After one night, it seemed that the medicinal soup had little effect, but Grandma Xiaoman and Xu Dazhu were in a good mood.
Ever since Xu Dazhu became paralyzed, he had gastrointestinal problems.
Diarrhea, constipation, vomiting and bloating come one after another because of eating.
At first, I drank the decoction and medicine, but again and again, and later I had no money to buy medicine, so I just drank it.
Each time it takes ten days and a half to slowly relax, and then it starts again next time.
But this time Jiang Zhi asked Xiao Man to boil grass roots and give it to Xu Dazhu to drink, and the abdominal distension was relieved in the middle of the night.
It seems that the herbs Aunt Jiang mentioned may be really effective.
This knowledge made Xu Dazhu full of confidence and looked forward to Aunt Jiang slowly recuperating his body.
It rained for two more days and finally cleared up in mid-March.
Without the rain getting in the way, Jiangzhi will officially start digging for herbs.
But there was one more thing she needed to make sure of.
Thirteen days have passed since the Zhao family was hit by the mountain fire and the bodies were buried on a rainy night. There has been no movement at the foot of the mountain.
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be safe. Jiang Zhi also needs to know something about the dynamics of the village.
The road up the mountain was blocked, so she decided not to take the usual route.
Xu Errui was left to take care of the two families, and he took Xiaoman to take a detour along the ridge of the forest, and quietly came to the cliff closest to the village.
At this time, the rain has passed and the sky is clear, with rare blue sky and white clouds.
The sun was shining warmly on my body, as if it was a real spring in March in an instant, and I wished I could bask in the sun and feel comfortable.
It's just that under the blue sky, the mountain forests burned by wildfires have lost their evergreen leaves all year round, and are devastated, like a head suffering from bald spots.
The only good thing is that on the rain-soaked land, the tender grass can't wait to sprout the tips of its leaves. I think it will soon regain its vitality.
Jiang Zhi lay down behind a stone on the edge of the cliff and looked towards the village below.
In front of her, a small village with more than 20 households could be seen, as quiet as death.
Jiang Zhi's face was expressionless.
She made a special circle to the mountain here. What she wanted to see was the children in the village fighting and crying, and the adults carrying plows to the fields. She wanted to see cows and sheep pooping all over the village. She wanted to see cocks crowing and dogs barking. What she wanted to see was a Lively cottage...
In the past, she only thought it was noise, but now she feels that this chaos is actually the peace of the country and the people.
The current cottage is beyond recognition.
The ruins were broken, the walls were broken down and the beams were damaged, and they were soaked by the rain. The remaining earthen walls and thatched roofs just stood dejectedly, looking miserable and lifeless.
All the houses were destroyed and almost burned to ashes. Not only was there no sign of Xu Youcai's family, even the refugees walking on the official road outside the village were unwilling to enter the village to rest, and they were walking and running in a hurry as they passed by.
Xiao Man's eyes were so wide that they were about to burst into flames. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "It must have been Xu Youcai and the others. They not only burned down the village but also led the rebels to kill Uncle Zhao!"
This was the unanimous conclusion of the two families after seeing the tragedy of Zhao Li's family.
Because there were still five members of Zhao Li's family missing, and they didn't even collect the bodies for the family, everyone guessed that Xu Youcai and the others had led the rebels to commit evil and captured Zhao Li's family.
Jiang Zhi didn't refute at that time. She didn't know if it was Xu Youcai and the others who did it, so she could only reason about the benefits to them.
The conclusion is: there are no advantages and no disadvantages.
I learned from Xu Errui and Xiao Manye that Zhao Li's family was the only foreign surname in Xujia Village, and they were inevitably bullied, so the whole family was as timid as mice.
When the village chief led the team to escape at first, Jiang Zhi was looking for someone in the village, and it was his family who hid in the cellar and kept silent.
If Xu Youcai occupied the village and wanted to expand his manpower, it would not be impossible to capture him as a human shield.
But the tragic situation in the village does not seem to be caused by Xu Youcai.
Not only Zhao Li's family was kidnapped, but Xu Youcai's family of more than a dozen people must also be dead.
To do something like this, it must be done by a large group of people who are well-organized and have very high combat effectiveness.
Jiang Zhi retracted his head and panicked in his heart: "It doesn't seem like Xu is talented, they may be gone too!"
Xiaoman's anger disappeared immediately, and Xiaohei's face turned pale with fear: "Aunt Jiang, they will die too? So many of them will also..."
He couldn't speak anymore.
When several men from Xu Youcai's family caught him, they were still so powerful that they suppressed the refugees so much that they did not dare to fight back.
Jiang Zhi nodded.
A broken army and wandering warriors are dangerous!
These people are the real scourge. They have received training, have weapons, and may have been on the battlefield. Killing and setting fire are much more terrifying than the refugees.
Also... Jiang Zhi pulled out a piece of dead grass and rubbed it on his hands. The regular army was more powerful than the rebels.
In order to boost morale, officers sometimes acquiesced to allowing their soldiers on the march to vent their emotions and relieve the stress and panic caused by the battle.
However, it is very unlikely that the regular army will kill people casually and leave their bodies exposed in the wilderness.
Whether it was done by broken troops or regular army forwards, any one of them implies that the Xujiacun area will be in a battlefield.
Next to him, fifteen-year-old Xiaoman was holding his head and trembling all over. He hit the rocks next to him with his body to control his emotions.
He could still see his home existing last time, but this time it turned into a pile of ashes, and he couldn't let it go.
Hearing again that Xu Youcai's group of people didn't know whether they were alive or dead, they were fellow villagers even if they didn't like it in their hearts. Looking at the situation in front of him, the fear in his heart made him unbearable.
Jiang Zhi grabbed him and dragged him away from the cliff, whispering: "Xiaoman, don't tell your grandparents too much about the situation here."
It can be said, but don't say it too tragically. Xiaoman couldn't accept the burning of his home, and the two old people were even more uncomfortable.
Xiao Man's eyes turned red and he nodded heavily: "Aunt Jiang, I know."
Jiang Zhi raised his eyes and looked at the hilltop called Laoyunya where he currently lives.
Only then could she understand the origin of the name.
Although it is a sunny day now, there are also clouds and mist there. Only the bright and dark woods can be seen, and... nothing else can be seen.
At first, Xu Errui's father was weak, so others could open a kiln next to the village for easy access.
He couldn't grab others, so he could only choose the farthest place.
Xiaoman's family also had the same situation, so the two families were adjacent to each other. Now it seems that it was a blessing in disguise.
It's just that Zhao Li's family put the kiln entrance into a mountain col, but they still didn't avoid human trouble.
As for the other villagers who went up the mountain to escape the disaster, they were far away and Jiang Zhi was in no mood to look at them.
No matter life, no matter death, in this troubled world, everyone only wants to protect themselves, no one can be a living Bodhisattva, and with Xu Youcai and others leading the way, I am afraid it will be more bad than good.
Xiao Man left with Jiang Zhi without any hesitation.
He is not stupid. His grandparents, brothers, and nieces all rely on themselves to survive and have no extra love to care for others.
After seeing the village, Jiang Zhi and Xiaoman didn't waste time on the way back. Putting aside those things, they wanted to survive, and so did their family.
The two began to collect herbs on the hilltops that had not been burned by wildfires.
Xu Dazhu's gastrointestinal condition is not good, which is what needs to be solved the most.
There is already a lack of food. If you continue to be careless, you will lose money. It will be twice as difficult to make up for it.
As Jiang Zhi walked, he searched for his target in the grassy slope.
Not long after, she saw a plant with clumps of feet tall and feathery leaves.
