Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Playing in the Snow, Fever
So when Xiao Wei ran over with his younger brother and sister, he saw his second aunt making a snowman, and the snow-clearing tools were thrown aside.
Zhuo Jia saw the three of them and waved with a smile: "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come over and play with us!"
She's going to build a big snowman in the yard and then get back to work!
Xiao Wei saw that her second aunt's hands and face were red from the cold, and couldn't help asking: "Second aunt, aren't you cold?"
He also touched the snow when he was sweeping it just now. It was so icy that even his younger brothers and sisters who had been thinking about making a snowman stopped thinking about it after being touched.
Well, let’s wait for the sun to come out before playing in the snow!
"It's cold, but I still want to play. Why don't you want to build a snowman?" Zhuo Jia asked curiously.
Are there any children who don’t want to build a snowman or play in the snow?
Xiaoru said, "Aunt, let's wait until the sun comes out before we play. It's too cold now!"
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Although she thought Xiaoru's words made sense, she looked at her half-finished snowman and said, "Okay, you guys go to the main room and warm up first. I'll play with you after I finish building the snowman."
Don't give up halfway, so let her finish building the snowman.
So Xiaowei took his younger siblings to the main room, but soon the youngest Xiaopeng couldn't sit still anymore. It was like that, he could choose not to play by himself, but if someone was playing next to him, it would be difficult to persist!
"Brother, I want to go help Second Aunt." Xiaopeng raised his head and said seriously.
Xiao Wei glanced at the snowman, which was still missing a head, and nodded, "Okay, let's go together."
Finish building the snowman sooner so Second Aunt can come back earlier.
later……
Xiao Wei found that he was overthinking it, because Second Aunt had a lot of requirements for the snowman, including a nose, eyes, and so on. She even used old clothes to make a hat for the snowman and a simple scarf.
That was not all. In the end, even the broom was stuffed into the snowman's arms. He was a little confused. Did Second Aunt still want the snowman to sweep the snow?
Zhuo Jia looked at the high-end snowman she had worked so hard to make and clapped her hands in satisfaction: "Okay, let's go back to the house."
It was so cold that her hands were numb from the cold. She hurried back to warm them up!
Back in the house, Zhuo Jia didn't let the three children get on the kang, but pulled them to squat by the fire. While warming herself by the fire, she rubbed her hands vigorously. They liked playing with snow, but that didn't mean she liked to do things with her hands.
My cold feet were first warmed by the fire, and then I continued to warm them on the hot kang.
"Xiao Wei, it's snowing. Are you going to have a holiday?" Zhuo Jia asked curiously while letting the three children eat peanuts and melon seeds candy.
She heard from her sister-in-law that there had been precedents of early holidays in previous years due to heavy snow, but she didn't know whether the snow this time was heavy enough.
Xiao Wei shook her head and said, "We don't know either. We have to wait for notification."
If the holiday starts now, the brigade will notify us!
But he felt that it was unlikely that he would have a holiday now, because there was still almost a month to go before the Chinese New Year!
Zhuo Jia didn't understand, but nodded anyway: "Then wait for notification."
Anyway, I'm just resting and having fun at home now!
Xiao Peng grinned and asked, "Second Aunt, are there any roasted sweet potatoes today?"
Although they also have sweet potatoes at home, for some reason, the sweet potatoes baked at home are not as delicious as those baked by Second Aunt.
Zhuo Jia was stunned by this. She looked at Xiao Peng and asked, "No, didn't you have breakfast this morning?"
That shouldn't be the case. Not to mention snow, even if it's hail, it shouldn't prevent her sister-in-law from cooking.
Xiaopeng rubbed his stomach and said confidently, "I ate, but I'm hungry again. Second Aunt, let's roast some sweet potatoes."
He blinked and looked at Zhuo Jia with an innocent face.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
What could she say? She said nothing. She put on her cotton shoes, found a few long sweet potatoes, and stuffed them into the bottom of the pot. Fortunately, the firewood inside was almost burned out. After the sweet potatoes were baked, she continued to stuff firewood into the pot.
After Qian Yulan threw all the snow in her yard into the vegetable garden in the backyard, she came over and found Zhuo Jia eating sweet potatoes with her three children.
Judging from the serious look on her face when eating sweet potatoes, people who don’t know her would think that she is a mother who abuses her child!
"Sister-in-law, there is a roasted sweet potato. Would you like to eat it?" Zhuo Jia said seriously when she saw her sister-in-law.
She baked too many sweet potatoes and now she can’t eat them all, and besides, it’s time to make lunch soon!
Qian Yulan shook her head: "I won't eat it. The four of you can eat it. My brother and I will throw the snow in your yard into the vegetable garden in the backyard, okay?"
She came here to ask this. Although she knew that her younger siblings would not have any objections, she still had to ask.
Zhuo Jia nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, sister-in-law, I'll go out to work after I finish eating this sweet potato."
She couldn't bear to let her sister-in-law and her husband help her with the work while she ate in the house!
Qian Yulan smiled and said, "It's okay. I won't be able to do it for much longer. Just watch over the three of them."
After saying that, Qian Yulan hurried out. She had to sweep the snow in the yard first!
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched. She turned her head and looked at the three children who were sitting together on the kang, eating and talking nonsense. She really wanted to say that she didn't need to take care of these three children at all!
But since her sister-in-law said so...
There is no need for her to go out to work. After all, who doesn't want to be idle if they can?
Zhuo Jia, who was free, cut a large cabbage. She decided to cook a large pot of cabbage in a large pot on the kang at noon today and steam rice in the stove. This would save her a lot of trouble.
…
When Qian Yulan and her husband moved some of the snow in the yard to the back, and saw that it was almost time to call Xiao Wei back to help with cooking, they were stopped by Zhuo Jia.
Qian Yulan: “…”
To be honest, she almost didn't dare to work for Zhuo Jia anymore. It was just something she could do easily, but Zhuo Jia still wanted to take care of their family's food and drink. How could this be justified?
No matter what Qian Yulan was thinking, Zhuo Jia had already prepared this lunch. Either eat it here or go back and eat it!
In the end, they had lunch at Zhuo Jia's place. After lunch, Qian Yulan and her husband did not rest, but hurried to help Zhuo Jia clear all the snow in the yard, oh, except for the snow on the snowman.
After they finished their work, the two left their three children with Zhuo Jia and hurried to the old house. Well, Zhuo Jia asked and found out that her parents-in-law didn't have time to clean the snow in the yard, and at most they could just sweep a path!
Zhuo Jia couldn't help but shake her head. She finally understood that in this family, there was no one else more idle than her, and the three children could not compare to her.
She couldn't stay at home with her three children until three o'clock because they were busy sweeping the snow outside. Everyone at home could hear it. Not only the three children couldn't sit still, but even she couldn't sit still either.
"Come on, come on, put on your cotton-padded jackets, I'll take you out to play." Zhuo Jia really couldn't sit still, she said to the three children while bending down to put on her cotton shoes.
I used to think this room was warm because of the kang, but now it’s a bit hot and I want to go out and breathe some fresh air!
After hearing what Zhuo Jia said, the three children moved faster than the other, and it was obvious that they were also tired of staying at home.
I hadn't walked far when I saw people sweeping snow on the road, chatting and laughing. There were also...
Kids having a snowball fight!
"Aunt, I'm going to play with them." Xiaopeng said excitedly.
He wants to have a snowball fight too!
Zhuo Jia waved her hand: "Go ahead."
With a wave of Zhuo Jia's hand, the three children ran out. At this time, even the most caring Xiaoru found it difficult to take care of Zhuo Jia.
Finally, Zhuo Jia looked at these children who were almost having fun and sighed with envy. Alas, if there weren't so many adults around, she would have wanted to go and play with these children. Unfortunately, it was not appropriate now.
Wanting to save face, Zhuo Jia had no choice but to watch the kids playing on the side of the road. But as she watched, one of the kids' snowballs hit her, and then...
She quickly rushed up with a snowball!
Ahem, it wasn't her initiative to play, but these kids invited her with snowballs!
Liu Hongying's face turned even darker when she heard this explanation right after arriving. It was a pity that there was no basin of water, otherwise she would have asked the second family to take a good look. If her eyes were not big and her eyes were almost invisible from laughing, how could she still have the nerve to say that it was the children who invited her?
It would be better to say that it was Xue who invited him!
Zhuo Jia coughed and quickly asked, "Mom, my eldest brother and his wife went to the old courtyard to sweep the snow. Are they done?"
Don't keep harping on her about the snowball fight. Besides, it's not illegal!
Liu Hongying followed up her words and said, "It's done. Now your eldest brother and sister-in-law are outside sweeping the snow on the road."
The snow cannot be piled up in the brigade forever. What if the old people who are out for a walk fall down when the snow melts? So all the snow has to be thrown to the ground.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
What a huge project!
"Well, how can I help?" she asked after thinking for a moment.
Everyone is busy here, so it’s really not a good idea for her to play snowballs with the kids here.
Liu Hongying stared at her for a while and asked sincerely, "Have you cleared the snow in your yard?"
"It's cleaned. My sister-in-law and brother helped to clean it." Zhuo Jia blinked and said seriously.
Although she is not very hardworking, she has a hardworking sister-in-law.
Liu Hongying was not surprised at all, so she said directly: "You don't need to help, just play with the kids."
Instead of relying on the second brother's family for help, it would be better to rely on the snow to melt on its own.
Zhuo Jia blushed a little, but still said seriously: "Okay, Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the children."
When Xiao Wei next to her heard this, he looked up at her silently. He felt that his second aunt was lying without blinking an eye, and she still took care of them?
I don’t know who was going crazy just now, attacking indiscriminately with a snowball!
To put it bluntly, his second aunt plays more like a child than they do!
However, Liu Hongying trusted Zhuo Jia's words. She nodded and said, "I feel safe leaving the children to you. But don't let them play outside for too long or they'll get cold."
Let’s not talk about other things about the second family, but when it comes to taking care of children, they are really capable. There is no one in the entire team who doesn’t like the second family!
Zhuo Jia nodded again quickly: "I know, I will take the children home in a while. By the way, mother, when you are done, don't forget to come home for some ginger soup."
She will endure it when she gets home!
Liu Hongying nodded: "Okay, I understand. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You can continue playing here."
After saying this, she left in a hurry!
After watching her mother-in-law walk away, Zhuo Jia met Xiao Wei's eyes, coughed and said, "Okay, okay, don't rush me, I'll be right there."
After saying this, she bent down, rolled up a snowball, and yelled at Xiao Wei to throw it over.
Xiao Wei, who was beaten without saying a word from beginning to end: "..."
He really should let his grandmother see how his second aunt takes care of the child!
Although the snow was cool, playing snowballs was hot. When Zhuo Jia realized that she was sweating, she quickly called a halt: "Stop playing, stop playing, go home quickly, and don't catch a cold."
She has to make ginger soup quickly, otherwise it will be terrible if any of the children in the family catch a cold!
Although these children were unwilling, they did not dare to disobey because they thought that Zhuo Jia liked to give them candy. They were afraid that if they disobeyed, they would not have candy next time. So with just one word from Zhuo Jia, the children who were playing snowball fights went home one after another.
Zhuo Jia brought her three children back home. The first thing she did was to push them all onto the kang, while she quickly boiled a pot of ginger soup on the stove. Of course, she didn't forget to put brown sugar in it. Ahem, she couldn't drink ginger soup alone anyway.
Perhaps because of the brown sugar, the other three children, even Xiaopeng, didn't make a fuss. They drank a large bowl of it obediently and soon broke out in a sweat...
Zhuo Jia started cooking only after her elder brother, sister-in-law, and parents-in-law had all drunk the ginger soup. Unlike others, she would rather eat early to save electricity. She didn't care about the electricity bill, so it was already past seven o'clock when she had dinner.
She yawned. Perhaps because she had exercised too much today, she felt sleepy right after dinner. Since she had nothing to do, she stuffed a pile of firewood under the pot and went to sleep under the quilt.
I was half asleep at night and kicked off the quilt because I felt hot...
"Ahem, ah-choo."
Zhuo Jia was coughing while cooking. Maybe she was cold from playing in the snow yesterday. She felt dizzy when she opened her eyes in the morning. She tried to get up and make breakfast for herself, and then a bunch of complications arose.
I insisted on eating breakfast, then took a pill of the medicine I got last time for a cold. I didn't even bother to wash the dishes, I just put them on the table and went back to sleep.
Of course, she didn't forget to keep heating the kang, otherwise she would have frozen to death.
…
In the next yard, Xiaopeng went in and out three times, squatting in the yard and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, Second Aunt hasn't woken up yet."
He wanted to go see the snowman in Second Aunt's yard, but Second Aunt didn't open the door.
Xiao Wei said calmly, "Wait a little longer. Second Aunt will open the door by lunch time."
The door is just closed for one morning. There's no need to rush. In the past, Second Aunt even closed the door for the entire day.
Xiaopeng said with a troubled look on his face, "But the sun is so strong today, will it burn the snowman?"
What he wanted to find was not Second Aunt, but the snowman!
Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Peng speechlessly and said unhappily, "If you have nothing to do, go study with Xiao Ru."
My younger sister will also go to school next year. I don’t know what she said to my second aunt, but now she is thinking about how to skip a grade. Her enthusiasm for studying is even greater than his!
Xiaopeng, who didn't want to study, shut up immediately. He didn't want to read or study. He just wanted to play. He persisted until noon and then went to find his second aunt.
…
At noon, after dinner, Xiaopeng came to knock on the door. He really knocked and shouted, "Second Aunt, Second Aunt, I want to see the snowman."
Xiaowei ran out right after and tried to drag Xiaopeng back, but Xiaopeng held on to the wall and refused to let go. Finally, he raised his head and cried loudly, which made Xiaowei very angry.
In the main room, Zhuo Jia was still sleeping on the kang when she heard someone calling her outside, and Xiao Hei also barking. She struggled to sit up, raised her hand to touch her head, and her face changed in an instant. It's over, it's so hot, it seems I need to ask Uncle Liu for help.
She was too lazy to put on her cotton-padded jacket, so she just wrapped herself in the quilt, put on her cotton shoes, and walked out. She opened the door, stepped aside to let Xiaopeng run in, and said to Xiaowei, "Xiaowei, go find your mother and tell her that I have a fever. Ask her to come and help take me to the health center."
After saying this, she walked back dizzy and went to the health center to change clothes.
When Xiao Wei got home, he shouted anxiously, "Mom, Mom, my second aunt has a fever and needs to go to the hospital. Please go and see her."
Qian Yulan, who was still washing pots in the kitchen, heard this and took off her apron and ran to the next door. When she was halfway through her run, she thought of something and ran back: "Boss, go see whose house Uncle Liu is at now and ask Uncle Liu to come over."
Because of the snow, many elderly people and children in the team caught colds, so Uncle Liu would definitely not be in the health center at this time.
Uncle Liu was originally a barefoot doctor in the brigade. Later, he went to the city hospital for training. When he came back, their brigade’s health center was established. Not only their brigade, but also the surrounding brigades would come to Uncle Liu if they had headaches, fever, etc.
Qiao Anshan nodded: "I understand, you go over and take a look first."
With that, the couple hurried out!
When Qian Yulan came into the room, she saw Zhuo Jia putting on her cotton jacket in a daze. Looking at Zhuo Jia's flushed face, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly walked over and touched her, then breathed a sigh of relief. The temperature was okay. Xiaoru had had such a high fever before. Uncle Liu said it was not a big problem and she just needed to take some medicine.
"Sister-in-law, let's go after I get dressed." Zhuo Jia said slowly.
She really has no strength now, so let her put on her clothes slowly and talk slowly, don't rush her.
Qian Yulan quickly said, "Don't worry. Uncle Liu may not be in the health center right now. There are so many people with colds and fevers these past few days. Who knows where Uncle Liu is. Your eldest brother has gone to look for him. We can just wait at home."
She was afraid that Jia Jia would fall down if she spoke too fast.
Zhuo Jia took a moment to react before nodding obediently: "Okay."
She thought with her dizzy head, she really hadn't had a fever in a long time. At least this was the first time since she came to this world. The last time she caught a cold, it was just a cough and a runny nose...
Thinking of this, she vaguely realized that the medicine she took this morning was not suitable for her condition!
She raised her head and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you have any fever-reducing medicine at home? I think I can take one first."
She made a mistake this time. Next time, she will definitely go to Uncle Liu to get all the common medicines for colds and fevers!
Qian Yulan: “…”
She quickly comforted Zhuo Jia: "Don't worry, wait until Uncle Liu comes."
She felt that she didn't dare to give Zhuo Jia any medicine without permission, so she decided to wait until Uncle Liu had a bowel movement!
"By the way, have you eaten?" she quickly asked this important question.
She felt that seeing Zhuo Jia like this, it would be difficult for her to eat.
Zhuo Jia thought for a moment and said, "I had breakfast, but not lunch."
So, is the sister-in-law asking about breakfast or lunch?
Qian Yulan asked her to lie down on the kang and said, "I'll make you a bowl of rice porridge. You can't not eat now."
After saying that, she turned around and hurried out. As for the three children, she sent them back home. Firstly, they wanted to avoid causing trouble here, and secondly, they wanted to avoid getting a fever. She had to take good care of Jia Jia first!
Qiao Anshan waited until Zhuo Jia finished drinking the rice porridge before bringing Uncle Liu over.
Uncle Liu came in, looked at Zhuo Jia, asked how she felt, and took her pulse. The first thing he said was, "It's okay. It's just like those other children. It's just a cold and fever caused by catching a cold. Take some medicine and get some sleep and you'll be fine."
As he spoke, he took out the medicine from the medicine box, told me how to take it, and left in a hurry without even asking for money.
Zhuo Zhiqing is young and strong, with a good physical foundation. He can survive this level of fever even without taking medicine, but the elderly and children cannot do so.
Zhuo Jia looked at the medicine in her sister-in-law's hand and said a little aggrievedly: "Sister-in-law, please pour me a glass of water. I'll drink the medicine first."
She just didn't understand. Yesterday she played with Xiaowei and the others, but Xiaohei and the others were fine, but she caught a cold. The most important thing was that she specially made ginger soup. Could it be that her resistance was not as good as those children's?
Zhuo Jia, who eats and drinks well all day, doesn't believe it!
Qian Yulan also breathed a sigh of relief. She poured a glass of water for Zhuo Jia, watched her drink it, then took the cup and said, "Go to bed quickly. I'll heat the kang for you."
Zhuo Jia didn't refuse. She lay down, covered herself with the quilt, closed her eyes and fell asleep!
Qian Yulan went to the side to light the kang. She didn't fill it too much, just put two pieces of wood in it, and waited for the fire to burn. She sat for a while, and when she was sure that Zhuo Jia was asleep, she went out and pulled the quilt off Zhuo Jia's face. She looked at her red little face, shook her head, turned around and left quietly.
Not long after, she came back quietly, holding a needle and thread basket in her hand. She was only a few stitches away from finishing the cotton shoes she was making for Zhuo Jia. Since she had nothing to do now, she decided to continue.
When Liu Hongying received the news and rushed over, she saw Qian Yulan sitting on the kang making shoes, while Zhuo Jia, who had a fever, was still sleeping soundly.
She shouted, and when Liu Hongying looked over, she waved and backed out. She was feeling cold, so she decided not to go in.
After Qian Yulan came out, she asked quietly, "How is it? Is the fever gone?"
Thinking about the second daughter's family who were still full of energy playing snowball fights with the children yesterday, she specifically reminded them not to catch a cold. Now, the child is fine, but the older one has a cold.
The ginger soup I drank yesterday was really wasted!
Qian Yulan also whispered, "Mom, my sister-in-law has been sleeping for a while after taking the medicine. I just touched her and her fever is not that high anymore. Uncle Liu said she is fine."
It’s no wonder that her mother-in-law is worried. This is the first time her sister-in-law has had a fever since she got married!
Liu Hongying heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this: "That's good, that's good."
She was really scared. The second brother was not at home. If something happened in his family, how would she explain it to him?
"Mom, don't worry. Uncle Liu said that my sister-in-law has a good foundation and will be fine after taking the medicine and having a good sleep." Qian Yulan comforted her mother-in-law.
In fact, she was also very scared when she first came over and saw Zhuo Jia like that, but she felt relieved after hearing what Uncle Liu said. Apart from anything else, Uncle Liu's medical skills were still good. If it was really a big problem, Uncle Liu would also say frankly that it could not be cured.
Liu Hongying nodded. She originally wanted to ask and then leave, but she was still worried. However, she stood by the stove in the main room for a long time, making sure that she was no longer cold before entering the kang room on the west side. She went in and touched Zhuo Jia's forehead, and then she really breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed not very hot anymore.
After staying for a while, Liu Hongying left, leaving Qian Yulan to continue guarding here.
…
When Zhuo Jia woke up, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. She had slept for six or seven hours!
"Wake up! I'm making porridge for you on the stove. Wait, I'll bring it to you." Qian Yulan noticed that she was awake at the first moment and spoke quickly.
Without Zhuo Jia saying anything, Qian Yulan hurried outside to bring in all the food. That's right, she was afraid that Zhuo Jia would find the plain porridge tasteless, so she even cracked a few eggs for him.
Sitting cross-legged on the kang, Zhuo Jia, wearing a cotton-padded jacket, ate her meal slowly. Although she had no appetite, she still finished the meal, cough cough.
Not long after the meal, Qian Yulan brought the medicine again. After Zhuo Jia finished the medicine, she let her lie down and continue sleeping. She put two more pieces of firewood into the stove, then turned off the lights and left.
As for the door, she must have locked it from the outside and would come back to open it tomorrow morning.
Zhuo Jia, who wasn't sleepy at all, said: "..."
Strictly speaking, she has slept for a whole day. What does a whole day mean? Even a pig can't sleep any longer!
Although she felt weak all over, it did not stop her from tossing and turning. When she felt sleepy, her only thought was that these cold medicines were definitely effective in curing insomnia!
Because she slept too much, Zhuo Jia woke up at five o'clock the next morning, and she was completely unable to fall asleep. She lay down for another half an hour, and when she was sure that she couldn't fall asleep anymore, she got up quickly.
She turned on the light and touched her head. She was no longer hot or dizzy. It felt so good!
I'm hungry, let's cook!
When Liu Hongying came over from next door, she saw Zhuo Jia sitting on the kang reading a book. She asked in surprise, "Is it okay?"
Looking at this condition, it’s much better than yesterday.
Zhuo Jia raised her head, smiled and nodded: "I'm fine, sister-in-law, I'm sorry for bothering you yesterday."
Yesterday, she really had trouble with her sister-in-law taking care of her. When she was making breakfast, she found that her sister-in-law had washed all the dishes that were not washed yesterday morning.
She is really...
How can I be so worthy of this!
Qian Yulan laughed: "Look at what you are saying. We are a family. Besides, the second brother is not at home. Isn't it my responsibility to take care of you?"
And she didn't feel like she did anything, she just helped with the cooking!
"Have you had breakfast?" Qian Yulan was afraid that Zhuo Jia would say thank you again, so she quickly changed the subject.
She had left some food for Zhuo Jia and had wanted to come over to see how Zhuo Jia was doing and serve her the food after she woke up, but she didn't expect that she would wake up too late.
Zhuo Jia nodded: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about it. I've finished my meal. I woke up at five o'clock and had breakfast early because I had nothing to do."
She had never eaten breakfast so early, and today was the first time.
After hearing that she had eaten breakfast and confirming that she was not feeling unwell and her fever had completely subsided, Qian Yulan went home with peace of mind.
After her sister-in-law left, Zhuo Jia lay on the kang and continued reading. However, perhaps today was not really a good day for her to read, because her mother-in-law came just two minutes after she picked up the book.
After his mother-in-law left, Zhang Yunhuan came again...
She sat on the kang and said jokingly, "Luckily I don't have a fever today, otherwise I wouldn't have the energy to receive you!"
What a shame, it’s usually fine, but why did the news spread so quickly just this time when she got red?
Zhang Yunhuan sat on the edge of the kang, snorted, and said, "I think you deserve it. It's so cold, and you're still making a snowman!"
It's no wonder she's angry. The first thing she saw when she came in was a snowman, and Zhuo Jia had a cold and a fever...
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She slapped the kang and said, "You're not a child anymore. How could you be so careless? You knew we were playing in the snow, but you didn't even drink ginger soup beforehand when you got home."
If she hadn't found out too late that Zhuo Jia had a fever yesterday, she would have definitely come here yesterday!
Zhuo Jia was silent. She didn't know what to say. Should she say that she not only built a snowman but also had a snowball fight? Or should she say that she came back from playing and drank ginger soup but it didn't work?
"I'll be more careful next time." Finally, Zhuo Jia had no choice but to say it obediently.
Seeing that Zhang Yunhuan came with eggs, she stopped struggling.
Zhang Yunhuan became even angrier: "Do you want to do it again?"
She had heard that, apart from Zhuo Jia who had a fever, the rest of the entire team were elderly and children. Given their physical condition, would they still be willing to think about it next time?
Zhuo Jia quickly said, "No, no, there won't be a next time."
Alas, this time it was her own fault. What else could she say?
After receiving her assurance, Zhang Yunhuan snorted and said, "The Chinese New Year is less than a month away. I'll go home after the snow melts."
She had already agreed with her parents to go back before the New Year. Her parents would find a way to let her stay at home for a while longer and then let her come back after the New Year. This would take her a month at most...
She even felt reluctant to leave Zhuo Jia!
Zhuo Jia smiled and said, "That's good news. You've finally made up your mind."
If he didn't go home to visit his family this time, when would he go home to visit them? Zhang Yunhuan was so worried about this that he almost didn't even celebrate the New Year.
Zhang Yunhuan glared at her: "Don't you feel reluctant to leave me?"
This is so heartless!
Zhuo Jia said perfunctorily, "I'm reluctant to leave, but don't forget to bring me something delicious when you come back."
It's not like we'll be gone forever, so there's no need to get so worked up over it now.
Zhang Yunhuan was so angry. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhuo Jia's fever had just subsided, she would have had a serious argument with Zhuo Jia. But considering Zhuo Jia's poor health, she resigned herself to her fate and said, "Okay, just wait at home. I'll bring you food as soon as I get home."
The two chatted for a long time before Zhang Yunhuan left reluctantly. She had to leave because Zhuo Jia had another guest and Aunt Ding was coming to see Zhuo Jia, so she didn't dare to stay with them.
As I kept accompanying someone, I ended up getting myself into trouble!
Aunt Ding didn't come empty-handed either. She brought six eggs. Seeing Zhuo Jia sitting on the kang, she said with some heartache, "Oh, Zhuo Zhiqing has suffered a lot this time. Look at his pale face."
Oh, when she came, I was thinking, "I got a fever after a nice snowfall. It seems that my foundation is not good."
Zhuo Jia raised her hand and touched her face, then asked hesitantly, "Auntie, am I really pale?"
That shouldn't be the case. If her face looked really bad, even if her mother-in-law and sister-in-law didn't say anything, Zhang Yunhuan would definitely tell her.
Aunt Ding coughed and said, "Not very pale, but not as rosy as usual."
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Okay, now she understood what I meant. It turned out to be an exaggerated expression often used by Aunt Ding!
She smiled and said, "It's not a big problem. Uncle Liu said I have a good foundation. I'll be fine once the fever goes away."
If a small fever can really make her look pale, then she should go to the hospital for a thorough check-up!
After talking with Aunt Ding for a while, she left the eggs and said she had to go back to cook.
Zhuo Jia looked at the time and quickly got up to make lunch. She was hungry too!
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After staying at home for three days, Zhuo Jia dared to go out, and the first thing she did when she went out was to go to the brigade headquarters to reply to Comrade Qiao Anchuan's letter.
Qiao Anchuan called her two days ago, but because she had just recovered from a fever, she was afraid to let her go out, so her mother-in-law directly refused her and made an appointment for Qiao Anchuan to call her today.
Zhuo Jia arrived at the brigade headquarters and had just sat down when the phone rang. Her father-in-law picked up the phone first and answered it. After confirming that it was Qiao Anchuan on the other end, he handed the phone to Zhuo Jia.
"How do you feel now? Are you still feeling bad?"
After answering the phone, Zhuo Jia didn't have time to say a word before she heard Qiao Anchuan's obviously anxious voice. She rubbed her ears with her hands, coughed and said, "It's okay, it's been three days, it must be fine, don't worry."
Although they often wrote to each other since Qiao Anchuan left, this was the first time they called each other. But to be honest, calling and writing letters really had two different feelings!
I just don't know why Comrade Qiao Anchuan suddenly called me. Did he want to hear her voice?
But she soon realized that she was overthinking, no, she was underthinking.
Because Qiao Anchuan not only wanted to hear her voice, he even wanted to see her in person!
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