"Then I'll let her go to school like Li Bing, go to university, and let her read as many books as she wants. I won't let her sail." He Zhaodi finally couldn't hold back the throbbing in her heart. Her hands slid over his shoulders and finally clasped onto the back of his neck.
"What if her grades aren't good and she doesn't like to study?" Li He teased her.
"She must be as smart as you, how could her grades be bad?" He Zhaodi had never been so close to a man since she was young. She was so close that she could almost feel the other party's heartbeat. Just a little closer and she would be able to kiss the man's cheek.
Feeling the man's warm embrace and deep voice, her anxious heart finally calmed down. She was a little absent-minded and took two deep breaths.
She became greedy and wanted more.
Even if she knew that this was an unrealistic hope …
A certain place in her heart seemed to be suddenly filled with happiness. She only felt that her mind was blank, as if she wasn't just hugging a person, but his entire world.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but hug the man's shoulders and neck tightly.
"Then if you give birth to a son, you won't let him study?" "Yes." Li He was a little dazed by such an intimate action. He realized that his emotions seemed to be getting harder and harder to control.
"Son, I'll let him sail. Sailing has always been a man's job," He Zhaodi said without hesitation.
What kind of logic was this?
Li He felt a headache coming on!
"How about I get up and smoke a cigarette?" Their bodies were pressed against each other. Li He was afraid that he would hurt her slender arm, so he didn't dare to lean on it. It was very painful for him to hold on like this, so he could only find an excuse to get up and smoke.
"Then get up." He Zhaodi nodded and pulled her hand out from under Li He's arm, but there was an unconcealable reluctance in her eyes.
Li He stood up. He didn't want to smoke at first, but since he had found an excuse, he could only sit by the bed and light a cigarette, sighing.
"Stay away from me, the smoke will choke you."
He Zhaodi stood behind him and massaged his shoulders. Seeing him sigh, she asked, "Are you very tired?"
"Not tired." Li He was the one who didn't work hard. What was there to be tired about? Most of the time, he was just moaning without any illness.
"I don't like the mess in the city. There are many people with bad intentions in the city, so you don't have to stoop to their level. "
"No, no." Li He didn't know where she got that conclusion from.
"You don't have to work so hard. I'm here to help you earn money. If you need money, just tell me. I have money."
Li He smiled and said, "How much money do you have? A few thousand?"
"I only bought the motorcycle for 5,000 yuan!" He Zhaodi deliberately pinched Li He's neck a little harder.
Li He pretended to exclaim.
"Does it hurt? Sorry. "
"I'm fine."
He Zhaodi said in a low voice, "I saved 20,000 yuan."
"You saved so much?" Li He really underestimated her. There were very few people in the countryside who could earn so much money.
"You don't believe me? I have two boats this year, and I'll be able to earn even more after the new year. When that time comes, I'll buy a bigger boat. "
Li He thought that she would continue to buy a third boat, then a fourth. "That's good."
The child's cries broke the silence of the night.
The two stopped chatting and hurried to the ward. The hunchback stood at the side and didn't know what to do.
He Zhaodi skillfully opened the child's calf. "It's time to change the diaper."
The hunchback quickly took out the cloth he brought from home. "I'll do it. I can't keep relying on you."
He Zhaodi moved to the side and instructed, "Use clean water to wash it."
The hunchback was a little hesitant. "It won't freeze, will it? It's so cold."
"It's easy to get rashes if you don't wash it. There's still hot water in the bottle. Use the hot water to wash it. After you're done, use the cotton cloth to dry it," He Zhaodi said in a very experienced manner. She basically took care of her younger sister and brother alone at home.
The hunchback did as he was told. He found a basin, filled it with water, and was about to wipe the child.
He Zhaodi held the hunchback's hand. "My hands are cold. Rub them until they're warm before touching the child."
The hunchback quickly rubbed his hands and breathed into them. When he felt that his hands were a little warm, he wiped the child and asked, "Is this okay?"
"Just use the cotton cloth to dry the water. Don't forget to buy prickly heat powder when we go back tomorrow."
"Okay, okay. Look at how she's kicking."
"Don't scratch the soles of the child's feet. Children are the most ticklish. It would be strange if they didn't kick."
The hunchback quickly let go of the child's feet and grabbed the child's ankle. "Is this okay?"
"No, no, loosen up a little. The child's back is being pulled up by you. It's easy to hurt the child's spine."
The hunchback hurriedly changed the child's diaper and realized that his head was sweating. He sighed. "Why is it so difficult?"
He Zhaodi checked it and pointed at the child's navel. She said to the hunchback, "Look, this is the child's umbilical cord. It hasn't been taken off yet. If the diaper is squeezed here, it'll be wrinkled, and the child won't feel comfortable."
The hunchback stared at it. "That's still ugly. It can't always be on the body, right?"
He Zhaodi knew that it was normal for an old bachelor like him not to understand these things. She just laughed and said, "It's just born. If it dries, it'll be taken off in three to five days. Don't let it get wet. If it gets wet, it'll easily get infected. "
"Thanks to you." The hunchback nodded to show that he had received the advice. He wiped the sweat off his forehead. He didn't expect that raising a child would be so meticulous. He had thought that it would be good to give the child something to eat.
Li He shone the flashlight on the drip bottle. It was almost finished.
He handed the flashlight to He Zhaodi, pinched the empty spot in the middle of the infusion tube, and inserted the needle into the new drip bottle.
Everything returned to normal.
The hunchback fell asleep on the bed. He Zhaodi pulled Li He back to the ward.
The two of them lay together and chatted for a while. It was already one in the morning.
Li He let He Zhaodi sleep on the other bed.
He Zhaodi said, "Are you afraid that I'll eat you?"
Li He shone the flashlight at the window. "Look outside the window yourself."
He Zhaodi saw that there were greenhouses outside. She then remembered that there was a small market stall outside the hospital. People who passed by could clearly see what was inside.
The key point was that there weren't even curtains on the window. She said helplessly, "Take a nap. There are people coming here at four o 'clock."
The two of them lay on their own beds and didn't speak for the rest of the night.
Before six o 'clock the next day, He Zhaodi patted Li He awake. "Get up. Go to the toilet and wash your face. I bought towels and buns. Have some."
When the doctor came to work, he checked the child again and said, "There are no major problems. Your village has a clinic, right?"
The hunchback said, "Yes, yes."
"Today is New Year's Eve. I won't keep you. Take the child and go home. I'll open two more bottles of drip and get the clinic to give him an injection. "
After leaving the hospital, the motorcycle couldn't fit anymore.
Li He said, "You guys go first. I'm going to buy something on the street. I'll go back later."
After they left, he went to the street. Today was New Year's Eve, but there were still a lot of people. It was really crowded. Those who didn't buy New Year's goods were buying on the last day.
There was a mutton stall on the street, so he bought half a mutton.
He also bought a lot of other bits and pieces. When he couldn't carry it all, he bought a woven bag and stuffed it all in.
When he passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, there was milk powder for sale. He bought four cans of the most expensive milk powder, which cost 16 yuan per can.
When he returned home, Wang Yulan scolded him, "You bought such expensive milk powder. The child is used to eating it. How can you afford to raise a hunchback?"
Li He was speechless. He had really neglected this problem.
Since he couldn't throw it away, he still gave it to the hunchback.
He Zhaodi opened the can of milk powder and sniffed it. "It smells good. It's okay. Just mix it with other milk powder."
There were wives in the village who had given birth, but they didn't have much milk. Even if they had milk, they knew that the child was sick and were afraid of the illness, so they weren't willing to breast-feed the child.
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