march to victory

"Brother, Lao Zhou, come and see, the color of the water here is a bit strange."

After breakfast, everyone continued on the road. Zhou Baoyu noticed at a glance that the color of the water under his feet was a bit strange: a white cloud floated by in the sky and was projected in the water. Ordinarily, the color of the white cloud projected by the water surface should also be white.Zhou Baoyu, like everyone else, didn't notice much at first, but after walking a few steps, he couldn't help holding up a little water with his hands, and then he was sure that the color of the water was indeed a very subtle light blue...Last night When you set off, you can't see the change in the color of the water at all.I haven't washed my face this morning, and Tashi went to collect the water for boiling the barley powder.For a person of Zhou Baoyu's age, with such an astonishing discovery, it would be strange not to yell.

Tashi is naturally accustomed to this, while Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Ping are all focused on the tofu-like pile of water and grass under their feet, so as not to accidentally sink into it. How can they be in the mood to pay attention to these.

Hearing Zhou Baoyu's exclamation, the two were also aroused curiosity.They squatted down one after another, picked up water and observed carefully.

But Zhaxi, who was at the front, smiled and said: "This place has not gone deep into the water grass, so the color of the water is not very obvious. After you go deep into the water grass, you will find that the water in some places is not only blue, but also blue. With yellow..."

The more Zhou Baoyu heard it, the more terrified he became, and he couldn't help interjecting, "Is this the water we used for cooking this morning?"

Tashi nodded, then shook his head again.Seeing the three people looking over in confusion, he explained seriously: "From now on, you must remember that no matter if you encounter blue or yellow or blue with yellow, anyway, no matter what color the water is, don't drink it directly. If you drink it, you will die. Instead, try to find the flowing water. If there is no other way, you have to boil the water a few more times like I did in the morning. For each course, the things floating on the top Scoop it out and throw it away, and wait until there are no floating objects and the water becomes clear again, then you can drink it after boiling it, or use it to cook food..."

Speaking of this, he saw Zhou Baoyu holding up the water again, and asked jokingly, "Little guy, don't you have any wounds or scars on your hands?"

"I don't have it on my hand, but I have it on my body." Zhou Baoyu felt that he was a soldier, so he naturally thought of it as a soldier. If there are no wounds on his body, he is also called a soldier, so he quickly added: "I am a soldier. After killing the enemy so many times, how could there be no scars on his body?"

"Then I advise you not to get any colored water in the future."

"why?"

"Because in the aquatic grass field, any colored water is poisonous. As long as it is contaminated with wound scars or wounds, it will be rotted by the poison in the water in all likelihood."

"Really?" Zhang Qingshan asked this time, because he was surprised by this statement.It is also because Zhang Qingshan asked with a serious face, so Tashi did not feel comfortable answering Zhou Baoyu like a joke, so he could only nod his face and said: "It is true...my brother was also the old master's guard at the time. , when fighting the enemy, he was accidentally cut a short wound on the thigh by the enemy's saber. At that time, because of the urgency of the matter, the wound was not long or deep, and it did not bleed. Later, when we retreated to this area to protect the old master, the eldest brother accidentally stepped into a waist-deep puddle and soon developed a fever. Within an hour, my elder brother fell into a coma, and the wound on his thigh started to turn red, and he left at noon the next day."

This is Tashi's experience, which is absolutely valuable.Zhou Ping stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Your elder brother is a warrior."

"Thank you!" Tashi nodded sadly, and tried to put on a smile: "Okay, let's go on."

After walking a few steps, he stopped abruptly, turned around and looked at the three of them, and said seriously: "You don't need to worry too much about the poison in this water. In fact, once a wound or scar is formed, wash it with clean water as soon as possible. If it’s a wound, you have to suck out the blood, disinfect it with the wine you brought, and then take some anti-inflammatory drugs, there should be no problem.”

Zhou Baoyu was frightened by his previous words and followed closely behind Zhang Qingshan, so that he could catch Zhang Qingshan if he fell into a puddle—he also had a scar on his thigh, although it was only one or two centimeters long, but it was also a scar , Thinking of his whole body rotting away and dying, he got goosebumps all over his body.Hearing that there is something about detoxification, he is naturally extremely concerned.But just because Tashi said too much about the poison in the water earlier, he was so scared that he couldn't believe it: "Uncle Tashi, do you think this method is effective? Have you tried it?"

"I tried." For some reason, Tashi liked to tease Zhou Baoyu.No, seeing that Zhou Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he added with a smile: "It's not on a human body, but on a sheep."

"The matter of my elder brother has stimulated me a lot, so I have been looking for an antidote for these years..." Speaking of this, he shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Although I haven't found an antidote, but After countless experiments, I found that as I just said, first disinfect with clean water, and then suck out the blood, until the blood turns bright red, and then disinfect with wine, there is no serious problem. At least, I use This method has been tested on sheep, and it has not failed once. It’s just that humans are somewhat different from sheep, so if you add the anti-inflammatory western medicine tablets prepared by the second lady for you, there should be no problem.”

"Thank you!" Zhang Qingshan was naturally grateful for his guidance.Although there is no specific object to express gratitude at this time, politeness and respect are still necessary.Otherwise, if Tashi didn't say anything, but took them after dark today, turned around and left, they would have to cross the river by feeling the stones, and they would have to confess in this water and grass field in all likelihood.

In this way, everyone was listening to Tashi's advice and asking questions about what they didn't understand. The time passed quickly, and it was time to cook lunch in a blink of an eye.

This time, in order to practice, Zhang Qingshan and the others naturally followed Tashi to fetch water.

Sure enough, after passing through several places, the puddles were all a little light blue.Tashi was not reconciled, but after spending more than half an hour, he couldn't find any puddle with normal water color, so he had to give up.

Filled a small pot with more than half of it and came back with a little light blue water.

Use the dried cow dung collected along the way and some dead branches to light the fire and boil the water.

Under Tashi's proficient hype and explanation, and under the undivided attention of Zhang Qingshan and the three of them, soon the bottom of the underwater pot began to bubble up—this was the prelude to boiling the water.

With these fine blisters bubbling out, at first only some impurities visible to the naked eye floated up, and Tashi naturally scooped them out with a ladle.

Moreover, every time he scoops it, he must wipe the scoop with his clothes before continuing to scoop the next scoop.

Soon, the impurities visible to the naked eye disappeared.

The three of Zhang Qingshan thought it was all right, but Tashi didn't have the slightest intention to put the barley flour and small pieces of beef down.

At this time, the bubbles in the water have begun to rise up in sheets—this means that the water is about to boil.

"Tashi, it's okay to boil it?"

Tashi shook his head, but kept lying on the ground, blowing air on the fire, trying to increase the temperature and speed of boiling the water.

In less than 1 minute, the water in the pot began to boil.

Tashi still didn't put food in, but waited for two to three minutes. After the water boiled completely, he took down the small pot and put it aside.

After waiting for five or six minutes, the temperature in the water had dropped a lot, and then I put the pot on the fire, and I knew at a glance that the water was going to continue to boil.

"Tashi, it's all boiled, why do we still have to burn it?" Zhang Qingshan wanted to say: "It's all boiled, but it's still boiled, so don't we have to wait until the water is boiled?"

"When we first entered the water grass field, because it was close to the Lake of Tears, the degree of pollution in the water cup was not high, so it was enough to burn it once or twice, but as we got deeper and deeper into the water grass field, the poisonous gas in the water became more and more serious. You have to burn it a few more times."

"When will it burn?"

Tashi scooped the water surface of the pot with a float, and scooped it a few times very carefully, pointing to the faint gray-black layer in the ladle, and said: "At least burn this thing, so that you can drink it with confidence."

In this way, it took another [-] minutes to burn it three times. On the fourth time, Tashi used a ladle to scoop up the previous miscellaneous things on the water in the pot, so he smiled and said: "You can do it now." Feel free to drink water."

Zhou Baoyu kept his eyes wide open, watching with a bit of horror in amazement. Hearing this, he was relieved, but he put the veal cubes in the pot and muttered: "This is too much trouble, don't we Drinking water has to be so troublesome? How can we go on this road?"

"It's not too troublesome, but it will only become more and more troublesome." This time, Tashi did not tease Zhou Baoyu, but said to the three of them seriously: "You have to remember that the water and grass seem to be calm, but in reality On the ground, under this calm sea, there are hidden murderous intentions everywhere. If one is not good, he will die here. Otherwise, as locals, why are we so afraid of the water grassland and call it the devil area? So, it is still good now , after you go deep into the water and grassland, you must be careful in everything you eat, drink, live, and travel, otherwise, if one is not good, you will die here..."

As he talked, he thought of something, and there was a bit of strangeness in his smile, which made people feel that he was a little gloating: "Of course, there are only three kinds of death in the water and grassland: starvation, disease, and being swallowed by the swamp. Drop. Although I don’t know how big the water and grass land is, how many days will it take to walk? But the chances of you starving to death are not very high, because you have brought so many things, if you can’t do it, you can still eat horse meat, and you can support yourself no matter what. For a month, if you save a little, and add some wild vegetables to cook and eat, it will be no problem to last for two months. If it is swallowed by the swamp, it depends on God's will and whether you are careful. On the contrary, there is a great chance of dying of illness. And this depends on whether you are careful everywhere... So, let me remind you again: after you go deep into the aquatic grassland, you must remember two points: first, do not do anything impulsive until it is absolutely necessary, Because any impulsive thing is likely to bring disaster and even involve others; the second point is to be careful in everything, especially patience..."

As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders, and there was a hint of bitterness in his smile: "You guys are pretty good, there are at least three of you, you know, when I entered the aquatic grassland for research, no one wanted to find a partner. Come on. In the end, it's so lonely here alone... In your terms, it's like a year. Don't talk about finding someone to talk to, just want to find a living animal for company. I remember trying to fish out of the river A big fish, but in the end, I was not willing to eat it, but kept talking to it like a lunatic, and in the end I somehow released it..."

What he said was simple, but everyone could feel his loneliness at that time, which was enough to move people...