novelden Chapter 24 Feeding Medicine
Chapter 24 Feeding Medicine
Lin Shishi breathed a sigh of relief and began processing the mugwort.
Without a mortar and pestle, she could only chew the leaves in her mouth, soften the plant fibers with her saliva, and then spit them into a clean coconut shell to squeeze out the green juice.
She chewed several times, her mouth turning green from the bitterness, and her face scrunched up.
"This stuff is so bitter, it's made my tongue numb." Lin Shishi spat out some green foam, then stuffed a handful of leaves into her mouth and continued chewing.
After preparing the herbal juice, Lin Shishi carried the coconut shell to the bedside, ready to feed Yang Mimi the medicine.
"Mimi, open your mouth, it's time to drink your medicine."
Yang Mimi did not react.
Lin Shishi called out twice more, and Yang Mimi's eyelids twitched, but her mouth remained tightly shut, and she couldn't be pried open no matter what.
Lin Shishi gently pried open Yang Mimi's chin with her fingers, trying to open her mouth, but Yang Mimi, in a semi-conscious state, instinctively clenched her teeth and pressed her lips tightly together.
"No, she's subconsciously resisting; she can't open her mouth." Lin Shishi bit her lip and thought for a while, then looked up at Qin Chuan.
Her eyes showed some hesitation, and she opened her mouth several times before finally speaking.
"Brother Chuan, we'll have to feed him mouth-to-mouth now."
Qin Chuan was taken aback: "What?"
Lin Shishi explained, "When feeding medicine mouth-to-mouth, you can use your tongue to open her jaw and then slowly put the medicine in. This method is gentler and less likely to cause choking. Also, you are strong enough to support her head and prevent her from moving around."
Lin Shishi paused for a moment, then added, "By the way, you can also receive system rewards."
Fan Yubing walked to the door at some point, leaned against the door frame and listened for a long time before saying, "Yes, it really kills two birds with one stone."
Qin Chuan glanced back at Fan Yubing, then at Lin Shishi, feeling both amused and exasperated.
These two women, one earnestly urging him to kiss another woman, the other making sarcastic remarks from the side.
But there really isn't any other good solution right now. Yang Mimi's fever just won't go down, and it will only get worse if it drags on.
"Alright, I'll do it."
Qin Chuan brought over the herbal juice from the coconut shell, took a small sip, and tasted it.
He was so distressed that his whole face scrunched up.
"This is way too bitter! Didn't you add some coconut milk to it while you were chewing it?"
Lin Shishi said, "No, that won't work. I'm afraid there might be a conflict."
Qin Chuan took a deep breath, took a mouthful of herbal juice, then leaned down, supporting Yang Mimi's head with one hand and gently pinching her chin with the other.
Yang Mimi's lips were severely chapped and covered with a thick layer of dead skin.
When Qin Chuan's lips touched hers, she could feel the rough texture.
He gently pried open Yang Mimi's teeth with his tongue and slowly fed her the herbal juice into her mouth.
In her semi-conscious state, Yang Mimi felt the liquid flowing into her mouth. She instinctively swallowed, then choked violently and arched her back.
Qin Chuan quickly supported her shoulders and turned her head to one side to prevent the medicine from flowing back into her trachea.
"Cough cough cough..."
Yang Mimi coughed violently a few times, but she had already swallowed most of the medicine.
"Let's do it again, we didn't put in enough just now," Lin Shishi said from the side.
Qin Chuan took another mouthful of the medicine and leaned down to press his lips against it again.
This time, Yang Mimi wasn't as resistant. Her mouth was slightly open as Qin Chuan slowly poured the medicine over her. Yang Mimi's Adam's apple bobbed twice, and she swallowed it all.
Lin Shishi nodded: "Okay, that's about right."
Qin Chuan straightened up and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. His mouth was full of bitterness, and his tongue felt numb.
A system notification sounded in my mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a special ingredient. Target: Yang Mimi.]
[Character Skill: Eye Technique LV1 (Data Scanning Ability) (Proficiency +1, Current Proficiency: 9/10)]
It's 9/10 now.
Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat.
We're so close, just one more step to level up to LV2. But the cooldown for all four of them hasn't expired yet, so we'll have to wait until tonight.
Fan Yubing watched the whole thing from the doorway, her expression subtle. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she just pursed her lips, turned around, and left.
Ignoring Fan Yubing's reaction, Lin Shishi squatted down beside Yang Mimi's bed, filled a coconut shell with some warm coconut water, and fed it to her sip by sip.
"Honey, drink more water. Sweating will help your fever go down."
Yang Mimi cooperated much better this time. Although her eyes were still closed, her mouth moved with the coconut shell as she drank it sip by sip.
After feeding her water, Lin Shishi wiped her body again with a towel, then folded a wet towel and placed it on her forehead.
"The rest is up to her to bear." Lin Shishi stood up, looked at Qin Chuan and said, "This kind of situation is very common in hospitals. As long as it's not a serious viral infection, a cold or fever will usually get better in two or three days with plenty of water and rest. But if the high fever persists, then it's dangerous."
Qin Chuan asked, "Do you think her fever will go down?"
Lin Shishi paused for two seconds: "I'm not sure. On Earth, there are fever reducers, IV drips, and antibiotics, so this kind of fever is nothing. But here, there's nothing; she has to rely entirely on her own immune system. She spent two days on the reef, hungry and thirsty, so her physical condition was already very poor, and her immunity must be low. I can only say, do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Qin Chuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The three people came out of Yang Mimi's room.
The sunlight outside was still so dazzling, and the sea breeze brought with it a salty, fishy smell.
Fan Yubing sat on a wooden stake in the courtyard and raised her chin slightly when she saw them come out.
"How is it?"
"The medication has been administered, and the condition has stabilized for the time being," Qin Chuan said.
"That's good."
At this moment, Liu Yifei returned, bringing some firewood.
After learning about Yang Mimi's situation, she went directly to the cabin.
......
Qin Chuan steered the conversation to business.
There are five of us now, and the two bedrooms are too cramped. It was already tight enough when there were four of us, but with Yang Mimi added, we have to slept on top of each other at night.
There used to be enough room for a mahjong game, now it's enough for poker. The two rooms are indeed a bit small, and besides, who knows if there are any other survivors on this island?
With this in mind, Qin Chuan took action.
After eating the stone-grilled fish made by Yang Mimi, his attributes increased significantly. His strength increased to 35, which is 3.5 times his initial value. His speed increased to 30, which is 3 times his initial value.
When you're physically strong, you can work faster.
Qin Chuan: "Bingbing, come with me to move the planks, okay? That way it'll be faster."
Fan Yubing stood up and patted the sand off her skirt: "Sure, I'm just killing time anyway."
Qin Chuan led Fan Yubing into the forest, bypassing the area of the collapsed cave from yesterday, and took a new route.
This grove of planks was larger than the one from yesterday, densely packed, one next to another. Qin Chuan's strength was now 35, so breaking the planks was like breaking a cookie for him. He made a slit with his folding knife, then snapped them in two with a "snap," neat and tidy.
Fan Yubing helped carry the load. She was quite strong, and the core strength she developed through yoga was very useful when moving heavy objects.
Working together, the two were several times more efficient than yesterday.
"Brother Chuan, you seem to be breaking these planks much more easily today than yesterday," Fan Yubing said, carrying two planks as she followed behind.
The two made five or six trips back and forth, carrying all the planks they could use to expand the two bedrooms back to the camp.
Qin Chuan didn't rest; he immediately got to work.
Digging holes, erecting wooden posts, tying crossbeams, and laying wall panels—every step was more than twice as fast as yesterday.
The benefits of Strength 35 are so obvious. A hole that one person couldn't dig before can now be dug in just a few shovelfuls. A wooden pillar that used to require two people to erect can now be supported with one hand.
Liu Yifei was taking care of Yang Mimi inside the house.
Fan Yubing and Lin Shishi continued to be in charge of building the fence and tying the vines. Fan Yubing's movements were becoming more and more skilled. When she pressed down on the wooden stakes with both hands, the muscles in her arms were taut, and her back was straight.
Lin Shishi made several trips to check on Yang Mimi, changed her towel twice, fed her some water, and then returned to work.
The four of them worked until the sun began to set, around six o'clock in the afternoon.
The log cabin was expanded from two bedrooms and one living room to four bedrooms and one living room.
Each bedroom had a wooden plank bed, with a raised frame made of thick wooden sticks underneath, covered with hay and banana leaves. The fence around the yard was reinforced, with the stakes driven in denser and deeper. Qin Chuan also dug three trap pits around the perimeter, with sharpened wooden stakes at the bottom and covered with withered leaves and fine sand.
Not far from the camp's perimeter, Qin Chuan built a makeshift toilet. It was surrounded by wooden walls, with a pit dug inside and two planks laid across it as footrests. Though rudimentary, it was a hundred times better than crouching in the bushes.
Fan Yubing walked around the expanded wooden house and clicked her tongue, "Not bad, now everyone has their own room, finally we don't have to squeeze in anymore."
Lin Shishi muttered from the side, "Four bedrooms, five people, still not enough. Mimi gets one, Sister Fan gets one, Sister Yifei gets one, I get one, so where will Brother Chuan sleep?"
Qin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed a troublesome matter. I can only do this much for today. I'll just have to eat out tonight."
Lin Shishi thought for a moment and said, "If that doesn't work, Sister Fan and I can share a room, and you can have an extra room."