Si Gui looked up at Su Qingci, who appeared on the deck like a savior, and choked up, unable to speak.
His arm had lost sensation from pulling on Xu Dasheng for so long that he couldn't even let go, let alone pull him up.
He braced himself against the dangling rope ladder with his other hand, looked up at Su Qingci and pleaded, "Help me."
It took Su Qingci a while to come to her senses. She climbed over the railing, grabbed the rope ladder with one hand, and stretched out one hand towards him.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I can't feel this hand. Please, could you help me pull Uncle Dasheng up first?" Si Gui pleaded.
Su Qingci paused for a moment, then climbed the rope ladder and took several more steps forward. She grabbed Xu Dasheng's other arm and pulled him up.
At this moment, Xu Dasheng had lost consciousness and even developed a fever. He couldn't muster any strength, and his weight of over 100 pounds was lifted up by Su Qingci by his arm.
Si Gui's arm, which was gripping Xu Dasheng, was pulled upwards and then fell off Xu Dasheng.
With a thud, Xu Dasheng was thrown onto the deck by Su Qingci.
Su Qingci, panting heavily, turned around and stretched out her left hand towards Si Gui.
"Come on, let me pull you up."
After boarding the boat, Si Gui slid down from the partition and knelt down, looking at Su Qingci with gratitude, saying, "Thank you, thank you so much."
Si Gui thanked Su Qingci verbally, but his eyes were fixed on Xu Dasheng lying on the ground.
One of his arms hung limply at his side as if it were useless. Using his other arm, he supported himself and crawled awkwardly toward Xu Dasheng.
"Uncle Dasheng, Uncle Dasheng, we're saved! Wake up! We'll be able to go home soon."
Su Qingci lowered her head and felt Xu Dasheng's forehead. "He has a high fever and needs immediate treatment."
"Come on, move aside, I'll help him inside."
As Su Qingci spoke, she pushed Si Gui aside, bent down, hoisted Xu Dasheng onto her back, and walked into the cabin.
Si Gui was completely disoriented and could only shakily stand up by holding onto the partition next to her, then staggered inside.
Su Qingci settled Xu Dasheng in a guest room and said to Si Gui, who had followed her, "I'm going to find medicine. You quickly help him take off his wet clothes and cover him with a blanket."
After saying that, without waiting for a response, he went out the door and headed to another room.
Once inside the room and the door closed, a small wave of her hand revealed a first-aid kit on the table.
Su Qingci hurriedly returned to her room with the first-aid kit. She had to bring his fever down quickly; with such a high fever, he might become mentally impaired.
After settling Xu Dasheng in, Su Qingci turned to check on Si Gui.
How's your arm? Can you feel it now?
"Press it yourself first, and I'll treat your feet."
"It hurts a little, just bear with it."
The other person's instep was swollen like a large steamed bun, and the skin wound had been soaked and started to turn white, peel, and ulcerate, which looked very terrifying.
Su Qingci was very ruthless. She disinfected the wound, scraped away the ulcerated flesh, and then bandaged it with clean gauze.
After tidying up, they served him fresh water and a steamed bun. Si Gui wolfed it down, and as he ate, large tears fell onto the floor.
Children from poor families mature early; no matter how mature and sensible they are, they are still just sixteen or seventeen-year-old children.
I never expected that my first time going on a long voyage with Uncle Dasheng would lead to such a dangerous and deadly situation.
If it weren't for his own sake, Uncle Dasheng wouldn't be in this state now. He gave himself the life jacket he had snatched, and after the door panel was thrown down, Uncle Dasheng fell into the water.
He originally intended to row over to meet Uncle Dasheng, but then he encountered two crew members at sea fighting over the door panel.
Uncle Dasheng was injured while protecting him at that time.
If anything were to happen to Uncle Dasheng, Sigui would never have peace of mind for the rest of his life.
Su Qingci frowned as she looked at the young man in front of her, her eyes full of doubt.
"Where are you from?"
Upon hearing Su Qingci's question, the boy quickly lowered his head and wiped his face, then gave an embarrassed smile.
"We're all islanders. This is my Uncle Dasheng. We go out to sea to fish on fishing boats..."
Su Qingci nodded thoughtfully, "You should rest for a bit, I'll go check on the one outside."
On the outer deck, besides three people who had eaten their fill and fallen asleep, there was another person who fainted as soon as they came up.
Now that the person has been pulled aboard, make sure they don't get stuck on your own boat.
Su Qingci went out and checked on the other person. She was relieved to find that the other person had simply fainted due to severe exhaustion.
He turned around, went back to the cabin, found a clean set of clothes, and tossed them to Sigui.
"Change your clothes, and drink this bowl of ginger soup."
Damn it, she actually picked up a little Su Jindong from the sea.
He was more than half a head shorter than Su Jindong and much thinner, but his face was seven-tenths similar to Su Jindong's when he was in junior high school.
When Su Qingci first saw his face in the sea, she thought she was no longer in the capital and that Su Jindong had been thrown into the sea by Su Chang'an and the others and was starving.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't him.
The world is full of wonders, and there are many people who look alike, but a seed of doubt was still planted in Su Qingci's heart.
Could it be such a coincidence?
Believe it or not, it's quite possible that it's such a coincidence.
She later came across a report about a philandering man who kept several mistresses.
As a result, his illegitimate son raised in the south and his illegitimate daughter raised in the north met and fell in love across thousands of kilometers and across the vast sea of people. It wasn't until they were discussing marriage and meeting each other's parents that they discovered they were siblings.
So there really are such coincidences in the world.
Seeing the weariness on the other person's face, Su Qingci didn't ask any more questions and turned to check on Xu Dasheng's condition.
After the medicine was administered, the fever gradually subsided, the ashen color on his face faded, and he regained some color. His breathing also became steady.
"The fever has subsided, so it should be fine. Change your clothes and rest. We'll talk about the rest when you wake up."
After giving a few instructions, Su Qingci turned around and went out with her binoculars.
She'd already rescued six people from such a short distance; she needed to check if there were any more struggling to survive at sea.
They controlled the cruise ship to circle the area several times, but found nothing.
It was the tall guy and the three men who had first boarded the ship and were sleeping on the deck that were awakened by the scorching sun.
The three of them stood up, called out twice, and when no one answered, they went into the cabin on their own.
Is anyone there?
"Never mind, let's just go in. What kind of hospitality is it to leave us on the deck?"
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