Zhao Shichu was speechless at the old man's pessimism, but decided to temporarily appease him and said, "Okay, if something really happens to you this time, then I will help you arrange your affairs."
Ye Song said with red eyes: "Thank you, I'm here alone now, it doesn't matter if I live or not... But the only thing I can't worry about is my son. If he comes here to find me in the future, just tell him, Let him live a good life on his own in the future. Although dad is no longer here, I hope he will be safe and well. As for revenge, don't force it."
Zhao Shichu fell silent when he heard him tell him his last words. In the original plot, he was bitten by a snake and died alone here. There was no one to tell him his last words before he died. He must have been very sad and desperate inside.
"If you don't survive this time, I will tell your son what you said." Zhao Shichu promised him, and Ye Song breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he could leave with peace of mind after explaining the funeral arrangements.
However, he waited for a long time, but there was no sign of dying. Apart from the usual weakness and slight discomfort after being poisoned by snake venom, his body had no other ailments at all.
He looked at his wound that had been covered with a thick layer of medicinal powder, and the swelling around the wound that had subsided visibly. He immediately understood something, and asked Zhao Shichu with some embarrassment: "Little girl, your medicinal powder is really good." It’s easy to use, but can it really detoxify snake venom?”
Zhao Shichu nodded: "Of course, you can, but you don't believe it yourself."
Ye Song's old face was hot, and he said sarcastically: "My old man is too self-righteous. Thank you for saving my life. If I hadn't met you today, I would have lost my life here, but I have nothing now, so I can repay it." I can’t do anything for you, I’m so sorry…”
"I don't need you to repay anything. Saving you is just a convenience. I can't just die without saving you." Zhao Shichu didn't think she was great. If saving Ye Song required her to pay a huge price, then she would definitely consider it. But saving him now only requires her to consume some medicinal powder. Of course, she can't be stingy with such a small effort.
"I see that your feet are injured now and you can't let go of the cattle. Let me help you go down the mountain." Zhao Shichu saved people until the end.
Ye Song didn't try to be brave: "Then I'll trouble you."
"You're welcome." When Zhao Shichu saw that he had agreed, he immediately tied the cows to the tree with ropes to prevent them from getting lost. Then he went to chop down a small tree and cut a crutch for Ye Song to help him. He walks.
Fortunately, although Ye Song was weak and had been bitten by a snake, his health was still good and he was not too badly beaten, so with Zhao Shichu's help, he was able to go down the mountain slowly.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, they met people returning from work in the fields. When they saw Zhao Shichu coming back with Ye Song in the cowshed, they were surprised and a little taboo and asked: "Zhao Niuer, why are you talking to the cowshed?" Are you hanging out with the old guys? Aren’t you afraid of being implicated?”
"Uncle Ye was bitten by a snake when he was grazing cattle on the mountain. I happened to meet him when I was cutting pigweed. I couldn't just ignore him, so why didn't I just help him down the mountain? Why, am I doing a good deed? Isn't that enough? If someone is bitten by a snake and dies on the mountain, how can our commune get anything out of it?" Zhao Shichu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't forget, he is not from our commune. If he dies, the village will have to give an explanation. .”
As soon as she said this, those who looked at Zhao Shichu with suspicion looked away with guilt. After all, Zhao Shichu was right. Although the people who lived in the cowshed had to be rehabilitated and were looked down upon, their lives were at stake and no one could You can't just watch people die.
"Bitten by a snake? Is the snake venomous? If it is venomous, why is he still alive now? If it is not venomous, just being bitten is not a problem at all, right? Is such a big fight necessary? Is this old man just pretending? Right?" Some people who still disliked it muttered.
"I helped squeeze out the poisonous blood from him first, and then applied the medicine. Didn't you see that his ankle is still swollen? If you don't believe it, let the village doctor come and take a look!" Zhao Shichu replied unceremoniously.
Sure enough, the others looked at Ye Song's ankle. Although Zhao Shichu's medicinal powder was very effective, it was impossible for him to recover from his injury within an hour. Therefore, although his ankle was swollen a lot, he could still lift it easily. It can be seen that it is indeed swollen.
Zhao Shichu ignored these people and sent Ye Song back to the cowshed. Seeing the poor environment in the cowshed, she frowned, but there was nothing she could do, and there was only so much she could do to help.
After thinking about it, she took out the two pieces of snake body she had cut off on the mountain from her backpack, and said to Ye Song: "Uncle Ye, this is the snake I caught on the mountain. It is also meat after all. You can cook it and stuff it." It’s your stomach.” Then he made a joke, “By the way, I want to avenge you for being bitten by a snake, they are all snakes anyway.”
Ye Song couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, but he refused to accept her snake, saying, "No, you killed this snake, how can I accept it? You can take it back and eat it yourself."
"I don't like to eat snake meat, and I don't lack this kind of meat at home. My brother also caught pheasants yesterday." Zhao Shichu deliberately said with disdain, "Snake is skinny, and I don't want to waste firewood by burning it for such a small amount of meat. "
After much talk, Ye Song finally agreed to accept the two snake parts. For Ye Song, who was often short of food, snake meat was already a rare delicacy.
After sending the people back to the cowshed, Zhao Shichu returned to his home. When he passed the brigade captain's house, he informed him about Ye Song being bitten by a poisonous snake.
The captain was afraid that something might really happen to Ye Song, so he quickly called the village doctor to see Ye Song.
Zhao Shichu returned to his home, poured the pigweed in his basket into the pigsty, and went to the well in the yard to get water to wash his hands and feet.
As soon as he finished washing, he heard Zhao Shijian's hurried footsteps coming out, and soon he rushed into the yard. When he saw his sister by the well, he immediately ran over, grabbed her arm anxiously, and said nothing Checked her all over.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Zhao Shichu was confused by his series of actions and asked.
"I heard from people in the village that you went up the mountain to save Old Man Ye who was bitten by a poisonous snake! Did the snake bite you? If so, tell me and don't hide it..." Zhao Shijian said anxiously and panicked, and He squatted down and inspected Zhao Shichu's feet very carefully, for fear that his sister would be bitten and not know about it.
When Zhao Shichu heard what he said, his heart warmed up. The brother of the original owner was really blameless for her.
"Brother, please get up. I haven't been bitten. If I had been bitten, I would still be alive and kicking. Nothing would happen to me?" Zhao Shichu quickly comforted his elder brother and pulled him up.
Zhao Shijian checked it himself and found nothing wrong, so he breathed a sigh of relief and let his sister pull him up.
(End of chapter)
