Chapter 107 Fever Sister seems to have a fever!
He Guixiang looked outside. A flash of lightning suddenly appeared, illuminating her anxious face. "It's only May, why is it raining like we only see torrential rain in July? Ah Shu, why haven't you brought Ah Ye back since he's been out for so long? It's very dangerous to be out in a thunderstorm."
Lin Shu frowned slightly as she thought of the many trees on the slopes of Tianshui Village, but she said soothingly, "Mother, are you still worried about Ye? With him going to pick up Father, what can possibly happen?"
Lin Xiaopu also nodded, "Brother Aye is the most reliable person. With him around, there will definitely be no problem."
However, when the ginger soup in the pot was ready, there was finally a noise outside the yard. It was Zhou Ye and Lin Dashan who had returned!
The two raincoats at home were of different sizes. Because Old Man Liao was short, the one Zhou Ye had previously lent to Old Man Liao belonged to Lin Dashan, but the one Lin Dashan wore back was actually A Ye's.
The straw raincoat was big and covered Lin Dashan tightly. After Lin Dashan put on the straw raincoat, he was not exposed to the rain much, but Zhou Ye was soaked all over.
Lin Shu hurriedly handed the dry towel she had prepared in the morning to Zhou Ye, and He Guixiang also walked towards Lin Dashan with a dry towel.
Zhou Ye took off his bamboo hat, took the dry towel from Lin Shu's hand, and strode into the inner room, not forgetting to explain to her, "A Shu, I'm going back to the room to change clothes first."
Lin Shu nodded. "Wait until everything is clean before coming out. There's no rush."
Lin Dashan also took off his straw raincoat, shook off the rain on it and put it aside.
"Dad, why are you back so late?" He Guixiang asked, using the dry towel in her hand to wipe his face and hair.
Lin Dashan's expression was somewhat serious. "It was raining heavily and the roads were slippery. Boss Miao fell down a slope. You know Boss Miao is stronger than me. I couldn't carry him far. Luckily, Aye came to find me. He's very strong and helped carry him back to Boss Miao's house."
He Guixiang was shocked when she heard this. "How did he fall? How high was that slope? Is he okay?"
Lin Dashan sighed, "The slope wasn't high, but when Boss Miao fell, his shin hit a rock. When I found him, he had already fainted. There was a bloody wound on his shin, and he was bleeding profusely. I don't know if his leg will heal. If not, I'm afraid he won't be able to work in the fields anymore."
Miao Lao Da is a good worker himself, and he has three equally strong sons. The eldest son has already been engaged to a family in Dafu Village. They said they have chosen a date and will hold the wedding next month.
Everyone in Tianshui Village knows that Dafu Village is rich. The river in Dafu Village is big and there are many fish. Unlike the small rivers and ditches in Tianshui Village, many families in the village have made their own nets to catch fish and shrimps, so even the poorest farmers are not that poor.
The family Boss Miao was talking about was willing to marry their daughter to because they had many daughters and they had given a generous betrothal gift. Now that Boss Miao had injured his leg, he didn't know if it would affect the wedding next month. After all, working men were very important these days, and a family without a capable worker made a big difference.
After roughly wiping his face and hair, Lin Dashan went to the inner room to change his clothes. As he changed, he continued, "After Ah Ye carried Boss Miao back home, he went to the nearby area to collect herbs and applied compresses on the people. We only came back after doing all this. When we left, Boss Miao was crying so hard that he almost fainted."
He Guixiang hurriedly asked, "Where are those boys from the Miao family? Why did you and Aye send them back?"
Lin Dashan sighed again, "It's really unlucky for Boss Miao. His three sons are capable. Boss Miao asked the eldest and second sons to go to the dry land to take a look before leaving, and the youngest son went back with him. As a result, they met Uncle Gao on the way. Uncle Gao went to the back mountain to cut bamboo alone. He twisted his ankle when he was in a hurry to go down the mountain. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Boss Miao asked the third son to carry Uncle Gao back first. But he accidentally rolled down when he was climbing over a slope, and there was no one around him. His three sons didn't see anyone and thought he went back first. If I hadn't seen him with my good eyesight, no one would know that he died at the bottom of the slope!"
This is a bit of an exaggeration. When the three sons of Mr. Miao go back and find that he is not back, they will naturally come out to look for him. However, it will take a long time and Mr. Miao's leg injury will become more serious.
He Guixiang sighed, but didn't know what to say.
Lin Shu just learned about this from Zhou Ye.
If he had just rolled down the slope, it might not have been so serious. At most, he would have suffered a fractured bone, which could have been healed after resting for a while. But Uncle Miao's leg happened to hit a rock, so the possibility of a fracture was high.
Furthermore, whether it is a fracture or a crack, you should seek medical attention immediately.
But there was no doctor in the village, so the villagers usually went to town to see a doctor and get medicine. It was raining heavily, and Uncle Miao had broken his leg and was unable to move. How could he get to town when it was so far away? Even if they used Old Man Liao's ox cart to deliver the medicine, the rain would soak them all the way. Before anyone could get there, the wound would become infected, causing a high fever that wouldn't go away.
"Aye, do you think Uncle Miao's leg can be healed?" Lin Shu asked.
Zhou Ye shook his head. "It's difficult. Even if it can be cured, I'm afraid I won't be able to do heavy work in the future."
Lin Shu: "Except for the town, there is no bone setter in this area. It's best to get treatment promptly after a fracture."
Zhou Ye said, "There's an old doctor in Daoxiang Village who can treat headaches, fevers, and injuries, but he's gotten older these past two years and hasn't been out much. Daoxiang Village is far from Tianshui Village, and if we ask him to come in the rain, he definitely won't come. Unless we wait until the rain stops and offer him some extra money, maybe we can get him to come."
This Daoxiang Village is on the other side of the town. It takes sixteen miles from Tianshui Village to the town, and it is even farther to Daoxiang Village.
"Have you told this to Aunt Miao?"
Zhou Ye nodded, "I mentioned it."
"In that case, you and Dad have done everything you can. The outcome is beyond your control. Let's not think about it for now. Come, have a bowl of ginger soup. I just made it. Drink it slowly and be careful not to burn it."
Zhou Ye didn't rush to answer, but asked first: "A Shu, have you drunk it?"
He saw a pile of empty bowls on the table. Xiao Pu was holding the soup bowl and blowing on it while drinking. There were no other empty bowls on the table. If Ah Shu had drunk from it, where was the bowl she had drunk from?
"Yes, I drank a bowl when you went into the house to change clothes just now. Look, this bowl I served you is the one I drank from. Aye, you won't mind that this is the bowl I used, right?" Lin Shu curled her eyes slightly.
Zhou Ye hurriedly said that he didn't mind, and started drinking from the bowl of soup, very slowly, as if he was drinking some delicious drink.
Lin Xiaopu: ...
Very good, her efforts to reduce her presence have begun to pay off. Just like now, in Aye's eyes, there is only Aye.
Lin Shu poured two more bowls of ginger soup and placed them on the table. She called towards He Guixiang's room, "Dad and Mom, get ready and come out to drink some ginger soup!"
Lin Dashan sighed on the other end, and when he came out, he had already cleaned up. He smiled and picked up the ginger soup on the table, holding it in his hands and drinking it happily.
In the past, his family couldn’t even afford to buy ginger, but now he lives a luxurious life. If he gets rained on for a while, he can have ginger soup to drink when he comes back.
After everyone drank a bowl of ginger soup, there was still some left in the clay pot. Lin Shu thought for a moment and said to Zhou Ye, "Aye, wait until the rain outside subsides and send a bowl to Old Man Liao. He got caught in the rain today too. If he hadn't driven us to the end of the village in his ox cart, we would have gotten even more caught in the rain."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ye drank up the little bit of soup in the bowl, put the bowl down and said, "The sooner you drink this ginger soup, the better. No need to wait. I'll take it to Father Liao right away."
"But it's still raining heavily outside." Lin Shu frowned.
"It's okay. I have a straw raincoat that's free. I'll wear it. Ah Shu, prepare the ginger soup."
After Zhou Ye finished speaking, he took out his straw raincoat, shook off the water droplets on it, put it on and tied it up.
He Guixiang looked helpless as she said to the pouting Lin Shu, "Just ask Ah Ye to go. Add a little more water to the pot and it can boil for a while. When Ah Ye comes back, ask him to have another bowl."
"Looking at his attitude, how can I stop him?" Lin Shu snorted.
It’s okay to send it off. We don’t know when the rain will stop, so it’s better to send it to Old Man Liao as soon as possible.
She filled a bowl with ginger soup and placed it in a bamboo basket, then took a large bowl and placed it on top.
The big bowl covered the ginger soup tightly, not only to prevent rain but also to keep it warm. After the bowl was placed, it was covered with a layer of cloth and a handful of hay.
This ginger soup is best drunk while it's hot. When Aye delivered it to Old Man Liao's house, it was not boiling hot, but at least warm.
Zhou Ye put on his straw raincoat, put on his bamboo hat, picked up the basket and left.
He had long legs and walked fast, so it didn't take him too long to go back and forth. He also brought back the raincoat he had given away earlier.
After shaking off the rain, both raincoats were hung back on the wall.
Lin Shu handed him the cloth he had just used to wipe his face.
This time, with the protection of the straw raincoat and his trouser legs and cuffs rolled up in advance, Zhou Ye's clothes were not seriously wet. He just wiped the rain off his face and neck.
He Guixiang asked Old Man Liao.
Zhou Ye said: "When I went there, Old Man Liao had already cleaned up and was sitting in the main room watching the rain..."
Speaking of which, this was Zhou Ye's first time going to Old Man Liao's house.
Old Man Liao's house was built in the early years. The house is big and the yard is big, and there is also a cowshed built specially for it. However, the bigger the yard is, the more deserted the house seems.
Zhou Ye went over in the heavy rain, which startled Old Man Liao. He thought it was something important, but then he saw Zhou Ye put down the basket in his hand, opened the big bowl in the basket, and inside was a bowl of steaming ginger soup.
Old man Liao's eyes turned red as he drank the ginger soup.
After listening to Zhou Ye's story, Lin Dashan felt a little uncomfortable.
You still need a child to support you in your old age. There is no wife or children or grandchildren in this family. Living alone, you will feel lonely even if the family has a lot of money.
Old man Liao also lived a busy life when he was young, but unfortunately he had a bad life. His parents passed away, his wife left him, and his children also passed away. All he had was a few acres of land passed down from his ancestors.
"Dad, why didn't Old Man Liao remarry when he was young?" Lin Shu asked. Others might not have remarried because they couldn't afford to marry a wife, but that wasn't the case with Old Man Liao.
"As for him, don't be fooled by his easygoing nature now. He was quite stubborn when he was young. After his wife left, many people proposed marriage to him. At first, he didn't reject them all and almost got married to one of them. Later, alas... later, because of the marriage proposals, he neglected his child at home. The child was young, but sensible. He didn't take the initiative to tell us when he was not feeling well. By the time we realized something was wrong, the child had already had a high fever and it was too late to send him to town. He burned to death."
Whenever Lin Dashan thought of Old Man Liao's child, he would think of his own youngest daughter. Xiao Pu was also a girl who didn't like to talk. Even if she felt pain somewhere on her body, she would wait until she could no longer bear it before saying anything.
So when Lin Xiaopu fell ill as a child, he worried that he would die like the child of Old Man Liao. Later, when the town doctor asked Xiaopu to take medicine to recuperate, he agreed and persevered, even though he knew the cost was high.
He Guixiang had just told him that Xiao Pu had recovered and he would not have to spend money on medicine in the future. Lin Dashan was very happy.
He was happy with himself, and he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of other people's misfortunes.
"Old man Liao felt guilty about his son. He never proposed marriage again and preferred to remain single. He would chase away anyone who came to propose marriage with a stick. He was very stubborn and no amount of persuasion would work. Some people said behind his back that he had cut off his family. He was angry at first, but then he calmed down and saved up money to buy a cow. When it was time to farm, many people came to borrow a cow from him and stopped gossiping about him behind his back..."
The family rarely had such free time, so they sat together and chatted, sometimes talking about Old Man Liao, sometimes back to Boss Miao.
When mentioning others behind their backs, it is inevitable to gossip a few words. It depends on the mentality of the person who speaks. Some people gloat over their misfortune, while others feel sympathy and pity. Most people sigh with good intentions.
Lin Shu is not a kind person, but even in the end times, she always has a bit of kindness towards her fellow human beings. She hopes that everyone can live a good life.
"Mom, I heard a dripping sound. I'll go check inside. It must be leaking!" The sharp-eared Lin Xiaopu suddenly said. She went into the inner room and saw that there were several places on the roof dripping with water. She took out the jars and bamboo tubes from under the bed as if she knew the way.
He Guixiang also hurried to her inner room. The houses in the village were all thatched, which wasn't a problem when the rain was light, but when it rained heavily, the roofs would leak to some extent, and her house was dripping in several places.
This is only after Aye came and repaired the thatch on the roof several times, otherwise it would have leaked even more.
When it was time to prepare dinner, the rain had not stopped, but it had become much lighter. He Guixiang used the small stove moved into the main room to cook a clay pot of thick porridge.
"Just make do with it tonight. I've cooled the pork and large intestines with mountain spring water, so it'll be fine until tomorrow," said He Guixiang.
Lin Shu thought of Old Man Liao and asked, "Mother, there's no one at Old Man Liao's house to make dinner. Does he have anything to eat?"
"Don't worry, Shu. Your father Liao won't go hungry. When he's too lazy to cook dinner, he always goes to the neighbor's house to eat."
"I don't know how long this rain will last. I hope it won't get heavier." He Guixiang said worriedly.
It’s good to rain. The crops in the fields grow well after the rain. But I’m afraid it will be difficult to get a good sleep tonight.
After a simple dinner, they went to bed without washing the dishes or washing their bodies.
I had to go to bed early on rainy nights, especially when it was raining heavily. If more water accumulated on the roof, it would probably leak even more. It wouldn't be a big deal if it leaked somewhere else, but I was worried it would leak onto the bed, soaking the mattress and making it impossible to sleep.
After a few days in Tianshui Village, Lin Shu had already developed a habit of going to bed and waking up early, but tonight she had to get up even earlier. She had thought she would be unable to sleep, perhaps because she was tired from the day, but after chatting with Lin Xiaopu for a while, Lin Shu fell into a deep sleep.
As she slept, Lin Shu's head became heavier and heavier. She wanted to open her eyes to look outside, but found that her eyelids were too heavy to open.
In a blur, she seemed to have returned to the apocalypse. It was also a rainy night. She had suddenly developed a high fever in the middle of the night, and she felt like she was going to burn herself to death. But she managed to hold on. When she woke up again, she had immense strength, and could smash the skull of a zombie with her bare hands.
In the dream, Lin Shu smashed a zombie with one punch and was killing with great enthusiasm.
In reality, Lin Xiaopu, who slept in the same bed with him, was shocked.
The elder sister closed her eyes and waved her fists wildly, mumbling something, as if she was possessed by something.
Lin Xiaopu wanted to reach out and touch her forehead, but before he could get close, Lin Shu punched him away, and the punch was quite heavy.
She remembered something and hurriedly touched other parts of Lin Shu's body.
As expected, my sister's body was burning hot!
"Sister, sister, wake up!" Lin Xiaopu hurriedly shook her, but couldn't wake her up.
Zhou Ye was not asleep. He immediately stood up when he heard the noise and asked through the curtain, "What happened?"
"Brother Aye, my sister seems to have a fever!" Lin Xiaopu was very anxious.
When Zhou Ye heard this, his expression suddenly changed. Without caring about anything else, he quickly lifted the curtain and went in.
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