After breakfast, Boss Jiang suddenly said to Qian Xiuzhu, "Xiuzhu, I've had a bad feeling these past couple of days. Ah Tao hasn't contacted her family in such a long time. Did something happen to her? I'm worried."
Qian Xiuzhu was prepared, so she said, "Even if you want to go find her, you have to wait until the rain stops. Our Shili Village is so high up, but it's flooded. I'm afraid the entire county is flooded. You'll have to walk thirty or forty miles to find your sister-in-law. It's so chaotic outside now, and you may not be able to find her even if you get there. It's better to take a long-term view."
Boss Jiang, who had been hesitating, looked outside the cave. The rain was continuous and seemed to have no end. He could only suppress the thought that had just arisen in his mind.
On the other side, Jiang Fu came hurriedly, "Second cousin, please help me take a look at my sister, she seems to have a fever again..."
Jiang Fu didn't expect that Jiang Rong, who had an appetite just now, suddenly started to have a fever again. This time, she didn't even have the strength to cry out, and kept muttering nonsense.
Jiang Huaixu, who was processing mugwort with Jiang Wei, looked at Jiang Rong lying in the corner, clapped his hands, and stood up.
"Little sister, can we burn these mugworts after they are dried?" Jiang Wei asked, holding Jiang Huaixu's hand.
"Yes, we'll smoke it everywhere near where we live."
This was the simplest method of disinfection and sterilization in ancient times.
After saying that, she and Jiang Fu went to see Jiang Rong. After seeing that Jiang Rong was wrapped tightly in a thin quilt, she couldn't help but frown and hurried forward to pull away the quilt.
When I reached out and touched it, the little person looked like he had just come out of the water.
"She has evil heat entering her body. You can't cover her up. Covering her up will only make her condition worse. Go get a basin of clean water and wipe her body."
Jiang Fu didn't expect that Jiang Rong was like this because of herself. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, but she also knew that now was not the time to cry, so she wiped her eyes with her hand and went to get some water.
Qian Xiuzhu, who had followed, saw Jiang Huaixu taking off Jiang Rong's clothes and couldn't help but ask, "Xu Jie'er, won't her cold get worse?"
Jiang Huaixu knew that farmers couldn't distinguish between cold and heat symptoms, so he explained, "Mother, Sister Rong has heat evil entering her body. After a fever, she needs to dissipate the heat. If she can't, the condition will only get worse. If it's a cold, it's different. People with a cold will shiver uncontrollably. At this time, you need to cover yourself up and avoid getting cold. Many people don't know the difference between the two, and they don't realize that incorrect diagnosis can be fatal."
Qian Xiuzhu was shocked. "Is it that serious?"
"Yes, Mom, think about it carefully. Some people have fevers that can't be reduced even with medication, and eventually become feverish and stupid. This is because the dialectics are wrong and they're taking the wrong medicine."
Qian Xiuzhu thought about it carefully and found that it seemed to be true.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "You've only studied medicine for a little over half a year, and you already know so much. You're obviously quite smart."
"There is no stupid person in our family." Jiang Huaixu smiled without any reservation.
Qian Xiuzhu looked at her for a long time, and finally couldn't help laughing.
After Jiang Fu brought the water back, Jiang Huaixu saw her wipe Jiang Rong's body with his own eyes. Then he said to Jiang Fu, "I'll carry her into the tent and feed her medicine. After that, you take good care of her. Let me know when her fever goes down."
Jiang Fu twisted her fingers together, looking embarrassed: "Second cousin, it's okay for me to sleep here."
There are soft quilts in the tent, it would be bad if they got dirty.
Jiang Huaixu glanced at the blanket beneath Jiang Rong, its original color unrecognizable. She had just felt a damp corner. She had laid a moisture-proof mat in the tent, perfect for Jiang Rong's recovery.
"Rongjie can sleep wherever your cousin tells her to. Since we let you follow her, it's okay to let you two suffer less." Qian Xiuzhu said to Jiang Fu.
Jiang Fu looked at her aunt gratefully, then looked at Jiang Huaixu's back as he left with Jiang Rong in his arms. She made up her mind to at least learn a skill to make a living like her second cousin, so that she could repay her uncle's family.
After giving Jiang Rong another dose of antipyretic medicine and seeing that she had fallen into a deep sleep, Jiang Huaixu stood up and squatted by the tent until her legs became numb.
Jiang Fu, who had been standing by waiting, thought she was about to leave and suddenly grabbed her hand.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Huaixu asked puzzledly.
When Jiang Fu was asked this, she let go of her hand awkwardly. When her head was about to drop, she mustered up the courage to raise it.
"Second cousin, can you teach me how to read? Or teach me how to fight?"
Jiang Huaixu couldn't help but look Jiang Fu up and down, and suddenly found that the little girl seemed to be a little taller than herself, which made her a little depressed.
"Come with me." She called Jiang Wei again, "Sister, please take a look at Sister Rong."
Jiang Wei looked at the two people's backs as they walked away, pouted and stomped her feet in dissatisfaction.
I don't know what to say to that girl.
Finding a less noticeable corner, Jiang Huaixu whispered, "When did you see me fighting? And how do you know I can read?"
"You hit my mother's milk with a stone... I saw it by accident. My eldest cousin told me that I could read. Also, everyone in the village says that you are the reincarnation of a fairy." Jiang Fu said weakly.
She hid in the bushes at that time, not daring to look but only to listen. Only when she returned did she realize how badly her breast was injured.
After hearing the last reason, Jiang Huaixu's chest was relieved. She asked with a smile, "Why do you want to learn all this?"
"I want to live well with my sister, and when I have the ability to make a living, I can repay you well."
"Didn't your parents teach you to read?"
Jiang Fu lowered her eyes and said sadly, "Mother said that if a girl learns needlework well, she can marry a good man and live a stable life. Father won't let me learn to read. He said it's useless for a girl to learn to read."
Jiang Huaixu touched his nose, as if he had touched upon the other person's sad past.
"What do you want to do in the future?"
This question stumped Jiang Fu. She just wanted to learn to read. In her opinion, being able to read was a great achievement. She herself didn't know what she wanted to do when she grew up.
"Then I'll teach you how to read for now. Tell me when you've figured it out."
It was not easy for women to survive in ancient times, so she had a natural liking for women who were proactive, motivated and hardworking.
Jiang Fu's eyes were as bright as stars. "I will think about it carefully, second cousin."
As soon as Jiang Huaixu returned to his tent, Jiang Wei stopped him and asked, "Little sister, what did that girl want from you?"
"She said she wanted to learn to read and asked me to teach her."
"Learn to read?" Jiang Wei was surprised. "Why is she so pessimistic?"
"Sister, think about it. If my second brother passes the imperial examination and becomes a Jinshi, our family will become a farming and reading family. If someone asks you if you can read, and you can't even read a single word, how embarrassing it would be." Jiang Huaixu said earnestly.
"I'm pretty thick-skinned... and," Jiang Wei raised her chin, "I can recognize a few words. It's not like I can't read a single word."
Really excellent.
Jiang Huaixu couldn't help but give Jiang Wei a thumbs up and went about his own business.
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