Chapter 142 142 Persistent High Fever
In this day and age, a cold with a persistent high fever can easily develop into pneumonia, which can be fatal.
Without hesitation, Su Xiao waited for Granny Cai to leave, then immediately bolted the door and changed her clothes.
Before long, Granny Cai came over with Old Man Hua. They took Tian Niu's pulse, carefully examined her tongue coating, and asked her how she felt before leaving.
When Su Xiao saw that the old man's expression was not good as he turned around, her heart skipped a beat.
"Grandma, please find me two basins and two cloths. I'll use the warm water cloths to wipe her neck, armpits, and groin, and the cold water cloths to apply to her forehead as a cold compress. Both will help lower her fever. Sweetie has a high fever, so we'll use both of them."
"Yes, I'll go get it right away." Upon hearing that there was another way, the mother-in-law immediately turned around and went out.
Before Old Man Hua had even stepped out the door, he heard this and said with some surprise, "Little one also understands medical principles?"
Su Xiao thought to herself that this was common sense, but said aloud, "I only know a little bit about it."
Old Man Hua didn't say anything, just nodded and left.
When Granny Cai brought the things, Su Xiao immediately took action, first wringing out a cold cloth and placing it on Tian Niu's forehead, then wiping her body with warm water, and teaching Granny Cai how to do it.
Old Man Hua just received a large bag of medicinal herbs from Shang Ziming. Some of them were useful, so he pieced together a prescription, brewed the medicine, and gave it to Tian Niu.
After Tianniu took her medicine and fell asleep, Su Xiao tucked her in and left the room.
Inside the main room, Old Man Hua was sorting through medicinal herbs, while the others sat around, chatting quietly.
Seeing her come out, she quickly asked about Tianniu's condition, "Xiaoxiao, how is Tianniu?"
Su Xiao said, "I sweated a little, fell asleep, and felt the fever subside a bit."
Old Man Hua frowned and said, "We're still short of some medicinal herbs here, and the effect of that bowl of medicine was still a bit weak."
"What medicinal herbs are you missing? I'll go buy them," Shang Zimu said.
"Should we take Tianniu to the town clinic for a checkup?" Su Xiao suggested.
Seeing how warm-hearted Shang Ziming and Su Xiao were, the people in the room felt very gratified.
Old Man Gong said, "No need. When we were sick before, it was Old Man Hua who cured us. Over the years, we have trusted his medical skills."
When Old Man Hua heard this, his beard twitched, and he said with a hint of arrogance, "Hmph, you guys have good taste."
Seeing this, Su Xiao said no more. Grandpa Hua must be quite capable, otherwise Shang Ziming wouldn't have traveled so far to seek medical treatment.
Suddenly, she remembered the ten antipyretic prescriptions in the pharmacopoeia. These prescriptions were useless to her, so she might as well give them to Grandpa Hua and let him study them. If they were really effective, they would benefit the people.
Do it as soon as you think of it.
"Grandpa Hua, I've come across a prescription for treating fever. I'll get it for you when I get back later. See if it helps."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Hua became interested and asked impatiently, "Oh? Is it an ancient prescription? Is the content complete?"
Su Xiao laughed, "It's very comprehensive, and it even explains the underlying principles."
Old Man Hua was even more eager to see it after hearing this, wishing he could see it immediately.
Seeing his reaction, Su Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'll go back and get it for you now?"
"Nonsense, it's raining so hard outside. Let's wait until it stops. There's no rush, right, old man?" Old man Gong stopped old man Hua from blurting out.
Old Man Hua realized his mistake and quickly changed his tune, "Yes, yes, Xiao Xiao, I'm not in a hurry. You can bring her over when you have time."
Su Xiao smiled at his forced smile and replied with an "okay".
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