By the time Song Yi'an withdrew her consciousness from the Space, the sky outside the door had already turned a pale blue.
She fetched a bowl of clear water, added a drop of spirit essence, and stirred it well.
Her brother's body was too weak to withstand the overly concentrated essence of the spirit essence; for the first dose, one must be extremely cautious, as less is better than more.
Song Yi'an carried the bowl of water into the inner room.
In the dim room, Song Yili lay on the bed, his breathing faint.
Song Yi'an helped Song Yili up, letting him lean against her shoulder, and patiently fed him the water one spoonful at a time.
In a half-dreaming, half-waking state, Song Yili only felt his abdomen warming slightly, and his whole body felt extremely comfortable; his hands and feet, which had been cold for years, seemed to have regained a trace of warmth.
After the bowl of clear water was finished, a hint of color finally appeared on his pale face, and Song Yi'an felt slightly relieved.
After settling Song Yili down, she prepared a bowl of spirit water for herself, though she added a few more drops this time.
Even for herself, she dared not drink too much at once.
Everything must be done gradually, and she must not let outsiders notice anything unusual.
After drinking the bowl of spirit water, the exhaustion from staying up all night vanished without a trace, and her arms and legs felt energized.
Finally, she went to the kitchen and dripped ten drops of spirit essence into the water vat, so that her brother and mother could be nourished by the spirit essence daily.
Because she was restless last night, Madam Gu slept very late, and when she woke up in the morning, it was already broad daylight.
Er Ya, who was beside her, had already gotten up.
Just then, a burst of laughter came from outside the door, a sound so familiar that she could hardly believe it.
Wasn't that Yili's voice?
Madam Gu's heart trembled; she didn't even have time to tidy her disheveled hair before hurriedly pushing the door open to go out.
The scene in the courtyard suddenly made her eyes turn red.
Her eldest son, Song Yili, was sitting in the middle of the courtyard wearing an outer garment, watching Er Ya acting silly, and laughing out loud from time to time.
Song Yi'an was gesturing slowly while muttering, "Brother, what are you laughing at? Watch carefully and remember it well."
Song Yili replied, "But Er Ya, your movements are very slow and strange."
Song Yi'an raised an eyebrow, "This is called Tai Chi, do you understand? Once your body gets better, you will practice this every day to strengthen your body."
She turned her head and saw her mother standing frozen by the door, then immediately ran over to hug her leg and acted spoiled.
"Mother, look at Brother, he is making fun of me."
Madam Gu squatted down, raised her hand to stroke her daughter's face, her voice choking slightly, "Brother is bad. Yili, you must be more accommodating to your sister from now on."
Song Yili also got up and walked over, and Madam Gu, with red eyes, embraced both her little daughter and eldest son.
Although her eldest son seemed to be improving, the string in Madam Gu's heart was pulled even tighter; she was afraid that this was just a final flash of vitality before death.
The next morning, she led Song Yili and Song Yi'an and hurriedly set off for Fu County.
At the medical clinic.
The old doctor placed three fingers on Song Yili's wrist with a serious expression; every time he frowned, Madam Gu's heart sank.
Song Yi'an, who was visiting Fu County for the first time, kept thinking about the Jade Market the merchants had mentioned, and her eyes couldn't help but glance outside the door.
On the other hand, Song Yili, the person concerned, was not afraid at all and did not forget to hold Song Yi'an's hand tightly. Since they were in an unfamiliar place, he had to be on guard to prevent Er Ya from being abducted by bad people.
After a long while, the old doctor withdrew his hand, twisted his gray beard, and a look of near-confused admiration appeared on his face.
"A miracle, truly a miracle," the old doctor said, his voice full of disbelief. "I have practiced medicine for decades, and this is the first time I have seen someone recover from such a severe lung disease."
Madam Gu was overjoyed and hurriedly put her hands together, muttering, "Blessings from the Bodhisattva, blessings from the Bodhisattva." However, her expression soon became hesitant, "Doctor, will he still need to take medicine in the future?"
The old doctor pondered for a moment and said, "The harsh medicines from before are no longer needed. I will prescribe a few gentle formulas, and the remaining money..."
He looked at the family of three and said in a gentle tone, "Save it and buy more meat to nourish the child's body. Now that the illness has reached this stage, grains and meat are the best medicine."
Song Yi'an nodded in agreement from the side.
This old man had good medical skills and was a good doctor. She had been adding spirit essence to the water four times a day for the past two days, which was why Song Yili's body was no longer so weak and color had returned to his face. She estimated that if she kept feeding him like this for another month, he would be mostly recovered.
After the old doctor finished writing the prescription, he looked up and saw this little one nodding seriously like a little adult.
He couldn't help but laugh and reached out to rub her head, "You little girl are nodding along too, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Song Yi'an deliberately raised a smiling face, with two small dimples at the corners of her mouth, "Anyway, it means Brother's illness is cured, and he won't have to drink that extremely bitter medicine anymore."
"Haha, this little girl is truly likable." The old doctor handed over the prescription, "After you go home, follow the prescription to recuperate. Do not consume cold things, and do not over-nourish him immediately."
Madam Gu took the prescription and thanked him repeatedly.
They left the medical clinic.
Today was market day, and the streets of Fu County were bustling with people, very lively.
Madam Gu held Song Yili's hand with one hand and carried the medicine with the other, while Song Yi'an was led by her brother.
Song Yi'an was anxious; it was rare to come to Fu County, and she didn't know when she would be able to come again, so she couldn't just leave like this.
The problem was that given Madam Gu's personality, she would never let her go to that kind of place.
She didn't give up, shook Madam Gu's hand, looked up with her little face, and made her voice soft and sweet, "Mother, can we go over there and take a look? Just look, we won't buy anything."
Madam Gu looked in the direction she was pointing. At the end of the long street, there was a clamor of voices; it was the famous Jade Market of Fu County, a place where all kinds of people gathered, and gamblers who had lost their minds were everywhere.
Her brow immediately furrowed. Fearing that the child would develop a gambler's mentality, she refused without even thinking, "Er Ya, that is not a place for us to go. It's getting late, and we need to hurry home."
When Song Yi'an heard this, her little face immediately fell, and she broke into a sweat from anxiety.
Song Yili, who was beside them, had been watching quietly. Seeing Er Ya's little face turn red with anxiety, he lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Er Ya, do you really want to go?"
Song Yi'an nodded.
Song Yili was silent for a moment, then suddenly coughed several times in a row.
Madam Gu immediately shifted her attention and leaned down nervously, "Yili, is something wrong? Should we take a break?"
Song Yili shook his head, his voice a bit hoarse, "Mother, I'm fine, it's just that after walking for so long, my throat is a bit dry."
He pointed to a drink stall in the distance, "Mother, can I have a bowl of the cheapest licorice drink?"
His request was reasonable. Madam Gu looked at the drink stall, which was positioned right in the middle of the Jade Market.
She then looked at her well-behaved eldest child. Since they didn't need to buy expensive medicine anymore, the family had some extra money, so Madam Gu finally relented.
"You two must hold hands tightly and not leave Mother's side for even a step."
The two of them nodded vigorously.
Song Yi'an held Song Yili's hand tightly with her small hand, while her other hand was secretly behind her back, giving her brother a quick thumbs-up.
Brother, you're amazing!
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