She bought five or six popsicles, all in plastic wrappers, and a bottle of rubbing alcohol.
The popsicles were for cold compresses, while the alcohol could be used for a rubdown or sponge bath, both effective ways to bring down a fever.
Besides those two items, Su Li also managed to buy some meat and vegetables on her way back.
'He can't keep going without eating; it's terrible for his immune system. I have to find a way to get him to eat something.'
Su Li was a skilled and versatile cook, and Little Tang Mo loved her food. She was confident that he would at least eat a little of whatever she prepared.
While she was shopping for groceries, Su Li kept catching a whiff of something putrid. It seemed to drift in on the wind, coming and going.
"Ma'am, have you been smelling that rotten odor? It comes and goes."
The woman selling vegetables nodded. "How could I not? It's giving me a headache. It's coming from the ditch over there."
