Li Rui was secretly amazed. He wondered why the man came here to cultivate in seclusion, but at the same time, he was secretly glad that there was always a way out for him and Daina to meet such an expert who knew Chinese medicine.
The man took a small clay jar from the window and put it on the ground beside Daina. Then, he took a thin and tall canned bottle from somewhere. It was filled with a liquid that looked like honey and oil. Then, he took a wooden spoon and a clay bowl from outside and returned to Daina's side to prepare the medicine. First, he used the wooden spoon to scoop out a spoonful of black ointment from the clay jar and put it into the bowl.
Li Rui squatted by the side and smelled a fresh and strong herbal fragrance. He knew that the medicine was made from many kinds of Chinese medicine.
The man opened the lid of the canned bottle and tilted it slightly to pour some liquid into the bowl. Li Rui went over and sniffed. He could tell that it was honey. It might even be jujube honey because there was a jujube fragrance.
"Wild honey. It's used to remove poison, reduce swelling, and stop bleeding!" the man explained.
Li Rui asked carefully, "Did you dig all of this out from the mountains?"
That person said, "Yes, everything I eat, use, and drink is obtained from the mountains."
Li Rui secretly clicked his tongue. He wanted to ask why the man came to the mountains to cultivate in seclusion, but he was afraid that he would invade the man's privacy, so he held back.
The man mixed the herbal honey in the clay bowl and asked Li Rui to help support Daina's injured arm. Then, he dipped a wooden spoon in the ointment and applied a thick layer on the wound. After applying the ointment, there was still a layer of ointment left in the bowl. The man went out with the clay bowl and filled half a bowl with water. Then, he used the wooden spoon to mix the remaining ointment and water together to make half a bowl of medicine. He asked Li Rui to help open Daina's mouth and feed her spoonful by spoonful.
"Okay, apply it externally and take it orally. If her body is fine, she will be able to survive tonight and her fever will be gone tomorrow morning!"
After the man finished his work, he made a summary and went to the outer room to wash the dishes.
Li Rui stood up and said some words of gratitude. He then turned around and squatted beside Daina. He carefully observed her face. Under the candlelight, he saw that her face was blood-red and her eyes were tightly shut. There was even a hint of pain on her pretty face. He guessed that she could feel the pain even in her sleep. He felt extremely sorry for her and sighed repeatedly.
After an unknown amount of time, the smell of rice suddenly drifted in from the outside. Li Rui's stomach had been rumbling for a long time. When he smelled the fragrance of rice, his stomach involuntarily rumbled. He guessed that the owner of this place was about to eat dinner. He wanted to ask for a bowl but was too embarrassed to do so.
While he was in a dilemma, the man walked into the inner room and said indifferently, "I've cooked porridge. You should eat some together. After that, feed your friend a bowl."
Li Rui was overjoyed. He stood up and said, "Okay, thank you very much."
The man said, "It's fate that we can meet here. You don't have to be so polite."
The two walked out of the room. Li Rui saw that the stove was open. The charcoal inside lit up half of the room. Beside the stove was the iron pot that he saw before. There was more than half a pot of porridge in it. The man took out two ceramic bowls and scooped a bowl of porridge into each bowl. He then took out a round can from the pile of seasonings. He unscrewed the lid and took out two pickled cucumbers. He put one in each bowl and said, "Eat!" After that, he sat on the floor and picked up one of the bowls to eat.
Li Rui was a little shocked. He didn't expect that this man's diet would be so simple and plain. A bowl of porridge and a pickled vegetable was enough. He thought about his daily diet. Even if he strived to not be extravagant and wasteful, which meal didn't have four dishes and a soup? Compared to this person's simple and plain life, he was simply living in heaven. He felt very ashamed in his heart, and an indescribable feeling of bitterness sprouted in his heart. He sighed inwardly and picked up another bowl to eat.
The man only ate one bowl and then put down his chopsticks. Li Rui was very surprised and asked, "You only ate so little?"
The man said, "I'm cultivating in seclusion. It's enough as long as I can fill my stomach. There's no need to eat too much."
Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "You don't need to eat too much, but you have to ensure that you get the minimum amount of nutrients. This … porridge with pickled vegetables isn't very nutritious. So you have to eat more."
The man smiled. His smile was simple and honest, but it was also profound. Li Rui saw it and didn't say anything more.
After eating two bowls of porridge, Li Rui filled another bowl and went back to Daina to feed her. Before feeding her, he felt her forehead and pulse. He felt that her forehead was burning. It was almost 40 degrees Celsius. As for her pulse, it was normal. It seemed that it was just a simple fever and didn't cause any adverse reactions to the organs.
"This won't do. Her fever is too high. I have to lower her temperature physically!"
Li Rui didn't know these medical terms at first. But in the past few years, his son Xiao Bowen had headaches and fevers from time to time. He took him to the doctor. After so many times, he learned some medical terms and treatment methods from the doctor.
He ran out of the house and picked up the cloth he had thrown outside to bandage Daina's wound. He washed it with a ladle in the outer room and returned to Daina's side to wipe her upper body, including her head, neck, chest, back, armpits, and other parts. During this time, he couldn't avoid touching her private parts. However, the situation was urgent and he couldn't care less. Besides, he had touched and looked at her in the pool before, so it didn't matter if he touched her occasionally now.
After wiping Daina's upper body, he ran out of the room and washed the cloth. After folding it, he came back and put it on Daina's forehead. He repeated this every ten minutes. After an hour, he touched Daina's forehead again. Her temperature had dropped a lot.
"Daina, Daina, can you hear me? Are you hungry? Have some porridge …"
Li Rui wanted to wake Daina up and feed her the porridge. He didn't want to feed her while she was unconscious. It would be dangerous if the porridge accidentally entered her trachea.
After calling her a few times, Daina slowly woke up. When she woke up, she stared at the ceiling for a while. She turned her head and looked around. When she saw Li Rui, she understood and asked, "Where is this?"
Li Rui looked out of the room and saw that the owner had fallen asleep by the stove. He whispered, "This is the house of an otherworldly expert. He gave you some herbs. You should be able to survive tonight. Are you hungry? I'll feed you some porridge. "
Daina slowly shook her head, "I'm not hungry …"
Li Rui said, "You have to eat something even if you're not hungry. Otherwise, you won't be able to survive the night." After saying that, he picked up the bowl and scooped a spoonful of porridge with a spoon.
Daina hesitated for a while, then looked at his eyes and ate it.
The two of them fed each other. After feeding each other more than half of the bowl, Daina really couldn't eat anymore. Li Rui went out of the room to wash the bowl and spoon. After putting it away, he returned to Daina's side. He habitually reached out to touch her forehead. Seeing that it was no longer burning up, he said happily, "Much better. You don't know, your forehead was so hot just now."
Daina smiled sweetly and said, "Really?"
"Yes, why would I lie to you? I wiped your body with a wet cloth to lower your temperature physically. It took me a long time to lower your temperature, but … but during that time, I touched your … your chest. You don't mind, do you? "
Daina coughed and said angrily, "I mind. I've never heard of … physical cooling. You … you had to wipe my chest. I think you … you deliberately … took advantage of me."
Li Rui hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, definitely not. I didn't purposely wipe that part of your body. I accidentally touched it when I was wiping your chest and armpit. I only touched the edges. I didn't … didn't touch the whole body."
Daina saw that he was nervous and found it funny. She laughed and said, "I'm kidding. I don't mind!"
Li Rui also laughed foolishly and said, "Oh, okay. Then … then you should rest. Close your eyes and sleep. When you wake up, it'll be morning."
Daina said, "What about you?"
Li Rui said, "I'll sleep too. I'll sleep next to you."
Daina looked at the stone ground he was on and then looked at the straw bed under her. She said, "Squeeze together. You can sleep on the grass with me."
Li Rui waved his hand and said, "No need. You sleep on your own."
Daina looked at him with a surprised expression. Her gaze slowly turned from gentle to admiring and admiring. She said slowly, "You are a good man!"
Li Rui smiled modestly and said, "Go to sleep. It's late."
Daina nodded slightly. Her eyes gazed at him for a while before she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep. Li Rui stared at her for a while. He took a praying mat that was pieced together from rags and placed it on the ground. He lay down on it and began to sleep. It was not yet May. The temperature in the mountains was low. He was likely to catch a cold if he slept on the stone ground with his upper body naked. Using the praying mat as a cushion would ensure that his body temperature would not drop too quickly.
So many things had happened today. As soon as he lay down, all of them appeared in his mind. He was happy and sad at the same time. How could he sleep? He tossed and turned the baked sesame seed cake for more than an hour. Since he couldn't sleep, he simply sat up and used his hand to check Daina's temperature. After confirming that she wasn't overheating, he lay down again …
In the middle of the night, Daina had a high fever again. Li Rui dozed off and wiped her body to cool her down. He also fed her water. After working for more than an hour, her fever finally subsided. He wanted to sleep but couldn't, so he lay back down and closed his eyes to rest. But as soon as he lay down, he heard a rustling sound coming from the straw bed. It seemed that Daina had gotten up.
He got up and saw that Daina had already sat up with her right arm on the ground. She was about to stand up. He hurriedly went up and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing?"
"Shh!"
Li Rui was hesitating whether to help her out to relieve herself. Suddenly, he heard the man outside say, "This is a freshly baked clay basin. She can use it. I'm going out to practice! "
Li Rui ran out and saw that the man was already at the door. He asked, "What are you practicing? Isn't it too early? "He suspected that he was trying to avoid suspicion so that the three of them wouldn't feel awkward.
The man replied, "Eternal Spring Kung Fu! I always wake up at this time to practice. "He walked away as he spoke.
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