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Chapter 319 Invitation to the Banquet
The moon hangs high in the sky.
When it was completely dark, the tiger woke up.
Xiaoqiao and Xiaoqi were exhausted after dragging the tiger out of the mountain.
Fortunately, they had machetes, so the two of them cut some bamboo and made a bamboo raft.
Put the tiger on the bamboo raft, Xiaoqiao pulls it from the front, and Xiaoqi pushes it from behind.
Fortunately, the mountains are now covered with grass, making it relatively easy to drag bamboo rafts on the grass.
The two managed to drag him out of the mountain before nightfall.
Once they were out of the mountain, Xiao Qi quickly ran back to tell Mr. and Mrs. Shen what had happened.
They had to drag him back in a horse-drawn carriage with men.
While waiting for Xiao Qi, Xiao Qiao looked at the person she had saved.
She looked at his face and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
Xiaoqiao stayed by the tiger's side the whole time.
While the tiger was unconscious, it kept calling out, "Sister, sister, I'm here."
The tiger strained to open his eyes, and once he got used to the light around him, he realized he was in an unfamiliar place.
He immediately became alert and tried to sit up.
However, both of his legs were injured.
Just one struggle was enough to make him break out in a fine sweat from the pain.
He then noticed that a little girl was sitting by the bed, and that his movements had woken her up.
"You're awake." Xiaoqiao asked when she saw that he was awake. "Would you like some water?"
After saying that, she got up and poured her a glass of water.
“You were injured, and it was my brother and I who saved you.”
"I've already seen a doctor. The doctor said you broke one leg and the other leg was caught in a hunter's trap and is bleeding badly. You need to rest well."
The tiger took the water cup and drank while looking around at its surroundings.
There was only one table and one wardrobe in the room.
Although simple, it was cleaned up very well.
He could even smell the pleasant scent of soapberry.
"Where is this?" the tiger asked.
"This is Baicaoyuan Restaurant in Xin'an County." Xiaoqiao did not take the person back to Shen Family Restaurant, but instead took them to the backyard of Baicaoyuan.
“I work in a restaurant. The owner of the restaurant is a very nice person; she is my sister.”
"You can rest assured and recuperate here."
"By the way, who are you, and how did you get such serious injuries in those deep mountains?"
The tiger thought about it carefully, and then, for some reason, his head suddenly went "buzz" and he felt an excruciating pain.
Some fragments flashed through my mind.
He buried his head in the mattress in pain, seemingly in great agony.
Xiaoqiao looked at him worriedly, not daring to move.
"Brother, if you really can't remember, don't think about it for now. Focus on getting better, and maybe you'll remember in a few days."
The tiger felt uncomfortable for a while, but the pain in its head gradually subsided.
"My name is something like Tiger. I was hunting in the back mountains when I lost my footing and fell off a cliff."
"Then after walking for a while, I fell into the trap again. My foot got stuck, and I think I fainted."
"When I woke up again, I was here."
“Hey, Tiger Brother.” Xiaoqiao looked at the big guy in front of her, wondering why he had such a name.
However, his physique is indeed comparable to that of a tiger.
Do you remember where your home is? Do you still have relatives there?
"If you remember, I'll go find your family to come and take you back."
The tiger shook its head. "No, I've been alone ever since I can remember."
Perhaps because they were both in the same boat, Xiaoqiao looked at the tall man who was an orphan like herself and showed a hint of sympathy and a touch of heartache.
"Brother Tiger, you can stay here."
"Just call me if you need anything, I'm right next door."
……
At Shifeng Village, Ji Lingfeng became Sun Chuang's deputy.
He was no longer restricted in Shifeng Village.
He arranged for He Yu to work in his yard.
During the day, Ji Lingfeng took advantage of his job as Sun Chuang to survey the terrain of Shifeng Village.
He explored many places he hadn't noticed before.
However, after searching several times, he still couldn't find a way to enter Shifeng Village without anyone noticing.
……
Beijing...
For the past few days, Shen Cao has been going to the Shen family home every day to cook delicious and low-fat meals for Grandma Shen.
The cook in the Shen family is indeed someone who was carefully selected.
I learned it after following Shen Cao's instructions once.
Shen Cao can temporarily avoid going to the Shen residence.
Grand Tutor Zhou, standing to the side, twitched his beard and looked at Shen Cao with dissatisfaction, as if he would protest if she didn't take care of him.
Five days after eating the food prepared by Shen Cao, Shen Yu'an specially went to the Li residence to invite Physician Li to take his grandmother's pulse.
"Nephew Shen, why did you come in person?"
"It's only been five days, but your grandmother won't listen to advice and has started acting recklessly again?"
Shen Yu'an smiled and shook his head, "No, Grandmother was very obedient this time and ate the food I specially prepared for her."
Physician Li stroked his beard, his smile amiable.
He didn't believe it.
He didn't believe that the old lady from the Shen family could listen to him and resist eating.
He has known her for decades, and she has never been an obedient person since she was young.
He can tell just by taking his pulse.
Shen Yu'an thought he was easy to fool.
He knew that Old Mrs. Shen was not one to listen to reason, and that she had been spending the last few days at home reading ancient books.
Finally, he found a solution.
He specially made her a bottle of pills.
Although it won't completely cure her, letting her eat greasy food can help stabilize her current situation.
Just as Old Mrs. Shen finished her meal, she saw Shen Yu'an leading Physician Li in.
"You old codger, what brings you here again?"
"Who told you to disobey? Your grandson specially invited me to take another look at you."
"You know, when you get old, you have to accept it."
"We are all wrinkled and no longer look like we did when we were young."
"Hmph! I'm not old at all. It's you, a little old man, who's already panting after just a few steps."
Ping'er quickly handed a cup of tea to Physician Li.
After Physician Li drank some tea and calmed down, Old Madam Shen finally let him take her pulse.
Doctor Li held Old Madam Shen's wrist, and the more he touched it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Is she really obedient this time?
His pulse was noticeably better than when he last came.
He stroked his beard. "Strange, really strange. The eldest sister of the Shen family has gotten so old that she's started to compromise and become obedient."
"Uncle Li, is my grandmother's health improving?"
Physician Li nodded, "He's improved; that's something I really didn't expect."
……
Wei House.
"Miss, Miss, someone has delivered an invitation, inviting Miss Shen Cao to a banquet."