Zheng Xiu talked nonsense for half the night until the sky was light and the rain outside gradually subsided, and she gradually calmed down. Fortunately, Xue Zhi took care of her all night. With his body temperature, she kept changing the wet towel on her forehead, and the fever subsided a lot.
Xue Zhi held her all night, and half of his body was numb. He got up and moved around, then carried her horizontally down the mountain. He planned to send her down while it was still light, and then come back to continue searching for the two children.
The mountain road was muddy after the rain, and Xue Zhi didn't dare to walk fast while holding her. Even so, he slipped every few steps and went down the mountain with great difficulty.
As soon as he got down the mountain, Xue Zhi saw Zheng Ren.
Zheng Ren brought a few officials and was already preparing to go up the mountain.
Zheng Ren saw the pale Zheng Xiu at a glance, and hurried forward to take her, "What happened to Ah Xiu?"
Xue Zhi said concisely: "The girl got caught in the rain and has a fever. She also twisted her foot."
Zheng Ren nodded and said: "Please Ah Zhi go and get a doctor first, I will send Ah Xiu home."
Xue Zhi asked: "The two children..."
Zheng Ren said: "The two children came back last night. They said they got lost on one of the hills, and later found the way and came back."
The two of them finished their conversation briefly, and Xue Zhi went straight to the town doctor. Zheng Ren said a few words to the officials and asked them to return to the government office to report. He then carried Zheng Xiu all the way home. The
Zheng family didn't sleep all night, and they were worried about Zheng Yu at first. Later, Zheng Yu and Xue Shao came back by themselves, and they started to worry about Zheng Xiu.
The rain fell all night in the second half of the night. No one dared to go up the mountain rashly. Zheng Ren asked for help from his connections and reported to the authorities overnight. They were ready to go up the mountain to search and rescue at dawn.
After Zheng Ren brought Zheng Xiu back, he put her back on the kang in the house.
"Xiu girl has been missing for a night, how did she become like this?" Old Mrs. Zheng was also anxious.
Zheng Ren said, "She was on the mountain with Ah Zhi, and she got caught in the rain and twisted her ankle. I've asked him to call a doctor."
"A man and a woman alone," said Old Lady Zheng, wiping away her tears, "what will happen to the reputation of this girl Xiu in the future?"
Zheng Ren was not thinking about these things at the moment. Last night was simply the most difficult night in his life. First, he heard that his son had not been heard from, and then he was told that his daughter had also disappeared. Now that both his children have returned, he only hopes that his daughter who is in a coma will be safe and sound. Apart from that, he has no other requests.
"Mother, let's not talk about this for now. The doctor should be here soon, so please change Ah Xiu into clean clothes first."
Old Lady Zheng responded and changed Zheng Xiu's clothes neatly.
Not long after, the doctor invited by Xue Zhi also arrived.
The doctor checked Zheng Xiu's pulse, prescribed a prescription for reducing fever and clearing heat, and checked her ankle. Fortunately, there was no bone injury, so he prescribed medicinal wine and told the Zheng family to rub her blood stasis three times a day.
In fact, Xue Zhi had checked her injuries when she was in a coma before, and knew that there was no bone injury, but only a sprained tendon. Rub the blood stasis and rest for her. But it is not convenient to talk about it now.
After hearing the doctor's words, old man Zheng and old lady Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Ren was afraid that they were exhausted, so he asked them to go back to the house to rest.
After this busy time, Xue Zhi and Zheng Ren sent the doctor out.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao already knew that they had done something wrong, so they only dared to follow the adults silently and busy themselves around.
Just as he was sent to the door, Xue Zhi suddenly staggered a few steps. Zheng Ren quickly supported him and called the doctor who was about to go out.
Zheng Ren helped Xue Zhi sit down in the main hall. The doctor felt his pulse, but when he turned his wrist, he saw two tiny indentations.
"Is this... a snake bite?" The doctor asked in surprise.
Xue Zhi closed his eyes and felt less dizzy. "It's okay, just a small snake."
The doctor carefully checked the wound and used a knife to cut the wound on his wrist. The blood flowing out of the wound was black.
"This snake is poisonous!" The doctor said and felt Xue Shao's pulse again. He found that his pulse was stable and there was nothing wrong. However, the matter of snake venom can be serious or minor. There are also people who are bitten by snakes and are fine at first, but eventually die from the poison.
"Is it curable?" Zheng Ren's face turned ashen.
The doctor hesitated, "There are tens of thousands of poisonous insects and snakes, and it is not necessarily possible to cure them. We can only try it reluctantly. But this is not the right place, please follow me to the medical officer."
Zheng Ren supported Xue Zhi and followed the doctor, and told the two children to stay.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao were both anxious. They didn't expect that their mischief would lead to such consequences.
"My sister is still in there, if Uncle Xue..." Zheng Yu was sobbing softly as he spoke.
"My father will be fine!" Xue Shao said decisively, but the expression on his little face was also extremely serious.
As the two talked, they went to guard Zheng Xiu's kang together.
Zheng Ren accompanied Xue Zhi to the medical officer, applied herbs to the wound, and bandaged it.
Zheng Ren followed the doctor to get medicine, and Xue Zhi rested in the inner room.
"This poison... do you have any solution?" The doctor was the chief physician of Xinglin Hall, the largest medical officer in the town, and he was also famous in the prefecture. But he was old and missed his hometown, so he brought his family back.
The doctor thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there is nothing wrong at the moment. But the snake venom is indeed there. I dare not be arrogant. I can only do my best and leave it to fate."
Zheng Ren frowned, "If it is serious..."
"It may affect your life span."
When Zheng Xiu woke up, it was already afternoon. The sun was shining brightly outside, pouring in from the window. The room was warm and cozy.
He opened his eyes and saw the two children who had been standing by.
"Sister, you're awake!" The two children exclaimed in unison.
Zheng Xiu still felt a little groggy and had a bitter taste in her mouth. She thought someone must have given her medicine when she was unconscious.
"I'm glad you came back safely." As soon as she said this, she realized that her voice was hoarse and dry.
Zheng Yu hurried to inform Old Man Zheng and Old Lady Zheng. Xue Shao poured her a glass of water at the table. Zheng Xiu took two sips from his hand and felt her throat was much more comfortable.
Old Man Zheng and Old Lady Zheng came over after hearing the news, both with smiles of relief on their faces.
"Come when you wake up, little Xiu. When your father brought you back, you couldn't be woken up even if we called you. It scared me to death." Old Lady Zheng said, then sat down on the kang, took the teacup from Xue Shao's hand, and fed her some. "Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
Zheng Xiu was so weak that she moved a little and felt a burning pain in her ankle.
Old Mrs. Zheng said, "Fortunately, the doctor said that the injury on your foot did not hurt the bone. Apply some medicinal wine and rest for a while and it will be fine."
Zheng Xiu nodded, looked around the house again, and asked, "Where are Dad and Xue the Hunter?"
Old Man Zheng and Old Mrs. Zheng had waited for a whole night and took care of Zheng Xiu. After the doctor's instructions, they went back to the house. Therefore, they did not know that Xue Zhi was poisoned by a snake, nor did they know where the two of them went.
Zheng Yu and Xue Shao knew it.
"Dad, he sent Uncle Xue to the doctor. Uncle Xue was bitten by a snake..." Zheng Yu said nervously, holding his clothes.
"Snake?" Zheng Xiu's eyes widened, thinking of the black snake that Xue Zhi rushed over and caught from her last night, "Is it serious?"
Zheng Yu shook his head, "I don't understand either, but I heard from the doctor that the snake is poisonous. Dad supported Uncle Xue and went with the doctor."
Poisonous!
These two words made Zheng Xiu's ears numb.
In this era, there is no snake serum that can detoxify. If there is really something highly poisonous... the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable!
Zheng Xiu was anxious and angry. It would be fine if the two children were ignorant, but she was in a hurry at the time and rashly followed them up the mountain without understanding her own situation, but instead caused others to be poisoned by the snake. She felt extremely guilty at the moment. If she hadn't been injured in her foot and couldn't walk well, she would definitely get out of bed and go to the doctor.
Old Lady Zheng later cooked some porridge and gave Zheng Xiu a bowl.
Zheng Xiu drank another dose of medicine and fell asleep in a daze. But she was worried about Xue Zhi's injury, so she didn't sleep well. When she
woke up again, it was dusk and the lights were on in the house.
She climbed down from the kang, put on her shoes, stepped on one foot, and jumped out of the house.
Old Lady Zheng prepared dinner, the food was on the table, and they were about to eat.
Zheng Ren was talking to Zheng Yu in the main room, and Zheng Yu lowered his head listlessly.
"Dad, how is Xue Liehu?"
Zheng Ren saw her leave the house and hurried forward to support her. "Why did you get up? Dad will bring you dinner in a while."
Zheng Xiu was supported and sat down. "I'm out of trouble. The fever has subsided. It's just that I don't have much strength in my body and my feet don't hurt so much. Where are Xue Liehu and A Shao?"
Zheng Ren said, "They went back in the afternoon. You took the medicine and went to sleep, so they didn't alarm you."
"As for Xue Liehu's injury..."
Zheng Ren shook his head. "The doctor can't say for sure. He just prescribed medicine to see how it works."
Even the doctor can't say for sure...
Zheng Xiu felt more sad and guilty. She blamed herself and cried, "It's all my fault. I followed him up the mountain without knowing my own limitations. The poisonous snake was going to bite me. If he hadn't saved me..."
"Sister, don't cry, it's all my fault." Zheng Yu walked up to her and pulled her sleeve, crying, "It was all because I was too playful and asked A Shao to take me to the nearby hilltop to have a look, and that's why I got lost... Sister, it's all my fault!"
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