Chapter 35 Everyone, come and see! She's a capitalist's daughter!
Qin Suisui was shocked and quickly helped the person up: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? What happened to Xiaoli?"
Aunt Liu remained kneeling and refused to get up. She pushed Xiao Li, whom she was holding, in front of Qin Suisui and said, "My Xiao Li is in the same situation as your Zan Zan, but he has probably been delayed for too long and has already fainted. In our hospital, many cases like this develop into serious illnesses and are transferred to higher-level hospitals. I heard that several children died before they even reached the hospital. I don't believe them, I believe you!"
"You can cure Zan Zan, you must have a way. Please, please save him. He's our only child, and I can't bear the consequences of losing him. Please, Sui Sui, I'll give you anything you want..."
"Sister-in-law, what time is it? Don't say such things. Get up quickly and take the child inside so I can see what's going on!" Qin Suisui was also anxious.
Sister Liu quickly stood up and, together with Qin Suisui, carried the child into the house and placed him on the bed in the guest room.
Qin Suisui felt Xiaoli's pulse, then pried open his eyelids and mouth to check the situation. Xiaoli was indeed in the same condition as Zanzan, but probably because Zanzan was young and had a weak immune system, the virus broke out all at once, which allowed Qin Suisui to discover and treat it in time.
But Xiao Li is different. Xiao Li is 8 years old this year, which is a bit older. Because he runs and plays in the wind, rain, and sun every day, his physical resistance is much better than Zan Zan's, and he has basically never been sick. So after being infected with the virus, there is a certain incubation period in his body. Once the incubation period is over, the virus will grow explosively.
"Sister-in-law, has Xiaoli been feeling a little worse than usual these past few days?"
"Yes, yes! Around Tuesday, the child seemed quieter than before, but I was too busy and didn't have time to pay attention to him. I thought it was because he didn't do well on his exam, but who knew... who knew... sob sob..."
Aunt Liu sobbed, but her words were clear: "Last night he said he had a headache, and then he developed a fever in the middle of the night. I gave him a fever reducer, and his temperature came down. But he got up again this morning, so I took him to the hospital to get some medicine, and then he rested at my workstation... Waaah... and then you came..."
“Many children in this situation are transferred directly to higher-level hospitals, but that won’t work. Lao Wang is away on a mission, and the hospital is busy right now. I can’t take leave, and I don’t trust anyone else with my child. I trust you, Sui Sui, I beg you, please save my Xiao Li. I’ll do anything for you, please…”
Qin Suisui understood. Xiao Li's illness was progressing extremely rapidly, and the virus had probably already begun to invade the central nervous system. It was indeed very serious.
“Sister-in-law, there’s something I need to make clear to you first. The reason Zanzan’s fever subsided so quickly is because his symptoms were milder than Xiaoli’s, and I noticed it earlier and treated it promptly. You should know my family’s situation, and I won’t hide it from you. I don’t actually have any medical skills; I can only take pulses and diagnose minor ailments. Zanzan’s high fever subsided quickly because I gave him some medicine my grandmother left behind. There’s still a little bit left, and I’ll give it to Xiaoli right away. I can’t guarantee whether it will improve his condition, you…”
"Don't worry, don't worry! No matter what the outcome, your sister-in-law will never blame you! I'll write you a guarantee right now!" Without waiting for Qin Suisui's reaction, Sister Liu grabbed a pen and paper from the table and wrote a guarantee, promising that no matter what happened to Xiaoli, she wouldn't hold Qin Suisui responsible. After writing it, she even bit her finger and pressed her fingerprint on it.
Qin Suisui was not one to mince words. Since they had gone to such lengths, and she had medicine on hand, there was no reason not to save them. Moreover, she was quite confident; the medicine her grandmother had left behind had been tested in practice, so she felt very reassured.
She asked Sister Liu to go to the kitchen to get some warm water, and then took two of the heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines she had previously given to Zan Zan from her spatial storage, dissolved them in water, and fed them to Xiao Li. She also gave him one of her grandmother's specially made fever-reducing medicines.
After Aunt Liu brought over the warm water, Qin Suisui instructed her to repeatedly wipe Xiao Li's body and feed him the warm water. She then went to the kitchen, which was actually her spatial dimension, and ran to the pharmacy to find gypsum, anemarrhena, roasted licorice root, and rice, which she then added to the stream water to boil into a medicinal soup.
She didn't tell Sister Liu that although her medical skills were lacking, she was quite accomplished in making and dispensing medicines; otherwise, she wouldn't have become a "little poisoner" instead of a doctor.
However, the herbal decoction she's currently brewing is called Baihu Tang (White Tiger Decoction), not her own preparation, but a traditional Chinese medicine formula. Its main function is to clear heat and generate fluids; it can also help alleviate mild dehydration caused by prolonged high fever. (The author doesn't understand Traditional Chinese Medicine, so please don't imitate this!)
After the herbal medicine was prepared, it was taken to the guest room for Aunt Liu to feed Xiao Li, while she went upstairs to check on Zan Zan. The little guy had been awake for a while and, hearing his mother busy downstairs, didn't make a sound to disturb her.
Qin Suisui was heartbroken, but it was already past eight o'clock, and the cafeteria would definitely be closed since they had missed lunch. Besides, she couldn't leave Xiaoli's side and needed to monitor his condition at any time.
She had no choice but to explain the situation to Zan Zan. Unexpectedly, the little guy became very anxious upon hearing that his older brother, Xiao Li, was also sick, and wished he could jump out of bed immediately to visit him. However, he had been sick for a while; although his fever had subsided, he was still very weak and could only anxiously urge his mother, "Mom, go take care of Xiao Li! Zan Zan is fine, Zan Zan will be alright after a snack!"
Qin Suisui patted his head sadly, took some steamed egg custard, two bananas and a glass of milk and put them on the table, telling Zan Zan to eat slowly by himself, and then hurriedly went downstairs.
After all this fussing until after nine o'clock, Xiao Li's temperature dropped from 42°C to 39°C! Aunt Liu was overjoyed and cried tears of joy, hugging Qin Suisui and sobbing. She even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to her.
Qin Suisui quickly stopped her: "Sister-in-law, don't hit me like that. Besides, it's still early! We have another night to go. If the fever can be completely brought down by tomorrow morning and doesn't recur, there shouldn't be any major problems! Here are some snacks. Have some to tide you over. I'll go boil some water and check on Zanzan while I'm at it."
Then Sister Liu remembered that she also had a sick child to take care of, and she was immediately filled with guilt: "I'm so sorry, Sui Sui, I was too anxious. Is Zan Zan alright? Is he feeling any better?"
Qin Suisui patted her shoulder: "It's okay, sister-in-law. I understand how you feel. Zanzan's fever has gone down and he's fine. I'll go upstairs to check on him. You stay here and watch over Xiaoli."
When Qin Suisui went upstairs, Zanzan had already finished eating and fallen asleep. The unfinished snacks were neatly packed in a paper bag and sealed, and the banana peels and the empty milk cup were also neatly placed aside, which made Qin Suisui feel both heartache and warmth.
I went up and touched the little guy's forehead. His temperature was basically normal. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, I lit a mosquito coil for him, pulled up the mosquito net, and then quietly went downstairs.
Xiao Li's high fever recurred two or three times during the night, and he vomited twice. Qin Suisui and Sister Liu stayed by his side the whole time, feeding him medicine and wiping his body. Finally, the next morning, his temperature dropped to 38°C.
Aunt Liu was so excited that she wanted to kneel down to Qin Suisui again. But when she heard Xiao Li say that he was hungry, Aunt Liu realized that Qin Suisui and Zan Zan hadn't eaten since last night. It was all because of her that they hadn't eaten. And Zan Zan was still sick!
She slapped herself hard: "Look at my memory! How could I forget about food? I'm so sorry, sister-in-law! I'm so sorry, Zan Zan! I'll go to the cafeteria and get you food right away. Wait for me!" With that, she grabbed the aluminum lunchbox that Qin Suisui had casually left on the table yesterday and rushed out the door.
Xiao Li fell asleep, and Qin Suisui left the guest room to go upstairs to check on Zan Zan. Just then, Aunt Wu and Aunt Tu rushed in, carrying their children in a great hurry.
The two sisters-in-law live next door to Sister Liu. They also took their child to the hospital yesterday morning. When the child tested positive for Japanese encephalitis in the afternoon, they were devastated. They knew that Sister Liu had taken Xiaoli to Qin Suisui's house, but Xiaoli's symptoms were more severe than their child's, so the two sisters-in-law decided to observe the situation at the hospital first.
As a result, the two children's conditions not only did not improve after one night, but became more serious. In addition, since Sister Liu had not returned, they guessed that Xiao Li's condition must have improved, so they decided to leave the hospital and bring the children to find Qin Suisui.
Qin Suisui was immediately at her wits' end. These sisters-in-law had always been very good to her and Zanzan, and she couldn't bear to disappoint them. Moreover, the two children's situation was indeed very urgent. Based on the principle that whether she was herding one duck or a flock of ducks, she simply pulled them in and closed the door.
"Sisters, quickly bring the baby in!"
There were no rooms available in the guest rooms, but luckily they had a sofa. The old-fashioned sofa was large enough to comfortably sleep two children.
After going through the same "procedure" as Liu's sister-in-law yesterday, and waiting for both of them to "sign and affix their seals," Qin Suisui finally began to examine the child.
It wasn't that she was heartless; she simply didn't dare to gamble. Every child was a treasure to their family. She was confident she could cure them, but she wasn't 100% certain. What if something went wrong along the way? She didn't dare to gamble with human nature, and her current condition couldn't afford to take that risk.
Xiaohua and Liangliang's condition was similar to Xiaoli's, but slightly milder. Qin Suisui adjusted the medication slightly, and their fevers subsided by evening, allowing the two children to finally sleep soundly.
Qin Suisui went upstairs and brought Zanzan down, intending to take him to the cafeteria for lunch and a walk to get some fresh air. The little guy had been cooped up in his room for three days and was very happy to finally be able to go out. Although he was a bit weak, he still chatted and laughed with Qin Suisui the whole way.
When they reached the Xue family's gate, they happened to see Yang Rucui carrying Xue Ziming and rushing out. Qin Suisui tried to pull Zanzan away, but Yang Rucui's eyes turned venomous the moment she saw her, and she blurted out:
"Did you bring the virus?! It must have been you! You resented Xue Jiao for coveting your man, and it wasn't enough that you harmed my man and his sister; now you want to harm my son too!"
Without giving Qin Suisui a chance to speak, he shouted loudly at the people on the street, "Everyone, come and see! She's a capitalist's daughter! What good could she possibly have? Maybe she's the one who brought the virus! This woman is wicked; she's trying to poison the seeds and future of our proletariat!"
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