Fortunate Wife Chapter 113

Chapter 113 – Fated Marriage String (5)

“They should be back soon . ” Li Hua was actually very anxious too . There was only one doctor in the Goddess’s Ravine . This old doctor lived in a village that was about a kilometer away from here . It was raining today too, so it definitely wouldn’t be easy to walk here . He was very worried that the doctor wouldn’t be willing to come here, that’s why he had asked his oldest brother to bring more money along . If the doctor didn’t come, it would be good to get a prescription from him and buy back medicine at least .

“Oh . ” Li Man looked Li Yan . He had fallen asleep, but his breathing was heavy . She stretched her hand out and touched his forehead . His temperature was still too high .

Seeing how worried Li Man looked, Li Hua comfortingly said, “Don’t worry . The doctor will be here soon . ”

“En . ” If they were in modern-day, she definitely wouldn’t be worrying . But, in this era, people would die from lack of medicine . She wasn’t worrying that he would die . She was worried that the illness would become worse and that he would get pneumonia, tuberculosis, and what not .

“Oh, hey, you should drink more water too . ” Li Man remembered that Li Hua had gotten wet from the rain too and hurriedly pulled him towards outside . When they reached the doorway, she said, “Stay here . The room is too stuffy . I’ll pour some water for you . ”

“It’s okay . I can do that myself,” Li Hua politely refused .

Li Man didn’t listen to him . She went to the kitchen, poured boiling hot water into a bowl, and brought it to him . “Drink more water . It’s easy to get catch a cold or get a fever during this season . It’ll be best to stay well hydrated . ”

Li Hua took the bowl and asked, “What about you?”

“Oh, I’ll drink water later,” said Li Man . Remembering something, she hastily went inside the eastern hut . She climbed onto the bed and cracked open a window to let in fresh air . The open window was far away enough that the wind wouldn’t blow on Li Yan, but it would improve the air quality inside the hut . Then, seeing the thin quilt that was covering Li Yan, she decided it wasn’t enough and lightly covered him with Li Hua’s sheet too .

Li Hua was standing at the doorway . He watched her movements and couldn’t help feel a sense of uncertainty . He waited until she came out to ask, “Why did you do that?”

“Since his body temperature is high from the fever, it’ll feel too stifling if I cover him up with another quilt,” answered Li Man . Seeing that the amount of water in the bowl that he was holding hadn’t changed, she said, “Drink it quickly . It’ll get cold . ”

“Oh . ” Li Hua drank the water, but he still felt worried . After he finished drinking, he couldn’t resist saying, “But, I heard from other people that when someone has a fever or a cold, you should cover them up with more quilts They’ll get better once they sweat the illness out . ”

“Sweating it out is one method, but doing that might lead to other complications,” Li Man explained, “Actually, the fever itself isn’t an illness . It’s a symptom . Right now, what we’re doing is physically helping him cool down -”

Seeing Li Hua was looking straight at her, Li Man suddenly realized that she had said too much . She awkwardly laughed and continued, “Actually, I don’t know much either . I just heard this from elderly people . Let’s listen to what the doctor has to say when he comes . ”

“En . ” Li Hua nodded . However, he felt even more doubtful towards her . Not only was his wife literate, she also had medical knowledge .

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Inside the hut, Li Yan was in a state of deep slumber . During this period of time, Li Man had helped him by wiping his palms, underside of his feet, neck, and armpits with alcohol . Then, she applied a cold towel to his forehead . From time to time, she would change out the towel . After this was done repeatedly, Li Yan’s temperature really did fall a lot, and even his breathing became much lighter .

Li Hua was watching from the side . One part of him admired Man for knowing so much, and the other part felt happy that his second brother had taken a turn for the better .

And yet, Li Mo and Li Shu had been gone for almost half the day . Why hadn’t they come back yet? Li Hua and Li Man started to worry about those two . The roads were slippery on rainy day . Hopefully, they hadn’t met with an accident .

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Li Hua really wanted to go out to look for his oldest brother and third brother . And yet, he didn’t feel comfortable with leaving Li Man alone .

“Let’s wait a little bit longer . ” Seeing that Li Hua was feeling anxious, Li Man comfortingly said, “Nothing bad will happen to your oldest brother and third brother . Perhaps, the doctor is busy today, so they had to wait longer to see him . ”

He could only hope that this was true . Fortunately, second brother’s condition had improved .

Chapter end