Simply shift your gaze, and the little one is still standing there blankly, his little hands clasped together, his little head hanging down, only the top of his head showing.
Are you sure? You weren't tricked into going?
"Impossible. No outsiders can get into our residential compound. Besides, Xiao Hu brings him lunch every day, so he can detect any problems in time."
Xiao Hu is Lin Tuan's bodyguard. He used to be responsible for delivering meals to the old man and the child. Now the child is left alone, and Lin Tuan has to leave the child at home when he goes to work, so the bodyguard can come and check on the child when he delivers meals.
"Did you just come down from the mountain?"
Qin Yi was somewhat exasperated.
"I was on vacation today and was thinking of going up the mountain to hunt some things, but I had bad luck and ran into a pack of wolves. I didn't have a gun with me and almost got killed in the mountains. I managed to shoot two pheasants and then quickly came back."
As I was coming down the mountain, I saw what looked like a small black dot moving around. When I got closer, I realized it was him! I was so scared. I thought someone had led him there. I searched for him on the mountain for ages, but this kid just wouldn't budge. No amount of persuasion worked.
"That's why I had to drag him down. I'm going to find the regimental commander right now. How could I keep an eye on the child like this? What if something happened to him on the mountain? I'd regret it to death!"
Normally, the path up the mountain involves going further into the family compound. This small compound is practically the only way up, and it's the closest point to the top. That's why Qin Yi was able to come here first after coming down the mountain and grumble about it.
"Alright, sister-in-law, you rest first. I'll take the kids to find the regimental commander first, and I'll come back to help you shovel snow in a bit. You don't need to do anything else."
He simply waved them away.
"No need, you go ahead and do your work. I'm fine, I'll finish sweeping this in no time."
“Sister-in-law, I’ll take him back to the regimental headquarters first.”
Watching them turn and leave, Jian Dan felt something was off. After walking a short distance, she noticed the child's ankles peeking out and realized what was happening.
"Little one, little one, child,"
Qin Yi suddenly picked up the child and ran back, his entire body on guard.
"Sister-in-law, the child is here. What happened? What's wrong?"
He simply flung open the wooden door and reached out to pull up the child's trouser leg...
Qin Yi was stunned; the grown man immediately burst into tears.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why is this child still wearing only a single layer of clothing?"
I... I didn't notice, I just brought it back..."
As he spoke, his large hands began to touch the child's body. Upon touching him, he felt terrible. The child's clothes and pants were only one layer, hanging loosely. With the north wind blowing, the biting sensation was unbearable even for a grown man like him.
The shoes on his feet were also single-layered, so it wasn't noticeable from the back, but from the front, the toes had been pushed open, and the outside of his big toe was almost as black as the shoe, so it's no wonder Qin Yi didn't notice.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law,"
Qin Yi was, in the end, just an inexperienced young man. He spent most of his time with Qin Qinghuai in this place where righteousness prevailed. He knew many things in his heart but never had the chance to see them with his own eyes.
Perhaps seeing this woman called "sister-in-law" gave her a sense of security, and she panicked like a child, hurriedly taking off her cotton coat and wrapping it around the child, then warming the child's chilblained feet in her bosom.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what should we do about him? Will he get frostbite?"
Simply look at the child; there isn't a single crack on his tender little face. It seems that the cold and warmth have no effect on him whatsoever.
I glanced briefly outside the residential compound; perhaps because of the cold weather and snow, there wasn't much of a person around.
"Bring the child in first. Adults can endure being outside for so long, but children can't."
Simple and doesn't care about things, even when she's outside, the house is always warm and cozy.
Qin Yi hurriedly placed the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), then tremblingly unbuttoned the coat he had just put on. He rubbed his large hands together, then ran them over the child's forehead, testing it against his own. He was completely flustered.
"Sister-in-law, feel him, does he have a fever?"
Jian Dan just sliced the ginger. Seeing his haste, he didn't even need a pot. He just used the crisp ginger slices and brown sugar, then poured in boiling water.
"Hurry up and drink the ginger water first."
Qin Yi was at a loss.
"Sister-in-law, the baby... the baby seems to have a fever."
When you go from a very cold outdoor environment to a warm indoor environment, the temperature change can sometimes cause your face to suddenly become hot and red. I experienced this before when I returned to Zhoushan.
However, Jian Dan didn't dare to joke around with the child, so she quickly gave the child half a cup of ginger water.
Fortunately, the child was obedient and didn't refuse anything he was fed, eating it bite by bite, even more readily than Qin Yi.
After feeding the child, she noticed that the chill on the child's body seemed less severe, and Jian Dan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“The child is completely frozen, so it’s not appropriate to take him outside. Let him warm up here first.”
Why don't you see if you can find Lin Tuan, your brother Huai, or even one of Lin Tuan's guards, and talk to them?
The children have been up the mountain for quite some time; it's impossible that they didn't notice. Go find them and ask them to figure out what to do—take them to the clinic or get a doctor. We're not professionals; we can't afford to delay the children's treatment.
Qin Yi turned and ran out, but Jian Dan's shout brought him back.
"Put on your cotton-padded coat before you go, and don't be so noisy. Talk to them properly."
Lin Tuan probably overlooked it unintentionally; this is his only son, he can't possibly be indifferent. You just need to explain the situation, and let him decide the rest, understand?"
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