"Okay, I'll go right away." Gu Lingguo folded the list neatly and put it in his pocket, then went back to the yard to get the money before going out.
Yan Rushan first brought some hot water and towels to the room for the children. "Wife, we don't have any alcohol at home. I need to go to a nearby clinic."
"Buy two bottles of alcohol, big ones."
"Okay, I've got that. Don't worry." Yan Rushan hurried out. Zhong Yuxiu took care of the three children at home. She took turns wiping their bodies and applied cold water to them. When she arrived at the kitchen, she told Fang Guozhong and asked him to go to the old man's room to help take care of him.
She has to take care of three children. Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi are not at home, so she can only ask Fang Guozhong to help look after them.
When Yan Rushan went out to buy two bottles of alcohol, he ran into Gu Lingguo who was also going to the clinic to get medicine. "Have you got the medicine?"
"Okay, the doctor said they are all common medicinal herbs, but what are these prescriptions used for? The doctor was asking me just now, and I said I didn't know. It's only because there is a doctor in the family who prescribes medicine for the family that people are willing to prescribe the medicine." Gu Lingguo said helplessly.
It was also because medical management was not strict at that time. If it were in later times, people would definitely not give you medicine without asking you clearly what disease you had. Not to mention dispensing the medicine, they would not even give you the medicine.
"Then go buy a few medicine pots and a small stove for boiling the medicine. Buy them all at once. By the way, before you boil the medicine, ask my wife how to boil it. She's the only one who knows how to boil the medicine."
"I understand. Then I'll go buy some medicine jars and a small stove first." Gu Lingguo nodded in agreement.
After parting ways, Yan Rushan successfully bought two large bottles of alcohol from the clinic and hurriedly brought them to Yuxiu.
"Wife, do you think these are enough? If not, I'll buy more."
Zhong Yuxiu threw the towel in her hand into the basin, looked up at him, and there was some emotion in her eyes. "Wash your face clean and rest for a while. Two bottles of alcohol are more than enough. Oh, remember to take a bottle of alcohol to see if Grandpa has a fever. He had a low-grade fever before."
"Then I'll send it over now." Yan Rushan handed her a bottle, turned around and went out with the other bottle.
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head and sighed. She opened the alcohol bottle and took out a small bowl. She lit a match and placed it in the alcohol bowl. When it burned to a certain degree, she blew it out. She picked up the children and rubbed their bodies one by one, hoping to cool them down quickly.
While they were busy here, Yan Rushan was not idle either; when he entered the house, Fang Guozhong seemed to have seen his savior.
"Comrade Yan, you're finally here. Elder Yan has a high fever. What should we do?"
Yan Rushan stepped forward quickly. The old man had already fallen asleep. "Quick, Comrade Fang, get me a basin of hot water. Also, bring me a bowl and a box of matches."
Everyone knew how to cool down the room, and Yan Rushan naturally knew it too; after everything was arranged, he went to unscrew the wine bottle.
Fang Guozhong strode away and came back quickly, "Comrade Yan, the things are here."
"Give it to me." Yan Rushan took the bowl, poured half a bowl of alcohol into it, and asked Fang Guozhong to help wipe the old man's body first and then use alcohol to cool him down.
After a busy day, both of them were sweating, especially Yan Rushan; his short-sleeved shirt was soaked, and Fang Guozhong was sweating profusely, and was really exhausted.
"Comrade Fang, you go and rest for a while, I'll keep watch." Yan Rushan turned to Fang Guozhong and said.
Fang Guozhong was a little tempted, but when he saw the clothes he was wearing, he stopped, "Comrade Yan, do you want to change your clothes? You're prone to getting sick if you wear this."
Yan Rushan only then noticed the state of his clothes. He tugged at them, surprisingly calm. "Then I'll return my clothes first and come right over. Thanks for the trouble, Comrade Fang."
"Okay, please return the clothes first." Fang Guozhong nodded in response.
Yan Rushan turned and left the room, returned to her and Zhong Yuxiu's bedroom, found a set of clean clothes to change into; after taking off the sticky clothes, he felt especially refreshed, and hurried back to the old man's room.
"Comrade Fang, you go and rest. I'll take care of it."
Fang Guozhong looked back at him and nodded slightly, "Then I'll go rest for a while. Call me if you need anything."
"Um."
After seeing Fang Guozhong off, Yan Rushan returned to the old man's bedside and took a look at him. His temperature had dropped slightly, but not significantly. He looked at the basin beside the bed, fetched a basin of cold water, and wrung out a handful of cold water with a towel to cover the old man's forehead.
He repeated this until the old man's temperature slowly dropped. He was worried about his wife and children. When the situation improved here, he checked on the old man again. After waiting for a while until the condition was relatively stable, he turned around and went to the children's room.
Fortunately, the old man and the children’s rooms were not far away, just a few steps away.
Stepping into the children's room, Yan Rushan walked over to his daughter-in-law. Seeing that her attention was all on the children, he felt sour in his heart.
"daughter in law."
"Ah?" Zhong Yuxiu looked up. "Why are you here? How's Grandpa doing? Is his fever down?"
"They've retired. How about them? Are they feeling better?"
Yan Rushan's gaze fell on the children. After the fever subsided, their faces turned pale, no longer rosy and round. "Have they committed a serious crime?"
"Well, we bled them and rubbed them with alcohol over and over again. I was worried their body temperatures wouldn't drop, which would make things even worse." Zhong Yuxiu sighed softly, "Even adults can't stand this kind of torture, let alone them."
"It's okay, don't worry. There's nothing you can't cure." Yan Rushan leaned over and hugged her, offering her comfort and warmth. "None of us thought there would be a flu this time. We just wanted to come out for fun."
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head helplessly, "Rushan, I'm really scared. They've never been sick since they were born..."
She was panicked by this sudden incident.
Yan Rushan kissed the top of her head, trying to calm her down; but Zhong Yuxiu was lost in thought and continued slowly, "If I had thought of it earlier and let everyone take medicine to prevent it, maybe Grandpa wouldn't be sick, and the children wouldn't be infected."
Children have weak constitutions. Even if the three children are healthier than ordinary children, after all, they are children, and their immune systems have not yet developed.
"Wife, you've been very good to them and taken very good care of them. The flu is an emergency, not something we anticipated. Do you understand?"
Zhong Yuxiu leaned her head against him, showing such a weak and pitiful look, which she would never do before; while Yan Rushan was happy, he was also worried that her guilt would accumulate in her heart.
"Don't be afraid, they'll be fine. Who hasn't been sick a few times as a child?"
"That being said, when I actually see them, my heart is burning with worry, afraid something bad might happen to them."
I think every mother has had this feeling, right?
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