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Chapter 624: Daily Life of a Foodie
Afterwards, Tao Erya brought another basin of cold water.
Zhou Chang used the cloth he had used before to soak some cold water and applied it to the skinny monkey's forehead.
After a while, Aunt Tao brought over another bowl of medicine.
Zhou Chang took it and thought of Yuan Qi again.
Before he could speak, Aunt Tao said, "Don't worry, sir. I've already sent it to you. It's rare for you to be so kind to your servants. Give it to him right away. It's the same fever-reducing decoction."
"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you..." Zhou Chang couldn't say anything and could only express his gratitude.
Zhou Chang turned around and brought the medicine to the skinny monkey's mouth.
The skinny monkey didn't ask any questions, and even managed to stand up and drink it in one gulp, then asked: "Why, Miss Yuan is sick too?"
"Yes, you were stabbed and she caught a severe cold." Zhou Chang couldn't help but sigh.
"Then, Your Majesty, are you okay?" the skinny monkey asked again.
Zhou Chang felt that he still had a low-grade fever, but because of the skinny monkey waking up, he was in high spirits, and that little bit of fever was nothing, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, it seems that my body is still quite useful this time."
The skinny monkey was relieved, and then he held his belly and said, "My lord, I am hungry."
Zhou Chang didn’t know whether the skinny monkey could eat, after all, the wound was on his belly.
But I thought it would be okay to eat porridge, and that feeling hungry was a good sign, so I happily agreed: "Wait, I'll go check, there should be some porridge left."
So he went out and got a bowl of porridge for the skinny monkey, and came back with the bowl to feed him.
The skinny monkey quickly refused: "How can I let the prince serve me?"
"Can you eat it by yourself?" Zhou Chang doubted.
The skinny monkey half-leaned up and took the bowl of porridge to his mouth and swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls. Then he blinked and looked at Zhou Chang: "My Lord, is there anything else?"
"You just woke up, you definitely can't eat too much, just eat this first." Zhou Chang knew that the porridge at Tao's house was watery, but it was better to eat than not to eat, but eating too much was obviously not good. He reminded her again, "Call me Young Master, not Prince. Don't make the mistake in front of others."
"Sir, is there anything else?" the skinny monkey asked again.
Zhou Chang had no choice but to say, "If you're still hungry, just drink water tonight. Do you want some water? I'll go get you some."
The skinny monkey shook his head, perhaps tired from leaning for a while, and slid down: "Then I am sleepy."
Zhou Chang stroked the skinny monkey and laid him down: "Okay, go to sleep. It's better to sleep more at this time. If you dream of delicious food, you can have a big meal."
The skinny monkey had really exhausted all his energy during this period of time. He lay down, closed his eyes, and fell asleep again.
Zhou Chang stared at the skinny monkey's breathing until it gradually became steady before he looked away with relief.
Now that Yuan Qi and Shou Hou are both awake, she can finally let go of her worries.
Over the next few days, the two took the medicine and their fevers gradually subsided, and their health began to improve day by day.
Zhou Chang also took advantage of this time to eat and drink to recuperate, and his low fever and fatigue gradually subsided.
Yuan Qi's fever basically subsided after three days, but he still had a cough and weakness.
When they wanted to walk out, Zhou Chang refused: "You have been soaking in cold water for so long, it is not just a cold. There is a kang here, just stay on it and get rid of the cold."
Yuan Qi laughed: "I'm not in confinement, after all, I have to go to bed when it's convenient."
These days, Yuan Qi was very grateful to Aunt Tao and her daughter for their care. In order to express his gratitude, Yuan Qi had nothing to give them as a gift, so he had to give all the jewelry that was left on his body that had not fallen into the sea to Erya.
The skinny guy started drinking porridge the night he woke up, and his recovery speed was amazing.
Every day was a leap forward, and when Zhou Chang changed the dressing on his wound on the fourth day, the wound was almost healed.
By the seventh day, the wound had basically healed and Zhou Chang could even have the stitches removed.
"Master, there's nothing wrong with leaving this fishing line. I didn't even feel it." The skinny monkey looked at the twisted and black fishing line on his belly and looked indifferent.
Zhou Chang showed his research spirit: "Don't you feel itchy?"
In my impression, the wound should feel itchy during the healing process.
"It doesn't itch." The skinny monkey said it didn't itch, but he started scratching around the wound.
He watched as the stitches he had sewn were twisted and crooked, leaving a hideous and ugly scar on the skinny monkey's belly, as if a black scorpion was lying there.
Zhou Chang couldn't help but say: "This scar is too ugly. I can ask Aunt Jing for some scar removal ointment later."
The skinny monkey grinned and said, "As long as it doesn't interfere with my eating and fills my stomach with food, I'm fine with anything."
So Zhou Chang insisted on removing the fishing line.
Removing the stitches still caused the wound to tug, and the skinny monkey was sweating profusely from the pain. In the end, he just smacked his lips and said, "Sir, my words are too bland. Is there really nothing else I can say?"
In the past few days, Zhou Chang was afraid that the skinny monkey would eat something he shouldn't eat and it would affect his injuries, so he insisted on letting him drink only porridge. At most, he would add some pickles as a seasoning to make it more flavorful.
Now that even the fishing line has been removed, there is nothing to worry about: "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you in the future, but there is really nothing here, and you can't buy it even if you have money."
The skinny monkey was satisfied and disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.
On the other hand, after Yuan Qi recovered, he learned more about Taojia Village and Tao’s hometown.
She also gave the last pair of earrings she had on to Aunt Tao, asking her to help her find a way to pawn them and buy some rice, flour, grain and oil.
Old Tao still asked his neighbor Tao Da and his son to go with him. As a result, the earrings were pawned for a hundred taels of silver, but they were only used to buy rice, flour, grain and oil. For them, being able to eat white rice and flour every meal was the best life.
But he insisted on giving the remaining silver to Yuan Qi, saying that the ten taels of silver Zhou Chang had given him were enough for a year's food.
In this way, seven or eight days passed in a flash. Zhou Chang first stayed by Yuan Qi and Shou Hou's side like a hen watching over her eggs. Only after both of them were able to walk did he go out for some fresh air.
It was a nice and sunny day, so Zhou Chang took Shouhou and thought about walking a little further. "Don't think about eating yet. Even though your wound has healed, you still need to move around more to relieve your gas. Otherwise, it will affect your appetite. The weather outside is very good these two days, so we can go to the beach."
The skinny monkey had been suffocating in the room for a long time. Zhou Chang had stopped him from leaving, so he didn't refuse. "Okay, let's go now. I'll help you change your clothes."
Before this, it was Tao Erya who washed and dried the wet clothes of the two of them.
When Yuan Qi heard this, he wanted to follow him out, but Zhou Chang firmly disagreed: "It's cold outside, and I'm afraid you'll get cold inside. Women are different from men, so we still need to be more careful."
Yuan Qi couldn't insist, so he had to stay in the Tao family and do some housework within his ability with Aunt Tao's daughter Erya.