Lin Laoer did not believe in evil and went into the river. Half an hour later, not to mention fish, there were not even a few aquatic plants.
"It's strange. Where are the fish?"
Xiangyun giggled loudly in his swaddling clothes, and Mrs. Lin was equally happy, pointing to the confused second son of Monk Zhang Er to show to her granddaughter.
"Look at your second uncle, he's always confused."
Lin Laoer was not annoyed when he saw his mother and niece watching his jokes on the shore, and he humbly asked for advice.
"Mom, tell me quickly what's going on."
Mrs. Lin patted the back seat and pointed to the lower reaches of the stream.
"Come on, go there, you'll know the answer!"
The group of three people quickly got back on the road. Although Lin Laoer was lame in his right foot, he couldn't bear the strength. The tendons and flesh on his shoulders were all left over from years of hard work. Mrs. Lin had been lying in bed for many years and had not had much flesh. Xiangyun is even more of a milk baby. The two of them add up to 100 kilograms, which is not as heavy as the rice bag he fights at home.
In the mountain stream, after several heavy rains, the dry riverbed was irrigated by rainwater and regained its former vitality. The grass plants under the feet gradually emerged and turned green.
The further downstream you go, the sparser the vegetation becomes, and the fishy smell that permeates the air becomes more severe.
Lin Laoer paused and did not move forward. On the one hand, he was afraid that the smell would hit his mother and Abao, and on the other hand, he was afraid of the unknown.
"Mom, there seems to be an animal carcass in front of you."
Mrs. Lin signaled him to continue walking forward. After a distance of more than ten meters, the downstream stream covered with blue algae in front of him seemed to have become a gathering place for dead fish.
All kinds of stinky fish and rotten shrimps with their bellies turned inside out were floating on the water. They had been dead for who knows how long and exuded a stench. The scene was as spectacular as it could be.
Xiangyun frowned in disgust and narrowed her big black eyes into small slits. The situation was more serious than she thought.
The drought caused the streams to dry up. Fish and shrimps died in large numbers due to lack of oxygen. The corpses were decomposed by bacteria and became rotten and ulcerated. Some were eaten by animals foraging in the wild, while others were buried in quicksand, waiting for a heavy rain to bring them to light again.
Several heavy rains in the past few days have caused the fish and shrimp that should have been waiting to decompose in the gravel to be washed downstream along the stream, where they were piled up in one place without being treated, causing the ecological balance to be destroyed and polluting the entire stream.
Xiangyun has the basis of biology classes in his previous life. Mrs. Lin can determine if there is a problem with the water quality just by smelling the water source. It is really a good material for traditional Chinese medicine!
Originally, she was worried that Mrs. Lin would not notice the strangeness in the stream, but now it seems that she has overthought it. If she had known that the smell was so intoxicating, she should have stayed with her and slept next to her.
When I was thinking about sleeping, sleepyheads came to my door. When my little head was exposed to the sun, I felt drowsy and wanted to take a nap.
Mrs. Lin looked at her little granddaughter who was yawning, and wrapped her up in swaddling clothes, covering her round little nose for fear that the stench would infect her baby.
"Ah Bao, grandma asked you not to come, but you insisted on coming. Are you experiencing the pain now?"
Little by little, Xiangyun's little head had completely fallen asleep. When he woke up again, it was already dark and the stars were hanging low.
The Lin family, old and young, gathered around the campfire, surrounded by a large group of strangers.
Several women in plain clothes saw her waking up and came forward to tease her with a smile.
Mrs. Zheng found a comfortable position and held Xiangyun in her arms.
"Abao, these are the aunts from the same village as ours. Smile at the aunts."
Xiangyun made a small calculation in her heart. As the old saying goes, good neighbors are better than relatives. The relationship between neighbors is sometimes closer than relatives. She must perform well and add some good popularity to the Lin family.
Her eyes were curved into crescent moons, clear and bright, and her round, pink face was fluffy and tender, like a thin-skinned melon just fished out of the well.
Giggling laughed at everyone, holding out the swaddling clothes with her little palms, dancing happily, making the women laugh non-stop, and the pain in her body in the past few days seemed to be dispelled.
"The little guy is so cute, with rosy cheeks. Girls are different. Unlike my mountain baby, who had such a dark face before he was three years old, it's hard to look at."
"I don't know who was so cruel as to leave you on a barren mountain. Thanks to a good family like the Lin family, you managed to save your life!"
"Let's not talk about the past. From now on, A Bao will be a member of our Qinghe Village. Grow up quickly. Auntie will find a good in-law for you!"
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she laughed out loud: "Sister-in-law Liu, my A'bao is still young."
Sister-in-law Liu is a well-known matchmaker in Qinghe Village. She has no other hobbies in her life but likes to match up men and women in various villages.
"Young thing, there are a lot of people who get married on the fingertips, and the baby's parents are all set at this age. It will be too late to tell people when they grow up to seventeen or eighteen. Excellent young men are in hot demand. Don't worry now, you can only do it in the future. Pick what others have left!”
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said nothing more, and exchanged experiences with several other aunts about raising children. Seeing that the other aunts did not respond, Sister-in-law Liu didn't want to say more, so she turned around to chat with Zhao Ruoxia.
Xiangyun, who was almost arranged to have a baby kiss, breathed a long sigh of relief. No matter where he went, he couldn't escape the fate of being forced to go on a blind date. In the past, he was forced to get married after he graduated and got a job. But now, it's better. He is still a baby who has not been weaned. There are people Get her married.
It's terrible, it's so terrible.
Mrs. Lin has informed the villagers that the stream water is not drinkable.
Village chief Liu Ren had seen Mrs. Lin's medical skills many years ago and believed in her words. If she had not sworn to give up medicine and no longer treat people, Qinghe Village would not have had only one incompetent doctor for many years. Barefoot Doctor.
Now, the only doctor has also been invited into the city. Those who thought they could only wait for death at the city gate saw Mrs. Lin, as if they saw a light, and the hope of life was rekindled.
"Sister-in-law Lin, thank you for telling us that there is a problem with the water source, but now most people in the village have drank unclean water. Adults and children have stomachaches every day, and they are so thin that they are so thin that even their iron-clad bodies cannot bear it.
I know that you have sworn not to practice medicine in the past. So, can you tell me what medicinal materials are needed and we can find them and brew them ourselves? "
When the village chief said this, Mrs. Lin had no reason to refuse. But now that the drought has just passed, the buds sprouting from the vegetation are less than finger-high. How can there be medicinal materials for the nearly 100 victims at the gate of the city?
Seeing her hesitation, the villagers thought that Mrs. Lin did not want to disclose the prescription. After all, many doctors had secret recipes that they did not disclose to others, for fear that others would learn it and they would lose their business.
Soon an impatient man stood up and pointed at Aunt Jiang who was letting Fengxian evacuate her muscles in the distance.
"Your second roommate had diarrhea yesterday and couldn't even stand up. He was very active all night. Aunt Lin, since you know the prescription, don't hide it. We are all from the same village. We have been related to each other for generations, and now we are on the run. It’s not easy, if you can help everyone, everyone will definitely remember your kindness in the future!”
"Yes, that's the truth," several villagers echoed, "You can't be so selfish. It's unreasonable to refuse to save someone!"
Mrs. Lin's face gradually darkened. Seeing that everyone was talking more and more outrageously, the village chief immediately scolded her.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up!"
Lin Laosan glared at the villagers: "If we were selfish, we wouldn't rush to tell you that there is a problem with the water. No one in our family is sick, so we can't afford to make it difficult for ourselves!"
The villagers were choked and someone murmured.
"The guards at the city gate all think we have the epidemic. If we can't recover, no one will want to enter the city!"
