In the middle of the night, Xiushui was awakened by the coldness on her back and the sound of crying.
"Mom... Xiuai's fever is getting worse and worse. Several other people are also suffering from fever. Could it be that they have contracted the plague?"
"Ruzhu! Stop talking nonsense."
Soo Ae has a fever?
There was also suppressed crying sound not far away, as if saying that the elderly person at home was not well.
Then, another family said their daughter also had a fever.
It was cold and the crying continued, so Xiushui couldn't sleep.
Seeing that Hei Mei was sleeping soundly, he pulled off a piece of clothing to wrap her body, and went to see what was going on.
Because it was so cold, everyone didn't care about the earlier precautions of not making a fire.
At this time, several fires were lit in the open area, and many people stood up and warmed themselves by the fire with sad faces.
The younger sister-in-law was next to the old lady, the sixth aunt was holding Xiuai with tears on her face, and the sixth uncle was circling around them.
"Mom, Xiu'ai is getting hotter and hotter. How can she make it to dawn if this continues?"
"Use a cold towel to wipe her forehead, armpits, and soles of her feet."
"Xiushui, what else do you think about?"
"And some soju. Dip cotton in it and rub it on these areas."
Xiushui walked over and tested Xiuai's temperature. After doing so, she understood why Aunt Liu's face was covered in tears.
This little cousin's fever is really serious. If it doesn't go away...
She thought to herself that this was not a good thing. The thing she feared most on the journey of fleeing famine was catching a fever and getting sick.
"Why did you suddenly develop such a severe fever?"
“Actually, she wasn’t very energetic yesterday, but she’s usually weak and always listless, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
I ate much less at night, so I took notice. Unexpectedly, I actually got a fever late at night. Ugh, it's all my fault..."
My aunt continued, "The problem is, among us refugees, about five or six people suddenly developed fevers. I'm really scared..."
Xiushui and the old lady both looked solemn when they heard this.
In ancient times, a cold could be fatal, let alone an epidemic.
Some of them drank water without boiling it along the way, so who knows if they were drinking unclean water.
If there really is a plague...
Xiushui couldn't sit still anymore.
"Grandma, let me take a look."
"I'll go with you."
The younger sister also got up and held her hand.
Speaking of which, she and my aunt are of the same age, both thirteen years old.
However, my aunt may feel that she is the elder, so she always acts in a reserved manner in front of her, and usually acts in unison with the adults.
So in the past two days since she came here, Xiushui hasn't had much contact with her aunt.
Being held by the hand by my aunt-in-law gave me the same feeling as being dragged by a good friend to scare someone in modern times.
"Auntie, you studied under the traveling doctor for two years. Do you think this is an epidemic?"
"I... I'm not sure, but several people have had fevers tonight. It's not looking good."
Well, I’m afraid I can’t rely on my aunt’s medical skills.
"I was trying to gather some herbs to see if I could get Xiu Ai some fever-reducing medicine. But I only usually collect a dozen or so, and I'm still short of two main herbs."
Hey, even this young girl who has no medical skills knows how to match medicines. Xiushui is flattering me.
"Auntie, you're amazing! You already know how to dispense medicine after just two years of study. I knew you were a genius..."
Wen Ruzhu never expected that her niece was so good at blowing.
She looked complicated and tightened her hand a little.
"Just tell me about this later, don't tell others. Well, actually, my aunt is not that powerful.
Many people in the village actually take some medicine, but they just boil some hot water for daily use.”
Well, according to my aunt, if I pick some plantain and selfheal, mix them with honeysuckle and boil them together to make water, I can say that I know how to pick herbs...
There are indeed many people in that village who can pick up things!
"Aunt, you're different from the rest of us. You know the main and secondary herbs and how to combine them. Let's not discuss that. What kind of herbs do you need? I've collected quite a few, and most of them are fresh."
At this time, Xiushui no longer cared about the herbal shuiling planted in the space.
The most urgent thing is to let Xiu Ai survive, otherwise we will just watch a flower bud wither... Thinking of the sadness of Aunt Six and Uncle Six.
Xiushui didn't have the heart to chat about anything else.
The aunt and nephew walked in a circle, their hearts sinking.
There are probably no less than ten people who have fever or symptoms of fever.
Ruzhu became even more panicked.
"What should we do? What should we do? If this is an epidemic, we're all doomed."
Xiushui's heart tightened, but then she thought that the drought had not yet reached its worst.
As for the military defeat, it also started in the last ten days or so, and they can be said to be the first group of people to run away.
Even if it's an epidemic, it shouldn't happen so quickly.
"Aunt, it's a cold, probably an epidemic cold."
"Ah, will the cold still be prevalent?"
Wen Ruzhu, who has only been learning for two years, is really short-sighted.
At this point, Xiushui was almost certain that if she picked up the skill and learned how to make medicine now, she could surpass her aunt.
"Yes, colds are actually the most easily contagious. How about this, let's make some ginger soup for everyone.
I'll go look for the herbs I collected and see if I can make a pot of medicine for everyone."
After hearing her order, Wen Ruzhu became more determined and turned to discuss with the old lady, asking each family to contribute some ginger so that everyone could sweat first.
She ran to where the things were kept, and after making sure that no one was paying attention to her, Xiushui pretended to look for something in the basket on her back.
In fact, he was looking for various useful medicinal herbs in the space.
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