Chapter 551: Boredom
Chapter 551: Boredom
She said softly, "Uncle Zhu, you look a little pale. Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you rest here for a while?"
Old Zhu knew that the two of them had just returned, otherwise he would have scolded Ni'er for speaking like that.
I wanted to decline politely, but now the pain in my body has eased a lot.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take a short break. It wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't sit so hard.
So, Lao Zhu moved slowly and cautiously towards the straw pile.
His movements seemed a little slow, and every step he took seemed extremely cautious.
Finally, Lao Zhu came to the straw pile. He first touched it tentatively with his hand, and after making sure it was soft enough, he slowly moved his butt up.
The process was very slow. He moved his body little by little, fearing that it would cause more pain.
When Lao Zhu's buttocks completely touched the straw pile, he sat down gently and didn't feel anything unusual at first.
However, just when he completely relaxed his body, a sharp pain suddenly struck him, catching him off guard.
Covering his butt with one hand and pressing on the straw pile with the other, he bounced up with a "swoosh".
His face turned pale in an instant, as if all the blood had been drained away.
His facial features were tightly screwed together, and his already wrinkled face was now even more distorted, looking like a ripe purple eggplant.
At the same time, some strange sounds came out of his mouth, "Ah~Si~Si~" These sounds sounded extremely painful.
Nier looked at Lao Zhu with concern and asked softly, "Uncle Zhu, are you okay? Do you want to apply more medicine? I have some ointment here that can relieve the pain."
Old Zhu secretly groaned in his heart. He really wanted to scream out loudly: "Do I even need to ask this? I'm almost dying of pain!" However, he still endured the severe pain, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said: "It's okay, Ni'er, uncle is much better, no need to apply medicine anymore."
It hasn’t been long since I applied the medicine I just applied. According to common sense, I shouldn’t be able to apply any other medicine anymore.
After all, if the drugs conflict with each other, the consequences would be disastrous! Wouldn't my chrysanthemum be completely ruined?
Although Nier is a doctor, she is still a child after all, and a girl at that.
Asking her to help him apply medicine was too embarrassing, and Old Zhu was too embarrassed to ask for it.
But Doctor Zhao was also there! He felt a little bad about asking him to apply the medicine on him.
Lao Zhu didn't want more people to see his chrysanthemums, so he wanted to avoid losing face as much as possible.
So, even though Lao Zhu's butt was still aching, he gritted his teeth and firmly rejected Ni'er's kindness.
"Really, there's no need, Nier, uncle doesn't feel that much pain now, hiss~"
Before he could finish his words, he couldn't help but gasp.
Zhao Jincheng looked at Lao Zhu and said, "How about this? I'll take you back to rest. You can't do any work in this state."
He knew very well that even though he felt some pain in his body, as long as he worked for a day, he would get a day's wages.
Moreover, compared with before, the current condition is much better. This level of pain is still bearable and should not affect work.
More importantly, if he went back to rest now, Lao Zhu knew that his mind would be full of thoughts about losing the money, and he would not be able to rest in peace.
Instead of doing this, you might as well go out and work, keep yourself busy, and maybe you will think less about those sad things.
Old Zhu shook his head firmly and decisively rejected Doctor Zhao's kindness: "It's okay, I really don't need to rest, this little injury won't affect my work."
Seeing that Old Zhu was so determined, Zhao Jincheng didn't want to continue persuading him.
I could only watch silently as Lao Zhu took difficult steps one by one and gradually walked away.
When the figure completely disappeared from their sight, Ni'er and Zhao Jincheng looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"Master, I guess he won't come here to hang out for many days." Ni'er said with a smile.
Zhao Jincheng put his hands behind his back and responded slowly: "Well, but he will definitely not give up. After all, the box is very important to him. He will definitely try his best to find out who stole it."
Ni'er nodded repeatedly, expressing her deep agreement with her master's words.
When she thought of Lao Zhu's physical and mental pain, she couldn't help but smile. This is the consequence of stealing.
At this time of day, you could always see yamen runners carrying patients passing by here. Some of them had just fallen ill, while others needed to be carried away and burned.
However, from this morning till now, there has been no one here and it seems unusually quiet.
"Master, when do you think we can go back? I really don't want to stay here any longer." Ni'er frowned and complained with a sad face.
"And I see that the remaining patients are almost recovered. It shouldn't take long, right? Have you received any news?"
Zhao Jincheng shook his head helplessly. "Well, I don't have any definite news yet, but I think it should be soon."
Zhao Jincheng slowly lowered his head and his eyes fell on the small figure of his little disciple.
She lowered her head slightly, probably because she was missing home.
After all, for a little girl, who wouldn't miss home after being away from her parents and family for so long and having to do so many tiring work for so many consecutive days?
Who wouldn’t feel aggrieved?
However, it is gratifying that Nier never complained.
If it were any other child, he would have probably been crying every day.
Her strength and understanding make people feel both distressed and moved.
Fortunately, there is not much work at the moment and it can probably be completed in the next two days.
In this way, Nier can go home earlier and reunite with her family.
"I'll go see the patient first." Zhao Jincheng said softly.
Nier raised her head, smiled and said "OK".
Zhao Jincheng turned and left, and Ni'er started to work.
She stared at the medicine jar quietly, as if she could see her home through the rising hot steam.
Time passed little by little, Nier silently calculated the time, it was time to add water to the medicine.
She gently opened the lid, and a strong medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.
Nier gently fanned away the mist with a fan, and then carefully closed the lid.
In this way, the days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.
The remaining patients had almost all recovered. They were either sitting or standing in the shade of the trees, looking a little bored.
Especially the old lady, her illness has completely recovered, but she still has some difficulty walking.
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