Since that night, after the lightning and thunder, Crescent Island has returned to its former peace.
The residents of the island began to work at sunrise and rest at sunset.
However, Xiao Shitou's family was in a gloomy mood.
After Xiao Shitou's sister contracted wind-chill, her condition worsened because she did not receive timely treatment.
For a poor family like them, it is undoubtedly worse.
In addition, a few days ago, the two men went fishing at sea and encountered a storm. Not only were all the fish they caught washed away by the waves, but the fishing boats they relied on for survival were also washed apart by the waves.
Xiao Shitou's house has only four walls, and the family of three is crowded into a dilapidated house, and they are very poor.
The old man looked sad because Sister Xiao Shitou's condition had worsened. He sat in the yard and sighed, not knowing where to get medicine.
At dawn, he went out to borrow money from his neighbors. However, those neighbors had borrowed money several times before because their families were poor, but they had never paid it back.
As a result, the neighbors were afraid to lend money to their homes.
In the dilapidated thatched house, Sister Little Shitou was lying on the wooden bed with a pale face, coughing constantly, and looked very weak under a thick quilt.
Although Xiao Shitou is young, due to his poor family, he became sensible very early and is a well-known boy on Crescent Island.
"Thirst! Thirst!" Sister Xiao Shitou shouted weakly, her ordinary face looking a little haggard due to the torture of the wind and cold.
Xiao Shitou was lying on the edge of the bed and fell asleep due to overexertion. When he heard his sister's cry, he stood up as if he was electrocuted. He glanced at his sick sister, woke up quickly, ran to pour a glass of water, and gave it to him.
Sister drinks it.
"Sister, how are you? Are you feeling better?" Xiao Shitou said heartbrokenly as he supported his sister.
Little Shitou's sister is named Shi Qing. She is seventeen years old. She has slightly dark skin and long, rough black hair. She has the simplicity of a farm girl.
Over the years, Shi Qing has suffered a lot as both a father and a mother in order for his younger brother Xiao Shitou to grow up healthily and safely. He originally looked like a seventeen or eighteen year old, but because he had been doing housework all year round, he looked particularly haggard and quite...
She has a bit of the mature temperament of a farm woman.
Although their family is not wealthy on Crescent Island, they can still barely survive.
Who would have known that just five or six days ago, Shi Qing suddenly contracted a cold, Xiao Shitou was still young, and his grandfather was old. Without her as the backbone, their family felt as if it had suddenly collapsed.
In order to make money for his sister's medical treatment, the grandfather had to go back to his old business, gritting his teeth and taking small stones to the sea to fish, hoping to earn some money to treat his granddaughter's illness.
In fact, they were resigned to their fate when they went fishing at sea. They didn't expect that God would favor them so much. For the first time they went to sea this year, they caught two full baskets of big fat fish. If they sold them, according to the real price on the small islands around Senluo Sea, they would definitely be able to catch them.
Can be sold for a good price.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances!
The weather on the sea was changing rapidly, and they did not expect that they would encounter a storm on the way back to the island.
This extremely bad weather is tantamount to a catastrophe for ordinary people who go fishing at sea.
The poor grandsons finally managed to get a good harvest, but it was so bad. Even their fishing boats were damaged by the sea wind and waves. If they don't repair it, they won't be able to fish again next time.
Without the fishing boats they depended on for survival, how would they make money and treat their sister?
Xiao Shitou's sister grew up in poverty and had never practiced martial arts. In addition, she worked hard for many years and suffered from malnutrition, which resulted in poor health.
After falling down, he never got up again, which made the grandfather and grandson very anxious.
In a short while, where can I collect money to treat my sister?
Xiao Shitou looked at his pale sister, his heart clenched.
Do you have to watch your sister suffer from illness and die in pain?
Infection with wind and cold is not a trivial matter for ordinary people. If it is not treated in time, it is not impossible to die of illness if the delay is long.
Xiao Shitou stroked his sister's rough little hands with heartache. Every time his sister coughed, his heart felt like a knife stabbing him.
"Sister, don't worry, Xiao Shitou won't let you die!" Shi Yi hugged his sister and said with sadness in his heart.
There are no doctors on Crescent Island, only those who go to Huludao, which is more than a hundred miles away.
Huludao is a famous and prosperous island near the Senluo Sea. There are a large number of dignitaries living there and the living environment is beautiful.
Compared with Crescent Island, it is like the sky and the earth.
However, the doctor's fees there are very high, and poor people like them simply cannot afford it.
My sister has sacrificed too much to support this family over the years.
It was my sister who supported Xiao Shitou so that he did not starve to death when he was young.
This time, it's his turn to protect his sister.
After Shitou settled his sister, he went out directly carrying the medicine basket and medicine hoe.
Grandpa saw this scene and shouted quickly: "Little Shitou, what are you doing!"
"I'm going to collect medicine for my sister. I can't keep watching her like this!" Xiao Shitou said anxiously.
Grandpa looked at the other party and frowned: "Where are you going to collect herbs? All the valuable herbs near Yueya Village have been harvested by the villagers. Don't go out wandering around. What if you encounter a beast?"
"If you don't find it in Yueya Village, go look outside the village. If you don't find it near the village, go to Tianlang Mountain. I don't believe you can't find the medicinal herbs to save your sister!" Xiao Shitou said with a stubborn look on his face.
Having tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, Xiao Shitou knew very well that he could only rely on himself to save his sister.
Grandpa cursed angrily: "You are confused, do you know how dangerous Tianlang Mountain is? There are wild beasts and monsters everywhere. Is that a place you can go at such a young age?"
"A few years ago, Zhang Han, the most famous hunter in our village, a tall man like that, went to Tianlang Mountain, and until now he has not seen anyone alive or dead!"
"If you go alone, you are not asking for death!"
Grandpa Little Shitou has grown up on Crescent Island since he was a child. He knows very well that the most dangerous place on Crescent Island is the Tianlang Mountain ten miles away.
The barren mountains and rivers there are not only full of wild beasts and ferocious insects, but also very scary monsters lurking near Tianlang.
If you want to go there to collect medicine, even the most famous hunter in Yueya Village would not dare to go deep into it.
Therefore, when he saw that Xiao Shitou was going to Tianlang Mountain, he immediately stopped his grandson's crazy idea.
Even he didn't have the courage to go to Tianlang Mountain alone, let alone a young kid.
"Grandpa, what can I do?"
"Watching my sister waiting to die?"
"I can't do it!" Xiao Shitou gritted his teeth and yelled.
Grandpa twisted his eyebrows and sighed: "Let me think of a solution first. I can't take risks just because of this. I can't go to that place!"
"What can you do? Everyone knows about our family's situation. Who else in Yueya Village dares to lend us money? Grandpa, just let Xiao Shitou do it!" Xiao Shitou stood in the yard, his young face full of anxiety.
Grandpa stubbornly shook his head: "You are not allowed to go, Tianlang Mountain is full of monsters, and the mountain is too steep, it is too dangerous!"
When Xiao Shitou saw that his grandfather did not agree, his face was full of anger and he said: "You don't let me go, but I insist on going!"
"I will never watch my sister wait for death!" With that said, he rushed out of the yard with the medicine basket and small hoe on his back, and headed straight for Tianlang Mountain.
Grandpa was so angry that he jumped up and ran after him, shouting: "You little bastard, come back to me quickly!"
But Little Shitou ran wildly with his legs, and his speed was far beyond what the elderly grandpa could catch up with.
The angry voice spread far and wide in Yueya Village, attracting the attention of countless villagers.
Little Shitou, what is this stupid boy doing to make his grandpa so angry?
The whole family is like that, and I still don’t feel worried.
After Xiao Shitou ran out of the village with the basket of medicine on his back, he ran straight to Tianlang Mountain without stopping for a moment. He traveled through mountains and rivers all the way, and finally arrived at the foot of Tianlang Mountain after a lot of effort.
Tianlang Mountain is the only peak on Yueya Island. It is hundreds of feet high and reaches into the sky. The mountain is shrouded in mist and is surrounded by a dense forest. There is miasma floating in it all year round. If you are not familiar with this place, it is easy to get lost in the forest.
The sun is shining brightly today, the wind is gentle, and the miasma has dissipated quickly.
With its nimble hands and feet, the little stone shuttled through the woods like an ape, jumping up and down, while a pair of smart eyes kept scanning the area.
"Ouch!"
"Roar!"
The environment in the forest is very quiet. The huge trees have grown for who knows how many years. Their branches and leaves are so lush that they block the sky and the sun, making it difficult for the sunlight above the head to shine in.
The ground is full of vigorously growing bushes, fallen trees, and covered with green moss. Insects, rats, snakes, and ants can be seen everywhere. It is difficult for ordinary people to see the ground and the surrounding environment clearly when walking inside.
Occasionally, I heard a roar of beasts, which made my hair stand on end.
The little stone man is a big kid, but very clever. He shuttles nimbly through the place like a wild cat. He encountered wild beasts several times on the way, but he cleverly averted the danger.
The further you go into the forest, the more dangerous it becomes!
Xiao Shitou has grown up with his grandfather since he was a child. He is not only familiar with the island's environment, but also knows a lot about some grasslands that are commonly used to treat typhoid and miscellaneous diseases.
He came to Tianlang Mountain this time to find herbs to treat his sister's cold infection. However, due to the climate of the offshore islands, medicinal herbs that are usually seen everywhere in Kyushu are extremely rare here.
Xiao Shitou's family was poor, so he had to take the risk and come to Tianlang Mountain to find herbs.
Compared to the unknown dangers in the forest, he was more concerned about losing his sister who he grew up with and depended on each other for life.
While running through the steep jungle, Xiao Shitou fell down several times along the way and his skin was torn. The most dangerous time was when he encountered a huge beast that was completely black and three feet long.
After chasing him for four or five miles, and just as he was about to be swallowed up by the opponent, Xiao Shitou saw a mountain stream five to six feet wide in front of him.
So I jumped with all my strength, but because the distance between the mountain stream was too wide, I unexpectedly fell into the mountain stream. Fortunately, I escaped by grabbing a branch halfway.
The beast that was chasing him was not as lucky as he was, and fell directly off a hundred-foot cliff, shattering to pieces.
When Xiao Shitou recalled this life and death scene, his heart pounded and he was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Tianlang Mountain is really not that easy to get into.
