Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Special Effects Medicine
Translator: 549690339
“Then you should go home, let Uncle Yonghe take the trouble to go to the doctor. While on it, tell the physician how Aunt Wen had an argument with her family during the day and was upset. It’s possible the high fever has something to do with that.”
Zhuang Qingning said.
“Alright,” Zhuang Mingliang agreed, first went to the tofu company to inform the others about it, then hurried home to tell Zhuang Yonghe to fetch the doctor.
Zhuang Qingning continued to physically reduce Mrs. Wen’s fever, working so hard that her nose was covered in sweat.
When she was applying another damp cloth, Zhuang Qingning paused for a moment.
Physical cooling is mostly used during mild fever. Mrs. Wen has a high fever, so physical cooling might not be much effective. Even if the doctor were to come and prepare a decoction of medicinal herbs to reduce the fever, it would likely be slow. Furthermore, the medical skills of the local doctors in the village might not be too competent…
Zhuang Qingning thought for a moment, sent Zhuang Qingsui out to fetch another basin of cold water, and secretly called Xiaowu out.
Are there fever-reducing medicines in the mall?
Previously, she remembered that Xiaowu had mentioned the mall had all sorts of items and could even do custom orders. Yet, advanced technology items within the mall that could disrupt the balance of this era were not allowed for sale.
But now, she was not planning to sell anything; she wanted to save lives. It should be permissible.
[Yes, there is a fast-acting fever-reducing medicine. It’s as effective as ibuprofen in the modern society. And since it’s a system product, it does not have any side effects of common fever-reducing medicines. It’s highly effective, safe, and reliable.]
[However, the price… Using it this time to reduce the fever will almost drain all of your diligence points that you have now. Are you sure you want to redeem it?]
Absolutely certain.
Diligence points can be earned again, but this person needs to be treated right now.
[Alright, as you wish.]
As soon as Xiaowu finished speaking, a small porcelain vase appeared in Zhuang Qingning’s hand. She opened it and saw that inside were granules similar to the ibuprofen commonly used for fever reduction in the modern society.
“Sister, the water is here.” Zhuang Qingsui came in with the wooden basin, wiping the sweat from her forehead. “How is Aunt Wen doing?”
“Same as before.” Zhuang Qingning clutched the small porcelain vase tightly in her hand. As she was pouring warm water into the teacup, she poured the granules from the medicine bottle into it. She then pretended to shake the cup to cool it down, mixing the granules evenly.
“Come, help me prop Aunt Wen up. Let her drink some warm water. With such a high fever, if she doesn’t drink more water, her body might not be able to bear it.”
“Okay.” Zhuang Qingsui quickly went to the bedside and helped Zhuang Qingning prop up Mrs. Wen. She then woke Mrs. Wen up and gave her the teacup while she was still somewhat conscious.
Although Mrs. Wen was somewhat confused due to the fever, her throat was so dry from the high fever that she could barely stand it. As soon as her lips touched the water, she gulped down the medicated water, mixed with antipyretic, in the teacup.
Zhuang Qingning helped Mrs. Wen lay down again, secretly replaced the water in the cup with hot water, rinsed it, and poured the water on the ground.
Having taken the antipyretic, she only needed to continue with physical cooling. Once Mrs. Wen began to sweat, the fever should be able to subside for the time being.
“There’s a bed inside that house. Why don’t you lie down and sleep for a while,” Zhuang Qingning suggested.
“I’d rather stay with you, sister. If something happens, you’ll have some help.” Zhuang Qingsui refused to go to sleep and said with wide eyes, “I’m not tired, sister. You can rest assured.”
“Even if you’re not tired, you should go and sleep for a while. Aunt Wen’s high fever may not subside until God knows when, and we don’t know when the doctor will arrive. It’s possible that we’ll have to stay up until tomorrow morning,”
Zhuang Qingning said, “Listen to me and go to sleep for a while. If I can’t hold on later, I’ll call you to take my place for a while. It’s better than both of us staying up and nobody being able to take care of Aunt Wen when we can’t hold on anymore.”
Getting what Zhuang Qingning meant, Zhuang Qingsui had to nod her head: “Alright then, I will not undress, just lie down for a while, and I won’t close the door. Just call me if you need anything, sister.”
“Alright, go quickly,” Zhuang Qingning urged Zhuang Qingsui to go to the house. After helping her settle down and seeing her lie down, she returned to take care of Mrs. Wen.
Mrs. Wen had just taken the antipyretic, and her body was still burning hot. Zhuang Qingning dared not delay, she continued to wipe her body with diluted alcohol. But fearing that Mrs. Wen might get dehydrated due to the high fever and the upcoming sweat, she also occasionally gave her a drink of water.
After a long while of this, about a quarter of an hour later, Zhuang Qingning could feel the dampness appearing on Mrs. Wen’s back. It seemed like she was about to sweat.
Once she broke out in sweat, the high fever should subsidize. The other conditions could wait for the doctor to examine later.
Zhuang Qingning finally let out a sigh of relief and wiped Mrs. Wen’s sweating back with a dry cloth.
About a quarter of an hour later, when she touched Mrs. Wen’s forehead, it was the same temperature as the regular body temperature.
The fever was completely gone, and Mrs. Wen’s breathing had mostly returned to normal.
Zhuang Qingning finally relaxed her tightly strung nerves, sat down on a small stool, and took a brief rest.
Zhuang Yonghe came rushing, wiping the sweat from his forehead: “Miss Ning.”
“I just went to fetch the doctor. But when I got to his house, his family said the doctor had been called away to see a patient and hadn’t come back yet. He won’t be back until tomorrow morning at the earliest. I can only come back first to see how Aunt Wen is doing and whether she can hold on till dawn.”
“If it’s really not possible, we’ll prepare right now and head directly to the town. When dawn breaks, we’ll go to the clinic.”
“The high fever is gone for now, so I guess she should be able to hold on till dawn. Let’s wait until dawn to see the doctor then.”
Zhuang Qingning, who had been busy for a long time, looked exhausted, and her voice was somewhat hoarse: “Uncle Yonghe, you’ve had a hard time running around, quickly go back and rest.”
“There’s nothing hard about it, it’s what I should do.” Zhuang Yonghe laughed, “But you, you’ve been taking care of Aunt Wen for so long, you must be tired too. Now that there’s nothing serious, you should also rest.”
“You always run around during the day and are staying up all night now. I’m afraid your delicate body might not be able to stand it. So, you need to rest more.”
“Don’t worry, Uncle Yonghe, I’m not a child anymore. I understand this.”
Zhuang Qingning said, “You should go home first, Uncle. It might be a busy morning tomorrow.”
“Alright then, I’ll go first. Make sure you rest when you have time.” Zhuang Yonghe left the house, got to the courtyard, and told Zhuang Mingliang to frequently visit Zhuang Qingning and take turns watching over her. Then he yawned and went home.
On the way home, thinking about Zhuang Qingning’s words earlier, he couldn’t help but shake his head and smile..
