Chapter 374
On the fifth night of chickenpox, Su Miao received a call from Liang Manman.
Liang Manman's familiar and concerned voice came from the receiver: "Miaomiao, I went to your classroom to look for you today. Your classmates said you were sick. How are you now?"
Upon hearing this, Su Miao couldn't help but complain, "I've got a lot of chickenpox. It's so uncomfortable! It's itchy and painful, like a lot of ants biting me, and I can't scratch. I think it's going to spread to my face soon."
"Then you really have to bear with it. I had it when I was a child, and now there is a scar on my arm. It will never heal." Liang Manman's voice was full of helplessness.
"By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?" Su Miao calmed down and asked curiously.
"It's nothing serious. My mom made a lot of chocolates. I can't finish them all even if I eat them every day. I wanted to share some with you, but you definitely can't eat them since you're sick now."
"Ah... what a pity! I really like the chocolate made by Auntie." Su Miao said regretfully.
Liang Manman comforted her and said, "It's okay, she will make more after she finishes this batch, and then I will pack a big box for you.
Chickenpox has spread throughout the school, and many students have contracted it. Luckily, many of them had it as children and are immune, otherwise we would all be wiped out.
"That day in the hospital, I saw that our class's league secretary and I fell ill, so I guessed that it would spread. Because chickenpox has an incubation period, we all started to get sick, which means we have been infected for some time." Su Miao analyzed.
Liang Manman suddenly said mysteriously, "Do you want to know how it got around? I've already found out."
"Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly! Who is the source of the plague?" Su Miao urged anxiously, wishing to know the answer immediately.
"There was a student in Class 1, Grade 3, who went to visit his cousin who had chickenpox and got infected after returning.
But his symptoms were relatively mild: no fever, and little growth. Since it wasn't the end of the semester, he didn't want to affect his studies, so he didn't report or ask for leave, and he attended classes for half a month.
Now his chickenpox is cured, but other students’ have had an outbreak.”
Liang Manman finished telling the story in one breath. During this period, one or two classmates would randomly disappear every day when they went to school, making everyone panic.
"Good boy! He's really good at hiding it! His final exam is important, but others' aren't?"
Su Miao roared in anger. It turned out that the suffering he endured was a man-made disaster! And it was the kind that could have been avoided.
"School is in turmoil right now. Senior year is under a tight schedule, and chickenpox is a serious problem. I see your head teacher pacing the corridors every day, almost pulling out all his hair with his anxiety."
Liang Manman described the current situation in the school in vivid detail. Although it shouldn't be like this, she couldn't help laughing when she saw the head teacher was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"There's no way to rush. This disease recovers slowly. I can't go back to school before the holiday. I'm still having fever now. I don't know if I can get better before the New Year. Please don't delay my New Year celebration." Su Miao sighed helplessly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Liang Manman comforted her, "Just focus on your recovery. Look on the bright side. It's a good thing you got it now. If you got it before the college entrance exam next semester, wouldn't it be even worse? It would affect your exams."
After hanging up the phone, Su Miao walked around the room, cursing the "source of the plague" in his heart ninety-nine times.
Until Su Yuanzheng walked in with the old man from the herbal medicine shop at the corner of the alley.
"Miao Miao, Grandpa Liang is here to see you."
Su Miao hurried out to greet him and said politely, "Hello, Grandpa Liang."
"I heard you had chicken pox. I came to see if it's still there."
Grandpa Liang asked kindly, his eyes full of concern.
Su Miao asked Grandpa Liang to sit down in the living room and replied, "It's still growing, and it's growing more and more. It's growing in places where there wasn't any before."
Grandpa Liang nodded and motioned for Su Miao to stretch out his hand so he could feel his pulse.
He felt Su Miao's pulse and said, "Open your mouth and see."
“Ah~~”
"Okay, what medicine did you get from the hospital?" asked Grandpa Liang.
Su Yuanzheng quickly went to get the ointment and showed it to him, saying, "The fever reached 39 degrees Celsius the day it first broke out. I went to the hospital and got an IV drip, and it went away. I finished the three-day oral medication the day before yesterday, and now I'm applying this ointment."
Grandpa Liang looked at the ointment and said, "Keep applying this. Since the hospital medicine is finished, I'll prescribe some for you to drink and for bathing.
The ones that have already grown out definitely need to be digested and scabbed before they can heal. Right now, the main thing is to stop the itching first and then prevent the chickenpox from spreading. As long as there are no new ones, the healing will be faster."
Although he asked Su Miao if he had symptoms such as a runny nose and cough, he said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go back and get the medicine. Dazhuang, come with me."
Su Miao said gratefully, "Thank you, Grandpa, for coming to see me. I'll make you some snacks when I recover."
Grandpa Liang smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I, an old man, just like to eat delicious food."
Su Yuanzheng brought back several packets of medicine from the herbal medicine shop and brought them in to show Su Miao: "Grandpa Liang said that you can't accept money at all costs. I've prepared some New Year's goods for you this year."
"Dad, how did Grandpa Liang know I was sick? Did the other neighbors know?"
"Every day after school, you would greet Grandpa Liang, who was sitting at the door of the herbal medicine shop. He must have noticed after not seeing him for a few days. The other neighbors don't know yet, but since you haven't been around for a few days, I'm sure someone will ask about it soon."
"Oh, so that's how it is. How do you take these medicines?"
"These two packets are for bathing. Soak for two days, 20 minutes each time. These two packets are for drinking. Soak in water for half an hour and then boil for another half an hour. Drink twice a day, one bowl each time."
Thinking of the bitter Chinese medicine, Su Miao wrinkled his nose and groaned bitterly: "Ah? I have to drink this bitter Chinese medicine twice a day? Can I drink the whole day's supply in one go?"
As she spoke, she looked at Su Yuanzheng pitifully.
"Good medicine tastes bitter, so you have to follow the doctor's orders. Don't worry about it. Dad will set the alarm in a moment to supervise you taking the medicine every day."
Su Miao has always liked taking baths. She has a large bathtub of her own and takes a bath in it every few days to rub off the mud on her body.
This time, it was just right for a medicinal bath. While soaking in the strong medicinal smell, Su Miao muttered to herself, "Thank you for your hard work, my big bucket. This time, you have to accompany me to drink the Chinese medicine."
It’s no wonder that Grandpa Liang’s prescription is really effective for Su Miao’s illness.
After drinking the bitter medicine for two days and taking a medicinal bath, Su Miao stopped getting new chickenpox.
The ones that grew in front also healed much faster than before. Su Miao couldn't help but sigh that our ancestors still had good things.
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