Doctor Liu rubbed his hands, his face full of helplessness.

"I really have no way to treat this disease. I'm afraid my sister-in-law's condition is..." He didn't dare to say it firmly, but the unfinished words were heavier than anything else.

Mother Lu was lying on the hospital bed, her breath as weak as a candle in the wind, her face pale and her lips chapped.

She struggled to open her eyes, her cloudy gaze sweeping over the children surrounding the bed, finally landing on Shen Qiqi. She said in a weak voice, "Qiqi... I'm afraid I can't make it..."

A wave of sadness surged into Shen Qiqi's heart. She held back her tears and held Mother Lu's dry hand. "Mom, don't say that. It will get better. It will definitely get better!" She turned to look at Lu Qing with a firm look in her eyes. "Brother Qing, let's go to town. There must be a better doctor in town!"

Lu Qing understood what Shen Qiqi meant, and without hesitation, "Okay! I'll go borrow a bicycle."

However, there is little hope.

I went to several acquaintances but couldn't borrow any money from them.

Finally, the village head's wife couldn't stand it any longer and pushed out her old bicycle, which was "noisy everywhere except the bell," and said, "Qiqi, you'll have to use this bicycle... just for now. Be careful on the road."

Shen Qiqi gratefully took the bicycle, not caring to be picky, and rode Lu Qing towards the town.

In July, the sun is scorching, making people's skin hot.

The bumpy dirt road made the already worn-out bicycle even more shaky.

Shen Qiqi gritted her teeth and pedaled hard, her clothes soaked with sweat and her back was burning with pain.

Lu Qing looked at her distressedly, "Qiqi, why don't I come down and walk? You're too tired."

"It's okay, Brother Qing, I can do it!" Shen Qiqi's tone was firm, as if she had endless energy.

She knew that time was life, and every second of delay could make Mother Lu's condition worse.

Finally, after several hours of bumpy ride under the scorching sun, they saw the shadow of the town.

However, when they arrived at the town hospital, Dr. Zhang, who received them, looked serious after carefully examining Mother Lu's condition...

"This disease..."

Doctor Zhang adjusted his reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, his brows twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川", looking like a bitter gourd that had been hit hard by life.

"My sister-in-law's condition is... a bit tricky. She needs to be hospitalized for observation and may require some... special medication." He paused, his tone heavy, "As for the cost, it's estimated to be quite high."

"How much?" Shen Qiqi's heart instantly rose to her throat, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand.

What she feared most was hearing the word "expenses", especially in this era of food and clothing shortages.

"The preliminary estimate is... this number." Doctor Zhang stretched out two fingers and gestured the number "two".

Shen Qiqi took a breath, two hundred yuan!

This is simply an astronomical figure!

She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her vision went dark.

In this day and age, you can build half a house with just two hundred yuan!

Lu Qing's brows were also furrowed, like a wrung-out rag, revealing a sense of powerlessness.

"Doctor, can you... use less?" There was a hint of pleading in his tone, and his voice was trembling a little.

Doctor Zhang shook his head, indicating that he was powerless.

"This is already the lowest estimate. Some of the medicine is imported, and the price is high. You guys...think of another solution."

The air seemed to freeze, filled with heavy sighs.

Shen Qiqi felt like a drowning person, struggling desperately but unable to grab a life-saving straw.

But she is not the kind of person who gives up easily. She is a woman of the new era, an indestructible cockroach!

"Brother Qing, we can't just wait here to die!" Shen Qiqi's eyes flashed with determination, "I'll go ask around and see if there are any other great doctors in town!" She doesn't believe in evil, there's always a way!

She began to run around the hospital corridors like a top, asking questions to everyone she met.

"Excuse me, do you know of any other good doctors in town? Any retired doctors or something like that?"

God helps those who work hard, and she actually managed to find out some news.

An old doctor who used to work in the provincial hospital retired and returned to the town because of his old age. However, he was said to be an excellent medical skill and a hidden master.

"Old doctor? Where is he?" Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up, as if she had seen a life-saving straw.

"It's in the old street at the east end of the town. You should be able to find it if you look for it." A kind old lady pointed in a direction.

Shen Qiqi thanked him and pulled Lu Qing towards the old street, like a cheetah chasing hope, full of strength.

The old doctor was a man with white hair and beard, but he was in good spirits.

After listening to Shen Qiqi's description, he did not immediately draw a conclusion, but carefully inquired about Lu's mother's symptoms, and then looked at the prescription written by Doctor Zhang before.

"Hmm..." The old doctor pondered for a moment, stroking his beard. "This condition is quite complicated. Doctor Zhang's plan is... a bit conservative. Perhaps, we can try this method..." He said firmly as he wrote down a new prescription on a piece of paper. "But, it depends on whether the old lady's body can withstand it."

Shen Qiqi looked at the new prescription, her eyes flashing with excitement, as if a ray of light appeared in the darkness.

She grabbed the old doctor's hand and said excitedly: "Thank you, doctor! You are really a miracle doctor!"

"Don't thank me yet. Whether it can be cured depends on the effect." The old doctor waved his hand, signaling her to calm down.

Shen Qiqi no longer cared about so much at the moment. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would hold on to it tightly!

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