With the certification of Su Mingfan, the little "foodie", everyone put aside their worries and started eating.
This is amazing. As expected, the sweet and soft taste of the sweet potato is just wonderful. The sweet taste is like eating honey, which makes people linger in the aftertaste.
For a time, everyone loved it very much, especially the children, who had a special liking for sweet potatoes.
Their faces were covered with sweet potato puree, but they kept stuffing it into their mouths. Their little mouths were stuffed so full that they looked so cute, and they kept mumbling "delicious, delicious" incoherently.
On the other side, the atmosphere in the room seemed a little solemn.
Doctor Bai sat beside the bed, carefully examining the little boy, Xiaoshun. He first extended his hand and gently placed it on Xiaoshun's wrist, slightly closing his eyes and carefully feeling his pulse. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.
Then, he touched Xiaoshun's forehead and carefully checked his complexion, tongue coating, etc.
After a series of examinations, Doctor Bai felt relieved. It was just a common fever. Although it was not a particularly serious disease, the child was weak and needed to be well taken care of.
Then, Doctor Bai picked up the medicines they had brought back from Huainan Prefecture yesterday and examined them carefully.
He opened the medicine packets one by one, put them under his nose and smelled them, then picked up a few herbs and looked at them carefully.
This time, I found some small problems.
It turned out that the formula of the medicine was correct, but the dosage of some of the herbs was slightly off. Perhaps because of this reason, Xiao Shun's fever did not subside after taking the medicine.
Doctor Bai frowned, thought for a moment, and then quickly adjusted the prescription based on his rich experience.
He took out several herbs from the medicine box he carried with him, weighed them carefully, added them to the original medicine bag, and carefully instructed Zhao Yizhu on how to decoct the medicine. Only then did he let them continue to give it to Xiaoshun.
Time passed little by little, and by the time of Xu, Xiaoshun, who had been dizzy and had a red face due to fever, gradually felt the heat on his forehead subside.
He slowly opened his eyes, and his vision was no longer as confused as before, but gradually became clearer.
The little boy turned his head, touched his stomach, and whispered, "Mom, I'm hungry and want to eat something."
When the Zhao family heard this, they were overjoyed.
You know, the child has been feeling drowsy and unable to eat since he fell ill, which has made everyone very anxious.
Now when I hear that he wants to eat, it means that his illness is almost healed.
Xiaoshun's mother, Zhao Chunhua, hurried forward and hugged her son tightly in her arms.
As she looked at her son who was gradually recovering his spirit in her arms, her eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red, and she felt both distressed and relieved in her heart.
She turned around and kept thanking her sister-in-law Zhao Chunhua: "Sister-in-law, this time it's really thanks to you. If you hadn't brought us to find Doctor Bai, I don't know when Xiaoshun would be able to recover. Thank you so much!"
Her voice trembled slightly with excitement, and her eyes were full of gratitude. Her sincere look moved everyone who saw it.
Zhao Chunhua said gently to her sister-in-law beside her, "Sister-in-law, we're all family, so don't be so polite. Look, Xiaoshun's fever is gone now, and he's much more energetic. I feel relieved. I'll be leaving now. After all, we have to travel tomorrow morning. You should get some rest too."
Chunhua's mother stood at the door, staring at her daughter who was about to leave without blinking, her eyes full of reluctance.
That gaze seemed like a real silk thread, tightly wrapped around Zhao Chunhua's body, unable to be torn apart.
Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something to keep her, but in the end she held back. She just stood there silently, watching her daughter's figure gradually go away until it disappeared at the end of the path, and then she slowly withdrew her gaze.
After coming back, Chunhua's mother's steps seemed a little heavy. She walked into the house slowly and saw her husband Zhao Suotou sitting next to her.
She sat down quietly opposite her husband, her eyes a little vague, and from time to time she secretly glanced at Zhao Suotou, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Zhao Suotou felt uneasy when he saw her like this, and felt uncomfortable all over.
He frowned and asked in confusion, "Old woman, what's the matter? If you have something to say, just tell me now, don't keep me in suspense."
Zhang Xiaoyu sat there, twisting the corners of her clothes with her hands, and hesitated for a long time, as if she was having a fierce ideological struggle in her heart.
Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she took a deep breath and slowly said, "Old man, since Xiaoshun's illness has recovered, why don't we go with the people of Sujia Village tomorrow?
I figured if we all went together, we'd have someone to look after us, if anything happened along the way. And… and I was really worried about the days ahead, afraid something might go wrong again, so being with everyone would at least give me some peace of mind…"
As she spoke, she carefully observed her husband's expression, her heart was in turmoil, not knowing how her husband would react.
After hearing his wife's suggestion, Zhao Suotou lowered his head, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
His eyes fell on the mottled ground beneath his feet, as if he wanted to find the most appropriate answer from the cracks and dust.
In this slightly dull atmosphere, Zhao Yizhu was the first to speak carelessly, his loud voice breaking the silence: "Dad, I think it's okay! Look, if we go on the road with my brother-in-law and the others, there will definitely be strength in numbers, and it will be safer, right?
We never know what we might encounter along the way. If we go alone, what if we run into a bad guy or something unexpected happens and there's no one to take care of us? That's so worrying. But if we're with my brother-in-law and the others, we can help each other and figure out a way to deal with any problem together. It's so reassuring."
As he spoke, he patted his chest vigorously, as if he had already seen the safe and smooth scene after everyone set out on the road together.
The second oldest brother, Zhao Erzhu, listened to his eldest brother's words and nodded continuously. He then continued, "Big brother is right, Dad. We really need to think this over carefully. I also think it's a good idea to go with my brother-in-law and the others. There's more strength in numbers, and we can look after each other when we're on the road. Besides, my brother-in-law and the others know each other well, so it's more reassuring to go together."
Zhao Suotou listened to his two sons' words without saying a word. He just raised his head slightly, slowly moved his eyes away from his two sons, and then glanced at the third and fourth sons who had been silent.
There was a questioning and scrutinizing look in his eyes, as if he was waiting for them to speak their minds.
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