Tian Xing'er saw Su Qingluan holding the lit incense stick in her hand and became a little nervous: "What are you going to do?"
Su Qingluan raised her eyebrows: "Are you scared?"
"Who... who's scared?" Tian Xing'er suddenly raised her voice, but it still sounded a bit timid. "There are five of us, are we afraid of just you?!"
"My elder sister is not alone!" Before Tian Xing'er finished speaking, a voice interrupted, "If you dare to bully my elder sister, I will definitely beat you up!"
The person who said this was none other than Su Xuanhe, who had come out to see what was happening. Of course, Su Xueyan was following behind him, and she was not to be outdone. She yelled in her childish voice, "Don't bully me!"
But this voice is really too cute. It lacks some lethality, but has a more cute feeling.
Sure enough, Su Xuanhe's aggressive look was mostly dispelled by his younger sister's shout. He turned around and said unhappily, "What are you saying here? Go inside!"
"Brother is so cunning. He came out by himself and asked me to go back!" The little girl was very unconvinced.
"..." Su Qingluan looked at the two funny guys in front of her speechlessly, and suddenly wanted to be quiet.
Don't ask who Jingjing is.
"These two are my younger brother and sister, Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan." Su Qingluan introduced them to the girls.
"I know," Tian Xing'er nodded, "You are the Su Daya who was mistakenly taken away to another family before."
"My name is Su Qingluan."
"It's all the same anyway!"
Su Qingluan rolled her eyes and said, "Do you still want to get rid of the tick?" Then she turned to her younger brother and sister and said, "You guys go back to the house. I'm fine."
"If they bully you, you must call us!" The little girl was very worried.
Su Xuanhe led his sister into the house, mocking her, "What's the point of calling you? Are you going to cry for them?"
After coaxing her brother and sister into the house, Su Qingluan picked up the incense stick and walked towards Tian Xing'er, pulling his right arm: "Let me make it clear first, you must not hide, otherwise if I lose my balance and burn you, you will suffer."
"You won't do anything bad suddenly, will you..." One of the girls behind her asked cautiously. Su Qingluan turned around. She remembered that the person's name was Chunhua or something.
Although asking this question shows that I care about my friend, but...
"If you don't believe me, you can just let her stay like this." Su Qingluan said nonchalantly, "It's not me who will suffer anyway."
"Don't talk for now." Tian Xing'er looked around at the other four, then turned to look at Su Qingluan.
The two looked at each other for a moment. Tian Xing'er seemed to have made up her mind and took a deep breath: "I believe you this time. Do whatever you want!"
As he said this, he closed his eyes and stretched out his arms, and the words "dispose of at will" were almost written on his face.
Oh, she is worthy of being the one who can make decisions among the girls. She is indeed quite courageous - Su Qingluan sighed in her heart, but her hands moved very skillfully.
She first held Tian Xing'er's wrist tightly where the tick had bitten it, and pushed it slightly with her hand, causing the flesh on the tick bite to bulge outward slightly. Then she took the incense stick and gently shook off the ash on it, revealing the orange-red burning part.
Then, she tapped it lightly with the orange flame, but not too hard, so that the tick would be stimulated but not burned to death immediately.
The tick was burned by the incense stick and immediately shrank back and tried to pull its head out. Seeing that it was effective, Su Qingluan gently burned the tick with the incense stick again.
Finally, the tick pulled out its entire head, and it fell to the ground nearby with a "plop".
Su Qingluan didn't need to "show mercy" this time. She squatted down and poked the tick's belly with the incense stick. In an instant, Su Qingluan seemed to smell the aroma of burnt protein at the tip of her nose.
At the moment the tick fell off, the four nervous little girls in the front row let out low gasps and groans one after another.
Su Qingluan glanced back at the little girls with different expressions, then looked up at Tian Xing'er who still had her eyes closed and her arms stretched out.
Now her whole body was tense, she dared not move at all, her whole body was even stiff and trembling.
Su Qingli was amused by her behavior and laughed. He patted her hand and reminded her, "Don't close your eyes! Look down, the bugs are falling!"
After hearing Su Qingluan's words, Tian Xing'er carefully opened her tightly closed eyes a little as if she was afraid of disturbing something.
Seeing this, Su Qingluan stood up and pointed with her toes at the spot where the bug had fallen to show her: "Look, the bug is right here. You don't have to be so scared anymore."
Tian Xing'er looked in the direction of Su Qingluan's toes, and sure enough, she saw a small black insect lying face up on the yellow mud, motionless - it was the tick that had bitten her arm before.
At this time, Yang also took out ointment and light salt water.
Su Qingluan smiled and said to Yang: "Thank you for your hard work, mother. I will be done soon."
Yang nodded and said, "Don't worry, it's not even noon yet." Then she nodded to the remaining girls and said, "Do whatever you want. I'll go inside first."
Su Qingluan pinched Tian Xing'er's arm with a little force and explained, "We need to squeeze out some blood, and then apply medicine - it might be a little painful."
After the tick removal incident just now, Tian Xing'er's trust in Su Qingluan increased dramatically. After hearing Su Qingluan's words, she nodded repeatedly: "It's okay, I can bear it."
Su Qingluan nodded, pinched the piece of flesh where Tian Xing'er was bitten, pressed slightly with the tip of her finger, and dark red blood slowly seeped out of the wound.
Su Qingluan squeezed out one or two drops of blood and washed it off with light salt water. She repeated this twice, and the entire bowl of light salt water was used up.
"This ointment can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain," Su Qingluan took out a handkerchief she carried with her and wiped off the salt water stains on Tian Xing'er. She then used her fingers to scoop a piece of ointment from the small porcelain bottle and applied it evenly to the bitten area of Tian Xing'er and the surrounding red and swollen areas.
"Be careful not to touch water these days. When you go back, wait for the ointment to dry before washing it off with water. Don't bandage it with thick gauze." Su Qingluan instructed slowly, "After all, I'm not a doctor. If your wound doesn't heal after eating and the redness and swelling persist, remember to see a doctor immediately."
Even in modern times, tick bites can cause death if not handled properly. Moreover, with modern medical conditions, there are no disinfectants or sterilization drugs, nor are there any technical means to cut out ticks. Su Qingluan really doesn't dare to be arrogant.
Tian Xing'er nodded obediently.
Su Qingling glanced at the girls who now looked very obedient, and was a little puzzled: "Ticks are usually only found in grass or woods. Where did you go today?"
Tian Xing'er felt a little guilty: "I just... went to the grass and shrubs beside the road..."
Su Qingluan asked unhappily: "It's midsummer now, and there are many mosquitoes, rats and ants in the grass and bushes. What are you doing over there?" Isn't this just looking for trouble?
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