After dinner, it was still Guo Wenxiu who washed the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Her mother-in-law had asked the doctor and was told that her daughter-in-law's illness was contagious, so as long as they didn't eat together, there would be no big problem and she could still do her normal work.

Besides, she is already in her sixties, and it is already very tiring for her to take care of their children. She also has to be responsible for picking up and dropping off Pengpeng from the daycare center. She has to make lunch by herself, and Guo Wenxiu has to cook breakfast and dinner.

Guo Wenxiu cooks delicious food, and she also feels that she owes her in-laws since she has an infectious disease, so she tries to cook as much as possible, as long as her mother-in-law treats Pengpeng better.

As time went by, these housework became Guo Wenxiu's sole responsibility. No one thought that she was tired after a day's work. If she didn't wash the dishes one day, her mother-in-law would nag her for a long time.

A while ago, she was not feeling well and added too much salt when cooking. Because of this, her mother-in-law scolded her for a long time. The implicit meaning of her words was that she was not cooking carefully, and if she didn't want to cook, she didn't have to, and didn't want to waste food. She didn't come to babysit for no reason.

Guo Wenxiu said nothing and became more careful when cooking.

She has been taking the medicine prescribed by the hospital on time. Recently, she doesn't know whether her condition has worsened or she has developed antibodies to the medicine, but she doesn't feel any effect after taking it.

Guo Wenxiu cleaned the kitchen, fetched some water and washed up before returning to her room. It was almost eight o'clock by then.

The light was on in the room. Cui Weiying was leaning on the kang, reading a newspaper. When she saw Guo Wenxiu come in, she simply asked, "Are you done washing?"

"Yeah." Guo Wenxiu took out the cold cream from the drawer and applied it on her face in front of the mirror. She looked at the spots on her face in the mirror for a while and couldn't help but put the mirror away.

After wiping her face based on her instincts, Guo Wenxiu took off her cotton-padded jacket, lifted the quilt, and got on the kang. Thinking of Pengpeng's crying in the afternoon, she felt sad. She lay on the kang for a while, and couldn't help but lean towards her husband, hoping to get some comfort from him.

As soon as she approached, Cui Weiying pushed her aside reflexively like a cat with its fur standing on end. Seeing Guo Wenxiu looking at him in disbelief, a trace of embarrassment crossed his face. "I, I'm tired today and want to go to bed early. You, you should go to bed early too!"

After saying that, he threw the newspaper aside, pulled the light cord, and the room suddenly became dark.

Guo Wenxiu supported her body in a daze for a long time before she lay down again. This time she really couldn't hold it back anymore, so she turned sideways and tears fell down her eyes and seeped into the pillowcase, making a small spot wet in a short while.

Cui Weiying felt uncomfortable listening to the soft sobbing coming from the side. They had not had sex for more than half a year. Every time he had an idea, he would lose his appetite when he saw the brown spots on his wife's face. Besides, Cui Weiying was a man who valued his life. How could he force himself to be intimate with her when he knew that she had an infectious disease?

That night, both the couple couldn't sleep. Although they were both awake, they were speechless.

The next day, Guo Wenxiu came to the office with slightly swollen eyes. When others saw her, they asked her about it. She just said that she had a nightmare last night and cried for half the night.

Secretary Wang's expression did not seem to indicate anything was wrong when he looked at her. He was the only person who knew about Guo Wenxiu's condition, because it was his second uncle who first diagnosed Guo Wenxiu with hepatitis at the health center.

However, Secretary Wang never showed it. He was quite worried about Guo Wenxiu's condition some time ago. The two had worked together for so many years. She was very capable. If he was assigned abroad in the future, she would be the most likely person to take over his position.

Secretary Wang wasn't jealous of Guo Wenxiu's talent. Being sent out was a good thing; it would allow him to continue his upward mobility. But if he left, he had to leave someone close to him in the county committee, right? So he was quite considerate of Guo Wenxiu, letting her take a leave when he saw she wasn't doing well. But she refused to rest, so he could only assign her simpler and easier tasks.

Seeing Guo Wenxiu's red and swollen eyes, Secretary Wang couldn't help it. He took advantage of the lunch break when no one was in the office and handed her a note with Tian Cai's address.

Guo Wenxiu looked up and asked him what this was.

"Let's go see her," Secretary Wang pushed up his glasses, a hint of subtle concern in his eyes. "I heard that although this doctor is young, her medical skills are very good. She can cure many difficult and complicated diseases that the hospital can't treat with just a few prescriptions."

Although this statement was exaggerated, Guo Wenxiu needed this kind of exaggeration right now. She was as nervous as a string. If there was no progress, Secretary Wang was afraid that she would not be able to get through this hurdle.

Guo Wenxiu didn't answer the call. The city hospital couldn't do anything for her illness, let alone a country doctor.

Secretary Wang knew she didn't believe him. He looked outside and saw no one was coming. Then he quickly whispered, "Commander Yu was almost dying, and it was this doctor who saved him."

After hearing this, Guo Wenxiu's eyes flashed with hope. Those of them who worked in the county committee saw it most clearly. Before this, Commander Yu was so ill that he couldn't get out of bed. Even if the news was kept secret, a hint of it would have leaked out. As a result, he suddenly got better after disappearing for a while.

Everyone speculated that he had met a good doctor. If it was the doctor who cured Commander Yu, Guo Wenxiu felt that she still had hope. She bit her lip, nodded, and took the note.

"Beishan Brigade of Qianjin Commune."

On this day, Tian Cai received a special patient.

The reason why this person is special is that she is different from the previous patients who came to see the doctor. In the past, patients only came to see the doctor because they felt unwell, and Tian Cai would tell them the cause of their symptoms after taking their pulse. But this person came with her own diagnosis.

Tian Cai put the diagnosis in his hand on the table and looked at the woman in front of him again.

The woman's surname was Guo, and she was unwilling to reveal her name to Tian Cai. She only asked Tian Cai to call her Comrade Guo. She looked to be in her thirties, with her eyes slightly drooping, and she was serious. There were many brown spots on her cheeks, and she looked very listless.

It was the first time that Tian Cai encountered such a patient. The red stamp on the diagnosis was from Xiangyang City Hospital, and the hepatitis had been confirmed for a year.

"What are your symptoms?" Tian Cai's eyes swept over the woman, pausing on the spider nevi on her neck and the back of her hands.

"I felt weak all over and had a bloated stomach before. I didn't know if it was caused by the bloating, but I didn't want to eat anything. Sometimes it hurt here, and with all the discomforts combined, I went to the hospital for a check-up. I was diagnosed with hepatitis at that time, and then I started treatment." The woman said calmly.

After asking a few questions, Tian Cai took her pulse, which was thin, smooth and rapid, and her tongue was coated with red.

Western medicine divides hepatitis into several types, such as type A, type B, type C, viral, alcoholic, fatty liver hepatitis, etc. However, Chinese medicine is different. Cases like Comrade Guo's are diagnosed as liver and kidney yin deficiency, affecting the spleen and stomach, and the evil toxins are rampant.

Traditional Chinese medicine calls viruses evil toxins. Many diseases can be regarded as symptoms caused by the invasion of evil toxins. It’s just that the symptoms are different depending on the part of the body attacked by the evil toxins. Therefore, in this case, you should first nourish the liver, protect the spleen, and relieve the liver, and assist with detoxification. Take the prescribed medicine for about two weeks, and you will feel obvious results.

This is the effect of just drinking the medicine. It will be more effective if combined with acupuncture.