The old cow dreams
In a remote mountain village, there lived a wealthy merchant named Li Yuanwai. He has been industrious and thrifty all his life and has accumulated a lot of family business, but what makes him most proud is his smart and clever son, Xiao Li. Xiao Li has been smart since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by the villagers, and he is also the greatest sustenance and hope for Li Yuanwai in his later years.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. On a stormy night, Xiao Li went out to run errands, but unfortunately encountered a flash flood and has not been heard from since. Li Yuanwai sent countless people to search, but he never found any trace of his son. The grief-stricken Li Yuanwai washed his face with tears all day long, did not think about tea and dinner, and his body became thinner and thinner.
Just when Li Yuanwai was about to give up hope, the old cow that had been raised at home for many years suddenly became abnormal. The old cow's name is Ah Fu, who was raised by Li Yuanwai since he was a child, and has a deep relationship with Li Yuanwai. On this day, Ah Fu didn't eat or drink, but looked at Li Yuanwai silently with those cloudy eyes, and there seemed to be some secret hidden in his eyes.
In the dead of night, Li Yuanwai lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. At that moment, it was as if he heard someone whispering his name in his ear. He opened his eyes, only to see Ah Fu standing in front of the bed, his eyes shining with a strange light.
"Outside, your son is not dead. Ah Fu spoke, his voice low and firm.
Li Yuanwai sat up from the bed in shock, unable to believe his ears. How can the old cow speak? And say that his son is not dead? What is going on?
Ah Fu seemed to see Li Yuanwai's doubts, he slowly lowered his head, gently rubbed Li Yuanwai's hand with his nose, and said, "Yuanwai, you listen to me slowly." There was a flash flood that day, and I saw Xiao Li being swept away by the flood, but he did not die. He was washed into a hidden valley and rescued by a hermit. The hermit, who was proficient in medical skills, revived Xiao Li, and took him as an apprentice, teaching him medicine and martial arts. ”
Li Yuanwai was dumbfounded when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that all this was true. But he looked at Ah Fu's serious eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of hope in his heart.
"That'...... So where is my son now? Why doesn't he come back?" asked Li Yuanwai eagerly.
Ah Fu sighed and said, "Outside, things are not so simple. Although the hermit saved Xiao Li, he had one condition, that is, that Xiao Li stay there and continue to study medicine and martial arts until he left the school. The hermit said that Xiao Li has a special mission to use what he has learned to benefit the common people in the future. In order to complete this mission, and in order to repay the hermit for saving his life, Xiao Li decided not to go home for the time being. ”
After listening to Ah Fu's words, Li Yuanwai had mixed feelings in his heart. He was both relieved by his son's safety and frustrated that he could not see him right away. But he knew that since Ah Fu said so, there must be a reason for it.
"That'...... When will I see my son?" asked Li Yuanwai.
Ah Fu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. But don't worry, Xiao Li is fine, he will come back. It's just that the time has not yet come, and you need to be patient. ”
After saying that, Ah Fu turned around and slowly walked out of the room. Li Yuanwai looked at Ah Fu's back, his heart full of anticipation and prayer.
Since that night's Afoto dream, Li Yuanwai's mood seems to be better. Instead of drowning in grief all day, he began to actively take care of the family business and wait for his son's return. And Ah Fu has also become extraordinarily energetic, eating enough every day, and seems to be looking forward to something.
As the days passed, Li Yuanwai's anticipation and prayers seemed to move the heavens. On a sunny morning, a young Taoist priest appeared at the entrance of a small mountain village. He was dressed in green clothes, holding a whisk in his hand, and there was a heroic spirit between his eyebrows. The villagers watched and talked about it.
Li Yuanwai heard the movement and also walked out. When he saw the young Taoist priest, his heart trembled. The Taoist priest's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to his son Xiao Li. He walked forward quickly and looked at the Taoist priest carefully.
"Excuse me...... Are you?" asked Li Yuanwai tentatively.
The Taoist priest smiled slightly, bowed his hand and said: "The poor road has traveled here, and I have come to visit you when I see the beautiful mountains and rivers in your land." I wonder what the donor has to say?"
Li Yuanwai listened to the voice of the Taoist priest, and was even more convinced that he was his son. He excitedly shook the Taoist priest's hand and said, "Daoist, you...... Do you know Xiao Li?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the Taoist priest's eyes, and he asked rhetorically, "Xiao Li, but Li Yuanwai's son?"
Li Yuanwai nodded again and again, tears flashing in his eyes. Seeing this, the Taoist priest took a deep breath and said slowly: "It's not a secret, the poor Taoist is Xiao Li." Over the years, I have been studying art abroad, and now I have returned from my studies and come to visit my father. ”
When Li Yuanwai heard this, he couldn't control his emotions anymore, he hugged his son, and tears came out of his eyes. Seeing this, the villagers also stepped forward to congratulate them, lamenting that this was really a miraculous reunion.
It turned out that after Xiao Li was swept away by the flood, he was indeed rescued by the hermit. He studied medicine and martial arts with hermits in the valley, and after many hardships, he finally succeeded. The hermit told him that his mission was to use what he had learned to benefit the people, so he decided to travel far and wide to practice medicine to help the world. Now that he has returned to his hometown, he is fulfilling his mission. Since Xiao Li returned to his hometown as a Taoist priest, the small mountain village has become lively. The villagers came to visit this mysterious and skilled young Taoist priest, and Li Yuanwai was even more overjoyed, and he was inseparable from his son every day, telling about his thoughts and worries over the years.
Although Xiao Li has been away for many years, his longing for his hometown and relatives has never diminished. He used his medical skills to treat the pain of the villagers, and also used his wisdom to help his father take care of the family business, which made the prestige of the Li family even more far-reaching.
However, not long after Xiao Li returned to his hometown, a strange thing happened. The old cow Ah Fu, since Xiao Li came back, has become depressed and unhappy, and is no longer as energetic as before. It lay in the cowshed all day long, not eating or drinking, just silently looking at Xiao Li with those cloudy eyes.
Xiao Li noticed Ah Fu's abnormality, and couldn't help but feel a little worried. He came to the cowshed and asked softly, "Ah Fu, what's wrong with you?"
Ah Fu slowly raised his head and looked at Xiao Li, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. It seems to want to say something, but it can't. Seeing this, Xiao Li was even more puzzled, and he decided to ask his father about Ah Fu.
Li Yuanwai heard Xiao Li's inquiry, and was silent for a while before slowly speaking. He told Xiao Li that it was Ah Futo's dream that gave him back then, told him that Xiao Li was not dead, and told him Xiao Li's whereabouts. Xiao Li was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Ah Fu, who had been silently accompanying him, to have such magical power.
Xiao Li decided to ask Ah Fu personally to see what he knew. He came to the cowshed, gently stroked Ah Fu's head, and said, "Ah Fu, do you know something? Can you tell me?"
Ah Fu looked at Xiao Li, and a glint flashed in his eyes. It seemed to have made up its mind, and slowly spoke: "Xiao Li, you are indeed the one I rescued from the outside world through my dream. But what you don't know is that I am not an ordinary cow, but a divine beast in the sky, who was demoted to the mortal world because I made a mistake. I have been with me all these years to atone for my sins. When I saw you being washed away, I knew I couldn't stand idly by, so I prayed to the gods in the hope of saving your life. The gods granted my request, but on the condition that I remain on earth as a mortal cow until you return. ”
After listening to Ah Fu's words, Xiao Li's heart was full of gratitude and respect. He didn't expect Ah Fu to pay such a huge price in order to save him. He hugged Ah Fu tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.
Ah Fu also seemed to feel Xiao Li's gratitude, and a hint of comfort flashed in its eyes. However, at this moment, its body suddenly trembled, as if some force was pulling away from its body.
Xiao Li and Li Yuanwai were shocked when they saw this, and they hugged Ah Fu tightly, trying to stop this from happening. However, Ah Fu's body became weaker and weaker, and finally turned into a ray of light and disappeared into the air.
Leaving Xiao Li and Li Yuanwai, they stood in the cowshed in a daze, their hearts full of sadness and nostalgia. They know that Ah Fu has returned to its original world, but the love and warmth it left behind will always accompany them.
And Xiao Li also understood his mission and responsibility, and he decided to continue to practice medicine to help the world, use what he has learned to benefit the common people, and live up to the expectations of Ah Fu and the gods.
Since then, there has been a magical story about Lao Niu saving his son from a dream in the small mountain village, and Xiao Li has also won the respect and love of the villagers with his medical skills and medical ethics. He always remembers Ah Fu's kindness and passes on that love and warmth to everyone in need. Since Ah Fu disappeared, Xiao Li has strengthened his determination to practice medicine to help the world. He went out early and returned late every day, and traveled to every corner of the village to see patients and administer medicine to the villagers, and teach them the way of health. His medical skills are superb, whether it is incurable diseases or common minor diseases, he can catch them at hand, so he has won wide praise from the villagers.
However, as his reputation grew, Xiao Li also attracted some ill-intentioned people. One day, a wealthy merchant came to the small mountain village with a group of entourage, and asked Xiao Li to go to the house to treat him. Xiao Li wanted to refuse, but the rich businessman lured him with a lot of money, claiming that as long as he could cure his illness, he was willing to pay any price.
Faced with such a temptation, Xiao Li hesitated. He knew that his mission was to benefit the people, but it would not be a good thing if he could take this opportunity to raise some money for the villagers and improve the living conditions in the village. So, he agreed to the request of the wealthy merchant and went to his house for treatment.
The rich businessman's illness was indeed tricky, and Xiao Li found the cause after some careful diagnosis. He used his medical skills to carefully prepare a prescription for a wealthy merchant. After the wealthy merchant took it, his condition really improved. The wealthy businessman was overjoyed, grateful to Xiao Li, and fulfilled his promise to donate a large sum of money to the villagers.
Xiao Li returned to the village with the donation, built a school for the villagers, improved water conservancy facilities, and set up a medical aid fund to help the poor who could not afford to see a doctor. The villagers' gratitude to Xiao Li was beyond words, and they expressed their desire to follow Xiao Li to learn medical skills and medical ethics and contribute to the development of the village.
However, just when Xiao Li was working for the welfare of the villagers, a sudden plague swept through the entire small mountain village. The villagers fell ill one after another and were dying. Xiao Li traveled day and night, running around looking for a cure for the plague. He used his medical skills to treat one patient after another, but the epidemic spread far faster than he imagined.
Just when Xiao Li was about to despair, he suddenly remembered what Ah Fu had said to him. He closed his eyes and prayed silently, hoping to receive guidance from Ah Fu and the gods. At this moment, a ray of light fell from the sky and fell in front of Xiao Li. After the light dissipated, an ancient medical book appeared in Xiao Li's hand.
Xiao Li opened the medical book and found that it contained a miraculous prescription that could cure the plague. He immediately prepared medicines according to the prescription and treated the villagers. A miracle happened, the villagers who took the medicine recovered one after another, and the epidemic was brought under control.
The villagers' gratitude to Xiao Li was beyond words, and they fell to their knees one after another, praying to the gods to bless Xiao Li with peace and good luck. Xiao Li smiled and picked up the villagers, telling them that this was a gift from Ah Fu and the gods, and that he was just doing what he was supposed to do.
Since then, Xiao Li's reputation has become more far-reaching, and his medical skills and medical ethics have become a good story praised by the villagers. He continued to walk on the road of practicing medicine to help the world, and used what he learned to benefit more people. And the image of Ah Fu has always remained in the hearts of the villagers and has become a legendary existence.