Da Suining

Chapter 160 The Banana Tree

After passing through the vertical flower gate, and bypassing a long narrow alley, we arrived at the small garden in the backyard.

This season, the small garden is in decline. Many of the flowers that bloomed just right in the previous year have fallen, leaving only bare poles standing there.

There is a plantain, which is green and shiny, with thick stems and leaves as wide as a person's body.

In the small garden with dead branches and leaves, this touch of green is always eye-catching.

Xiang Suining stopped under the banana tree. The banana tree was very tall, with a few leaves reaching to the top of her head. Standing below, she looked even more petite.

Maybe it's because there is also such a plantain plant in Lantui Mansion.

Mrs. Xiang sat on a small stone bench to rest her feet, and looked at Xiang Suining with a smile.

"Why does the old lady have to make trouble with the third girl? After all, she is still a child, she has been wronged, and if she learns from Aunt Tang, she will have trouble again." Su Momo persuaded in a low voice.

"I've experienced a lot of right and wrong. This kind of thing is nothing right and wrong." Mrs. Xiang said: "Yan'er, this child is very beautiful. If he stands together, Suining will be three points inferior. But since childhood Relying on her good looks, she makes trouble everywhere. Speaking of which, the second girl is her older sister. She does nothing else all day long and concentrates on biting the second girl. What kind of skill is this? She is still young, so I reprimanded her a few words, If she can remember and change, she will be a lucky person in the future, otherwise she will learn to play tricks from her mother, and she will not be able to get on the stage."

"The old lady has worked hard, I hope the third girl can understand."

"You child, what are you doing standing under that plantain, and if there are bugs falling on your head, come, come to grandma." Mrs. Xiang beckoned and asked Xiang Suining to sit beside her.

Madam Xiang touched Xiang Suining's hair, her eyes fell on her injured hand, where the belly of the finger was, the deep wound seemed to be wounded by a sharp weapon.

Mrs. Xiang held Xiang Suining's wrist, feeling so distressed that she didn't know what to do.

"You child, how did you get this injury?"

"Grandma, it's all right, there's no more bleeding."

"Tell grandma, where did you get hurt?"

"This..." Xiang Suining looked around.

Nanny Su is so smart, she immediately retreated to the other side of the alley: "You talk here, I'll go ahead and guard."

"What happened? Grandma knows you're not disrespectful, is this injury?"

"Grandma, do you still remember what happened to Master Xiaolan?"

"People in Qingcheng say that he is seriously ill and will... die."

"He can't die."

"How do you say that?"

"The medicine man's blood saved him."

"What?" Madam Xiang suddenly shook Xiang Suining's wrist in shock: "Is this injury caused by your mother?"

"no……"

"Grandmother told you earlier that now your mother is crazy, and she is less and less awake. There are five or six hours a day, and she is in a daze. Although her blood has a healing effect, in recent months, She doesn't like being close to people more and more, you go to take her blood to save Mr. Lan? Grandma didn't expect that he is so important in your heart."

"Grandmother I..."

"It must be you who took your mother's blood and annoyed her, didn't she hurt you?" Madam Xiang put her hands together, closed her eyes, recited a few scriptures silently, and said: "Bodhisattva bless, I This granddaughter is not an unfilial person. She took the blood of her own mother to save the world and save people. If you refuse to forgive, please blame the old body, it is because the old body did not teach her well, and now she is also injured... I beg Bodhisattva to be merciful."

"Grandma, I didn't take my mother's blood."

"Then? You said it was the medicine man who saved Mr. Lan."

"The medicine man is not my mother."

"Who is it?" Mrs. Xiang's face suddenly turned pale: "Who is the medicine man?"

Xiang Suining's wrist hurt from being held by her, and he struggled outward.

The wound on her finger was so obvious.

Mrs. Xiang understood everything at once. She looked around like she was guarding against a thief, and saw Su Momo standing there guarding from afar, she unconsciously hugged Xiang Suining in her arms, and held her warm and moist palms. Caressing her head: "Silly child, it was grandma who was negligent. Grandma should have thought that your mother is different from ordinary people, and you were born by her... It's just that grandma never thought that you have such a kind heart. In order to save others His life, he disregarded his own life, cutting flesh and feeding blood."

"Grandmother, Lord Xiaolan has saved me many times, I can't just watch him die."

"Mr. Lan's life should not die. It's his good fortune. This child is very good, and grandma doesn't want him to die. But Suining, when did you find out that your blood can save people? Could it be like your mother? What happened? Something weird?"

Xiang Suining shook her head, before going to rescue Lan Fai, the only thing she could rely on in her heart was that she was Tang's daughter.

"Suining, is Mr. Lan really all right?"

"It's better. Mr. Lu felt his pulse and said that the pulse is strong, which is a sign of recovery."

"Weird way, I heard that the Princess Mansion is buying a lot of things. Now because of the plague, most of the shops in Qingcheng are not open, and those who are open, the asking price is much higher than usual. I heard that the Princess Mansion is for Buying a grouper and steaming it, it cost me half a tael of silver, I am really willing to do so. It seems that Mr. Lan is really getting better, and because of this, Princess Guo is so happy. It was said that Princess Guo invited Huguo Temple The monk went to recite the Sutra of Peace for Lan Tui, and later said that the princess rewarded Huguo Temple with 1000 taels of silver, thinking that it was the monk from Huguo Temple who rescued Lan Tui, so it was you." Mrs. Xiang held Xiang Suining in her arms. Even tighter: "Grandmother should have thought about it a long time ago. The monks in Huguo Temple are not a panacea. How can they save people on the road to Huangquan? It seems that Princess Guo deliberately suppressed you as a medicine man, so... this point, The princess did a great job."

"Grandmother, wouldn't it be great if I bleed a little and save Master Xiaolan's life? My grandmother taught me how to repay kindness when I was young."

"You little clever ghost." Mrs. Xiang nodded Xiang Suining's nose, "Tell grandma, your... body is different from others, what's wrong with you? But what else... ...Grandma doesn't know....?"

"Grandmother, I don't have any discomfort, it's just that blood can save people, and I just found out."

Of course, Xiang Suining knew what Mrs. Xiang was thinking.

Although she is a medicine man, she has lived for more than ten years and just opened her mind.

She didn't even know it before.

Apart from this, she doesn't seem to have any special abilities.

There will be no wings on its back, nor eyes between its brows.

Can't soar through the clouds and ride the fog, nor can you scatter beans into soldiers.

I want to eat when I am hungry, and I want to sleep when I am sleepy.

She is just the daughter of an ordinary family.

The ordinary cannot be more ordinary.

Otherwise, before rebirth, even Tang Xiaoniang and Xiangyan could bully her.

Knowing Xiang Suining's identity as a medicine man, Mrs. Xiang was a little happy, but more melancholy.

"Suining, this matter is not trivial. You can't even tell your father except me. He has no clue. When he found out and told Aunt Tang, all the people in Qingcheng would be We all know."

"Yes."

"It's best if you are safe and sound. In the future, the identity of the medicine man must be tightly covered. Most people who declare the country are superstitious. Once they know that you are a medicine man, although you can save people, you must protect them." I don't know what other people will think, will they treat you as a monster? Will someone want to arrest you and use you for other purposes? These consequences are not something you can bear, so you can be safe by keeping this secret ,do you know?"

"Yes, grandmother."

"In the future, don't be reckless to save people. If you save one more person, you will be in more danger. Do you understand?"

"understood."

"Good boy." Mrs. Xiang held Xiang Suining in her arms lovingly, and gently stroked her hair.

After several days of cloudy rain dispersed, the sun is getting better and better.

Sure enough, autumn is crisp, the sky is bright and clear like a mirror.

The wind came in from the high wall, and it still smelled like ripe fruit.

The sweet taste has the waxy taste of apples and the fragrance of corn.

There is one dish of boiled corn in Xiangfu's meal.

Because of the plague, there are fewer and fewer fresh vegetables and fruits that can be bought outside.

A few cucumbers shrunk into a strip and were thrown into the basket. The skins were torn again, but several people still snatched them up.

Therefore, the cart of vegetables sent by Xiangfu Zhuangzi is extremely precious.

There are not only mushrooms raised by myself, but also peppers, eggplants, Chinese cabbage, small green vegetables, beans and two baskets of freshly picked corn in the field.

The freshly plucked corn still has its skin on, throw it into the pot and boil it, and the soup that boils the corn is sweet.

Peel off the outer skin, and the yellow and small corn kernels are exposed, because they are picked when they are tender, and the corn kernels can burst open between the lips and tongue after one bite, and the juice inside is delicate and smooth, always sweet Go down a person's throat.

Xiang Suining ate a corn, and Mrs. Xiang peeled another corn for her: "Eat more."

Xiangyan didn't show weakness, she picked up a large piece of corn from the plate, peeled it, put it near her mouth, and began to bite.

"Yan'er, pay attention to the influence. For a family like us, eating a piece of corn is worth it?" Xiang Daying smiled and said, "The Zhuangzi sent two full baskets, enough for us to eat for a while. No one will snatch it from you. Don't If you eat too much, you will feel uncomfortable."

"The second girl also ate an extra one, why doesn't daddy care?"

"This..." Xiang Daying cared about Xiang Yan, so she was always in his heart and put her first, Xiang Yan obviously stopped Xiang Daying from asking.

Perhaps to give Xiang Yan an explanation, Xiang Daying glanced sideways at Xiang Suining: "Eat so much, and you will gain weight again. I see that the second girl has gained a lot of weight recently."

Mrs. Xiang rolled her eyes back: "It's just about a corn. If the child wants to eat it, let her eat it."

"Grandmother protects the second girl everywhere. Could it be that Guoxin and I are not father's own?"

"I don't know, you ask your father."

"Grandmother... partiality." Xiang Yan held the corn tightly in her hand, but couldn't eat it no matter what.

"The people from Zhuangzi came to deliver food today, and brought in a strange news." Tang Xiaoniang held the bowl and said to Prime Minister Daying: "The people from Zhuangzi said that there is a rumor in Qingcheng that Princess Guo's son, Lan Fai, is sick. alright."

"Lan has faded? Impossible? I heard that the coffin shop has prepared a coffin for him. These days, the princess didn't even invite an imperial doctor, so it's useless. How could she get better for no reason?"

"They said they invited the monks from the Huguo Temple."

"The group of monks in Huguo Temple." Xiang Daying chuckled: "Don't I know? Back then, the mother of the second prince, Concubine He, often had nightmares, so the emperor asked me to go to Huguo Temple to find eminent monks to recite to Concubine He. Recite, calm your mind, those monks at the Huguo Temple actually regarded Concubine Mei as a concubine, recited to Concubine Mei for a while, and said that Concubine Mei had nightmares because of wrongdoings in her previous life, they only needed to recite for two days scriptures, burn some talisman papers and turn them into water to drink, and everything will be fine. Concubine Mei Gui’s good mood was lost by them, and Concubine Mei Gui was so angry that she kicked them out at that time. If the monks of Huguo Temple , there are a few of them, their morality is very good, and some of them are fishing in troubled waters, but those who are sick need to take medicine. It is said that Mr. Lan is a dying person, and he is favored by the monks of the Huguo Temple. I don’t believe it. If They are really effective, and the emperors of all dynasties will not die."

"Then according to the master, why did Mr. Lan suddenly recover?"

"In this life, if you can't live, you have to die, and if you can't die, you have to live. It's God's will." Madam Xiang deliberately changed the subject.

"I know why Mr. Lan suddenly recovered." Xiang Yan put down the corn and wiped her hands with a handkerchief, not in a hurry.

Xiang Suining and Madam Xiang exchanged glances.

"It was our second girl who saved Mr. Lan."

Xiang Daying and Tang Xiaoniang looked at me, I looked at you, and they looked at Mrs. Xiang again.

"Yan'er, don't talk nonsense." Mrs. Xiang's tone was a little more serious.

She intentionally prevented Xiang Yan from continuing.

It would be great if Xiangyan could understand the displeasure in Mrs. Xiang's tone.

It's not that Xiangyan can't comprehend it, but she just knows that Mrs. Xiang is not happy, so she wants to say it: "Didn't Changxinhou's residence hire medicine people a few days ago? Do you know why they hired medicine people? It's because medicine people can save lives. The second girl is a medicine man, she saved Mr. Lan's life. Second girl, don't you think so?"

Xiang Suining didn't say anything.

"Third Miss!" Mrs. Xiang scolded.

"The second girl is a medicine man. Since grandma knows it, why didn't she tell it? Did she just want to keep it a secret for the rest of her life? The second girl is a medicine man, which is different from us. Who knows if she is a witch or will she be harmed? Our family? Will it bring disaster to us? I think this matter concerns everyone, it is better to say it in advance, so as to avoid any troubles in the future, we will suffer, father, mother, do you think so? ?”

Obviously, Xiang Yan overheard the conversation between Xiang Suining and Mrs. Xiang in the small garden.

It's hard to say how much she eavesdropped, but Xiang Suining was discovered by the medicine man.

When Xiang Daying and Xiang Guoxin were fishing, Xiang Yan wanted to watch the fun, but was frightened by the big fish, so she wanted to go somewhere else for a stroll, and happened to come to the Chuhuamen, and saw Su Momo standing guard at the intersection, far away. Seeing Xiang Suining leaning against Mrs. Xiang and whispering, Xiang Yan slipped in through the back door and hid under the soil slope behind the banana tree in the small garden to listen.

(End of this chapter)