novelaction Chapter 938 Bitten
Chapter 938 Bitten
At this point, both the people and the rats were terrified.
No one knew how the plague was caused.
Is it that you get sick from eating a sick rat, or is it that you get sick simply from contact with a sick rat?
In this situation, the public's fear of rats reached its peak.
The people scattered across the field rushed toward the carriage at their fastest speed ever.
During this time, Chen Lao Er stepped on a rat in the ground and it bit his straw sandal.
He frantically shook his feet, trying to get the rat off.
But the more frightened the rat is in this situation, the tighter it bites.
Chen Lao Er was terrified and screamed as he stomped his feet on the ground.
It took a while to finally pull the crushed mouse off my shoe.
After experiencing that ordeal, he was completely terrified.
I had only one thought in my mind: I'm doomed, I've run into a rat, I'm definitely not going to survive!
He ran to the roadside in a daze, no longer even feeling the pain from the bite wound on his foot.
The scene was chaotic, with screams continuing unabated.
His voice was mixed in with the others and not very noticeable.
At this moment, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang were holding long swords and slowly retreating.
Based on Lu Qingqing's understanding of rats, these creatures could only survive if they were infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
Otherwise, they generally won't attack creatures that are much larger than themselves.
In such situations, the more chaotic things get, the more likely something bad is to happen.
The two men listened intently to their surroundings, and whenever a rat approached, they would kill it with a single blow.
After killing two or three rats, they slowly retreated back to the carriage by the roadside.
By this time, Sun Yue had already run back.
Upon seeing the two return, he and Old Man Zhuang went forward to check on them.
Lu Qingqing only said that she hadn't been bitten, and then told them to get in the car quickly.
There are so many rats here; it would be a problem if they ran to the roadside.
As for spending the night, that's out of the question.
The four quickly boarded the carriage, lit torches, and drove off.
At this moment, Bai Song had already called for the soldiers to assemble.
After lining up, we set off.
However, some problems arose with the villagers.
During her escape, Wu's eldest daughter-in-law stepped into a crevice in the rocks and couldn't get out.
Unfortunately, a mouse, trying to hide in a crevice, bit her foot in its panic.
In a panic, she cried out for help.
Wu's eldest son, who was not far away, ran over after hearing the commotion.
While pulling my feet out, I was bitten on the arm by a rat.
After the two ran back, they took out all the money and food they had on them and asked their parents and brother-in-law to take good care of the child.
They actually didn't intend to follow the group anymore!
The child knew that his parents were no longer with him, and he cried his heart out.
Listening to their grandson's cries, and looking at their eldest son whom they had raised with so much care and effort, how could Mr. and Mrs. Wu bear to abandon him?
He immediately decided to stay.
However, Wu's youngest son did not intend to stay here and die.
He immediately shouted that he wanted to split up the family property!
Sun Laohai was still trying to persuade her, but seeing that Lu Qingqing and the soldiers had all left, he stopped trying.
He left only one sentence: "If you don't leave now, you really won't be able to keep up!"
Shopkeeper Wu's youngest son was frantic and knelt before his parents, begging for help.
The family lingered for a while before finally catching up.
However, this time, Wu's eldest son and daughter-in-law walked at the very back of the line.
Because of the rats behind them, the procession moved much faster.
Wu's eldest daughter-in-law twisted her ankle and couldn't keep up at all.
Seeing that she was lagging behind, Wu's eldest son had no choice but to carry her forward.
With one more person, the journey becomes even slower.
The two fell far behind the rest of the group.
At this time, the refugees who had stopped to rest at the back were still unaware of what had happened.
The person who shouted for the rat had already run a long way into the field, and the wind was blowing at night.
The sound didn't reach the refugees at all.
The people keeping watch only saw them run back to the camp, catch up with the carriage, and set off again.
He immediately ran back and told them what had happened.
Upon hearing this, the leader of the refugees spat out a mouthful of phlegm.
"Damn it, what are these guys doing?"
Why are you running around so late at night instead of resting?!
Then he asked the vagrant who was keeping watch.
Are you sure you didn't get caught while you were keeping watch?
"Could it be that they discovered us and that's why we ran away?"
The migrants who were keeping watch hurriedly offered explanations.
The leader of the refugees didn't listen to his rambling; he just kept muttering to himself.
"That shouldn't be the case. They outnumber us by so much. It doesn't make sense!"
He pondered it for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.
He summoned a few trusted confidants and asked if they should go after them.
Those people were all used to being lazy, so they wouldn't want to leave their warm beds at this time.
Someone casually said, hands tucked into their pockets:
"Brother, it's so dark at night, we can't see the road at all."
I reckon those people couldn't have gone far!
I'm exhausted after a long day, I'd better take a nap first.
"It's not too late to chase after them when it's light tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the others echoed his sentiments.
The leader of the refugees, upon hearing this, also agreed that it made sense.
He immediately went back to sleep.
At this moment, Lu Qingqing and her group finally stopped after walking for half an hour.
They had carefully chosen this spot where they would camp.
They also checked all the dry grass on the ground to make sure there were no rat holes or snake nests around.
For safety reasons, they even burned down the entire area where they were going to camp.
Only after the hay had burned out and the ash on the ground had cooled down did the group begin to set up the tents.
After the incident with the rat, no one mentioned digging for wild vegetables anymore.
The relaxed atmosphere from before was gone, and everyone ate their meal in silence.
Bai Song called Lu Qingqing and Sun Laohai over and told them about the possibility that someone had been bitten by a rat.
Send them back and check them one by one.
If someone is indeed bitten by a rat, after treating the wound, isolate them in a separate location.
If nothing happens in two or three days, return to the group.
If something happens, then...
Bai Song didn't finish speaking, but the two of them already understood what he meant.
After returning home, Sun Laohai took the medicine Lu Qingqing had given him and went to Manager Wu's place first.
At this time, Wu's eldest son and daughter-in-law had already consciously moved to the outermost part of the camp.
Sun Laohai did not contact them, but instead went to Manager Wu and explained the situation.
Shopkeeper Wu knew that Lu Qingqing had given him the medicine, and he thanked her profusely.
Sun Laohai inquired around and confirmed that no one else in his family had been bitten.
He then instructed them to apply the medicine to the two people as soon as possible before going to other homes.
After some questioning, it was discovered that, apart from the fact that Wu's eldest son and his wife had been bitten,
Among the women in the East Wing, one was also bitten by a rat.