Chapter 1660 - 1660
At that moment, the two of them discussed for a bit, and everything was settled.
So, in less than ten minutes, before they even got close to the small village where they lived, they had already reached the designated place—Dishui Rock.
On the northern bank of the East Pa River, there was a small path leading into the Rainforest Mountain Area.
About two or three hundred meters in, on the right side of the forest, there was a stone cliff facing south, with plenty of light, the kind of place snakes and insects didn't like to stay.
About twenty meters up the stone cliff, there was a natural cave, locally known as Dishui Rock.
At the entrance of Dishui Rock, a small stream of clear water dripped all year round, not much, but always present.
People from the rainforest never lacked water, so the spring water at Dishui Rock was never touted as a divine spring or Guanyin water like it might be in underdeveloped areas in the country.
However, occasionally, people gathering herbs would use it as a resting place. Just resting, not overnight. After all, it's only two or three kilometers from the village, better to go home than to stay overnight here.
The people in the small rainforest village, though their homes were poor, were still homes, albeit generally shabby and small.
Once they arrived, Weng Xingban carried Liu Zhizhong on his back, preparing to head to Dishui Rock.
But at this moment, he discovered Liu Zhizhong was running a high fever and said, "Ah-Yu, you have to hurry a bit, he's running a high fever! You must tell Grandpa Lou about the situation! When I get there, I'll first wipe him down and see if some herbs can reduce the fever."
"Mm, I understand! I'll get Grandpa Lou to come quickly, bring the pot and medicine for boiling fever-reducing soup!"
So, the two parted ways, Weng Xingban carried Liu Zhizhong to Dishui Rock, and Ruan Yu rowed back to the village to find Grandpa Lou.
The fishing boat brushed against the air roots hanging from the shore, startling a few blue-winged kingfishers. The mid-morning scenery in the rainforest was quite nice.
But as Ruan Yu rowed the boat, she was already used to such sights.
In her heart, there was still some small grief.
To repay the high-interest loan taken for her mother's medical treatment, she fished, gathered herbs, and hunted in the mountains with Weng Xingban, daring to deal with snakes, insects, and crocodiles.
But the high-interest loan seemed endless.
This intelligent, brave, and even powerful girl was only eighteen, yet she bore heavy burdens.
Her father, who owed the high-interest loan, had his left hand chopped off and a leg broken, unable to help much now.
This impoverished home could only rely on her to support it. The days were tough, passing one by one.
Ruan Yu fervently hoped the pilot they rescued could somehow help change her and Weng Xingban's fate.
As for Weng Xingban, it was even worse. The debts his father incurred from gambling, also high-interest, grew by the day.
His father committed suicide by jumping into the riverbanks, but the debt of the father must be repaid by the sons, such was the rule of the rainforest!
Besides fishing, hunting, and gathering herbs, Weng Xingban also had to do logging in the mountains during busy times, and work on farms to make money desperately. But the money was never much; the labor in the rainforest was always very cheap.
The herbs they collected were always sold to Grandpa Lou. Grandpa Lou was kind-hearted and always paid a little more than the drug vendors from the town.
Grandpa Lou, in his fifties, left the village when he was young and came back in his forties with a lame leg, relying on inherited medical skills and some he learned outside, helping many people over the years.
In the rainforest, Grandpa Lou's medical skills were well known throughout the ten miles and eight towns. Grandpa Lou's original name was just that, nothing unusual about it. There is even a woman in the rainforest named Meng Po, haha...