After this conversation, Na Yan seemed to have put down something and fell asleep quickly.
Gu Chenglan's hand gently held Su Nuo's hand, feeling like she was holding the whole world in her hand.
Sunuo turned over slightly, and the branches under him made a slight sound when they were pressed. Then she stopped moving again, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep.
The sky was cloudy the next morning, and it was expected to rain soon.
Gu Chenglan applied medicine to Sunuo's feet again. Then she wrapped it in sterile gauze, even wrapping each of her toes.
Then he took out another roll of plastic wrap and wrapped Suno's feet again. In this way, even if it rains, the rain will not soak into the wound for the time being.
After preparing everything, Gu Chenglan carried Suno on his back and set off again.
Su Nuo lay on Gu Chenglan's shoulder and said softly: "If it rains, just let me come down and walk by myself. If your physical exertion is too great, I will be worried too."
Gu Chenglan agreed, but his steps became more solid.
Na Yan was always walking a few steps behind the two of them, still holding Suno's cane in his hand, tapping it in the grass from time to time.
But they were very lucky. They saw a small indigenous village before the rain came down.
There are so many small villages like this in the African jungle that many of them are not marked on the map at all. So I came here unexpectedly, and finally found a place to rest.
The people in the village are not hospitable, but they do not exclude outsiders. The requirement to stay is to exchange something.
Sunuo was carrying medicines, but the indigenous people could not understand the labels at all, so they gave up such a precious thing and instead took a fancy to a hunting knife that Gu Chenglan was carrying.
"I can give it to you, but you have to stay for three days, and you have to be responsible for our food and water, and then send us for a while." Gu Chenglan took off the hunting knife and stated his request.
The chief took the hunting knife and looked at it. He must be very satisfied, so he nodded in agreement.
Suno and the others were taken to a small hut. The house was only a dozen square meters and was made of branches and hay. It looked really fragile.
But the advantage is that it is very high from the ground, which at least ensures that the room is dry. When traveling through the jungle during the rainy season, it is very important to have a dry house to sleep in.
When Sunuo entered the house, he realized that the house was extremely short. With her height, she could barely stand up straight. When I looked up, I realized that the ceiling above my head should be double-layered, but I didn't know what was placed on it.
Gu Chenglan frowned after coming in and also noticed something unusual on the roof. But he didn't say anything, he just sat down next to Suno.
Na Yan was the last one to come in. When he looked at the ceiling, his eyes shrank obviously and his breathing stagnated slightly.
But Na Yan immediately glanced at Gu Chen, and the two of them tacitly understood each other without saying anything.
After a while, a pregnant woman came in carrying a clay pot and a basket. There is water in the jar and some fresh fruits in the basket.
Sunuo said "thank you" in English, but the other party obviously didn't understand.
Gu Chenglan explained: “Only the chief can understand English.”
They had just started eating the fruit when the rain fell. The sound hitting the roof was very strange, probably because there was a mezzanine between the roof and the ceiling.
Su Nuo was a little uncomfortable hearing this voice. He looked up at the ceiling again and asked, "Is that a storage room above? Why don't you see a door that can go up?"
(End of chapter)