บท 62: 62. The fever came as expected
Very next morning Mingli went to the city to pick up physicians for them. He had four people that need to be checked and most worrisome was Shu Ya. He could see her eyes being dizzy when she woke up in the morning.
She just wanted to show them few recipes but seeing Huan cutting veggies like a pro she almost laughed at her own silliness. So she just explained to them a few recipes. And as it seems they understood. then she brought them to the storage room and explain the food they made before and how they can use it.
Hearing her words the boys were amazed and after trying some of them she explained that they need to wait a bit until it's done so they shouldn't open those that are completely closed and use fresh ones as long there is some on market.
Heng looked at vegetables they had and then pointed at strange dusty things she carefully stored in the corner. ''What about those strange things miss?''
Shu Ya smiled mysteriously. ''End of next year you will know if they survive. For now, don't touch and try to save from complete frost. We should add some warm straws over that. Its food from far away land but it's not enough for us now to eat. So I will replant it in spring so we can have some end of next year. Don't let it get wasted it's quite important. We need some chickens over the wintertime and fresh meat I think we can always buy later on. Is there a way to buy a cat or something. I fear we could get mice or rats here.''
Hualing blinked at her in curiosity. ''On the north, we have only land mice, but they do not come near houses. We do not have any house mice if you fear that. those things exist only a bit southern.''
Hearing that Shu Ya was relived. But she was still curious. ''How is it possible? I heard that mice and rats existed everywhere.''
Hualing shook her head. ''As long I lived here I never saw or heard about one mice or rat in any of homes.''
Shu Ya smiled weakly. She could feel gushes of fever hitting her so she wanted to say a few more things. "Next few days I might not be able to eat anything normal. Could you make some nurturing soups for me? We have enough food. Are you three able?"
They nodded as they saw her face getting feverish spots. "Miss, quickly go to bed."
Shu Ya nodded and turned to Hauling. "Learn well from them. Don't let anyone eat bad food in my household. There is no servant that is not important, you all are. I..."
She held her head dizzily and started shaking. "Help me back to the room. I think its time I lay down."
Louli almost rolled her eyes but looking at Shu Ya's face turning from the pink into pale, she panicked. Luckily Bolin was always nearby and watching her. He pushed Louli aside and picked up Shu Ya at the last moment.
She literary slumped inside his hug. "Bolin, it is so nice to have you here. So nice..."
He could feel the heat of her body rising as he held her and just rushed back to her room. Louli was right behind but Hauling was behind them with a big bowl of water and clean cloth.
When they saw her putting the bowl with water and putting cloth inside, both looked at her with surprise. She sighed. "I could feel the heat even from far. To lower temperature water is cheapest and I need to check storage do we have alcohol. That is even better against fever."
Her calm explanation made the two people realize an important fact. Hualing was the mother of three. Of course, she would know a thing or two how to heal.
Bolin sighed. "Miss will have strong fever hitting her hard. Louli, why not let Hauling helping you. If you get even sicker, you won't be if any help to her. You two can change until she gets better. As soon physician comes, I'll send him in."
Louli nodded and smiled at Hauling. "Thank you for your help."
"We are all in the same boat now. We need to protect little miss for a long time if we plan to live a proper life. I don't think that we would get such good conditions anywhere else. Let's protect her well." Hauling was certain that she won't be treated this well anywhere else.
But that was not the only reason. Her motherly genes hit hard when she saw her sick. The mother's overprotective nature hit at the right time and she was now in mode to be able to do anything just to save this child. No matter is it hers or not.
Looking at her fast decisions Bolin was assured and left. Just then Hualing started taking Shu Ya's clothes off. ''Miss needs to be cooled off. It is not good to make her body warmer and uncomfortable. Clothes are bothersome when a person has a fever. I need to lower her temperature over and over again. Do you have enough clean sheets? We need to change them often as she will wet them some from sweat and some from all the water I will rub her with.''
Louli saw Hualing carefully taking clothes off and softly placing Shu Ya into bed. She saw a thick blanket and took it away. ''Does she have a thinner blanket. This one is to thick. If she has this one her now, it will harm her.''
Louli rushed to one of the boxes near the wall and took Shu Ya's cotton blanket that she used when she was coming here. ''Miss has this thinner blanket.''
Hualing touched it and nodded. ''Good. You keep eye on her and Ill check storage for alcohol. We need to run her body with it.''
Louli nodded and saw Hualing rushing out. Just when the door closed Shu Ya opened her eyes and smiled at Louli. ''Huling seems to know many things. Louli, I don't know if we made her stay by my side as help. I think she is more useful here than in the kitchen. '' Some people are just not made for some jobs.
Louli nodded. ''I think that wouldn't be a bad idea miss. Having her by your side would be nice. We need our own seamstress anyway and she can do lighter work around you as well. We have now two more girls for the outer room so we are actually fine. When Shin Young and Mingyu come back we will have four guards, two main servants, three cooks, two outer maids and two inner maids. I think we are already so many.''
Over a dozen people... Shu Ya just nodded and slipped off into fever...
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