For several days in a row, Yun Nuan suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, with alternating low-grade and high fevers keeping everyone on edge.
Qin Yan also couldn't sleep all night. In order to let everyone sleep better, he carried Yun Nuan into his room to take care of her and let the others go to sleep.
Every time Yun Nuan finished vomiting, she looked like she had been pulled out of the water, covered in sweat, her face so pale she looked almost lifeless.
The old man was also anxious, but this was the only way out; her medicine had to be reconstituted, so the process was painful.
Especially when Yun Nuan woke up in the middle of the night and saw Qin Yan still awake with his eyes open, she couldn't help but shed tears. She felt guilty and heartbroken at the same time.
For the first time, she couldn't help but cry out in pain. The pain was so intense that her internal organs were churning, her heart was racing, and she was having trouble breathing. Thin air swirled in her chest, and the feeling of helplessness was pulling at her, making her feel a sense of self-loathing.
"pain......."
His body trembled slightly, his outstretched hand shaking uncontrollably, almost dropping the handkerchief he was holding. His voice was hoarse, his eyes inexplicably tinged with crimson, and his eyes were moist.
He forced a smile. "If it hurts, bite me, okay? Come on, bite here." After wiping his sweat, he stretched out his arm and pried open her teeth so she wouldn't bite him.
She resisted and pushed him away, knowing that crying out in pain would only make others feel bad, and she should endure it. She bit the soft flesh inside her lip, but before she could exert any force, Qin Yan forcefully pried it open.
"Don't hurt yourself, I'm here."
"Qin...Qin Yan, sob sob, I'm sorry."
Qin Yan held her hand tightly, tears streaming down his face and falling onto her pillow. His heart ached as if it were being torn apart, and at that moment, he felt as if he were sharing her pain.
But he knew that what he felt was less than one ten-thousandth of what she felt; only a warm lamp was lit by the bedside. He dared not let her see his emotions overwhelm him, so he pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back.
"You have done nothing wrong to anyone. You are amazing, Nuannuan, you are amazing. No one is more capable than you in fighting against this illness."
You're so amazing! If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Look how long you've held on, let's try one more time, okay? Don't leave me, please, please.
His voice grew hoarseer and hoarse until it was just a murmur to himself. Yun Nuan seemed to sense his panic while she was unconscious. She grabbed his clothes and wouldn't let go. She didn't bite anything anymore, just like many times before.
I fought the pain with all my might and finally it subsided.
In the latter half of the night, her condition finally stabilized, and he smiled silently in the quiet room, as if she had survived a disaster.
He took out new sheets and duvet covers from the closet and changed them, then helped her change her clothes. He gently wiped her body and changed her clothes, his mind completely focused on these tasks. He just wanted Yun Nuan to sleep in a clean bed as soon as possible.
As dawn broke, Jiang Miao and the others got up to check on Yun Nuan. Just then, Qin Yan had settled Yun Nuan down to sleep and was about to go downstairs to prepare the medicine.
Seeing the fatigue on Qin Yan's face, Lin Yu and Jiang Miao stopped him and told him to keep Yun Nuan company while he rested. The two of them went downstairs to prepare.
He didn't refuse much, afraid that Yun Nuan would start hurting again if he didn't keep an eye on her. He told the two how to prepare the medicine, and after they left, he went back into the room to watch over her.
After a week of daily acupuncture and medication, Yun Nuan finally felt she had adapted to the new medicinal diet. However, she would vomit the moment she ate it, but she gradually got used to it.
She looked especially pitiful as she held the bowl, tears streaming down her face as she drank.
"This medicine is going to kill me." Everyone around her was amused by her words, knowing that she was joking to lighten the mood.
It was obvious to everyone that they were worried about her health. She was trying very hard to make everyone feel relaxed and to live her life to the fullest.
Everyone awkwardly turned their heads away to wipe their eyes before turning back to laugh and tease her.
"Who was in pain and didn't make a sound from the beginning? Now that you've spoken up, won't you feel better?" Jiang Miao said with a smile.
Guan Mingyue echoed, but her voice was still a little choked up, which she then concealed the next second.
"No, isn't it much better now? In a few more days, he'll be able to work in the fields with us."
"Haha, right, do you remember Sister Su who brought us here? She said she raises fish in her family's fields. We'll go catch fish together when you're better." Xie Huaqin had already started making arrangements.
"Okay~~" Yun Nuan sobbed as she drank another mouthful of medicine.
Qin Yan wiped away her tears while tying her hair up. Her hair was getting longer and longer, and she had tried to cut it shorter but was stopped each time.
Jiang Miao even took a pair of scissors and trimmed her hair in the front. The group looked at her hairstyle with great satisfaction.
Even when it came to washing his hair, it was Qin Yan who did it. Guan Mingyue had initially demonstrated how to wash hair for him, so he followed suit and even learned acupressure from the old man.
A week later, she finally stopped vomiting after taking the medicine, and the old man began to prepare a medicinal bath for her. The continuous rainy weather also began to clear up.
Aside from initial discomfort with the local environment, everyone else has now skillfully integrated into the villagers' lives. No one could have imagined that when they first arrived, they were all wearing designer clothes and shoes, but now they've all switched to locally handmade cotton clothing.
Moreover, his hairstyle became increasingly unruly. Xu Anbai's hair was blue mixed with newly grown black hair. At first, the villagers thought he was a non-mainstream person, but after they learned about his naive and innocent personality, they looked at him with exceptional kindness.
Everyone called him "Little White," a nickname he shared with a small dog that passed by in the village.
In short, her condition has improved, and everyone is happy.
On this day, the group got up and began washing up in an orderly manner. Xie Huaqin had now successfully learned how to start a fire, and it was her turn to start the fire today. Xu Anbai chopped firewood, and Qin Yan was still the one cooking.
Today's breakfast was not too complicated: millet porridge with local pickled vegetables, plus shumai and meat buns that Qin Yan had just learned to make, all made from dough she kneaded herself.
He was wearing a cotton long-sleeved shirt, and his hair had been naturally falling to his eyebrows these days. He wore the simple clothes with a special sense of style.
"Put out the fire, bring me a plate." He glanced at the shumai, which was already ready, and directed Xie Huaqin to bring a plate.
"Alright!" Xie Huaqin extinguished the fire, got up, grabbed a plate, and handed it over. She filled one plate and then held out another. After filling both, she carried the plates out of the kitchen and stood in the center of the courtyard, shouting...
"Breakfast is ready! Whoever finishes last today has to do the dishes, except for Yun Nuan!"
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