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The two little girls were also found.

They wore black robes and ran all the way down the mountain. It was still dark and they dared not enter the city.

The two hugged each other to keep warm, huddled and waited for dawn, then took off the black robe and threw it away, and ran back to the city.

The two sisters, surnamed Lin, are not locals. They came to Qinghe County from Tianjin to visit relatives with their father.Their father had only their two children, and there were no other relatives in the family. The sisters had been missing for two days, and Lin's father had gone crazy.The relatives in the local area can also be regarded as some well-known squires. Although they are not very rich, there have been many scholars in the family, and they cherish their reputation the most. Bandits must be punished severely.

Needless to say, Qinghe officials will also be severely punished.

At the beginning of the year, the superiors repeatedly explained that the suppression of bandits must be thorough.

The group of people from the ruined temple hit the guns, and they naturally died without guilt.

Master Cheng Ban's head was smashed, and he was a little stupid. He could only make a weak voice and couldn't say anything.

The gang was quickly sentenced to execution by shooting.

Xie Jing has been with Master Jiu all the time. This matter has been taken over by Master Jiu to handle it on his behalf. He followed along and learned more details. After seeing the case was judged, he went home and told Li Yuan the result.

"Those two little girls are relatives of the Lin family. They had been staying in Tianjin with their parents before. They were going home to visit relatives. Because they didn't speak the local accent, they were targeted by Cheng San and his group, and they were kidnapped and taken to the ruined temple. As soon as their parents met Master Jiu, they asked about you, saying that they wanted to thank you for saving the two children, and insisted on coming to visit. I told them the address, and I might come later." Xie Jing After drinking a white porcelain bowl of water, his Adam's apple twitched slightly when he raised his head. He quenched his thirst and said, "I heard that Mr. Lin from Tianjin is a western doctor and is very good at surgery. Your leg injury can make him recover again." Show it."

Li Yuan took the herbal teapot from the small table with one hand and wanted to add it to him, "Actually, I don't need it, I'm almost fine, as long as I know they're fine."

Grandma Kou just came in with a plate of washed crispy melons, put down the plate and took the teapot without letting him move, and poured another bowl of water for Xie Jing: "It's better to let Dr. Lin look at it again, the legs will last forever. Don't fall for the root cause."

Li Yuan nodded obediently and agreed.

In the afternoon, the father and daughter of the Lin family came to visit. That Mr. Lin didn't dress in a particularly western style, he was still dressed in a robe, and he came to visit in person with a medicine box in his hand.

Li Yuan kept his body tense, only willing to show his arm and injured leg for Dr. Lin's examination, during which he said very little.

He doesn't know western medicine, so he doesn't know if this doctor with weird tools can see those unspeakable injuries on his body through clues.

Dr. Lin is just a surgeon and obviously does not have perspective. After a careful examination, he said with a smile: "Healed very well, your legs are stronger than others, and there is no mistake in bone setting. In this way, I will help you first." Put on a plaster cast, and after removing the plaster cast, you can walk slowly with crutches, and it will be covered in a few months." While prescribing anti-inflammatory drugs, he comforted Li Yuan, "You may not know that human bones have the ability to repair themselves. It’s very powerful, and when it recovers after the interruption, it will be harder than before.”

Li Yuan was a little surprised: "Is it like this, and the bones in other places are also like this?"

Dr. Lin nodded: "Yes, so don't have too much psychological burden. I will treat you here until you recover."

Li Yuan laughed and said, "Then I will definitely recover soon."

Doctor Lin only thought of him as a young man who was trying to be brave, and didn't think too much about it. After seeing Li Yuan, he went to the living room to express his thanks to Xie Jing, and also treated Grandma Kou's health.

Grandma Kou is in good health except for some minor ailments common to the elderly. The vitality that was injured by the serious illness before will recover a lot in the past six months. It is just that her knee hurts recently. Dr. Lin prescribed some anti-inflammatory drugs for her and said with a smile : "The old lady is in good health. It's good to go out to bask in the sun more every day. The rest is nothing important, but the knees can no longer carry heavy loads. Pay more attention."

"Oh, I see."

Xie Jing stood aside and listened, adding tea and water.

Dr. Lin still has something to do, he won't stay for long, and he will leave soon.

When he went to look for the little sister in the next room, he heard the two chattering to Li Yuan through the door, like two little orioles with crisp voices: "If Brother Xie Jing and the people from the government hadn't gone up the mountain to search in time, Those gangsters are probably going to run away!"

"Yes, my sister and I saw a torch from a distance, but we all listened to you, we hid when we saw someone, and didn't dare to go there."

"Yes, we entered the city at dawn, and my father was going to be terrified. He almost sent a telegram to his hometown in Tianjin..."

……

Dr. Lin knocked on the door, opened it slightly and called out to his daughter, "Zhifei, Zhiyi, let's go back first, don't disturb the patient's rest."

The twin sisters were holding a tea bowl in one hand and the other was peeling oranges. They all put down when they heard what Dr. Lin said. One of them put the oranges in Li Yuan's hands, looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother Li Yuan, let's go home first." Go, wait until tomorrow to accompany you to relieve boredom."

Li Yuandao: "I'm not bored."

The other said crisply: "Then we will take care of you. Dad is a doctor and taught us a lot!"

Regardless of Li Yuan's answer, the two ran to the door and followed Dr. Lin.

Xie Jing heard the silence outside, then went to Li Yuan's room, saw that the small room was cleaned up, raised her eyebrows and said: "I thought they only learned medical skills from Dr. Lin, and they are not good at anything else."

"The two mothers of their sisters died young, and Dr. Lin took care of them. On weekdays, Dr. Lin has to go to the clinic to work, and they clean up the house." Li Yuan gave him the peeled orange, "You eat?"

Xie Jing shook his head, and Li Yuan ate slowly by himself.

Xie Jing asked him, "Is it sweet?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said blankly: "The ones with green skin are not sweet. Do you want sweet ones? I'll use hot water to remove the astringency later. I can have sweeter ones at night."

Xie Jing leaned against the door and thought carefully for a while, he had never been served by anyone.Especially the oranges that have been peeled like this, he is the only one in my memory who has peeled them for Master Jiu. Sometimes Master Jiu would deliberately put unpeeled fresh longan in his mouth. Not knowing Jiuye's temper, and not daring to resist, he took a deep breath and bit the shell, and then Jiuye dug out the longan with teeth marks from his mouth with his fingers, and laughed for a long time.

Xie Jing has been wondering what Master Jiu was thinking.

It was rare that Li Yuan had a peeled orange, so he opened his mouth to ask.

But Li Yuan is not as good as Master Jiu.

Xie Jing thought to himself, at least Master Jiu never said sour when he peeled the oranges, and ate all of them without changing his expression.

The place where the Lin family lives is not far from Xie Jing’s Xiaodongxiang. Sisters Lin Zhifei and Lin Zhiyi often run here, and their hands are never empty. They often bring some small things over, sometimes together. There are not many books in this book, and sometimes it is a handful of half-green ears of wheat. They had only eaten processed flour in Tianjin before, and they had never eaten half-cooked wheat grains that could be eaten as snacks.Whenever the two sisters find something new, they will send it to Xiaodongxiang. In addition, the Lin sisters are diligent in their hands and feet, and Li Yuan can't move because of his injuries. She lit a fire to cook, and even fried a few dishes.

Grandma Kou liked them very much, and often made snacks for them.

Elder sister Lin Zhifei likes to be lively and has more strength. She does all the cleaning work; younger sister Lin Zhiyi is quieter and can bear it.

When Li Yuanneng got out of bed on crutches, the Qinghe government posted a notice.

From the beginning of the year to the present, officers and soldiers have arrested a total of 57 bandits, and now they are publicly executed. The already foolish Banzhu Cheng is also among them. If there is still a sliver of strength, I definitely don't want to live until now, these days are simply worse than death.

On the day of the execution, Xie Jing watched from a distance.

I couldn't see clearly, only heard a few gunshots.

Xie Jing reined in the horse and moved a few steps from the height of the hillside to comfort the frightened horse. He stared in that direction for a while, and turned back when the place became quiet.From today on, he has walked two different paths from the past, and the past has nothing to do with it.

Grandma Kou is happiest these days when Li Yuan comes back, and the other is when the little Golden Buddha is found again.

She was so happy when she saw the small brass Buddha, she came back with a handkerchief and wiped it clean, held it in her hand and looked at it again and again, reciting Buddha's name in her mouth.It was not easy for the old lady to live with Xie Jing all the way. All the old things in the past were sold out, and there was only this little Buddha left. She really wanted to keep Xie Jing, after all, it was a wish.

Grandma Kou looked at it for a while, and suddenly found that the base of the Buddha statue was bumped and damaged, and the lotus seat was missing a corner. She felt distressed, "It's a sin, a sin, what can I do about it?"

Xie Jing said: "I'll ask for another one..."

Grandma Kou said before he finished speaking, "No, this one is different. It was left to you by your mother, so it can protect you."

Xie Jing swallowed back half of what he had said. Grandma Kou was more stubborn than him in this regard. He glanced at the little Buddha. He copied many scriptures in his last life, and he also saw many ancient relics displaced in troubled times. This little brass Buddha It seems that the year is very new, and it should be modeled after the predecessors.

But no matter what it is, Grandma Kou has worshiped it for many years and only recognized it.

Li Yuan is different, he is even more anxious than Grandma Kou: "This, it's all my fault. I wish I had seen it earlier, and the Buddha statue stayed in a ruined temple, and it was still splashed... and it was dirty by those thieves. , won’t it work?”

Grandma Kou said: "That's not true. Our family has been enshrining for many years. I guess we are familiar with our family. Just a few more sticks of incense will do."

Li Yuan always felt that he was unlucky before, and he thought of himself in everything, so he limped and came over to discuss countermeasures with Grandma Kou: "Grandma, if this is the case, I will buy some gold leaf when I have money. Let's make a golden body for the Buddha? I heard the monk who begged for alms said before, we must sincerely worship the Buddha."

Although Grandma Kou worships it, she is not easily deceived: "If you are sincere, you need to use your heart. How can you use gold? That is a lie from a wild monk outside. Don't believe it when you hear it in the future. I am the first to build a golden body." I won’t agree, you have managed to save a couple of dollars, Li Yuan, don’t waste the money you have saved, you will save it to marry a wife in the future!”

"I don't want to marry a wife, so I just want to buy gold leaf."

"I pay homage to many Buddhas and gods every year, and the Stove Lord also worships next year. I also welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the lunar new year. You can't post it, so don't waste your money."

"Then start with this one..."

"Not even one!"

Both the old and the young are trying to persuade each other, and it is difficult to distinguish each other in the debate.

Xie Jing ate the watermelon in her hand, and when Grandma Kou was not paying attention, the soles of her feet were smeared with oil.

Baifu, East Courtyard.

Master Jiu was looking for a book in the room, sitting at the desk and flipping over and over, frowning, he saw Xie Jing coming in and beckoning: "You came in just in time, the book I read yesterday is gone, and there is still..." Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Xie Jing get in front of him and bent down, and picked up a thread-bound book from the gap under the desk. Looking at the cover, it was the one he was looking for.

Master Jiu raised his hand and flipped through it, found a list from inside, and said with a smile, "I'm looking for this thing. I checked it with the accountant for a long time yesterday, and I missed it."

Xie Jing was wrapped in his arms, and the space was too small to lift his hand.

Jiu Ye was playing around with him, put in a little more effort, and didn't let him lift it.

Xie Jing was a little surprised. He turned his head to look at Master Jiu. Although his strength was not as strong as Bai Mingyu, he was not too weak. How could Master Jiu be stronger than him with one hand?Xie Jing hugged his arm with strength, and the people behind teased him: "I ran home for a few days in a row, and almost forgot to come back. Come on, say a few nice words and let you go."

Xie Jing couldn't move his arm, so he just hugged him for a while and thought about it. Jiuye's body is cold all year round, and hugging Xia Tian just relieves the heat.

Master Jiu said again: "If you can't think of anything, let's talk about something interesting. What did you do when you got home today? I'm afraid I came back because my stomach was full again."

Xie Jing shook her head: "I just ate two slices of watermelon." After speaking, he added, "I'm not full of melons."

"Why?"

Xie Jing told Jiu Ye what Grandma Kou and Li Yuan had said, and made the people behind him laugh out loud. Xie Jing rubbed half of Jiu Ye's chair, sat there and chatted with him: "Who do you think is right?"

Jiu Ye said: "I think they are all reasonable, believe it or not, it's up to you to ask for something."

Xie Jing thought about it for a while, and said: "I didn't believe it before, so I worshiped gods and Buddhas whenever I encountered them. I wrote... I read many scriptures and asked them all. The husband who taught me before said that 'to believe is equal to not believe. ', but I still want to try, if I can be heard, maybe I will be given another chance." At that time, what he was asking was just a dream, and he never thought that there would be today.

Master Jiu: "Do you believe me now?"

Xie Jing hesitated, but still shook her head.

Master Jiu laughed and asked him, "I don't believe this, and I don't believe that, who exactly do you believe?"

"I heard a story before. Someone went to the seat of Avalokitesvara to pray, but saw the Bodhisattva worshiping himself. He stepped forward and asked, and Avalokitesvara said, 'It is better to ask for others than to ask for oneself'." Xie Jing paused after speaking. He said, "Master, I believe in myself."

Master Jiu had heard about Grandma Kou's serious illness back then, and knew that Xie Jing was cutting a way out alone, so he patted his hand reassuringly: "You will be fine in the future, you are very hardworking, and you handle things well, Also remember, you can’t force anything, just do what you can.”

"Well, if I encounter something that I can't do myself, I will come back and ask for help."

"Ask who?"

Xie Jing didn't speak, and turned to look at him, only Master Jiu reflected in his bright black pupils, and the answer was ready to come out.

Bai Jiuye looked at the bright eyes of the boy sitting next to him, with a hint of pride in his eyes, probably the boy felt that he was reserved enough, but in Jiuye's eyes, he seemed to be showing off with something to rely on, and he couldn't wait to show off his proud tail Shake up.

"come over."

"Grandpa?"

Master Jiu didn't say a word, he smiled in a low voice and rubbed his head, making the soft hair fluffy and curled up.After a long while, let him go, and said to him: "You don't need to buy any gold leaf, you don't understand these things, Mr. Huang and I will go over to have a look in two days, he is quite proficient in antiques, let him show how to restore them."

Xie Jing was a little surprised: "My lord is going too?"

Master Jiu tapped his fingers on the table, imitating his astonishment: "Why, I wish you to come to my east courtyard every day, and don't allow me to take a look at your little east chamber?"

Xie Jing scratched her head, but it wasn't true.

It's just that his side is relatively simple, and the furniture is the same. While agreeing, he is thinking about going out to buy some wooden chairs and benches when it is not worth the night today.