Uncle Zhao quickly completed the hospitalization procedures and came over to ask her, "Yun Zhiqing, when will my wife wake up? How long will she have to stay in the hospital?"
"You'll be able to wake up tomorrow morning. As for how long you'll need to stay in the hospital, it depends on what medication the doctor prescribes. It should be about two or three days. For the rest, you can just go home and take the medicine and rest."
Uncle Zhao couldn't explain why, but he felt she was right. So, instead of asking the doctor, he came straight to her and asked, "Yun Zhiqing, will my wife be able to walk and move when she wakes up? She's not having a stroke, is she?"
"This is her first attack, and her condition is relatively good. If she takes medication and controls her condition, she'll be fine. However, she has a lot of minor illnesses, so she should rest more during this period and try not to do hard work in the fields."
Yun Huaying has witnessed the working ability of rural women during this period. They really hold up half the sky. They do farm work just as well as men, and they also have to do housework and take care of children. They are busy all day long. If the hostess of the family falls ill, it will be a big blow to the family.
"It's good that I didn't have a stroke and was paralyzed."
Uncle Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, but a trace of guilt lingered on his face. "It's been a very tiring time. She hasn't had a break since the double harvest in July. Not only are the women exhausted, but even us grown men are a little exhausted."
"Uncle, it will rain next week, so you can rest at home during the rainy days. Let Aunt rest at home for a while. Once her condition stabilizes, I will arrange an easier job for her." Zhao Xuelin said to him.
He is the team leader. He is usually fair in his dealings with others and often provides help to the vulnerable groups in the village. He specially assigned Second Aunt an easier job, and the neighbors in the team would not gossip too much.
Uncle Zhao smiled and said, "Xue Lin, I won't be polite with you anymore."
"Why should we be so polite to each other? Since Second Aunt is in a stable condition, you stay here with her tonight. We'll go back first."
Zhao Xuelin thought that it was getting late and his grandparents and elders at home were still worried, so he had to go back and tell them about the situation.
"Okay, go back and tell your grandparents about your second aunt's condition. Have Qingqing bring us breakfast tomorrow morning." Uncle Zhao gave the instructions and thanked the others, "Yun Zhiqing, Xiao Han, thank you for accompanying me on this trip."
"Uncle Zhao, you don't have to be so polite." Han Zheng said politely, then went back with them.
When they returned to the village, it was already dark. Yun Huaying did not follow them to Zhao's house, but went straight home. Han Zheng walked with her and only went back after sending her home.
Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan had already finished their baths and were reading in their rooms by the oil lamp. When they saw her return, they both stood up and said almost in unison, "Huaying (Yun Huaying), is Second Aunt Zhao okay?"
"He's not in danger of death. He's receiving IV fluids and medication in the hospital. He'll be back in two days. He'll have to take long-term medication."
Jiang Yuan had spoken with Second Aunt Zhao this afternoon and worked with her. She lamented, "He worked so hard during the day, and then he collapsed. Luckily, it wasn't a serious, incurable illness."
Yun Huaying didn't say much. Seeing that they were reading, she waved her hand and said, "You guys continue reading. I'm going to take a shower."
"Huaying, you haven't finished your fried noodles yet. I kept them warm in the pot for you. Eat the noodles first." Lin Shan reminded her.
"Oh, yes."
Yun Huaying forgot that she had only eaten half of her dinner, and went to the kitchen with the flashlight on the bedside table.
There was still half a bowl of fried noodles and half of the chicken that Han Zheng had brought. Neither of them ate much, so they left the rest for her. Yun Huaying sat in front of the stove and finished everything slowly and methodically.
The next morning, after breakfast, the three of them went to the assembly point together, waiting for the team leader to come and assign today's farm work tasks.
"Yun Zhiqing."
Yun Huaying had just taken out a handful of melon seeds and hadn't had time to crack them when she heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw it was Uncle Zhao's daughter, Zhao Qingqing, riding her bicycle back from the direction of the county town. She asked calmly, "Is your mother awake?"
"I woke up at daybreak."
Zhao Qingqing stopped the car in front of her, a shy smile on her face. "Yun Zhiqing, my mother had an IV and some medication last night. When she woke up this morning, she said she wasn't as dizzy anymore and could walk around on her own, but she's a little tired."
"Let her rest for a while and give her some nutritious food. Her strength will recover soon."
"Yun Zhiqing, do you want to buy milk powder and malted milk for my mother?"
Zhao Qingqing knew that this was a high-end nutritional product that ordinary people would not afford to buy. Only her grandparents in her family had tried the taste of malted milk, and a can cost dozens of yuan. Just now, her father wanted to bite the bullet and buy a can, but her mother disagreed. In the end, they decided to let her come back and ask Yun Zhiqing first.
Yun Huaying shook her head. "No, your mother has high blood pressure and can't drink milk or malted milk. The milk powder on the market now has a high fat content, and the malted milk has a high sugar content. She can't eat either."
While they were talking, other villagers had already come over. One woman had a strange expression on her face: "Zheng Qiu can't even drink expensive nutritional supplements like milk and malted milk. What kind of unfortunate fate is this for her?"
Yun Huaying didn't know her, and she didn't see any malice in her face. She must have simply spoken without thinking, so she explained, "Everyone's body constitution is different. Aunt Zhao has hereditary high blood pressure. The milk powder sold by the supply and marketing cooperative is all whole milk powder. The high fat content is not suitable for people with hypertension. This type of milk powder affects patients' blood pressure control. Malted milk is low in fat, but it's high in sugar, too sweet, and not suitable for her either."
"Yun Zhiqing, what can my second brother and his wife eat?" Yuan Cuimei walked over.
"Yes, Yun Zhiqing, my mother can't eat these things, so what should she eat to nourish her body?" Zhao Qingqing asked hurriedly.
"You don't have to rely on these kinds of health supplements to replenish your body's nutrition. You can also use food supplements, such as chicken, duck, fish, and eggs. If your family is well-off, you can buy some pork regularly and eat an egg every day, but avoid the yolk. You can also go to the river to catch fish for her. Fish and shrimp are high in protein and are suitable for your mother and the rest of the family. You can also go to the meat processing plant and buy some pork bones and ribs to make soup."
Then, thinking of her mother's other illnesses, she gave another warning: "Your mother has gallstones. Tell her to eat less tofu and spinach. Try to eat less smoked foods like bacon and salted fish, as well as pickled vegetables in jars."
Zhao Qingqing: "...My mom likes tofu, spinach and kimchi the most."
"Her gallstones are related to eating these foods for a long time." Yun Huaying confirmed professionally.
Zhao Qingqing thought about the things she had just brought back, and quickly took off her backpack. She pulled out the hospital checkup sheets from it, and said solemnly, "Yun Zhiqing, could you please help me look at these checkup sheets? The doctor said my mother has serious gallstones and would be best served with surgery. She can't go to the county seat, so she has to go to the city for hospitalization."
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