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"Mother," Yu Chunmiao said with effort, "Qi Chong has a fever. He’s sweating a lot. Help me support him while I give him some water, and then I’ll feed him his medicine."
Chen Ruolan took over, allowing her son to lean against her. Yu Chunmiao used a spoon to try and give Qi Chong some water, but it all dribbled down his lips and neck; he couldn’t drink any of it.
Chen Ruolan watched anxiously, repeatedly calling out Qi Chong's name.
Hearing the commotion, Qi Yuan rushed over, frantic. "Mother, I’ll go to Wang Butcher's house and bring Big Brother to town."
Yu Chunmiao shook her head. "No, it’s late at night; we can’t risk injuring his leg further. Doctor Yu has prescribed medicine; I just need to find a way to get it into him."
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and agreed; Big Brother’s only good leg was the most vulnerable right now.
Yu Chunmiao remembered a method from a TV drama. She took a mouthful of water and pried open Qi Chong's mouth to pour it in. Most of it was spit out, and only a little went down.
TV dramas can be misleading.
Yu Chunmiao tapped her forehead in frustration when suddenly an idea struck her. "Brother, go get a piece of thick hollow reed!"
Qi Yuan dashed outside; the yard was full of reeds. In no time, he returned with several stalks. Yu Chunmiao selected the thickest one, cut it with scissors, and cleaned out the hollow end.
She took another mouthful of water and used the reed to clean it out as well.
Once everything was ready, Yu Chunmiao held the water in her mouth and used the reed to slowly deliver drops of water into Qi Chong's mouth. She watched as his throat moved, swallowing bit by bit.
After he finished drinking, she planned to do the same with the medicine.
After all this effort, Qi Chong slightly lifted his eyelids and glanced at Yu Chunmiao.
Yu Chunmiao felt exasperated; why hadn’t he woken up sooner? But even when he did wake up, it was fleeting—his eyelids barely opened before they closed again.
She forgave him; it seemed he wasn’t truly awake yet.
Chen Ruolan laid Qi Chong flat and patted her chest with a trembling voice. "You scared me! His father was just like this; he couldn’t take his medicine either."
"Mother!" Qi Yuan interrupted her. "This isn’t the same! Big Brother has a fever because of his injury; once he takes the medicine, he’ll be fine."
Seeing her mother-in-law’s worried expression was futile at this point. Yu Chunmiao decided to take charge. "Mother, you should go to bed. I’ll take care of Qi Chong."
Chen Ruolan refused to leave. "I’m worried about him. Why don’t you sleep instead? I’ll stay."
Yu Chunmiao gently pushed her towards the door. "You’re sick yourself; what can you do? I need you to cook and prepare medicine tomorrow morning! If I can’t get up, I’ll be exhausted!"
Chen Ruolan obediently left, though whether she would be able to sleep was uncertain; it was certainly better than watching her son drift into a troubled sleep.
Qi Yuan had to hurry to town early the next morning, so he also went to bed.
Yu Chunmiao was equally exhausted. Since the person beside her was already fast asleep, she simply lay down next to him and soon fell into a deep slumber.
The next morning, Chen Ruolan brought medicine into the room and found Yu Chunmiao curled up, soundly sleeping with her arms around Qi Chong. Quietly, she stepped back and closed the door. Qi Yuan had taken Banxia to sell, promising to return in the evening.
Qi Chong woke up earlier than Yu Chunmiao. Just as he tried to move, he realized his arm was tightly held. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yu Chunmiao nestled beside him, sleeping peacefully with a content expression.
Last night, he had tasted bitterness in his mouth, and the moment he opened his eyes, Yu Chunmiao was right in front of him.
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