Lin Ying pretended not to hear Li Yue'e's outburst of anger and instead called out as she went inside.
Upon seeing that there were outsiders present, Li Yue'e quickly composed herself. Her eyes were even a little red from suppressing her temper, but she still asked in a good-natured manner, "Sister, what brings you here?"
Lin Ying handed her the prepared medicine: "Xiao Shuai is sick, he has acute enteritis. I've already given him an acupuncture, and he's fine for now. You can give the medicine to the child first."
Before Li Yue'e could react, Lin Ying shoved the medicine into her hand.
Then Lin Ying said, "Come here, Xiao Qiang, let me put some medicine on you! Who told you to drink hot water if you have a stomachache?"
Li Yue'e was completely stunned. Even in her daze, she understood what had happened, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably. Without a word, she went to the inner room to check on her second son.
Seeing her son lying there pale-faced, Li Yue'e's hands trembled even more.
She was trembling so much that she couldn't even feed her son his medicine.
Lin Ying did this on purpose; she didn't really expect her to feed her the medicine. She went into the room and handed over the two bottles of medicine.
"I'll feed Xiaoshuai, you apply the medicine to Xiaoqiang. The big bottle is for bumps and bruises, and the small bottle is for burns." After saying that, without waiting for Li Yue'e's reaction, she took the medicine bowl from her hand and started feeding Xiaoshuai the medicine.
Li Yue'e stood there watching Xiao Shuai swallow, as if she had just regained her strength, and said, "Sigh, okay."
Then he went outside.
While Lin Ying was feeding her son medicine inside, she heard Li Yue'e carefully looking at her son's injuries from outside: "Does it hurt?"
Xiaoqiang, being a boy, was a bit more resilient. He didn't take his mother's scolding to heart and chuckled, "It doesn't hurt. But Mom, when you had a tummy ache before, and when Aunt Jiaojiao had a tummy ache, drinking hot water helped, right? Why didn't it help my brother?"
Only then did Li Yue'e understand why he had given her son hot water. She felt even more guilty.
“The situation is different. Hot water can’t cure all diseases.” As she spoke, Li Yue’e lifted her son’s clothes and saw that not only were his legs scraped, but his arms and chest were also covered in blisters from the heat.
Li Yue'e could no longer hold back her tears.
She hurriedly called to Lin Ying, "Sister, sister, come quick! See if the ointment on Xiao Qiang's body is working? Should we take him to the hospital?"
Lin Ying has over ten years of experience feeding medicine and is very skilled at it. Plus, the child was small, so there was only a small bowl. By the time Li Yue'e called her, she had already finished feeding the medicine.
When Lin Ying came out, she couldn't help but gasp when she saw the injuries on Xiao Qiang's body.
She only saw that Xiaoqiang was in a sorry state and realized that hot water had been spilled on him, but she didn't expect that the burn area would be so large.
She glanced at Xiaoqiang's injuries and said, "I'll do it. By the way, sister-in-law, do you have any clean gauze at home? If so, go and steam it now and bring it to me. I'll need it to clean his wounds later."
Li Yue'e thought for a moment, and realized that she did indeed have some at home: "Okay, I'll go now."
Lin Ying first found a blanket for Xiao Qiang to drape over himself, and waited for Li Yue'e to finish preparing the gauze before continuing.
As Li Yue'e entered the kitchen, she saw the pot still steaming, and the tears she had just stopped flowing started flowing again. She could picture her son wanting to give his younger brother hot water, but because the kettle was broken, there was no hot water. She imagined her son enduring the pain to boil water for his brother.
She was alone outside, thinking about how she had scolded Li Yue'e without asking any questions when she first came in and saw the broken thermos. She wanted to slap herself.
Seeing that the water was boiling, Li Yue'e placed the entire piece of gauze on it to steam. She didn't know how long to steam it, so she took a deep breath and went to ask Lin Ying.
Ten minutes later, Lin Ying took the steamed gauze and began to treat Xiao Qiang's burns.
After washing her hands, Lin Ying went to get the gauze, cut it in half, and used the silver needles she had just disinfected to prick the blisters on Xiao Qiang's body, then applied ointment.
"Sister-in-law, you can't cover a burn like that. Wait a while, and the ointment will form a film. Just put some loose, clean clothes on him and cover it up. Then apply it every six hours. It will scab over in three days, and then apply it once a day. It will be healed in a week."
Li Yue'e quickly replied, "Okay, sure."
Lin Ying reminded him, "Make sure the child is dressed properly first. He can't have a fever right now, or his wound will easily get infected."
Li Yue'e hurried off to find clothes for Xiaoqiang.
Lin Ying took a new piece of gauze, poured the medicine from another medicine bottle onto the gauze, and began to clean Xiao Qiang's wound.
After wiping the bloodstains from the wound, Lin Ying felt his bones to make sure there were no problems, then applied the medicine again. Still not entirely at ease, Lin Ying gave him a full body check, then took his pulse, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming there were no issues.
Li Yue'e had already found clothes for Xiao Qiang to wear.
Lin Ying instructed again, "Sister-in-law, apply this medicine three times a day. The wound isn't deep, so it doesn't need to be bandaged. It should scab over today, and I estimate it will be healed in less than a week."
Li Yue'e finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you so much, sister. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Lin Ying smiled and said, "By the way, sister-in-law, Xiao Shuai can't drink water right now. Even if he's fussing with you, you can't let him drink it. Wait until he farts before he drinks it. I'll get Xiao Shuai's medicine for you later. He should drink it for three days. If he's still not feeling well during this time, just call me anytime."
Li Yue'e nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay."
After returning home, Lin Ying didn't bother to pack up the things in the car. Instead, she made sure Xiao Shuai had his medicine and also prepared a new dose of medicine to dispel the cold and calm him down.
Seeing Lin Ying take another bowl of medicine, Li Yue'e assumed it was for Xiao Shuai again, so she reached out to take it, wondering to herself, "Didn't they just say we weren't allowed to drink water? Is this medicine okay to drink?"
Lin Ying knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained, "Sister-in-law, this is for Xiaoqiang. He ran around all day in wet clothes, and then this happened. He must be scared. I'm worried he might get a fever tonight. I'm giving him this medicine as a precaution."
Upon hearing this, Li Yue'e was even more grateful to her: "Sister-in-law, I really don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be too flustered to do anything."
Lin Ying waved her hand, telling her not to worry about it, and then told her the time and method for decocting the medicine next time before going home.
Lin Ying never expected that the clay pot she bought would be used to brew medicine before she even ate. Looking at the clay pot, Lin Ying couldn't help but cover her face. She had promised herself she wouldn't treat other people's illnesses, and she had been proven wrong once again.
But she couldn't just ignore this situation, could she? With Xiaoshuai like that, if she didn't take him to the hospital, he might die. Remembering how often Xiaoshuai came to her house, she couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him.
Thinking of this, Lin Ying recalled what her cousin had teased her about: "She loves to look pretty, is arrogant, and is indecisive and hesitant, a typical Libra."
But her grandfather said that she was the best candidate to become a doctor because she was kind-hearted.
Lin Ying knew her personality was unlikable; she was indecisive and always contradicted herself. Therefore, she deserved to be unloved. Even when she was wronged, she would comfort herself before anyone else could offer comfort.
But ironically, she didn't regret it.
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