Aunt Jiang always sleeps on her stomach, for no other reason than she is exhausted from diarrhea, and the area hurts when touched.
Seeing Lin Laosan bringing food to him, his hungry stomach immediately started to growl. He had already vomited up all his lunch food. Now he could smell the fish soup, and he was so greedy that he started to flow out.
Lin Laosan placed the bowls and chopsticks two or three meters away, then turned and left without saying a word.
When Aunt Jiang saw him in the woods just now, she was wearing a strange thing on her face. It looked like she had torn off a piece of cloth from her inner garment and tied it behind her ears with two strings.
"Trouble!"
She only dared to whisper in a low voice, fearing that the Lin family would cut off her food rations and leave her to fend for herself.
Aunt Jiang was feeling unwell but had a good appetite. In a bowl of fish soup, half of the sweet potato was instantly wiped out. Then she picked up the water bowl and started drinking. She didn't smash her mouth until the end. She felt something was wrong.
"The broken water looks like fine sand mixed with it. It's not as clean as the stream water at noon."
Under the night, the Lin family stood next to each other to keep warm. Except for a few half-grown children who were sleeping soundly, most of the adults stayed up all night, and no one could fall asleep.
Xiangyun was too young to think about whether Aunt Jiang really had the plague and what to do next to ensure the safety of the whole family, but her physical condition did not allow her to think too much.
That's all, the worst case scenario is to take out the protective suits in the space and put them on one by one. The hospital doesn't have anything else, so it has enough anti-epidemic equipment.
After being fed another meal by Mrs. Zheng, Xiangyun fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, the sky was slightly bright, and she was held in the arms of Mrs. Lin. Mrs. Zheng was dividing the sweet potato porridge. It was said to be porridge, but in fact it was more like soup. There were a few grains of rice here and there, but the fragrance was still attractive. A group of refugees came to watch.
This group of people had been wandering around last night. They saw that there were many men in the Lin family and some of the women were strong. They planned to steal some food in the middle of the night. Who would have thought that these people would not even sleep in order to guard against them? , all staring until dawn.
The men of the Lin family held hoes and shovels in their hands, and Mrs. Zhang also held a rolling pin. Even the children held stones in their hands and stared defensively at the approaching refugees.
The menacing look scared away many victims, leaving a few unwilling to give up and continue squatting not far or near.
"Don't worry about them. There are many of us and they won't dare to come forward easily. Let's go see how Jiang is doing."
As soon as Mrs. Lin finished speaking, Mrs. Lin was already shouting happily not far away.
"Mom, it's okay. My aunt no longer has vomiting or diarrhea. She is in good spirits and has a good appetite..." She swallowed a sweet potato as big as a palm in two or three bites, and it was better than him!
When the Lin family heard this, they finally felt relieved.
Mrs. Lin hugged her granddaughter and kissed her again and again, saying hello repeatedly.
"Observe her for another half day. If the situation doesn't happen again, take her back."
Lin Laosan happily agreed, waving to Mr. Zheng happily without noticing the mask on his face hanging down to his chin.
Lin Silang tugged at the corner of Zheng's clothes curiously: "Third sister-in-law, what is my brother wearing on his face? I saw that he couldn't bear to take it off all night. Did you make it for him?"
"No, I don't know where he came from."
When the sun was high in the sky at noon, Aunt Jiang was picked up by Lin Laosan and sat down in the shade.
"I said it's okay, but you don't believe me. It's such a troublesome thing to eat. If I really get the plague, do you think you can escape it?"
There was no expression of gratitude on her face that the Lin family had treated her well and well. Instead, she felt that the eldest family had too many things to do, which caused her to sleep without a quilt to protect her from the cold wind all night.
Still wanting to complain a few more times, Fengxian handed some water to her: "Mom, please stop talking and moisten your throat."
Aunt Jiang said disgustedly: "This water tastes very strange. I won't drink it. I'll go and grab two spoonfuls from the stream to the east later. The water there is cleaner than this!"
Zhang grabbed the bowl and poured the water on the ground.
"Whether you like to drink or not, I will fall down if you don't drink. Even if I use it to water the ground, it's better than giving it to you!"
Mrs. Zheng told her last night that Fengxian's newborn daughter was sold by this thief woman for food. She was so angry that she wanted to drag Aunt Jiang over and beat her up.
Now you dare to think that their water is not clean, bah, the beggar still thinks that the rice is rancid, even if you feed it to the dog, he will wag his tail at her, you old man, what the hell!
"Huh? Why are you talking to your elders? I am your aunt after all. Boss, is this how you usually discipline your daughter-in-law?"
Lin Lao San was weaving a hunting trap with Lin Lao San. Hearing this, he chuckled and said, "In our family, it is my wife who takes care of me!"
Aunt Jiang was so angry that her face turned green. It was a useless thing. A grown man was afraid of women. He seemed to be quite proud of it. How could he be successful in the future? No wonder the eldest son had given birth to sons one after another over the years, but none of them could stand up to him. use.
However, Xiangyun heard something was wrong from the conversations between several people. Diseases are transmitted through the mouth, especially acute fungal infections, which are mostly caused by eating unclean food.
Aunt Jiang lived and ate with everyone every day, and she ate and drank the same food. There was no reason why the whole family was healthy. She had vomiting and diarrhea alone. It was only possible that Aunt Jiang ate and drank something else that they didn't know. .
She was babbling and staring at her calf. Mrs. Lin's eyes fell on her granddaughter. She saw her round little finger falling in the direction of Aunt Jiang, and then put it in her mouth to suck. She thought her granddaughter was hungry, so she was about to call Mrs. Zheng, but her brain Suddenly a lightbulb flashed through me.
"Ms. Jiang, besides eating with everyone yesterday, did you eat anything else?"
Aunt Jiang waved her hand. She wanted to eat secretly, but she had to be talented. She was not from the Lin family and could hunt prey wherever she went.
"What about the drink?"
Aunt Jiang felt annoyed and wanted to wave her hand, but Fengxian spoke first: "Mom, you forgot, you drank water from the east stream at noon yesterday."
"What's wrong with the stream? The water is very clean. Who in the village didn't grow up drinking stream water? What's the problem?" She felt that Mrs. Lin was just looking for trouble.
Mrs. Lin had a fight in her heart and called for Lin Laoer to carry her to the stream. Xiangyun said nothing and did not let go of her grandma's collar. She didn't know where the strength came from in her small hands. Zheng wanted to break it open with all her strength. I was afraid of hurting her.
"Forget it, take out the back chair, I'll hold A Bao and take her with me."
A chair without legs was tied to Lin Laoer's chest with a few strong hemp ropes. There was also a piece of floral cloth floating on it to protect the sun. Mrs. Lin was helped to sit on it, and Xiangyun lay obediently in her arms. .
The two adults and one child quickly came to the stream, and Mrs. Lin and the armchair were carefully placed on the muddy ground.
Lin Laoer watched an old man and a young child stretch their necks to look into the stream at the same time. The expressions on their faces were indescribably solemn.
That's all, mother, what's going on with Abao's frowning expression? Can she understand it?
Not only did Xiangyun understand, he also understood clearly the cause of the illnesses of the victims at the gate of the city.
"You cannot drink the water from this stream."
Mrs. Lin scooped up a handful of water, put it to the tip of her nose and smelled it, and quickly came to a conclusion.
"Why, mother, this water may not look clear, but isn't it the kind of water we have been drinking since childhood? There are no fish in the water that is too clear. This kind of stream water is better. It must be full of fish."
Lin Laoer smiled innocently and was already eager to roll up his sleeves and prepare to get into the water.
Mrs. Lin sat lazily in the shadow of the leaves, basking in the sun, coaxing her granddaughter in her arms and smiling.
"Go ahead, I guarantee you won't be able to catch a fish even when the sun goes down."
