It might be because she had gotten used to wandering around in the mountains, but now she was feeling a bit restless. However, morning exercises were good as well, they helped strengthen the body, and they also prevented her skills from becoming rusty due to lack of use.
When Yixuan woke up, Dong Huiying had not yet returned.
Groggily, he got up, first glanced at his second brother Shu Yu sleeping next to him, pulled the blanket over him, and then picked up the white coat.
"Cough cough, cough cough cough cough—" A string of muffled coughs burst from his chest. Yue Ning was sleeping on the ground, shivering with the blanket wrapped around him, his body slightly damp, and his complexion was very abnormal.
"Fifth Brother?" Yixuan was startled, thinking that his fifth brother seemed to be sick.
"Cough, Yixuan..." Yue Ning’s voice was rough like sandpaper; his eyes were red like a rabbit’s, and his body was so hot it felt like it could emit flames.
Yixuan touched his forehead, the heat was intense, scarily burning. He immediately got up, "I’ll go find Baobao right now!"
Yue Ning grabbed Yixuan’s arm in a tight grip.
"I..." He opened his mouth, then snorted through his congested nose, "It’s nothing." Awkwardly turning his back to Yixuan, he felt a secret thrill of joy.
Humph, Dong Dabao was coming.
Dong Dabao was coming to tend to his illness, humph!
He pressed hard on the corners of his mouth, but they curved upwards uncontrollably. Finally, after pinching his thigh hard, managed to not look too smug.
His second brother Shu Yu was always a light sleeper, and he was woken up by Yue Ning’s coughing.
The freshly woken beauty had sleepy eyes but his expression was serene.
He glanced at his fifth brother lying wrapped in the quilt on the floor, then pressed his temples, his gaze inadvertently falling on the white cloth strip he took off last night, pausing slightly in his action.
Then, he picked it up and quietly observed it, his thoughts unknown...
Yixuan knocked on the door of the east room, but there was no one inside. He thought for a moment, she might have woken up?
So he headed towards the kitchen, where he only saw the iron pot on the stove steaming, with warm porridge and two small dishes inside.
He pursed his lips, then limped out of the Liang family’s home.
After a long while, Yue Ning heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, his heart involuntarily filling with a hint of joy.
He quickly got up and peeked at the door, the sound getting closer. He hurriedly lay back down again, his back facing the direction of the door.
Seeing this scene, Shu Yu chuckled lightly, then closed his eyes, his face composed and leisurely.
"Brother Qingyao, please come in quickly."
Yue Ning was startled, and as Yixuan helped the injured and limping Xiao Qingyao enter the room, he also quickly turned to look back.
"Does Yue Ning have a fever?" Doctor Xiao had some skills, and upon seeing Yue Ning’s condition, he guessed part of it.
However, the boy was furrowing his brow, staring at him intently — what was the matter?
Since Xiao Qingyao had injuries, it was inconvenient for him to squat down, so Yixuan pulled Yue Ning to sit on the kang bed.
Yue Ning had pursed lips and an ashen complexion.
"Cough!" Shu Yu covered his mouth with his fist and coughed lightly. No one noticed that his lips were curved and his eyes held a touch of mirth.
Doctor Xiao gestured for Yue Ning to stretch out his wrist for a pulse check, but Yue Ning remained silent, casting a grievous look at Yixuan. Then, he glanced at his second brother who couldn’t help but let out occasional coughs on the kang bed, suddenly feeling an almost overwhelming frustration!!
Today, Dong Huiying had tied her hair into a ponytail, wearing a thin linen dress. The weather had warmed, so it was time to wear lighter clothes, and too many layers were cumbersome during morning runs anyway.
After she left the village, she ran several laps outside the village. A light sweat covered her body and the wispy hair on her forehead dampened with perspiration.