Chapter 5 Fever
"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, wake up, wake up."
On Lin Yue's second night in this world, in addition to the pain in her body, she was also confused about the future, so she was a little insomniac.
While tossing and turning, Lin Yue found that Yu Ge'er, who was sleeping next to her, was whimpering. When she was about to comfort him, she found that the child had a fever.
Lin Yue had no experience in taking care of people, and everyone was sleeping so soundly, so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.
What should I do if my child has a fever?
Fever, cool down, yes, cool down.
What to use to cool down?
Cold medicine? No.
Pills? No.
A shot? No.
Or use supernatural powers to treat it? That was possible, but she didn't know if the child could bear it.
Lin Yue's mind was in a mess.
"Mom, mom, wake up, Brother Yu has a fever!"
Lin Yue simply went to call her mother. She really didn't know what to do, so she had to ask for help from adults. She was just a child and really couldn't bear such a big responsibility.
"Wake up, Brother Yu is unconscious and I can't wake him up no matter how hard I try. Mom, what should I do?"
Min Xin heard her daughter crying in a daze, and couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Will Sister Yue cry?
What a joke! Ever since she was laughed at as a crybaby, she has never cried even when she was punished by the teacher with a stick.
It turned out that I was too tired and was still worried about Sister Yue in my dream.
"Mom, wake up!"
Lin Yue pushed Min Xin's arm, hoping to wake her mother up and help her cool down her nephew Lin Dayu.
Min Xin opened her eyes and saw her daughter with an anxious look on her face. She was very puzzled. What had happened to make her precious daughter so troubled?
"Mom, Brother Yu has a fever, his whole body is burning!"
Min Xin suddenly sat up and looked at her daughter in panic. She only had one grandson. Her eldest son had been married for many years to have such a precious baby. If anything went wrong, she would not live either.
He hurriedly crawled to the child and touched his forehead with the back of his hand.
Sure enough, it was terribly hot, and the breath he exhaled was also scorching hot. Yu Ge'er was pulling at his clothes uncomfortably.
There is no medicine or doctor now, and the only way to reduce the temperature is to use cold water.
"Sister Yue, bring the cooled water over here. We should boil some water for later."
Min Xin tore off one side of the skirt and applied the moist, soft silk on Yu Ge'er's forehead, and also wiped other parts of his body, hoping to cool him down.
But the evening breeze was still a little chilly, and the temperature rose again just after Yu Ge'er went down. This went on and on, and Min Xin and Lin Yue were busy for half the night.
Fortunately, the other children were sleeping soundly and were not affected by what happened during the day.
Early the next morning, everyone woke up to the sound of screams. It turned out that the officials were urging them to hurry up.
"My feet hurt so much, I can't feel them anymore!"
"I can't stand up anymore, what should I do?"
"You're leaving before you've eaten. I'm so hungry!"
"I feel so dizzy, I can't walk."
"Snap, snap."
The police officer was not in a good mood when he woke up in the morning. Seeing that the exiles were delaying time and making a lot of noise, he beat the troublemakers with his sticks, especially those who cried the loudest.
"Ah! Sir, I won't dare to do that again. I'm leaving right now, right now."
"Forgive me, sir, I was wrong, wuwuwu!"
Everyone gritted their teeth, supported each other, and dragged their heavy legs forward at a snail's pace.
The children had long lost their initial excitement, and their little faces looked sleepy, as if they had not yet woken up.
"My husband, Yu Ge'er had a fever last night. It must have been because he was frightened and convulsed during the day. If this continues, the other children in our Lin family will probably get sick too. There is no medicine or doctor on the road of exile. This cannot go on."
Lin Hongzhi slept at the outermost seat and was very tired, so he didn't notice that his wife and daughter had been busy for half the night, and he never thought that his little grandson would get sick.
"Well, the fever is gone, but he looks very unhappy and has no energy at all."
Lin Hongzhi touched his grandson's forehead and looked at his expression, his worry evident in words.
"Dad, I've already told Officer Yang that they'll be resupplying in Lucheng in three days. I've asked for a spot on the train to help. I'll buy some medicine for fever and colds, but it'll still take a while, nephews and nieces."
Lin Hongzhi knew what she had not said, that at this time, illness was uncontrollable.
Qian held her son Yuger in her arms and was very worried when she saw that he looked listless. She became even more anxious when she heard her mother-in-law say that her son had a fever last night.
"Mom, thank you for your hard work. My daughter-in-law slept so soundly last night that you were busy all night and I didn't even know about it. Damn it!"
"But Brother Yu isn't fully recovered yet. If this continues, his body will definitely break down. What should we do now?"
"Sister-in-law, you'll have to take care of the children today. Lin Lang and I will go pick some dandelions to clear away heat and detoxify and boil some water. Don't worry."
Lin Yue calmed down and thought about the properties of the medicinal materials she had learned in the end times. Astragalus can replenish qi and strengthen immunity. Well, she can look for it.
Pueraria root, which can relieve muscles and reduce fever, raise yang and stop diarrhea, is also effective in treating colds. Oh, and there is also Bupleurum, which is exactly what corresponds to Pueraria's fever symptoms, but these herbs are not easy to collect.
Dandelions, honeysuckle, houttuynia cordata, isatis root, mulberry leaves are easy to find. Lin Yue asked Lin Lang to join her in picking dandelions on the roadside, thinking about boiling some water to share with everyone during lunch time.
Just as Lin Yue was sticking her butt out to dig dandelions, a small storm arose in Kyoto.
Seeing that her son had not returned home for a day and a night, Zheng Xiao's mother mobilized the whole family to search for him in the capital. Even after alarming the old lady and the master of the family, they still couldn't find him.
On the second day, the father of Zheng Xiao, the head of the Zheng family, reported the case to the police and mobilized the yamen runners to search for him. The efficiency was much higher. In less than an hour, Zheng Xiao, who had been tortured to death, was found in an abandoned house in the slums.
"Sir, the young master is inside, but the situation inside is not very good, do you think?"
The police who had already seen the scene touched their noses and really didn't know what to say. The scene was in chaos anyway.
Zheng Xiao's father had been in officialdom for more than ten years, and he felt that there was no scene he had not seen, so he walked in resolutely.
Zheng Xiao's clothes were stripped off, his body was covered with bruises, his hands were torn off and thrown aside, his eyes staring blankly at the beams, and the air was filled with a slight foul smell.
There were thirty naked men in the room, and how could she not know what was happening when her son looked like this?
Zheng Xiao's father staggered as if struck by lightning. If the officer next to him had not supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Investigate, investigate for me, who is trying to harm my son!"
Zheng Xiao's father roared in anger. This was a great shame and humiliation. If people knew about this, how would their Zheng family live?
"Sir, the coroner has examined the body. The young master drank the aphrodisiac from Fuchunlou, and these beggars drank the aphrodisiac and ate the poisoned buns, both of which were purchased by the young master himself."
"What do you mean? Are you saying that this is my son's own fault?"
"No, no, sir, there is no clue that the young master was murdered. You should ask the county magistrate to analyze who the young master's enemies are and who has the motive."
The officer lowered his head and rolled his eyes. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he had gone too far out of his way, but for the sake of his own future and safety, he couldn't offend the person in front of him, so he had to pretend to be nice.
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