"You've been coughing for two days. The village chief said we all have to go to work tomorrow. I'm worried you can't hold on." Old Master Jiang's face was full of worry.
Although the two changed clothes and drank brown sugar water immediately after falling into the water, Zhang Meiling still caught a cold. Grandpa Jiang used the last of his connections and finally sent the two to this small village.
But as soon as she arrived in the village, Zhang Meiling fell ill. Although the village chief here would not find someone to criticize them, he would not give them any special treatment either. They had to work to get food.
Not to mention that they don’t have much in their hands now, even if they did, they can’t leave the village or exchange them for food.
It can be said that Qi Mengmeng is their last hope.
"Meiling, I can see that girl is kind-hearted and capable. She will definitely come."
After Qi Mengmeng left, Mr. Jiang searched around the public toilet for several times but couldn't find the things they gave to Qi Mengmeng, so he asked someone to change the location of the storage that day.
Zhang Meiling coughed a few more times and lay down weakly.
Old Master Jiang was startled and touched her forehead. He was shocked to find that Zhang Meiling had started to have a fever. What should he do?
They had just arrived, and even though they had the money given by Qi Mengmeng, the villagers avoided them as much as possible and didn't care about them at all.
Grandpa Jiang didn’t know when Qi Mengmeng would come back, so he could only run to the village chief’s house first, hoping that the village chief could find someone to save Zhang Meiling.
They only have each other now. If anything happens to Zhang Meiling, Mr. Jiang will definitely not live alone.
Qi Mengmeng didn’t know about Zhang Meiling’s situation yet. She and Li Laidie had already returned to the family compound and went home.
Before entering the house, Li Pandi stuffed the cucumber in her hand to Qi Mengmeng: "Mix it with food for lunch."
Qi Mengmeng found it a little funny. She didn't expect that Li Pandi hadn't eaten the cucumber just because she gave it to her.
Li Lai Di also saw this scene. She smiled and nodded at Qi Meng Meng: "There are still cucumbers in my field. Whenever you want to eat, come and pick them."
Qi Mengmeng didn't say anything more. She smiled, nodded, and walked in.
She put down everything she bought, sat in the yard and began to think about Grandpa Jiang. She always felt that Grandpa Jiang and his companions came too quickly.
But as soon as Mr. Jiang arrived, he was hanging around the entrance of the village. No matter how she looked at him, she felt something was wrong. And the way Mr. Jiang looked at her just now clearly showed that there was something wrong.
What was going on? Was the old lady ill? Or did they want her to take care of them?
If she wanted something, that would be fine, but I’m afraid the old lady is sick.
Two people had fallen into the lake before. Even if they were rescued in time, they were old after all, and who knew if they would catch a cold.
Qi Mengmeng felt that she had understood the truth. The old couple had given them so many things. Since she knew they were coming, she had to go and take a look.
She just heard from Mrs. Song that the place where the old couple lived was very simple and they probably didn't have much food and drink. It would be best for her to bring some food with her when she went there.
Qi Mengmeng took out some biscuits and snacks from the space. These were easy to store and she could eat one whenever she was hungry.
She took out a dozen buns she had made. In the current weather, the buns should be fine to keep for two days. The buns have a small smell and can be taken to the mountain to eat after they are heated up. They will not be easily discovered.
Thinking that the old man might be sick, Qi Mengmeng took out the cold powder and antipyretic medicine in the space, directly unpacked them, and wrapped them with paper so that others could not tell what medicine they were.
While Qi Mengmeng was making lunch, she boiled ten eggs and when she was ready to leave, she brought them directly to the old couple.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Gu Guizhi asked someone to tell him that he had something to do at noon and would not be back for lunch. Qi Mengmeng did not prepare any complicated meals. She just cooked a bowl of noodles and ate it, then walked out of the staff quarters.
Qi Mengmeng had already made up her mind. When she went to the village to buy baskets, she said that the two she bought last time were not enough.
Maybe it was because it was lunchtime, so I didn’t meet anyone along the way.
Qi Mengmeng waited at the entrance of the village for a while, but didn't see Grandpa Jiang. She could only look for him in the direction where she saw him in the morning. After walking for about five minutes, she saw a few thatched houses.
But she didn't know which room belonged to Mr. Jiang, and she was worried about being discovered, so she didn't know how to find him for a moment.
After waiting for another five minutes, when Qi Mengmeng was about to leave to buy a basket first, she saw Grandpa Jiang walking out carrying a wooden barrel. Her eyes lit up, and she followed Grandpa Jiang, walked for a distance, and threw a stone at his feet.
Old Master Jiang was startled. He turned around and saw Qi Mengmeng. His eyes lit up. He quickly glanced at Qi Mengmeng, turned and took a small path. Qi Mengmeng hurriedly followed him, and the two of them walked behind a dilapidated house.
"Girl, can you find some medicine? I'm sick." Old Master Jiang frowned and said the first words he saw Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect that her guess would come true and someone really got sick.
"What's wrong?"
"We had a fever, so the barefoot doctor told us to go to the hospital. But in this situation, the village chief didn't dare to let us go out, so he just let the barefoot doctor prescribe medicine for us."
Mr. Jiang looked at Qi Mengmeng with anticipation on his face.
They are now in a demoted status. Even if the village chief agrees to send Zhang Meiling to the hospital, the doctors in the hospital may not see them. If someone finds out, their lives will be even worse.
So as long as no one is killed, the village chief will not let them go to the hospital.
"I'm going to find the medicine now. How can I give it to you?" Qi Mengmeng agreed immediately.
Instead, it was Mr. Jiang who was stunned for a moment before saying, "I live in a thatched house east of the village entrance. You can deliver the medicine nearby and I'll get it."
"Okay, I'll get it now. Remember to carry the backpack. I've prepared some food for you." After saying this, Qi Mengmeng quickly walked towards the village entrance.
Old Master Jiang also hurried home. He was just trying it out, but he didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to be really willing to help them. It seemed that the old woman could be saved.
Qi Mengmeng returned to the entrance of the village, found a hidden haystack nearby and waited for a minute or two before coming out with the backpack she had prepared in advance. She put half a pound of millet and half a pound of red dates into the basket.
She carried the basket on her back and walked a distance towards the thatched hut, put the things on the ground, and squatted in the grass.
After a few minutes, Mr. Jiang came over.
Qi Mengmeng said quickly, "There are some food in here. Eat them as soon as possible. Don't be reluctant. I will find a reason to come over in a few days. These medicine packs are for fever reduction. Take them every five hours. They are for treating colds and flu."
Qi Mengmeng focused on explaining the situation of the medicine, transferred the things in the backpack to Grandpa Jiang's backpack, and left quickly.
Old Master Jiang looked at the western medicine in his hand, his lips trembling, but he said nothing and hobbled back to the thatched hut.
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