Fortunately, the thing that was most abundant in the woods was dead branches and firewood. Lin Xiangxiang quickly picked up dry branches in the dim light.

The crisp sound of branches breaking echoed in the quiet and dim forest, making people tremble in their hearts.

Lin Xiangxiang had only one thought in her mind: Pick it up quickly, pick it up quickly, the wolf is coming! !

After just over ten minutes, a tall pile of firewood was piled up on the ground.

Since she couldn't carry all the firewood in one trip, Lin Xiangxiang picked up a large bundle and ran back to the wooden house, piling the firewood in the corner of the house.

While panting, he quickly ran back to carry the baby for the second and third time...

By the time all the firewood was brought back on the last trip, the entire forest was plunged into darkness.

The room was pitch black, and Lin Xiangxiang could not see her hand in front of her face. She could only hear her own heavy breathing. She reached out to brush away the hair mixed with sweat that was sticking to her mouth. It was obvious without looking how miserable she looked.

"I finally know how I died. I died of exhaustion..."

Lin Xiangxiang panted, groped in the darkness, and approached Xie Beiheng cautiously.

She gently held his hand, and immediately felt a burning sensation in the palm of her hand, and Lin Xiangxiang's heart tightened.

She pushed his hand away and called softly, "Xie Beiheng..."

"Xie Beiheng..."

However, the only response she got was Xie Beiheng's rapid breathing, as if every breath was a painful struggle.

……

A tear fell on Xie Beiheng's hot hand.

Two drops... three drops...

Tears flowed out like a flood. Lin Xiangxiang bit her lips tightly, trying hard to suppress her crying.

I can’t cry anymore, I can’t cry anymore!

If this continues, he will really die. Please help him, please save him...

Lin Xiangxiang quickly wiped away the tears from her face.

Then, in the dark and silent wooden house, accompanied by a rustling sound, a cluster of faint firelight lit up.

Lin Xiangxiang, holding a tinderbox, quickly came to the stone stove, holding the tinderbox in one hand and preparing to...

Ahhhhh! !

"I was so busy picking up sticks that I forgot to pick up some dead leaves!"

The tears that I had just held back almost burst out again. I haven't had a fire in more than ten years and I actually forgot about this!

When she was a child, we cooked with fire at home. The stove was made of cement, with a cooking pot on the left and a wok on the right. While her grandparents were cooking, she was responsible for adding firewood and lighting the fire.

Later, when she had a gas stove and an induction cooker at home, she never burned firewood again!

Lin Xiangxiang was looking frustrated, but suddenly her eyes flashed, "It's not like there aren't things that can start a fire..."

Lin Xiangxiang stood up suddenly, and with the weak light of the tinderbox, she came to Xie Beiheng again, squatted down, and quickly grabbed a handful of the dry grass under him...

The dry grass was quickly ignited. Lin Xiangxiang carefully added small branches into the fire one by one. With a slight "crackling" sound, the fire gradually grew.

The flames leaped, illuminating her exhausted face and dispelling the darkness around her.

As the fire gets stronger, the temperature of the water in the pot also gradually rises...

Lin Xiangxiang and others added enough firewood. Seeing that the fire was stable, they quickly stood up and anxiously came to Xie Beiheng.

Drying clothes, cleaning wounds, physical cooling...

She still has a lot to do!

For the next hour, Lin Xiangxiang's petite body squatted by the fire, roasting his outer robe, then his inner shirt, and after roasting his inner shirt, she roasted his pants!

Take off one piece and bake one piece, bake one piece and put one piece on...

The scorching flames burned her cheeks and sweat soaked her clothes!

At the end of the day, she couldn't tell whether the water on her clothes was river water or sweat...

After Xie Beiheng put on all the dried clothes, the boiling water in the pot on the ground was not so hot anymore!

Looking at the pot of water, Lin Xiangxiang was also very troubled. There was nothing else to hold the water.

But, this pot of water not only needs to be used for drinking, but also for washing!

Hey!

"Let's drink some water first! If you don't drink any water, you'll die of thirst!"

Lin Xiangxiang squatted on the ground in embarrassment, tilted the pot, poured out some water, washed her hands first, then scooped up the water with both hands and drank it madly.

She was already thirsty and hungry!

When I thought of this, my stomach started to growl and sing the song of the empty city.

Lin Xiangxiang wanted to cry but had no tears. "Let's drink a few more sips!"

After Lin Xiangxiang drank half of the water, she bent over and laboriously brought the whole pot of water to Xie Beiheng.

Lin Xiangxiang tried to wake him up again, "Xie Beiheng..."

"Xie Beiheng, wake up..."

How can I drink water if I don’t wake up? The most important thing is that there is no cup here!

"Okay, that's all we can do..."

Lin Xiangxiang threw a clean cloth into the pot, then pulled the cloth soaked in boiling water from the edge of the pot and hung it down on his lips...

When the water touched Xie Beiheng's lips, he couldn't wait to open his mouth and lick it, and the boiling water on the cloth strip flowed into his mouth.

Lin Xiangxiang saw his Adam's apple rolling, and her tense heart gradually relaxed. A happy smile finally appeared on her face, "As long as you can drink it!"

Both of them drank water, and the next thing to do was to clean his wounds as quickly as possible!

Lin Xiangxiang reached out and slowly pulled down his clothes, and the shocking wound came into view again...

The deep wound had the skin and flesh turned outward, and was bloody and swollen. The surrounding area had begun to swell and edema, and it was obvious that it was infected!

Lin Xiangxiang's heart hurts like a needle!

After taking a deep breath, he quickly wrung the wet cloth in the pot half dry and carefully wiped his wound.

Looking at Xie Beiheng's slightly shaking body and furrowed brows, Lin Xiangxiang felt indescribably distressed, and her hands became more gentle, for fear of hurting him.

After cleaning up, Lin Xiangxiang was already sweating profusely!

Sweat slid down her cheeks, but she didn't bother to wipe it off. She quickly took out the dry cloth and carefully bandaged the wound.

"That's all we can do for now. I'll wait until tomorrow morning to look for honeysuckle and Andrographis paniculata."

Both honeysuckle and Andrographis paniculata have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and are very common in their village.

Grandma was in poor health and often had fevers, which often caused tonsillitis. Every time this happened, Grandpa would go to the mountains or fields to pick honeysuckle and Andrographis paniculata and boil them in water for Grandma to drink.

There should be some in the deep mountains and forests!

After bandaging the wound, Lin Xiangxiang picked up the wet cloth and carefully wiped his neck, palms, soles of feet and armpits.

If there is no medicine, you can only use physical cooling methods!

Fearing that Xie Beiheng's temperature would continue to rise, Lin Xiangxiang wiped his body again and again that night, and the water in the pot was cold and hot, hot and cold...

Finally, he was exhausted and lay down beside Xie Beiheng. The moment he closed his eyes, he thought, "She didn't ask for leave. What should I do at work tomorrow..."

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