Chapter 110 Hypertension
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After Xia Mi locked the door, she first rode her bike to find Carpenter Wei, communicated the details, paid the money and prepared to pick it up in three days.
Then Xia Mi prepared to go to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
Before leaving Carpenter Wei's house, Xia Mi ran into Zhang Zijie. Since they parted at home last time, Zhang Zijie really obeyed her and went to the hospital to remove the stitches.
My foot is completely healed now.
After not seeing each other for a while, Zhang Zijie had grown to Xia Mi's shoulder height.
"Teacher Xia?" Zhang Zijie was a little surprised when he saw Xia Mi.
Xia Mi smiled at him and said, "Are you here to ask Carpenter Wei to make something for you as well?"
"Yeah." Zhang Zijie held the money in his hand, his eyes red and swollen, "My grandma asked me to come to Uncle Wei to pick up some things."
Xia Mi's gaze stayed on his red and swollen eyes, remembering that she didn't see her grandmother the last time she was at his house.
Carpenter Wei limped out of the house and said, "Little Jie, why are you here again? I told you that the coffin is a gift from me to your grandmother. She has taken good care of us before."
Coffin, Xia Mi's pupils shrank slightly, not daring to show too much expression.
No wonder Zhang Zijie looks much worse than before, it turns out that the old man is dying.
"Uncle Wei, my grandmother said that this money must be given to you. You have taken care of us over the years, and we can't just take it for nothing."
Zhang Zijie walked up to Carpenter Wei and handed the money to him persistently.
"You must accept it. Grandma said that if you don't accept it, she will die with regrets."
Carpenter Wei is now over 50 years old. He used to work for the commune. His legs were hit by wood at the back and his right calf was shattered. The only treatment at that time was amputation.
Carpenter Wei felt unhappy when he looked at the crumpled money.
In the end, he couldn't persuade Zhang Zijie and took the money. "Okay, I'll take the money. Are you really not going to take your grandma to see her?"
"Before, he could distinguish between day and night, but now he can't. Recently, he has been complaining about shortness of breath and feeling heavy. I called a doctor to come and see him, but he said..."
Zhang Zijie didn't finish what he said, but the result was easy to guess.
"Alas, your grandmother had a hard life. Your mother was the only daughter, and she ended up being so confused."
Carpenter Wei sighed continuously while leaning on his crutches. After sighing, he realized that he should not express such thoughts in front of his children.
"Okay, I received the money, you go back early."
Zhang Zijie nodded and walked out.
Xia Mi was waiting at the door. She had just heard Zhang Zijie say that her grandmother's eyes hurt, so she waited there specially, wanting to follow him to see what was going on.
"Zhang Zijie, I'll take you back."
Seeing someone coming out, Xia Mi called Zhang Zijie and patted the back seat of the bicycle.
Zhang Zijie trotted onto the back seat of the bicycle, "Thank you, Teacher Xia."
Xia Mi rode her bike towards Zhang Zijie's house. On the way, she asked, "When did your grandma become unwell?"
"Just a few days ago, I was breathing very fast, couldn't sleep at night, and complained of chest pain."
Xia Mi silently noted down a few characteristics.
Carpenter Wei’s house was only a dozen minutes away from Zhang Zijie’s house, so Xia Mi parked the car in front of Zhang Zijie’s door.
Zhang Zijie pushed the door open and walked in. The house was still dark and the light was very dim.
"Where's your grandmother?"
Zhang Zijie was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't know why Teacher Xia wanted to see his grandmother, he still took her to meet her obediently.
He drew aside the curtain and saw Grandma Zhang lying on the bed. She noticed someone moving the mosquito net and opened her eyes. Her eyes were cloudy and dull, and her dark pupils were turning white.
"Who is it?"
Grandma Zhang asked the question in a very loud voice.
"It's me!" Zhang Zijie replied loudly, and whispered in his grandmother's ear, "Grandma, our teacher is here to see you!"
When she heard the teacher coming, Grandma Zhang struggled to get up from the bed.
There were a lot of things piled on the bed, and Grandma Zhang had difficulty getting up due to her old age, so she had to fumble around with her hands.
"Teacher, is this kid being naughty in school again?"
Xia Mi reached out to take Grandma Zhang's hand and raised her voice, "No, I heard from Zhang Zijie that you were feeling a little unwell, and I happen to understand a little bit."
"Grandma, tell me what's wrong with you. I'll get you some medicine!"
Xia Mi shouted at the top of her voice in her entire life.
Fortunately, Grandma Zhang listened to her. Worried about troubling others, she waved her hands and said, "Don't bother you. I know my own body condition and I can't take care of it for a few more days."
Zhang Zijie looked at Xia Mi nervously, his eyes full of desire.
"Then let's not take the medicine yet. Grandma, are you feeling unwell? Point to where it hurts."
The grandmother was still hesitant until Zhang Zijie spoke up to persuade her. Then she raised her finger and pointed to her forehead, "My head hurts a lot when I wake up in the morning, and I feel anxious when I go to bed at night. I feel tired even when I turn over."
Xia Mi raised her hand and waved it in front of her grandmother's eyes, "Then can you see my hand waving?"
Grandma shook her head and said, "I can't see it."
Xia Mi had a rough idea in her mind and guessed that it was high blood pressure. Every one of the criteria was met, but if she wanted to be sure, it would be better to measure it with a blood pressure monitor.
"Teacher Xia, what's wrong with my grandma?"
Zhang Zijie walked outside and asked Xia Mi in a normal voice.
"I'm not sure yet. Does your grandma usually eat heavy food?" Xia Mi wondered.
"A little bit. My grandma says the food I cook has no taste, so I add more salt, and nothing else."
As the elderly age, their sense of taste deteriorates and they tend to eat heavier food.
In addition, this is an island, and food used to be stored by pickling. I think this is the cause of Grandma Zhang’s illness.
"In the future, you should use less salt and eat a lighter diet. Help your grandma go out for a walk every day. Don't lie in bed all the time. Take a walk or take her out to bask in the sun."
Xia Mi thought for a moment and said, "I'll come again tomorrow. From tonight on, don't cook any more salty food and sleep during the day."
The elderly sleep little, and if they sleep so long during the day, they will inevitably stay up late at night and tend to think too much.
"good!"
"Then I'll leave first. I'll come back tomorrow."
After Zhang Zijie saw Xia Mi off, he stood there for a long time and refused to go back to the house. When he went back, he went straight into the house to wake up his grandmother.
"Grandma, don't sleep anymore. Get up and walk around. I'll support you."
Zhang Zijie was ready to strictly follow what Xia Mi said. - Zhang Erqiao completed his mission and returned to the army, just in time for lunch. He and several other people washed their hands and went to the cafeteria.
As soon as I entered the cafeteria, I ran into Huo Jingchen and Li Weimin and others who had just finished a meeting. The two groups of people collided head-on.
The cafeteria window hasn't opened yet, so we have to wait a while.
Li Weimin asked first, "Have you spread the realgar?"
"The report is all done!"
All four of them saluted in unison.
The moment Zhang Erqiao raised his hand, Huo Jingchen smelled a familiar fragrance, which went straight into his nose.
In just a few seconds, Huo Jingchen instantly remembered the scent.
It was Xia Mi's perfume. She would spray it a few times when she cleaned the room and the closet. Every time he opened the closet, the fragrance would hit his nose, and even his body would be filled with it.
Huo Jingchen asked knowingly, "What did you put on your hands to make them smell so good?"
"I..." Zhang Erqiao was about to explain when the person next to him took the lead.
"Huoying, there is a nest of snake eggs under your bed. He accidentally touched the eggs when he was moving them. My sister-in-law was worried that the mother snake would come to the house at night, so she sprayed something on Erqiao. It smells pretty good, although a bit feminine."
When he heard the word snake eggs, Huo Jingchen's expression changed slightly and his attention shifted.
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