Shen Anning didn’t know how long the rain had been falling.
Afraid that Shen Zixi would be frightened awake at night, she waited until after midnight, when Shen Anxuan was soundly asleep, and sent the child in her arms into the space.
Throughout the night, she woke up several times, changed Shen Zixi's wet diapers several times, and fed her several times. It was not until after four in the morning, when the sound of rain gradually subsided, that she fell asleep holding little Xixi.
At half past five, Shen Anning was awakened by a knock on the door. Shen Anxuan was still sleeping. As long as this girl was asleep, no sound could wake her up.
I got up, put on my clothes, opened the door to the courtyard, and it was Aunt Sufen next door.
"Auntie, what's wrong?"
"Hey, An Ning, go pack some medicine and come with me. The cowshed in our village collapsed and injured several people. They are all elderly. Your uncle felt sorry for them and told the village head and the party secretary to ask you to go and take a look."
Shen Anning nodded, "Okay, auntie, wait for me."
She ran back to the room and stuffed Shen Zixi into Shen Anxuan's bed, took the medicine box, and followed Aunt Su Fen out of the door. She locked the door from the outside. There were only a few children at home, and she was worried.
Before, Shen An Ning didn't pay much attention to the cowshed in Wangtu Village. She was only concerned about her grandparents. On the way, Shen An Ning learned from Aunt Su Fen that there were four people living in the cowshed in their village, three men and one woman, a couple and two old men.
The closer she got to the cowshed, the heavier Shen Anning's heart became. It had rained so heavily last night, and the cowshed was close to the mountain. She just hoped that nothing would happen.
She quickened her pace and followed Aunt Sufen to the cowshed, where she saw the accountant uncle was also there.
Without saying anything, Shen An Ning walked into the only house with a roof. The furnishings inside were very simple. He walked to the kang and saw that the quilt on the kang was also black and hard. Shen An Ning looked at the old man lying on the kang. He looked much older than Grandpa Shen, and finally couldn't bear it.
He went forward to take a closer look and took his temperature. He had a high fever. Shen Anning clearly heard that his breathing was abnormal. He should have bronchitis.
He took out the antipyretic medicine from the medicine box. It was a relatively mild medicine in the space. After thinking for a while, he mixed the medicine for treating bronchitis in water and handed it to the man standing next to him.
"Give him this to drink first."
Shen Anning got up and walked to the door. At this time, the accountant uncle had already called a few strong young men from the village to help repair the roof. The beams and wood were all good, but they needed to replace the thatch.
Shen An Ning didn't understand and couldn't help much, but since she was here, she certainly couldn't just leave. She found an opportunity and brought the four people from the cowshed into the house and took their pulses one by one. The younger couple was fine, but they were a little malnourished. The two old men were a bit troublesome, with many major and minor illnesses, and they had to be taken good care of.
Ana Shen took out several packets of medicine from the medicine box, “This is for treating bronchitis, boil it and drink it three times a day.”
"There's also some medicine for the joints. I'll bring it over tonight."
Without waiting for them to thank her, Shen Anning picked up the medicine box and went out. She didn't know whose parents and elders lived in this cowshed, or where their children were. She didn't dare to think about what would happen to her family if she didn't have a chance to start over in this life, and if she didn't have the opportunity of space.
After saying something to the accountant uncle, Shen Anning went home first. The three children at home would probably be a little anxious if they didn't see her when they got up.
Unlocking the door, Shen Zixi was indeed awake, and the twins were coaxing her. Shen Anxuan had never thought that his little niece was so difficult to deal with, and she even had a bad temper when she woke up.
Seeing Shen Anning come in, the two of them grabbed Shen Anning's hands as if they saw a savior, "Sister, please comfort her. She has been crying for a long time. No matter how I hold her, it's useless."
Shen Anning looked at Shen Zixi who was lying on the kang and howling loudly, smiled, and patted her little butt, "Shen Zixi, get up, don't cry, it's time to eat, okay?"
It has to be said that children are the best at reading people's expressions. After hearing the full name, Shen Zixi was already a little scared. When she heard about eating, the little guy fell silent and just lay there, but her shaking little butt still betrayed her.
Shen Anning smiled, turned the little figure over, and poked her little face, "You, you are just relying on your aunt and uncle to like you, right? You are starting to bully people."
"Baby, I'm hungry. I need to sleep."
"Then you are not allowed to pretend to cry." Put the little person in Shen Anxuan's arms, "You two can play with her for a while, sister will go to cook."
Opening the door of the infirmary, Shen An Ning estimated that someone from the village would come to buy typhoid medicine later, so he boiled three eggs, steamed an egg custard, half a pot of corn porridge, six steamed buns, and the pickled sour beans and cucumbers he had pickled before were just right for the rice.
The ground was muddy today, so the children in the village did not go up the mountain. After breakfast, Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan went to school.
Put Shen Zixi in the stroller and give her some wooden toys. "Xixi, be good and don't crawl out, okay? Auntie will clean up the yard first."
After a night of heavy rain, the yard was in a bad state. The vegetables were knocked down by the rain and submerged in the ground and could not survive. Shen An Ning wanted to clear them all out and wait for a few days when the weather was better to plant a new batch.
Fortunately, the road in the courtyard was paved with bluestone slabs, so it was convenient to walk on. The firewood that was wet by the rain was taken out and spread out on the ground to wait for them to dry. The water in the water tank also had to be poured out, and the mud on the ground was smoothed with a shovel. After everything was done, Shen An Ning was sweating.
There was no time to change clothes and wash up. Many villagers from the two villages came to buy medicine. Shen An Ning was busy all morning. Some of them had joint pain because of the rain, and some had colds and fevers because of the rain yesterday. Some of them came to the door and were examined by Shen An Ning directly, and even gave them a few injections.
After everyone left, Shen Anning sprinkled some quicklime in the corner of the infirmary. It was raining heavily and there were many people coming, so she had to be careful.
Holding Shen Zixi, she changed her clothes first, took off the small mask on the little guy's mouth, and looked at the little guy pouting and looking unhappy, but not daring to lose his temper in front of her, and she laughed at him.
Ever since I called her full name this morning, the girl has been very funny, "Are you still angry with your aunt? Come, kiss your aunt and I'll make you something delicious."
"Yes, auntie, okay. Hehe."
I steamed two small sweet potatoes, two fish cakes, and added half a bowl of corn and pork ribs soup, and tore the meat into pieces. Shen Zixi, like An Xuan, couldn't live without meat. Since eating meat once, it seemed like the door to a new world had opened up.
The road was difficult to walk on, so the twins arrived home a little later than usual at noon. After lunch, the two of them took the fishing nets and wooden barrels at home and went to the river to meet up with their friends. After the heavy rain, there were a lot more fish in the river, and no one knew where they came from. Many adults also joined the children in catching fish in the river and had a lot of fun.
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