Chapter 211 Fever
This was the first time that Shen Shuyu felt the joy of having a snowball fight. They played with this group of little kids for the entire morning, and when they were exhausted, they all lay on the snow and laughed.
At noon, the little kids went home to eat. After eating, they came running over and said they wanted to make a snowman.
Shen Shuyu, Gu Jiandong and a group of children started to build a snowman in the yard. The snow was icy and the weather was cold.
Most of the children’s cotton-padded clothes were not warm enough, and half of them were sniffing their noses, but when they were making snowmen, they were all grinning.
Shen Shuyu wore gloves, so she didn't feel cold when she was making a snowman, but her face was red from the cold.
Gu Jiandong was afraid that she would be cold, so he went back to the house and got her a scarf. When he put it around her neck, he pulled the scarf to cover most of her face.
Several adults and a group of children were making snowmen in the Shen family yard. Soon, the Shen family yard was filled with snowmen of all sizes. Shen Shuyu also added eyes, noses, and mouths to them.
Gu Jiandong's hat and Shen Shuyu's scarf were taken off and put on the snowman.
They also built two huge snowmen taller than humans in front of the Shen family’s door, and several snow dogs that looked like white radishes.
From the yard to outside the door, there are more than a dozen different snowmen and snow dogs, big and small.
Shen Shuyu and the children were very satisfied.
It would be nice to have a camera, Shen Shuyu thought.
After playing in the snow for a whole day, Shen Shuyu might have caught a cold. Before going to bed, she felt her body was burning hot. In the middle of the night, her body felt like it was on fire and she slept in a daze.
In her sleep, she seemed to dream of Gu Jiandong. She had a fever, and Gu Jiandong was taking care of her tenderly and meticulously, touching her forehead from time to time to observe her temperature changes.
Gu Jiandong in the dream was different from usual. His expression was serious, but when he looked at her, his eyes seemed to be filled with stars and the sea, sparkling.
When Shen Shuyu opened her eyes, she saw Gu Jiandong supporting his head with his right hand, sitting upright beside her kang.
Closing her eyes and resting, she touched the towel on her forehead and realized belatedly that she must have had a fever last night and Gu Jiandong had taken care of her all night.
Shen Shuyu no longer had a fever, but her head felt heavy. She propped herself up and stood up.
Gu Jiandong had just closed his eyes for a short while, and suddenly opened them, "Shu Yu, you're awake."
Gu Jiandong touched Shen Shuyu's forehead with the back of his hand, then touched his own forehead. The temperature dropped and the worry in his eyes disappeared by half.
Shen Shuyu had a fever and spoke weakly, "Gu Jiandong, you took care of me all night. I'm fine now. Go back to your room and rest."
The dark circles under his eyes were obvious, and Shen Shuyu could tell at a glance that he had not slept all night.
Gu Jiandong shook his head, "I don't want to go back to sleep. I want to stay here with you and take care of you."
Old Lady Shen came in with a bowl of porridge in her hand. "Oh, my dear, you are finally awake. You are feeling better now. It's all your fault.
Knowing that it’s cold, your grandma should have asked you to wear more clothes so that you won’t catch a cold. You must be hungry. Have some porridge first.
Jiandong, you didn't have breakfast, I cooked some lean meat porridge, go to the kitchen and get two bowls to drink, after you finish the porridge, go back to your room and have a good sleep, my dear, I will take care of you."
Shen Shuyu rubbed the back of his hand, "Go and have some porridge, then go back to your room and sleep. If you don't listen, I'll be angry."
Gu Jiandong went to get some porridge. He brought it over and drank it with Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu drank a bowl of porridge, and her body became stronger and her head felt less heavy. She poured herself a glass of water and drank it.
She added spiritual spring water to the water in the kettle. After drinking a glass of water, Shen Shuyu no longer felt as uncomfortable as before.
Old Lady Shen touched her forehead and said, "You don't have a fever anymore. Your second aunt has made some ginger soup. You two can each drink a bowl later, and then take a ginger bath in the evening."
The two drank the porridge and a big bowl of ginger soup. Shen Shuyu's stomach was full. "Grandma, Gu Jiandong, I'm fine. You can go back to the room and rest."
Gu Jiandong didn't want to go back to the house, so he moved two benches and lay on them straight, with his hands folded on his belly button, smiling at Shen Shuyu, "Shuyu, I'll sleep here."
His legs were longer than the bench, and there was no place for his legs to rest when he lay down. He greeted Shen Shuyu, turned over, and curled up to sleep. He looked so aggrieved no matter how you looked at him.
Shen Shuyu didn't plan to sleep. She came down and pulled Gu Jiandong up. "Gu Jiandong, sleep on my kang. I won't sleep anymore. I'll sit at the desk and read."
The child was sleeping on the stool, and Old Lady Shen couldn't stand it any longer, "Jiandong, get up and sleep on the kang."
The child was clinging to her eldest granddaughter, so Old Mrs. Shen had no intention of asking him to go back to his room to sleep.
Gu Jiandong hesitated for a while, then lay down on Shen Shuyu's kang, which was already heated.
The kang was very warm. Gu Jiandong hadn't slept all night and he was really sleepy. He fell asleep on the kang after a short while.
Shen Shuyu drank the porridge and several cups of spiritual spring water. She no longer felt any discomfort.
After reading for a while in the room, Shen Shuyu put on a cotton coat, a scarf and a hat, wrapping herself up tightly.
"Grandma, Aunt, I'm going out for a walk."
It's snowing again now. The fever of the eldest granddaughter has just subsided. Old Mrs. Shen is worried about her.
"My dear, it's snowing today. It might snow heavily soon. Don't go out now. Wait until the snow stops before you go out."
Shen Shuyu wanted to go to the cowshed only when it was snowing and everyone stayed at home.
"Grandma, I'm bored staying at home. I just want to go out for a walk. I'll be back soon."
"Then go back to your room and put on two more sweaters." The eldest granddaughter was only wearing a long-sleeved shirt and a cotton coat. Grandma Shen was worried that she would catch a cold if she went out wearing so little.
Shen Shuyu herself had enough clothes on, and her cotton-padded jacket was really thick. When her second aunt made a cotton-padded jacket for her,
She stuffed as much cotton as possible into her coat, and she looked as fat as a ball just wearing a cotton coat.
There is a kind of coldness when your grandma thinks you are cold, and Shen Shuyu has experienced it.
If she didn't put on two more sweaters, Old Lady Shen would not let her go out. Shen Shuyu had no choice but to go back to her room and put on two more sweaters before going out for her grandmother to check.
"Grandma, look, I'm wearing my sweater. I'm going out."
"Come back early, don't wander around too long, it's cold outside."
As she walked away, Old Lady Shen and her daughter chattered, "It's so cold, I don't know what to do outside.
You watch the time, if Guaibao doesn't come back later, you go out to look for her."
Shen Chunling laughed, "Mom, Shu Yu isn't a kid anymore. He's grown up now. How can he get lost if he goes out for a walk?"
"Just listen to me. No matter how old my little girl is, she is still a child in my eyes. A child needs to be watched."
She let her child play in the snow yesterday, and because of her carelessness, the child caught a cold and had a fever.