Chapter 62: The Pitiful Sixth Sister

  Sixth sister's condition is not good, not only because of the rash, but also because she has a fever. Unfortunately, this is the time when it is taboo to take antipyretic medicine, as it can easily lead to complications and make things worse. Without modern medicine, there is no way to cure her.

  But Liu Dainai, who was in charge of the Zhongyu, would never allow them to invite a doctor from outside.

  Sixth Sister was so seriously ill earlier also because the wet nurse and maidservant didn't understand, they just thought she had a fever, and treated her with medicine according to usual practice.

  So next, in order to bring down Liu Jie's fever, Liu Rong not only changed her clothes and disinfected them every day, but also used alum to soak water and wipe the blisters. She also wrapped snow in a cloth to cool her down. However, she still felt that this was not good enough, so she secretly asked Dong Er to ask Er Nai Nai for some strong liquor.

  Then she distilled some in the house against a small stove, although the amount was very small, but it was much more useful than snow, and soon called Liu Jie to retreat.

  The wet nurse and the maid in the house watched Liu Rong treat Sixth Sister's illness every day, their expressions changing daily, from initial gratitude with a hint of suspicion to ultimate respect, almost worshipping her as a divine doctor.

  Before she knew it, Liu Rong had been staying in Liu Si's house for some time. Every day, Zhong Yiniang would come with Dong'er to see her, and only when they were sure that she was all right would they return together.

  During this time, apart from helping Liu Jie reduce her fever, Liu Rong also specially asked Dong Er to make a mask for her. After all, it's droplet transmission, and she couldn't just not speak to Liu Jie at all when facing her directly, which wouldn't be good for a five or six year old child either.

  What's most important is that it will be used in future surgeries. One should know that although human saliva has a disinfecting effect, it can also cause some wound infections.

  However, to make the mask not look out of place for Liu Jie, Liu Rong also took some spare time to draw some cute cartoon pictures, and let Dong Er embroider them on the mask.

  The first time she brought back a finished product, Liu Jie saw the beautiful pattern on the mask and was so excited that she knew she could pick it out first, her little face turned bright red.

  So it was like that. After thinking about it, I still asked Liu Rong which pattern she liked first, and while talking, my eyes kept glancing at the We Bare Bears mask from time to time.

  Liu Rong playfully mentioned Winnie the Pooh masks on purpose.

  I thought the child would tell her that she liked it, but unexpectedly, Liu Jie'er, although reluctant, still handed it over to Liu Rong, and quickly became engrossed in selecting new delights after a moment of loss.

  Liu Rong didn't know why. A sour feeling rose up from her heart, and she couldn't help but tightly hug Liu Si.

  Sixth sister looked at Liu Rong with a puzzled expression, not knowing if the wet nurse had told her. Chickenpox is contagious, and when she's close to others, she tries not to speak as much as possible.

  Liu Rong smiled: "Wen'er is very well-behaved, so as a reward for Wen'er, this Winnie the Pooh is yours."

  "But..."

  The milk girl patted Liu Jie's head: "Silly Miss. This mask was originally chosen for you, Third Miss."

  "Really?" Liu Jie'er looked at Liu Rong and asked, waiting for Liu Rong to nod, but she was silly and held her mask with both hands, laughing.

  Liu Rong glanced sideways, her eyes slightly moist. Such a well-behaved child, how could Madame and the others bear to abandon her when they encountered danger.

  The wet nurse thought that Liu Rong saw Liu Si'er and thought of herself, with a shared fate, feeling sad. So she told some jokes about the usual troubles Liu Si'er caused to amuse her. But it ended up making Liu Si'er feel very embarrassed, her small face occasionally looking up at Liu Rong, until she saw Liu Rong laughing happily, then she also smiled foolishly.

  The atmosphere in the house is very warm and cozy, if only I could stay in such an environment forever. Although having social interactions with people like Liu Dainai in different mansions is also a kind of enjoyment.

  It was probably because of her good mood. After two days, Liu Si had almost recovered and asked Liu Rong to take her out to play in the snow. Liu Rong thought that children should go out more often, bask in the sun, and exercise for better health, so she agreed. However, she carefully reminded Liu Si not to leave the area enclosed by the cloth strip outside.

  Just as Liu Rong helped Liu Si'er build a small snowman, Qiao'er came over with an expression of who owed her money, and saw Liu Rong playing happily with Liu Si'er. She couldn't help but say in a sharp voice: "Third Miss, Madam asked you to take care of Liu Si'er's illness here, not to bring Liu Si'er out to play. What if it gets cold in this icy weather and the illness gets worse? Who will be responsible?"

  "Besides, smallpox is highly contagious. If the snow on the ground gets contaminated and infects others, what's to be done? You know that this illness is incurable." said Cui'er with a sharp tongue.

  Liu Rong's face changed, and she hurriedly looked at Liu Jie'er, only to see that Liu Jie'er, wearing a mask, was standing there foolishly, the carrot that was about to be used to make a snowman's nose had fallen to the ground and rolled around twice.

  The child, although small, understands everything. Qiao'er spoke so recklessly without any reserve. Liu Jie didn't know that what she had wasn't measles, but chickenpox. Suddenly hearing such words, she was terrified.

  Liu Rong's face sank, and she suddenly picked up the carrot on the ground, stood up quickly, and threw it out, directly hitting Qiao Er's face.

  Everyone was stunned at that moment, completely unexpected that Miss Three, who was usually so gentle and virtuous, would do such a thing.

  Qiao'er covered her face, which had been hit by a carrot: "You! How dare you throw things at me!"

  Liu Rong gazed coldly at Qiao Er and said, "Didn't you say that Tian Hua is contagious? That carrot was touched by Liu Jie just now, and now you've touched it too, which means you're already infected."

  "I think we should let Liu Dà Niáng know, so you can stay here with Sixth Sister from now on and avoid going back to infect Liu Dà Niáng."

  As soon as these words came out, Qiao'er was frightened and her face turned pale: "You... don't scare me, Big Madam wouldn't treat me like this."

  "Do you really think so?" Liu Rong raised an eyebrow and asked back.

  Cui'er stood up restlessly for a moment, wanting to leave immediately. Since she had come under orders, it took her a while to speak: "The madam wants you to go to the main house to see her. I've passed on the message...I'll be leaving first."

  Having said that, he immediately ran away in disarray.

  Liu Rong slightly furrowed her brow, wasn't she supposed to stay with Liu Jie for a full month? How could it be that in less than half a month, she was already allowed to meet with her, didn't they worry that she would contract some illness and transmit it to the other person?

  Just as she was thinking this, she felt her hem get heavier for a moment, but it immediately loosened. She lowered her head to look and saw that Sixth Sister seemed to want to grab the hem of Liu Rong's clothes again, but didn't dare touch it, worried that she would pass something on to Liu Rong and harm her.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart, and she squatted down: "Sixth sister, don't listen to Qiao'er's nonsense, you just had chickenpox, and now it's almost all better."

  Sixth sister looked at Liu Rong with a timid gaze, obviously very afraid, but still spoke up like a little adult: "Third sister, I...I'm very brave, not afraid."

  Liu Rong however heard that Liu Jie didn't believe her words, and felt a slight pang in her heart. She directly opened her arms and hugged Liu Jie: "If it's really the plague, how dare I hug you like this?"

  Liu Jie hurriedly pushed Liu Rong, wanting to push her away, but was tightly hugged by Liu Rong. After a long time, Liu Jie finally hugged Liu Rong back and burst into tears: "Third sister, I'm afraid..."

  "Don't worry, trust San Jie, you're already fine. Just a few more days and you'll be okay wherever you go."

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