Phi-Fic Chapter 222: Care for the Sick (1)
Chapter 222: Care for the Sick (1)
Han Zhibai, who was always paying attention to her because of his worry, saw her staggering in the kitchen and rushed over, "Qingyue, Qingyue!"
He held her, his eyes full of anxiety.
"I think I really have a fever!" She wanted to cry but had no tears. Why did she catch a cold and have a fever at this time? Having her period was already very painful.
Come to think of it, I fell ill once when I first came here last year, and since then I have been in good health until today.
It might be because the temperature dropped suddenly recently and I accidentally caught a cold. Plus, I had my period and my resistance was weak, so I got sick.
"I'll help you go back to your room and rest. I'll bring in some hot breakfast and make some medicine for you to drink."
Xia Qingyue tightly grasped the wooden basin in her hand, not wanting to make him worry, she looked up and smiled back at him and said, "I'll go to the bathroom to take care of it first, I can do it."
"If you don't believe me, look, he walks very steadily." She took a few steps forward with her heart in her hands, all the way to the door of the bathroom.
Han Zhibai, worried, followed her all the way.
"I'll go in and take a shower. Don't worry. I'll call you if anything happens."
Hearing her say this, Han Zhibai filled a bucket of hot water and brought it into the bathroom for her to use, then stayed in the kitchen to heat up breakfast, occasionally looking up at the bathroom.
In the bathroom, Xia Qingyue washed herself with warm water and put on a new long menstrual belt. It took her more than a quarter of an hour to do all these things. Her body was sore and weak, and she was very tired from doing such small things.
Winter is coming, but she is sweating a lot on her forehead, and beads of sweat as big as beans are sliding down her face drop by drop.
She poured warm water and tea dregs powder into the basin where the dirty clothes were placed. Her hands were trembling and a lot of it spilled out. The uncomfortable dizziness came over her again, coupled with the pain in her abdomen, and she squatted down in pain.
No, she’s going to faint if she doesn’t lie down.
She used all her strength to shout out to the door: "Zhibai, Zhibai."
Just after she shouted the second time, Han Zhibai rushed in. Seeing her squatting there with sweat all over her forehead and a painful expression, his eyes trembled violently. He immediately bent down, picked her up horizontally in his arms, and turned to run out.
He was tall and straight, with a broad chest and a thin figure. Xia Qingyue, with well-proportioned limbs, looked petite and delicate against him.
Nestled in Han Zhibai's warm arms, she ignored the uncomfortable bumpy feeling during running.
Tired and uncomfortable, she tried hard to open her eyes, and after opening them halfway, she opened her mouth weakly:
"I'll wash the dirty clothes in the basin after I take a nap. Don't worry about it. I'm so sleepy. I want to take a nap."
After saying that, she closed her eyes.
"Qingyue, Qingyue!" he called anxiously, but there was no response. He ran into the room in a panic, put her down gently, took off her shoes, and tucked in the quilt.
He half-knelt on the ground, kneeling beside the bed, put his fingers on her wrist to feel her pulse, then pried open her eyelids and took a look.
After taking her pulse, he exhaled and said, she is asleep, but she is currently very weak.
The two little ones came to the room upon hearing the news. They seemed to sense that Xia Qingyue was not feeling well, and they started to cry anxiously.
Han Zhibai touched them gently and said softly, "Shh, don't wake her up, let her rest."
The two little ones who understood what was said shut their mouths and lay down obediently beside the bed.
Han Zhibai fetched a basin of warm water, soaked the washcloth in it, wrung out the water, and gently wiped Xia Qingyue's red and hot face, neck and hands.
After going in and out of the room many times and changing basins of water, her body temperature gradually dropped. Han Zhibai did not stop there, but immediately brought her a hot breakfast, a bowl of porridge with a little steamed egg.
He whispered in her ear: "Qingyue, eat breakfast and take medicine after eating."
Xia Qingyue, who was half asleep, was in dire straits. She heard Han Zhibai's voice, which was as gentle as water and soothed the discomfort of her body a little. Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little and she slowly opened her mouth.
Seeing this, Han Zhibai looked relieved. He scooped up the steamed egg porridge with a wooden spoon, blew it until it reached the right temperature, and fed it to her.
After eating half of it, she didn't want to eat any more.
Han Zhibai wiped the corners of her mouth with a washcloth. Her face was no longer red. He touched her forehead and it wasn't hot either.
He took the bowl, went to prepare some medicine, went to the kitchen to boil the medicine, and killed a chicken to make chicken soup.
While he was busy, he would occasionally run back to the room to check on Xia Qingyue's condition.
After noon, Xia Qingyue's body temperature, who had not yet woken up, returned to normal. She wrapped herself in a quilt and complained of being cold, so Han Zhibai covered her with another quilt.
Pour hot water into a sheepskin hot water bag and plug it tightly with a wooden stopper to prevent water from leaking out.
Several hot water bottles were placed on her abdomen, both sides of her waist, and between her legs.
With the hot water bottle in place, she slept more soundly.
Near the afternoon of Shen time, Xia Qingyue woke up slowly. As soon as she regained consciousness, she felt dizzy and weak all over, but the quilt was warm, her hands and feet were not cold, and she no longer had menstrual pain.
"No no no!"
Heihei and Xiaobai sensed that she had woken up, so they raised their front paws to the edge of the bed and looked up at her.
Seeing them, a smile appeared on her frail and pale face. "Why didn't you sleep in the main room today?"
Just then, Han Zhibai came in with a wooden tray. Seeing that she was awake, he quickened his pace, "Qingyue, how do you feel?"
She turned her head to look at him while lying on the bed. "Much better, but I have no strength in my body, and I still feel a little sore and my nose is blocked."
"I fed you medicine before noon. I just made some shredded chicken porridge. You can eat it and then take another dose of medicine."
A wooden tray was placed on the bedside table, on which were placed a bowl of shredded chicken porridge and a bowl of black medicine.
Han Zhibai brought a pillow and placed it on the head of the bed, then helped her up, with her back leaning against the pillow. He fed her the shredded chicken porridge spoonful by spoonful.
Although her nose was blocked, she could taste the good flavor of the shredded chicken porridge, which was light and delicious.
She had a good appetite and finished a small bowl of shredded chicken porridge.
After lying there for a few hours, it was time to change her menstrual belt. She drooped her eyelashes and said sheepishly, "I want to go to the toilet."
"I'll help you go."
After changing her menstrual belt, Xia Qingyue, exhausted, was helped back to the room by Han Zhibai. She drank the medicine, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Xia Qingyue still didn't wake up. Her face was flushed and she kept mumbling, "It's so hot, so hot..."
At the same time, he started to move his hands and feet and kicked the quilt over.
Han Zhibai, who was guarding the bed, saw this and knew that she had a fever again, so he quickly fetched some warm water and wiped her body over and over again.
After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, half asleep and half awake.
What she saw in her field of vision was that she was in a room with a warm yellow light lingering on the side. Han Zhibai, who was sitting beside the bed, squatted down for a while. There was a sound of water, and the light spot swayed a few times. Then he stood up and wiped her face with a washcloth in his hand. As he stood up, the light was blocked by his tall body and the surroundings darkened.
While wiping, she felt her body cool and comfortable and closed her eyes comfortably.