Chapter 10 There is a human foot

It was sunny these past two days. Mrs. Wei turned over the scorching grass drying on the balcony and felt particularly good.

Judging from the quality, this burning heart grass will be almost done after another day of drying in the sun.

It just so happens that I have to go to the county to gather grain tomorrow. Then I can sell this burning heart grass and exchange it for some food.

When Mrs. Wei thought of this, she couldn't help but smile and went out in a good mood.

There wasn't much work to do in the fields today, so not all the men in the Yu family had to go to the fields. Yu Daniu planned to go to Langshen Mountain behind the village to set a few traps and see if he could get lucky and catch a rabbit or a pheasant.

Huai'er and Bai'er were already teenagers, and they followed their father Yu Daniu into the mountains.

Brother Liu has always been weak and rarely goes into the mountains, while Brother Gui is still young and it is not safe to go deep into the mountains. The two of them had nothing to do at home, so they took Xingxing to call Brother Ju and planned to dig some wild vegetables in the fields near the village to help the family.

As a result, when Ju Ge'er walked out of the house, he became very unhappy when he saw Xing Xing. He turned his head away and said in a bad temper that he didn't want to go.

Liu Ge'er asked, "You really aren't going?"

"No, no, no, no!"

Gui Ge'er then asked, "You said you don't want to go now, but you won't go to Third Auntie later to complain that we didn't take you to play, right?"

Ju Ge'er felt very humiliated and angrily glared at his two brothers. He then glared at Xing Xing fiercely, turned around and ran away. His chubby back showed a very stubborn look.

Xingxing was still a little confused. She tilted her head, very puzzled.

Seeing this, Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er shrugged their shoulders, and were too lazy to call Ju Ge'er again, so they took Xingxing and went out.

When Gui Geer saw Xing Xing carrying a bamboo basket that was taller than her short legs and preparing to put wild vegetables in it, he burst out laughing and stretched out his hand to measure Xing Xing's height, saying with emotion: "Sister Xing Xing, you are really short."

Xing Xing listened and said seriously: "But, grandma also said that Xing Xing is still young and will grow taller!"

She nodded her head to affirm herself, and then tried to lift the basket to demonstrate: "Xingxing must grow up to be as tall as her big brother!"

However, Xingxing was still too thin and weak. She became exhausted after just lifting the basket for a few times. She cried "Ouch" and fell to the ground with the basket.

Liu and Gui hurriedly helped Xingxing up.

Xingxing smiled naively, with a piece of grass leaf stuck on her head, which made her face look even more silly.

Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er couldn't help but burst out laughing.

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In the wild fields near the village, the wild vegetables had long been dug up, leaving only some weeds. The three siblings did not lose heart and went deeper into the fields to look for them.

There is a vast wilderness at the foot of Mount Langshen, but due to successive natural disasters, the wild vegetables grow only sparsely and are mixed with a bunch of inedible weeds. The three siblings dug here and there, and soon they were sweating profusely.

Liu Ge'er glanced at the bamboo basket in his hand. The wild vegetables in it were already piled up to the point of sticking out. He said in surprise, "It's usually hard to dig wild vegetables, but today I found a lot."

Gui Ge'er was young and couldn't help drooling: "The wild vegetable cakes made by my aunt are so delicious!"

Liu and Gui were both born to Bai Xiaofeng from the second wife's family, but to be fair, their mother was okay at cooking, but her skills could never compare to that of their aunt's.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other and said, "Let's dig some more and ask Auntie to make more wild vegetable cakes!"

The two were in high spirits, and just as they were about to roll up their sleeves to continue, they heard Xingxing suddenly scream out "Ah" in a trembling voice not far away.

Liu and Gui were startled and rushed over, only to see Xingxing sitting on a meadow, pointing forward with trembling little hands, obviously very frightened.

Liu Ge'er and Gui Ge'er looked in the direction Xing Xing pointed, but when they took a quick look, they saw nothing.

It's just a grassy beach!

Both of them were a little confused. One of them helped Xing Xing up and asked, "What is it?"

Xing Xing was anxious and pointed somewhere: "Brother, there, there!"

The two detectives raised their heads and looked over there - it was a grassy beach with lush weeds. The two looked carefully and saw a human foot in the grassy beach!

Even though the eldest child, Liu Ge'er, was already ten years old, he was still scared enough!

The three siblings were so scared that they hugged each other!

It took Liu Ge'er a while to recover. He thought that he was the older brother, already ten years old, and he should always protect his younger siblings.

Guiger and Xingxing are still so young!

Liu Ge'er summoned up all his courage, swallowed his saliva, walked forward and parted the dense grass, only to find that there was a half-grown boy lying in it!

The young man lost one of his shoes and fell unconscious with a pale face.

Liu Ge'er took a closer look and realized that this was Luo Yiniu who had been beaten by his elder brother and the others a few days ago!

Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Liu Ge'er was no longer afraid and hurried forward to take a closer look.

He saw that although Luo Yunniu's face was as pale as a dead person, he was still breathing weakly and was obviously still alive.

Gui Ge'er and Xing Xing were still huddled together, trembling with fear, when they saw their third brother turn around and shout, "Don't be afraid, it's Luo Qianniu! He seems to have been injured and fainted!"

When he heard that it was Luo Yiniu, whom he had just beaten a few days ago, and that he was not dead but just injured and fainted, Gui Ge'er was immediately no longer afraid. He took Xingxing's hand and bravely walked forward to take a look.

Liu Ge'er frowned, and said to Gui Ge'er, "I've heard that some injured people are hard to move. We don't know what kind of injuries Luo Qiniu has suffered, so Xingxing and I will stay here, and you go back to the village and tell the Luo family that Luo Qiniu is injured and unconscious, and ask them to come over quickly."

Gui Ge'er nodded and patted his chest: "Leave it to me!"

He turned and ran away.

Xing Xing was still a little scared. She shrank timidly to Liu Ge'er's side, sticking out only her little head. She looked at the unconscious Luo Yiniu on the ground for a while, then asked Liu Ge'er in a low voice: "Brother, is he... is he okay?"

There was a straw basket scattered around Luo Yuniu, which contained a few scattered wild vegetables. It looked like it had been injured while digging for wild vegetables.

As for the injuries...

Liu Ge'er shook his head solemnly: "It's hard to say."

When Xing Xing heard this, she immediately forgot how fiercely Luo Qiniu had treated her before, and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Even though this person looks fierce and has been beaten by his brothers...but, after all, he is still a human life.

Xing Xing walked out from behind Liu Ge'er and squatted beside Luo Yiniu, with a worried look on her face: "Don't be in trouble, you have to get better."

Liu Ge'er's eyes narrowed slightly. It is said that children are the most innocent. His sister Xingxing is just like that, very kind! She is the best little sister in the world!

Liu Ge'er was lost in thought when he suddenly heard Xing Xing shout, "Hey? Third brother, look here!"

Liu Ge'er looked carefully but didn't see any clues.

Liu Ge'er was careful and cautious, and he understood it immediately.

He walked over to Xingxing and squatted down, trying his best to restore Xingxing's perspective. He looked in the direction Xingxing pointed and found that there were two small wounds on the very low side of Luo Qianniu's ankle close to the grass, which were not easy to find. The wounds had begun to turn blue!

It looks like he was bitten by a snake!

Liu Ge'er acted decisively and exerted force on Luo Qianniu's calf to squeeze blood from the two small wounds in an effort to squeeze out the poisonous blood.

Xing Xing looked at him with eyes wide open.

The blood from the wound was dark in color at first, but then it gradually turned into a normal color.

Liu Ge'er breathed a sigh of relief.

He heard from the elders in the village how to deal with snake bites, and he hoped it was correct!

But Luo Qiniu still didn't wake up, and Liu Ge'er knew that just pressing and squeezing out the blood was not enough.

He stood up suddenly and looked around.

Xing Xing asked curiously: "Brother, what are you looking for?"

While searching, Liu Ge'er replied, "Luo Yiniu was probably bitten by a snake. I'll look for herbs nearby that can treat snake venom."

Xing Xing also stood up: "Xing Xing will also look for it with Third Brother!"

Liu Ge'er described to Xing Xing several herbs that could treat snake venom. Although he knew that the hope was slim, all the herbs that could be sold near the village had long been dug up, and the chance of finding herbs that could treat snake venom was very small, but - it was better than just waiting!

Xing Xing clenched her fists, scrunched her face, and patrolled the nearby fields diligently and seriously, looking for those life-saving herbs that could treat snake venom.

The sun was a little bright now, and Xingxing was exhausted after running around digging wild vegetables all morning.

The little guy's vision was a little shaky and he almost fell to the ground.

Xing Xing shook her head vigorously and patted her face with her little hands to keep herself awake.

She wants to keep looking, she wants to help her brothers save people!

Time passed by little by little, and sweat oozed from Liu Ge'er's head, but Luo Yiniu still didn't wake up. Just when he was a little desperate, he suddenly heard Xing Xing shouting: "Third brother, come and have a look, is this it?"

Liu Ge'er turned around suddenly and saw Xing Xing, who was sweating profusely, holding a small herb in her hand. It was an herb that could treat snake venom - Lobelia!