Chapter 17 The Child's Wounds
As for Wang Erya, it's probably because Niu Niu has been able to drink enough these past few days, and when she cries, she's not as silent as before; she's started to make some noise.
That day, Wang Er Ya noticed that Niu Niu was crying and whimpering. Just then, the team was taking a break, so she opened the door and asked Da Niu to help cover her up. Then she took off Niu Niu's pants to see if she had soiled her pants.
Then she discovered that Niu Niu's bottom was not only red and swollen, but also had sores that had turned white.
Looking at the area around the body, such as the armpits, neck, and back of the knees, it was also red, swollen, and had broken skin and ulcers.
Actually, Wang Erya had noticed that Niu Niu's body was red before, but there was nothing she could do, and she didn't expect it to be so serious.
Because she spends most of her day traveling, she mainly uses her energy and spirit to travel and feed her child, so there's nothing she can do about the poor hygiene.
In a water-scarce situation, she was already grateful to have any water to drink and would never dare to waste it on anything else.
Moreover, Niu Niu doesn't have any extra clothes, so if she wets her pants, they are simply dried and she can wear them again. If she poops, the poop is cleaned off, rubbed with dirt, dried, and then rubbed again before she can wear them again.
So the hygiene was really bad. It wasn't just Niu Niu; almost everyone hadn't changed their clothes. Everyone was dirty and smelly. For women like Wang Er Ya, being dirty and smelly was actually a form of camouflage.
Wang Erya and Daniu were already used to the stench, and if they had fleas, they would just scratch them. But seeing Niu Niu covered in so many wounds and crying all the time, Wang Erya felt very sorry for her and was also worried that the child's crying would attract other people's attention.
So Wang Erya decided to seek help from that magical system.
Ning Xuan then received a request for help from Wang Erya, asking if she had any medicine to treat red, swollen, and broken skin on a child's buttocks and neck.
Ning Xuan replied that she needed to look for it first, and then turned to look for Lin Yuhan.
When Lin Yuhan heard that it was medicine for children, she didn't know anything about it herself, so she went straight to the pharmacy to ask.
Based on Lin Yuhan's description of her symptoms, the shop assistant gave her a tube of ointment. Lin Yuhan was afraid it wouldn't be enough, so she bought another tube, as well as cotton swabs and gauze.
The pharmacy staff also reminded Lin Yuhan of some precautions for infant care, which Lin Yuhan noted down.
Lin Yuhan took notes while sending messages to Ning Xuan using her mind.
After seeing this, Ning Xuan continued to ask Lin Yuhan to buy some more wet wipes and small black square towels.
Ning Xuan really wanted to buy Niu Niu new clothes for her, but since they were fleeing famine, they definitely couldn't wear new clothes. Even though the child was being held by Wang Er Ya, someone would still see her, which would cause a lot of trouble, so she had to give up on the idea.
After receiving the items, Ning Xuan took advantage of the fact that no one was in the dormitory to open the packaging of the wet wipes. Lin Yuhan had bought the kind for mothers and babies, the kind with dozens of wipes in a big pack. Ning Xuan opened one pack first.
Then she soaked the small black square towel completely in hot water from the kettle until it was no longer too hot. After doing all this, Ning Xuan handed over the ointment, wet wipes, and wet towel to Wang Erya.
She was also instructed on how to use it.
Fortunately, it was already afternoon. After the group rested enough, they walked for a while longer until it got completely dark, at which point the group took a break.
Niu Niu had cried herself to sleep, but she slept soundly, occasionally twisting her body.
Actually, Niu Niu is very thin and doesn't have much meat on her bones, but during this period of famine, she felt that she spent most of her time nestled in Wang Er Ya's arms. The weather was already hot, and she was being held all the time, even while wearing clothes.
To make it easier to carry her, another layer of cloth was wrapped around her and she was carried on her chest, which caused Niu Niu to sweat a lot.
These red, broken skin areas were caused by overheating, and the hot weather and poor hygiene led to inflammation after the skin broke.
Wang Erya used the cloth she was holding to cover herself, and then, by touch, took a warm, damp towel and wiped Niu Niu's body.
Then I wiped my hands clean with a wet wipe and quickly applied the medicine to Niu Niu with my fingers.
Using cotton swabs would be more hygienic, but the conditions don't allow it. Niu Niu has many ulcers on her body, and using cotton swabs would be too slow. She also has to be wary of people around her, so there's no time to slowly apply the ointment.
After the ointment was applied, there was a cooling sensation, and Niu Niu, who had been whimpering, quieted down after a while.
Wang Erya felt a little better.
Then she suddenly realized that although her daughter was very sensible, she was only a little over a year old, and she wondered if her daughter might also have red, swollen, or broken skin.
Under the cover of night, Wang Erya held Da Niu in front of her and carefully lifted Da Niu's clothes, and sure enough, there were red welts under her armpits.
Because they didn't eat much, and also ate compressed biscuits, Wang Erya and her two children actually had very infrequent bowel movements. Sometimes they wanted to but couldn't, and they would only have a bowel movement once every six or seven days. So, Wang Erya hadn't seen Da Niu's buttocks for several days.
Needless to say, it's red.
Then Wang Erya did the same thing to Da Niu, wiping her body and applying the medicine.
She didn't wipe her face or any exposed areas; wiping them clean would only cause more trouble.
Niu Niu, who is a little over one year old, can't speak yet. Occasionally she will utter one or two words that are not clearly pronounced, but most of the time she can understand what Wang Er Ya is saying. If you tell her not to make noise, Niu Niu will be very quiet.
So the girl didn't make a sound the whole time, but after the medicine was applied, her expression relaxed a lot.
Fortunately, the place they've reached now is gradually becoming more green, and the team leader even said they'll look for a water source tomorrow.
They occasionally found one or two nearly dried-up water sources along the way, but they had to dig deep into the ground to find them, and the water was murky.
However, the refugees did not mind and lined up to get water. Although Wang Erya had water, she could not say so openly, so she also joined the last line to get water.
Like Wang Erya, there are many other refugees who feel that hope is just around the corner. They all share a similar sentiment: they feel that if they just persevere a little longer, things will get better.
They persevered because of this belief.
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Ning Xuan took the medicine and her fever subsided by noon. However, she had already taken leave and continued to rest in her dormitory in the afternoon.
Knowing that Wang Erya could only give the child medicine at night, Ning Xuan was anxious for her.
However, for safety reasons, it's definitely better to do it at night.
Ning Xuan is a very empathetic person. If she didn't know, that would be one thing, but the other person has been in contact with her before. Although they have never met, they can be considered friends.
So Ning Xuan was genuinely worried about Wang Er Ya.
Ning Xuan was relieved when she received a message from Wang Erya that evening saying that the medicine was very effective.
Just as Ning Xuan was about to go to sleep, a familiar warm flow gushed out, and Ning Xuan knew that her period had started.
According to the original owner's memories, her body hadn't had its period for three months, and Ning Xuan hadn't had hers for over a month since arriving here.
The food has probably been better lately, and I've been resting in my dorm since my fever broke today, so my body is quite relaxed, and that's how my period started.
At this time, Ning Xuan really hoped that the house would be completed as soon as possible, otherwise it would be inconvenient for her to change her sanitary napkins. She planned to use sanitary napkins that had been traded from the modern area, and did not want to use the menstrual belts that were inconvenient at the time, and she felt that they were not hygienic.
Helpless, Ning Xuan had no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom to change.
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