Chapter 107
Chapter 107
Cold air kept pouring in from the window, and Chen Wan's forehead was pressed against the table top of the sewing machine. His whole body was in a hot and cold state, which was a familiar symptom of a cold.
He knew that he was not resistant to freezing, so he added a sweater when he woke up. It was made of pure wool and had excellent warmth retention properties. Unexpectedly, he still fell into the trap, probably because the quilt was not covered properly last night, and the series of sneezes in the morning were the precursors.
Chen Wan wrapped her clothes tightly, went to the living room and poured a cup of hot water, the heat was transmitted through the enamel cup to her cold fingertips, Chen Wan couldn't help covering the side of the cup.
Perhaps because of the cold, Chen Wan's mood was very low. He looked around, and Wang Li'an's words "Isn't it too empty for you to live alone in such a big house, Chen Wan?" in his ears.
It was quite empty, Chen Wan looked around in frustration, and dragged his feet upstairs, he didn't have the energy to think about the cotton issue, he just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep.
The hot water in the enamel cup gradually cooled down, Chen Wan curled up in the quilt, his feet were colder than the water, he hated winter.
"Liu'er." Xu Kongshan pushed the door open and walked in. Knowing that Chen Wan had no class in the afternoon, he didn't see Chen Wan downstairs, so he found him upstairs.
There was a bulge on the bed, Chen Wan fell into a drowsy sleep, and did not hear Xu Kongshan's voice at all.
Xu Kongshan thought that Chen Wan was taking a nap, so he approached to help him tuck in the blanket.Seeing that his brows were tightly wrinkled and his face was flushed abnormally, Xu Kongshan's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his hand to touch Chen Wan's forehead. The temperature obviously higher than the palm of his hand showed the fact that Chen Wan had a fever.
"Liuer?" Xu Kongshan tentatively called a few times, seeing that Chen Wan didn't respond, he put his hand under the quilt to feel his pulse.After Chen got a cold in the evening, Xu Kongshan went out of his way to learn from Uncle De.
There are medicinal materials. When he came to Nancheng, Xu Kongshan carried a big bag on his back. Just in case, he brought all the medicines he needed and the medicines he might use.
Xu Kongshan twisted the veil and put it on Chen Wan's forehead to cool him down, then went downstairs and boiled a bowl of medicine as fast as he could.
Chen Wan's nose was still unobstructed, but the bitter smell of the traditional Chinese medicine made his frown tighten again.The medicine in the bowl dried to a palatable temperature, Xu Kongshan cruelly woke up Chen Wan, he was afraid that Chen Wan would choke on the medicine while falling asleep.
"Brother Shan?" Chen Wan opened his eyes in a daze. He vaguely felt that he was still dreaming, and complained pitifully to Xu Kongshan, "Brother Shan, I have a cold and feel so bad."
"It's okay, I'll be fine after drinking the medicine." Xu Kongshan kissed Chen Wan's forehead distressedly, and picked up the medicine on the bedside table.
The real touch on the forehead and the smell of traditional Chinese medicine coming from the bowl in Xu Kongshan's hand made Chen Wan's mind a little clearer. Isn't he dreaming?
Chen Wan touched Xu Kongshan's face: "Brother Shan, why are you back?"
"I have to leave tomorrow, and the team gave me half a day off." Xu Kongshan summed up the reason in two sentences, "Liu'er takes the medicine first, and it will be cold later."
The theory of once raw and second cooked does not apply to all scenarios. No matter how many times he drinks it, Chen Wan can't accept the taste of traditional Chinese medicine.But he didn't have time to delay, he had to get better as soon as possible, so Xu Kongshan didn't need to say it a third time, he took the medicine bowl neatly and drank it with his head up.
He drank too hastily, and some brown medicinal juice overflowed from the corner of his mouth, Xu Kongshan wiped it off gently with a handkerchief.
Chen Wan sucked the rock sugar between Xu Kongshan's fingertips and swiped it in her mouth, the sweetness covered up the remaining bitterness in her mouth.Xu Kongshan lifted the quilt and let Chen Wan continue to rest.
"Brother Shan, my feet are cold." Chen Wan called Xu Kongshan back with a word, his eyes full of dependence.
Xu Kongshan used the leftovers from boiling the medicine to boil half a pot of water, and he mentioned that the upstairs bedroom poured it into the footbath for Chen Wan to soak his feet.After Chen Wan finished soaking, he washed up with the remaining water plants in the bucket, then took off his clothes and got under the quilt, pinching Chen Wan's feet to the bend of his knees: "Go to sleep."
Chen Wan, who was warm from head to toe, closed his eyes contentedly, and Xu Kongshan stared at his sleeping face, feeling a little relieved.
Chen Wan slept for half a day. When he woke up, it was just getting dark. Xu Kongshan kept warming his feet: "Are you awake? Do you feel better? Are you hungry?"
"It's much better, I'm hungry." Chen Wan's tone was soft, he yawned, and rubbed his head against Xu Kongshan's neck, "I'm sorry Brother Shan, I made you worry."
Knowing that being hungry is a good sign, Xu Kongshan stroked the back of Chen Wan's head: "No need to be sorry, what do you want to eat tonight?"
The cafeteria has run out of food for a long time now, and the noodles will definitely become lumpy when they are beaten back. Chen Wan raised her head: "I want to eat the porridge you cook."
Xu Kongshan turned over and got out of bed, and found his cotton jacket for Chen Wan who slept too much and wanted to move around. Chen Wan's cotton jackets were all old and didn't look warm enough.
Putting on the padded jacket, Chen Wan followed Xu Kongshan to the kitchen. Xu Kongshan brought him a small bench and let him sit by the stove to warm up. Chen Wan watched him busy while talking about the impact of the cooling on his clothing business.
Before making cotton jackets for others in the village, the cotton was brought by the clothes maker. Chen Wan never worried about the cotton.
All the cotton purchased by the textile factory comes in big bags, which cannot be sent, and how to compress the volume after packaging is another difficulty.Chen Wan turned her head to stare at the fire in the stove, with a ray of melancholy in her eyes.
"How big is a bag?" Xu Kongshan lifted the lid of the sauerkraut jar, picked up a few pickled cowpeas with chopsticks, and brought them out.They bought the kimchi jar in a department store, and the kimchi and sour water in it were given by Second Sister Chen. Xu Kongshan fiddled with it a few times, planning to go to the non-staple food store to find out if there are any vegetables and radishes that can be soaked in it. some type of.
Chen Wan also asked Qian Guosheng about the size of the original cotton bag. According to his description, Chen Wan gestured to Xu Kongshan for the size.
"That can be installed." Xu Kongshan did some spatial imagination, "I will bring it back for you in two days."
"Huh?" Chen Wan was puzzled. He understood what Xu Kongshan said, but he didn't fully understand it. How could he take it?
"The highway from the provincial capital to Heyuan has been opened." Xu Kongshan explained that he is in the transportation team and has better information about this than Chen Wan. "The team will send a car to Heyuan tomorrow."
He was so busy getting Chen Wan to drink the medicine just now that he forgot to tell him the destination of his car.
The surprise came too suddenly, and the melancholy in Chen Wan's eyes disappeared, but: "Is this allowed in the team?"
"Allowed." Xu Kongshan reassured Chen Wan, "Everyone else has done this before."
In fact, the transportation team has no clear regulations on this kind of behavior. When the amount of cargo is not large and there is room in the car, it’s okay for the drivers to carry a little stuff. As long as they don’t do too much, otherwise Hu Liwei will not let Xu Kongshan into the convoy.
The road has just been opened, so I didn't dare to install too much for the first trial, and each car is [-]% full.In view of Xu Kongshan's excellent long-distance performance before, the team put him on the driving list.
Xu Kongshan solved the problem of cotton, and Chen Wan was in a good mood. With Xu Kongshan's traditional Chinese medicine, the symptoms of the cold when he got up the next morning were relieved by half. of the process.
Xu Kongshan was worried about Chen Wan, so he boiled the medicine for today and tomorrow together early in the morning, and repeatedly told him to drink it on time, and he must not take it lightly just because he feels better.It's cold, so it's not a problem to keep the concoction for two or three days.
"I'll drink it on time." Chen Wan assured Xu Kongshan, how could he waste Xu Kongshan's hard work, "By the way, Brother Shan, I haven't shown you our group photo yet."
It was all because of the cold yesterday. Chen Wan trotted upstairs to take out the envelope bag from the drawer. He was rushing to study in the morning, so he would not give it to Xu Kongshan. After school, Xu Kongshan would definitely go to the transport team.
Chen Wan came to the classroom with the smell of medicine all over his body. He coughed twice, and Wang Lian turned his head: "You have a cold too?"
Wang Li'an's appearance at the moment is a bit funny, he keeps blowing his nose, and the tip of his nose is almost scratched, it's as red as a strawberry.
"It's a bit of a cold, but it's almost gone." Chen Wan was able to do this, and Xu Kongshan took [-]% of the credit. "Would you like to go to the school infirmary?"
We attend class together every day, of course Wang Li'an remembers that Chen Wan was fine yesterday morning, so his cold must not last more than a day, is it time to recover?
Wang Li'an sniffed, and for the first time had doubts about his health. Could it be that he was not as good as Chen Wan, who looked weak?
"I'll go to the infirmary after class." Wang Li'an gave up the idea of fighting hard, and his nose hurts.
This time, there were too many students who caught a cold due to the drop in temperature, and there was not much cold medicine left in the school infirmary. Wang Lian went there late, and only had licorice tablets. He swallowed two pills.
After eating in the cafeteria at noon, Chen Wan went home to drink medicine, Xu Kongshan left as expected, and he put the envelope containing the photos on the table.With a thought, Chen Wan opened it and shook it twice, the group photo fell down, and the one-inch black negative was gone.
After drinking Chinese medicine for two days, Chen Wan's cold was completely cured, but Wang Li'an's cough became more and more severe, and the licorice tablets did not have any effect on him.
Chen Wan decided to take him to the hospital without the colonel's infirmary. Wang Lianna's coughing posture always put him at risk of developing pneumonia if he procrastinated.
Wang Li'an coughed so much that his eyes were full of stars. He hadn't been sick for several years, but he didn't expect to be defeated by a little cold.
If it weren't for Chen Wan's insistence, Wang Li'an would never have gone to the hospital. When he heard what the doctor said about the consequences of his delay, Wang Li'an broke out in a cold sweat.
"But I've only had a cold for four days." Wang Li'an couldn't believe it, "I basically never got sick before."
"Do you think four days is too short?" The doctor was in a temper. "People who don't get sick often get sick more than ordinary people. You young people just don't take your body seriously."
The doctor wrote down the name of the medicine on a piece of paper and told Wang Li'an to take it to pick up the medicine.
After queuing for a long time, Wang Li'an finally got the medicine: "Thanks to your reminder, otherwise I would definitely be done."
Wang Lian had lingering fears on his face. When he first queued up, he heard several cases where fever turned into a fool and cough turned into pneumonia. He didn't know if it was true or not, but it was enough to scare him.
For the two of them, the hospital was not a good place. After taking the medicine, Chen Wan and Wang Li'an left quickly, especially Wang Li'an, who took big steps, as if someone was chasing him from behind.
"I can make the padded jacket next week. Don't be in a hurry to sell the clothes these two days. Let's take care of your cold." It takes two hours by train from the provincial capital to Heyuan. After going there for three days, Chen Wan estimated that he should come back no matter what.
"Okay." Wang Li'an nodded, "I'll wait for your news."
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