Chapter 279 "Donkey Dung"
"Old Liu—"
Captain Huang's face changed and he ran over anxiously to support the man.
The old man Liu in front of him covered his forehead with one hand and his heart with the other. His lips moved and he let out a faint moan. His consciousness gradually became blurred, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
Ning Xiyue ran over, felt Old Man Liu's pulse, and checked his condition.
Captain Huang then remembered that the girl in front of him could not only castrate pigs but was also a barefoot doctor of the Dalui Team and was deeply loved by everyone in the team. With her here to help Old Man Liu with his illness, nothing serious should happen to Old Man Liu.
But Old Man Liu was already lying here like this, and he was still very worried. He looked carefully at Ning Xiyue's expression, but nothing happened. Her face was meticulous, and there was no extra expression at all. It was difficult to see anything.
Ning Xiyue treated Old Man Liu without saying a word. She took out a pack of silver needles from the medicine box. When the long and thin needles were about to be inserted into Old Man Liu's body, Captain Huang became very panicked. Why did they need such a long needle? What happened to Old Man Liu? Why was his condition so serious?
Captain Huang did not dare to interrupt Ning Xiyue's treatment for fear of delaying the treatment. He was in agony and even had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He asked worriedly in a low voice, "Doctor Ning, what happened to old man Liu? Is it nothing serious?"
"It's not a big deal, but it's low blood sugar and high blood pressure. This old man probably didn't eat last night and this morning, which led to low blood sugar. In addition, he was upset and got angry, which caused his blood pressure to rise a little. Fortunately, his blood pressure didn't rise much, so it's not serious. I'll give him a few injections and he'll be awake and conscious."
Ning Xiyue did not stop her hands while speaking. With one hand she was giving the old man an injection and with the other hand she took out a jar of black sesame pills from her bag and handed it to Captain Huang, asking him to take it first.
"So Old Man Liu is like this because he is hungry and angry." Captain Huang said to Ning Xiyue thoughtfully while holding the jar.
This old Liu must be angry about the fact that he didn't ask the son of the old veterinarian from the Dahuai team to castrate the pigs, but instead went to the Dalui team to ask the young Doctor Ning to castrate the pigs.
Because of this incident, he was so angry that he didn't want to eat. Old man Liu was angry all day. Just when he asked the old man to go out to watch the chickens, the old man seemed to be even angrier.
Captain Huang looked unhappy. This old man Liu was really stubborn. He got angry over other people's affairs and didn't take good care of his body.
No, we can’t let anything happen to Old Liu. He is more or less responsible for this matter.
Thinking of this, Captain Huang put the medicine on his legs, clasped his hands together, looked at Ning Xiyue earnestly and said:
"Doctor Ning, I'm leaving Old Man Liu in your care. He has a little grandson, and he and his grandson are the only ones left in the family. If Old Man Liu dies, what will happen to his six-year-old grandson? I usually ask him to help raise chickens here. This job is easier, and he can also take care of the child to make a living. I guess he's angry with me today."
Captain Huang explained the reason.
"To be honest, he wanted me to ask the son of the old veterinarian next door to come and slaughter the pigs. The old veterinarian saved his grandson's life, but I didn't want to ask him for the sake of the pigs in our team. That's why he looked so sullen and vented his anger when he saw you today."
She said that the old man thought her eyes were not eyes and her nose was not a nose. It turned out that he thought she had taken away the job of her savior's son and made this extra money.
What a selfless and stubborn old man. He put himself in danger because of this. If she and Captain Huang had stayed there to pick chickens a little longer, this old man would have been finished.
Ning Xiyue took out the needle, and the old man in front of her slowly woke up, his eyelids moved, and his vague consciousness gradually returned.
"Captain Huang, don't worry." Ning Xiyue motioned him to look at the old man: "Look, he's awake now, it's not a big deal. As for affecting your health for other people and making your friends and family worry, Captain Huang, relax. Thinking too much will affect your health. If you lose your body, you won't be able to do anything."
Ning Xiyue glanced at the old man who was pretending to be asleep by moving his eyelids but not opening his eyes with a double meaning.
Old man Liu understood what was said and opened his eyes awkwardly, too embarrassed to look at Ning Xiyue.
Captain Huang saw the old man he was supporting move and open his eyes: "Old Liu, you're awake, that's great, you scared me to death."
"Help me up." Old man Liu was struggling to get up, but Ning Xiyue held him down and said sternly, "Don't move. Don't you want to live anymore? Don't you want to raise your grandson?"
Old man Liu stopped struggling after hearing the last sentence. He sat obediently on the bench that Captain Huang brought for him, lowered his head and did not dare to look at Ning Xiyue.
Ning Xiyue ignored him and took the jar from Captain Huang. She took out five black sesame pills from it and handed them to Old Man Liu.
"have eaten."
Old man Liu felt dizzy and his eyes were blurry. When he saw a handful of black stuff in front of him, he thought it was donkey dung. He didn't dare to reach out for it and had a look of disgust on his face.
(There is a picture below. If you are eating, please skip it.)
The "black sesame pills" in the eyes of Lao Liu are shown in the picture
"Old Liu, just listen to what Doctor Ning says. If she hadn't saved you, you would definitely be unconscious now. Just eat if she tells you to. She won't harm you. Take it if you want to live."
Captain Huang snatched the sesame balls from Ning Xiyue's hand and stuffed them into Old Liu's hand, with a tone of disappointment in his voice.
Old man Liu held one timidly, closed his eyes, and slowly put it into his mouth.
"Sesame pills, they won't kill you, so don't worry about taking them. They're more expensive than White Rabbit candy, so who would be willing to use this good stuff to treat you?"
Ning Xiyue was so angry at this stubborn old man. His hesitant movements made it seem as if the bad thing she gave him was going to harm him.
After saying this, she let go of some of the anger in her heart, and considering that he was a patient, she continued in a gentle voice:
"You haven't eaten for a couple of meals, and you're malnourished. It's strange that you don't feel dizzy from hunger. Your dizziness and nausea are all due to low blood sugar. Eat some sesame pills to relieve the hunger."
Hey, it’s really sweet, not like donkey dung.
"Thanks."
Old man Liu felt the sweetness in his mouth and Ning Xiyue's kindness. He said thank you in a muffled voice and took the sesame balls and ate them in small bites without hesitation. He ate three and stopped. He tightened the remaining two black sesame balls in his hand and put them in his pocket.
"I asked you to eat it, not keep it." Ning Xiyue pressed her forehead and said helplessly.
I have never seen such a disobedient patient. The uncles and aunts in the Daliu team are really good. They all listen to her. Whatever she says is what it is. It is not so difficult to communicate with her.
Captain Huang held Old Liu's hand and advised, "Old Liu, eat quickly. We are anxious to treat you, but you don't take it seriously. Think about your little grandson. If you don't take care of yourself, what will happen to him when he is still so young?"
Old man Liu raised his head and said carefully, "This sesame ball is delicious. I want to save some for Maodan. He has never eaten White Rabbit candy since he was a child. Doctor Ning said this is better than White Rabbit candy. I want him to have a try."
Ning Xiyue put down her hand that was rubbing her forehead when she heard this, reopened the can, poured out two pills from it and handed them over: "Eat it, don't faint again in the middle of eating."
"I can't take it. It's too expensive." Old man Liu stubbornly refused to accept it.
"Just eat when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much?" Ning Xiyue fed the old man a handful of food. "You have to take blood pressure medicine after that. Don't let me leave and you fall down again. It would be a waste of my energy and medicine."
Ning Xiyue took out five pea-sized black pills from her arms. These were homemade pills she made, which had the effect of lowering blood pressure. There were elderly people in the Daliu team who had high blood pressure and came to her for treatment. These pills were the blood pressure-lowering pills she made specifically for them.
She wrapped four of them in paper, leaving one outside, and stuffed them all into Old Man Liu's hand.
"Take one pill after each meal. Take this one first to lower your blood pressure."
Captain Huang looked at Old Man Liu and motioned him to eat quickly.
Without water, Old Man Liu chewed the food dry and swallowed it. After taking the candy and the medicine, Old Man Liu's complexion gradually improved and he felt stronger.
Captain Huang breathed a sigh of relief: "Doctor Ning, thank you so much today."
"Thank you, Doctor Ning, for saving my life." Old Man Liu was no longer as stubborn as before. He bowed to Ning Xiyue who was packing the medicine box, and there was still a trace of guilt on his face: "I will find a way to pay for the medicine."
He had said so many bad things about Dr. Ning behind her back today, and he had never given her a good look. Yet, she had treated him, saved him, and even given him sesame pills to take home, and he felt guilty.
He touched his empty pockets, not knowing what to do. Then he remembered something in his room and had an idea.
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