Chapter 7 Fever
Ye Xuanxuan, who was asleep, didn't know that she had a fever at night, and people fell into a daze.
In a trance, she felt a trace of coldness in her chest release it around her. I don't know if it's an illusion, a dream, or a psychological effect, since she feels that the heat of her body has slowly dissipated a little.
My sister Ye Erya originally came in with water to help her wipe her face and hands, and saw that although she slept very soundly, her face was abnormally flushed.
Ye Erya hurriedly stretched out her hand and touched her cheek and forehead, and this touch was frightened by the heat felt in her hand, her sister was feverish.
Ye Erya, who was in a panic, was helpless when she encountered such a thing, and told her stepmother Lu that she would not pay for her sister to hire a doctor, and it was so late now. Ye Erya, who didn't know what to do, had to take the thin quilt on her bed first and cover Ye Xuanxuan. She hoped that doing so would make Ye Xuanxuan sweat a little and relieve her.
After all, the eight-year-old child panicked when he encountered such a thing, and he was worried about his sister's body, so he sat on the edge of the bed alone and cried silently.
Ye Xuanxuan felt that the more she slept, the deeper she became, and she felt like she was roasting around several stoves, and her whole body was hot and uncomfortable. Although I feel a little cool air wafting from my chest, the effect is not great. She desperately wanted more coolness.
Ye Xuanxuan, who was not awake, was in a trance, as if she heard someone crying in her ear, as if she was forbearant and helpless, in short, the voice made her feel very sad.
She struggled to remember that the voice seemed to be something she had heard, a familiar one. Oh yes. This is the original sister Ye Erya, but why is she crying? Still crying by his bedside. Are you being bullied again? Thinking like this, she really wanted to comfort her quickly, and wanted to tell her, 'Don't cry Erya, I'm not afraid of having a sister!' ’。
Because of this thought, she slowly woke up from her daze with her discomfort and worry about Ye Erya.
Sure enough, when she opened her eyes slightly, she saw Ye Erya sitting on the edge of her bed still crying quietly in her own world.
The discomfort of the fever made her throat dry and painful, and she said a word to Ye Erya: "Water." Ye Erya suddenly raised her head and looked at the bed, and her sister woke up. hurriedly wiped his tears and said with a smile: "Sister wait, I'll go serve water and I'll be back soon." With that, he ran out, stumbling with his steps.
Ye Xuanxuan looked at Ye Erya like this and was a little moved in her heart, that girl likes her eldest sister very much! Ye Daya has such a sister who likes her, so she is also happy! This is a near-certain doubt.
Ye Erya came back in less than five minutes, holding a small bowl in her hand. walked to the side of the bed and put down her hand and reached out to help Ye Xuanxuan, she wanted to feed her sister water, but her sister just waved her hand and drank it herself. She was also relieved to see her sister finish drinking the water.
Ye Xuanxuan only forced herself to drink water in order to appease Ye Erya, her head was still very heavy and painful, and her body was sore and weak.
"Sister, are you still drinking?" Seeing that she took the bowl, Ye Xuanxuan shook her head and asked Ye Erya to help her lie down.
Ye Erya sat on the edge of the bed and casually put the bowl on the bedside table, raised her hand and touched Ye Xuanxuan's forehead again, and said with some distress: "Eldest sister, you just had a fever at night, and you haven't retreated yet." How do you feel yourself? Why don't I go to my father and get the money and ask you for a doctor, right? ”
Although Ye Erya asked so, she was still a little scared in her heart. This is naturally the fear of the Lu family.
Ye Xuanxuan knew that her stepmother Lu would not ask her for a doctor, if Ye Erya really went to her in the middle of the night to ask for money, there would be another beating and scolding the next day!
She didn't want to see Ye Erya get hurt for her, and then she thought that Ye Daya had never done anything to make Ye Youfu embarrassed before. So Ye Xuanxuan took her hand and said, "No need to ask a doctor, I feel better." After thinking about it, she asked again, "Is there ginger at home?" Ye Erya looked at her hesitantly and replied with her hands twisted: "There is no ginger at home, and if there is, it is locked in my mother's house!" Does the eldest sister want to drink ginger soup? Ye Erya looked at her after speaking, if she said she wanted to drink, it is estimated that this girl will definitely find a way to get it for her! Ye Xuanxuan smiled and shook her head and comforted: "Sister just asked casually, I don't want to drink ginger soup." ”
Ye Xuanxuan reached out and touched her cheeks and forehead, thought about it and said to Erya: "However, if this fever does not go away, it will be very troublesome." Do you know where there is wine? "Although Ye Erya doesn't know why her eldest sister wants to drink, her sister always has her own reasons and uses! She trusts her eldest sister completely.
"Big sister forgot? Daddy likes to drink a little wine, and every time he buys wine, he keeps it in the kitchen. Whenever you want to drink it, Daddy will take it yourself. After speaking, he looked at Ye Xuanxuan suspiciously.
She didn't know why the eldest sister even forgot this, could it be that she was sick and burning? She didn't ask, though. Since her eldest sister fell into the water and was rescued, there seems to be something different. In the past, the eldest sister was always bored to work, and she rarely talked every day, and only when the Lu family beat and scolded them, the eldest sister would run out to protect them as if she were protecting the calf. With such a sister, Ye Erya never doubted anything, and she was even more innocent when she was only a few years old. Ye Erya let go of her doubts, and only thought that her eldest sister was a little different because she was sick.
Without waiting for Ye Xuanxuan to reply, she said to her: "The eldest sister wants wine, I'll get it right away!" After saying that, Ye Erya turned around and went out.
I wonder what the sake of this era is like, and is it effective? Thinking like this, Ye Xuanxuan is also a little uncertain, try it! It's best to reduce the fever, there will always be some effect. Thinking like this, she was relieved.
At this moment, Ye Erya also came back. Holding a black-glazed porcelain bowl in his hand, he walked over cautiously:
"Sister, the wine you want." I didn't know what her eldest sister was going to do with the wine, so she looked at Ye Xuanxuan with a smile.
"Erya, go find a veil! I'm going to wipe my body with this, it should be able to reduce the fever. He sat up with his hands on the bed, picked up the bowl and sniffed it. The taste of this wine was very light, like rice wine, so light that she felt like she could drink several bowls. It is estimated that the degree of wine is only a dozen degrees! Thinking like this, he took the handkerchief that Ye Erya found.
The towels of this period were all linen, because linen was the cheapest, and only cotton cloth was used by large families.
Place the handkerchief on top of the bowl and let it fully absorb the wine in the bowl. Ye Xuanxuan stretched out her hand to undress, she was wearing less now, just an undergarment, and she was often wearing a shabby cotton jacket with small white flowers on a blue background. As soon as she put her hand on the undershirt belt on her side, she thought about it and called Ye Erya to help her block the door. Only then did he take the handkerchief on the table, turn his back to Ye Erya and start to clean it up.
She didn't dare to take it off, after all, she still had a phoenix glass pendant on her body! Because the string of the necklace is a special transparent color, it is usually not visible, and it may be found when you take off your clothes. Ye Xuanxuan also pulled some rubs up, mainly rubbing the neck, armpits and other places, so that the fever will be a little more effective.
The weather in October was cold and the wine felt cold, and Ye Xuanxuan couldn't help but feel excited.
After wiping it, he handed the handkerchief to Ye Erya, sorted out his clothes and put on the torn cotton jacket before turning around. Ye Erya didn't know why she did this, so she kept staring at her curiously, but her face was crimson.
Ye Xuanxuan wanted to laugh when she saw it, the girl in this era is really thin-skinned! It's all my sisters, and besides, don't you see nothing? It's going to blush.
Compared with before, Ye Xuanxuan didn't know that she had unconsciously regarded Ye Erya as a family member in her heart. Otherwise, I wouldn't have no scruples about her.
After thinking about it, he looked at Ye Erya's face and said to her: "Erya, remember to wash this bowl and the handkerchief later, there must be no taste." Otherwise, my mother will curse again. "Eldest sister, don't worry, I must clean up without any taste." After saying that, I was ready to pack my things and go out. Ye Xuanxuan thought about it and stopped her again, "Erya, you scoop up a small half bowl of water and pour it into Daddy's wine." She thought, Ye Erya poured wine, and if she was discovered, she would be in vain.
She wasn't worried about what her father Ye Youfu would say, but she was afraid that the Lu family would use the topic to play when the time came. Ye Erya was stunned when she heard her words, thought about it and nodded her head in agreement, she knew that the eldest sister told her like this so that no one would find out that she was drinking less.
After seeing Ye Erya go out, she took off her coat and lay down. Let's hope the fever goes away! She had already noticed that there was an extra quilt on the bed, which should have been brought by her sister. After sighing, she didn't think about it anymore and waited for Ye Erya to come back. Half an hour later, Ye Erya came back with a red face, probably because she mixed water into the wine and felt weak! Or maybe she's never done it before and she's nervous.
Seeing her come in, Ye Xuanxuan moved inside, "You just squeeze with me!" I guess it's going to be dawn in a few hours, and you've got your quilt. You sleep there, my sister is not well, and it will not be good if she is sick and you are sick later. After speaking, he patted the little space vacated next to him. The bed was too small, but luckily they were all children and they were so thin that they could sleep when they were squeezed. Ye Erya thought about it and agreed, and with a sigh, she took off her coat and cotton pants and lay down.
I don't know if Ye Erya hasn't slept in the same bed with her, or if she is worried about Ye Xuanxuan's body, although Ye Erya didn't move after lying down, she didn't fall asleep, her body was straight, and she didn't dare to move. Ye Xuanxuan couldn't sleep, so she wanted to chat with her and ask about things she didn't know by the way.
Just moved, "Eldest sister can't sleep?" Still somewhere uncomfortable. Sensing Ye Xuanxuan's movement, Ye Erya thought that there was something wrong with her eldest sister, and hurriedly asked. No, I just can't sleep, and I'm not sleepy. After speaking, he comforted her and said, "My sister feels much better, don't worry!" ”
Ye Erya was also relieved when she heard her words. After thinking about a series of arrangements and things her eldest sister had just done, she asked suspiciously, "Eldest sister, why do you want to wipe your body with wine?" Ye Xuanxuan didn't expect her to ask this question, but she immediately understood that no one would use this method to do physical cooling during this period. It seems that she will have to teach her younger siblings a lot of things in the future. "Oh, that's what you say! I've heard the old people in the village mention it before, and I'll try it when I think about it today. Seems to be useful. You'll remember it later! If you have a fever and haven't had time to get a doctor, or if it's too hot and haven't taken medicine, you can try it. ”
Hearing such an answer, Ye Erya also knew, it turned out that the eldest sister had heard about it! Well, I must keep in mind that this is also the experience left by the old people.
Ye Xuanxuan insinuated and chatted a little more, and set out a lot of information about this era.
The two of them fell asleep after talking, and had a good night's sleep.