox carts, donkey carts, and walking on foot. I didn’t see those two-wheeled foreign carts. Many of them were carried on their backs or shoulders. thing.

Everyone has the same goal, towards the big house in the town, and some are on the edge in front of the big house. There are sacks on the ground and things placed on them.

There were live chickens, ducks, piglets, hares, and delicious fruits in bottles. He had eaten them at Grandpa's place in the cowshed. They were delicious. There were also salt in the earthen jar at home, and some cooking Blue cloth for clothes, needle and thread for sewing clothes, leather. . . . There were things he didn't recognize.

I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, my mouth was being patted gently by a small hand, and my mouth was saying "Ahhhhhhhhh" very rhythmically.

"Giggle, giggle..." Jin Lan had already woken up and looked at him in a daze. Then, she started to open her mouth, knowing that he was going to cheer up and started playing a prank, which they often played.

Jinzhu purred drowsily and did not touch the tabby cat she often held. She reluctantly opened her eyes and looked around blankly. When she saw Tieniu and her sister, she remembered where they were.

The two little girls got up to wash up. The water for washing was brought by Tie Niu. Tie Niu didn't want them to compete with the people outside for the washing place. The smell was so bad that he felt sick.

The two young ladies finally finished tidying up, with neatly combed hair, and a slightly double-chin face. They didn't have the appearance of children from a small mountain village, but were more pink and delicate, making them comfortable to look at.

"Stinky Tieniu, why are you looking at me?" the two sisters asked in unison.

"No, I was just in a daze." It was revealed that Tieniu peeked at the two young ladies, and he quickly found a reason. He didn't even realize how stupid he looked at the two young ladies.

"Chuck... cluck..." The silver bell-like laughter of the little sisters came from the room. They were laughing, but Little Tieniu's face was red.

Xiao Tieniu was really embarrassed when his little thoughts were exposed. He didn't know what to say at all, so he could only giggle along with his sister. That look was so innocent, and the little dark face, that kind of stupidity was even more embarrassing. The two young ladies couldn't stand laughing anymore.

At this time, the door was opened, and Mr. Guo came from outside. When he came in, he saw the children were so happy, and his mood improved. After greeting everyone, they put their backpacks on their backs, and the four of them walked out directly. .

The fat female boss said hello to Mr. Guo, took off her shoes and went to the room to clean up. When she saw that the room next door to Tieniu and the others was in a mess, she cursed angrily and vented her anger.