I ruined the earth

Chapter 97
The small village in the distance is already filled with cooking smoke, and the aroma of cooking can be smelled from afar.But there was one exception. The room was pitch-black, and there were occasional coughing sounds from men and women.

The old hen in the yard lay silent in the nest.

Henry Zhang returned home, immediately shut the sheep into the sheepfold, and shouted when he entered the house: "Mom and Dad, sister, I'm back. I'll cook right now, wait for me for a while... Let me tell you, I met a great master on the mountain, he is amazing..."

The younger sister's crisp voice sounded: "Really? How good is that master?"

"Well... how should I put it? I'll tell you in detail when we have dinner."

With Henry Zhang’s return, the room was much more lively.

As the smoke rose, so did the lights in the house.

At the dinner table, Henry Zhang took food for everyone, spitting and talking about what happened today.

Henry Zhang coughed and listened for a year, and he listened with relish, but looked at Henry Zhang’s eyes, full of apology.

After all, Henry Zhang is only 13 years old this year, but he has to carry the livelihood of his family, which makes parents feel very ashamed.

Although the younger sister Zhang Ling'er who was sitting on the side had both broken legs, she didn't have any sad look on her face. On the contrary, her eyebrows were beaming, her little head was bobbing, and her big eyes were shining brightly.

Apparently the family was not overwhelmed by the disease.

When talking about the medicine in the medicine garden, Henry Zhang’s father suddenly said seriously: “Xiao Xuanzi, you remember.

People live a lifetime and don't want to be a great hero, but they must have a clear conscience.Take what you should take, not your own, so don't touch it. "

Henry Zhang nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Dad, I know."

From the beginning to the end, Henry Zhang didn’t say anything about him and the big wild boar hard steel. Obviously, this silly boy also knew that there were some things he couldn’t say.

This is a man's responsibility...

Through chatting, Jiang Zhe knew that Henry Zhang's parents used to do stone processing, and they sat for more than 20 years, and they both got pneumoconiosis.

For such a family, pneumoconiosis is equivalent to a death notice. Once caught, it is basically incurable. When to leave is just a matter of time.

The younger sister, Zhang Ling'er, broke her legs in a car accident. The driver who caused the car accident escaped and has not been caught yet.

Jiang Zhe did not enter the house, but turned and left. He knew that Henry Zhang would definitely go up the mountain tomorrow.

When I left the yard, I didn’t know what funny joke Henry Zhang said, and the whole family laughed.

Jiang Zhe also laughed: "People who love to laugh usually have good luck."

Silent all night.

The next day, Henry Zhang really came to the mountain again.

From a distance, Jiang Zhe could be seen sitting in the yard, with a small stove beside him burning a pot of tea or hot water, making whining noises.

On the other side, there is a large alchemy furnace, and the fire is flickering in the furnace...

Jiang Zhe said with a smile: "Boy, come to herd the sheep again?"

Henry Zhang scratched his head and said, "Yes, uncle, uncle, you lied to me yesterday. This is obviously your home, and you still said it wasn't."

Jiang Zhe didn't deny it either, he patted the chair next to him and said, "Come and sit?"

Henry Zhang shook his head: "Stop sitting, I'm not tired. Uncle, what are you doing?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Cook wine, make alchemy."

“Cooking wine, alchemy?” Henry Zhang’s eyes lit up.

Jiang Zhe nodded.

Henry Zhangdao: "Uncle, are all your medicinal materials used for alchemy?"

Jiang Zhe continued to nod.

Henry Zhang hesitated to speak.

Jiang Zhe said with a smile: "Boy, I'm short of a drug boy here. Would you like to stay?"

Henry Zhang was taken aback, and then asked: "Is there... a salary?"

Jiang Zhe smiled: "No."

Henry Zhang subconsciously shook his head and said: "Forget it, I need to make money to support my family. But I have been herding sheep on the mountain recently, and I found a nest of medicinal materials, and I can still pick them for a while. If uncle needs any help, you can call me."

Jiang Zhe looked at this simple boy and said with a smile: "Okay, since you help me, then I will help you too, do you know how to read?"

Henry Zhang’s face turned red immediately, and he said a little embarrassedly: “Know a little… not too much.”

Jiang Zhe said: "I will teach you how to read from today on."

“Really?” Henry Zhang asked excitedly.

Jiang Zhe nodded: "Yes!"

Henry Zhang was so happy that he laughed so much that his ears cracked...

At this time, Jiang Zhe picked up the teapot, poured two cups of hot wine and said, "Drink?"

Henry Zhang smelled it, and frowned slightly: "Uncle, what kind of wine is this? It smells good..."

Jiang Zhe said: "Huangliang wine, drink it, don't get drunk."

Henry Zhang licked his lips, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. It was a little sweet in the mouth, and it also tasted like yellow rice, which was delicious.

So he blew the wine cold and drank it in one gulp.

After drinking, he only felt a rush of hot air all the way down into his stomach, which was warm and very comfortable.

"Is it good?" Jiang Zhe asked.

Henry Zhang nodded vigorously: "It's delicious! Can I have another drink?"

Jiang Zhe shook his head and said, "One cup is enough, any more will make you drunk."

After finishing speaking, Henry Zhang was in a trance, but then he woke up.

In the following time, Jiang Zhe taught Henry Zhang to recognize characters while refining alchemy.

Although Henry Zhang looks stupid, he is not stupid, and he is also very smart, especially with a very good memory.He recognized more than 100 characters in one day. This speed really surprised Jiang Zhe.

In the evening, Henry Zhang happily drove the sheep down the mountain.

On this day, after Henry Zhang returned home, he told his parents and sister about learning characters on the mountain.

Hearing Henry Zhang’s experience, his parents were still a little unbelievable.

But when Henry Zhang stumbled and read some of the contents of the newspaper pasted on the wall, the two elders were stunned.

The younger sister even said enviously: "Brother is so amazing! Brother, can you teach me too?"

Henry Zhang petted his sister's head and said: "Okay, from now on, my brother will learn during the day and teach you when he comes back at night!"

"Great, I can go to school too!" The little girl danced happily.

……

The next day, Henry Zhang came again, but this time, Henry Zhang carried a big cock.

Jiang Zhe looked at the big rooster and asked puzzledly: "Expanding business, are you also herding chickens while herding sheep?"

Henry Zhang scratched his head and said shyly and inferiorly: "Uncle, my father said that you can't let you teach me how to read for nothing, but my family is too poor and has no money to pay for tuition. So let me send you a chicken..."

Jiang Zhe was overjoyed when he heard it, but Jiang Zhe was not polite, took the big cock directly, then threw it into the yard and said, "Okay, this will be your tuition fee."

Seeing this, Henry Zhang smiled happily, and his inferiority complex disappeared.

(End of this chapter)