Yu Xiangan and Gao Yimei got together after get off work and went to look for Dr. Lin, who had retired from the city and returned to his hometown to live.
Arriving at the destination, Yu Xiangan mentally gave a thumbs up to Dr. Lin. The living environment of his family in this area was excellent.
Every household has a small building with a yard. The house of Dr. Lin in front of them also has a large yard with two houses on the left and right sides, both of which are two-story buildings.
The house is built with red bricks and cement, and is painted with a layer of white lime on the outside. The yard is also very flat, with a road surface paved with pebbles. Not far from the door, there are two old osmanthus trees planted on the left and right.
Yu Xiangan took a quick look at the other open spaces and saw that some were filled with vegetables and some looked like medicinal herbs.
There is a low house vaguely visible behind these two houses, which should be a woodshed or a storage room.
Yu Xiangan couldn't help but admire: "His family conditions are pretty good."
It is not possible for ordinary people to be able to live in a courtyard with a separate entrance and such a spacious one.
Gao Yimei was even more envious. She only had a small bed at home that could only accommodate her. "Didn't I say that? He is a capable man. He went to the city to work hard a long time ago. I heard that his son is also capable and joined the army. His rank is not low."
Yu Xiangan understood. Even if there were people who were jealous, if there was nothing wrong with Dr. Lin's birth and he had a son in the army, it would not be easy for him to be accused.
Gao Yimei: "We have to be polite. They don't lack money at home."
Gao Yimei was desperate to solve her menstrual problem. She felt like she was dying every time she had her period. It had not been so serious before until one winter when she accidentally fell into the water. She had developed this problem since then and had seen many people but no one was optimistic about its cure.
"It just so happens that he has been back to his hometown not long ago. In the past, if patients wanted to see him, they had to go to the city, and even if they went to the city, they might not be able to get him to treat them."
She emphasized that she was afraid that Yu Xiangan might not understand and accidentally say something wrong.
Yu Xiangan felt a little amused and nodded, "Don't worry, I understand."
Gao Yimei then went forward and knocked on the door.
A middle-aged woman came to open the door. She saw the two unfamiliar people and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Gao Yimei lowered her voice and said, "Let's look for Doctor Lin. Does he live here?"
Hearing this, Xu Haili understood what they were here for and opened the door to let them in. "He lives here. Follow me, this way."
Xu Haili was happy to see their arrival, because people couldn't come to see a doctor empty-handed. Whether they gave money or things, she would get a bargain in the end.
When they arrived, Lin Duzhong was half leaning on a recliner and listening to the news on the radio. When he saw two unfamiliar people coming, he turned off the radio and stood up, "What's going on?"
Xu Haili: 'Dad, they are here to see you.'
Gao Yimei smiled and stepped forward and said, "You are Doctor Lin. Hello, we want you to check my illness."
Lin Duzhong looked at it for a while and asked, "Who told you about my place?"
"I heard from my cousin that one of her sisters-in-law came to see you because she couldn't get pregnant. She came to you and took medicine for three months, and then she got pregnant. She said you are good at treating women's diseases. I work in a fabric factory."
Lin Duzhong nodded, "Come in with me."
He walked to the back of the desk and sat down. "Where's your work ID? Let me see it."
Gao Yimei followed in and didn't have time to look at the decorations. She handed him her work ID, and he took a look and said, "Sit down."
Gao Yimei sat carefully on the stool and stretched out her hand.
Yu Xiangan didn't pay much attention to anything else and just looked at them.
Gao Yimei did not avoid Yu Xiangan. She was also a girl, so she told him about her symptoms.
She also brought the prescription that the hospital had given her.
Lin Duzhong asked very carefully, including what he ate and drank. "You caught a cold, and you didn't take good care of yourself afterwards. I'll prescribe two medicines for you, one for internal use, and one for foot soaking. It's a two-pronged approach. You take them for a week first, and come back after a week."
Lin Duzhong looked into her eyes and said, "You should have gone to see the doctor from the beginning. You waited for a long time before taking it seriously. Don't put it off any longer. If you put it off any longer, it will be difficult to have a child in the future."
Gao Yimei got nervous when she heard his words. She was 22 years old and still unmarried. She was already an old girl at this age. She was already concerned about her age. If this word got out, it would be even harder for her to find a partner. Her voice became higher: "Doctor, I promise to be obedient. Can this be cured?"
Lin Duzhong assured her: "Take the medicine on time, don't overwork, pay attention to what you eat, don't catch a cold, and keep warm. There will be no problem."
This is not particularly serious and can be cured.
Gao Yimei finally breathed a sigh of relief, her heart fell back into her chest, and she almost cried for joy. For a girl, fertility difficulties were such a serious problem.
Fortunately, fortunately.
Lin Duzhong wrote a prescription on the side. "I don't have all the herbs here. You can go to the pharmacy or get them from me. If you want them from me, you have to come tomorrow. If you want to go to the pharmacy, you can copy my prescription now and then take it to the pharmacy to get the medicine."
He would never let the prescriptions he wrote get out there.
Gao Yimei didn't even think about it, "I'll come get it tomorrow. Is this time still okay?"
"Can."
"I wonder how much the consultation fee is?"
"You don't have to give it now. You can give it tomorrow when you come to get the medicine. A week's supply of medicine is 60 cents."
"Okay, thank you Dr. Lin, I'll come back at this time tomorrow."
"Little girl, what's wrong with you?"
"Doctor, I'm not feeling unwell. I'm here to accompany her."
On the way here, Yu Xiangan told Gao Yimei that she didn't want to see a doctor, she just wanted to ask about the doctor in case of emergency.
Lin Duzhong looked at her a few more times and said, "Would you like to take my pulse? It's free."
Gao Yimei pushed her and said, "Just try it." This good opportunity is so rare.
Yu Xiangan sat down.
She felt that her body was still fine.
Except for the illness when I first came, I haven't had any headaches or fever since then. My face looks more healthy, my hair has improved a lot, and my height seems to have increased.
Lin Duzhong loosened his hand and smiled at her: "You are in good health, keep it up." At this time, such people were rare.
Most of them suffer from malnutrition problems.
Yu Xiangan couldn't help but smile: "I was sick before, and I paid more attention to my health since then."
After leaving the Lin family, Gao Yimei breathed a sigh of relief. "Did you think Dr. Lin was very capable?"
Without waiting for Yu Xiangan to answer, she continued, "When he asked me how I knew just now, I almost lost my words. I felt that he was very strict. He might be afraid that someone would do something bad. But it's good to be so cautious."
"Also, did you hear what he said? Don't spread those words around outside."
Those things that if not treated in time will affect future fertility, others will be very angry after hearing them.
Yu Xiangan blinked his eyes. "I didn't hear anything. I just heard the doctor say that you will be cured after taking these medicines."
Hearing this, Gao Yimei laughed out loud and held her hand tighter, "Are you free tomorrow? Come with me."
She didn't expect her condition to be so serious that Dr. Lin would say such a thing, otherwise she would not have come with her. But now hearing her say this, Gao Yimei felt relieved. It didn't matter. The doctor said she could be cured, so it was not a big problem and it would not affect her future relationship.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"Thank you very much. The doctor told me to keep warm and not eat too badly. I had no choice before. A considerable part of my salary was used to subsidize my family, and the rest was used for buying things. I have to buy more food in the future."
She took over her mother's job under certain conditions. She still hasn't found a boyfriend because her mother doesn't allow her to get married so soon and wants her to help support the family for a few more years. During this period, most of her salary went to her mother, and she had to use the part she got to buy some clothes. She couldn't dress too poorly. As a result, she didn't have much money to save.
She felt uncomfortable during those few days, but she just endured it and it passed.
To replenish the body, you have to eat well. She looked at Yu Xiangan. She originally planned to use the remaining money to buy some delicious food for her brother to bring back. Now she thinks it is better to buy it for herself. Her health is more important than her brother's temporary good food and drink.
"Xiao An, your sister-in-law works at the supply and marketing cooperative. I wonder if she can help me buy some brown sugar. I have half a pound of sugar coupons here. I'll bring them to you tomorrow..."
As they were talking, their figures gradually walked away. Just when they walked out of this street, Lin Chuanbai walked into the alley from another intersection holding a cloth bag.
He went to the post office today to mail something to his brother and came home a little later than usual.
Seeing him coming back, Lin Duzhong took out the prescription he had written and said, "Please help me get these medicines back tomorrow. I didn't write down the ones I have at home. Can you guess what they are for?"
Lin Chuanbai took it and said, "...Motherwort is..."
With Gao Yimei here, Yu Xiangan doesn't have to find ways to prove whether this doctor is really capable. Gao Yimei had been to the hospital before and was not cured. If this doctor cured her, it would naturally prove that he is better than the doctors in the county hospital in this aspect. Then she and her sister-in-law can come over again and let Dr. Lin give her another reassurance.
Now that the results are not out yet, don’t tell your family for now. In case there is any problem, all your fun will be in vain.
While Yu Xiangan focused on Ye Qijiajia, Ding Minxiu boarded the train back home.
Sitting in the crowded seats and looking at the complicated crowd, Ding Minxiu felt complicated.
She can finally come back. Looking back on her experiences during this period, she doesn't know why she encountered such a thing.
At that time, she was still happy to see Yu Xiangqing making fun of herself, but then something bad happened. Her money was stolen. Except for her money, nothing else was lost.
Obviously this was targeting her. Who else but a mole knew where her money was?
All the money she had hidden was gone, leaving only the one dollar or so she had with her.
She made a fuss and cursed, but they remained indifferent and had no intention of pursuing the matter. She was also kept under surveillance and they didn't want her to walk around. They probably feared she would go out and say something wrong.
At that time, Ding Minxiu was going crazy. She didn't know many people here, and she didn't accept the language very well. She thought that she would not stay here for too long, and would not have any other interactions with these country folk in the future. She didn't take the initiative to learn, which resulted in her finding no one who could help her.
She was trapped in the room and could only contact this family and know fragments of what was happening outside through their conversations.
Fortunately, Hu Chunyu didn't want to take things too far. Her daughter valued the baby in her belly, so she still provided her with food and drink. When she was about to return, she was also generous with the food she gave her, which made up for a lot of her original haggardness.
She looked a little scary during that period, with a thin body and only a bulging belly.
Ding Minxiu felt a little depressed when she thought about it.
It's over.
She touched her belly.
She has been out for a few months and the weather is getting cooler. If she wears more, thicker and looser clothes, others can't easily tell how big her belly is.
From now on, she will never leave home again.
But she didn't want to think about it anymore, but she couldn't control her thoughts.
When she came here, she disliked the train, but now she was smiling when looking at the crowded crowd, because it meant she could finally go back.
Turning her head to look at the scenery outside the window receding at a steady speed, Ding Minxiu did not look at Hu Chunyu beside her, as she did not want her to see the gloom in her eyes.
She would definitely find a way to repay them for what they had done to her. When she was in despair, she thought she was going to die in that country place.
She couldn't break off with this old hag yet. She had only been in the Zhou family for too short a time. She had to wait until her position was solidified.
Hu Chunyu was also worried about this, but she was not worried about Ding Minxiu's revenge.
What is she afraid of?
She is Zhou Boyang’s biological grandmother. How could this little girl who married into the Zhou family with a stain on her body want to go against her?
Don't you even look at your own weight?
She was worried that her daughter would see the pregnant woman in this state and would want to return some of the food allowance she gave her.
She had already told her daughter in the letter that Ding Minxiu had morning sickness, couldn't eat, and was not doing well, but she had already fulfilled her responsibility to take care of her. If her daughter really dared to speak up, she would not be polite.
After all, Hu Chunyu was not without resentment, otherwise he would not have ignored her being bullied. If it weren't for Ding Minxiu, how could he have returned to that countryside and suffered for so long.
Besides, her suffering was actually helping her. If the fact that her pregnancy was not in the right period was revealed, she would not be in good condition.
Zhou Boyang was a little surprised to see Ding Minxiu again after a few months. How could she become so haggard after not seeing her for a while? As soon as he asked, his grandmother answered, "Isn't it the same on the train? She was too excited before coming back and didn't sleep well. She will recover after a few days of rest."
Ding Minxiu, who was about to cry, had to swallow her words back. She lowered her eyes, feeling even more aggrieved. Just wait, she didn't believe that the time would never come for her.
Fang Rong felt distressed when she saw Ding Minxiu's frail appearance now. What distressed her was not anything else but her grandson. If the mother was like this, how could the baby in her belly be happier?
Now that she no longer has vomiting during pregnancy, I will give her some good nourishment so that I can give her a fat, fair grandson.
Seeing that they cared about her, Ding Minxiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they still cared about her and the baby in her belly.
After Ding Minxiu came back, she ate better, slept better, and gained some weight, but she still didn't go out. Before, she was forced to do so, but now she does it on her own initiative.
If she goes out and others see her, they will definitely ask her questions, and she doesn't want to answer all the time.
Hiding at home can avoid a lot of gossip and stares from others.
She didn't think of telling the Yu family, and even Zhao Qiaoniang didn't know she was back for a while.
As for Yu Xiangan, a week passed. Gao Yimei took medicine every day. After finishing the medicine prescribed by Doctor Lin, she changed the prescription. After taking it for another week, her period came. This time it was still painful, but it was much better than the previous pain that was worse than death. Gao Yimei paid more attention to Doctor Lin's words now. She had grumbled in her heart because she had not seen any effect before. Now her symptoms have indeed improved. Even if he said that she would have to recuperate for a few months and drink bitter soup for a long time, she did not say no. The medicine was so bitter that it was difficult to swallow, but she had to endure it.
When Yu Xiangan saw this result, he was happy for Gao Yimei.
They are not very close friends now, and she doesn't know what kind of person she is, but she knows that she is suffering from this illness. Now that she sees that she has improved, she is naturally relieved for her.
At the same time, he felt relieved and took some time to go there with Yu Xianghai and Ye Qijiajia.
Ye Qijia and Yu Xianghai were very happy. Although there was no problem now, he was a retired doctor in the city.
If there is something wrong but it has not been seen, it would save a lot of trouble if the doctor could see it.
Yu Xianghai was very touched and patted Yu Xiangan on the shoulder, "Thank you for remembering your sister-in-law."
If I didn't care, I wouldn't help you find a doctor.
Ye Qijia didn't say anything, but he was thinking in his heart that their supply and marketing cooperative had just received a batch of folders, which were new styles that had not been available before. He wanted to pick one for her so that the young and beautiful girl could dress up more.
Yu Xiangan was a little embarrassed: "We are a family."
Yu Xianghai laughed, "We are a family. If you need any help, don't be polite to me, okay?"
The housing in their factory has been built. Since the day it was completed, countless people have visited it. The doors and windows have not been installed yet, and they have to wait for the owner to come and install them.
There is no obstruction, so everyone can see it. The walls are painted white and the floor is cement. It is bright and spacious. I don't know how many people regretted not buying it after seeing it.
Yu Xiangan also went shopping. She looked at one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments.
A one-bedroom apartment is a large single room, the front half of a two-bedroom apartment is separated as a living room, and the two back parts are rooms.
The three-bedroom apartment is the most spacious. If you don't mind the small space, the balcony at the back can be converted into a four-bedroom apartment, with a total area of nearly 70 square meters. This size is a rare large house in the buildings at that time.
The two-bedroom apartments are smaller, about 40 square meters, while the one-bedroom apartments are more than 20 square meters.
They are all bigger than the houses allocated by the factory.
But this can't be compared.
One is to pay for it yourself, and the other is to distribute it for free.
As soon as the house was built, those who had paid for it couldn't wait to draw the lot, decorate it and move in.
Deputy Factory Director Wang is also one of those looking forward to moving in. After he and his family came to see the place, they couldn’t wait any longer.
So there was no delay at all. They said it was completed the day before, and a meeting was held to draw lots at noon the next day.
Almost all the top leaders of the food factory participated in the construction of this building.
So there was no delay at all.
Yan Yuzhen wants to live on the first floor, where there is no need to climb stairs and one can just walk in. It is suitable for families with elderly and children as it is convenient for entering and exiting. Yu Xiangan wants to live on the second floor, where it is not easily visible to others and the privacy is relatively better.
She also prayed that she would not get close to the toilet. On the left and right sides were a public toilet and a public bathroom, and on the other was a public kitchen.
The toilet always has a smell. If it is too close to the kitchen, it will be noisy because of the cooking noise. The best feng shui location is in the middle.
Yu Xiangan hopes to be closer to the middle.
For this reason, she specially washed her hands and then drank a drop of spiritual spring water, hoping that it would have the power to bless her to make her wish come true.
In order to avoid suspicion, leaders let employees draw lots first. No matter how they draw, the result will not be bad.
When the lottery box was taken out, everyone held their breath.
The leaders did not go on stage first. Those who went up first to draw were those with longer service, and Yan Yuzhen was at the front of the line.
2-103
She won Room 103 on the first floor of Building 2.
First floor.
The toilet is two households away.
When it was Yu Xiangan's turn, the note she drew read 2-205.
She is also in Building 2, Room 205 on the second floor, away from the toilet.
Yu Xiangan couldn't help but smile.
Yan Yuzhen also laughed; "We live in the same building, so it will be convenient for us to visit each other in the future."
Building one is a mixture of one- and two-bedroom units, and building two is a mixture of two- and three-bedroom units.
Being in Building 2 has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that you are close to the leaders and can communicate with them easily. The disadvantage is also that you are close to the leaders.
Yu Xiangan now just hopes that he won’t be so close to the big bosses around him.
After they finished smoking, there was a lot of noise, and they were all talking about the location of their houses, whether it was different from their expectations, and so on.
They had finished drawing, and it was the leader's turn to draw.
The leader was relatively stable and it was not obvious. Finally, Deputy Director Wang asked everyone to register and whichever seat was drawn would be the seat. Of course, he would not object if someone volunteered to exchange seats with others.
Yu Xiangan didn't want to change and thought this position was fine, so he went to register immediately.
Then she stood aside and didn't leave, and she got to know her two neighbors on the left and right.
To her left is a three-bedroom apartment, which was drawn by a leader named Chen. She was able to come in for the exam because of his connections. To her right is a two-bedroom apartment, which is occupied by a master craftsman from the production workshop, whose surname is Bao.
Basically no one changes, and once it is settled, they quickly hire someone to help install doors, windows, water, electricity, and furniture.
For a time, all the masters in Baishi County became busy.
The Yu family also became busy.
The Yu family and the Qin family came here to see and asked Yu Xiangan what he wanted to do.
Yu Xiangan had already thought about it.
"I don't have high requirements for the door. I don't care about the style, just that it's sturdy. I want to half-enclose the balcony and connect a water pipe here so that I don't have to fetch water for daily use."
It's so close that it doesn't matter if water pipes are installed, but Yu Xiangan thinks that if we have to do it, we should do it all at once and build up these basic infrastructures.
There are still so many years until 1978.
She will probably live here for a long time.
"I plan to use this half-enclosed balcony as a kitchen. I can build a stove here, and use the other half to dry clothes."
Qin Shengsong gestured at the door and windows, took out a tape measure from his arms and measured: "I have called my friend before, he can help me find the glass. Your sister-in-law works in a furniture factory and knows a craftsman. I will ask someone to come to your house and measure it in detail when the time comes."
"The bed is almost ready. I'll keep an eye out for the other old furniture. You can go over and pick some out when you have time."
These old things are recycled from the homes of those whose houses were confiscated. Many of them have turned into wood. Those that can still be used will be repaired and put in recycling stations to be sold cheaply.
But the really good things don’t actually end up in the recycling bin, unless they slip through the net. Otherwise, the rest are either worthless or taboo.
Yu Qingshan didn’t think there was anything wrong with old furniture before, but now looking at the snow-white walls, he feels that it is a pity to throw away the old furniture.
But a whole set of new furniture is not cheap.
I can only sigh in my heart.
Yao Cuifen looked around and was extremely satisfied with the house. "After installing the water pipes and tidying up the kitchen, this house will look very presentable. It's good to have old furniture, as it will make it more lively."
It's too much for her, a young girl who has just started working, to use all new things.
Qin Shengsong: "Old furniture can look almost as good as new if you repaint it."
Yu Xianghai stroked his chin and said, "I can fix the stove, but I need someone to fix the plumbing."
Yu Qingshan shook his head: "No need to hire anyone, I can do it. And this balcony is very simple. Just buy some bricks and cement."
Qin Qiang: "We still have some bricks piled up in the yard, leftovers from previous use, find a cart and move them here..."
Everyone talked at once and soon reached an agreement.
They come here as soon as they get off work, hammering and banging with tools.
Yu Xiangan went to the recycling station to see which of the old furniture Qin Shengsong had saved for her she liked better.
If you like something, pay for it first and leave it in the recycling station. It hasn’t been cleaned up yet, so there’s no need to move the furniture over so quickly.
Yu Qingshan also quickly became familiar with the two house-cleaning people next door. He asked them how they did it and quickly became closer to them.
By the time the house was cleaned up, Yu Qingshan had a rough idea of his daughter's neighbors on both sides.
The leader surnamed Chen's wife often comes to visit. She seems to be a friendly person, but she is a little too particular about cleanliness. When the workers are working on the house, they inevitably make the floor dirty. She often complains and seems difficult to get along with, but what she says is reasonable, and nothing will happen if you don't provoke her.
Master Bao is also in charge of the machines. They get along quite well and are very talkative.
None of them seem to have bad intentions.
Yu Qingshan felt slightly relieved.
When his daughter first moved in, her family lived here for a while. This period of time was enough for him to get a better understanding of the characters of the neighbors on both sides.
Yu Xiangan watched the empty house gradually have doors and windows, a kitchen, electric lights, beds, furniture, dishes and chopsticks and other daily necessities, and her sense of belonging to this place became stronger and stronger.
This is the nest where she will live from now on.
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