Zhou Huaxing shook his head nonchalantly: "Brother Qin, I'm fine. These things piled up in the hall take up too much space. I'll clean them up."
He was already very grateful that they allowed his family to live here, and he couldn't cause any trouble for them.
Old Lady Qin saw that the cut on the back of her head was quite large. Although the bleeding had stopped, it was still a bit scary to see the bloody mess.
Without saying a word, he went to get some hot water and found a clean towel.
"Xiao Zhou, please sit down. I will help you treat your wound. Otherwise, your wife will be worried if she sees it later."
After hearing what Aunt Qin said, Zhou Huaxing put down what he was doing and said thank you from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, Aunt Qin!"
After saying that, he sat on the stool.
Old Lady Qin gently wiped the blood off his face with a hot towel. Zhou Huaxing didn't even utter a word during the whole process. He was indeed a real man.
Wei Yang, on the other hand, looked at it and frowned with a cute smile: "Does it hurt a lot?"
Zhou Huaxing was amused by her cute appearance. He raised his hand and touched her face: "Don't be afraid, uncle is fine."
He is a man, he can still endure this pain.
After cleaning up the bloodstains, Old Lady Qin asked the eldest son to bring the home's spare first aid kit, which was prepared by Xiao Xunyi and Yang Xinyu respectively.
Although they are doctors, they do not live here after all. If anyone has an accident, the things here can be kept for emergency treatment.
Whenever someone in the village gets injured, Old Lady Qin will help treat the wound.
By now, she was already familiar with dealing with this kind of skin injuries.
After bandaging Zhou Huaxing's wound, she reminded him not to touch water and then packed up the medicine box.
“Auntie Qin…” Zhou Huaxing wanted to express his gratitude, but was interrupted by Old Lady Qin: “Stop, let’s not say thank you.
Although you are an outsider, as long as you live in our Zaojiazhuang, you are a member of our Zaojiazhuang.
You can live here with peace of mind during this period. When the snow melts and the weather turns better, I will ask my eldest son to help you build the house.
He has the skills to do this and it won’t take long to build.”
Zhou Huaxing nodded with red eyes, and then as if he had thought of something, he opened a box he found under the rubble, which contained clothes.
He rummaged through his clothes for a while and found a small iron box.
In front of everyone in the hall, he opened the box, and inside was a stack of money.
He didn’t count carefully, and directly took half of it and stuffed it into Old Lady Qin’s hand: “Auntie Qin, I am very grateful that you are so kind to take in our family of three.
But I can't take your kindness for granted. Although this money is not much, it is my sincere token of my appreciation. Please accept it."
How could Old Lady Qin really want his money? She returned it directly: "Your house collapsed, and your wife just gave birth to a child, so you will need a lot of money in the future.
You can keep this money for yourself and use it to support your family.
If you feel bad about it, it won’t be too late to express your gratitude when your life gets better.”
"No, if you don't accept it, my wife and I will feel guilty living here.
Aunt Qin, just accept it. I am a grown man with hands and feet, and I can support this family." Zhou Huaxing's eyes were firm.
"Now that we've come to this, I'll accept it. You guys just eat with us for the time being. I'll make chicken soup for your wife to nourish her body later." In the end, Old Lady Qin still didn't return it.
She knew that once the money was returned, Zhou Huaxing would definitely find a way to give it to her.
Instead of arguing over this little money, it would be better to spend it on his wife's food and drink during her confinement.
This time Zhou Huaxing did not refuse, his wife really needed to nourish her body.
It’s just that his ability is limited now, and he can’t repay the Qin family well. When he becomes successful in the future, he will never forget this kindness.
At this moment, the sound of a child crying could be heard in the room, followed by Zhou Huaxing's wife crying, "Huaxing, come here quickly, the child seems to have a fever."
When Zhou Huaxing heard that the child had a fever, he was so scared that he hurried to the room.
Old Mrs. Qin and several of her daughters-in-law followed them in. As soon as they entered the room, the baby's crying became louder.
Although Zhou Huaxing is a very responsible man, it was his first time being a father after all. When his child was unwell, he didn't know what to do for a while.
He touched his son's burning forehead and could only look to Old Lady Qin for help: "Auntie Qin, what should I do? My son seems to have a fever, and there is no village doctor in our village."
After all, Mrs. Qin was an experienced person. She said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, you two. Let me feel it and try."
Zhou Huaxing's wife hurriedly handed the child to Old Lady Qin. Old Lady Qin took her son and put her cheek against the child's temple. He did have a fever.
It was probably because the child was blown by the cool breeze during the rescue.
It is normal for children of such young age to have poor resistance and get sick.
But the problem is that there is no village doctor in the village, but fortunately there are spare antipyretic drugs at home.
"Xiumei, go get the antipyretic medicine and dissolve it in water, then feed it to the child.
Remember, you only need one-third of the antipyretic medicine. The child is still young, so you can’t use too much medicine.”
Zhang Xiumei nodded: "Okay, I'll go now."
"Auntie, my son won't be in any serious trouble, right?" Zhou Huaxing's wife's face was pale.
Old Lady Qin smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, it's just a fever. After taking the antipyretic medicine and sweating a little, you will be fine.
This is the first time you encounter such a situation, so it is inevitable that you will be at a loss.
Don't worry, I'm here, the child will be fine."
After hearing this, the couple felt relieved for some reason.
Soon Zhang Xiumei came with the medicine and a small iron spoon in her hand.
Old Mrs. Qin held the child and fed him.
After a while, the antipyretic medicine in the bowl was fed, and then Mrs. Qin returned the child to his mother: "Okay, the antipyretic medicine will take effect in a short time.
It's getting late, I'm going to make lunch, are you hungry now? Do you want to eat something to fill your stomach?"
"I'm not yet..." Before Zhou Huaxing's wife could finish her words, her stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound, and it was obvious that she was hungry.
Her face flushed with embarrassment, and Zhou Huaxing quickly explained: "The house collapsed when I was making breakfast, so my wife hadn't eaten yet."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? There are some leftover buns from this morning in the pot. I'll go get a few and you can eat them first. I'll call you when lunch is ready."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yuxin came in with a bowl filled with four buns and two sweet potatoes: "Xiao Zhou, these buns and sweet potatoes are still hot, eat them while they're hot."
The couple smelled the aroma of the buns and their mouths were watering.
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