His predecessor failed

After Dr. Peng finished prescribing the medicine, He Qiaojin asked the child named Ping'an to help with making the medicine, and went to Su Zhuzhu's room himself.

Her face was pale and bloodless, not even as big as his palm, and her eyelashes were long and thick, like two small brushes. She had lost weight and become darker, and she didn't know how to take care of herself. She seemed to be weightless when he held her. It seemed that he had been exhausted in the countryside. He had lost some of his baby fat and had the look of a little woman. No wonder he caught the attention of those educated youth.

He Qiaojin glanced around the room and found a hot water bottle in a bamboo basket. He poured boiling water from the thermos into the bottle, then found a towel to wrap it in and stuffed it into Su Zhuzhu's bed.

Just as she was about to go out to wash her clothes, Duan Xiaoling brought in two bowls of boiling ginger soup. She handed one bowl to He Qiaojin, motioning him to drink it quickly, and she held the other bowl to feed Su Zhuzhu.

As a result, He Qiaojin finished drinking all the food, but Su Zhuzhu hadn't even taken a spoonful of her bowl.

Duan Xiaoling was afraid that Su Zhuzhu would choke, so she put a folded quilt behind her back and spooned the warm ginger soup to her mouth, but Su Zhuzhu refused to open her mouth. He Qiaojin came over to help open her jaw, and Duan Xiaoling quickly fed her a spoonful of soup, but it flowed out from the corners of her mouth again, and soiled Su Zhuzhu's newly changed clothes.

Seeing that the ginger soup was getting cold, He Qiaojin took the bowl from Duan Xiaoling, motioned for him to feed her, and asked Duan Xiaoling to help go to the kitchen to see if the medicine was ready.

After the others left, He Qiaojin closed the door, sat down beside Su Zhuzhu's bed, put his left arm around Su Zhuzhu, took the ginger soup with his right hand and took a big sip, then put his mouth against Su Zhuzhu's cherry lips, pried open her teeth and fed the medicine into her. He did not let go until he was sure Su Zhuzhu had swallowed it, and then took the second sip.

Soon, the whole bowl of ginger soup was poured into Su Zhuzhu's stomach, and He Qiaojin also breathed a sigh of relief.

I didn't think so much when I was saving people. Now when I was feeding her ginger soup, I found that Su Zhuzhu's lips were so small, soft and sweet. He Qiaojin felt his heart beating a little fast. He put Su Zhuzhu down, tucked her in and went to the backyard to wash clothes.

Duan Xiaoling went to see Liu Yuanyuan again. Liu Yuanyuan had woken up, but her face was a little pale due to excessive blood loss and she still felt a little dizzy, but it was not serious.

As soon as he saw Duan Xiaoling, he hurriedly asked about Su Zhuzhu's condition and whether she had woken up. If Liu Xiao had not been there, he would have gotten out of bed.

Liu Xiao also came to help. There were three female comrades at the educated youth point, two of whom were injured. Duan Xiaoling could not take care of them alone, and it would definitely not be convenient for the male educated youth to help take care of them.

Fortunately, Zhuzhu’s fiancé is here now!

That’s right, the news that He Qiaojin is Su Zhuzhu’s fiancé has spread throughout the entire brigade. In the countryside, the more gossip there is, the faster it spreads.

Upon learning that Su Zhuzhu was not seriously ill and just needed to rest for a while, the three women couldn't help but talk about Su Zhuzhu's fiancé.

Liu Yuanyuan and Liu Xiao had not met He Qiaojin yet, but they heard Duan Xiaoling talk about how tall, handsome, manly and safe He Qiaojin was. Fortunately, Duan Xiaoling was still thinking about the medicine boiled in the kitchen, so she left without saying much, saying that she would first give the medicine to Zhuzhu and then bring it to Liu Yuanyuan.

When Duan Xiaoling entered Liu Yuanyuan's room with the medicine, there was a mysterious and ambiguous aunt's smile on her face.

Liu Yuanyuan and Liu Xiao were very confused by what they saw.

He handed the medicine to Liu Yuanyuan and pursed his lips.

“Guess what I found!”

Liu Yuanyuan and Liu Xiao looked at each other and asked Duan Xiaoling to speak quickly.

"I made ginger soup for Zhuzhu and her fiancé earlier. Zhuzhu's fiancé drank it in one gulp, but I couldn't feed Zhuzhu anything. Her fiancé came to help, but both of us couldn't feed her either."

Duan Xiaoling paused.

"Later, Comrade He asked me to check if the medicine was ready, so I came to your place. But when I brought the medicine in just now, I found that the bowl of ginger soup was empty, without a drop left, and Zhuzhu's clothes were not dirty. I was about to ask Comrade He how he fed it to her, but he blushed."

At this point, Duan Xiaoling covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

"In fact, you can't tell from their faces, because their faces are all tanned when they serve in the army, but my ears and neck are definitely red. Comrade He didn't tell me how to feed me, he just asked me to put the medicine on the table and wait until it cools down before he feeds me. Then I came out to give Yuanyuan the medicine!"

Before Liu Yuanyuan could react, the married Liu Xiao blushed and spat at Duan Xiaoling.

"You are such a gossip. You told me all this. It's so embarrassing."

Seeing Liu Yuanyuan's confused look, Duan Xiaoling was determined to shock people.

"It's nothing, actually. I just guessed that Comrade He must have fed the medicine to Zhuzhu with his mouth, hehe!"

Liu Yuanyuan's face flushed instantly. Is this something she can listen to? Also, isn't Xiaoling also single? How does she know so much?

"Oh, it's nothing, actually. They are an engaged couple. The captain said that the aunt from the He family who came to see Zhuzhu last time was Comrade He's mother. Besides, it was Comrade He who went into the water to save Zhuzhu today, and he also gave Zhuzhu first aid after rescuing her. There's nothing to mind. Zhuzhu is already 18 years old, and Comrade He doesn't look young either. They will probably get married soon. Things have their priorities!"

Liu Xiao also felt that what Duan Xiaoling said made sense and nodded. The folk customs in the Red Star Brigade were quite good and no one would stand by and watch someone in need or make irresponsible remarks about such things. Moreover, Zhuzhu was a very nice person in the brigade. They were an engaged couple and in this era, as long as they were engaged, they would be part of the family and there would be no problem at all.

Liu Xiao remembered another thing.

"Xiaoling, since Zhuzhu's fiancé is here, does Zhuzhu still want you to keep watch tonight?"

Duan Xiaoling knew what Liu Xiao meant. Liu Xiao's mother-in-law was in poor health and often needed someone to take care of her at night.

"Xiaoxiao, I saw Comrade He staring at Zhuzhu like an eyeball. Doctor Peng also said that Zhuzhu might have a fever at night. I, a female comrade, am worried that I can't handle it. Comrade He should stay to take care of Zhuzhu at night. You can go back. Your mother-in-law still needs your care. I will sleep with Yuanyuan tonight and take care of Yuanyuan. If Zhuzhu needs help, I will go over and lend a hand."

After the discussion, Liu Xiao helped Duan Xiaoling to go to the small kitchen to cook dinner for several people, and sent a separate portion to He Qiaojin.