Chapter 242 Let’s fight
The two of them tacitly agreed not to speak out about what had just happened. After all, speaking out about such things would only make people feel disheartened.
Therefore, Shen Wei said, "Xiao Man, before the sun comes out, I want to go and look for sweet potato vines early."
Xiaoman grabbed it and got up from the ground: "Oh, let's go together, I can't sleep now either."
"I haven't taken a shower for many days, and my whole body is itchy."
The three of them set off in the cool morning breeze and first asked the villagers if there were any plants that were particularly easy to grow. After looking at more than a dozen vines in a row, Shen Wei shook his head.
The villager who first brought the three people here on a donkey cart suddenly said, "Are you talking about something called centipede?"
"But the stuff that comes out is too small, only the size of a thumb."
"We used to have them here, but they were all played with by children. I guess they are gone now."
Xiaoman was puzzled: "Play? Can this thing be played?"
The villager replied: "Yes, that thing can be broken into small pieces, and the children in the village like to make them into necklaces and bracelets to play with."
Shen Wei didn't care about it just now, but after hearing this, Shen Wei felt that maybe the centipede was what they were looking for.
"Can you help me think about where else it is?"
"We didn't find my brother, and we didn't find this thing that can cure the disease, so our trip was in vain."
"My poor grandson is still waiting for this thing to cure his illness..."
Faced with the villagers' questions, Shen Wei had to explain that this vine leaves can cure diseases.
In fact, this kind of vine leaves can really cure diseases, but it needs to be in the hands of a doctor who knows how to do it. Ordinary people should not handle it casually.
The villager thought about it carefully and said uncertainly: "It may be in the village more than ten miles away. If we can't find it, we can only go to Jigong Mountain which is even farther away."
"That kind of centipede was originally brought out from Jigong Mountain."
"But Jigong Mountain is dangerous, and the mountain road is steep and difficult to travel. You should not take the risk to go there."
Shen Wei thanked the villagers, asked for directions, and the three of them left the village.
After walking for more than an hour, the sun came out and I felt stuffy, hot and itchy all over. I felt like I could die on the spot.
Xiaoman complained, "Why is Lingnan so hot and stuffy? As soon as I move, I sweat all over, and my clothes stick to my body and it's so uncomfortable."
Xiaoying described it as follows: “Arriving in Lingnan was like being licked by a cow, hot and humid.”
Xiaoying's words made Shen Wei and Xiaoman laugh out loud, and they immediately felt a little more energetic, but not much.
"I feel itchy, do you feel itchy too?"
"Why are there so many poisonous insects in Lingnan? I have ulcers all over my body. If I keep scratching like this, won't they fester?"
"It's so horrible. I don't dare to look anymore." Xiaoman lifted up her clothes to show the two men. They saw that her arms were covered with red scratches, some of which were bleeding.
Shen Wei was also itchy, with red rashes all over his body. He scratched and comforted her, "Bear with it for a while. It's not possible now. This place is too dangerous. It's best not to expose our faces. When night comes, we can find a place with running water to wash."
The three of them continued on their journey. Lingnan is mountainous, and to go to another village, they had to climb over one mountain after another.
They climbed over a mountain and since it was afternoon, they sat on the ground to rest.
"Hey, listen, there seems to be the sound of flowing water."
Xiaoying suddenly turned her head to listen in the distance, and said to the two people in surprise: "There is water! I feel so uncomfortable, and this is deep in the mountains and forests. My body is full of itchy bumps. Can I wash it?"