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"Shen Mengyin has a fever?"

Qin Xuemei's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the dugout heard it.

"Why did you suddenly get a fever? Did you catch a cold?"

Zhao Tianshan asked nervously, "It's raining right now, and we can't even go down to the dam. If the fever gets serious, it will be a real problem."

"I don't know," Qin Xuemei said in a panic. "When she woke up this morning, she said she felt a little unwell. After eating breakfast, she went back to bed and fell asleep. We thought she was just tired, so we didn't pay attention. When Meng Yue and I went back just now, we saw that she was still sleeping, so we went over and shook her. That's when we found that she was burning up."

"How high is your fever? Is it serious?" Sui Zhichao asked anxiously.

"Captain, if we run out of medicine here, should we send someone down?"

Feng Cheng said, "Don't panic. It's raining outside right now. Even if we want to send him down, it's not now. If we go down in the rain, he might die before we even get to the county town."

"I have some fever reducers and a thermometer here. Xuemei, take them back and take her temperature first to see how high it is, and then give her two pills."

As Feng Cheng spoke, he got up and went to the box in the corner. He took out a medicine box, which Zhao Jinquan had made. It contained some commonly used medicines for treating colds, fevers, and sprains. In addition, there was alcohol and a set of sutures for stitching wounds. Feng Cheng didn't know how to stitch wounds, but in case of an accident or emergency treatment, it was always better to have this than not. At most, if the stitches weren't done well, he would have to go to the hospital to have them removed and re-stitched, but it wouldn't lead to any undesirable accidents due to excessive bleeding from a large wound.

"This is the medicine, and this is the thermometer. After you give her the medicine, wipe her body with warm water, especially her armpits and neck. Remember, it should be warm water. Put a damp towel on her forehead with cold water. If the towel on her forehead gets cold, wash it again."

"Also, give her plenty of water."

"Do you remember?" Feng Cheng asked.

Qin Xuemei repeated: "Remember to wipe your body with warm water, including your armpits and neck, and apply a cold water towel to your forehead. Change the towel frequently, and drink plenty of water."

"Okay, just remember that. Don't panic. Do as I say. Her temperature can be controlled. It should be under control until tomorrow morning. If it hasn't improved by tomorrow morning, then we'll take her down to the county hospital for treatment."

Qin Xuemei nodded, "Okay, I'll go back first, and I'll come back later to tell you about the situation."

Qin Xuemei, carrying her things and holding an umbrella, stepped back into the rain.

"Captain, shouldn't we go and check on them?" Sui Zhichao was still worried. Getting sick in Bashang is really difficult to deal with.

Zhao Tianshan said, "How can we get to the girls' dormitory? Besides, would we be of any use even if we went? Can you treat patients or do I?"

"Feng Cheng, there shouldn't be any major problems, right?" Zhao Tianshan replied to Sui Zhichao, then turned to ask Feng Cheng.

Feng Cheng said, "Let's see how high her temperature is. If it's not high, using the method I suggested, plus taking the medicine, there shouldn't be any major problems. But if her temperature is too high, then it's hard to say. However, I don't think her temperature is too high, because Shen Mengyin was quite awake in the morning. Her temperature only went up when she went back to sleep, and it didn't last long, so it shouldn't be too high."

"That's good. I hope nothing bad happens. It's raining now, otherwise we could have caught the bus to the county town."

Feng Cheng said, "Just wait and see, we'll know the situation in a little while."

This news ruined everyone's mood for playing cards, and they were all speculating about the girl's situation.

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"The medicine has been brought back."

Qin Xuemei braved the rain to return to her dormitory, and before she even entered the door, she happily passed on the news to those inside.

Meng Yue asked excitedly, "Is there really a medicine?"

"Yes, we have fever reducers, and not only medicine, we also have a thermometer."

"Meng Yue, could you do me a favor and take Shen Mengyin's temperature?"

"Ji Xiurong, go and fetch two basins of water, one warm and one cold, and also bring back two towels, we'll need them later."

"it is good."

Meng Yue shook the thermometer and stuffed it into Shen Mengyin's armpit.

"Shen Mengyin, hold it in place, we're taking your temperature."

Shen Mengyin was a little dazed, but she was still somewhat conscious. Upon hearing Meng Yue's words, she immediately clamped the thermometer tightly between her fingers.

"Luckily, the captain had medicine, otherwise we really wouldn't know what to do. It's far from the county town, and it's raining."

Meng Yue was still somewhat shaken; Shen Mengyin's sudden illness and her burning fever had frightened everyone.

"Take her temperature and give her the medicine later. Feng Cheng taught me some methods, I'll use them on her later, that should bring the temperature down."

"What if it doesn't go down?" Ji Xiurong asked when she returned from fetching water and heard this.

Qin Xuemei glanced at Shen Mengyin on the bed and said, "Then we can only send her down to the dam. No matter how difficult the journey is, we have to send her down."

Meng Yue and Ji Xiurong both fell silent. It was already hard enough to go down to the dam when the weather was good, let alone now that it was raining. Besides, the timing was wrong. If they went down to the dam now, they wouldn't get to the county town until at least midnight.

At this moment, they felt the hardship on the dam. They could overcome the difficulties of not eating or sleeping well, but getting sick was something they really couldn't overcome.

"It's alright. Feng Cheng said that with the method he taught, even the worst body temperature can be controlled. There's no need to worry about it continuing to rise. As long as the body temperature can be controlled, the situation will be much better when we go down to the dam tomorrow morning."

"Hopefully!"

Qin Xuemei's words made sense, but Ji Xiurong and Meng Yue were somewhat skeptical.

"There should be enough time, right? Meng Yue, check her temperature."

"it is good."

Meng Yue carefully pulled the thermometer out from under Shen Mengyin's armpit, placed it on her head and looked at it. "38.9°, almost 39°."

Qin Xuemei breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, I thought it was over 39 degrees."

"Give her the medicine. Ji Xiurong, bring her some water. I'll put a towel on her face."

Meng Yue fed Shen Mengyin two pills, while Qin Xuemei used the method Feng Cheng had taught her to gently wipe Shen Mengyin's body.

Half an hour later, Qin Xuemei touched Shen Mengyin's forehead and said, "It doesn't seem as hot as before."

Meng Yue said, "It probably won't break down so quickly. I guess it's because you applied a towel, which lowered your forehead temperature a bit."

Ji Xiurong said, "Why would someone suddenly develop a fever for no reason? The weather hasn't gotten colder. Could it be that they ate something bad while they were down at the dam?"

Looking at the sleeping Shen Mengyin, Meng Yue said, "It must be because of Wu Yansheng's departure. She seems indifferent, but she must be very sad inside. When you're in a bad mood, you're more likely to get sick."

"This Wu Yansheng, even after he's gone, he's still causing trouble for people," Ji Xiurong said bitterly.