Chapter 177 3 Aunt

Zhang Xingwang followed the frowning Sixth Brother into the yard. There was a big doghouse in the yard, but no dog was seen. After entering the house, he saw an old aunt sitting on the kang. He wanted to call her uncle and aunt, but before he could say anything, the Sixth Brother said directly:

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since you came here with Xiaoya, just call her sister-in-law, lest that shameless girl hears you. Who knows what she might do."

Hearing the old man's affectionate nickname for Bai Xiaoya, it seemed that Bai Xiaoya's personality was definitely related to them. Zhang Xingwang, who was eager for gossip, immediately took out some melon seeds and started chatting with the old couple.

It turns out that Bai Xiaoya grew up here since she was a child. She didn't go to the city until her parents were transferred back from Yanjing. She was basically raised by her third aunt.

When she was young, she relied on her outgoing personality and seniority to boss her friends around. As for those of the same seniority, they suffered even more. When she was hungry, the homes of her "brothers" were like her warehouses. Fortunately, this is the granary of Northeast China, and everyone has enough food. With the mountains behind, there is no shortage of meat, so there are not so many troubles, so everyone in the village is still very harmonious.

Not only are everyone in the village related, but they also basically have the same surname. I don't know where this girl learned this trick from.

But she didn't do it secretly. Instead, she would go to people's houses openly at mealtime. If the family was having meat that day, she would stay there.

When he is greedy, he opens his mouth and says, "Sixth brother, I think the bacon in your house looks delicious." He won't let you do anything unless you give him some benefits. He is really shameless.

It was not possible to be cruel and not give it to her. After a while, Bai Xiaoya went to her third aunt to complain first, crying. The third aunt was a capable person in the area and had a high seniority in the village.

Not to mention that the little girl was a well-behaved child in front of her third aunt, Bai Xiaoya was also brought up by herself. How could she bear to see her being wronged?

Isn't it just that the child wants to eat some meat? Why does the brother take it and point at the bacon and say "eat it today", and then scold her "brother". In the end, the little girl ate the meat happily under the aggrieved eyes of her "brother".

Everyone was succumbing to the reputation of the Third Aunt and dared not speak out. Even the home of the village chief "Big Brother" had been harassed several times.

After listening to Sixth Brother's complaints, Zhang Xingwang felt that this village was quite humane. It was probably the reason why everyone had enough food and clothing. Besides, it seemed that this Third Aunt might really be an expert.

Zhang Xingwang also took the opportunity to ask about some common sense about hunting in the village. Sixth Brother did tell him a lot, but Zhang Xingwang felt that apart from killing the prey and immediately disemboweling it, he had no use for anything else.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Xingwang began to feel sleepy. After all, he had been walking for the whole afternoon, so he washed up and went to sleep.

When I woke up the next day, I found it was snowing outside. It was quite heavy. After washing up and going out, I saw that the snow on the ground was probably about 20 centimeters thick. It seemed that it started snowing in the middle of the night and was almost stopping now. A breeze blew over, carrying snowflakes through my clothes and into my neck. I instantly got goose bumps.

The enthusiastic Sixth Brother was about to go out to invite him to have breakfast, but his eyes suddenly glared and he turned back to the house.

Zhang Xingwang looked back and saw Bai Xiaoya coming towards him, jumping in the snow. It seemed that she was the happiest person to return to the village.

Looking at the sixth brother who was sneaking around on the window, he curled his lips and said to Zhang Xingwang:

"Brother, come with me, let's go over and let Third Aunt take a look..."

After hearing this, Zhang Xingwang thought that since he was already here, and it would not be good for his sixth brother if he didn't go back to the house, so he followed Bai Xiaoya to find Third Aunt.

He walked to the courtyard in the middle of the village and was taken directly to the inner room after entering. There was nothing special in the room except a pile of medicinal herbs. Zhang Xingwang secretly glanced around the room and did not find any shrines or incense burners.

All I saw was an old lady sitting cross-legged in the middle of the kang smoking a pipe, with a small kang table in front of her. But the half-smile on the old lady's face didn't look very kind.

Looking at the old lady's expression, Zhang Xingwang quickly said politely:

"Um... Hello, Third Auntie. My name is Zhang Xingwang."

The old lady looked to be in her seventies. Her mental state could be described as half-dead. She half-squinted her eyes and looked at Zhang Xingwang for a while. She took two puffs of her cigarette slowly and said to Zhang Xingwang weakly:

"Young man, come here and I'll show you."

Zhang Xingwang only felt a sharp gaze sweeping towards him, a bit like the fear he had when he encountered a black bear before, but the difference was that this time it was as if he was completely seen through, and goose bumps seemed to appear on his back.

Listening to what Third Aunt said, I walked closer, thought for a while, and sat opposite Third Aunt, ready to see what she had to say.

He was still thinking about what to do if a mysterious master like Third Aunt suddenly revealed his cheat. According to the general routine, he should let Bai Xiaoya go out first and then talk to him alone about a secret.

Or maybe he would say he had been waiting for you for a long time, and then teach you a mysterious skill or something. I was so absorbed in thinking that I even coughed because of the cigarette.

After waiting for a long time, Third Aunt finally spoke. She ignored Zhang Xingwang and turned to Bai Xiaoya listlessly and said:

"Has he always been like this?"

"Uh...it was fine on the way, I guess it's indirect."

Zhang Xingwang was puzzled and quickly interrupted and asked:

"Well... what exactly do you mean, Third Aunt? Can you tell me more about it?"

"Do you often daydream unconsciously?"

"No, I was just a little distracted."

"Then don't you know to extend your hand when you see a patient? I don't have the skills to feel a pulse remotely."

"Um...I heard from Aunt Liu that you can see...that..."

"I'm a serious Chinese medicine practitioner. What do you want to see?"

Third Auntie looked at Zhang Xingwang's embarrassed and disappointed expression and said to him impatiently:

"Young man, I, the old lady, know that all the evil spirits in the village are lies. How can you come from the city and still believe this?"

"Uh...well, I believe in science."

Seeing Zhang Xingwang's disappointment, Third Auntie seemed a little angry, staring at him with a proud look on her face and said:

"Madam, my cooking skills are unique in this area. If you don't want to see it, get out of here."

Seeing that Third Aunt was about to lose her temper, Zhang Xingwang thought that since he was already here, he might as well cooperate with her. After all, brain problems could not be diagnosed without the help of machines, and those with low skills would not dare to make a diagnosis casually.

Then he stretched out his hand for the old lady to take his pulse, and then answered a series of questions: How was his diet, whether he slept well, whether he felt unwell in any way, etc.

Zhang Xingwang felt that the look he felt when he came in must have been an illusion, and it took less than twenty seconds for the third aunt to take his pulse, which felt very unprofessional.

But seeing how listless the old man looked, I thought it would be better not to say too much and just chat with him.