Despite their worries, He Lixuan and the other two left the Shi family before dark.
The person still unconscious on the bed can only be cared for by Yu Chuxia and Shiyue.
Yu Chuxia was staying in Shiyue's original bedroom, where the bed, which was a single bed, was now completely occupied by He Lixue.
The two girls could only take turns sleeping in the other room, while the person keeping watch could only lie down by the bed for a short while at most.
Overnight, both of them looked much more haggard.
In early summer, Yu hurriedly washed up, stuffed a pancake into her mouth, and went to the brigade headquarters to participate in the newspaper reading activity, while Shiyue stayed at home to take care of people.
She went to the kitchen and reheated the millet porridge she had cooked earlier.
Then, she took out the fever reducer, anti-inflammatory medicine, and wound medicine that she had specifically requested in the group yesterday and returned to Chuxia's room.
He Lixuan's head had stopped bleeding.
But when the three boys were cleaning and washing him yesterday, they discovered that one of his little toes was missing.
It must have been severe frostbite, causing muscle necrosis that led to its removal.
That was also the first time Shi Yue had ever seen He Lixuan cry.
Seeing a grown man cry like that.
The wound on my foot had not been treated effectively and had become ulcerated. Even through the new bandage cloth from yesterday, it still emitted a faint odor.
Shiyue had good reason to suspect that his high fever and coma were caused not only by the head injury but also by an infection of the foot injury.
Last night, Shiyue contacted the older sister who had sold her Yunnan Baiyao before.
The older sister told her that she was not a doctor, and that the reason she kept these things at home was because her son owned a pharmacy downstairs.
I occasionally keep a small batch of medicine at home, as a temporary storage.
Shiyue felt like she had found a savior!
I quickly explained He Lixue's situation to the other party, though I was a bit vague. I only said that he had frostbite on his feet and then it got infected because he didn't take good care of it.
Even so, the other party was also surprised.
Judging from the older sister's reaction, it seemed like she found it unbelievable that she had such severe frostbite.
Fortunately, they didn't ask too many questions. Instead, they contacted the resident doctor at the pharmacy and prescribed a lot of medicine for Shiyue.
There was frostbite cream, anti-inflammatory medicine, and the fever reducer she wanted...
In any case, Shiyue had far more and more advanced medicines than the village doctor did.
Shiyue pushed open the door and walked into the house with porridge and medicine prepared for He Lixue.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw the person on the bed with their eyes open; I had no idea when they woke up.
He looked at Shiyue with a wary expression.
Seeing him like this, Shiyue immediately introduced herself: "This is the Qianjin Brigade, my name is Shiyue. I went to the mountain to dig for wild vegetables yesterday and happened to find you injured and unconscious, so I rescued you."
She held up the bowl in her hand and asked, "Has your fever gone down? Do you have any appetite for some porridge?"
Shiyue didn't dare mention He Lixuan and the others.
She was afraid that if the man in her bed heard that his family had found him, he would run away again.
After all, he was willing to write a "severing ties" letter to his family to follow his mentor back then, so it's hard to say whether he'd be willing to see his younger siblings now.
He Lixue, who was lying in bed, clearly still had some recollection of what happened yesterday.
He looked at Shiyue and said, "You're the one who bandaged me up yesterday."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "In the end, they even tied my hands and feet up."
Shiyue's heart skipped a beat, and she asked nervously, "Were you awake at that time?"
He Lixue smiled slightly, his expression gentle.
"I was vaguely conscious, but I couldn't open my eyes. I felt like someone was helping me."
He nodded deeply to Shiyue as a sign of respect, and then said, "Thank you, young lady. But you don't need to worry about me anymore. I'm much better now, and I have to go back."
As he spoke, he tried to sit up.
Shiyue quickly took two steps forward and loudly stopped her, "Lie down and don't move!"
Seeing that He Lixue was still refusing, she shouted anxiously, "You're not wearing any clothes!"
He Lixue stopped moving instantly.
After calming down yesterday, He Lixuan, with the help of his two brothers, washed up with his second brother.
If they hadn't cleaned it, they wouldn't have noticed the injury on He Lixue's foot.
He Lixue's clothes were so dirty and stained with blood that they were no longer wearable.
He Lixuan then took his spare clothes and gave them to his second brother to change into.
He Lixue is now wearing his younger brother's underwear, but no outer clothes.
After all, who would dress someone who is unconscious and lying in bed in a sweater and long johns?
Realizing his situation, He Lixue looked at Shiyue in shock.
He was so surprised that he didn't even know how to start the conversation.
Shiyue shook her head: "Don't misunderstand, it wasn't me. I asked someone to help me switch them. Don't overthink it."
He Lixue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Two years of being sent to the countryside may have changed He Lixue a lot, but his simple nature didn't change much.
His thoughts were so easy to guess; they were written all over his face.
Seeing him like this, Shiyue couldn't help but worry even more about him and his teacher.
They felt that if things continued like this, neither the teacher nor the student would live much longer.
She pulled up a stool and sat down next to He Lixue, then picked up the bowl of porridge: "Do you have any strength in your hands? Do you need me to feed you?"
He Lixue's face turned bright red instantly.
She quickly shook her head: "No need, I can do it myself."
Shiyue had no choice but to put down the bowl again, take the military overcoat that He Lixuan had left behind yesterday, and place it behind He Lixue to help him sit up.
He Lixue held the bowl, looking at the thick millet porridge inside, and hesitated again.
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