Chapter 77 Seeking Medical Treatment
Su Tong smiled faintly:
"Ginger, a little thyme and tangerine peel are added to the meatballs. These ingredients are both seasonings and Chinese medicines. They can remove fishy smells and relieve greasiness. The method is not difficult, but the amount added must be controlled properly."
"Of course, this is not the most important thing. When I gave you acupuncture just now, I moxibustioned Banmen and Zusanli. These two acupoints happen to be helpful for promoting appetite and digestion."
Peng Hui was a little surprised. She was surprised by Su Tong's conversation and skills. She was able to make her wake up today with just a pair of silver needles and didn't let her go to the emergency room.
He also allowed her to eat a normal meal without any discomfort, which was better than many experts in the provincial hospital.
She turned around and looked at Liu Shiwen, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
Liu Shiwen lowered his head.
Su Tong asked Peng Hui to take a nap on the kang in the afternoon, added firewood to the brazier, and asked Liu Shiwen and Xiao Zhou to go to the west room to warm themselves by the fire.
But the two men refused to rest and ran to the yard to chop firewood for Su Tong.
Su Tong didn't try to persuade him much. He rummaged through his basket of herbs, picked out some, mixed some ingredients, and started boiling them in a medicine pot.
After Peng Hui woke up, Su Tong handed her the medicine to drink. Liu Shiwen just came in after washing his hands and saw this and hurriedly said:
"I'm sorry, Comrade Xiao Wu! Xiao Hui has been unable to eat or drink since she got sick. Drinking Chinese medicine will make her feel sick. Don't vomit on your kang."
Su Tong raised his chin towards Peng Hui and said, "Why don't you try drinking it?"
Peng Hui glanced at Liu Shiwen, then at Su Tong, and seemed to have made up her mind to give it a try. She took a deep breath, took the bowl and drank two big gulps, then paused, "This medicine..."
Su Tong smiled, "How?"
Peng Hui didn't say much, she just raised the bowl and drank it all down in one gulp.
Liu Shiwen stared at her without blinking, afraid that she would vomit again. After waiting for a long time, it turned out that Peng Hui was fine.
Peng Hui also realized that she had no reaction to vomiting, so she grabbed Liu Shiwen's sleeve and said excitedly:
"Shi Wen, look! I finished the medicine! The medicine brewed by Comrade Xiao Wu is not bitter, it is sour and sweet. If I can drink it, Dong Dong can definitely drink it too!"
As she spoke, Peng Hui turned over the quilt and knelt on the kang, grabbing Su Tong's hand, tears welling up in her eyes again.
"Comrade Xiao Wu, you saved Dongdong once. Can I ask you to save him again? We have run out of options! The child is suffering so much now!"
Su Tong had heard Liu Shiwen say that Dongdong's condition was not very good before, but he never found a chance to ask. Now when he heard Peng Hui talk about it, it seemed to be very serious.
Liu Shiwen supported Peng Hui, looked at his wife's hopeful eyes, sighed, turned to look at Su Tong, looking a little embarrassed.
"Comrade Xiao Wu, we can see that you are a man of real ability. If, if you can spare some time, could you... could you please go back with us and check on Dongdong?"
Su Tong asked the couple to sit down and explained Dongdong's situation in detail. Only then did he find out that Dongdong's condition was worse than Peng Hui's.
Dongdong was held hostage by Ma Liu for more than ten days. The shock, fatigue, large temperature differences and poor meals during the escape caused Dongdong to have a high fever for many days. When Dongdong was rescued by Su Tong, he was already in a deep coma, with signs of infection and complications in many parts of his body.
After Dongdong was replaced by Su Tong, he was immediately sent to the county hospital. After initial emergency measures, the county hospital found the situation was too complicated and quickly transferred him to the provincial hospital. It took three days of emergency treatment to save the child's life.
After that, he received fluid replacement and anti-inflammatory treatments for more than half a month. His physical signs gradually recovered, but Dongdong became dull and ignored people, refused to eat, and would even yell when his mother approached.
Every time he got an injection, several adults had to hold him down on the bed until he was exhausted from struggling before he could calm down. In serious cases, he had to be given a sedative.
Then he couldn't eat anything and vomited everything he ate. The child became extremely thin.
The Liu family invited an expert from the capital, who said that the child had a psychological disorder due to excessive shock, and that not only medication but also psychological treatment was needed, and that it would not be effective in a short period of time...
Peng Hui burst into tears when she talked about this.
"Comrade Xiao Wu! Dongdong is my child, but he won't let me hold him. He was so young, and he experienced the shock of being kidnapped. Now the doctor says he is in his own world, alone and unable to get out! My heart bleeds every day when I look at him! But I have no way! I don't know how to help him! Can you help him?"
Liu Shiwen was supporting Peng Hui on the side, his eyes were red.
Su Tong sighed in his heart, raised his hand to check the time and said:
"I am treating my grandmother now. There are some things that need to be arranged first. The cowshed also needs someone to take care of it. I need to tell Secretary Wu to come and take over."
"No problem, no problem! I'll go talk to Secretary Wu! Comrade Wu, just take care of grandma's affairs!" Liu Shiwen quickly replied.
Su Tong thought about Liu Shiwen's identity and nodded without saying much.
Then he went to the west room, rummaged through the pile of medicinal herbs, prepared a prescription, put it in the backpack, and went out at the same time with Liu Shiwen on his left and right.
Old Mrs. Wu has been receiving acupuncture for eight consecutive days. She can take a few days off in between and continue the next course of treatment when she comes back.
However, the massage and Chinese medicine fumigation cannot be interrupted. Among the medicines used for daily fumigation, there is a red root that has to be freshly picked for use as medicine, so she needs to prepare some in advance.
Fortunately, the lowest temperature in Yunshan Village is a few degrees below zero, so the red roots on Yunshan Mountain are not frozen to death. However, most of the stems and leaves on the surface have withered, so they need to be searched carefully.
Su Tong spent more than half an hour picking a handful of red roots, enough for four or five days. This thing can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is also commonly called Salvia miltiorrhiza. The prescription cannot be used without it, but people cannot bear to use too much of it.
When Su Tong arrived at her second uncle's house, Li Cuixiang was proudly showing off the things she had snatched, including a few cans of malted milk or milk powder or something. When she saw her come in, she hurriedly stuffed them into the cupboard.
Qiuyu was sitting on the side with a gloomy face. When she saw her come in, she stood up and shouted, "Sister!"
Then she sat down awkwardly. With such a mother, she couldn't stop her and felt ashamed to see Su Tong.
Su Tong pretended not to see those things, patted Qiuyu's hand, and told Li Cuixiang directly that he would be away for a few days, and asked her to remember to give Old Lady Wu a massage and fumigation bath on time.
Then she gave the collected red roots and the medicinal materials she had prepared to Qiuyu, and told her to boil the medicine for Old Lady Wu on time.
In addition to massage and external applications, this time she added tonic medicine suitable for Old Mrs. Wu. Acupuncture for a long time will damage her vitality. If she takes advantage of these few days to recuperate, the next stage of treatment will be more effective.
Qiuyu is more careful than Li Cuixiang, and she has been the one doing the work of boiling medicine these days.
Li Cuixiang agreed to everything as long as Su Tong didn't ask her to return those things. After all, she still got her salary!
When Su Tong returned home, she saw Secretary Wu standing at the gate of the courtyard from afar, talking to Liu Shiwen with a smile on his face. As soon as he saw her, he greeted her from afar.
"Tongya! Political Commissar Liu told me everything. You can go without worrying about it! You don't have to worry about the cowshed!"
Then he shouted from a distance in the direction of the cowshed:
"Those who are stupid, come out!"
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