Chapter 3
A Western Doctor's Happy Farming Life[1]
âWait for me here.â
Wu Dahu left these words and ran out like an arrow off the bow with his stiff muscles, friskily as a colt.
Suddenly, there was only Song Qinghan. He felt a little out of it and stood there alone, pulling his sleeves at a loss.
âAccording to Wu Dahu, there are creatures like wild boars and foxes in this mountain. What if a big tiger pops out and eats him? Although this body is not in a good condition now, Iâm still alive. While thereâs life, thereâs hope. If Iâm dead, itâs all over.â
He was letting his imagination run away with him, and his heart was beating like a drum. A little sign of trouble could frighten him.
Suddenly, a voice came from the bushes on the left. He took two steps back and looked at it in terror.
âAhâ¦â
After seeing that it was Wu Dahu, he covered his mouth and retracted his scream.
Wu Dahu was stunned. Seeing Song Qinghanâs legs trembling, Wu Dahu hurriedly stepped forward to hold him and asked with concern, âWere you scared? It was all my fault. I shouldnât have taken a shortcut.â
Song Qinghan patted his own chest, and his face turned red slightly. Seemingly, he didnât expect that his timid side would be seen by someone.
A trace of red things flashed across his eyes. He looked over and exclaimed, âAh! You were injured!â
Wu Dahu lowered his head to look at his right arm, and said unconcernedly with a smile, âNothing. Itâs just a superficial wound.â
As he spoke, he raised his left hand and revealed the fat hare. With shining eyes, he said, âI can add some food to your dinner tonight.â
But Song Qinghan was not happy, and even darkened his face. He grabbed Wu Dahuâs injured arm and asked coldly, âWhat hurt you? How much blood did you lose? Did you touch anything dirty just now? â
This was Song Qinghanâs occupational disease. He not only took good care of his own body, but also couldnât see others trash their body, especially those related to him.
Seeing that Song Qinghan was serious, Wu Dahu put away his smile, frowning and thinking for a moment, âI ran so fast just now that I got scratched by some branches. But I didnât bleed too much or touch anything dirty.â
Song Qinghanâs face softened, but he was still upset, âLetâs go back. Iâll treat your wound to avoid infection.â
Wu Dahu felt shocked by Song Qinghanâs air. He nodded obediently and led the way.
âAfter all, I hunted a hare. It would be much easier. When Song Qinghan is napping at noon, Iâll come out again and see if I can capture some prey.â Wu Dahou thought in mind.
After they went back, the first thing that Song Qinghan did was to boil a pot of water. After sinking the towel into the boiling water, he carefully wiped the area around Wu Dahuâs wound. When the blood strain was wiped off, he saw that the wound was indeed not so deep, so he didnât wrap it up. He only said, âDonât touch any water recently, nor touch any dirty things. Donât scratch scabs, otherwise it will leave scars.â
Wu Dahu smiled indifferently, âItâs fine for a man to have some scars.â
Song Qinghan glared at him and said grumpily, âI donât like scars!â
As soon as his words came out, both of them fell silent, and the air became stagnant.
Song Qinghan felt a little embarrassed, wondering if his like about scars had any relationship with Wu Dahu. Itâs not the fact that he would touch Wu Dahuâs skin every day in his life in the future.
Before he fled, Wu Dahu suddenly said seriously, âOKay! I wonât leave any scars in the future.â
Fortunately, Song Qinghan had already turned around before Wu Dahan said those words, so the latter didnât find Song Qinghanâs face reddened slightly.
Song Qinghan walked into the kitchen and just took out some yams from the basket. Wu Dahu stopped his hands and said, âIâll do it. Just give me orders.â
The moment their skin contacted, Song Qinghan felt his heart was throbbing. When he recovered, he stroked his forehead and thought that he must have been too tired to hallucinate.
Under the command of Song Qinghan, Wu Dahu washed those yams clean and cut them into some small sections of three-finger wide without peeling, and put them in the steaming pan.
The fragrance of the steamed yams was overflowing, which looked refreshing and tasty inside.
After peeling the yams, Wu Dahu blew it and put it into Song Qinghanâs mouth.
After taking a bite, Song Qinghan finally felt that his mouth was not empty, but he felt that he was like a kid and fed by Wu Dahu. However, if he took the yam himself, it would be too hot to hold it.
Song Qinghan was wondering what Wu Dahu did with his hands in daily life and didnât feel hot at all.
After Wu Dahu fed Song Qinghan, he finally peeled a portion of yam and put it into his mouth.
While he ate, his eyes gradually glowed, and he said to Song Qinghan happily, âI didnât expect that this itching stick would taste so good after being steamed!â
Song Qinghan rolled his eyes and corrected, âItâs called yam instead of the itching stick.â
As Song Qinghan spoke, he suddenly remembered something. He looked around and asked Wu Dahan in a low voice, âCan we sell the yam for money?â
After thinking for a while, Wu Dahu frowned and said slowly, âItâs everywhere in the countryside. No one will spend money on it.â
Song Qinghan bit his thumb. With a flash of spiritual light, he clapped his hands and said, âIt can be sold in the form of the finished product!â This way, no one would not know what it is!
âFinished product?â Wu Dahu looked at him questioningly, as if he didnât understand what this word meant.
Song Qinghan pointed at the steamed yam in Wu Dahuâs hand and asked him, âDo you know what you are eating after it was peeled? The prerequisite was that you had never tasted the yam before.â
Wu Dahu suddenly understood and nodded, looking at Song Qinghan with admiration.
âLittle Han is so clever that you could come up with this idea.â
Song Qinghan felt a little embarrassed when he heard it. What was so clever? He just said some simple words.
Wu Dahu told Song Qinghan to stay at home, and he went to the mountain to dig out all the yams he saw.
By the time he cleaned those yams, the sky was dark. Wu Dahu cleaned up the hare. Then he took half of the hare for soup, and put the other half on the fire with salt for roasted meat.
Song Qinghan was a little confused by Wu Dahuâs taste. He couldnât help asking, âWhy didnât you buy some other condiments? Was the seasoning too expensive?â
Wu Dahu was stunned and didnât understand what Song Qinghan meant, so he asked, âThe seasoning? Do you mean the salt? Do you think it is too faint? â
Seeing that Wu Dahu was trying to add another spoon of salt, Song Qinghan shook his head and said, âNo, Iâm talking about chili, ginger, garlic, etc. Even better, there are those like Laurel and aniseed.â
Hearing this, Wu Dahu said with a strange expression, âFirst of all, those things are not delicious. Second of all, no one would sell them.â
It was Song Qinghanâs turn to be stunned this time. When he realized the business opportunity inside, he immediately grabbed Wu Dahuâs arm and shouted, âItâs all good stuff! Where are they? â
Wu Dahu glanced at the place where Song Qinghan held him. When Song released his hands, Wu said, âIâll go pick some.â
Soon, Wu Dahu came back with a handful of fresh ginger, chili and garlic.
Song Qinghan instructed Wu Dahan to chop these things and put them into the stove with soup and the roasting rabbit meat.
The fragrance gradually emitted, and Wu Dahu became surprised. He raised his head to look at Song Qinghan and said, âAfter adding these things, the smell is better!â
Song Qinghan said complacently, âOf course. You will find that it not only smells better, but also tastes better!â
After roasting the rabbit meat, Wu Dahu handed it to Song Qinghan and urged, âEat fast. If itâs cold, it wonât taste good.â
After saying these words, a grumbling sound came out of Wu Dahanâs belly.
Seeing that Wu was a little embarrassed, Song Qinghan gave him an excuse and said with a smile, âI am pregnant with a kid. Itâs not good to eat roasted things. You can eat them. Iâm waiting for the soup.â
Wu Dahu had never heard that the pregnant man would feel uncomfortable after eating roasted meat. He guessed that this was an excuse Song Qinghan deliberately made for him to eat rabbit meat.
He hadnât felt the feeling of being cared for for a very long time. After taking a piece of rabbit meat, his eyes were welling up with tears.
Noticing the look on his face, Song Qinghan couldnât help frowning and asked, âWhat the chili put too much? You might not have gotten used to it if you didnât eat it too much before.â
Wu Dahu nodded and suppressed all the mixed thoughts in his heart.
But there was only one thought that could not be suppressed: It would be great if Song Qinghan kept worried about  like thisâ¦
After finish the rabbit meat, yams, and even all the soup, they prepared to go back to the room to sleep.
After lying down, Wu Dahu recalled that he was going to the market tomorrow to sell steamed yams, so he said, âIÂ will go out early tomorow morning. I will leave you a few steamed yams, and you can eat them when you get up. After eating, stay at home. Itâs not safe to be outside.â
Song Qinghan just wanted to see the world more. How would he agree with Wu Dahuâs proposal? He thought for a moment and asked, âIs the market far away? Are you going to walk to get there? â
Wu Dahu nodded, thinking that Song Qinghan couldnât see it. Wu said slowly, âYeah. Itâs not too far. Just about three miles. It would only take me an hour for it.â
Hearing these words, Song Qinghan immediately regretted it. âIt was not far from over three miles? Heâll arrive there in an hour! And he was probably going to run to the market.â
Song Qinghan sighed with sadness. Wu Dahu seemed to have seen through Songâs thoughts. After hesitating for a moment, Wu said, âYou may go to the market after the baby is born. Otherwise, it will not be good, if Lin Family meets you.â
It reminds Song Qinghan of the Lin Mansion, which had abandoned the original person of his body, and couldnât help asking, âIs the Lin Family rich?â
Wu Dahu paused and said slowly, âThey are very rich. Linâs family was the richest in the town. I heard that all the female men in the surrounding villages want to marry Linâs family.â
A female man? Song Qinghan understood that Wu meant a man who can get pregnant like him.
âThen who married me? Why did he marry me? âHe asked curiously.
Hearing this question, Wu Dahu thought it was funny, but he remembered that Song Qinghan had lost his memory, so he explained patiently, âThe eldest son of Lin Mansion has always liked beautiful women, and you are the famous beauty in the surrounding villages. So you are his best choice.â