But Aunt Sun was firm in her attitude and insisted on dragging Liu Daquan in, telling him not to care what others said, as it would be a good piece of meat anyway.

Liu Daquan had no choice but to follow the old woman into the clinic.

After Liu Daquan sat down, Song Yun began to ask, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Auntie Sun pointed at Liu Daquan's hanging foot and said, "Song Zhiqing, can you take a look at my old man's foot to see if it can be cured? The orthopedic doctor at the county hospital said that my old man's foot is useless and he will be a cripple in the future, but I—" Auntie Sun choked up and paused before continuing, "But I always feel that my old man's foot can still be used. Can you take a look?"

If it were another doctor, she might not be so persistent, but she had personally experienced Song Yun's medical skills and knew that this was a girl with real talent. Maybe, maybe she could cure the old man's leg.

Song Yun stood up, squatted in front of Liu Daquan, and reached out to remove the splint from Liu Daquan's body.

Liu Daquan was startled and subconsciously pulled his legs back. "What are you doing?"

Song Yun smiled and said, "Uncle, I need to see what's going on with your leg."

Aunt Sun quickly squatted down and said, "I'll do it, my old man is shy."

Liu Daquan also knew that his reaction was a bit too much. His dark face turned red, but fortunately it was not visible.

Aunt Sun helped Song Yun remove the splint on her husband's calf, revealing the old man's skinny calf with a suture scar on it.

While examining, Song Yun listened to Aunt Sun explain the cause and effect of the leg injury.

A month ago, Aunt Sun fell ill and was very weak. The doctor at the town health center told her to rest well and recuperate, otherwise her body would collapse.

But there was nothing at home except an old hen that laid eggs. He could not afford to buy the nutritional products from the supply and marketing cooperative. His three sons only cared about their own families. Apart from giving them some old rice and millet as food every year, they would not give them a penny. In this situation, what could he use to nourish his wife?

But he couldn't bear to watch his wife's health deteriorate, so he took firewood and went into the mountains to try his luck, thinking that if he could catch some pheasants or rabbits or dig up some ginseng, his wife would be able to recover.

But who would have thought that, instead of seeing any ginseng, he did see some pheasants and rabbits, but unfortunately he couldn't catch them. He also encountered a lone wild boar, which chased him and caused him to fall down the hillside and break his leg.

It's really like when misfortunes never come singly, one misfortune after another.

So Aunt Sun dragged her not-yet-fully-recovered body to the hospital to take care of her husband who had a broken leg, which is how she developed the hip pain.

Liu Daquan's leg injury was serious, and the orthopedic doctor at the county hospital said there was nothing he could do. He should either go to another hospital or leave it alone.

But they had no money to go to the local hospital. To go to the county hospital, they had to borrow money from the brigade.

Captain Liu was a good man. He told them to go ahead and fix the problem. If they owed the brigade money, he would ask their three sons for it. If they didn't pay, he would deduct their work points.

But if they go to the hospital, not only would it cost money, but they also don't know how to get there.

After listening to Aunt Sun's narration, Song Yun was also examined. She had fallen badly and suffered a comminuted fracture. The county hospital had also treated her, but the conditions were limited and they could only do this. That's why they suggested that they go to the local hospital.