Chapter 9 Rhus scutellaria
Sang Yu stared at the back of his hand with shining eyes. Seeing tiny blisters slowly appearing, she became more certain of her guess.
Sure enough! That wasn’t just any ordinary tree trunk, but a sumac tree.
She knew how to disfigure Xie Qiujin!
"Brother, take good care of me. I... forget it. You guys come with me."
Sang Yu originally wanted to go over there and take a look, but then she changed her mind and thought that she might not be able to find it, so she decided to take her younger brother with her to identify it.
Seeing the smile on her lips, Sang Xingjia thought that she had found a way to cure his younger brother. He nodded, carried Sang Xinghao on his back and went out together.
On the way, Sang Yu asked Sang Xingjia to lead the way in front, and she followed behind, carefully checking each tree one by one.
Soon, she found the tree that Sang Xinghao described as "wet and dripping on hands".
About half a meter above the trunk, a small hole had appeared for some reason, and milky white juice was flowing out and slowly dripping down.
Sang Xingjia reached out to touch her, but was held down by Sang Yu.
"Do you also want to experience the extremely itchy feeling?"
The sap of lacquer tree should not be touched casually. It may cause redness, swelling and allergies at the mildest, and life-threatening at the worst.
Upon hearing this, Sang Xingjia immediately retracted his hand, "I don't want to. But my brother's illness...?"
"It's not fatal, but you can only endure it slowly. There is no medicine to cure it." Sang Yu shook his head directly.
As a common poisonous plant in the wild, there are actually treatments for lacquer trees.
For example, rinse immediately with plenty of water, wrap the touched area with ice cubes, and clean it with alkaline substances such as soap.
She had also heard of a folk remedy that involved roasting leeks and rubbing them on the wound, which could also work quickly.
But those methods can't be done now either.
"Then why are we here?" Sang Xingjia was completely confused. If there was no cure, why did they come here?
"Take some sap back to mother."
Sang Yu ignored Sang Xingjia's shocked face and picked up a green leaf that had just fallen from the side and placed it under the place where the milky white sap was dripping to catch it.
In fact, doing so was very risky for her, as she was not sure whether Xie Qiujin would be severely allergic to lacquer tree.
Judging from Sang Xinghao's condition, the allergic symptoms are not particularly serious. It's worth a gamble. It's better than scratching your face with a stone and disfiguring yourself.
After an allergic reaction to lacquer tree, if no specific medication is used, the body will slowly heal itself within one week to half a month.
The patient did not have an easy time during the process. His whole body became swollen, itchy and blistered, and he subconsciously wanted to scratch it.
The symptoms of an allergic reaction are swelling, redness and blisters. If Xie Qiujin appears in front of the officer, it will definitely stop him from having such evil intentions.
A small pool of milky white liquid gradually gathered on the dark green leaves. Sang Yu originally wanted to collect the leaves directly, but then he changed his mind and caught some more.
They had been gone for quite a while, and Sang Yongjing had already stretched his neck to look over here, fearing that something unexpected might have happened.
Seeing the three people from afar, he hurried over to greet them: "What took you so long? I thought..."
"Dad, I..." Sang Yu wanted to say that he had found something that could disfigure his mother, but the words couldn't come out of his mouth.
Sang Yongjing's gaze shifted to Sang Xinghao, who was following her with a pout, and she was immediately startled by his hand, which was swollen like a pig's hoof.
"Hao'er, your hand?" Could it be that you were bitten by a snake?
"Dad, wuwu..." Sang Xinghao flew into his arms.
Along the way, his elder brother wouldn't let him scratch his itch, and his elder sister wouldn't let him cry, which made him feel very aggrieved. When he finally saw his father who could make the decision, he immediately started to cry.
Before he could even cry twice, his mouth was covered by a big hand again.
Sang Yongjing covered his young son's mouth to prevent him from making any noise and disturbing others, while looking at Sang Yu inquiringly. What's wrong with this child?
"Dad, don't worry. Hao'er just accidentally touched a slightly poisonous tree sap. He will recover in a few days."
It is obviously unrealistic to ask Sang Yu to explain the allergic reaction to him, so it would be better to use poison instead.
When Sang Yongjing heard that it would be fine in a few days, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
His eyes fell on the back of Sang Xinghao's swollen hand, and he suddenly said, "Tell me, if I apply this stuff on my face, will it be...?"
He and Sang Yu were thinking the same thing, and Sang Yu nodded: "I thought so too, but after touching this thing, the whole body will swell and itch. Can mother bear it?"
For someone like Sang Xinghao, just touching the back of his hand would make him feel very uncomfortable, let alone using it on the face, where the nerves are most densely concentrated. Can Xie Qiujin really withstand that torture?
"I can bear it!" Xie Qiujin came over at some point and suddenly interrupted.
She had just heard from Yu'er that this thing could heal itself and was much better than scratching her face with a stone.
It's just a little physical torture that can avoid this disaster, she must use it!
"Mom, when did you come?" Sang Yu was shocked. She had not yet decided whether to tell Xie Qiujin about this, but she didn't expect that she had already heard it.
"Yu'er, give me the leaves." Xie Qiujin did not answer her question, but instead reached out to the leaves in her hand.
Sang Yu quickly dodged and said, "Mom, please listen to me first."
She tried a few more times, but seeing that she couldn't snatch it away, Xie Qiujin finally gave up and looked at Sang Yu quietly, waiting for her to speak.
Not only her, Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia were also waiting for Sang Yu to speak.
Despite being stared at by several people, Sang Yu was not nervous at all.
If she, an internet celebrity with millions of followers in her previous life, gets nervous when being stared at by just three people, then her life has been in vain.
She cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, I brought the sap back just to give it to Mom."
"However, the toxicity of this thing varies from person to person. Some people may have mild reactions, while others may have severe reactions. In severe cases, it may even be fatal, so we should reconsider it."
"He's going to die?" Sang Yongjing suddenly became nervous and asked, "Then why is Hao'er fine?"
You have to know that Sang Xinghao is not a strong child. He had a high fever before. He was fine, but others would die if they touched him?
"Well……"
Sang Yu didn't know whether she should explain to him the meaning of human resistance and allergens at this time.
After thinking for a moment, she changed her words: "Well, it just looks at people and treats them differently. It's a snob."
Now Sang Yongjing understood, "The risk is indeed great, let's wait a little longer."
A hand stretched out quickly and then retracted quickly. Sang Yu only felt his hand lighten, and the leaf he was holding had disappeared.
She suddenly felt something was wrong and looked up to see that Xie Qiujin had smeared the sap on her face.
"I've always been lucky. There were no accidents when I gave birth to you three. This time will definitely be the same."
As Xie Qiujin spoke, she spread the milky white sap on her face more evenly, covering her entire face. Others wanted to stop her but it was too late.
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