Richard stared at her arm for a while, and then jumped on it. Due to the weakness of its claws, it stumbled a bit. Sun Xiaomeng quickly held it.
"Okay, let's go." She raised her right arm so that it was at the same level as her eyes.
She walked forward in small steps and opened the door of the living room with her left hand.
"Shh!" She put her index finger in front of her mouth, signaling it not to speak loudly.
She pushed open the kitchen door and walked into the kitchen with Richard.
Since Zhang Zian's parents passed away, the gas stove, which had not been turned on many times, was spitting out light blue flames. A rough-looking clay pot was placed on the stove, and it was steaming. Richard did not know what was simmering in the clay pot, but it emitted a very bitter smell, which made Richard turn its head away.
The folding steel chair from the cashier downstairs had been moved here. Zhang Zian was sitting on the chair, with one arm leaning on the counter and his hand holding his cheek. He was dozing off, drooling from the corner of his mouth. He did not notice Sun Xiaomeng and Richard appearing behind him. There was an alarm clock beside his hand, ticking away nonstop.
"Do you know what's in there?" She pointed at the clay pot and asked in a low voice.
Richard shook its head. It only knew that whatever it was, it must taste terrible.
"It's Chinese medicine," she said, looking straight into its eyes. She looked straight into its eyes and said, "Western medicine alone can't save you, but our ancestors have passed down many unique things, and traditional Chinese medicine is one of them."
"It smells bitter," Richard said hesitantly.
"Bitter medicine cures disease." Sun Xiaomeng smiled. "This saying was also passed down by our ancestors."
She glanced at the time of the small alarm clock, and once again said "shh" to it.
Ring, ring, ring …
The alarm clock rang, and Zhang Zian was so scared that he almost flipped over the chair. He wiped his saliva, looked at the time, and muttered, "It's time to add water."
He picked up the kettle on the counter with his right hand, and with his left hand, he put a rag under his palm to insulate it from the heat. Then he opened the lid of the clay pot.
The heat that had been accumulated for a long time suddenly came out. Zhang Zian tilted his head to avoid the hot steam.
Two or three seconds later, the steam dissipated. The water in the clay pot had almost dried up, revealing a black lump that looked quite disgusting. Zhang Zian poured the water from the kettle into the casserole, then covered the casserole with a lid. He sat back on the chair, adjusted the alarm time, and continued to nap while leaning on his arms.
"Decocting medicine requires a small fire to simmer slowly, and it requires a lot of effort. The next time the bell rings, you must drink the medicine, and think of it as a nasty wild fruit, "she said in a low voice.
"Doctor, can these bitter things really cure diseases?" Richard was still doubtful. It had never tried this kind of thing in the West.
She said solemnly, "I promise."
Richard looked into her eyes. He could see that she was not joking or comforting him. She did not hide anything from it. She even told it in advance that the copper sulfate solution was poisonous.
Sun Xiaomeng opened the kitchen door again and was ready to leave with Richard. At this time, she heard Zhang Zian talking behind her.
"Richard …"
She turned back with it.
Zhang Zian was still napping with his chin resting on his hands. She could even see the crystal-clear saliva hanging down from the corner of his mouth.
"Richard, come on, let's do it together …"
Sun Xiaomeng couldn't help but laugh, "Really, you don't even forget to do it in your sleep!"
She left the kitchen with Richard and entered Zhang Zian's bedroom.
Wang Qian and Li Kun each moved a chair and were playing poker. When they saw Sun Xiaomeng coming in, they quickly stood up.
"Sister Xiaomeng, what do you want us to do?" they asked.
Sun Xiaomeng shook her head, "Nothing, I'm just taking Richard for a walk. You've been running all afternoon and all night. You must be very tired. Don't you want to lie down and rest for a while? "
Wang Qian and Li Kun looked at each other and said awkwardly, "Sister Xiaomeng, we both fell asleep as soon as our heads touched the pillow, and we slept like dead pigs. We couldn't get up until we had enough sleep. We were worried that we still needed to run errands, so we decided to keep watch tonight and not sleep. We can't share our master's burden, so we can only run errands … "
Sun Xiaomeng smiled with relief, "Don't worry, you don't need to run errands anymore. Rest for a while."
They just nodded, but judging from their expressions, they didn't change their minds.
"How is Richard? Is he better? If anything happens to him, master will be very sad, "they looked at the tired grey parrot and asked with concern.
"Don't worry, he will be fine," she said, "Rest for a while, don't overwork yourself."
Richard was silent.
Sun Xiaomeng took it out of Zhang Zian's bedroom and into Zhang Zian's parents' bedroom.
The electric heater was placed near the head of the bed, and Fina was lying on a nearby blanket, drowsy. Snowy Lionet was lying next to Fina, carefully moving closer to Fina. Each time it moved less than one centimeter, for fear of being discovered by Fina.
Startled by the sound of Sun Xiaomeng opening the door, Fina opened its eyes and pushed Snowy Lionet away. Snowy Lionet rolled on the ground like a ball of fur, but unfortunately, its cuteness didn't work on Fina.
Snowy Lionet didn't stand up until it reached Sun Xiaomeng's feet. It raised its head and stared at Richard with its watery blue eyes.
Sun Xiaomeng was afraid that it would hurt Richard, so she quickly put her left hand in front of Richard.
"Meow, there is only true love between the same sex, there are only offspring between the opposite sex!" Snowy Lionet said to Richard, "Comrade, don't let me fight alone."
After saying that, Snowy Lionet ran back to Fina with its short legs.
Of course, Sun Xiaomeng couldn't understand what it said, but only heard a series of soft and sticky meows.
Fina suddenly stood up, its green eyes emitting a cold light like a sword, staring at Richard, "I remember that you said that your loyalty to me is as clear as the sun and the moon. If you didn't lie, I command you to fight for me like a real warrior. "
After saying that, Fina lay down again, closed its eyes and continued to nap.
Sun Xiaomeng was a little shocked just now. She always stayed away from Fina because she thought that Fina was very fierce. She even thought that Fina would jump on her, but fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
Old Time Tea didn't stay with Fina. Instead, it plugged the electric blanket into the socket in the corner, put its hands into the sleeves of its jacket, and quietly closed its eyes to rest.
In front of Old Time Tea, there was a thermos bottle and two teacups. One of the teacups was empty, and there were a few fragrant tea leaves at the bottom.
Old Time Tea opened its eyes, looked at Richard coldly, and pushed the empty teacup under the outlet of the thermos bottle with one of its paws. Then it pressed the thermos bottle and poured the appropriate temperature of hot water into the empty teacup.
The green tea leaves were boiling in the hot water, and a delicate fragrance spread quietly.
Old Time Tea pushed the teacup in Richard's direction.
This time, Sun Xiaomeng could tell that Old Time Tea wanted to invite Richard for tea. She always thought that Old Time Tea's dressing was very funny, and maybe it was Zhang Zian's bad taste. She guessed that Old Time Tea didn't understand, but she still declined on behalf of Richard, "It just drank medicine, and tea will reduce the efficacy of the medicine. It can't drink tea for now."
Old Time Tea squinted its eyes, as if it was smiling, and lowered its head to drink its own cup of tea.
Sun Xiaomeng took Richard out of the bedroom and whispered to it, "Everyone seems to be looking forward to you getting better soon. Although I don't come to the pet shop very often, I also feel that it's a lot quieter without you. "
Of course, this bird talked more than all the other elfins combined from morning to night.
Sun Xiaomeng opened the door of the storage room. Inside, there were all kinds of sundries that weren't usually used and pet tools that were sold in the shop. Very few people came in. The lights in the storage room were not turned on, and only some starlight and light came in through the window.
Richard tilted his head and looked around the room in astonishment, not understanding why she brought him here.
She went to a small window in the corner, pointed through the glass, and said, "Look, the light is still on. That is my clinic. My new nurse is worried that I will need other medicine, and she hasn't slept yet. "
Richard struggled against the heavy eyelids, and tried to open its eyes wide to look in that direction, to the dim light.
After a moment, Sun Xiaomeng bent her arm and looked at Richard.
"Richard, many people are busy with your business, and everyone is very concerned about you. So please respond to everyone with your strength, okay?"
Richard opened its beak, speechless, but no words came out. This was the first time in its life that it felt that its vocabulary was poor, and it didn't know how to answer.
There was no electric heater in the storage room, so the temperature was relatively low. Sun Xiaomeng was afraid that it would get cold again, so she didn't stay there any longer. She planned to send it back to the warm living room. She estimated that it was almost time, and the medicine should be ready soon. When she returned to the living room, she could give it the medicine.
She turned around and saw a pair of silver-gray eyes shining in the dimly lit room.
Sun Xiaomeng was shocked, but she immediately realized that it was Xinghai.
Xinghai quietly came behind them, squatted on the floor, and raised its small peach face to look at them.
"Ah, Xinghai, you are here! I was just thinking that I couldn't find you … Xinghai, are you also worried about Richard? "Sun Xiaomeng had Richard on her right arm, so she had to smile and wave her left hand at it.
Only Xinghai knew why Richard was hesitating. The reason why it had never had the courage to fight against the disease was that it didn't know where it should go, and whether it should go back to its original owner. Richard's original owner was a rigorous and realistic scientist. Seeing that it had come back to life, he would definitely have doubts. If he continued to investigate, he might get Zhang Zian and his other partners into trouble.
Xinghai blinked its silver-gray eyes and stared at Richard. It opened its mouth and said something, but in Sun Xiaomeng's ears, it was just a few meows.
"Richard, your future is here!"
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