As soon as Li Yan got home, she went back to her room and took out the pills Zhou Xun had given her for treating the cold. She came to her parents' door and saw Old Man Li coming out of the room. Li Yan asked, "Grandpa, how is my father?"
Old Master Li frowned and said worriedly, "He said he twisted his ankle, but he's been in the cold wind for most of the day, and I'm worried he'll have a fever tonight!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yan handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Mr. Li: "This is the pill that Doctor Zhou gave me last time. This bottle is for treating colds. I'll go give Dad one first!"
Mr. Li was just thinking about whether to call a doctor, but when he heard his granddaughter's words, "Okay, give your father one first!"
When Li Yan walked into the room, Li Erlang was still half asleep. Li Yan turned around, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Lin, who was sitting beside the bed. "Dad has been freezing in the wild for most of the day. I'm worried he'll have a fever tonight. This is medicine for the cold. Give him one first!"
Lin took the small pills her daughter poured out and gently woke up her drowsy husband: "Husband, take it before you go back to sleep!"
Li Erlang swallowed the pill in a daze from Lin's hand, and then fell asleep again in a daze!
Seeing her mother staring at her father with worry, Li Yan patted Lin's back soothingly: "Mom, Dad is fine!"
Lin blamed herself and said, "It was me who asked your father to go to your uncle's house. If he hadn't gone out today, this wouldn't have happened!"
Li Yan looked at her mother, who was immersed in self-blame, and coaxed her, "Mom, if we didn't go to my uncle's house today, my nephew's life might not be saved! We did a good thing today!"
The mother and daughter were whispering to each other while observing Li Erlang's situation.
On the other side, Mr. Li returned home. At this time, the villagers were still waiting in the main hall of Mr. Li's house in case there was any emergency and they needed to find someone.
Mr. Li thanked the villagers, "Thanks to you, Erlang was found so quickly today! If we had been delayed any longer in this severe snowstorm, the consequences would have been disastrous!"
Li Youcai: "Uncle, what are you talking about? We are all from the same village. If someone has any problems, it's just a matter of helping out. How is Erlang now? Do you need us to find a doctor again?"
Mr. Li said, "Take the medicine and go to sleep. If the fever doesn't go away tonight, we can call a doctor tomorrow. The wind and snow are too strong tonight. It's dangerous to go out at night. Let's go home first. When Erlang gets better, let him come to thank us!"
"That's good, that's good, then we'll go back!" After that, the villagers braved the wind and snow and went home.
Li Erlang didn't sleep well after taking the medicine. He first felt chills and then started to have a fever. Mrs. Lin touched her husband's burning forehead with concern and said to Li Yan anxiously, "What should we do? Your father still has a fever!"
Li Yan patted Lin's hand and said comfortingly, "Mom, Dad just took the medicine. It won't work so quickly!" Then she said to Li Xiaomei who was standing beside her, "Aunt, please get me a basin of cold water!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaomei immediately went out to fetch water. Now, everyone at home is inexplicably convinced by Li Yan's words, which always have the power to calm people's hearts.
After a while, Li Xiaomei brought a basin of cold water. Li Yan stood up and picked up a square towel from the shelf, dipped it in the cold water, wrung out the water a little, and then placed it on Li Erlang's forehead!
Lin reached out to stop him, but was stopped by Li Yan: "Mom, the book says this is called physical cooling. Dad has a high fever right now, this will make him feel better!"
Lin looked at her husband. Li Erlang, who had applied a cold towel, finally relaxed his frown.
Seeing that this seemed to be working, Lin took action herself to help her husband cool down! About an hour later, Li Erlang began to sweat, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his hair and neck.
Li Yan couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Mom, Dad is sweating now. I think the medicine he took is working!"
Lin stood up and said to Li Yan, "Your father is not comfortable sleeping like this. I'll go change him into some clean clothes!"
Seeing this, Li Xiaomei said quickly, "I'll go get some water!"
Li Xiaomei came to the kitchen with a wooden basin. Afraid of needing water at night, the firewood on the stove was never extinguished. She quickly scooped out most of the basin of hot water from the pot, added some cold water, tested the water temperature with her hand and found it was just right, then carried the wooden basin into the house.
Lin walked to the table, wrung out the hot towel, and said to the two of them, "You go back and rest, I'll take care of it!"
Because they needed to wipe Li Erlang's body, the two had to leave the room first.
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