The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Lu Qingqing put down the book in her hand, rubbed her sore eyes, and agreed.

"Okay, we'll go up to the roof again later and clear the snow."

Old Zhuang listened to their conversation and sighed.

"This weather is really terrible!"

It's only been a little over an hour since I had lunch.

The snow is so thick again!

You tell me, this is how all the cleaning here is done.

Those uninhabited houses will probably all collapse under the weight!

Sun Yue was adding coal to the stove when she saw the flames being suppressed, so she poked at them with a hook.

"I think so too. I hope the weather gets warmer soon!"

Only when the flames slowly rose did they place the kettle on top.

He added some more charcoal to the stove, squatted down, reached out to warm his hands by the fire, and exclaimed:

"Fortunately, we bought a lot of coal beforehand."

They burned so much charcoal that day just to barely maintain the temperature.

"Without these coals, this winter would be really hard to get through!"

As they were talking, they heard a knock on the courtyard gate.

"Uncle Zhuang, Brother Lu, it's me, it's Old Sun!"

Old Zhuang vaguely heard Sun Laohai's voice and hurriedly got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and put on his shoes.

Lu Qingqing heard it more clearly and figured that Sun Laohai must have something going on coming over like this.

She put on her shoes and followed Old Man Zhuang to open the door.

Upon opening the courtyard gate, one sees Sun Laohai looking anxious, along with his wife Sun Dahai and their child.

Old Zhuang ushered people inside while asking them questions.

"Old Hai, what's wrong?"

Sun Laohai's voice was already trembling with sobs.

"Uncle Zhuang, Xiao Bao has a fever, his head is burning hot."

"Aren't you a doctor? You absolutely have to save him!"

Old Zhuang had met Sun Xiaobao once before and knew that the child was only two or three years old.

Hearing that such a young child is sick is also a bit worrying.

Although he is a doctor, he specializes in treating brain diseases.

I can treat other basic illnesses, but I'm not an expert in them.

Especially for such young children, it is even more difficult to treat them.

The dosage of the medicine needs to be controlled very precisely.

Furthermore, there were no pharmacies in Toyama Town where they lived.

The herbs he has on hand may not necessarily be suitable.

As he ran from the yard to the house, many thoughts flashed through Old Man Zhuang's mind.

As soon as he entered the house, Sun Dahai put the child on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Old Zhuang hurried forward and touched the child's forehead.

Seeing that the fever was severe and the cheeks were flushed red, they began to take the pulse again.

After a diagnosis, it was confirmed that the child's high fever was caused by catching a cold.

After determining the cause of the illness, Old Zhuang began to rummage through the box where he kept his medicine.

After rummaging around for a while, I took out a few packets of herbs.

After opening it, I picked through some of the contents and took out a portion of them.

Finally, looking at the two piles of medicine on the table, he became worried.

These medicinal herbs that were selected are not suitable for such a young child.

If used, it could very likely lead to life-threatening situations.

However, without these medicinal herbs, the fever cannot be reduced.

It's dangerous to let the child burn like that.

While Old Zhuang hesitated, Old Sun thought the child was beyond saving and knelt down with a thud.

"Uncle Zhuang, please, please save Xiaobao!"

Beside them, Sun Dahai and his wife also knelt down and began to cry and beg.

Old Zhuang quickly helped the group up and explained the situation they were in.

Sun Laohai and Sun Dahai were at a loss for what to do, so they asked Old Man Zhuang about the possible consequences of taking the medicine or not.

While the group was discussing, Lu Qingqing went forward to check on Sun Xiaobao's condition.

The child is now burning up with fever, his face is bright red, and he is unconscious.

Looking at the quiet child now, Lu Qingqing thought of when she visited the Sun family before.

The little guy was still peeking out from behind the door, curiously watching.

When she saw him, he shyly hid behind the door.

Once you get to know them, they become an energetic little rascal.

Seeing him like this, she felt a pang of sadness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to pour the sugar water, I added a few drops of space water.

When she brought over the bowl of sweet soup, Qin Lang understood what she meant.

He stepped forward, picked up the child, and adjusted his position to make it easier for Lu Qingqing to feed him water.

Although the child was asleep, he knew to swallow the sugar water.

He finished the small bowl of water in no time.

Lu Qingqing gently put Sun Xiaobao down, took a handkerchief, dipped it in some cool water, and then put it on his forehead.

Then, I adjusted the blankets covering him to make him more comfortable.

Seeing that Sun Laohai and the others were still hesitating, she calculated the time it would take for the spatial water to take effect.

After waiting a while, he said to Old Man Zhuang:

"Xiao Bao seems to be feeling better. Could you take his pulse again?"

Upon hearing her words, Old Man Zhuang hurriedly ran over.

He placed his hand on the child's wrist, and after a moment, looked on in surprise.

"It's true, my pulse has become much more stable."

"Qingqing, what did you do?"

He said this without waiting for Lu Qingqing's reply.

First, I removed the cool cloth from the child's head, and then I checked the temperature of the forehead and armpits.

His hands kept moving, and he kept muttering to himself.

"That shouldn't be the case. Just applying a cooling cloth is so effective."

Lu Qingqing then described the series of actions she had just performed, including feeding the child sugar water.

Of course, this eliminates the need for adding water to the space.

Now, Old Man Zhuang was even more puzzled.

Could it be that the sugar water worked?

But he didn't dwell on it for long.

After hearing that the child was feeling better, Sun Laohai and the other two rushed over to check on him.

After a short while, the high fever gradually subsided.

Now, there's no need to worry about which medicine to use.

After learning that her child's fever had subsided, Sun Dahai's wife immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times to Lu Qingqing and Old Man Zhuang.

Seeing this, Sun Dahai and Sun Laohai were about to kowtow when Lu Qingqing stopped them.

Mother, this Sun Dahai's wife seems to be older than her.

If she kneels before me, will I ever grow any taller?!

According to the customs of her hometown, if someone kneels before you, you will stop growing taller.