"Iron deficiency anemia?" Xu Yang asked in confusion.
"Yes," Jiang Ran nodded to the can in his hand. "I saw you chewing ice, so I asked."
"But……"
Xu Yang paused and asked, "Isn't this a kind of pica?"
"It's pica, yes, but it has a reason. People don't develop pica for no reason. Any symptom can be traced back to the body. Why, didn't your doctor tell you that?"
Xu Yang didn't answer.
He hadn't actually seen a doctor.
I have liked chewing ice since I was very young, but at that time I didn’t know it was a disease, I just thought it was a preference.
Later I learned that this was a disease, but the timing was not so coincidental as I heard my aunt chatting with someone else.
They talked about the neighborhood child's pica, and lamented that adults were busy with work and had no time to take care of the children, nor could they teach them well.
But Xu Yang felt that he had to be a well-educated child, so he could not have pica.
If he had not left the capital planet at this moment, he would have subconsciously relaxed a lot and would not have revealed this problem in front of others.
Seeing Xu Yang's silence, Jiang Ran assumed he couldn't judge his condition, so he took the initiative to explain, "Iron-deficiency anemia can lead to insufficient oxygen supply to cells, which can cause fatigue, lethargy, pica, and other symptoms. It's generally fine in adults, but in infants under two years old, it can directly affect the normal development of the brain and body."
Xu Yang's eyelashes trembled slightly.
He asked, “Is there any other way to judge?”
Other ways to judge?
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and asked, "Do you like mung beans?"
Xu Yang shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't like it.
"What about spinach and peanuts?"
Xu Yang paused, rubbed his fingertips, and said "no" after a long time.
"What about red dates and pork liver?"
Xu Yang finally couldn't help it and frowned.
Jiang Ran looked at him with pity.
Do we need to ask further questions?
She refuses to touch anything that is good for blood supplementation, and has strange food habits and is sleepy. If this is not iron deficiency anemia, she would take her head off and kick it like a ball.
Xu Yang was completely unaware: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ran patted his shoulder and said, "No need to find a doctor. I've diagnosed you with iron deficiency anemia."
Xu Yang: “…”
While Xu Yang was still confused, Jiang Ran had already pulled him aside and started reminding him of various precautions.
Eat more fruits and vegetables, liver and blood, avoid strong tea, coffee and soft drinks, and exercise more often...
After realizing that he had hit all the mines, Xu Yang fell silent.
He paused and said, "Let's continue on our journey."
At noon, the weather was still clear. Apart from occasional gusts of wind, there was no particular danger. This was a rare calm on the glacier.
But after traveling for a whole morning, I couldn't help feeling a little tired.
When Xu Yang saw an ice cave that went through from front to back not far away, he suggested going in to take a rest.
"No." Jiang Ran stood on tiptoe and looked over. "Most of the ice there is blue ice. It's very dangerous."
"Okay." Xu Yang nodded and did not insist, "Then let's continue on our way."
After walking forward for a while, Jiang Ran suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Xu Yang turned around and asked.
"I was wondering..." Jiang Ran looked back at the ice cave behind him, "If other people didn't know the danger of blue ice, would they be able to go in for shelter and rest?"
"You'll find out when you go and take a look."
Without hesitation, they walked to the outside of the ice cave and looked inside.
The interior of the ice cave was not completely straight, and when his vision was obstructed, Jiang Ran shouted, "Is there anyone inside?"
No one responded.
Jiang Ran just breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave when Fu Bo trotted out of the ice cave and poked his head out: "Jiang Ran! Come in! Look what a great place we found!"
Jiang Ran turned around suddenly: "Are the others in there too?"
Fu Bo nodded: "Except you and the sponsor, everyone is in there."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ran pulled Fu Bo away and ran into the ice cave to look for someone.
Fu Bo didn't react at once and fell to the ground due to imbalance. Just as he rubbed his butt, a hand reached out from the side.
Fu Bo raised his head: "Xu...Mr. Xu."
Xu Yang nodded slightly: "Yeah."
"You..." Fu Bo smiled stiffly, "When did you come here?"
Xu Yang: "When you called me dad."
Fu Bo: “…”
Although it was very embarrassing, Fu Bo did not refuse when Xu Yang reached out to help him.
When they regained their footing in the snow, Jiang Ran was leading the others out of the ice cave.
Seeing this scene, Fu Bo immediately threw away his awkwardness. He was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "We finally found a place to rest. If we can't get off the glacier tonight, we can still spend the night here! Why did you bring everyone out here?"
Jiang Ran pointed at the ice on the wall of the ice cave and explained to him slowly, "This is blue ice, a very ancient and dangerous type of ice. It breaks very easily. It's as hard as steel, but also as fragile as glass. If it breaks and falls, it can smash you into a pulp on the spot."
Fu Bo then stopped talking.
He looked into the ice cave and a look of fear appeared on his face.
Jiang Ran spread his hands and said, "Of course, if you like to challenge your luck, then go in."
Fu Bo quickly waved his hand to refuse.
Zeng Pei took a few steps toward the wall of the ice cave and touched the cold ice with his hand. "Hard yet fragile? Do you think this kind of ice can be used as a mechanical material? What's its melting point?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
When leaving with his luggage, Zeng Pei was still reluctant to leave and kept looking back at his dream love Bing.
Jiang Ran put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her back: "That really can't be used as material. Forget it. Let's go."
Zeng Pei said "Oh" hesitantly.
Before the last word had even finished, a loud noise suddenly came from behind.
Everyone turned around suddenly at the same time, and the next second they saw that the ice cave that had just been firmly blocking the wind and rain collapsed. When the ice beam fell to the ground, it also raised snow flakes all over the sky, which was very beautiful.
Ren Xiayang patted his chest belatedly, "Fortunately, we've gotten out."
Bai Zhiyong pressed his cheek against Xiao Lanhua's mask and said with fear, "I almost said goodbye to you forever."
Zeng Pei murmured, "It seems like it really can't be used as material."
Jiang Ran: “…”
What kind of teammates are these?
As the fear gradually passed, the joy of reunion gradually emerged.
While they were on the road, everyone was chatting and laughing, and Jiang Ran felt a lot more at ease. However, as there were more people around, Xu Yang gradually became less talkative and started taking out his laptop again, writing and drawing from time to time.
After Jiang Ran teased Fu Bo, he glanced towards Xu Yang.
But at this point, she wasn't particularly worried—
Who knows whether Xu Yang is recording the situation or drawing a little man under his serious look?
Speaking of which, Xu Yang's painting skills are quite vivid.
The glacier is not like the tropical rainforest where there are so many ready-made ingredients. In addition, we were in a hurry to get on the road, so we just had to make do with compressed biscuits soaked in water for lunch.
Ren Xiayang felt very aggrieved and frowned.
Jiang Ran comforted him, "It's more important to hurry on your way. When we get to the ice field, I'll catch you some sea fish and grill it for you."
Upon hearing this, Ren Xiayang immediately became excited, grabbed Bai Zhiyong's arm and rushed forward.
Bai Zhiyong was dumbfounded.
He was being carried away tremblingly while trying to protect Xiao Lanhua: "What are you doing?"
Ren Xiayang was even more excited: "Let's go eat grilled fish!"
However, Ren Xiayang's excitement only lasted a few minutes and was soon interrupted by reality.
Everyone gathered together, stopped, and looked forward—
They encounter the silent man-eating monster of the glacier, the Snow Cornice.
It is suspended in the air and has a light load, so it may collapse at any time during the crossing. At that time, everyone will fall off the cliff of several hundred meters and it will be difficult to survive.
"Everyone be careful!"
Jiang Ran stepped forward and tested it first: "This snow cornice is quite solid. If we go over one by one and move faster, the probability of an accident should be small."
As for how to cross the snow eaves, Jiang Ran first explained it verbally, and then took the lead in stepping forward to demonstrate.
Without an ice axe or crampons, Jiang Ran could only stabilize himself manually. He used his hands to poke holes in the snow to prevent himself from falling directly from the snow cornice.
In this way, after poking many holes of varying sizes on the entire snow cornice, Jiang Ran successfully crossed to the other side.
It will be much more convenient for the people behind to follow.
They didn't even need to dig the hole themselves. They just had to put their hands into the hole that Jiang Ran had just poked and stabilize their bodies.
Everyone successfully crossed the most dangerous snow cornice area one after another, and the last one in line was Xu Yang.
Most of the way ahead was fine, but just as we were about to reach the destination, the snow cornice finally couldn't bear the weight and collapsed in an instant.
Fortunately, Xu Yang was almost there by then, and Jiang Ran was watching closely. As soon as he saw danger, he grabbed Xu Yang's hand. Together, they pulled Xu Yang up from mid-air.
Finally safe.
Everyone sat in the snow, smiled at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief.
After crossing the snow cornice, the most dangerous part was over.
Beyond the snow cornice is the snow slope.
The snow cornice that we had crossed before was very large, and this snow slope was also particularly long.
Jiang Ran stood on the top of the snow slope and asked, "Have you ever played on a slide before?"
Fu Bo was quite knowledgeable when it came to games, but he still looked confused: "What is that?"
"It's a... fun thing that can make everyone happy."
"Oh?" Fu Bo became interested. "Tell me about it?"
"OK……"
Jiang Ran said as he walked towards Fu Bo and slowly leaned close to his ear: "Let me tell you..."
Fu Bo pricked up his ears excitedly.
However, the next second, Jiang Ran suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed Fu Bo down the snow slope with a strong force.
Fu Bo was seen lying on his back, with his head facing upwards, then he turned 180 degrees with his feet facing upwards, sliding down from the top of the snow slope.
“Help!”
"Jiang Ran!"
"I'm going to shark you!"
“…”
Jiang Ran showed a satisfied smile.
Then he raised his head and looked at the others with interest.
Ren Xiayang took a few steps back in fear: "I, I, I can do it myself..."
As he spoke, he closed his eyes, jumped suddenly, and slid down the snow slope.
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【Small Theater】
Xu Yang counted on his fingers: It's only the first day, and Ranran has already saved me twice and helped me countless times.
Jiang Ran: So what do you think about investment?
Xu Yang: Hmm? What?
Jiang Ran: ...
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