Chapter 186 Mao Ya
"Wild boar?"
Su Tong was a little surprised that she actually remembered it, and then asked:
"Did anyone else eat with him? Did anyone have the same stomachache as him?"
Jingmei lowered her head deeply and no longer responded.
Su Tong looked at Jing Mei, and that strange feeling arose in his heart for no reason.
From last night till now, she could feel that Jing Mei was really worried about Bao Gen. Normally, they were Bao Gen's lifeline, but Jing Mei didn't have the urgency to hold on tightly. It seemed that she wanted to hold on but was full of concerns. Did she not want to... or did she not dare...
"So when did he have his first headache? How long was it between when he had his first diarrhea?"
Su Tong patiently changed the question.
Sister Jing's expression showed a trace of panic, but she lowered her head to hide it. After a long while, her voice came out in a low voice...
"On the 15th, it was October 15th. He had diarrhea again and felt weak. He lay on the kang and then complained of a headache..."
Su Tong was about to ask again when a heavy cough was heard at the door and Village Chief Ge walked in with a few people.
Jing Mei's face turned pale instantly. Su Tong was close to her and could feel her body trembling slightly.
"Jingmei! What are you still doing here? Didn't I ask you to make porridge for the guests?"
Village Chief Ge's voice was clearly full of pressure.
"Oh! Village Chief Ge, we have prepared everything. You can just go over and eat later." Su Tong explained hurriedly.
But Jingmei had already stood up in a hurry and ran out stumbling.
Village Chief Ge watched Jing Mei leave with cold eyes, then forced a smile and nodded to Su Tong, Qin Yi and the others, saying:
"I am a country woman who doesn't know much. I heard that I disturbed your rest last night. Please forgive me!"
Su Tong saw that Jing Mei was afraid, and didn't want her to get into trouble. He didn't waste time beating around the bush with Village Chief Ge, and said directly:
"Village Chief Ge, Baogen's condition is very serious. I wanted to find Sister Jing to learn more about the situation, but Sister Jing didn't seem to be able to explain it clearly. Can you tell us more?"
Village Chief Ge nodded repeatedly and said what he had said yesterday very cooperatively, and emphasized how uncomfortable Baogen was, without giving any useful information...
Then he asked in a somewhat flattering tone:
"Dr. Alan, thank you for your concern for Baogen's illness! Can you... tell me the truth? Can Baogen's condition... be cured?"
Su Tong cursed inwardly the old fox for not telling the truth but wanting them to treat the disease.
She thought about it and answered truthfully:
"We have limited medicines on hand, so it's difficult to cure him. In Baogen's case, it's best to send him out of the mountain and go to the hospital for systematic and formal treatment to have a chance."
Village Chief Ge sighed, paced back and forth in the room and said nothing more.
Su Tong glanced at Qin Yi, and Qin Yi gestured to the outside.
Su Tong stood up and said, "Since Village Chief Ge is here to guard, let's go back and rest for a while. You can call us if there is any situation."
Village Chief Ge agreed and sent them out the door.
After leaving the house, Qin Yi said as he walked:
"Old Li and his team went to explore the way with the old hunter in the village. As planned, they will take a day off today and wait for Ma Liu to recover a little. Then they will set off on time tomorrow morning."
"Baogen and the others are obviously hiding something, so we can't pry too much into it. We'll just do our best to treat his condition."
It is one thing that they are willing to help him, but there is nothing they can do if the other party does not cooperate. Naturally, the mission is more important.
"After breakfast, you should take a rest. We will be traveling again later and won't have enough time to rest."
Su Tong nodded.
Breakfast was prepared by the owner of the house we were staying in, a woman in her fifties, also named Ge.
Ge is a common surname in this village.
Aunt Ge was at home with her granddaughter, who was about six or seven years old. It was said that her son had gone into the mountains with Lao Wu and the others to look for herbs, otherwise there would be no room for them to stay in.
As for the daughter-in-law, the aunt didn't mention it, so they didn't ask too much.
Qin Yi gave Aunt Ge money and asked her to help prepare breakfast. Aunt Ge was very happy. She not only cooked porridge, but also baked some coarse flour cakes, prepared pickles and fermented bean curd, and cooked the porridge in a clay pot, which was still hot.
While Su Tong was drinking porridge mouthful by mouthful, Aunt Ge was sitting in front of the big wooden basin at the door washing clothes.
Her little granddaughter was holding a winnowing basket and sitting beside her, picking beans. The beans were dry and yellow, but they didn't look like soybeans... The little girl was very thin and would glance at her timidly from time to time.
Su Tong took out a few candies from his pocket and handed them to the little girl.
The little girl was too shy to take it and shrank behind Aunt Ge. Aunt Ge quickly wiped her hands on her apron and helped her take it.
"Oh! Thank you so much! It's fruit candy! It's a rare thing. Da Kui and his friends brought it back from the mountains before. Mao Ya ate it once and thought about it for a long time."
When Aunt Ge went to the backyard to hang out clothes, Mao Ya already had a candy in her mouth and was sucking it, her saliva dripping.
Perhaps because of the candy, Mao Ya became bolder and her eyes kept moving around Su Tong intentionally or unintentionally.
Su Tong found it interesting and started talking to Mao Ya.
"Maoya, how old are you?"
“…”
"Maoya, can you read?"
“…”
Mao Ya just sucked the candy, lowered her head and said nothing.
Seeing that she was shy, Su Tong touched her head and prepared to go back to the room to catch up on his sleep.
“This is toffee.”
As Su Tong turned around, he heard Mao Ya's soft voice.
When she turned around, Mao Ya immediately lowered her head and avoided her sight.
Su Tong squatted down with a smile, "Ah! Maoya is awesome! You know this is milk candy."
Mao Ya met Su Tong's gaze, looked at him carefully, then lowered her head and said softly:
"Auntie Feng gave it to me before. She looked as pretty as you."
Su Tong was amused by Mao Ya's sincere evaluation. She touched Mao Ya's head and said:
"She'll be pretty when she grows up."
As they were talking, they heard Aunt Ge's voice coming from behind.
"October 1st is Ghost Festival! All our ancestors will come back! We have to offer sacrifices to them and worship them!"
"What about fifteen?" Qin Yi asked.
“The fifteenth is the 15th day of the lunar month. After the fifteenth, the Ghost Festival is considered over. The ancestors come back on the first day of the lunar month and leave on the fifteenth. We also have to offer sacrifices to them. Otherwise, they stay and refuse to leave, which will be troublesome!
This is what I am telling you. If the comrades from the county knew about this, they would criticize us again, saying that we are… feudal, bad, etc. They don’t believe this outside, but we can’t help but believe it! If we don’t believe it, we will be in trouble! "
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