Old Mountain Forest House 3

"Xia~ Xia... Xia~ Xia..." He parted his lips near his ear, softly calling out, as if coming from another world, full of temptation. Lei Xia unconsciously took a step forward... \"Xiaxia! Xiaxia! Time to get up, it's mealtime!\" \Lei Xia opened her eyes. Grandma was patting her face. Seeing her awake, she lovingly placed her hand on Lei Xia's forehead: "Xiaxia, your uncles have all come back. Go wash your hands and face, then come eat." \"Oh... okay..." Lei Xia's mind was still in a daze. She only remembered having a strange dream just now, but couldn't recall the specifics at all. This was normal—it's common to wake up remembering having dreamed without recalling the content. But this time, Lei Xia vaguely felt this dream was somehow different, always carrying an allure that made her want to remember it. \She ate downstairs in a daze, several times taking food and placing it back on the table. Second Uncle was a farmer and couldn't bear to see children waste food. He was about to scold her, but looked up to see Lei Xia's face pale and her lips slightly dark... \"Xiaxia, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?" Second Uncle put down his chopsticks and bowl, walked over to Lei Xia, and took her hand: "Let Second Uncle take a look." \Second Uncle had learned a little traditional Chinese medicine by himself. Villagers would consult him for headaches or fevers, making him a sort of barefoot doctor in the village. Twelve-year-old Jie Jie, seeing his father taking his sister's pulse, imitated him and took Lei Xia's remaining right hand, placing two fingers on it with closed eyes: "Hmm... It's just a problem of not adjusting to the climate!" \Grandma nudged his little head: "Go, go, go, what do you mean not adjusting to the climate? Your sister grew up here!" \Jie Jie, seeing his diagnosis overruled by Grandma, pouted in disagreement: "Sister hasn't been back for so many years; it's not surprising if she can't adjust!" \Second Uncle returned to his seat, picked up his bowl and chopsticks and said: "It's nothing serious. It's hot, you're just a bit fatigued. Let's eat first, I'll give you some medicine tonight." \Lei Xia obediently nodded: "Thank you, Second Uncle!" \Lei Jie, seeing that Dad had spoken, had no choice but to sit properly and eat, though he still muttered something under his breath, prompting his aunt to assert her maternal authority: "What are you mumbling? Eat!" \Others might not have heard, but Lei Xia, sitting on the same bench, could hear clearly. He said: "How can it be hot and tiring in our cool house!"Besides, if he had gotten heatstroke to this extent, he would have already fainted. How could he act like nothing happened? What is dad thinking!” Indeed, this house was very cool, unlike in the city where you have to turn on the air conditioning to fall asleep. Sometimes, not even a fan is needed; just opening the windows makes it comfortable to sleep. A minor thing like heatstroke wouldn't escape Second Uncle, but Second Uncle had no reason to lie—so why? As night fell, the temperature dropped further. Lei Xia sneezed in her camisole and grabbed a thin shawl to wrap around herself. On the table were the medicines Second Uncle had sent, and Lei Xia looked at them, brought from Grandma's room, with a worried expression.