The moment she saw Shen Guoping, He Siwei's emotions that had been suppressed for two days suddenly opened up, and she didn't even notice it.
She strode over, but in a moment of excitement, she forgot to pay attention to slipping under her feet on a rainy day in the mountains, and almost fell. Fortunately, Shen Guoping caught her when she leaned down.
Shen Guoping stabilized her body and released his hand on her arm, "Be careful."
He Siwei asked, "Captain Shen, is your team here? Do you have a doctor with you? If you don't have a doctor, you can have medicine."
Shen Guoping was taking off his black raincoat. When he heard her words, he paused and continued to take off his raincoat. At the same time, he asked her, "Is anyone sick?"
He moved quickly, untied his raincoat and took it off with his hands, and put it directly on He Siwei. He Siwei didn't expect him to do this, so he refused and said no.
She said, "I'm soaked. Please put it on quickly. Lao Shen is sick, very serious, and it's raining. If we continue like this..."
Shen Guoping stopped her to take off her raincoat and asked her to put it on, then asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
After listening to He Siwei's explanation of his grandfather's situation, Shen Guoping said, "We didn't bring a doctor or medicine. If you need any medicine, I'll find it with you."
He Siwei was disappointed, but thanked him anyway, "I can just look for it myself. You don't recognize it."
Shen Guoping said, "I know some herbs, which ones are you looking for?"
At this time, He Siwei didn't think much about how Shen Guoping, a soldier, could recognize herbs, so he told him the three herbs he lacked.
Shen Guoping said, "You look here, and I'll look there. Don't go too far. It's raining heavily, so it's not good if there's a mudslide."
After walking a few steps, Shen Guoping said again, "Don't go up the mountain anymore."
He waited seriously for He Siwei to say he understood, then turned and left.
With the raincoat, I felt much more comfortable in the rain. He Siwei buttoned up the raincoat. The raincoat was very big on his body, like a child wrapped in an adult's clothes. The raincoat was very thick, the kind used by the army. After wearing it, the rain and wind outside are isolated, and I am more patient when looking for things. It seems that I will not be disturbed by the rain.
He Siwei kept in mind Shen Guoping's words and did not go up the mountain any further. She just looked for it in the nearby grass. She didn't know how long it took before she saw the plant. She excitedly picked off a few plants of the plant, and then added some to the side. A dozen strains were found.
In this way, only Anemarrhena and Licorice were left. She suppressed her excitement, squatted in the grass and moved forward. Time passed little by little, and she was not as lucky as before.
He Siwei could only place his hope on Shen Guoping. When He Siwei found Shen Guoping, he was holding a handful of wheat-like weeds in his hand, and she strode over.
"Have you found Zhimu?"
Shen Guoping handed her the 'weed' in his hand, "Can you see if it is right?"
He Siwei took it and looked at the rhizome. There were many fibrous roots and the main root was not very thick. But at this time, the thin main root was also a life-saving straw.
Shen Guoping seemed to read her thoughts and said, "There is still one piece there. If it is not enough, I will pull out more."
The joy in He Siwei's heart slowly faded, "The licorice was not found."
Shen Guoping looked into the distance, "It's raining so hard, it's good to find these kinds. Let's take them back to our old comrades first."
He Siwei also knew that people should not be too greedy, so together with Shen Guoping, they pulled out all the anemarrhenas here, leaving only the main roots and put them into a bamboo basket.
Shen Guoping acted quickly. He pulled out the anemarrhena and He Siwei picked the taproot. Even in the end, after Shen Guoping pulled out all the anemarrhena, he and He Siwei picked the taproot together.
"It's not early, so I won't send you down the mountain. Please pay attention to your safety when going down the mountain."
After picking all the anemarrhena, Shen Guoping picked up the bamboo basket and motioned for He Siwei to carry it.
He Siwei was about to take off her raincoat, but he stopped her and said, "Put it back on, I still have it over there."
He Siwei was not fooled, so she took off her raincoat and put it on his arm. She turned around and put the bamboo basket on her back. She said, "You are on a mission. It is not convenient for people to know. If I go back with a raincoat, It’s easy for people to guess that I’m soaked all over, so I don’t mind getting wet for a while longer. Your mission is important, so it’s always good to be careful.”
Shen Guoping did not explain, but his silence also represented acquiescence.
He Siwei was about to leave, but he hesitated and then stopped, "Company Commander Shen, do you have a pen and paper with you? Can you help me send a letter out?"
Shen Guoping said, "I didn't bring these with me, but you can dictate it. I'll write it for you later and mail it away."
He Siwei said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."
She also said that she wanted to write a letter to Lao Shen’s grandson. She first reported the other party’s address, “and told him in the letter that Comrade Lao Shen was ill. After writing the letter, I hope he can arrange for Comrade Shen to go to the hospital for a thorough examination as soon as possible."
Shen Guoping was silent for a moment before asking, "In your tone?"
The rain was still falling, and He Siwei didn't notice anything wrong with Shen Guoping's expression, so he said, "Well, Lao Shen doesn't want to trouble his grandson, so just write to him in my tone. In fact, if possible, it is better not to let Lao Shen in the end." I know it was arranged by him."
Shen Guoping said yes.
He Siwei knew that Shen Guoping would be able to help deliver the letter, and he felt at ease. Although he was missing some licorice, he could only add more doses of other herbs. He also knew that Shen Guoping was on a mission, so he did not delay the other party any more. After sincerely thanking him, he went down the mountain carrying the bamboo basket and supporting the tree trunk.
Shen Guoping stood there and didn't look back until the other party's figure disappeared into the woods.
The grass behind him moved, and Li Guoliang came out, "Guoping, what are you looking at?"
Shen Guoping said, "The arrangements are well made on the mountain, so people should keep an eye on them and don't run away again in the rain."
Li Guoliang said, "Don't worry, even if he grows wings this time, he won't be able to fly out. He has been watching for half a year from the beginning of winter to now. If we don't get some results, wouldn't it mean that we are weak?"
Shen Guoping was silent.
Li Guoliang asked him again, "The old man is at the bottom of the mountain. After this mission is completed, let's go down the mountain and have a look."
Shen Guoping turned around and walked up the mountain and said, "Ask the guards to contact the military hospital and find a reason to put the old man into the hospital."
Li Guoliang was startled and chased after him and asked, "Is the old man sick?"
Shen Guoping hummed, "If he doesn't want me to come forward and cause trouble to me, then he can find other reasons."
Li Guoliang was in trouble, "The old man is shrewd. As long as he makes a move, he will guess it's you."
Shen Guoping said, "Then let him not guess."
Li Guoliang wanted to reply and say, 'It's easy for you to say', but thinking that the old man was ill and the guy was in a bad mood, he didn't say anything more.
At the bottom of the mountain, after He Siwei returned to the camp, she put the herbs she found yesterday together in a pot. There was no firewood outside. She discussed with Zhao Yongmei to get two pieces of wood from the bed first, and then she would wait for the weather to improve. Get it back and make it up.
There were two rows of beds in the tent. Zhao Yongmei directly asked her to make them, saying that human life was important. Several people also helped, using axes to split the wood and stuff it into the stove. It took a long time to light the fire because the moisture was heavy and the wood did not love it. When He Siwei and Lao Shen were usually on the mountain, she would pull off some birch bark when she encountered a birch tree. This thing would ignite the fire quickly.
The stove was burning and the tent was warm.
After the medicine was boiled, He Siwei immediately gave it to Lao Shen to drink. The stove was burning, which could also solve everyone's problem of eating. Zhao Yongmei and others dipped the spinach that He Siwei dug out yesterday into corn noodles and steamed it. Boiled wild duck eggs.
He Siwei not only brought Lao Shen soup and medicine, but also used his own lunch box to cook noodles for Lao Shen with two poached eggs in them.
