Chapter 48
At the commune clinic, after being examined and given medicine, both of them lay in the ward receiving intravenous drips. In early autumn, burns can easily become inflamed and spread again. At the very least, it needs to be treated with some antibiotics.
It was a room of more than ten square meters, with a small bedside table between the two beds. The moonlight softly shines into the room through the window lattices, and the quiet space is peaceful and warm.
"Wife, are you hungry? My transfusion is almost finished. After the needle is removed, let's go to the cafeteria to see if there is anything to eat."
"I'm not hungry." Gu Yan tilted his head and smiled at him: "My stomach is aching, I don't feel anything."
"How dare you say that? You almost scared me to death today." The man rolled his eyes at her helplessly: "You have a typical sequelae of tension. Take a deep breath to relax yourself, and drink some hot water later. You will be fine."
I was scared to death by you. I took all precautions but still couldn't prevent you from entering the fire. Who was it for that I was so nervous that my stomach cramped?
"I want to eat dragon beard noodles with fried egg. Don't go to the cafeteria. There are only a few people eating in the cafeteria in the commune. There is definitely nothing at this time."
"Then you can only wait until you get home. I'll cook you some dragon beard noodles with eggs."
"Um."
Is this considered acting coquettishly? Is she acting coquettishly naturally and not just pretending? Is she trying to make people care about her? Gu Yan suddenly felt embarrassed. She was really going backwards by acting like a spoiled child in front of any man other than her father.
Li Zhongxia finished the infusion first. He didn’t call the doctor but pulled out the needle by himself. He took the enamel pot and went outside to pour a cup of hot water. He sat down beside his wife's bed and used the spoon in his right hand to stir the cup of water, hoping to let it cool to the appropriate temperature as soon as possible.
Feeling that it was about time, he took his pillow and quilt and placed them on his wife's upper body, letting her lie half-lying. "Drink carefully, don't burn yourself."
"I know." After drinking the warm liquid, Gu Yan suddenly laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
"I'm laughing at you for treating me like a little kid. I'm not a girl, you don't need to take care of me like that. I used to take care of four children by myself, and I did everything! I'm not that delicate."
"The more delicate a woman is, the better a man works. So you can be delicate, it is the greatest affirmation of me."
Gu Yan couldn't hold back his laughter any longer, and he stopped bringing the water. He leaned against the quilt, lazily waiting for him to feed him.
The driver waited outside until the liquid was hung up and then pulled them back. The doctor from the health center chased to the door and reminded: "Remember to give it for five consecutive days, otherwise it will be troublesome if you get infected. Your team doctor doesn't have an IV tape, so remember to come to the commune."
Li Zhongxia nodded to show that he understood, and the old doctor went back to sleep. It was nine o'clock in the evening, which was already very late in an era without any entertainment activities.
Gu Yan lay on the mattress with her head resting on her husband's thigh. He yawned as the carriage rocked and jolted him.
"Go to sleep, I'll carry you in when we get there."
Li Zhongxia patted her and coaxed her to sleep like a nuonuo. Listening to the man's deep voice, she felt even sleepier. He immediately closed his eyes and went to Zhou Gong without caring about anything.
In a daze, I felt someone carrying me into the house, putting me on the kang and covering me with a quilt. The children asked in low voices, and the man answered carefully.
She should have gotten up and said something to the children, but she closed her eyes and didn't want to move. It was as if the fish flapping its wings on the shore finally returned to the water, feeling comfortable and at ease, with its nerves relaxed and its whole body relaxed to the extreme.
The fried egg and dragon beard noodles made by Li Zhongxia were left overnight without receiving any attention, so he made new ones for her the next day. I held the bowl and wanted to share it with the children, but none of them wanted it. Even Lei Lei, who was the greediest, covered his small bowl with his hands.
"Mom, eat."
"Mom, does it hurt? I'll blow on you and it will stop hurting."
The little girl lay beside her, pouting her rosy little mouth and blowing air on her covered chin. Niu Niu sat obediently and scooped a spoonful of malted milk with the spoon in her hand to feed her mother.
"Mom, eat."
Xiaohua said nothing, but looked at her mother with a distressed face. In the morning, she was not even allowed to fetch water, and the child had to wipe her with a towel.
The old lady's eyes were always on her son and daughter-in-law, and she kept sighing. "How dangerous. You two are such a bold couple. As the old saying goes, fire and water are merciless. But you two actually ran into a place that no one else dared to enter."
The old man pointed at his daughter-in-law with chopsticks and said, "You, you said last time that you would not go to dangerous places and would not risk your life to save others. What's wrong? You have forgotten everything in the blink of an eye. Zhongxia is a party member, so she is on the front line. You are a woman, why are you rushing in so fast? Look at your chin and palms, they are burned. If you are not hurt, our hearts are trembling."
"I was wrong." Gu Yan said these three words clearly and smiled at her mother-in-law like a flower. "It was just a brain storm. I forgot what I was supposed to do. Don't worry, Mom. I won't go next time."
"Oh!" the old lady sighed deeply. "The old and the young in this family are counting on you two. Only one of you can be the hero, how can both of you go?"
"Well, Mom, I definitely won't go next time."
"You, hurry up and eat. Eat something good to replenish your body these two days. You have to go to the commune for an IV today. How are you two going to get there?"
Li Zhongxia swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "I'll go to the team to drive the car, or take the carriage."
"Well, it's just some stuff, don't skimp. You're both injured, don't waste your energy walking."
After dinner, Li Zhongxia went to the brigade to catch the bus. As soon as Gu Yan stood up and wanted to clean up the dishes, he was snatched away by his daughter. Xiaohua pushed her to sit on the kang and pointed at her two younger sisters.
"You two watch over mom, don't let her move."
The two little ones nodded and obeyed their elder sister's orders. Niu Niu, who always loves to stay in her mother's arms, also sat obediently and pushed her mother's hand away to refuse to be hugged.
"Mom, it hurts."
"It doesn't hurt anymore." The old and the young, are they all treating her as a key protected person? Gu Yanxiao's helplessness and warmth are heartwarming. I'm doing this to hide it from others. If you think carefully, your supernatural power can be activated in less than a minute and it will be as smooth as before. This unintentional act actually helped my family's status to rise steadily!
"Mom is going to the commune later, do you want to go?"
Niu Niu is small, with longing flashing in her big eyes, but she dares not speak. Xiaoya shook her head: "No. Mom is injured and needs an injection, I won't go."
"No injections." Niu Niu has probably had injections before, so she is particularly sensitive to this word. After hearing this, I was no longer eager and quickly moved closer to my sister, fearing that I would be taken to the hospital for an injection.
"Haha... you little bastard, are you worried about your mother getting hurt, or are you afraid of the injection?"
"I'm not going to the hospital anyway."
"Okay, I won't go." No matter why you come, just stay here and don't make any trouble. They both need to get IV drips, so you two can take less worry and Xiaohua will be easier to take care of.
Today the commune canteen actually cooked meat, which is a good thing that doesn't happen once in a month or two. You don’t need to pay for the head, trotters or offal. The taste is a little worse than later generations because there are not as many spices. But the natural meaty aroma can also make people who have not eaten meat for years drool.
Gu Yan sniffed the fragrance and sat up, turning to look at the man, "Li Zhongxia, do you smell it? It smells so good!"
Li Zhongxia was amused by his wife's greedy look. Well, when you mention the word "fragrance", your eyes light up. "I smell it. I heard them say that the cafeteria cooked a big pot of food today, including two big pig heads. What do you want to eat? We'll go buy it later."
"How about buying a whole pig's head? There are eight people in our family, and if we want to eat as much as we want, a whole pig's head is enough."
"Okay. Leilei's plaster will soon be finished. I'll take him to the county hospital for a follow-up check in a few days."
"Well, the brat has been bored these days. I wonder if he can learn his lesson and will do stupid things again in the future?"
"Teach them slowly. Parents have the biggest problem in educating their children. Many great educators have no idea how to teach their own children. You have achieved some results. Leilei will help his sister pick vegetables even when he is sitting still, and he will fold his own quilt after taking a nap.
As for the ability to think independently, that has to be cultivated slowly. To be honest, who hasn't been instigated when they were a child? Children are young and know little. They have no ability to distinguish and are easily influenced by others. ”
"Have you ever been urged to do something stupid?"
"Not really." Li Zhongxia smiled, "I've been stubborn since I was young and don't easily listen to others." Facing his wife's teasing gaze, he continued, "Being tactful is something that is acquired through hard work. My teacher's favorite saying was, 'If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful object.'"
"Were you beaten a lot when you were a child?"
"Not much. I was just spanked twice."
The couple chatted to kill time during the infusion. Gu Yan got a deeper understanding of this person through his bit-by-bit narration. Li Zhongxia felt that his wife was so mysterious and contradictory, the first half and the second half were totally incompatible.
When Gu Yan heard this, he just smiled foolishly and passed it off. The little man in my heart jumped and answered: You are right, she is not the same person in the first half and the second half, how can they be consistent.
After the IV drip, the doctor changed the medication for them both. "You're recovering well, and the wound is healing. You two have great physiques and good skin. There's no sign of infection in this hot weather. If you keep going like this, you should be almost fully recovered in a week."
After thanking the doctor and leaving the clinic, the two bought a whole pig's head in the cafeteria. Under the surprised gaze of the master chef, it was wrapped in a bag and put into the carriage.
"The master chef's eyes almost popped out of his head just now."
Li Zhongxia helped her sit down, then he sat on the shaft of the cart and let her lean on him. He flicked the whip with his right hand, and the big red horse pulling the cart moved forward.
"I guess you've never seen us lose money like this."
"Humph... it's not his family that's ruined. Look at the way he glared at me, gnashing his teeth with hatred." Gu Yan also gritted his teeth. "You've eaten so much that you're fat and big, but he can't stand me spending money to buy meat, and he rolled his eyes at me. Do I have to be like him and eat it secretly?"
Li Zhongxia didn't say anything, but turned around and glanced at her. A pair of almond-shaped eyes were filled with a warm and indulgent smile. I bought a pig's head so I could have a big meal, but when I got home, the Xu family actually sent me two slaughtered chickens and a basket of eggs.
"Who sent it? Where are the Xu family members?"
The old lady sat on the kang sewing her old clothes. She glanced at her son and said, "The whole family is here. We have eight live chickens, all locked up in our chicken coop." Then she took out a handkerchief from behind her and said, "And this. It's for the medicine money for you two. If it's not enough, I'll give it to you after the New Year."
The rescued person's sincere gratitude is indeed very heartwarming. What matters is not how much money you have, but an attitude.
"Very good. Let's just leave it at this to see if it's enough." Gu Yan took the handkerchief and opened it. It was full of banknotes, the largest one was worth one yuan. If it weren't for her special abilities, this would never be enough to cover the cost of treatment.
"Do you really want it?" The old lady has been charitable all her life, and she is only taking care of herself when she says that. But my son and daughter-in-law are fine, so it seems wrong to take other people's money and things. This makes it seem like saving people for money, and all noble character is tarnished.
Gu Yan looked up at his mother-in-law, then turned to look at Li Zhongxia. "Why don't you give it back to them?"
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