Chapter 158 Rash

"There's no need for you to envy me. Is the place you live in Beijing worse than this?" Lin Xi asked back.

Wang Jing really couldn't say the word "bad"; after all, their Wang family was a wealthy and prominent family, so how could it be inferior to this place?

"I see, you can make some adjustments here and there." Wang Jing stopped smiling and started to discuss seriously with Lin Xi.

Just as the two were discussing seriously, Xue Lili came running over from a distance, "Boss Lin, it's great that you're here. The two children in Hongyue's family suddenly got a rash for some reason. Can you borrow your ox cart to take the children to town for medical treatment?"

Lin Xi's expression was stern. The child's illness could not be delayed. He already lacked medical care and medicine, and his resistance was weak. If he was not treated in time, his life would easily be in danger.

"As for medical treatment, the oxcart is too slow, so take my horse carriage." Lin Xi said.

Wang Jing was quite surprised, "You still have a carriage?"

Is this the life of an exile? No one would believe it if I told them.

Time was urgent, and Lin Xi had no time to explain to Wang Jing. Fortunately, Wang Jing knew the importance of the matter and said directly, "I'll drive the car, sister-in-law, you go pick up the people."

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Several people took a carriage and took the child to town.

Cui Hongyue has a son and a daughter. The daughter is the eldest and the son is the second oldest. Now the two younger ones feel weak all over and are covered with rashes, which looks like they are allergic.

But as an outsider, Lin Xi didn't dare to say much and could only hope to arrive in the town as soon as possible.

Inside the clinic, the doctor examined the two children and asked, "Have you given them anything they shouldn't have eaten recently?"

Cui Hongyue thought hard and said, "Doctor, these are what we eat at home all the time, there is nothing else."

The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "This disease is not difficult to treat. I'll prescribe some medicine and they'll be fine when they go home. But we need to know what the two children are allergic to."

That being said, Cui Hongyue thought about it for a long time but still couldn't think of any problem. What she fed the children was what they always ate, there was no difference.

She asked the two children but got no answer.

After completing the consultation and prescribing medicine, Wang Jing sent the group of people back to the village.

Cui Hongyue thanked Lin Xi profusely, and Lin Xi quickly said, "This is what I should do. If it were you, you would do the same. But the children are still young, so you'd better keep them by your side and don't let them play around. There's a lot of space in the silkworm house, so you can take them to work."

"They are young, and I'm afraid they might break things," said Cui Hongyue.

"They say they are young, but I think they are both very sensible. When the children are not within sight, it is sometimes difficult to know what exactly happened." Lin Xi said.

Cui Hongyue has always known that Lin Xi is a good person, and now she feels that she has followed the right person. She said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you."

Wang Jing sighed, "It is said that the girls of the Lin family are the most well-educated. Now I see that they are indeed extraordinary."

Lin Xi didn't respond, but smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble Master Wang to take me back to town."

Wang Jing paused, "I have to go back too. What is Xiao Yongyan busy with all day? Why can't I see him?"

After being here for a few days, Wang Jing discovered that Xiao Yongyan's whereabouts were mysterious. He would disappear at any time, and it seemed that he could only be seen at night.

"He is writing an article." Lin Xi said vaguely.

"Writing an article?" Wang Jing was very surprised to hear this answer. "As expected of a talented scholar, at this hour, he still has the mood to write an article."

Lin Xi smiled but said nothing, but Wang Jing's expression became more serious, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Yongyan is not really relying on you for support now, right?"

"That's not the case. He also has his own income." Lin Xi said.

"By writing articles?"

"almost."

Wang Jing was relieved at this. He thought Xiao Yongyan had completely given up the responsibility of supporting the family and was really relying on Lin Xi to make money alone.

He said that although his father's death and his own exile were big blows to others, they should not be as big as this for Xiao Yongyan.

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A day later, Lin Xi returned to Taoli Village again.

Although Linxi's small house is not large in area, it is exquisitely designed and has a complex structure, so it cannot be completed in a short time.

This life of running back and forth between two places is destined to continue for a while.

Lin Xi went to the silkworm room and saw Cui Hongyue and her two children there. She smiled and asked, "Are the children's allergies getting better?"

Cui Hongyue nodded. "After taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor, I'm fine. I have to say, the medicine is really effective. Yesterday, Lili's two children also had a rash. I boiled a bowl of it for the two children, and they drank it and it was gone."

Lin Xi was stunned. "Sister Xue's two children also got rashes?"

"That's right. It's strange. I asked the two children and they both said they didn't eat anything strange, but they still got rashes." Cui Hongyue said.

Although she couldn't explain it clearly, Lin Xi had a strange intuition that this matter seemed to be directed at her.

After a few days, more and more children in the village experienced similar situations, and there was no clear explanation.

Although the symptoms were relieved after taking the medicine, the fact that they recurred for no reason always made people have some bad associations.

Some men chatted and said that it might be because they offended the mountain god and were punished.

However, this mysterious statement has not been recognized by everyone. Although Taoli Village is located in a remote area, the saying of mountain gods has never been popular.

At first, this statement was disdained by most people in the village, but as more and more children developed the rash, all kinds of weird speculations began to spread among the adults.

Otherwise, there is really no other reason to explain why children always have similar situations.

Xue Lili and Cui Hongyue were also very worried. Their two children were still young and they didn’t know if they would be infected again.

Lin Xi also found it strange. How could it be an infectious disease? It was impossible for it to only attack children and heal so quickly.

The current situation is really confusing.

Although there are some doubts, normal life in the village is still going on, especially farming which must not be stopped.

However, that evening, the rice of the Zhao family in the village suddenly caught fire.

In the middle of the night, the flames shot up into the sky and illuminated half of the village. Those who got up at night and saw it were terrified. They quickly ran out of their homes, knocked on the doors of their neighbors, and worked together to put out the fire.

Later, when Xue Lili recounted the incident to Lin Xi, she said that with everyone's joint efforts, half of the rice fields were saved. Zhao Tan stood in the rice field for a long time without turning around.

For farmers, fields are their life.

Since then, more and more strange things have happened in the village, and in some deserted places, small fires would start from time to time.

Gradually, everyone realized that something was wrong. If it was just a coincidence, it would be impossible for so many of them to happen in such a short period of time.

The mountain god, which was initially ridiculed and forgotten, is now being remembered again. Some people say that it may be because the people here never worship the mountain god, so the mountain god does not protect them, resulting in the invasion of evil spirits without any god to deal with them.