Chapter 119 He Shuqiang
When I woke up, I felt sweaty all over. I opened my eyes and saw a big round face.
Sun Shan was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes and opened them again, still seeing a big round face.
I was sure it wasn't a dream. I wiped my eyes and finally saw who it was. It turned out to be the fat boy who fell into the lotus pond.
De Geer said in surprise: "Shanzi, you are awake."
De Ge'er wanted to push the fat boy out of the way, but unfortunately the fat boy was too fat and strong, so he couldn't push him out.
Fatty was sure that Sun Shan was awake, so he said, "Brother Shan, you're awake. Oh, you can sleep so well. You've slept for a whole day and night, and I couldn't wake you up even if I called you."
Sun Shan looked at Fatty in confusion. Although he was his savior, he was not familiar with him, so why did he call him Brother Shan? If he called him Brother, he must be younger than him.
Sun Shan struggled hard, but couldn't get out of bed. He said weakly, "Brother De, help me up."
I was so tired, my whole body was limp, I couldn't move at all, and my head was spinning. Fatty said that I had slept for a whole day and night, so it seemed that I was really sick this time. It had been a long time since I had been awake for so long.
De Ge'er pushed Fatty away, walked onto the bed, and helped Sun Shan up.
Fatty also climbed onto the bed clumsily and helped Sun Shan up. It was obvious that he had never worked before. Asking him to help someone, not to push him, he pushed Sun Shan even more weakly.
De Geer couldn't bear to see this, so he pushed Fatty away, helped Sun Shan up, and said viciously: "It's all because of you that my Shanzi got sick."
He then said to Sun Shan: "Don't save people recklessly next time, or you will tire yourself out."
Fatty scratched his head a little embarrassedly and whispered, "I won't dare to go to the lotus pond next time. Oh, I didn't expect to fall in."
Sun Shan was too tired to speak and shook his head. When he sat up straighter, his stomach growled.
De Ge'er and Fatty also heard it and laughed with their hands covering their mouths.
De Geer immediately said, "Shanzi, I'll call someone in. It looks like you're starving. You haven't eaten for a day and a night, so you must be hungry."
De Geer left quickly.
Fatty and Sun Shan looked at each other, and were most afraid that the air would suddenly become quiet.
Sun Shan was slightly embarrassed, but Fatty didn't notice. He just stayed quiet for a while and then started talking again: "Brother Shan, the doctor said you'll be fine. You'll be fine when you wake up."
Sun Shan hummed and said nothing.
Fatty added, "You are so weak. Look at me. I am fine. I came out of the water, went back and drank a bowl of medicine, and I am fine now."
Then he added: "The medicine was so bitter, I didn't want to drink it, but my grandpa, grandma, mother, father and sister watched me drink it, so I didn't even have the chance to secretly pour it out."
After hearing Fatty's words, Sun Shan understood the main characters in their family: grandparents, parents, and a younger sister.
Fatty added, "Oh, it was that pond that ruined me. My grandfather said if the lotus pond had railings, I wouldn't have fallen in."
When Sun Shan heard this, his face was filled with black lines. He could blame the heavens and the earth, but he could not blame his own grandson.
Sun Shan immediately corrected Fatty's wrong thinking, lest he should have a distorted view in the future: "How can you blame the lotus pond for not having a railing? If you hadn't gone there, you wouldn't have fallen in. This was your fault in the first place, you can't blame the lack of railings."
After hearing this, Fatty looked at Sun Shan in confusion, his fat face huddled together and his brows furrowed, perhaps wondering whether Grandpa was right or Sun Shan was right.
Sun Shan didn't know the fat boy's name, but he was sure he was from the He family, so he asked, "What's your name? My name is Sun Shan, and I'm from Sunjia Village."
Fatty stopped frowning and said with a smile, "My name is He Shuqiang, which means "strong and powerful". I'm from Hejia Village."
When Sun Shan heard that his name contained the character "Shu", he realized that he was of the same generation as his eldest cousin He Shujin.
Fatty added, "Brother Shan, I am 6 years old this year. Aunt Chunlan said I am a few months younger than you."
It turned out that they were the same age. Sun Shan looked at He Shuqiang carefully. He was a head taller than Sun Shan, twice as fat as Sun Shan, and very well-nourished.
You won’t see such fat children in Sunjia Village.
The best way to describe him is to say that he is plump and fair, and as round and smooth as a jade.
Curiously asked: "You said you were 6 years old, why didn't you go to class that day?"
Sun Shan was already educated at the age of 6, let alone the He family. A farming and reading family, whether rich or poor, can go to school. Look at the fat boy, he is wearing cool silk, smooth, no one believes him if he says he has no money.
Fatty was honest: "I took a day off that day. My mother and I went to visit my grandmother. When we came back, we were bored, so we went to play in the lotus pond."
It turned out that he was not absent from class innocently. He said seriously: "He Shuqiang, you can't go to the lotus pond without permission in the future. It's dangerous there. The water is deep and it's quiet and there's no one there. If no one finds you and you fall into the lotus pond, you will definitely drown."
He Shuqiang nodded seriously: "I know, I won't do that again in the future. My grandfather went to the elders of the tribe yesterday and asked them to fill up the lotus pond or build a stone railing to prevent children from falling in."
As he spoke, he climbed onto the bed: "Brother Shan, let me tell you, a kid from another place drowned in the lotus pond two years ago. My grandma said there were water ghosts there, so she put a lotus flower there to attract me and asked me to pick it. If I fell in, I would be the scapegoat so that he could be reincarnated."
With big eyes, he asked innocently, "Brother Shan, do you think there are really water ghosts in the lotus pond? Will they catch children and eat them?"
Sun Shan opened his small dead fish eyes and said very seriously: "Yes, there must be a water ghost. Don't get close. You're lucky this time, but I will definitely catch you and eat you next time."
When dealing with children, you either use coaxing or intimidation.
Sun Shan chose to threaten, otherwise Fatty would really not learn his lesson and would sneak into the lotus pond to pick lotus flowers again.
The fat boy was obviously frightened. He huddled his hands around his fat body and said timidly, "I won't go there again. I don't want to be eaten by a water ghost."
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and the person who came into view was Sun Boming.
Seeing his red eyes, Sun Shan felt extremely guilty.
Sun Bomin asked with concern: "Shanzi, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?"
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Father, I'm fine. I'm just very hungry and want to eat."
Sun Bomin hugged Sun Shan and said with sobs, "Just want to eat. Dad will bring the food over. You are weak, so drink the porridge first. The rice is too hard and difficult to digest."
After saying that, he ran out again. Guyu hadn't entered the house yet, and followed Sun Bomin out to get porridge.
De Geer said comfortingly: "Shanzi, after you eat, you won't be hungry anymore, and nothing will happen to you."
Sun Shan hummed, "Brother De, I want to go to the toilet."
De Ge'er quickly took the cloth shoes from the bedside and put them on Sun Shan.
He and He Shuqiang helped Sun Shan to the toilet.
After everything was settled, Guyu washed his face with a basin of warm water. He then ate some warm pork and rice noodle soup, which made him feel alive and refreshed.
I just have a runny nose and sneeze occasionally, which are much milder than previous cold symptoms. It seems that I am fine.