Liu Qing is also a mother. Although it is not her child who is sick, she is very anxious when she sees Xiaobao lying here so quietly.
She didn't mean to urge Mu Huaixi, nor did she think she was not doing her best. She just simply hoped that the child would suffer less. However, when these words fell into the ears of Qiu Beibei, who hurriedly came over with a cup of water, her face changed.
Mu Huaixi saw it all and pulled up his military coat to shield Xiaobao from the cold wind from the door. He then took the scented oil handed to him by Ying Mingcheng and explained to the two of them, "That medicine is for clearing the meridians and clearing up confusion, but Xiaobao is too young to withstand it. Acupuncture won't work either. I plan to give him a massage with the oil."
Qiu Beibei walked over, looked at her intently, and nodded at her.
When she heard Liu Qing's words just now, she had a wrong idea for a moment, but she quickly remembered that Mu Huaixi even saved a strange pregnant woman she met at the market, so how could she not save her own son? Besides, she had no other choice. The medicine belonged to Mu Huaixi, and she had her own considerations on whether to use it or how to use it.
Qiu Beibei sat beside her son, applied some water to his dry lips, and then, as Mu Huaixi instructed, held the child in her arms and untied his clothes.
Mu Huaixi applied the scented oil on Xiaobao's chest and pushed it outwards from the Tanzhong point with the tips of her two thumbs. Her movements were neither fast nor slow, and the force was not too great. Red marks appeared on Xiaobao's chest, but he was not injured.
Qiu Beibei, who was holding her son, widened her eyes. At first, she didn't think massage was useful, but as Mu Huaixi rubbed and pushed him again and again, Xiaobao's rapid and disordered breathing slowly calmed down. She widened her eyes and began to watch Mu Huaixi's movements, thinking that if she could learn a little bit, she would not be so flustered when facing such situations in the future.
Mu Huaixi pushed the Tanzhong point nearly a hundred times, then changed to rubbing the Qingfei Meridian and Qingxin Meridian three hundred times, and rubbed and pushed the Yongquan point three hundred times. He was so tired that he was sweating profusely. He had used up most of the sesame oil around him, and his forearms were shaking a little.
These Liu Qings also knew that they had misunderstood her. If the pill worked, Mu Huaixi would probably not have used such a strenuous massage method.
When massaging children, you should not use too much force, but you should not use too little force either.
Mu Huaixi's technique is unique. Every time he pushes and scrapes back and forth, it will stimulate the acupuncture points, arouse the body's defensive Qi, and eliminate the cold evil. In the final analysis, Cao Xiaobao caught a cold, and coupled with the depression caused by the scolding, the cold evil invaded his body for a while, which led to a high fever and convulsions.
High fever is harmful to the body, and children are delicate. Mu Huaixi did not use medicine. Firstly, he was afraid that the strong power of the medicine would hurt Xiaobao, and secondly, it took time to boil the medicine, which was not as fast as massage.
By the time she had finished pushing the Yongquan acupoint, Xiaobao's breathing had stabilized. Although he was still a little hot, the bruises on his face had mostly disappeared, and he was obviously almost healed.
Qiu Beibei's tears fell again. She held Mu Huaixi's forearm and pressed it hard again and again. "Doctor Mu, Doctor Mu, thank you."
Mu Huaixi didn't stop. She touched Xiaobao's forehead and looked at his tongue. Before she turned around and said anything, she saw Ying Mingcheng had already placed everything she needed on the kang table.
Alcohol, cotton balls, a thermometer, a stethoscope, and her small medicine box were all within easy reach.
She couldn't help but glance at Ying Mingcheng who was not far away. The words of thanks rolled around in her throat, but the words that came out turned into an order, "Brother Cheng, pour me a glass of water."
"I'll do it, I'll do it," Liu Qing hurried to the table to pour water, but was politely declined by Ying Mingcheng. He brought the cup of water over and touched it with his lips. He waited until Xiao Xi took off the stethoscope before handing the cup over.
After Mu Huaixi finished drinking the water, Ying Mingcheng looked at the uneasy Liu Qing and said, "Sister-in-law Liu Qing, you are a guest in our house. How can I let you bring me water?"
Although his words were polite, Liu Qing did not feel entertained. She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She was really anxious just now and said the wrong thing.
Mu Huaixi had no time to deal with these trivial matters. She asked Qiu Beibei to hold Xiaobao in her arms, applied fragrant oil on his back, and gently pushed upward along the spine with the thenar, and then she heard a hoarse sound in Xiaobao's throat.
"It's true that he has lost his mind due to phlegm." Mu Huaixi looked at Xiaobao's white and smooth back, and somehow thought of Ying Mingcheng's injuries again. She couldn't help but wonder if he would spoil the child or be a strict father if she and Ying Mingcheng had a child.
She moved her wrists, cleared the distracting thoughts in her mind, and began massaging Xiaobao again. Logically, Xiaobao should have woken up after that massage, but the cold had invaded his lungs and produced phlegm, which, unfortunately, had been dried up by the high fever and stuck in his trachea, causing him to remain unconscious despite the phlegm.
Mu Huaixi pushed from the coccyx to the thoracic vertebrae, and did this dozens of times, but only heard a sound in Xiaobao's throat, and no phlegm was discharged.
Pushing the spine is more strenuous than pushing the Yongquan acupoint. Mu Huaixi was so tired that all the water she had just drunk turned into sweat on her forehead, and as soon as she stopped, all the water came out all at once.
"Take a rest," Ying Mingcheng felt distressed when he saw this. It should have been a real wedding night, but Xiaoxi was called up to treat an illness. He glanced at the little child nestled in his mother's arms, and thought that he had to think of a way to prevent these ruffians in the staff quarters from causing trouble everywhere.
Mu Huaixi grabbed his hand and said, "Come on, you are strong, push hard twice."
Ying Mingcheng did not refuse and smeared the scented oil on his hands as she said, and pushed it from bottom to top several times like her. Xiaobao suddenly coughed violently, and spat out a large piece of phlegm, then opened his eyes hazily.
"Mother......"
Qiu Beibei also cried loudly while hugging him, "Xiaobao, you scared me to death. I will never scold you again."
Mu Huaixi stood aside, letting Ying Mingcheng pull her hand to massage it, and smiled as she reminded Qiu Beibei, "Hurry up and put Xiaobao's clothes on."
Xiaobao's temperature dropped, he regained consciousness, and the danger was over.
Mu Huaixi heard that many children in their building went to the lake, so she followed the two of them to the family building for a walk and met several families with the same fever, but none of them were as serious as Xiaobao, so there was no need to massage them all.
It is common for children to catch a cold and have a fever, and every family has their own folk remedies. However, Mu Huaixi took the initiative to come over, so they took him to see the doctor, and they were grateful in their hearts.
Mu Huaixi was busy for half the night and just wanted to fall asleep when she got home, but Ying Mingcheng pulled her to wash her face with a hot towel and soak her feet to drive away the cold before letting her lie back in the warm bed.
"Go to sleep quickly," Mu Huaixi pulled the arm of the man next to her, but was hugged tightly in his arms.
“What a waste.”
"What?"
Mu Huaixi was kissed, and then she heard Ying Mingcheng say something in a low and indecent voice, "You've wasted Little Steel Egg's blessing."
“…”
Mu Huaixi's face flushed red, and she hit him hard, "Go to sleep! Stop thinking about it!"
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