Chapter 10 Don't Follow Me Brother Wei is Such a Good Man
Wei Wei glanced at him lightly, "Why don't you go over there?"
"I'm not a doctor. There are already so many people around here. I have no say and I'm too small to have a say."
Ruan Mengmeng trotted over, saw the spider on the edge, and stepped aside in disgust. "So you were picking up spiders just now, but are these edible?"
"Maybe I'm hungry. I actually think it tastes pretty good." The big monkey came over at some point. He stretched his neck to look inside, and his nostrils were filled with the fresh scent of mint.
You know what, this smell is quite tempting.
Zhang Longtong swallowed hard, staring at the stone plate. "It looks pretty scary, but if I wrap it in these mint leaves and eat it with my eyes closed, I think it should still be edible."
Maybe they were really hungry for too long. The smell was a bit like fried mint, which didn't smell too bad.
Wei Wei handed the dagger to Zhang Longtong. "Grass spiders aren't very poisonous and can be used as medicine. These are just young spiders that can't even hunt. You can eat them, but don't eat too much. They can only temporarily replenish your energy."
Zhang Longtong seemed to have heard something new. "Grass spiders can be used as medicine. What can they treat?"
Zhou Youlan couldn't help but prick up his ears. He had never heard that spiders could be used as medicine.
Wei Wei said, "Crush it and apply it externally to detoxify and reduce swelling."
Everyone turned to look at Chen Nan upon hearing this.
The part of Chen Nan's face where he was bitten by a spider has already started to show redness and swelling. Can it be used in this way?
Upon hearing this, Wang Daodao remembered that he seemed to have seen it in a medical book, but he couldn't remember what kind of spider it was.
Chen Nan said in a hoarse voice, "Don't pretend to know when you don't. I don't believe you."
When he crawled out of the spider's nest, only Wei Wei was standing by as if it had nothing to do with him. He knew clearly that he was bitten by a spider, but he still brought the culprit back. Wasn't he just trying to make fun of him?
Zhang Longtong spoke frankly: "I didn't say this to you. Your throat is bitten like that. Just be quiet and rest."
Zhao Guanjun waved his hand to stop them from arguing. "Let's treat it with medicine first. Don't we have an anti-inflammatory injection? Give it to him first."
I always feel that what Wei Wei said has no basis, so it would be better not to delay him.
The roasted spider tasted much better than expected. The first ones to try it were Da Ma Hou and Zhang Longtong. Their eyes lit up when they put them in their mouths, and they couldn't wait to take a second bite, but when they took the third bite, Wei Wei stopped them.
"Don't eat too much."
It’s not that he was reluctant to give it to them, but eating too much of this thing could cause poisoning.
Zhang Longtong smiled embarrassedly, "Then Mengmeng, you guys eat."
Ruan Mengmeng was a little hesitant. She really couldn't eat this thing. When she saw it, she remembered the scene of them crawling on Chen Nan's face.
"Although it's not as delicious as meat, it's definitely much better than wild fruit. Wild mint is actually quite fragrant." The big monkey also tempted.
Ruan Mengmeng touched her rumbling stomach, closed her eyes, took a bite, and swallowed it without even chewing it. Afterwards, the mint taste on her tongue began to spread in her mouth. The taste was like she had only eaten mint, without any other strange taste.
She was a little surprised, and the taste was not difficult to accept, so she asked for another small piece. This time, she dared to chew it and tasted it. After finishing it, she couldn't help but give Wei Wei a thumbs up, "It's delicious. There is no other strange taste, only the taste of mint."
When the others heard this, they all came to the fire and each took a piece to taste.
"Not bad, the mint flavor is very refreshing."
"I think it tastes delicious. Oh my god, maybe it's because I haven't eaten in a long time. I'm so hungry."
"Actually, a cooked spider tastes quite meaty when you chew it..."
Chen Nan sat aside in embarrassment, smelling the minty scent. A group of people surrounded Wei Wei and praised him. He felt really unhappy.
The big monkey snatched a piece from Zhou Youxuan and wrapped it in leaves, but Zhou Youxuan refused to eat it.
"Eat something, brother. You've been hungry for a few days. You didn't eat the bird meat yesterday. We're not just staying in one place for a short challenge. We have to trek for a month or two to reach the end. How can we do it without physical strength?"
Zhou Youling still refused: "I don't want to eat it."
"If you're going to reject me, reject me completely. What if," Zhou Youguan sniffed the scent, his Adam's apple moving uncontrollably, "what if he gets complacent and misunderstands that I have feelings for him?"
The big monkey opened the leaves and ate them while saying, "Since he didn't fancy me, I'll eat it anyway."
In fact, he is just greedy.
Zhou Youxuan hooked his finger at Wang Daodao, who was standing nearby. Wang Daodao stood up and came over. "What's wrong, Brother Zhou?"
Zhou Youxuan lowered his voice and asked, "Let me ask you, when I was rescuing Chen Nan just now, was it you who threw the branch that I used to pull Chen Nan up?"
"The branch? Didn't you take it yourself?"
The situation was so urgent at the time that they didn't dare to step forward. They were all scared and dazed. Only Zhou Youxuan rushed forward without hesitation. Wasn't he the one who led the team?
Wang Daodao shook his head: "It wasn't me. It was too dark and the flashlight was in your hand. I couldn't see clearly."
"What branch?" The big monkey came over, still sucking its fingers with satisfaction.
Zhou Youlan thought he was sloppy and pushed him away with his elbow.
Ruan Mengmeng came back to sleep after eating and drinking. Zhou Youguan called her and asked her if she saw who threw the branch next to Chen Nan.
"What branches?" Ruan Mengmeng said, "I don't know. We didn't have any lighting, and the fire in Brother Qin's hand was almost gone, so we couldn't see anything clearly."
The person holding the firewood was definitely not Wang Chunqin, nor was it the two girls and Wang Daodao.
If Li Xiaohuan had that reaction ability, she wouldn't have just watched Chen Nan trapped in the tree pit.
Then there is only...
Li Rongsheng was listening at the side, opened his mouth to say something, but closed it again when he saw Wei Wei coming back.
Wei Wei sat down next to Zhou Youguan, pulled his backpack over as a pillow and lay down to rest.
Zhou Youlan wanted to ask something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
…
Early in the morning.
Wei Wei got up early. He collected dew and cleaned the bamboo tube that had held the spider. He then replaced the water with clean water. He finished all these and only got up after touring the city.
Zhou You went straight to the place where the trap was set yesterday, and Wei Wei followed him.
"Don't follow me."
"No." Wei Wei lied expressionlessly, "I just wanted to get some water."
Zhou Youwan didn't know whether what Wei Wei said was true or false. Even though he had spoken so harshly yesterday, Wei Wei still refused to change his ways. He could only deal with it calmly and move faster.
As Wei Wei expected, Zhou Youlan's traps didn't catch any prey, and some of the traps were not even touched.
Wei Wei turned to the bamboo forest on the side and found a few old and yellow bamboos. He broke the bamboo branches and cut them into the width of finger joints, then cut them into the length of arms, and tied them together with vines.
After Zhou Youguan dismantled the trap, he came over and saw Wei Wei carrying a bundle of bamboo branches on his back.
The two of them were silent all the way back and forth. Zhou Youguan glanced back from time to time. Wei Wei was always like this, with his back straight. No matter how tired he was, he would never lie down on the ground like other people. He had never been seen in a mess. His every move showed a habit that was deeply ingrained in his bones after years of being influenced by rules.
This is what his father-in-law has asked him to do since he was a child, asking him to remain calm and not panic when encountering things, and to follow the rules and distance when sitting and standing, but he can't do it.
This is not a feudal society. Nowadays, everyone just wants to live more freely and casually. Why should we be bound by so many rules? Wei Wei is like a gentleman who is bound by too many rules and lives an upright and decent life.
Back at the campsite, the big monkey took the shoelaces Zhou Youguan threw to him and asked, "Is it so hard to catch?"
"I need to improve the trap layout next time. Maybe I miscalculated somewhere."
Zhou Youlan asked them to put out the fire and continued on their way.
Wei Wei's hands were never idle along the way. He first took down a vine that was tied with bamboo sticks, peeled off the outer bark, and then divided the vine into small strips. He pulled out thin threads from each small strip of vine, and then combined several thin threads into a strand, and combined several strands into a string.
No one knew what he was going to do. Walking was already difficult enough. There was no telling what kind of insect might be on every leaf or grass root he passed by. If he wasn't careful, they would get into his clothes. He also had to be very careful with his steps. The bumpy road was so bumpy that he might sprain his ankle or step on a poisonous snake...
He actually had the leisure to weave straw vines for fun.
Zhou Youguan had a vague idea of what he wanted to do, but he wasn't quite sure. After all, if he wasn't sure about it, it wouldn't turn out well.
But Wei Wei... Zhou Youguan saw his pair of slender, white fingers that looked like they would be hurt if scratched by a leaf. Wei Wei didn't look like someone who could use this thing.
Among the guests, apart from Wang Ren and a few others who were traveling in groups alone, only Wang Daodao had water storage equipment. However, the water resources were not enough for so many people, which meant that they had to find a water source every time they traveled a certain distance.
All they encountered along the way was stagnant water, and there was no drinkable fresh water.
But Wei Wei did not have this worry, because the bamboo tube on his body was filled with water.
Zhang Longtong said, "If I had known earlier, I would have imitated you and made one."
Seeing that Wei Wei was carrying another thicker bamboo tube on his back, he called him "Brother Wei" in a flattering way, "Can you cut a piece of your bamboo tube for me? I'll learn how to make a kettle from you, so that I don't have to keep looking for water everywhere."
Wei Wei took the bamboo tube, cut off a piece of it with steady hands and quick knife, and taught Zhang Longtong to carve a lid with mortise and tenon structure, and gave half of the water to him.
Zhang Hongtong was very grateful, his eyes brightened with water, "Thank you, Brother Wei, Brother Wei is really a good person."
"You're welcome."
Ruan Mengmeng was envious and said, "I want to drink it too."
"Then go ask Wei Wei for it, and when you get it, give me a share." The big monkey said shamelessly.
Ruan Mengmeng and he looked at each other with sympathy. They both wanted to drink, but they were too embarrassed to ask Wei Wei for it.
After all, water resources are precious, and a mouthful can save lives in an emergency. They don’t plan and think of this method, so how can they have the nerve to ask for it.
It was Zhao Guanjun who spoke first: "Xiao Wei, no wonder you carried this bamboo tube with you all the way. Why didn't you share this idea with us? If you had shared it with us earlier, we would all have water to drink now."
Zhao Guanjun’s meaning was very clear, he just wanted Wei Wei to share the water.
But he considered himself a senior, and he was arrogant and would not say anything softly. Instead, he blamed others for coming up with the idea of using bamboo tubes to hold water but not sharing it.
Zhao Jie couldn't help but shake her head, disappointed with Wei Wei's behavior. "Although this is an individual competition program, we're all here together. There's no need to be so selfish."
Zhang Longtong slowly swallowed the water in his mouth. He wanted to speak up for Wei Wei but didn't dare to argue with his seniors.
"That's right," Wang Chunqin agreed. "You clearly thought of using a bamboo tube to store water last night, but this morning you didn't even say a word and secretly filled a pot of water yourself. I said that when I woke up this morning, the water I boiled on the fire was gone, and I thought it had dried up. It turns out you poured it out."
“How selfish!”
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