Chapter 73 Wound Infection]
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but widen his eyes.
She was very sure yesterday that she had only caught rabbits and not pheasants.
What is going on?
Chen Fenghe picked up the pheasant and took a look. The pheasant's two legs were tied with straw ropes, but it was still alive.
Qin Mengyue came over at this time and asked curiously: "Feng He, did you go hunting so early in the morning?"
Chen Fenghe quickly laughed and said, "No... maybe it was too cold, and the pheasant hid in the bamboo basket to keep warm, and I just happened to catch it..."
Qin Mengyue listened and laughed, "That's unusual. But, I can make some chicken soup at noon to warm myself up."
Of course, the pheasant couldn't have gotten into the bamboo basket on its own. Otherwise, how could we explain the straw rope?
But who was so kind as to send them pheasants? Could it be related to the person who followed them yesterday?
Chen Fenghe subconsciously looked around the ruined temple, but it was all white, and there was no movement.
She frowned slightly. The origin of this wild pheasant was unknown, and it was unknown whether it was poisonous.
However, the pheasant was still alive. If it were poisonous, it would have died long ago, but that doesn't make sense.
She didn't show it for the time being and just threw the pheasant into the bamboo basket.
Not long after the group set off, Jiang Shuo appeared from behind a big tree.
The pheasant was naturally a gift from him.
Yesterday, he followed Chen Fenghe into the mountains and saw that under her command, several people actually caught more than ten wild rabbits. He couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that a weak woman like her had such ability.
Seeing that she had caught her prey, he did not secretly help her.
It suddenly started snowing and the temperature dropped sharply. He had given his only mink vest to the Jiang family to keep warm.
Therefore, he went hunting by himself and soon caught a fox. He skinned the fox, roasted a quarter of the meat over a fire, and carried the rest on his back. The temperature was low now, so it could provide food for a few days.
Fox fur is not big, and its effect in keeping out the cold is actually average, but it is better than nothing.
He thought about it, caught another pheasant, and secretly put it into the bamboo basket on Chen Fenghe's cart under the cover of night.
Although she caught wild rabbits in the mountains, there was no guarantee that her husband would not favor his concubine and take away all the rabbits she caught for her to eat, leaving her and the children hungry.
If there was a wild pheasant, she should be able to eat some even if her man was partial.
After releasing the pheasants, he found a tree and curled up beside it to sleep for the night.
When he woke up, his whole body was covered with a thin layer of snow, even his eyebrows were white.
Jiang Shuo coughed twice softly, and felt a little dizzy when he stood up.
He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he might have a fever and that he felt as if he had no strength in his body.
He undid his upper body clothes, took a look, and his brows couldn't help but frown.
The arrow wound on the left abdomen has not healed completely in the past few days and is showing signs of suppuration.
Jiang Shuo's heart sank. He hesitated for a moment between stopping to treat his wounds or continuing to chase the exiled team.
In the end, he chose to chase the exiled team. Otherwise, if he lost them, he would regret it.
As for the wound, it’s not too late to treat it when you stop to rest.
Jiang Shuo endured the pain and high fever and followed.
The exile team stopped to rest at noon.
Chen Fenghe saw that the pheasant was still alive and looked very energetic, and did not look like it had been poisoned.
However, she was still worried, so while no one was paying attention, she threw the pheasant into the space and then caught a similar pheasant.
If the pheasant survives after being fed in the space for a few days, then the person who sent the pheasant to her must have had no ill intentions.
After she killed the wild pheasant she had caught from the space, she boiled some hot water to scald off the feathers, cut it open and removed the internal organs, then threw the whole thing into the pot and simmered it over low heat.
In addition to wild pheasant, she also added some tonics such as ginseng, wolfberry and wild mushrooms.
While waiting for the chicken soup to be cooked, Chen Fenghe roasted the fire while paying attention to the situation around him. However, perhaps because the other party was alert, he did not notice anything.
Chen Fenghe frowned involuntarily. What exactly was this person's intention?
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden commotion.
"Mom! Mom! Don't scare me! What's wrong with you?"
Shen Fenghe looked over and saw that it was Zhang Yuan's mother, Zhang Zhou, who suddenly fell to the ground and lost consciousness!
Zhang Yuan and his wife were both pale and crying, not knowing what to do!
Zhang Yuan quickly thought of Chen Fenghe and hurried over to kneel down, saying, "Madam Shen! Please save my mother! I will definitely be your slave in the future! Please!"
He started to kowtow, saying "Dong Dong Dong".
Chen Fenghe hurried forward to wake him up, then followed him.
Zhang Zhou's skin was pale, and her hands and feet had local redness, swelling, and purple spots.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but frown. She stepped forward and touched Zhang Zhou's hand, then quickly touched her heart. Then she turned around and said, "Why didn't you light a fire at noon? Hurry up and light a fire!"
These symptoms, coupled with Zhang Zhou's cold body, might indicate frostbite and hypothermia!
Fortunately, it has not reached the level of cardiac arrest!
Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then mumbled, "Mom said she ate rabbit meat last night and is still full today. The lunch break is short, so instead of gathering firewood and starting a fire, she'll just make do with the black steamed bread the officials gave her..."
Chen Fenghe took a look and found that there was only a little firewood here, and she was afraid that she would not be able to start a fire.
I think Aunt Zhang felt sorry for her son who had been pushing the cart for the whole morning. It had just snowed, and Zhang Yuan's wife was pregnant. She didn't pick up any dry firewood, and she was afraid that her son would have to make trouble again, so she said she didn't want to make a fire.
She immediately said, "First, carry Aunt Zhang to the fire we made, but don't get too close."
Zhang Yuan had long lost his backbone, and now after hearing what Shen Fenghe said, he naturally quickly carried his mother on his back and sent him and his wife to the campfire.
Chen Fenghe asked Qin Mengyue to help boil some warm water, and then used a cloth dipped in hot water to ask Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yuan's wife to apply hot compress to his mother to warm her up, starting with the heart, head, etc., and finally the limbs.
They then took out some ginger and asked them to rub it on Zhang Zhou's skin. They also wrapped the fur on their hands around the parts that needed to be kept warm.
He then poured another bowl of chicken soup, let it cool for a while, and then asked Zhang Yuan to feed it to Zhang Zhou.
After all this trouble, Zhang Zhou finally woke up and her life was saved.
Zhang Yuan cried with joy and knelt down to kowtow to Chen Fenghe, but was stopped by Chen Fenghe.
Jiang Shuo saw Zhang Yuan kneeling down to Shen Fenghe from afar. He was surprised at first, and then he felt inexplicably sad.
During the past two days, although her husband protected his concubine, he still pushed the cart diligently every day. Now he is so polite to Shen Fenghe, so he must be good to her, right?
If that was the case, there was no reason for him to follow her. Otherwise, if her man discovered his presence, it would be a disaster and would harm her.
But... if he really stopped following, he would hesitate for a moment.
I gritted my teeth and decided to wait a few more days and see.
The story of Zhang Zhoushi almost freezing to death has come to an end.
However, there were also some unlucky ones. There were several elderly people in the family who suddenly fell down while walking because of the sudden drop in temperature and their family members did not notice anything unusual. They never woke up again.
Chen Wu crossed out the names of the three or two people and said to the families who were crying loudly, "Stop crying! If you had noticed earlier, this wouldn't have happened."
However, even if we had noticed it earlier, there was not even any food to eat during the exile, so where could we get warm clothes?
Chen Wu also felt sorry for them. But he was just an escort, so how could he care about their lives?
On this road of exile, life and death are determined by fate, and it all depends on who has the longer luck.
After lunch, the team set off again.
Li Yong couldn't help but sneak over and said to Qin Huanhuan, "Are you cold? I think Madam Shen is a doctor. Let her take your pulse and prescribe a prescription to keep you healthy. When we get to the market town, I'll get some medicine so you can have some nourishment."
Qin Huanhuan felt a little depressed after hearing this. She had been trying to convince Li Yong that it was Shen Fenghe who had harmed them, so how could this idiot even ask Shen Fenghe to feel her pulse?
"That Chen Fenghe has always disliked me and has been targeting me. What kind of pregnancy-preserving medicine can she prescribe? Aunt Liu is an experienced midwife in this exile group. I've already examined her and she said the fetus is fine and there's nothing serious to worry about."
Li Yong felt relieved after hearing this and said, "That's good. We can get to a larger town tonight. I'll secretly ask a regular doctor to take your pulse and prescribe some medicine for you."
Qin Huanhuan got anxious when she heard this: "Brother Li, that's not necessary. So many people have suddenly fallen ill with a cold these past few days. If you only call a doctor for me, I'm afraid people will gossip about me if they see me. I'm really fine..."
Li Yong, however, was unconcerned and said, "Don't worry. I'll just be careful. I'll always feel uneasy if I don't let the doctor take a look."
After hearing this, Qin Huanhuan couldn't help but feel anxious.
She must never let the doctor take her pulse!
Because her symptoms of nausea and vomiting were all fake, she was not pregnant at all!
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