Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Night Watch Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Night Watch Zhao Xi took the wet handkerchief handed to him by Shu Yu and wiped his hands before saying, “I’ve removed all the necrotic flesh from his body, now it’s up to him to pull through.”
As he spoke, he handed a medicine bottle to the Fang Family mother and daughter, instructing them, “His condition isn’t too severe now, and he has fallen asleep. However, you need to keep an eye on him from now on. If he starts to develop a fever, give him this medicine and always monitor his wound, making sure it doesn’t tear or get rubbed. I’ll come over again tomorrow to check on him.”
The Fang Family mother and daughter quickly took the medicine bottle and repeatedly thanked Zhao Xi.
Zhao Xi waved his hand, “Alright, it’s getting late, we should head back now.”
Xiyue hurried to see him out, but after only a few steps, Zhao Xi turned back, observed the faces of the Fang Family mother and daughter, and said, “I know you caught a wild chicken today, but don’t give it to your dad just yet. Wait until he stabilizes, then you can nourish him. But you two should eat something more substantial now; your current state looks rather bad. You might not make it until your dad recovers if you keep eating merely coarse wheat buns.”
Their faces were indeed sallow and devoid of any color, compounded by the mental stress, continuing to eat coarse buns could lead them to collapse in a couple of days.
He was a doctor, and Xiyue knew he meant well, so she immediately nodded, “Okay, we’ll follow Dr. Lu’s advice.”
At the mention of Dr. Lu, Zhao Xi seemed to struggle to breathe.
He glanced at Shu Yu, slightly annoyed, and walked away without even taking his medical kit.
Xiyue looked confused, unsure of what she had said wrong; she anxiously turned to Shu Yu.
The latter smiled, “It’s okay, he probably just got hungry thinking about the wild chicken and wanted to go home to eat. You go check on your dad, I’m leaving too.”
After speaking, Shu Yu picked up Zhao Xi’s medical kit and also left the Fang Family’s home.
Xiyue watched her disappearing back until she couldn’t see her anymore before turning back to the house.
Mother Fang was already wiping the sweat off Father Fang’s forehead in the room, with many post-treatment residues on the floor. Xiyue quickly bent down to clean it all up.
After cleaning, she entered the room and said to Mother Fang, “Mom, after dinner, you should go rest for a bit; I’ll watch over dad.”
Mother Fang shook her head, about to say something when Xiyue continued, “We can take turns around dawn. You can keep watch while I sleep. And the day after, you can take a day off and rest well at home.”
“I need to go hunting; Yu and I have formed a team. It’s only the first day, I can’t just leave her alone in the mountains. So, I can’t take the day off, you’ll just have to manage.”
Mother Fang reached out to stroke her head, “You are the one who is more tired, especially since you’ll be going to the mountains tomorrow. Don’t stay up tonight, go rest after dinner. If you’re sleepy when you’re in the mountains, it could be dangerous. Mom will manage here.”
Xiyue disagreed, Mother Fang was also exhausted after a whole day’s work, how could she not sleep?
After further discussion, they agreed that after dinner, Mother Fang would rest for a couple of hours, then they would switch, letting Xiyue sleep.
After finishing the discussion, Xiyue went to prepare the meal.
While the Fang Family was still busy, the Lu family had already started enjoying their steaming hot meal.
As Shu Yu gnawed on a large chicken leg handed to her by the old lady, she asked Daya, “Sister, why did you come at this time? Are Dad and Mom doing well?”