Seeing that Chen Ji's face was getting worse and his breathing was becoming rapid, Xu Ruantang quickly went to his side and asked, "Chen Ji, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Before long, small red spots appeared on Chen Ji's face and neck.
Xu Ruantang's heart skipped a beat. This was... an allergic reaction!
"Are you allergic to anything?" Xu Ruantang quickly walked to the table and poured him a glass of water.
Chen Ji braced himself against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and turned to reach for something in the chest or cabinet, but he was having difficulty breathing, let alone reaching for the items.
Xu Ruantang was quick-witted and agile; she flipped over and climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), then opened the chests and cabinets and began rummaging through them.
She saw something that looked like a medicine box and quickly held it up to show Chen Ji.
Chen Ji waved, and Xu Ruantang, not caring about anything else, opened the box and placed it in front of him.
Judging from Chen Ji's appearance, this shouldn't be the first time.
Unfortunately, Xu Ruantang's college roommate had a severe allergy. Every time she ate fish or shrimp, small red spots would appear on her face, so she was extra careful when eating.
Xu Ruantang shared a dorm room with her, so she naturally learned some things about allergies.
Chen Ji's condition must be more serious than hers, otherwise he wouldn't have experienced breathing difficulties.
Xu Ruantang thought he knew where the medicine was, so she put the box in front of him and asked him to take it. But Chen Ji couldn't find it after flipping through it several times.
In her haste, she picked up the box and poured out all the medicine with a "whoosh," examining each item one by one.
Seeing the label labeled "allergy medication," Xu Ruantang held it up to Chen Ji. "Is this it?"
Chen Ji nodded and held up two fingers.
Xu Ruantang quickly pinched out two pills and handed them to him, then jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and handed the water to Chen Ji.
Seeing that he had taken the medicine and his breathing had gradually calmed down, Xu Ruantang finally felt relieved.
"What exactly happened? What are you allergic to?"
She asked as she packed her medicine kit.
Logically speaking, if Chen Jiming knew about the allergy, he should have told Aunt Wang in advance to be careful.
This situation shouldn't have happened.
Although Chen Ji's breathing had calmed down, the small red spots on his face and arms were still there.
His voice was a little hoarse: "I'm only allergic to peaches."
"Peaches? We didn't eat any peaches today."
Since she arrived, she has never seen any fruit at Chen Ji's house, let alone peaches.
Chen Ji's eyes were deep and unfathomable, his face revealing no emotion.
Despite the red spots on his face, they did not detract from his sharply defined features.
If this were in the past, she would have ridiculed anyone who said a man with pockmarks was handsome.
But now that she has seen it with her own eyes, Xu Ruantang has to admit that some people are good-looking no matter what.
Fate is indeed unfair. Some people are born as if they were carefully crafted by Nuwa, while others are like mud splattered on a wall.
Xu Ruantang packed up the medicine box and put it back in the cabinet, then poured Chen Ji a glass of water, saying, "Drink more hot water."
These words... sound somewhat familiar.
Xu Ruantang shook her head. "Why don't you rest for a while?"
Chen Ji nodded. "It's nap time."
As he was speaking, he reached out to get Xu Ruantang a pillow, but she stopped him.
"No need, I don't have the habit of taking a nap. You and Xiaobao sleep together. I'll go next door to find Aunt Wang and ask her where I can buy seeds." Xu Ruantang said, lifting her foot to walk out.
Chen Ji called out to him, "Wait a minute."
He pointed to a book on the desk, "There's money in this book, take it."
Xu Ruantang thought for a moment and didn't stand on ceremony. Anyway, the vegetables were going to be grown on his land, so everyone could eat them together.
She found the book Chen Ji had mentioned, opened it, and saw several bills tucked inside: two hundred-yuan bills, one fifty-yuan bill, and three ten-yuan bills.
Xu Ruantang pulled out a ten-yuan note, held it up, and waved it at Chen Jiyang. "Ten yuan should be enough to buy seeds, right?"
Chen Ji coughed lightly, his expression serious: "Take them all."
"Okay, I'll keep it here for now, there's nowhere to put it." If she buys the seeds, she'll have to go to the backyard to till the soil in the afternoon, so it's really inconvenient to carry them around.
Xu Ruantang first stood in front of her own door and looked around. At this time of afternoon nap, the village was quiet, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to knock directly on Aunt Wang's door.
Fortunately, Aunt Wang wasn't taking a nap; she was sitting under the big tree in front of the door picking vegetables.
"Auntie, didn't you take a nap?" Xu Ruantang ran over excitedly.
Aunt Wang looked at her and smiled, "My family has little land, so usually Wang Jian goes to work in the fields. You don't have to go to the fields, so you don't need to take a nap."
Xu Ruantang nodded, "I don't like taking naps either."
Napping is a strange thing. If you nap for a short time, it feels like you haven't slept at all. If you nap for a long time, you can't wake up no matter how long you nap. And you still can't fall asleep at night.
Chen Ji can sleep quite a lot.
"Auntie, I'd like to ask where I can buy seeds around here? I'd like to buy some vegetable seeds."
Aunt Wang asked curiously, "Do you want to plant on the plot of land in Chen Ji's backyard?"
Xu Ruantang nodded vigorously, "Yes, it's just sitting empty anyway, so planting vegetables won't be a waste."
"Hey, no need to buy it, your aunt has some, I'll go get it for you right away."
Aunt Wang stood up and dusted off her hands.
Soon, she came out with the seeds wrapped in newspaper. "Xiao Xu, Wang Jian went to the city. When he comes back this afternoon, I'll have him help you till the land."
Xu Ruantang took the seeds from Aunt Wang and asked, "Thank you, Auntie. How much are they?"
Aunt Wang waved her hands repeatedly, "No money, no money, there's so little seed, don't be polite with your aunt."
The two of them shoved each other for a while with the ten yuan in their hands, and finally, seeing that Aunt Wang was about to get angry, Xu Ruantang had no choice but to give up.
Never mind, I'll tell Chen Ji later and have him calculate it with Aunt Wang.
As neighbors, we inevitably trouble others, and we can't always help them for free.
Xu Ruantang happily returned to the yard with the seeds in her pocket. The two people inside were sleeping, and she didn't want to disturb them, so she simply borrowed a hoe from her aunt and took it to the backyard to till the soil.
Turning over the soil? Isn't that just using a hoe to turn the soil upside down?
This is such a simple task; she should be able to do it. Back in high school, the school even made us do community service, like weeding the hill behind the school!
She forgot that her hands were still injured. After digging a couple of times with brute force, Xu Ruantang threw down the hoe and hid under the eaves to doze off.
The temperature difference between day and night is large in rural areas; it's already quite hot at midday in mid-April.
Xu Ruantang couldn't sleep at all. She tossed and turned in her chair for a while, then stood up and went outside.
She closed the courtyard gate and wandered aimlessly through the fields, stopping and starting as she went.
“Yulan, why don’t you tell us about it?”
Just as Xu Ruantang was about to turn past the big tree at the village entrance, she heard Yao Yulan's name. She stopped in her tracks and decided to turn back.
"I didn't want to say it in the first place, but since you're all so curious, I'll only tell a few of you. Don't go around telling everyone else."
"Of course! Don't you trust us? Who are we to you?"
After a burst of laughter, Yao Yulan's somewhat arrogant voice came, "When Brother Chen first returned to the village, I went to his house with my dad. At that time, the army came with several military vehicles. They were quite impressive."
"And then what?"
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