Jiang Xi walked to the table and picked up the bundle that Lin had brought.
The bundle was made from a gray leaf and felt very resilient; it didn't break even when tied with straw rope.
Perhaps because the fur bundles from last time were given to them, Lin could only use these leaves this time.
Jiang Xi carefully opened the leaf package and saw a handful of grass roots inside. Each root was thin and white, and looked crisp. She thought of houttuynia cordata.
The grass roots were washed and then dried.
She picked up a stalk and smelled it. It didn't have the fishy smell of houttuynia cordata. She tried putting it in her mouth and took a sip. It tasted sweet, somewhat like a food she had eaten before. She took another bite, but still couldn't remember it.
Jiang Xi hadn't thought that grass roots could be eaten, but these plants grew in the ground, and it would probably take a long time to dig them up one by one and clean them.
She didn't come yesterday. Did she spend the whole day looking for this kind of food?
Jiang Xi showed these things to Yan Zheng.
"These were all found by Lin. This is the first time I've ever known that grass roots can be eaten."
Yan Zheng had never seen this before, and he curiously examined the roots of what kind of plant it was.
The final conclusion was that neither of them knew each other, only that they were edible.
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After the medicine was brewed and cooled, Jiang Xi applied a cold compress to them again.
Because both of their faces, mouths, and teeth were swollen, Jiang Xi really didn't know what to make for breakfast, so she used a stone mill to grind the yams and cooked them into a thin yams paste.
Now they have difficulty opening their mouths, especially Yan Jing'an, who has trouble even drinking water.
After thinking it over, Jiang Xi went to the pond behind the house and picked a reed to make two simple straws.
So the two of them managed to drink a bowl of porridge each using straws.
With each sip he took, Yan Zheng's aura sank lower, and the veins on his forehead bulged with pain.
Yan Jing'an, sitting opposite him, dared not breathe loudly any longer.
After breakfast, Jiang Xi was about to feed the rabbits when Lin, who had left, returned for some reason, carrying a package folded from banana leaves.
A smile played on her lips as she handed the package to Jiang Xi.
Upon taking it and opening it, Jiang Xi discovered that it was actually a lump of black mud.
It looks the same as the one on her face.
Lin pointed at Yan Zheng and then made a gesture of smearing something on her face. She probably didn't know how to say that word, and she opened her mouth but couldn't say it.
Jiang Xi roughly understood: "You mean that smearing this mud on their faces can cure bee venom?"
Upon hearing her utter the word "smear," Lin quickly nodded.
Yan Jing'an, who was resting in the inner room, heard the commotion and came out as well.
Upon seeing him, Lin's smile vanished, and she subconsciously took two steps back.
Jiang Xi noticed the sharpness in Yan Jing'an's eyes and gestured for him to tone it down.
Yan Jing'an was injured at the moment and couldn't even pout. He covered his cheek and sat down on the stool dejectedly.
Jiang Xi smiled and said to Lin, "It's okay, you sit down for a while. I'll apply this to them first, and then I'll talk to you about something."
Lin then looked up at her and saw Jiang Xi smile at her. So she nodded somewhat awkwardly and found a stool a little further away to sit down.
Jiang Xi applied the black mud to Yan Zheng. Her hands were very gentle, but it still hurt a lot, and applying medicine was quite painful.
When it was Yan Jing'an's turn, he refused no matter what. He kept hiding, which made Jiang Xi so angry that she really wanted to throw mud in his face.
Yan Zheng couldn't stand it anymore and said to him, "It won't hurt so much if you apply it. You're a grown man, why are you still throwing a tantrum?"
Seeing Yan Zheng's anger, Yan Jing'an finally sat down obediently on the stool, closed his eyes, and looked brave and fearless.
Jiang Xi teased him, "If you didn't know better, you'd think I was applying poison."
Jiang Xi was afraid he would cause trouble again, so she quickly finished applying the ointment.
After everything was done, Jiang Xi went to wash her hands. When she entered the room again, she found that all three people had dark faces.
She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Hahaha.
Yan Zheng sat there, rubbing his forehead. Yan Jing'an felt so ashamed that he fled back to his bedroom.
Lin seemed unaware of why Jiang Xi was laughing, but seeing Jiang Xi laugh along, she also grinned.
Jiang Xi exclaimed in surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent. She quickly leaned closer and said, "Lin, so you have little tiger teeth too. So cute."
Lin didn't seem to understand what she meant by "little tiger teeth." But when she heard the word "cute," she knew Jiang Xi was praising her, so she turned her head away somewhat shyly.
Yan Zheng coughed lightly, his expression somewhat off. Jiang Xi then realized that Yan Zheng didn't know Lin was a girl.
She stood up straight, deliberately stern-faced, and said to Lin, "I don't like you like this. You have no manly spirit at all."
Then he ran up to Yan Zheng, smiling brightly, and said, "You didn't get enough rest yesterday, go back to sleep. I'll ask Yan Jing'an about what you told her later."
Yan Zheng found her quick change of expression hilarious. He patted Jiang Xi's head and said, "Okay, I'm going to rest for a while. You two chat, but don't leave the village."
Jiang Xi said she understood, and then took Lin out the door.
Fang Cailin didn't understand what she meant and thought he had done something wrong, so he followed behind her timidly.
She didn't know where Jiang Xi was taking her, but she knew Jiang Xi meant no harm, so she obediently followed behind her.
Jiang Xi led Lin to the courtyard of the pottery kiln house, pointed to the house and said, "Lin, would you like to move in and live with us?"
Lin was still stunned for a few seconds, not reacting.
Jiang Xi took her hand and led her into the house.
At this time, there were not many items left in the room, and it looked quite spacious. In order to make it easier to fire bricks, Yan Zheng had neatly placed the three wooden beds against the wall.
Jiang Xi said to Lin, "This room has always been empty. You can cook and boil water here."
Then she pointed to the bed, made a sleeping gesture, and said to Lin, "You can rest here tonight too."
After saying all this, Lin still had no expression, he just looked at her.
Jiang Xi was unsure of his meaning, so she stopped talking.
After a while, she saw Lin lower his head.
Jiang Xi thought to herself, "She really is unwilling."
She smiled and comforted Lin, "It's okay, we're friends. Whether you move in or not, you're always welcome to come visit me."
"Just don't send me anything anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin suddenly looked up, and Jiang Xi noticed that her eyes were terribly red.
He suddenly became somewhat incoherent: "How could you... I'm not saying the things you give me are bad, but you need to eat too, you don't need to keep bringing us things."
As she spoke, she grabbed Lin's arm, pulled up her sleeve, and placed her own arm next to Lin's: "Look, you're too thin, you need to eat more."
Jiang Xi was already quite thin, but Lin's wrists were even thinner than hers, and even thinner than when she first met Lin.
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