Chapter 53 This Time It's Real Illness

  Feng Xiaotian did not go to pick up trash today, a situation that is extremely rare. All along, his daily must-do job was picking up trash, but today he struggled in fear until more than 6 o'clock in the evening. For over 20 hours, Feng Xiaotian didn't rest for a moment, doing the same thing - playing Pai Gow.

  At half past six in the evening, Feng Xiang Tian finally got out of bed, put on his shoes and took the necessary equipment for picking up trash, shaking all over as he went out.

  Fear begets fear, but for the sake of living, he still has to pick up scraps. For the calamity he brought upon himself, Feng Xiaotian has always been self-reproachful. According to his own words: "Feng Xiaotian, ah Feng Xiaotian, aren't you idle with nothing better to do? Why participate in that Black Tournament?! Now look what's happened, you've brought disaster upon yourself! If only I had known earlier, even if they beat me to death, I wouldn't have done such a thing! --- Even if they couldn't beat me to death, I absolutely shouldn't have done such a thing!"

  Feng Xiaotian was filled with remorse and regret, but this did not help his condition in the slightest. The consequences had already been set in motion, so what use was there in continuing to repent? So he continued to swing his arms wildly as he rummaged through the trash in the dark, and when he arrived at Old Li's courtyard gate with a bag of scraps, he still swung his arms wildly.

  Lao Li's house was pitch black, it seemed he hadn't returned home yet. Feng Xiaotian had no choice but to crouch under the wall of the courtyard, trembling with fear. When Lao Li rode his tricycle back to the entrance of his home, Feng Xiaotian had already fallen asleep under the wall, exhausted from a day and night without sleep, not to mention the extreme fear in his heart, coupled with the fact that he hadn't eaten for a long time.

  Old Li turned on the lights in the yard, waking up Feng Xiaotian. Unexpectedly, as soon as Feng Xiaotian heard his voice, he suddenly jumped up from the ground and exclaimed, "It wasn't me who did it!"

  Feng Xiao Tian's sudden shout came too suddenly, almost scaring the unprepared Old Li to fall to the ground. Only then did Old Li pat his chest and complain: "Xiao Tian, why are you so startled? You almost scared me to death!"

  Feng Xiaotian heard Lao Li's voice, rubbed his red eyes and only then became a little more awake. He heard him say apologetically: "Uncle Li, I'm really sorry, I just had a nightmare..."

  Old Li didn't really blame Feng Xiaotian. He just chuckled and said, "It's nothing, hurry up and go into the courtyard."

  Feng Xiaotian heard this and walked in with a bag of trash he had picked up. He poured the trash onto the ground and began to sort it out. Old Li took down the scale from his tricycle, but when he saw the trash Feng Xiaotian had picked up, he couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Xiao Tian, why did you pick up two bricks?"

  Indeed, among the trash picked up by Feng Xiao Tian, there were two red bricks, one of which was being held in his hand.

  Feng Xiao Tian didn't notice the brick's existence at all, even when he was holding it in his hand. He didn't feel anything out of place until Old Li spoke up to remind him. Only then did he react and look down, immediately afterwards he awkwardly smiled and said: "This... this... probably because it was dark and I couldn't see clearly, I'll just throw it away."

  When Feng Xiao Tian threw away the bricks, Old Li began to weigh the scraps. In the end, when it was time to settle accounts, Feng Xiao Tian had earned a total of eight cents and five fen, which was a rather dismal harvest.

  Old Li handed the money over to Feng Xiaotian, saying: "Little Tian, I think you're a bit off, are you sleepwalking? Are you sick?"

  Feng Xiao Tian heard this and shook his head: "No, thank you for your concern, Uncle Li. I'm fine."

  Feng Xiaotian finished speaking and walked out, Old Li saw that his footsteps were a bit floating, his body was also twisted and crooked, so he walked forward and stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, then heard him say: "You still say nothing's wrong, your forehead is burning hot, I think you must have caught a chill when you leaned against the courtyard wall and fell asleep earlier, wait for me, I'll get you some Contac."

  Old Li finished speaking and turned around to walk into the house. After a while, he came out with four Contac capsules and said, "Xiao Tian, hurry back home and rest. Remember to take one before you sleep, this medicine is very effective."

  Feng Xiao Tian heard this and was deeply moved: "Thank you Uncle Li... I will be careful..."

  At this moment, Feng Xiao Tian's words were somewhat labored, indeed as Old Li said, he had caught a chill. Originally, he hadn't rested well and was frightened and scared, plus it had been a long time since he last ate, so his resistance naturally declined rapidly. Now although spring has begun, the nighttime temperature is still a bit low, and earlier he leaned against the wall corner to sleep, his body invaded by the cold air - it's strange if he didn't catch a chill.

  Old Li stood at the gate of the yard, seeing off Feng Xiangtian as he dragged his weak body away. He shook his head and sighed, "Alas... this child is really pitiful..."

  Feng Xiao Tian walked home, after a while he felt his head getting heavy, and after walking for a bit longer, he was panting heavily, leaning against the roadside utility pole, muttering to himself: "So tired... why is my head so dizzy..."

  Feng Xiao Tian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he spoke, rested for a while before feeling better, and then continued on his way home.

  This road usually takes only ten minutes, but Feng Xiatian spent more than half an hour tonight. He walked and stopped along the way. When he finally arrived at his doorstep, a voice exclaimed in surprise: "Xiao Tian Gege, you're finally back!"

  Feng Xiang Tian was already confused at this moment, after hearing the voice, he thought for a while before remembering that it was Liu Yi speaking. He weakly said: "Yi... is that you? So... so late... why haven't you gone home yet?"

  Liu Yiyi heard Feng Xiaotian's voice was a bit unusual, so she immediately ran to the front, and in her daze, she felt a pair of small hands grasping her arm. Then she heard Liu Yiyi say: "Xiaotian brother, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"

  Feng Xiao Tian heard the words and panted heavily, answering: "Hmm...my head is spinning...Yi Yi, why aren't you going home?"

  Liu Yiyi leaned against the wind and sat down on the threshold, then said: "My mom is working overtime and hasn't come back yet. I'm really scared to be alone at home... Laughing Tian brother, there's a lot of sweat on your hand, do you want to go see a doctor?"

  "No, no need, brother's body is very good, no need to see a doctor..."

  Feng Xiaotian thought to himself: What a joke? Seeing a doctor costs so much money! Old Li just gave me medicine, can't I just take it and be fine? But I'm really unlucky, yesterday I lied to Wang Qianqian that I was sick, didn't expect today I'd actually get sick.

  Liu Yiyi heard Feng Xiang's words and responded with an "oh". She said, "Xiang Ge, can you really hold on? I always feel that your body is too thin... shouldn't you see a doctor?"