Chapter 192 Ophiopogon japonicus forced her!
That evening, Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan stayed at the Snake Spirit Brigade. Jia Zhenzhen also wanted to stay there, but was dragged back by the men sent by Commander Jia.
Even though Jia Zhenzhen had great strength, she didn't dare to act out in front of her father.
This wasn't the first time Qin Suisui had stayed in the woods, but this time the feeling was completely different.
In the past, for her, it was about staying in the tribe or staying at her senior brother's house.
But this time she understood that this was also her home, and that she had her own special place here.
The wild forest was exceptionally quiet at night, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds. In the darkness, Qin Suisui held Pei Jiuyan's hand and played with it: "Brother Jiu, what do you think about us living in the forest when we get old? It's so quiet, and the air is so fresh."
Pei Jiuyan chuckled: "That's possible, but you can't live in the wild forest."
"Why?"
"The climate here is hot and humid. Your master and the others are used to living here. If you are not used to it, you will definitely not be comfortable as you get older."
"Besides, haven't you always wanted to live in a place with four distinct seasons?"
Qin Suisui thought about it and agreed. Although she really liked the tranquil atmosphere in the forest, it wouldn't be right for her to live there forever.
Amidst this peaceful and serene atmosphere, Qin Suisui slept soundly until dawn.
The next morning, when she woke up, Pei Jiuyan was no longer beside her, but she could faintly hear voices outside.
She opened the window and looked out, and saw Pei Jiuyan and Paman squatting by the pond in the yard, cleaning up pheasants, rabbits, rats and other game.
"Good heavens, when did you guys go hunting? How come you hunted so many?"
That's one good thing about living in the wild forest: the members of the Serpent Spirit Brigade don't have to hand over the game they hunt to the authorities. They can eat as much as they want, and how much they can catch depends entirely on their skill.
Pei Jiuyan chuckled: "I went there a little after five. Are you hungry? Get up quickly, there's lean meat porridge on the stove."
Qin Suisui checked the time; it was only a little past seven. That meant these two had hunted dozens of animals in just over two hours?!
Seeing Qin Suisui's shocked expression, Paman slowly said, "Ayan said she has to go back today, so she'll call you to bring some food back with her."
Qin Suisui finally understood. After staying with them for a few days, Paman discovered that they had to use money coupons to buy meat and chicken, and sometimes they couldn't even buy them. He felt sorry for them, so every time Qin Suisui came over, he would try to find some time to hunt some game to bring back for her.
Even when he was repairing the house, he would take time to hunt a few pheasants and pigeons to bring back for her.
Qin Suisui felt very embarrassed; she had come to deliver food, but ended up taking back even more things.
Knowing that Qin Suisui didn't eat mountain rats, Paman deliberately put the mountain rats aside, keeping them away from pheasants and rabbits.
After Qin Suisui finished breakfast, Pei Jiuyan had already packed his things, and Paman put all the dozens of processed pheasants, rabbits, and pigeons into their baskets.
Qin Suisui waved her hand: "No need, senior brothers, you should keep some for yourselves too."
"Master said that your body hasn't recovered yet, so you need to eat more meat to nourish it." Like a ruthless packing machine, Parman packed some wild mountain vegetables for them as well.
Qin Suisui tiptoed to the wooden table in the courtyard, intending to pour the wild mountain tea that Palon had already brewed and cooled. But the next second, she saw Palon's serious old face standing by the window of the pharmacy, looking at her with a cool gaze.
Qin Suisui's hand trembled as she picked up the kettle, almost spilling the whole pot of tea.
She chuckled and said, "Hehe, Master, I'll just pour a little bit. I'll drink it if I get thirsty on the way. It'll take more than an hour to get home. What if I get really thirsty?"
Palon remained silent, just staring at her with a strong sense of warning in his eyes.
"Fine! I got it! I won't pour it anymore, okay?" Qin Suisui reluctantly put down the teapot, muttering under her breath, "What a stingy old man!"
Palon came out carrying another pot of tea, his voice cool: "Who are you calling stingy?"
Qin Suisui was startled, but quickly put on a smile after realizing what had happened: "Nobody! I didn't say anything! Master, what are you holding?"
Pei Jiuyan stepped forward and took the teapot from Paron's hand, then took the military water bottle from Qin Suisui's hand and poured tea into it: "This is mountain green tea that Master asked me to brew for you early this morning. Master didn't let you drink that because he's stingy. It's because that's made from old tea stems and doesn't taste as good. I saved the tender tea leaves for you!"
As Pei Jiuyan spoke, he poured a cup of tea into the teacup on the table and handed it to her: "Here, have a taste. Don't you love this refreshing green tea the most?"
Qin Suisui took the bottle and tasted it, then felt a little embarrassed. She smiled and took Palon's arm, saying, "Master, I'll bring you some liquor next time, Erguotou. All the old men outside love to drink it!"
After returning to the family compound, Qin Suisui rested at home for a while, and then went to the medicinal herb base of Guangmingding Brigade in the afternoon.
It's almost mid-November, and the weather has cooled down a lot, but we still need to wear short sleeves. At least it's not as scorching hot outdoors as it used to be.
Together with Su Yunyi, we inspected the medicinal herb fields in the brigade, then went to the base to rest for a while and pick up the medicinal herbs that Su Yunyi, Xie Ting, and Jia Zhenzhen had picked and dried during this period.
"Sui Sui, do you know? Zhou Zecheng was executed yesterday." Su Yunyi's sudden words stunned Qin Sui Sui.
Zhou Zecheng?
I haven't thought about this person in a long time.
The male protagonist of the original book was also the one who made himself cannon fodder. After she awakened, she gradually embarked on a fate opposite to that in the book. Perhaps, the tragic fate of her and Pei Jiuyan in the original book will also be changed because of this?
"Sui Sui, Sui Sui, what are you thinking about? Are you feeling unwell?" Su Yunyi waved her hand in front of Qin Sui Sui.
Qin Suisui snapped out of her daze: "What's wrong, Sister Yunyi? What did you just say?"
"Are you really alright? Why did you suddenly get distracted?" Su Yunyi was still a little worried and reached out to touch Qin Suisui's forehead.
Qin Suisui shook her hand: "It's really nothing. I just remembered a few traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Su Yunyi looked a little embarrassed: "I was wondering if you have time to go to town with me tomorrow? I want to buy some things. Yunlai's older sister is coming in a few days, and Yunlai said she wants to introduce me to her. I want to dress up nicely and make a good impression."
"Wow! That's great! Okay! After we finish inspecting the medicinal herb fields of Hongqiding Brigade tomorrow morning, we'll go straight to town and have lunch at a restaurant!"
Song Yunlai, that playboy, actually took the initiative to introduce Sister Yunyi to his older sister, which shows that he really cares about Su Yunyi, and she is happy for the two of them.
As the two were chatting and laughing, Tiger suddenly came running over in a panic.
"Sister! Sister! Quick! Please save my mother! Please save my mother!"
Qin Suisui's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.
During this time, while her senior brother and master were moving and repairing houses, Qin Suisui was constantly running between the medicinal herb fields and the wild forest, and didn't pay much attention to other things.
Two days ago, before they went to the wild forest, Xie Ting suddenly came to her and asked for two days off to rest. Qin Suisui didn't pay much attention, assuming she was just tired. After all, the large-scale land reclamation and planting by the two teams a while ago had indeed exhausted them.
But now that I think about it carefully, Xie Ting's complexion looked off! Her face seemed much more swollen than usual!
As Qin Suisui ran with Hu Zi towards the cowshed, she kept praying in her heart that Xie Ting would not get into any trouble.
But when they arrived at the cowshed and saw Xie Ting's swollen body and pale face, the tension she had been holding onto all the way there snapped instantly.
She quickly stepped forward, her slightly trembling hand gently touching Xie Ting's pulse, her face instantly turning even paler than Xie Ting's.
Tiger was still sobbing as he explained the situation: "Waaah... Sister, Mom hasn't been feeling well these past two days. She vomited twice the day before yesterday and also had some diarrhea. She's been feeling really bad these past two days, but Mom told me she just ate something bad... Waaah... Sister, what's wrong with Mom?"
Since Mai Dong visited Qin Suisui in September to ask for her help in persuading Xie Ting, and Qin Suisui suggested that Mai Dong first help resolve Hu Zi's schooling issue, Mai Dong has been working on it ever since.
Having seen the world, he possessed ruthless methods. In just a few days, Tiger officially settled in the Mai family as their "adopted son" and successfully enrolled in their school.
Two months of campus life had made this already intelligent little guy even more sensible. At this moment, although he was both sad and frightened, he cried as he accurately described Xie Ting's symptoms so that Qin Suisui could figure out the cause of the illness as soon as possible.
Based on Hu Zi's words and Xie Ting's pulse, Qin Suisui was basically certain of the situation. Seeing the pleading look in Xie Ting's eyes, Qin Suisui suppressed her grief and said to Su Yunyi, "Sister Yunyi, please take Hu Zi out for a moment. I need to give Sister Xie Ting a thorough examination."
"Okay." Su Yunyi patted Xie Ting's hand, comforted her a couple more times, and then took Hu Zi out.
Tiger seemed to sense something, looking back every few steps, but remembering the time at Grandma Mai's house when his mother fainted and Sister Sui Sui was able to revive her, he was sure it would be the same this time! He would just wait patiently outside!
After everyone left, tears immediately fell from Qin Suisui's eyes. Having spent more than half a year with Xie Ting and the others, it was impossible for her not to have feelings for them. This was the first time that her close friends were about to pass away in front of her. How could she not be grieving?
"Sister Xie Ting, what exactly happened? Why did you take Tripterygium wilfordii? What are you going to do about Hu Zi?!"
Xie Ting smiled weakly: "I knew it, I couldn't hide it from you."
Before Qin Suisui could speak, she spoke again: "Suisui, I also want to live, but I really can't go on living. Perhaps meeting Maidong more than ten years ago already foreshadowed my fate."
Through Xie Ting's intermittent narration, Qin Suisui quickly grasped a key point: the reason Xie Ting couldn't think straight and took Tripterygium wilfordii to commit suicide was because Ophiopogon japonicus forced her against her will!
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