Chapter 122 122 Sick
The newcomer smiled and glanced at Qin Gouzi, "We still have to thank you. Without your tip-off, we wouldn't know when we would have caught these guys."
Qin Feng smiled and waved his hand, then left Qin Xiaoxiao's room with the person who came. They carefully closed the door and, without disturbing anyone, climbed over the back wall.
By the time Qin Feng and Qin Ye got home, it was almost dawn. Qin Aiguo and Qin Xiaoxiao had also been standing all night.
Finally, when the people returned, Qin Aiguo and Qin Xiaoxiao were too tired to speak. They waved to the two of them and went back to their room to sleep under the distressed gazes of Grandma Qin and Ma Dahua.
Having stood all night, Qin Xiaoxiao developed a high fever shortly after falling asleep. However, she was still asleep and had no idea that she had a fever. If it weren't for Grandma Qin calling Qin Xiaoxiao to eat without her responding and noticing that Qin Xiaoxiao's face was very red, the Qin family probably wouldn't have known for a while.
Grandma Qin hurriedly went to check on her husband, only to find that he also had a fever.
Grandma Qin panicked and quickly went to call Qin Feng over.
Qin Feng had just fallen asleep and was trying to get some sleep for an hour before dawn, but his mother woke him up before it was time to go to bed.
"Quick, your dad and Xiaoxiao have fevers."
Qin Feng was startled, all sleepiness vanished, and he immediately got up, put on his clothes and shoes, and rushed to the main room.
Qin Feng touched Qin Aiguo's forehead and then checked his own forehead temperature. "He definitely has a fever. I'll go call a doctor. There should be someone at the village clinic at this time. If not, I'll go to his house to find him."
After Qin Feng finished speaking, he quickly looked at Qin Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping on the other side, and found that she had a higher fever than her father.
Qin Feng didn't dare to delay, so he quickly woke up Qin Ye and told him to stay and he would go find someone.
Qin Ye stopped the man, saying, "I'll ride my bike over there. Dad, you stay home and keep watch."
Before Qin Feng could object, Qin Ye had already gotten dressed and was pushing the cart.
Qin Feng sighed inwardly and, together with Old Mrs. Qin and Ma Dahua, tried to find a way to cool things down between the two.
Because it was inconvenient, Qin Feng carried Qin Xiaoxiao to his room and had Ma Dahua take off Qin Xiaoxiao's clothes and wipe her body with alcohol.
After giving his instructions, Qin Feng left and went to help in the main room.
Ma Dahua quickly finished wiping Qin Xiaoxiao's body, then wiped her again with warm water, and finally placed a cool, warm towel on Qin Xiaoxiao's forehead.
Qin Xiaoxiao felt a bit cold after falling asleep. She wanted to pull the blanket over herself, but her hands were too tired to lift, so she could only let them get cold.
After being chilled for a while, she suddenly felt incredibly hot, as if someone had placed her on a stove to roast her. She was covered in sweat and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Then she felt someone wiping her body, which made her feel much better, and then she started to feel cold again.
The alternating hot and cold sensations tormented Qin Xiaoxiao several times, and her head started to ache again, as if someone was drilling into her head with an electric drill. The pain made Qin Xiaoxiao cry out.
Grandma Qin touched Qin Xiaoxiao's forehead with heartache and wiped away her tears. "My little darling has suffered so much this time. You have no idea. Her grandfather was guarding the yard, but she insisted on going out to help. She even told Dahua and me to hide in the house and not to go out."
It was dark that night, but I saw light in Xiao Xiao, like a living Buddha...
With you and your son not home, your dad and Xiaoxiao are the ones looking after the house, which is why Dahua and I aren't so panicked.
"Elder brother, Xiaoxiao is a kind and righteous girl. From now on, you and Dahua must treat her like your own daughter. She will definitely be filial to you in the future."
Qin Feng stood by and nodded gently. "I know, Mother. Don't worry, I've always treated Xiaoxiao like my own daughter. Besides, she's my younger brother's daughter, so she's a member of the Qin family. No matter what, blood ties can't be severed."
Grandma Qin wiped away her tears again, "Yes, I can't break it off, I can't break it off."
Ma Dahua also wiped away her tears. "Mom, I'll stay here and watch over things. You should rest too. You haven't slept all night. Go inside and lie down for a while."
Grandma Qin shook her head. "I'm worried. This child just finished his mourning period and his health wasn't good to begin with. He hasn't eaten meat for over a hundred days, and his body is almost worn out. Now he's sick. I don't know if he can recover his health in the future."
If it can't be repaired, it might affect my lifespan.
As Grandma Qin spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she couldn't wipe them away.
Ma Dahua and Qin Feng exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.
Qin Xiaoxiao woke up on the second night. After sleeping for two days and one night, she felt a little better, but her head still ached and her throat was so sore that she couldn't speak. She could only signal to Ma Dahua with her eyes that she wanted to drink water.
Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao was awake, Ma Dahua hurriedly went over to her. "Xiaoxiao is awake? You're finally awake. If you hadn't woken up, your grandma and I would have taken you to the hospital."
If her fever hadn't subsided early, they would have taken her to the hospital. They figured she was probably just exhausted from not waking up, which is why they weren't so worried.
Ma Dahua first fed Qin Xiaoxiao a cup of water and told her to continue resting. Then she put on her shoes and ran to the main room to tell Old Mrs. Qin.
Upon learning that Qin Xiaoxiao had woken up, Grandma Qin, Qin Feng, and Qin Ye rushed to Qin Feng's room. Even Qin Aiguo, who had just recovered from his illness, wanted to get up and go see her.
Qin Feng did not allow it.
"Dad, you've just gotten a little better. What if you catch a cold again? I'll definitely feel guilty then."
"You should get some rest. Go see her tomorrow when you feel better."
Qin Aiguo thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, tell her to rest well. Once she's better, I'll personally take her up the mountain to catch rabbits."
Qin Feng smiled and nodded, "I understand, Dad."
When Qin Feng returned to the house, Grandma Qin and Qin Ye were already sitting down next to Qin Xiaoxiao with smiles on their faces. Grandma Qin called Qin Xiaoxiao "Bao'er, darling, my precious little one" several times, which left Qin Xiaoxiao a little confused.
What is my name? Could you please give me a straight answer?
Having just recovered a bit, Qin Xiaoxiao was still exhausted and fell asleep again soon after.
After a night, when Qin Xiaoxiao woke up again, she was in much better spirits and her body felt much lighter.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the room, Qin Xiaoxiao used an electronic thermometer to take her temperature, and it turned out that her fever had indeed subsided.
Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but in order to recover as soon as possible, she took out a strip of cold medicine from her space and ate it, and also took one ibuprofen pill.
Qin Xiaoxiao stayed at home for five days after falling ill. During those five days, a lot happened in the village, but the most important thing was that the fruit harvest on the mountain was bountiful.
For the past two days, Qin Feng has been organizing the villagers to go up the mountain to pick fruit. Some of the medicinal herbs planted under the trees are also ready to be harvested. Qinjiagou has become busy again, with no time to even go home for lunch. It's even busier than during the autumn harvest.
They were busy and tired, but they were happy because all the money from selling the fruits and medicinal herbs belonged to them, and each family would receive a large sum of money at the end of the year.
They're willing to be busy and tired just to get a share of the money.
(End of this chapter)
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