Qiao An'an felt that Grandpa Gu's concerns were not unreasonable.
Fang Yuyang lost his mother and wife in one day. If he is kicked out now and something happens to his child, he might really retaliate against the other people in the prison.
But this is the end times after all, and even if we take in Fang Yuyang, we must take appropriate precautions.
So Qiao An'an stepped forward and said to Fang Yuyang, "If it weren't for Grandpa Gu pleading for you and your child, I would never have let you stay. But given your previous misconduct, although you can stay, you can't stay in the prison. You can only live in the yard outside. I will prepare blankets for you and your child. You can stay in the car for the time being."
Although this condition is harsh, it's still better than being kicked out of prison.
Fang Yuyang agreed: "Could I help Qiaoqiao tidy up before I go out? She's very clean, and she'll definitely be unhappy if she's buried like this."
Qiao An'an thought the request was reasonable and did not stop it.
Fang Yuyang put the sleeping child aside, found a clean towel, moistened it with warm water, and carefully wiped the bloodstains off Nan Qiao's body. He then used the wooden planks that Chen Zhou and the others had found to make a simple coffin for Nan Qiao and buried her in a sunless open space near the courtyard wall.
The prison walls are 7 meters high, which means that some areas of the yard don't get any sunlight. Since green plants can't grow in places that don't get sunlight, those areas haven't been developed.
It's a bit abrupt to erect a tomb, but since no one has done anything wrong, they don't think there's anything wrong with it.
After doing all this, Fang Yuyang, holding his child, chose a minivan as his temporary residence.
The van is worth around a million yuan, and the seats inside are all genuine leather. He folded down the middle seat, creating a large space of 2 meters by 1.8 meters. With the pillows and blankets he brought from prison, it became a comfortable bed, enough for him and his child to have a good night's sleep.
There were no adult diapers in the prison, so Xia Lanlan tore up some old clothes and brought them over: "Use these for now."
Fang Yuyang's biggest worry wasn't the diapers; what he was most concerned about was what the child would eat.
Shen Zhou suggested, "Why don't we go to the nearby supermarket and see if we can still find any milk powder?"
Qiao An'an thought Chen Zhou was being a bit too unrealistic: "Milk powder is also food. It can fill your stomach even if you don't eat anything else. You guys searched the supermarkets near the neighborhood before. Have you ever seen any supermarkets with milk powder left on their shelves?"
Shen Zhou felt that Qiao An'an's words made some sense, but he couldn't just watch his child starve to death: "I know it will definitely be difficult, but no matter how difficult it is for the child, we should try."
Grandpa Gu felt that Shen Zhou's worries were a bit unnecessary: "Before there was formula and the baby's mother didn't have milk, we fed the baby rice water, rice milk, and rice porridge. Don't worry, the baby won't starve."
After that, Grandpa Gu would add a little extra water when cooking rice every day. After the rice boiled, he would ladle out the top layer of rice water and put it in a thermos, which Fang Yuyang would then feed to Fang Nianqiao in several portions.
The name Fang Nianqiao was given by Fang Yuyang after Nan Qiao was buried, meaning that he would always remember his wife Nan Qiao.
When Xia Lanlan heard that Fang Yuyang named his child Nianqiao, she thought that Fang Yuyang was a very sentimental person. She felt that he should take better care of him and his child. After finishing her classes with the other children, she would come to help take care of Nianqiao.
Fang Nianqiao also lived up to expectations.
It survived on just rice porridge, but it didn't have the plumpness of a normal child. Because of its thinness, its big eyes, which resembled Nan Qiao's, looked even more lively. When it smiled and looked at people, it could melt anyone's heart.
Everyone says that Xiao Nianqiao is adorable.
Qin Chengguo, however, was not very optimistic. While observing Fang Nianqiao's fingernails, he replied, "He is not only deficient in calcium but also in zinc. It has reached a very serious stage. It's not just a simple matter of night sweats and night terrors. If he doesn't supplement his vitamins in time, the consequences will be severe."
Fang Yuyang was worried: "Do you have any vitamins?"
On his first day in prison, Qin Chengguo took inventory of all the medications in the prison. He shook his head and said, "The children's vitamins were distributed to several children every day when we were in the community. They've been used up a long time ago."
Fang Yuyang panicked: "What about my Nianqiao?"
Grandpa Gu comforted Fang Yuyang, saying, "You'll make up for it when you can eat again. We were all like that when we were kids, and we turned out fine."
Qin Chengguo felt that this was the only way: "Hold him in the sun more often."
They thought Fang Nianqiao was just lacking vitamins, but who knew that she would develop a high fever that night.
Seeing that his son had a persistent high fever and was vomiting and having diarrhea, Fang Yuyang disregarded his promise not to go to jail and knocked on the door: "Dr. Qin, please open the door quickly, my son has a high fever."
Sounds travel especially far in the middle of the night.
The zombies outside the courtyard wall were startled and began to stir.
Fortunately, there is a sturdy courtyard wall seven meters high.
Qin Chengguo brought a stethoscope to the van to check on Fang Nianqiao. Since blood tests couldn't be done, she could only be treated for a cold and fever.
However, after three days of intravenous infusion, there was still no improvement.
Xiao Nianqiao not only experienced symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, excessive sweating, irritability, and generalized hypersensitivity, but also nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat, constipation, diffuse abdominal pain, rhinitis, cough, pharyngeal exudate, and diarrhea.
The little guy, who was already thin, has become even thinner.
Qin Chengguo was unable to take a blood sample for testing, but he still made a preliminary judgment: "Judging from the current symptoms, Xiao Nianqiao is very likely infected with the polio virus. If she is not treated in time, she may be paralyzed for life."
After hearing Qin Chengguo's answer, Qiao An'an felt very uneasy. Poliovirus is an infectious disease, and children under the age of six can be infected.
In the pre-apocalyptic world, the country's disease control agencies provided free vaccines to newborns. The polio vaccine was administered in multiple doses, continuing until the child started primary school. The pre-apocalyptic world had completely eradicated polio in infants and young children.
But now it is the end times.
There are no vaccines available for children.
Yaya hasn't been vaccinated since she was 3 years old.
If Nianqiao has polio, the only susceptible group here is her daughter, Yaya.
Qiao An'an picked up Ya Ya with some concern, keeping her away from Fang Nianqiao in her swaddling clothes, and then asked Qin Chengguo, "Is there any way to prevent this?"
Qin Chengguo replied, "Children under 5 years old who have been in close contact with patients without receiving the vaccine and children with congenital immunodeficiency should be injected with immunoglobulin as soon as possible to prevent the onset of the disease or alleviate symptoms, but this is not available here."
Fang Yuyang was clearly more anxious than Qiao An'an: "Where can I find it? Tell me, and I'll go find it right now."
Qin Chengguo sighed: "Immunoglobulin should not be stored at room temperature for more than 30 minutes. Although the hospital's vaccine storage department has solar power, it has been without water and electricity for so long, I don't know if the vaccine is still usable."
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