The next day, just after dawn, Wei Ming woke up early. He went outside the door and found that Lin Muxue's door was closed, so he walked over and knocked on the door gently.
"Wait a minute, I'm changing clothes."
Lin Muxue's slightly tired voice came from the room.
After a while, the door opened. Lin Muxue was dressed neatly. A set of strong clothes wrapped her exquisite body, which highlighted her beautiful figure and made people unable to help but think about it.
"Let's go."
Lin Muxue said lightly, her tone seemed to be full of expectation and excitement, her eyes were bright and she looked very energetic.
Wei Ming smiled and nodded, leading the way forward.
Walk out of the courtyard and go deep into the forest.
Along the way, I saw many people cutting firewood and hunting. They must be the surrounding villagers. When they saw Wei Ming, they all saluted and greeted him in good faith, and Wei Ming responded with a smile.
But when they saw Lin Muxue behind Wei Ming, their expressions suddenly changed, and they all avoided it like the plague, not even daring to get close.
Lin Muxue ignored this and continued walking forward with Wei Ming, starting her journey to find Artemisia annua.
But after a while, there was no progress.
"Brother Wei, what does Artemisia annua look like?"
Lin Muxue was a little anxious. She had been walking in the mountains for three hours, but she still didn't find any effective clues.
Wei Ming only said that he was responsible for searching and Lin Muxue was responsible for picking it. As for the specific appearance of the medicine, Wei Ming did not tell her, so he was so anxious.
"Hurry, go inside and you will meet us."
Wei Ming did not respond directly to Lin Muxue's question. After all, even he couldn't explain what the mugwort looked like.
I only know Artemisia annua from a glimpse of it on TV, in a malaria treatment program, but now I can only describe it with vague memories.
"Oh well."
Lin Muxue was a little disappointed, but she quickly cheered up and said:
"I believe that with Brother Wei's ability, he will be able to find it."
Wei Ming smiled bitterly and was noncommittal.
There are thousands of medicinal materials in this vast forest. Finding Artemisia annua among them is like looking for a needle in a haystack! You can imagine the difficulty.
However, looking at Lin Muxue's expectant expression, Wei Ming couldn't bear to pour cold water on her, so he could only remain silent and follow Lin Muxue as he continued walking forward, expecting a miracle to happen.
But until the sun set in the west and the sky became dark, they still could not find any trace of the yellow flower. This also made Lin Muxue despair, and her eyes lost their former aura.
"Brother Wei, do you know why those villagers are so afraid of us?"
She suddenly spoke and said weakly.
But before Wei Ming could answer, Lin Muxue gave up and continued:
"My father used to be a strong hunter. Every time he went out into the mountains, he could catch a lot of precious prey. He was also very popular among the villagers, especially the older hunters, who always wanted to be sworn brothers with him.
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"But since I was born, disasters have continued. First, my mother was killed by rebel soldiers. When I grew up, my father also contracted a strange disease. Our family was rejected by the villagers and had no choice but to hide in the mountains."
Her voice became lower and lower, as if she had been greatly stimulated, and deep despair spread in her heart.
"The villagers all said that the death of my father and mother was related to me. It was me who killed my parents, so they hate me so much."
"Brother Wei, you are a good person."
"I don't want to hurt you, so I'd better leave early and leave us alone."
Hearing this tone full of sadness and pain, Wei Ming's heart clenched and he clenched his fists feebly.
Having lived in two lifetimes, I thought I had a lot of experience, but when faced with all this, I had no choice but to watch her heartbroken.
"Miss Mu Xue, this is not your fault."
He spoke with difficulty.
Wei Ming's heart ached and felt heavy.
But apart from comfort, nothing could help her.
All I can do is to accompany him.
"I'm used to it."
Lin Muxue showed a forced smile. Although her face was as pale as paper, she stubbornly raised the corners of her mouth and tried to pretend to be nonchalant.
At this time, a gust of wind blew and the leaves rustled. Wei Ming raised his eyes and looked at the sky. The sky was gray and it seemed like it was going to rain.
Lin Muxue's body trembled,
She crossed her arms, hugged her shoulders tightly, gritted her teeth, and said:
"Let's go."
But as soon as he took a step forward, he couldn't move. A closer look revealed that the sole of his foot was entangled in weeds.
It seemed that God was not on her side and wanted to punish Lin Muxue.
Wei Ming was angry. He didn't understand why fate had to tease this kind girl so many times.
He rushed over, squatted down, stretched out his hands to push the weeds away, but opened his mouth wide, as if he had discovered something. In an instant, the anger on his face was replaced by a look of joy.
"Miss Mu Xue, let me tell you that you are not a disaster star."
"Look what this is?"
Wei Ming handed an emerald green plant to Lin Muxue.
Lin Muxue looked at this green grass and was a little confused, wondering what Wei Ming's intention was.
"Artemisia annua! It's Artemisia annua!"
Wei Ming grabbed Lin Muxue's shoulders excitedly, his tone trembling.
Hearing this, Lin Muxue's pupils shrank suddenly, and her heart beat violently. She stretched out her slender jade fingers tremblingly, took the mugwort, carefully identified it, her face gradually showed a look of joy, and murmured:
"Artemisia annua, it's really Artemisia annua..."
She kept stroking the wormwood in her hand, as if she was holding her most precious thing, with a bright and dazzling smile on her face.
"Daddy's illness can be cured!"
Her throat was dry and she almost choked harder when she said this sentence.
Wei Ming also smiled happily and said:
"Not only that."
"The quantity here is quite large, enough to cure your father's strange disease."
As he spoke, he gently pulled away the weeds, revealing a large patch of Artemisia annua inside.
There are fifty or sixty flowers in this large area of Yellow Flowers. At first glance, they are all green and beautiful, which is really beautiful.
Without delay, the two men immediately started collecting.
Wei Ming and Lin Muxue, one on the left and the other on the right, carefully dug with shovels, not daring to use force for fear of damaging the petals or leaves.
The two worked for half an hour and finally cleaned up the entire tablet.
Lin Muxue almost jumped up with joy, her face flushed with excitement, and she looked as excited as a child who got her wish.
"Finally we've finished packing, let's go back quickly!"
After saying that, he excitedly took Wei Ming's arm and ran quickly down the mountain.
Their clothes were already stained with mud and grass clippings, and now they looked even more dirty. However, Lin Muxue didn't care. She was too happy to notice this.
"Be careful!"
Wei Ming had no choice but to follow Lin Muxue and run down the mountain quickly.
On the way back, there were cheers and laughter, and Lin Muxue always had a smile on her face, looking extremely happy.
Soon they arrived at the door of their house, but Lin Muxue's footsteps suddenly stopped and she stared blankly ahead.
There was a bit of confusion on her face.
"What's the matter?"
Wei Ming was a little confused.
Why is this girl so weird?
Lin Muxue didn't speak, just stared ahead, her eyes full of confusion.
Looking along Lin Muxue's line of sight, she saw a group of villagers standing in front of her.
This group of villagers didn't panic when they saw Lin Muxue. The middle-aged man at the head stood up and just sneered and said sarcastically:
"Hey, who is this, carrying a hoe down the mountain again?"
As he spoke, he seemed to notice the dust and grass clippings on their bodies, and snorted coldly:
"Don't you think you are trying to sneak around and save your sick father?"
Hearing this, Lin Muxue's eyes flashed with anger, she gritted her teeth and said, "You are talking nonsense!"
Her chest rose and fell, her cheeks turned red, and she looked very excited. Then she took a deep breath, calmed down, looked at Wei Ming, and said:
"Brother Wei, let's go."
After saying that, I wanted to bypass the group of people and prepare to enter the house.
"Wait!"
When the middle-aged man saw this, he stopped Lin Muxue.
"Am I talking nonsense?"
The middle-aged man said with a sneer.
"Your sick father has already agreed to let you marry me, are you still planning to default on the debt?"
"Liu Er, don't talk nonsense! How could my father agree to my marrying you!"
Lin Muxue said angrily.
Her voice was not loud, but it was deafening. When the surrounding helpers heard this, they came over with evil expressions and surrounded Lin Muxue.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The middle-aged man named Liu Er laughed arrogantly and said:
"Lin Muxue, don't forget, my dad is the boss, is it your blessing to marry into my family?"
"Rogue."
Her voice was still cold, but her face was red, obviously she was very angry.
"I'm telling you! You can't resist this time."
The man named Liu Er said:
"We have sent the betrothal gift to your home, you are now my wife!"
As he spoke, he greedily took a few glances at Lin Muxue's bumpy figure, with a lewd smile on his face.
"Liu Er, don't even think about it!"
Lin Muxue's voice became sharp, her eyes filled with strong hatred, and she stared at Liu Er.
At the beginning, it was Liu Er who first started spreading rumors that Lin Muxue was a disaster star. He was also the one who forced Lin Muxue's family into the mountains!
But even though he behaved wildly, his father was an official in the village. No one dared to offend him, and Lin Muxue was no exception.
Now Liu Er wants to forcefully marry her again, which is too much!
"I don't care whether you agree or not! We are going to settle on you anyway!"
Liu Er threatened fiercely, and then waved his hand to signal the people around him to step forward and catch Lin Muxue.
