After being busy for a long time, the child finally calmed down and yawned with red eyes.
The medicine boy took her to the room. The hot water was ready. She could have a good sleep after taking a bath.
It can be seen that Dr. Shi's family is not well-off. The house is simple and the furniture is simple and old. Just like this room, it only has a bed, a table and a cabinet. It is small enough to accommodate only three or four people, but it makes people feel warm and safe.
After taking a bath, the child seemed to be in much better spirits, his face was not so red, and he stopped crying. He closed his eyes and fell asleep soundly.
She put the baby back on the bed and covered her with the quilt. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard a faint cry of the baby.
Although it was not her child who was crying, hearing the cry of a baby on such a rainy night still made her feel heartbroken.
I couldn't help but push the door open. The room diagonally opposite was bright, and the child's cry came from that room.
She closed the door and walked along the eaves of the circular courtyard to see how the child was doing.
In the room, an old woman was holding a baby and coaxing her. Doctor Shi and a middle-aged woman were surrounding her, seeming very nervous.
The middle-aged woman asked anxiously: "Is the child okay?"
Doctor Shi said: "Xiao San is in good health and is fine. Maybe it was windy tonight and she was a little frightened."
The woman said angrily: "How many days have you not held this child? You are so busy seeing a doctor every day that you can't even take care of your own child."
Doctor Shi chuckled: "Aren't you guys watching? I think the other two should also learn more medical skills."
They talked softly and took turns holding the child to comfort him. The child soon changed from crying to laughing.
Watching them from the window at night, is this the so-called family happiness?
Although they were poor, they seemed happy, happier and contented than most people she had ever seen.
She fell into a trance, vaguely remembering that she had felt something like this before. She seemed to be very young at that time.
A gust of wind blew over, blowing away the distant and blurry images. She pulled her coat, thoughtfully, and slowly walked back to the room.
Good night's sleep
After dawn, the medicine boy came over to ask her to get up for dinner. She found that the door was ajar. When she opened the door, she saw that the room was neatly tidied and empty. She must have left.
Why don't you leave without breakfast? I don't know if the child's illness is cured or not.
He was about to leave when he heard Ma Li's scream from the house diagonally opposite. He ran over and asked, "Ma Li, what happened?"
Li Ma just kept screaming, and her voice could be heard far away: "Ah--"
He rushed into the house, and Li Ma pointed tremblingly
In the cradle, the child was sleeping soundly. There was a letter, a dozen pieces of broken silver and a stack of banknotes on the table.
Dr. Shi and his wife who came after hearing the sound were stunned when they saw all this.
There are probably dozens of taels of broken silver, and the stack of banknotes ranges from 10 taels to 50 taels, and is estimated to be in the thousands. This amount is a huge amount for poor people.
The money and the letter were both left by the woman who took him in last night. The letter said that he was grateful to the doctor and his family for taking care of the mother and son. One day, he would definitely repay their kindness twice.
After reading the letter, Dr. Shi could only sigh. He could only hope that the mother and son were safe, and the money would be used to relieve refugees.