Chapter 409 Infected by the Wind and Cold
While the men were shoveling the snow, Wei Ruo and Xiumei, who stayed in the shed, were not idle either.
Because there was a clump of light bamboo not far from the road that everyone had dug, Wei Ruo and Xiumei cut down some more.
The bamboos were used to extend the shed and build a bamboo bed on the ground, about one meter wide and two meters long, large enough for an adult man to lie down on.
It's always more comfortable to put on a blanket than to sit directly on the cold stone.
The space is not big, just big enough to set up such a bamboo bed, but at least everyone can take turns to lie down and sleep for a while.
On the fourth day, everyone was still unable to leave the place, the weather was still very cold, and the snow showed no signs of melting.
Fortunately, Wei Ruo could cook food for them every meal, so no one was hungry.
The work of shoveling snow and digging roads was still going on. Except for evening and meal time, everyone did not stop at all.
Four days have passed and they must speed up. Once the food and charcoal fire are exhausted, their lives may be in danger.
Every time when Wei Ruo was still able to give food to everyone, everyone felt a sense of relief in their hearts.
They really didn't expect that Wei Ruo's carriage would contain so much rice and flour.
Although Wei Ruo told them that because she often had to go to wasteland, the journey was long and she had no place to eat, so she brought cooking tools and a lot of food.
But they never expected that the large amount of food she mentioned would be so large. This really saved their lives!
On the fifth day, something unexpected happened. Mr. Tan had a fever.
Mr. Tan did not tell everyone at first, not even his four personal guards knew about it.
It wasn't until dinner time that he stood up to take the bowl Wei Ruo handed him, but he fell down as soon as he stood up.
Fortunately, his servant caught him quickly and put him on the bamboo bed.
At this time, Mr. Tan was already a little confused from the fever, and the four servants suddenly panicked.
"Third and fourth, you two look at sir, the second child and I are going to find the doctor for medicine now." Ada gave instructions to the other three.
"Brother, the road is blocked by heavy snow. Where are you going to find the doctor? Although we have been digging for two days, we should still be a long way from the city gate." Asan asked.
"We have to look for him even though we are far away. Nothing will happen to you, sir!" Ah Da said firmly.
The other three people had no better way, so they nodded in agreement.
"Brother, come back as soon as possible!" Ah San warned.
"Don't worry about me, take good care of your husband!"
After saying that, Ah Da planned to set off with Ah Er.
Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong and others all saw this scene, but they had no better suggestions at this time.
"Wait a minute." Wei Ruo called to the two people who were about to go out.
"What's wrong, Miss Wei?" The two stopped and looked at Wei Ruo.
"Mr. Tan probably has a cold infection. I have medicine in the car." Wei Ruodao.
"Miss Wei, does she have medicine?"
The four of them showed expressions of surprise and joy in unison.
Not only Mr. Tan's four servants, but also Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong and others were also surprised.
Isn't the carriage of the eldest girl of the Wei family a treasure chest? Why is there everything!
"Yes." Wei Ruo gave an affirmative answer, and then directed the four men, "You guys carry him to my carriage first." In the past
few days, the men had never boarded Wei Ruo's carriage. , although it was a special period and many etiquettes had been put aside, they still tried to keep some distance from Wei Ruo. After all, men and women were not intimate. At this time, Wei Ruo offered to move Mr. Tan to the carriage. His four servants were naturally happy because Wei Ruo's carriage was relatively warm.
"No." Wei Yichen stopped him.
As he spoke, Wei Yichen took off the blanket he was wearing and covered Mr. Tan.
"Let Mr. Tan lie down on the bamboo bed. If it's still cold, I can give him all my clothes." Wei Yichen said with a serious expression and a firm attitude.
"It's better to carry the person up, it will be warmer in the car." Wei Ruodao.
"There are differences between men and women. Now this carriage is your sleeping place. It is no longer an ordinary carriage. Men cannot be allowed to enter casually." Wei Yichen was very determined.
Wei Yichen had been reticent in the past few days and had not interfered with any of Wei Ruo's decisions, but at this moment, he suddenly changed his attitude.
If Wei Ruo wanted to say something else, Xu Fengyuan also agreed with Wei Yichen's opinion: "I agree with Brother Wei, it's better to let Mr. Tan lie down on the bamboo bed." Xu Fengyuan also took off the cloak covering himself
.
Immediately afterwards, the other people also gave Mr. Tan the coats they were wearing.
Wei Ruo hurriedly stopped him and said, "Okay, there's no need to cover it any more. Cover it all up. If you don't cover it up, you'll have to crush it." After saying that, Wei Ruo walked to the bamboo bed and took off the cloak covering it
. He took out a few blankets and gave them back to Wei Yichen and the others, leaving only two blankets, one underneath and one covering the body.
Then Wei Ruo held Mr. Tan's wrist and felt his pulse.
"What are you doing?"
Wei Yichen and Ada said at the same time.
"I learned some basic medical skills from an old gentleman when I was in the countryside. I took Mr. Tan's pulse to confirm whether he was really infected with wind and cold. If so, he could take medicine." Wei Ruo explained.
After hearing Wei Ruo's explanation, Ah Da, Ah Er and the four of them felt more at ease, which proved that the eldest girl of the Wei family did not use medicine casually.
Wei Yichen frowned slightly. This was the first time he knew that his eldest sister could feel his pulse.
After a brief pulse check, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to go to the car to get the medicine and come back, while he began to boil water.
In the past two days, the water that Wei Ruo and the others drank was boiled with snow water. If it got cold, it was put into cowhide bags.
When Wei Ruo first did this, Lu Yuhong and the others stopped him.
A few of them were worried about the limited amount of charcoal fire, and said that the men could just put the snow into their mouths, and there was no need to go through the trouble of boiling it.
But Wei Ruo insisted that everyone must drink the boiled water.
Wei Ruo felt a little regretful not being able to get fresh water from the space. Drinking raw water was absolutely impossible.
After Xiumei boiled the water, Wei Ruo took a bowl, put the pills into the bowl, and then poured in the boiled water to dissolve the pills.
A bowl of clear water instantly turned into a bowl of dark brown concoction.
This was the first time for everyone to see such a method of preparing medicine, and they couldn't help but feel curious.
"Miss Wei, do you want to drink this medicine like this?" Ah Da hesitated after getting the medicine.
"Well, just drink it like this." Wei Ruo replied, "Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with this medicine." The
four servants hesitated for a while, and after looking at each other for a few times, they chose to believe Wei Ruo.
Ah Er supported Mr. Tan, and Ah Da carefully gave Mr. Tan the medicine to take.
(End of chapter)