Fever Reduction
At this urgent moment, there was no time to worry about changing to a low heat.
Only then did the doctor take a needle to perform acupuncture to reduce Manbao's fever. If the fever continued, she would be in a sorry state, if not dead.
The child's fever was quite severe, with pale lips and a trembling body. Qian Shi covered her with a blanket and opened her clothes to allow the doctor to administer the injection.
Lao Zhoutou was so remorseful that he wished to slap himself.
Manbao finally closed her eyes and cried out only when the sun came up. Her breath was warm, and her voice was faint. Qian Shi reached behind her and felt a handful of sweat. Unable to hold back, she cried out, holding her tightly and comforting her, "It's okay, it's okay, you're sweating, and then you'll be fine, Manbao."
Manbao, feeling uncomfortable, began to cry softly with closed eyes, saying, "There's a wolf…"
"No, no, there's no wolf." "I'm here, it won't dare to come…"
"Yes, yes," Lao Zhoutou quickly said, "Dad is here too. If it comes, I'll knock it dead." "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
The doctor examined Manbao's tongue coating and reassured, "Once she sweats, she'll be fine." Be careful to keep her covered and change the dry towels several times so she doesn't reabsorb the sweat.
The doctor packed the medicine box, providing two doses of medicine, one for each day, which could be boiled twice.
After packing up the medicine box, the doctor looked at Lao Zhoutou and said, "Don't scare the child." Children under the age of eight have difficulty standing and are easily frightened. "You deliberately scared her..."
Lao Zhoutou looked ashamed, nodded, and bowed in response. He respectfully escorted the doctor out and then arranged for Zhou Erlang to use a cart to transport the doctor back to Dali Village.
Manbao sweated profusely, and Qian Shi continuously provided her with warm water to rehydrate. In the end, Manbao's hair was all wet, which made her feel uncomfortable. She whimpered and tried to kick off the blanket with her legs.
Qian Shi dared not let her kick the blanket, holding her tightly and saying, "Just wait a little longer." "When you stop sweating, I'll change your clothes."
Then she tried to give her water.
Manbao drank a lot of water but didn't want to drink anymore. She turned her head to the side and cried softly, "I don't want to drink anymore."
"Drink a little more," Qian Shi said. "You've sweated so much, and your fever hasn't completely gone down. You need to drink a little more."
Manbao was reluctant, closing her mouth tightly and refusing to drink.
Keke couldn't help but say, "I suggest the host drink water." Your body temperature is still 37.8 degrees. "You were previously feverish at 39.8 degrees Celsius, which is very dangerous."
Up to now, Keke was still very worried, fearing that the plant might not have enough time to mature before dying. At one point, she lost consciousness, and Keke had already searched the mall for fever-reducing medicine, waiting for the host's vital signs to trigger the alert value so she could purchase the medicine.
Fortunately, the situation did not deteriorate to that extent.
Because future medicine was significantly different from current technology, even a single fever-reducing pill required a large number of resources. ###
Although the host's current points could afford it, she would definitely regret it later.
Therefore, Keke bluntly said, "If the host cannot reduce the fever and the condition worsens, she may only be able to buy medicine from the mall." "Do you know how many points a fever-reducing pill costs?"
Keke was very straightforward and showed her the search page.
Manbao, with her eyes closed, opened them feeling wronged. She looked at the points, then climbed out of bed with the help of Qian Shi, and drank all the warm water in the bowl.
Although Qian Shi didn't know why she suddenly became obedient again, it was a positive development. She happily comforted her in a soft voice, "Our Manbao is such a good and obedient child." After drinking water, you will feel better soon.
At not yet seven years old, Manbao felt the need to worry about money, which made her feel very grown-up.
For the first time, Manbao, who didn't want to grow up, sadly drank half a bowl of water and then indicated that she needed to use the bathroom by holding her stomach.
Qian Shi wrapped herself in her coat and carried it to the bathroom. When the sunlight could shine through the window, Manbao's fever finally subsided.
Qian Shi allowed her to take a quick shower in the house and then tucked her into bed, ensuring she didn't feel the slightest bit of cold.
Even breakfast was eaten in bed.
Perhaps because Manbao had been weak since childhood, or perhaps she had been frightened by this illness, everyone in the Zhou family was very careful with her.
They specially made lean meat porridge for her but didn't allow her to get out of bed. It wasn't until dinnertime, when they were sure she was really back to her lively self, that they let her stand at the door of the main hall for a while.
But not long after dinner, she was sent back to her room. The next day, she still couldn't go to school.
Bai Shanbao brought a box of snacks to see her.
Afraid of getting Bai's little son sick, Qian Shi did not allow Bai Shanbao into the room but instead let them talk through a window.
Bai Shanbao happened to see Qian Shi bringing in a bowl of dark medicine, and he sympathetically said to Manbao, "You're really pitiful." "Do you have to take medicine for a few more days?"
Taking medicine was a common occurrence in Manbao's memory. She said, "I feel better, but my parents think I'm not." However, my medication only lasts until today. I must go to school tomorrow.
"What if they don't let you out?" Bai Shanbao clearly understood. "They'll keep you locked in the house."
"Then I'll escape." "Will you help me?"
"Sure," Bai Shanbao became excited and asked, "How will you escape?"
Unfortunately, they didn't have time to plan because Qian Shi brought the medicine to the bed, and Manbao had to drink it before discussing their escape plan.
Unfortunately, the next day, before Manbao could escape, Qian Shi mentioned taking her to school, "You've had two days off, but today you should go to school."
Without having to escape, Manbao and Bai Shanbao were somewhat disappointed. After this incident, Manbao became much more obedient, keeping her disappointment to herself.
Although she had only had a fever for a day, the Zhou family still took it seriously. They faithfully followed the doctor's instructions and refrained from giving her any spicy or greasy food. Throughout the entire week, Manbao consumed high-quality food, but her diet mainly consisted of minced lean meat and vegetables. This made Manbao, who had been eating a lot of meat for a year, very upset, and even the disliked egg water in the morning seemed delicious.
Even Master Zhuang noticed that his young disciple's complexion had become much paler. He started to pay special attention to her studies by refraining from assigning any homework for several days.
When she finally regained her rosy complexion and her lively, energetic self, the family relaxed their restrictions. She finally had the chance to ask Fifth Brother why they had been caught red-handed.
Zhou Wulang looked at Zhou Liulang.
Zhou Liulang hesitated, "This is a long story."
Zhou Siliang rolled his eyes and said, "What's taking so long?" We were only out for half a day. How long could it be?
He said to Manbao, "Don't bother asking him. Dayuan has already informed me." This kid went out and bragged about catching a bamboo rat. "When no one believed him, he claimed that if even you could catch a bamboo rat by yourself, then he could certainly do it."