Chapter 247: Xiao Wu Fell Sick
The moment the old osteopath arrived, he scolded Zhao Lan. After preparing for a while, he finally helped reset her dislocated bones. Before he started, he gave Shao Qiyun a heads-up. “It will hurt a lot. Bear with it.”
Shao Qiyun thought that since she had already given birth before, no matter how much it hurt, it couldn’t possibly be as painful as childbirth.
It wasn’t wrong to think of it that way, but Shao Qiyun didn’t expect it to hurt so much that she’d almost die from the pain. Shao Qiyun screamed incessantly, so much so the old osteopath couldn’t focus, so he casually stuffed Mu Jingzhe’s smelly socks back into her mouth.
“Bear with it.”
When her limbs were in their positions again, it looked as if Shao Qiyun had just been scooped out of the water. It was no longer clear if the moisture on her was because she had been pulled out of the water vat or whether it was a result of sweating from the pain.
However, she wasn’t the only one suffering.
Although Xiao Wu seemed comforted, it wasn’t that easy. That night, Xiao Wu fell sick and had a fever.
Because he wasn’t in a good state, he lacked a sense of security and had been relying on Mu Jingzhe. Therefore, Mu Jingzhe made an exception and slept with him and Little Bei. After a lot of difficulty, she finally coaxed him to sleep by singing and telling him stories. In the end, he still fell sick with a fever in the middle of the night.
The fever spiked straight to 38.6 degrees Celsius. Because she had gained some experience in the past year, Mu Jingzhe didn’t rush to carry Xiao Wu to the hospital. She first fed him some fever medicine for kids and kept hugging and coaxing him to give him a sense of security.
Although he struggled until midnight, Xiao Wu’s fever finally subsided. However, because of his high fever, he was listless the next day.
In the past, Shao Qiyun had avoided Xiao Wu because she didn’t want to see him. Now, it was Xiao Wu’s turn to avoid Shao Qiyun. Because he could hear Shao Qiyun’s voice next door, Xiao Wu wasn’t even willing to go to the courtyard.
This was the first time he felt so repulsed by someone.
Although Xiao Wu was listless, he became more and more obedient. He agreed to whatever was asked of him and kept eating and drinking when asked to do so. When Shao Dong and the others teased him, wanting to make him happier, his smile became wider.
However, his cooperation and obedience made people feel sad. Later on, no one teased him anymore and they gave him some s.p.a.ce.
Nothing happened during the day. He seemed to have gotten better, but at night, Xiao Jiu had a fever again. This time, it was worse than last night. His fever reached 39 degrees Celsius, and he even vomited a few times. He was covered in cold sweat.
“What should we do?” Shao Qihai had been worried about him since the previous night, but Mu Jingzhe was calm. At least, she was relatively calmer. However, when she saw that Xiao Wu had vomited, she was a little afraid.
“Let’s take him to the hospital first.” Mu Jingzhe wrapped Xiao Wu up in a blanket and carried him away. Shao Qihai quickly offered to carry him, but because Xiao Wu was unwell and was feeling uncomfortable, he was willful, unlike his usual self, and insisted that Mu Jingzhe carry him and not Shao Qihai.
The moment he was on Shao Qihai’s back, he cried and shouted for his mother.
This was how children were. When they were sick and feeling uncomfortable, they would only want the person they were usually close to. It didn’t occur to them if the adults were tired. They only wanted that certain someone they had acknowledged. Only then would they feel a sense of security.
Mu Jingzhe had seen many children who only wanted their mother in the past. Their mother’s back would be covered in sweat, and her arms would be about to break from carrying them, but the child didn’t want their father. This could only be hard on their mother.
Fortunately, she was strong. Otherwise, she would have felt heartache, relief, and exhaustion, just like other mothers.
“It’s okay, I’ll carry him. I’m used to carrying him.” Mu Jingzhe took Xiao Wu and carried him on her back before looking at Shao Dong. “Little Dong, you and Young Uncle will stay at home and watch over the house. Take care of your younger siblings.”
Shao Qiyang also got up. “I’ll take care of them. Don’t worry, just go.”
“Yes.” Shao Dong nodded. “Mommy, go quickly.”
The countryside was different from the city, where there were street lamps at night and it was bright everywhere. Unless there was a moon at night in the countryside, one wouldn’t be able to see their fingers if they held them up in front of their eyes. It was so dark that they had to use a flashlight wherever they went.
However, the range of a flashlight was limited, and it wasn’t safe to ride a bicycle at night. Since Shao Qihai’s bicycle had been sent for maintenance, Mu Jingzhe and Shao Qihai could only rush to the town hospital on foot.
Mu Jingzhe was very familiar with this road, even at night. This was because she had traveled this path at night several times before. The moment she had transmigrated there, she had run along this path for an entire night.
Mu Jingzhe felt that Xiao Wu was getting hotter and hotter on her back, and she became more and more anxious. Due to her brisk pace, it was unavoidable that she would pant.
Shao Qihai followed her, trying his best to light up the road ahead for Mu Jingzhe. As he listened to her panting, he was vexed that the car wasn’t there when he wanted to use it. He kept offering to carry Xiao Wu.
However, Xiao Wu was unwilling. “It’s fine. I’ll carry him. I’m used to it.”
Children had poor immunity systems, and it was inevitable that they would have a headache and fever every now and then. These days, Mu Jingzhe often carried the children to the town hospital in the middle of the night. Many parents in the village had gone through this. As long as the children fell sick, they would have to carry them there no matter what.
After saying that, Mu Jingzhe continued walking forward. It was just a casual remark, but Shao Qihai felt extremely conflicted when he heard it.
She had said that she was used to it. She always said that she was strong, so she didn’t seem to mind doing all this.
However, just because she was strong, it didn’t mean that she wouldn’t get tired, especially when traveling like this.
Shao Qihai and Mu Jingzhe took the shortest time to rush to the town hospital. When they arrived, Mu Jingzhe was already covered in sweat.
The old doctor in the hospital was used to having patients come at night, so he quickly got up. He took a look and, after hearing about the situation, said that there were many reasons children had a fever and vomited. It was also possible that this was the result of a bad mood or fright. At the end of the day, human emotions actually had a great impact on one’s health.
The old doctor quickly prescribed medicine. As he prescribed it, he chatted with Mu Jingzhe for a while. She had come often because she had five children, so the doctor and Mu Jingzhe had become acquainted.
Looking at Mu Jingzhe and then at Shao Qihai, the old doctor handed over the prescription and said earnestly, “Don’t just let your woman suffer.” The old doctor had seen too much of the fickleness of human nature.
Shao Qihai was embarra.s.sed when he heard that. He glanced at Mu Jingzhe and felt ashamed too. Mu Jingzhe quickly said, “Actually, it’s because the child only wants me.”
“That’s because he doesn’t treat the children well enough.” The old doctor couldn’t help but glare. “Hurry up and get an injection.” He had seen many fathers like this.
While Shao Qihai paid for the medicine and looked for the nurse for the injection, Mu Jingzhe only had to carry Xiao Wu and wait.
However, she had been covered in sweat just now. After sitting for a while and cooling down, when the wind blew, she felt a chill run down her spine.
When Shao Qihai arrived at the injection room, he saw Mu Jingzhe tremble. He quickly took off his top and draped it over her. “You don’t want to catch a cold.” He was a little vexed. Next time, not only would he bring extra clothing for Xiao Wu, but he would bring extra clothing for the adults too.
“I’m fine. You shouldn’t catch a cold yourself…” Mu Jingzhe’s first reaction was to refuse.
“I won’t. You’re the one who shouldn’t catch a cold.” It was rare for Shao Qihai to be so unyielding. He didn’t let Mu Jingzhe remove it. “I used to camp and train a lot in the middle of the night. I won’t catch a cold.”
Mu Jingzhe wanted to say something but hesitated. She thought to herself, ‘That was in the past. Now, your body is like a punctured balloon.’
In the end, she had to borrow a blanket from the nurse to solve this problem.
After the injection, Xiao Wu’s fever finally subsided and he stopped vomiting. The main reason was that he couldn’t vomit anymore. He slept deeply, but he still had to get another injection later.