Leisurely Days in the Courtyard

Returning to 1955, I began a life of lively chaos and leisure in that legendary Siheyuan. Let's see how a modern person can live their own little life by "gouging" (playing it safe/layi...

Chapter 42: Unlucky Beginning and Smooth Ending

The train was eventually delayed by six hours, so the trip took thirty-six hours.

By the time Lin Tian and his friends got off the bus, it was already two o'clock in the morning. They exchanged addresses with Li Ping and her daughter for easy communication, and then got off the bus separately.

The main reason for the delay was that it was raining and snowing in the island city, and it was raining quite heavily outside when Lin Tian and his friends arrived. However, the temperature here is much higher than that in Beijing, and should be hovering around zero degrees. However, due to the weather, it still felt very cold.

By the time Lin Tian and Xie Shushu got out of the station and found the hotel according to the map, they were already soaked like drowned rats.

However, at this time, there were still many traces of invaders left in the island city, including hotels with well-built facilities.

After showing the letter of introduction to the waiter and paying the money, the waiter took the two to a double room. Lin Tian compared it and found that it was much larger than the standard rooms in later generations. The only pity was that there was no shower.

The two of them quickly changed their wet clothes, and then Lin Tian asked the waiter to get a thermos, and got some hot water. He asked Xie Shushu to drink some hot water before going to bed, after all, he was old.

After Xie Shushu fell asleep, Lin Tian went to the space and took a comfortable hot bath, and then went back to his room to sleep. These more than 30 hours were really too hard to endure, and he finally had a chance to relax.

Lin Tian, ​​who was finally able to go to bed, slept soundly and dreamlessly all night.

Getting caught in the rain was nothing for Lin Tian, ​​but for Xie Shushu, who was already a bit older, it was a bit fatal.

When Lin Tian woke up in the morning, he found Secretary Xie groaning there. Lin Tian went over and touched his forehead and found that Xie had a high fever. Lin Tian checked him carefully again and fortunately he just caught a cold.

Lin Tian took out a pen and paper from the space and wrote a prescription. He asked the waiter about the location of a nearby pharmacy and got the medicine. Then he borrowed the medicine jar and boiled the medicine for Xie Shushu in the kitchen of the hotel.

At this time, Lin Tian's medical skills could be said to have reached a high level, and a mere cold was nothing to him.

After taking the medicine, Xie Shu fell into a deep sleep soon. Half an hour later, Lin Tian touched him and found that the fever had subsided.

However, in this situation, nothing that was planned to be done today could be done. And Lin Tian had no way to leave Xie Shushu, who was still suffering from a fever and cold, and go out for a stroll.

Lin Tian replenished his energy in the space. To put it simply, he ate something good. Then he returned to the room to keep an eye on Secretary Xie to prevent the fever from recurring.

By the time it was almost noon, Xie Shushu had woken up.

Hearing the noise, Lin Tian walked to the bedside and saw that Secretary Xie had woken up. Lin Tian quickly helped Xie Shu up and laid him against the head of the bed.

"Have some water." After helping Xie Shushu to lean against the head of the bed, Lin Tian handed him a cup of warm water.

"Oh, I'm really getting old. I caught a cold after a little rain. Thank you for your hard work, Xiaolin." Xie Shushu said in a hoarse voice, sighing and thanking Lin Tian.

"It's okay. It's my duty." Lin Tian replied politely. Seeing that Secretary Xie's condition had improved, Lin Tian felt relieved and continued.

"Let me check your pulse again."

Now it was Xie Tian's turn to be surprised. "You know this?"

While pinching Xie Tian's arm and feeling his pulse, Lin Tian replied, "I learned from the famous doctor Mr. Wang Wujiu, and I passed the medical license exam last year. The medicine you are taking is prescribed by me. Don't worry, you just caught a cold. You will be fine after taking the medicine in two days." After feeling Xie Tian's pulse, Lin Tian stuffed Xie Shu's arm back into the quilt.

"This is all thanks to you." Xie Tian was surprised at Lin Tian's talent and sincerely grateful. At the same time, he was also sighing in his heart that it was really convenient to have a doctor by your side when you go out.

"It's okay, boss. I'll get you something to eat. You can take the medicine after dinner. I think you have a deficiency of Qi and blood. You must have been seriously injured when you were young. Rest for another day tomorrow, otherwise the disease may relapse and cause more trouble."

"Oh, it's all because of that damn war, but life is better now. Okay, I'll listen to you and take another day off tomorrow." After listening to Lin Tian's doctor's advice, Xie Tian didn't force himself to go to work. Now that he was out there, it didn't matter if he had one or two days off.

"After we get back, I'll prescribe some medicine for you. After taking it for two months, your physical condition will be much better." Lin Tian still has great respect for these old people who have survived the war years, and is willing to do his best to help.

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Xie Tian was very willing to learn from others in areas he didn't understand.

In this way, Xie Tian stayed in the hotel for two days, and Lin Tian also took the time to go out and inquire about the situation of the local oil refinery.

"Thank you, Shushu. I asked about the local situation. The state-owned Daocheng Vegetable Oil Factory has two branches. The second branch we are going to is quite close. We can just walk there tomorrow."

On the afternoon of the seventh day, Xie Tian, ​​who had taken medicine and lay in bed for two days, was fine.

He sat at the table in the hotel room, looking at the map, listened to Lin Tian's talk, and then looked at the map again.

"It's indeed quite close. We can just stroll over there tomorrow morning. One of my classmates has a brother who is the director of the Second Branch of the State-owned Daocheng Vegetable Oil Factory. Before I came, I asked him to help write a letter. It should be helpful." Over the past two days, the relationship between Xie Tian and Lin Tian has obviously become much closer, so Xie Tian did not hide these things from Lin Tian, ​​but explained them directly.

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