Countdown to Awakening

She once approached Ma Hui, hoping that he would give her some money to support her in setting up a girls' school because they were from the same village. After all, Ma Hui was the richest man in the village, and if she didn't approach him, there would be no one else.

But Ma Hui was such a person that he would not agree no matter what, even if he was told that he had borrowed it.

Besides that, Ma Hui also made a ridiculous request: If Zhang Mei could sleep with him, he would consider it...

Zhang Mei was naturally unwilling to do so. She thought Ma Hui was a very unreasonable person, but she had no idea that he could be so absurd...

Never mind, even if there were no books, she would find a way to get these girls to read.

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At night, it started to rain outside. The wind and raindrops hit the window wantonly, accompanied by the sound of muffled thunder.

Zhang Mei was frightened by the muffled thunder and couldn't sleep. She hugged her son, looked out the window, and hugged the child even tighter.

Zhang Mei suddenly felt something was wrong. "Why is it so hot?" She sat up startled and touched the child's forehead, her expression changing instantly.

"Why is it so hot?"

If I'm not mistaken, it should be a fever.

Zhang Mei was a little anxious. Such a young child couldn't take medicine or get injections. It was already late at night, and there might not be a doctor in the village or even in the town.

Zhang Mei put the child down, got up and went to the bathroom, wet a towel and put it on the child's forehead.

In the middle of the night, I couldn't find a doctor, so I could only rely on physical cooling. Maybe that would work?

Perhaps she was feeling uncomfortable, and the child in her arms started to whimper and cry.

Zhang Mei comforted him, but she also felt very uncomfortable. She didn't know why she had a fever. She was not cold at home, and she had never had such a severe fever when she had a minor illness in the past.

Could it be that I was exposed to the wind for too long during the day? Why did I suddenly develop a high fever? Don't fevers usually start as a low-grade fever?

Zhang Mei looked at her son, the pain in her eyes almost overflowing.

Zhang Mei touched the child's forehead again. The wet towel seemed to be of no use at all. The child's forehead became even hotter.

The wet towel didn't work, so I had to go to town to find a doctor. But how could there be a doctor here in the middle of the night?

Never mind, let’s go first.

Zhang Mei put on her clothes, picked up the child and walked out.

After opening the umbrella, Zhang Mei no longer cared about anything else. She hugged the child tightly, holding the umbrella with one hand to try her best to prevent the child from getting wet.

"Dongdong, just hold on for a while. Mom will find a doctor for you. You will definitely get better... Okay..."

The thing in my arms kept crying, probably because it was uncomfortable with the wind.

All the clinics in the village were closed, so Zhang Mei could only go to the town slowly.

The road from the village to the town was originally a dirt road, and now it was raining, the mud on the road became wet, and Zhang Mei's feet were covered with yellow mud.

Dongdong's crying became quieter and quieter, and Zhang Mei became increasingly anxious. She was afraid something might happen to Dongdong. What if...

"Let's hold on a little longer. I'll definitely find a good doctor to treat you... You'll definitely get better..."

Zhang Mei's tone became more and more anxious, with a hint of tears in her voice.

Ever since her husband passed away, her child has been her only relative. If it's just a common cold, it's fine. But what if it's life-threatening...

If the child is gone, life will be difficult in the future...

Dongdong stopped crying. Zhang Mei touched his hot forehead and blamed herself for not discovering it earlier... If she had discovered it earlier, perhaps this would not have happened.