Chapter 26 026 Second Brother?!
After several days of rain, the temperature dropped a bit, but everything was damp and there were many mosquitoes. Even the most mischievous children didn't want to go to places like ditches where they were more likely to attract mosquitoes.
Upon hearing someone over there, Song Xiaoli thought her cousin had misread it, perhaps someone's scarecrow had fallen over.
When she looked closer, the human figure was clearly visible, probably over 1.78 meters tall, and not a mannequin. However, its legs were submerged in murky water, and it was facing away from the sky, so she couldn't see what was going on.
Furthermore, because he was covered in mud from head to toe and lying prone in the soft river mud, it was impossible to see whether he was breathing or not, so it was impossible to determine whether he was dead or alive.
Song Xiaoli gripped her cousin's hand tightly and asked, "Brother, are you from our commune?"
Song Shiyi shook his head. "I don't know, I can't see clearly. Doesn't he look like someone I know? Wait for me up there for a while, I'll slide down and take a look. If he lies there like that, he'll drown if the water rises." He hadn't considered the possibility that the person might already be dead. Children are usually forbidden from seeing dead people, so he had never seen what a dead person looked like.
"Brother!" Song Xiaoli was too small to stop Song Shiyi, so she could only watch as he quickly found a small path and steadily slid down to the man's side.
Since her cousin had already gone downstairs, Song Xiaoli could only approach him and ask curiously, "Is he alright?"
“I don’t know,” Song Shiyi replied first, then pushed the person who had fallen to the ground forcefully. Seeing that he didn’t react, he had no choice but to turn him over forcefully and wipe the mud off his face. “Hmm, he looks a bit familiar, but I’ve never seen him in our commune before… Who is this person?”
Song Xiaoli had good eyesight, and after looking closely, she felt that the person's face looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't figure out why she felt that someone she had never seen before looked familiar.
"Hey buddy, touch his nose and see if he's still breathing."
"Don't worry, he's alive." Song Shiyi answered before touching him, then reached out to check. Sure enough, he was still breathing, but his breath was warm, reminding him of the time his older brother had a fever.
"Little Carp, he seems to have a fever, his breath is a bit hot."
"Oh dear, let's call someone over then, we're not going to play anymore." Song Xiaoli wasn't an unreasonable child. Seeing that there was a sick person here, she would definitely prioritize finding someone to help him. How could she still go out to play according to the plan?
Song Shiyi had no objection to this, saying, "Okay, let's go back and find someone."
However, before Song Shiyi could get up and leave, he suddenly heard a cough, and it seemed that the person who had fainted was about to wake up.
"Little Carp, Little Carp! He's waking up!"
Since the person is about to wake up, they should wait a while and ask what's going on before making any decisions.
Song Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, then looked at the path where her cousin had just slid down. She carefully followed and went down to the side of the adult who had fainted. She stared intently at his face, watching his eyelids twitch. Finally, he managed to open his eyes with difficulty, and she couldn't help but smile.
"Uncle, why did you collapse here?"
The man who fainted felt weak all over, his body was sometimes cold and sometimes hot, and his head was dizzy. He vaguely saw two children around him, asking him questions in a soft voice. He opened his mouth to answer, but only a hoarse voice came out, followed by a violent cough.
Song Xiaoli quickly rummaged through her handbag, but all she found were hard-boiled eggs, fish floss, and a handkerchief; there was no clean water. After hesitating for a moment, she peeled the hard-boiled egg and fed the egg white to the person.
This person had probably been dizzy for a while; although his throat was very dry and thirsty, he still managed to eat the egg whites of four boiled eggs from Song Xiaoli's hand. The yolks were shared between Song Xiaoli and Song Shiyi, as they were quite dry and difficult for someone who was already thirsty to eat, as they could easily cause choking.
After feeding him egg whites and letting him recover for a while, Song Xiaoli continued to ask, "Uncle, are you feeling better?"
The person nodded slightly and said "thank you" with difficulty.
Song Xiaoli looked at her little cousin and said, "He can't be like this. He needs to drink water, and we need to carry him to the hospital for treatment. We'll need several adults to come. Let's go and call some people over."
“Okay,” Song Shiyi nodded, “Uncle, wait here for a moment, we’ll go and call the adults over!”
The man opened his mouth as if to say something, but his throat was too dry, making it difficult to speak. He could only watch as Song Shiyi climbed up quickly like a little monkey, and then Song Xiaoli followed, followed...
The path they had slid down earlier was muddy from the rain, making it easy to go down but difficult to go back up; Song Xiaoli couldn't make it at all. She looked at her little cousin, who had already climbed up, with a pained expression, knowing that with his strength as a child, he couldn't pull her up either, so she could only say, "Little cousin, I can't go up. You go back and call an adult. I need an adult to carry me up."
Song Shiyi scratched his head in frustration. He was worried about leaving his sister alone, so he looked around desperately, hoping to see someone pass by. Unfortunately, he didn't see anyone; everyone was at work.
“How can you stay here alone?” Song Shiyi didn’t want to leave.
Song Xiaoli reassured him, "It's alright, Uncle is here. I'll stay here with you, so Uncle won't be scared."
Furthermore, there have been no cases of child abduction in this area. People from the neighboring communes generally know each other, and most people have heard of a beautiful little girl like Song Xiaoli who was found and adopted. If they see her in any trouble, they will definitely step in to help.
"Brother, hurry up and call for help! My shoes are wet too, and I'll catch a cold if I wait here too long. This uncle has a fever and needs to be taken to the hospital urgently." Seeing her cousin hesitate, Song Xiaoli had to urge him again, "Remember to bring a pot of water. The uncle probably hasn't had any water in a long time; his voice is terribly hoarse."
“Okay.” Song Shiyi was worried about his sister’s illness, and glanced at Song Xiaoli again. “You stay here and don’t wander off. I’ll be back soon.”
After saying that, he ran back as fast as he could to the commune to find someone.
Logically, it would have been most appropriate to find one of the brigade leaders or other leaders of the commune, but since Song Xiaoli was also trapped on the other side of the ditch, Song Shiyi went straight to his parents' place.
He spotted his father immediately. Ignoring their strained relationship, he rushed over and shouted, "Dad, come with me to that ditch outside the commune right now! Xiao Li and I found someone collapsed there. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything for a long time and is sick with a fever. Xiao Li asked us to bring her some water. She just came down with me to check on her, but she can't climb back up. Dad, can you go and carry her up? Otherwise, her shoes will get wet and she'll catch a cold."
It was hard for him to talk to his father for so long. Song Dianchen couldn't care less about scolding his son for taking his sister out into the wild again. He quickly called over a few young men nearby, then picked up his son with one hand while carrying his own water bottle, and hurried in the direction his son pointed.
"Dad, it's right here!" Song Shiyi struggled to get down from his father's arms and quickly slid down the path. Seeing his younger sister waiting there safely, he smiled with relief. "I called my dad."
Song Xiaoli had just fed the uncle who had fallen to the ground another White Rabbit milk candy. The milk candy had dissolved, so at least it contained some moisture, and the sugar inside could quickly replenish his energy.
Just then, seeing her older cousin arrive with the adults, she happily waved up and said, "Uncle, there's an uncle lying in this ditch. He has a fever. Let's take him to the hospital quickly."
After giving his instructions, he went to the person on the ground behind him.
But when he got close to the man, he froze, as if a string in his brain had snapped instantly. He cried out in shock and anger, "Second brother?! How did you get like this?"
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