Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 36 Recovery (Part )
Liu He's health is improving.
But unfortunately,

Because he accidentally fell asleep because of the "blessing from the gods and ghosts" just now, his mother misunderstood him.

Then, in excitement, the mother hugged the child tightly in her arms, as if the harder she hugged, the more likely she was to save the child's life.

As a result, Liu He was strangled by his mother and went from sleeping soundly to being unable to breathe and fainting.

Fortunately, the old doctor came quickly.

Otherwise, when Liu He wakes up, he will give his family another huge shock.

He Bo was standing nearby, also speechless as he watched.

He couldn't have just saved a life.
Turning around, the child was sent away again

Fortunately, we don’t have to wait for him to make a move.

After seeing the old doctor diagnose the child and confirm that his pulse was recovering, He Bo returned to the mountain and familiarized himself with his newly acquired authority as a mountain god.

……

Liu's wife felt that the child was indeed still breathing, which was not what she thought, so she burst into tears again.

Only this time, there was no sadness.

After waiting for a while, the child's red face slowly returned to normal and the hot forehead gradually subsided.

Liu Sheng was also happy, and ran out to say to his father, "It's all right!"

"The fever is almost gone!"

"So fast?"

Liu Ping was surprised at his grandson's strong vitality and was curious about this turn of events. "What happened?"

"They say it's the blessing of the gods!"

Liu Sheng repeated Zhong Lu's words, emphasizing in particular that this old doctor was a legendary figure who had been gifted with a wild boar by the gods and ghosts and had displayed the might of a galloping wild boar.

Liu Ping almost pulled out his beard and was amazed at such rumors.

I was so eager to find the doctor that I just wanted to ask the most famous doctor in the city, but I didn't find out why the other party was famous.

But no matter how surprised he was, the most important thing at the moment was Liu He's health.

"Let He have a good rest first."

"We have already arrived at Tongdi, so there is no need to rush on."

The Tongdi River is the source of the Zhang River. Their luggage had become much lighter during the journey. By the time they went downstream, they would be able to reach Ye County.

The hardships encountered along the way, even Liu He's illness,

To Liu, it was just a minor setback and not worth mentioning.

When we arrived in Ye County,
This is the real challenge to face.

"Let's go and see He."

this time,

Liu Ping walked straight in without any further concerns.

Liu Ping even felt that Liu He's favor from the gods and ghosts was a good sign that God was blessing the Liu family's revival.

In his heart, the idea that had been wavering because of Liu Sheng's poor performance slowed down again, and he decided to talk about it later.

……

Wait for confirmation again and again,
Liu He really just closed his eyes and fell asleep, and his wife paid great respect to the old doctor.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have gone with you."

The wife was filled with fear when she thought that she was so immersed in sorrow that she didn't even notice that the child was still breathing.

Liu Ping also brought Liu Sheng to thank Zhong Lu and offered him twice the reward than originally agreed.

"Our family has fallen on hard times, and we won't stay in Tongdi for long. We can only use these mundane things. Thank you, sir."

"How can I steal the credit for the work of the ghosts and gods?" Zhong Lu was only willing to accept the originally agreed consultation fee. "If you are grateful, you can go to the temple in the city to offer sacrifices to the ghosts and gods."

Liu Ping did not refuse.

In their opinion, there was really no other reason why Liu He, who was almost dead, suddenly recovered except that it was the mercy of ghosts and gods.

It's just that such a miracle has not happened to them, so they don't seem too excited.

But Liu's wife was full of gratitude, and thought that after Liu He woke up, she would go to the temple to offer sacrifices to the ghosts and gods.

"Excuse me, sir, which ghost or god are you praying to?"

Worship God,

The most taboo thing is to worship the wrong god.

Her son had finally been able to continue living. What should she do if she didn't find the right ghost or god and made him angry and took back this gift?
"He is the River Lord of Zhangshui, and also the mountain god of my Tongdi Mountain."

Speaking of this, Lao Zhonglu became quite proud.

After he rode his pig back to the city, the villagers of Tongdi began to debate about what kind of ghosts and gods they were. After all, people's imagination of ghosts and gods was not enough at that time. Many villagers only knew that there were gods of mountains and rivers, and that when they died, there was a Tubo to lead the way to see the Yellow Emperor.

nature,

The exception is the Chu State in the south.

Their myths and legends are quite rich.

So, when He Bo introduced himself as both the god of water and the god of mountains, it indeed set off a brainstorming session in the minds of the Tongdi villagers.

But in the end, the villagers still felt that they should pay more attention to the connection between ghosts and gods and Tongdi, that is, to focus on "mountain god worship."

After all, the Zhang River flows through the Three Kingdoms, and there is no telling how many cities and towns there are on both sides of the river. Even if He Bo shows great benevolence and love to the world and distributes the waters equally to each city, there won't be much left.

But the mountain god is only the mountain god of their Tongdi!

From this point of view,
To ghosts and gods, they, Tongdi, are special and unique existences!
Thinking of this, the villagers of Tongdi would proudly hold their chests high when facing people from other cities along the banks of the Zhang River.

although,

In such an era,

They rarely meet people from other cities, that's all.

However, such self-entertainment can also allow Tongdi to regain a little of the glory it had as the eastern center of the country during the Jin Dynasty.

So when Lao Zhonglu talked about his own experience, his excited expression made the Liu family members pay more attention to ghosts and gods.

He could speak so confidently and vividly, so it seemed that this doctor had indeed seen the manifestation of ghosts and gods with his own eyes.

……

After waiting for two hours,
Liu He woke up.

His mother asked with concern, "He, how do you feel?"

Liu He opened his mouth, his voice still a little hoarse, but much stronger, "Very good."

"Mom, I don't feel any pain anymore."

The mother almost cried again and gave the child some water. "It doesn't hurt anymore. It won't hurt anymore."

"Ah."

Liu He took a sip of water to make his throat feel better, then raised his head and said, "Mom, you won't cry anymore."

"That gentleman promised me!"

His mother said to him, "As long as you are okay, I won't cry."

Then she asked, "Which gentleman are you talking about?"

During the migration,

Liu He seldom goes out because of his frail health.

Overall, Mrs. Liu was more cautious towards outsiders. If anyone had met Liu He, they would have been impressed by this mother who always kept her children by her side.

"It was the gentleman who appeared outside the door when I was sick just now."

Liu He pointed outside.
It was already very dark at this time, and the door was closed to prevent the cool night breeze from blowing in.

"I didn't want to make my mother cry, so I asked him if he could make you happier, and then he agreed!"

The mother paused while tucking in the quilt for Liu He.

Then a bitter feeling arose in my heart again.

That gentleman whom mortals have never met but know is probably the ghost who bestowed her favor.

But her silly child's first reaction to the gift from the gods and ghosts was to hope that she would not cry.

"It's fine."

"Mom won't cry anymore."

She touched the child's face, feeling the weight loss caused by the illness.

"When you get better, I'll take you to worship that gentleman. You have to thank him properly, okay?"

"Okay."

Liu He lay on the bed, and then began to act coquettishly to his mother, "Can I not take the medicine tomorrow?"

My body doesn't hurt anymore.
But I still have to drink very bitter medicine,

He is so difficult!

"Can't!"

My mother was very firm on this matter. “Even if there are gods and ghosts protecting you, you still have to take the medicine!”

"Oh."

When Liu He heard these sad words that made the child sad, he quickly covered his head with the quilt and escaped from reality.

(End of this chapter)