Grandpa Zou praised the little girl for growing up and becoming sensible, for knowing how to care about her mother.
But...
Grandpa Zou sighed to himself.
There was nothing anyone could do if the girl's mother refused to see a doctor.
Besides, this wasn't something he should tell a child so young.
A smile appeared on the old man's face.
He patted the little girl's head again.
He told her that as long as she listened to her mother and was a good girl, her mother would be very happy.
Then would her mother stop coughing?
The little girl tilted her head.
But she thought she already listened to her mother very well.
Except when she went to play in the mountains...
Thinking of that, the little girl felt a little guilty.
Grandpa Zou didn't notice the little girl's guilty thoughts.
He smiled wryly.
That was true.
He knew the little girl was a good child.
That was already the greatest comfort she could give her mother.
Hm?
Grandpa Zou paused.
He suddenly thought of something.
There was an herb in the mountains near the village that was said to be remarkably effective for treating coughs.
But nobody had found it for a long time.
Was it because the climate had changed and the conditions in the mountains were no longer suitable for the herb to grow?
Or had it been picked so heavily in years past that it had disappeared from the outer slopes of the mountain?
Perhaps it could still be found deeper in the forest.
But these days, nobody was willing to go to so much trouble just to find an herb.
Besides, old folk remedies might not be suitable anymore.
It was still best to trust the medicine prescribed by a professional doctor.