He Zhuzhu rode her bicycle towards the town with an anxious look on her face.

Fortunately, after the two children learned to ride a bicycle, He Zhuzhu also learned it, otherwise she would not be able to ride it now.

Wang Shuning held Mingming's hand and stood at the door, waiting until the lights were completely out of sight before taking her back to her room.

"Are you cold?" Wang Shuning covered Mingming with the quilt.

Mingming shook his head and said, "No." The quilt was warm.

"It's still early, let's sleep a little longer." Wang Shuning moved the pillow to the side and lay down holding Mingming.

Mingming opened his eyes and turned around and asked, "Sister Shuning, when will my mother and brother be back?"

Wang Shuning said gently, "Once Goudan's fever subsides, they can come back."

Mingming didn't say anything else and seemed very quiet.

After a long period of silence, Wang Shuning opened his eyes and found Mingming's eyes were wet. Tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes. He was crying quietly, suppressing his tears.

The flashlight was taken away by He Zhuzhu, so Wang Shuning had to light the candle. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Mingming climbed up from the bed, hugged Wang Shuning's neck and cried loudly, "I want my brother, Sister Shuning, can you take me to town?"

Wang Shuning listened to her crying and reached out to pat her back. "After breakfast in the morning, I will take you to town."

Medical conditions are poor nowadays, and many people have died due to high fever.

Especially children, whose resistance is weak, He Guoyue must be scared.

He Guoyue was so tired from crying that she fell asleep with her eyes closed. Wang Shuning wiped away the tears on her little face with paper. When she woke up, it was already past seven o'clock in the morning.

Wang Shuning had already asked for leave from the production team leader and borrowed Lu Beichu's bicycle to ride back.

Even though this car was bought later than Wang Shuning's, it is far less new than Wang Shuning's.

The thugs who smashed the bike hit it too hard, and the bike fell into a ditch. The tires, brakes and other parts had to be replaced, and there were many scratches on the bike.

After arriving at the town health center, He Guoyue couldn't wait to jump out of the car and rush in.

Wang Shuning hurriedly shouted: "Don't go, slow down, wait for me."

He Guoyue stopped and looked back.

Wang Shuning pushed the bicycle into the courtyard of the clinic, took out the key and quickly locked it, then walked up the stairs and held Mingming's hand, "There are many people in the clinic, children should not wander around."

"Hello, is there a little boy of six or seven years old who was sent here by his mother with a high fever this morning?" Wang Shuning asked, squatting on his knees and looking at the nurse sitting in the small window.

There is no nurse station in Yihe Town Health Center, and the staff for consultation are the nurses who sit in the pharmacy to get medicine.

"Yes, the IV is in the hall. You can see it if you turn right along the corridor." The nurse pointed to the right and answered Wang Shuning.

Wang Shuning walked quickly over holding He Guoyue's little hand, and when he turned the corner he saw He Zhuzhu sitting on a stool holding Goudan.

"Mom." He Guoyue ran to He Zhuzhu and looked at her with concern.

Goudan closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

"Why are you here?" He Zhuzhu looked at Wang Shuning, her expression much calmer than in the morning.

Wang Shuning: "After you brought Goudan to town, he kept crying. She was so worried that she couldn't sleep."

He Zhuzhu said to Wang Shuning very apologetically: "I'm sorry that you can't go to work today."

Wang Shuning pretended to be relaxed and said, "It's okay. I don't have to worry about the few work points I have to live on. How is Goudan? Is his fever gone?"

He Zhuzhu nodded, "This is already the third bottle of water. You can go back after this one and come back tomorrow to continue."

Touching the blue back of Goudan's hand, she couldn't help but blame herself, "The doctor said I came in too late. My temperature was already 40 degrees."

Wang Shuning comforted him, "It's okay as long as you're okay. Children are bound to get sick."

Nowadays, children in rural areas play in the mud all day long. Children like Goudan, who is of his age, have already started to help his family with housework and earn work points. They choose to endure common colds and fevers, let alone He Zhuzhu's family. After all, it costs a lot to go to the hospital for treatment.

Forty minutes later, the nurse came to remove the needle.

Mingming saw Goudan open his eyes, and quickly went over to him and called out, "Brother."

Wang Shuning wanted to remind her not to get too close, after all, colds are easily contagious, but after thinking about it, he decided not to say anything.

After riding the bicycle back, He Zhuzhu hurriedly cooked white porridge for Goudan to drink. Although Wang Shuning thought that there was very little rice in the porridge and only light white rice soup could be seen at a glance.

When he asked for leave in the morning, he directly asked for a whole day. He had a ready-made reason so he was not worried that He Daniu would disagree. As a result, He Zhuzhu went to work in the fields in the afternoon, which made Wang Shuning a little embarrassed.

Thinking that as long as she was thick-skinned, she wouldn't be afraid of what others said, she finally decided not to go to the fields.

After lunch, Wang Shuning took a nap and woke up to find that it was only two o'clock. She thought for a moment and turned to go into the space to catch fish.

I haven’t done what I promised to Wang Juan last time. I was thinking of going there next time I had a holiday, but it just so happens that I’m bored today since I’ve taken a day off.

There was a grass carp and a black carp, both as long as an arm. As for fruits, Wang Shuning picked apples and bananas, which are better for pregnant women. Grapes didn’t look good, so she used raisins instead.

When she arrived at Wang Juan's house carrying the bamboo basket, Wang Juan was the only one at home; everyone else had gone to work.

When Wang Juan opened the door, she was a little surprised to see Wang Shuning, "Why are you here today?"

Wang Shuning put the backpack on the ground. "This morning my landlord's child got sick and had a fever. She took the little boy to the clinic. The little girl cried worriedly at home. I took a day off to take her to the clinic. I happened to have nothing to do in the afternoon and I didn't want to go to work, so I came here."

Wang Juan looked at the two big fish wrapped in straw and reached out to turn them over. She thought they were dead, but the fish's tails waved vigorously twice, which scared her.

“I just caught them from the river. I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to finish eating two of them, so I brought them here without killing them. I didn’t expect they’re still alive after being out of the water for so long.” Wang Shuning pressed his hand on the fish’s belly.

Wang Juan quickly fetched a basin of water from the well and put the fish in it. The fish could actually swim.

Looking at the things taken out of the backpack, Wang Juan looked at Wang Shuning with some admiration, "These are all suitable for pregnant women. You must be doing quite a good business."

"No way, I did this because I knew you were pregnant."

After casually flipping through the items, Wang Juan asked, "How much is it based on the black market price?" The items were all good stuff, no problem.

Wang Shuning waved his hand, "No need, just follow the price of the supply and marketing cooperative. With our relationship, how can I have the nerve to make money from you?"

Wang Juan said hurriedly: "No, these things are not cheap if you buy them, and I can't let you lose money."

"It's okay. The price I charge is not much different from that of the supply and marketing cooperative. If I charge according to the black market price, I will be embarrassed to come to your store in the future." Wang Shuning grinned.

Wang Juan was her only connection in the town. Wang Shuning didn't want to make money from her, so as not to alienate their relationship. Anyway, he didn't need those few dollars.