"Yes, these potatoes are delicious too." Jiang Yunxiang ate the potatoes first, blowing on them to cool them down as she carefully took a bite.
"Not bad, not bad, Cheng has really made something of himself now, even making these kinds of novel gadgets." Ye Guowei didn't hold back his praise.
Fearing that Dou Dou might choke on a fish bone, Jiang Yunxiang found him a small bowl and carefully picked out the few fish bones he had. The little guy was so engrossed in eating that his eyebrows almost fell off, and he kept asking Jiang Yunxiang to do it for him again.
The moon was bright and the stars were few. The pure white moonlight shone on the courtyard. A steaming table was set up, and people were drinking and eating barbecue while children played around their knees.
This kind of peaceful and tranquil life is something you can't find in big cities.
The village wasn't very big to begin with, and the delicious aroma quickly spread throughout the village. Some bored villagers stopped by to take a look.
Upon seeing that it was Ye Cheng's family having a barbecue, most people simply exchanged a few pleasantries and quietly walked away.
Chen Jinhai also arrived. The old man put on airs outside, pretending to be just passing by, and then left. It was clear he had no good intentions.
Duan Chunsheng glanced at the table and walked in. Ye Cheng invited him to sit down and have a couple of drinks.
As Duan Chunsheng said, the boat has been bought and they plan to set sail tomorrow.
Duan Chunsheng is now full of hope. For fishermen, being able to go out to sea to fish is a source of income.
Chen Jinshui didn't bring much local liquor, and halfway through the drinking session, Xiao Hu went and brought over a case of beer. The men drank while Jiang Yunxiang grilled meat with Dou Dou. They ate until 10 p.m. before the party ended.
Ye Cheng was too lazy to clean up the mess in the yard. Anyway, it was his own yard, so everything was fine.
After sleeping through the night, Ye Cheng felt a bit cold in the middle of the night, so he wrapped the blanket tighter around himself.
When Ye Cheng woke up, he felt something was wrong. His head was throbbing, his throat was hoarse, he had no strength at all, and he was cold. He knew he had a fever without even taking his temperature.
I estimate that he probably caught a chill from the sea breeze when he came out to sea yesterday.
He struggled to get up, got some water to drink, but there was no fever reducer at home, so he could only tough it out and go back to sleep.
"Acheng, Acheng."
Ye Cheng was awakened by a voice in the middle of his sleep. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw that it was Jiang Yunxiang.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Ye Cheng asked in a low voice.
Jiang Yunxiang looked anxious and touched Ye Cheng's head. "I came over to pack your things. Your face is all red. Something's wrong. You have a fever."
Ye Cheng, lying in bed, nodded helplessly, "Yeah, I must have caught a chill from going to sea yesterday."
“Your temperature is a bit high. You can’t just lie there like this. I’ll take you to the hospital at the dock.”
"No, sister-in-law, you still need to take care of Dou Dou. Could you call Xiao Hu over for me and have him take me there?"
“He’s just a young man, how would he know how to take care of people? I’ll go with you.”
As she spoke, Jiang Yunxiang brought over some clothes, intending to get Ye Cheng up.
Ye Cheng was limp and had no strength left. Jiang Yunxiang had to use a lot of effort to pull him up.
"No, you're too heavy. I'll go get Xiaohu."
Jiang Yunxiang couldn't take it anymore. She was already short, and with Ye Cheng like this, she definitely couldn't handle it by herself.
Soon, Jiang Yunxiang called Xiaohu over. The guy was perfectly fine, except for a slight hangover.
"Brother, why are you so weak? Going into the sea has given you a fever."
"Get lost, hurry up and take me to the hospital on your bike, my sister-in-law can't handle me," Ye Cheng said weakly.
Fortunately, Ye Cheng had a motorcycle. Xiao Hu helped Ye Cheng onto the motorcycle, then sat in front of him and let Ye Cheng lean against him.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaohu can take me, it's okay. You just need to take care of DouDou."
Before leaving, Ye Cheng didn't forget to give one last instruction.
There is a small hospital in town; it can't treat serious illnesses, but it can treat minor ones.
Moreover, a characteristic of medical treatment in small towns is that most illnesses are common, so intravenous drips are the preferred option.
Ye Cheng's symptoms were obvious without even looking at him; the doctor did a blood test and prescribed three large bottles of saline solution, each lasting 40 minutes, so it would take two hours to finish the drip.
After everything was settled, Xiao Hu went to buy two steamed buns for Ye Cheng before he finally had a chance to sit down. He was exhausted from taking care of Ye Cheng, a patient.
Ye Cheng was still not in good spirits. After eating the steamed buns, he was drowsy while receiving an IV drip. He only felt a little better and regained some energy after finishing the two bottles.
"Brother, what brings you here? Where's Xiaohu?" When I opened my eyes, Ye Guowei was sitting to the side, but Xiaohu was nowhere to be seen.
“He went out for a smoke, and your sister-in-law told me you had a fever, so I came to check on you,” Ye Guowei explained, then continued, “Xiao Hu told me you went diving, which is too dangerous. You shouldn’t push yourself so hard.”
Ye Cheng chuckled sheepishly, "Brother, I just caught a cold, there was no risking my life."
Ye Guowei looked at his younger brother with heartache.
“You’ve never been very healthy since you were little. You caught colds and fevers quite often when you were a child. Back then, your parents were busy, so I was the one who looked after you.”
Ye Cheng didn't know that Ye Guowei was the original owner of the body when he was young, but judging from Ye Guowei's appearance, he did take care of him a lot when he was young, so he doted on this younger brother as an adult.
Ye Guowei continued,
"I know, you're the one who talked to your sister-in-law about buying a school district house last time, so you want to save up enough money as soon as possible."
"Let me tell you, health is more important than a house in a good school district. Do you think buying a house in a good school district will automatically improve DouDou's grades? Try to think more positively."
Ye Cheng chuckled lightly, "Big brother, you're quite open-minded."
In later generations, parents went to great lengths to secure school district housing, but even a good school didn't guarantee admission to a good university.
Moreover, judging from the appearance of cattle and horses in later generations, even if they came out, they would be exhausted and barely alive, otherwise they wouldn't have died suddenly.
So try to think positively; it's really just like that.
After a while, Xiao Hu also returned. Ye Cheng was a little unaccustomed to having two men guarding him like this.
"Brother, why don't you go ahead and do your thing? Xiao Hu can stay with me."
Ye Guowei looked at Ye Cheng's face and nodded. "Your complexion is much better, and your temperature has gone down. You should rest for a day."
Then he turned to Xiaohu and said, "Xiaohu, please take care of him. Your sister-in-law will bring him lunch. Don't go out to eat since he's sick."
When Ye Cheng heard that Jiang Yunxiang was going to bring food again, he was at a loss. "Huh? There's no need for that, brother. Fatty outside can just cook a dish. It's too far for you to come all the way here, sister-in-law."
Ye Guowei waved his hand, "It's fine if you usually eat out, but when you're sick, it's not hygienic and not nutritious. Have your sister-in-law bring some soup or something."
"no..."
Before Ye Cheng could say anything more, Ye Guowei had already left.
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