[Chapter 2078 Tie Kui Fanwai (2)]
When Tie Hu picked up Ning Hai, he found that he was very light, almost the same as his son who died of illness, and couldn’t help feeling distressed.
Ning Hai knew that he had been rescued, so he fainted with confidence.
Tie Hu took Ning Hai to a nearby medical clinic, and the doctor was also a medical man. Seeing Ning Hai’s appearance and clothes, he didn’t ask any more questions. After checking his pulse, he just said, “This child is not too bad, but he is starving. When he goes back, make him something delicious, and he will be raised soon.” He didn’t even open the prescription, because he was afraid that Tie Hu would leave the child alone because he was going to spend money.
After he finished speaking, seeing Tie Hu’s lips turning blue, he said, “Hurry up and give him a bowl of ginger soup when you go back, otherwise it’s easy to catch a cold like this.”
Hearing this, Tie Hu said, “Doctor, my home is in the mountains. It takes two days to get home from here.” When he got home and boiled ginger soup for him, the day lily was cold.
After speaking, Tie Hu said, “Don’t worry, doctor, I will pay for it.” A bowl of ginger soup costs little money, which is much cheaper than taking medicine.
The doctor nodded and ordered the medicine boy to go to the backyard to make ginger soup: “Put some brown sugar in it.” Brown sugar is a rare thing, and ordinary people don’t have it at all.
After the brown sugar ginger tea was boiled, the doctor pinched Renzhong in Ninghai. Seeing that he was awake, the doctor said, “Drink this bowl of ginger tea soon, or you will get sick.”
Ning Hai couldn’t understand the doctor’s words, but he could guess what it meant by looking at the action. After taking the brown sugar ginger tea, he drank it one by one. After drinking a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea, Ning Hai felt warm all over his body.
The doctor looked at Ning Hai’s thin clothes, and said to the medicine boy who was following him, “Bring your old padded jacket over for him to wear.”
Seeing that the medicine boy was reluctant, the doctor said, “In two days, I will let your aunt make a new set for you.” This medicine boy is actually the doctor’s nephew.
The drug boy got this promise, so he happily went to the backyard and took out the old cotton-padded jacket.
Ning Hai said to the doctor gratefully, “Thank you.” There are still good people in this world.
The doctor was stunned when he heard that he was speaking in Mandarin, and then asked, “Are you from the capital?”
Ning Hai hesitated and nodded, “Yes.”
The doctor’s expression changed slightly, and then he replied to Ning Hai in Mandarin: “The two yamen who were escorting the prisoners were killed a few days ago. The government has issued a wanted notice for these prisoners, and also posted a few pictures of the prisoners. Children. , don’t talk about the official language in the future, or people from the government will arrest you.” No matter what crime the child’s parents committed, the child is innocent. What’s more, how could such a polite child be a villain.
Ning Hai didn’t see the bodies of the two yachai and thought they had run away. Unexpectedly, he was also killed by bandits. Hearing this, Ning Hai hurriedly said, “My mother and sister-in-law were both killed by bandits, and the two yachas must have been killed by bandits as well.”
The doctor actually knew that this was different, but so what: “Children, the government does not dare to provoke those bandits, they will only lay the blame on you.” Push on those who are powerless to resist. .
Ning Hai trembled with anger.
The doctor said softly, “If you want to live, don’t let people know that you are an escaped prisoner.”
Tie Hu listened to the two of them chatting, but he couldn’t understand a single sentence: “Doctor, can you ask this child where his family is? In this way, I can take him home.”
The doctor sighed and said, “His family is dead, so he is the only one left. He is homeless now, and I don’t know if this child will survive this winter.” He could not take in Ning Hai himself. Naturally, he wouldn’t say that he would let Iron Tiger take him in.
Between the two of them talking, Ning Hai has calmed down: “Doctor, I want to wash my face.”
The drug boy was instructed and took him to the backyard to make hot water for him to use. After washing my face and hands, the clear water in the tub turned black.
Tie Hu asked the doctor, “How much is it in total?”
The doctor took pity on what happened to Ning Hai, waved his hand and said, “Forget it, it’s just a bowl of brown sugar ginger water. If you have the heart, take this child out to eat!”
“Okay.” I didn’t expect this doctor to be so kind. If I had known earlier, I should have brought my son here to see a doctor that day.
Just as he was talking, Ning Hai washed up and walked out.
Seeing Ning Hai’s appearance, Tie Hu was stunned. After a while, he cautiously called out, “Kui’er…”
In fact, the facial features of Ning Hai and Tie Kui are only three or four points alike, but Tie Kui is sick in bed all the year round, not only thin face but also sallow. Ning Hai has suffered so many sins and is now thin and out of shape, and because of lack of nutrition, his face is sallow and sallow.
Ning Hai looked at Tie Hu with some puzzlement.
Tie Hu came back to his senses and asked the doctor very excitedly: “You just said that his family is dead, right?”
The doctor didn’t know why, but nodded and said, “Yes, his family is dead, so he is the only one left.”
Tie Hu walked over and hugged Ning Hai, and said excitedly, “Kui’er, go home with Dad.”
Ning Hai was still dazed when he was picked up, and then he looked at the doctor: “Why did he pick me up?”
The doctor probably guessed that the other party wanted the child to be his son, but it was a good thing: “He said he wanted to take you home. Child, you go home with him! Otherwise, you will freeze to death if you don’t starve to death. “Every year, there are more than a dozen beggars in their town who freeze to death and starve to death.
Although he has medical skills, the money generally earned by medical skills is only enough to support a family. It’s okay to send kindness occasionally, but I can’t raise a half-year-old child.
Seeing Ning Hai nodding, the doctor reminded again: “Remember, don’t speak Mandarin in the future.”
Ning Hai nodded and said, “I know, thank you doctor.”
After Tie Hu took Ning Hai away, the doctor said in a low voice, “You have done something wrong.” He was killed by the bandits, and he was also charged with killing the yacha. Today’s officials know how to exploit the common people, and when they encounter bandits, they become grandchildren.
Tie Hu took the doctor’s words to heart and took Ning Hai to a noodle restaurant after leaving the hospital. Because his son was sick all the time, he knew that he was too weak to eat heavy food, so he ordered a bowl of egg and vegetable noodles for Ninghai.
For more than four months, Ninghai had either eaten the steamed buns and porridge that had turned sour, or eaten the cold and hard dumplings of wild vegetables. He almost forgot what noodles tasted like.
But even if the noodles were placed in front of him, he did not eat them, but pushed the noodles to Iron Tiger.
Iron tiger ironed the post in his heart, this child is a caring person. Recognizing him as a son, he will definitely be filial to himself in the future: “You eat, I want another bowl.”
Ning Hai lowered his head and ate it until the noodles that Iron Tiger shouted were brought up.
Ning Hai only ate half of a large bowl of noodles before he was full. The rest were eaten by Iron Tiger.
At this time, it was already dark. If it wasn’t for Ning Hai, Tie Hu would definitely be back in the night. But with a child, it is not advisable to travel at night.
Also reluctant to live in an inn, that place is too expensive. Staying for one night is enough for two people to eat noodles for a day.
Iron Tiger often comes to the town to buy prey and is very familiar with this place. He took Ning Hai out of town and settled in a collapsed house.
When Ning Hai saw Tie Hu going out, he followed. Even if Tie Hu refused, he insisted. In the end, Tie Hu took the firewood he had picked up outside and went back.
After eating and drinking, the whole body was warmed by the fire, and a drowsiness came quickly.
Tie Hu saw his drowsiness and said, “Sleep, I’m here to watch over you.”
Although he couldn’t understand what Tie Hu said, he could see the concern and love of the other party. At this time, he was so sleepy that he couldn’t open his eyes, so he leaned on Tie Hu and fell asleep.
Tie Hu took off his outer clothes and covered Ning Hai’s body.
The next day, Tie Hu went to the town to buy two big bags of things before taking Ning Hai home.
When going up the mountain, Ning Hai was not surprised. Because Iron Tiger’s clothes show that he is a hunter. But at this time, he only asked for a place to stay and a bite to eat, and the others did not dare to ask for more.
After walking for a long time, Tie Hu was very happy to see that Ning Hai didn’t cry out, and said, “Take a rest, eat something before continuing on the road.”
At night, they spend the night in a wooden house built on a tree. This kind of wooden house was built by hunters in the mountains. There are many bears, blind people and big bugs in the mountains. It is safer to live in the trees. Fortunately, Ning Hai didn’t have acrophobia, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to sleep.
Tie Hu touched Ning Hai’s head and said, “Boil it for a while, and I will cook it for you when I get home.”
Ning Hai thought for a while, then took a branch and wrote a line on the ground, meaning he couldn’t understand what Tie Hu said.
Tie Hu’s complexion changed slightly, he did not expect Ning Hai to be literate. You know, in this area only wealthy families will send their children to study.
Looking at Tie Hu’s expression, Ning Hai knew that he couldn’t read. He couldn’t communicate after the language barrier. Thinking of living with them in the future, he decided to learn the language here.
It took a long time for Tie Hu to understand what Ning Hai meant, and he said happily, “Okay.” If he was willing to learn from their words, he showed his willingness to integrate into their family.
The next day was dawn, and the two set off again. This time, it took only half a day to arrive.
Pointing to the house hidden among the trees, Tie Hu said with a smile, “That’s our home.”
Ning Hai followed, “Our house.”
“Yes, our house.” This kid is so smart and learns things so fast. It only took half a day to learn a lot of their words.
Approaching the house, Ning Hai realized that the house was built with stones, which was very solid. On both sides of the house, there are four low houses made of wood.
Hearing the sound, two girls came out of the house. The two girls were dark-skinned, wearing thin autumn clothes and straw sandals on their feet.
Looking at the clothes of the two girls, I knew that the family was very poor. Under such circumstances, Uncle Tie brought him back, and Ning Hai was particularly moved. .
The two girls were a little dumbfounded when they saw Ning Hai. Soon, the tall girl shouted: “A-Niang, A-Niang, come out quickly, Daddy will bring your brother back.”
Tie Kui died of illness half a month ago and was buried on the back mountain. Iron Tiger’s wife, Jin Shi, had to lie in bed for ten days, and could not get up until the first three days. But as long as she mentions her son, her tears are like broken beads.
Hearing this, she thought that her husband had dug up her son’s body, and immediately left the firewood in her hand and ran out. As a result, as soon as he left the house, he saw Ning Hai standing beside Tie Hu.
Seeing the short, dark and bitter-looking Jin Shi, Ning Hai felt that he was really not a good match for Iron Tiger.
Jin rushed over and hugged Ning Hai tightly in his arms: “My son, my son…”
Ning Hai was a little dumbfounded, not sure what was going on.
Tie Hu’s eyes were also a little wet: “Xiao Cui, go inside, I have something to tell you.”
Hearing that Tiehu said that he picked up Ninghai in the town, Jin said, “He is my Kui’er. This is because God sees us pitifully sending our Kui’er back.”
No matter what Tie Hu said, the Jin family believed that Ning Hai was her son Tie Kui.
Tie Hu had no choice but to find Ning Hai and say to him, “Would you like to be my son?”
Unfortunately, Ning Hai didn’t understand this.
Seeing this, Tie Hu sighed, rubbed Ning Hai’s head and said, “Forget it, you will be my Kui’er from now on.” His mother-in-law now feels that her son has been lost and found, forcing her to believe that this child is not Kui’er, or she will go crazy Lost. His son was gone, and he didn’t want to lose his wife again. It just so happened that the child had nowhere to go, so he became his son.
In this way, Ninghai became Tie Kui inexplicably. When he found out about it later, he didn’t object. Tiehu had saved his life and adopted him, so he repaid his kindness at that time.
During lunch, Ning Hai frowned when he saw that he and Tiehu were eating egg noodles, while Jin’s and his two daughters were eating pumpkin porridge.
The iron tiger is the main force of the family, and it should be eaten well. He is a foreigner, how can he eat better than the main family.
Ninghai insisted on a bowl of noodles, which was divided among four people. Although Jin and the others could not understand his words, they knew what he meant from his actions.
In the end, even Tiehu took out the noodles and divided them, and all five of them ate the noodles.
While eating noodles, Jin wiped her tears and said, “My Kui’er has grown up, and I know that I feel sorry for my mother.”
The two girls were eating noodles. You know, Tie Hu and Tie Kui used to eat the refined grains at home, and their sisters only had to watch.
After that, whether it was for food or clothing, Ning Hai asked to be the same as everyone else. The Jin family made him winter clothes, and Ning Hai said that if there were no two sisters, he would rather freeze than wear them. But to make winter clothes for two daughters, not only cloth, but also cotton is not enough.
Growing things in the mountains is always spoiled by those beasts. The cotton planted this year has harvested less than 20 catties, and Jin is going to make a big quilt.
In the evening, Mrs. Jin told Tie Kui about this: “Go down the mountain to buy some cloth and cotton in the past two days!” The boy didn’t know why, but his temper became so stubborn.
In Jin’s heart, Ning Hai is Tie Kui. So for Kim, it’s not that the person has changed, but the character of the son has changed.
Tie Hu replied in a good mood: “I’ll go to the mountain tomorrow to see if I can catch a living creature. If I catch it, I’ll go down the mountain.” Before the living creature was brought down the mountain, the dead thing was not very valuable.
In the past, when the son wanted to take medicine, the couple lived frugally, and the wife and daughter did not even have new clothes all year round. But things were different now. Although Ning Hai had only been here for half a month, his wife no longer had a bitter face and always sighed, and the two daughters also had smiles on their faces. This made Iron Tiger believe that life at home would definitely get better and better.
Hearing this, Mrs. Jin also had a smile on her face: “I’ll buy some more white noodles. Kui’er likes to eat noodles.” Pumpkin porridge and wild vegetable dumplings, of course, are not as delicious as noodles and dumplings.
