Wei Aiguo's attitude was fierce, but in the end he didn't hit her. He even voluntarily cut the grass every day. Song Yan's lack of resistance just now was a gamble, a gamble on Wei Aiguo's character. His character is highly praised in the original work.
Divorce would be worse. Staying and living with this person for now is something I can gradually accept. "I know my obligations as a married woman. It's just that we're not familiar with each other yet, so unfamiliar, and we're already doing intimate things. I'm quite scared." This was Song Yan's true thought; she couldn't psychologically accept doing that with a stranger. "Besides, if I leave, who will take care of my mother-in-law? How will you go to work?"
Song Yan was telling the truth. Mother's condition necessitates someone staying at home. Does this mean she really won't go to work? Wei Aiguo felt a surge of anger coursing through his body, but he had nowhere to vent it. He lay down on the kang (heated brick bed), covered his head with the blanket, and remained motionless for a long time.
Song Yan blew out the oil lamp and quietly climbed to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). She slowly exhaled; the day was finally over…
…
The first round of weeding in the fields is finished. Work hasn't been too hectic these past few days, and we're finishing earlier in the evenings than before. After dinner, it wasn't dark yet.
Mother thought Song Yan was being very attentive. Wei Aiguo thought Song Yan was really good at pretending; when she was making dinner, he clearly saw her boil two eggs. Where were the eggs? She didn't take them out after dinner.
Hearing Song Yan speak made Wei Aiguo angry, and seeing her actions made him angry too. Wei Aiguo put down his rice bowl and simply left, wanting to avoid seeing her and getting annoyed.
Song Yan kept glancing out the window, and even Aunt Wei noticed something was wrong with her. It wasn't something that could be kept secret that Old Man Han was coming to set your bones soon. "Mother, I begged Old Man Han yesterday, and he agreed to come and set your bones."
"Didn't they say his medical skills were fraudulent and that he killed people?" Aunt Wei asked hesitantly. "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. My leg will heal slowly with time."
A fracture won't heal even in a thousand days if the bone isn't properly aligned. "He's so old, he's treated people for most of his life, if he were a fraud, he would have been discovered long ago. It's just that one case wasn't treated well." That one case was even framed. But Song Yan didn't dare to say anything casually.
Footsteps sounded outside; Old Man Han had arrived. Song Yan went out to greet him, locked the door, and drew the curtains. She acted like a thief. Old Man Han was quite pleased with her caution, since he wasn't allowed to practice medicine anymore.
Without wasting any words, Old Man Han untied the splint from Granny Wei's injury. He carefully examined the wound. Granny Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.
Old Man Han: "The bone fragments are not aligned at all, and they won't grow back no matter how long you try to heal them."
Aunt Wei became anxious when she heard that the baby wouldn't grow taller. "What should we do?"
Old Man Han: "I'll reposition and re-stretch your leg. I'm not an orthopedic surgeon, so I can't guarantee a perfect alignment. There's a possibility your leg will be lame afterward. But I can probably set it back up."
While Old Man Han was speaking, he saw Song Yan massage the injured area of his leg. Song Yan massaged slowly and with even pressure, as if she were testing the location of the bone injury.
Song Yan was indeed clear about the bone misalignment. It was a fracture of the tibia shaft in the lower leg. This is the magic of traditional Chinese medicine; when Dr. Ai performed manual reduction, he could completely reposition the misaligned bone without the aid of X-rays. Song Yan certainly didn't have Dr. Ai's skill, but she could still achieve a 70% reduction. With this level of reduction, the fracture site could heal.
At your age, what's there to be afraid of if you're lame? The real worry is that a broken leg won't heal. It's happened before; some people broke their legs and never walked again.
Aunt Wei agreed, and Old Man Han then taught Song Yan how to cooperate with him. The key was to resist the force of the stretching muscle contraction, pull the bone open, and then use methods like rotation to reposition the fracture. Simply put, it meant aligning the broken edges of the fracture and then fixing it in place.
Song Yan was stretching her upper calves, while the old man was stretching her lower calves, the two of them engaging in a resistance stretch. Song Yan felt like she was putting in all her strength. She was exhausted and covered in sweat. Aunt Wei was in pain and covered in sweat…
Old Han felt the stretch was complete and the direction of the bone rotation was aligned. Song Yan gently rotated the upper part in coordination. Old Han was astonished; by himself, it would probably have taken two or three attempts to reset the bone. Because of Song Yan's cooperation, it was reset in just one go. Moreover, he estimated that the bone fragments were perfectly aligned.
The treatment went smoothly, and Old Man Han was very happy. He carefully secured the splint. Watching his somewhat clumsy movements, Song Yan felt a little itchy to help. But she couldn't! It was truly difficult for the old man; his specialty was traditional Chinese internal medicine. This also showed that he was a good person.
When Old Man Han left, Aunt Wei was still recovering from the pain and didn't have time to thank him.
Old Man Han looked at Song Yan's still slightly trembling hand and said, "You used too much force with your hand. Apply a hot towel to it."
Song Yan nodded.
Old Man Han: "Make sure Grandma eats plenty of good food; it'll help her bones heal faster. I'll come back to check on her in three days. Have you ever studied bone setting before?"
"No. But I've seen it. The old doctor at our factory clinic is very good at setting bones. I've watched him set bones since I was a child." He Jianian and Xiaoxiao both knew about Song Yan's upbringing, so they knew she definitely couldn't set bones.
Old Han picked up the grass for the cows and said, "I have to hurry back."
Song Yan stuffed two eggs into Old Man Han's pocket. "Grandpa, thank you for today. I don't have much to give you, but these are some eggs I just boiled. Take them and eat them. It's getting dark, so please walk carefully."
Song Yan pulled off the latch and opened the door. Old Man Han left without saying a word…
Standing in the shadows, Wei Aiguo watched Song Yan go back to his mother's room. He felt uneasy. When he returned, he found the door locked, and suspicion immediately arose. He hadn't even returned yet, and Song Yan had locked the door! Was someone hiding in her room? Without thinking, Wei Aiguo jumped over the courtyard wall and entered… Everyone knew Old Man Han was a doctor. It turned out Song Yan had asked him to set her mother's bones. At dinner, Wei Aiguo initially thought Song Yan had stolen the two eggs, but it turned out they were for Old Man Han…
The sounds of washing up and talking could be heard from inside the house.
"I was so focused on the pain that I didn't even thank you," came her mother's voice.
"I thanked them. I even boiled two eggs for them... Hey! Wei Ping, why are you still pulling my braid?" Song Yan's voice rang out. "I won't find you if you hide under the covers. I'm telling Wei An a story, so you can't hear it."
"Okay, okay! My second aunt only tells me stories."
"I want to hear it too..."
…Wei Aiguo didn't want to listen anymore, so he locked the door and went back to his room.
Song Yan had said several times that her mother-in-law couldn't move on her own and would have to get up at night to take care of her. She suggested she stay and look after her. Aunt Wei disagreed, saying she never got up at night. Song Yan had no choice but to go to Wei Aiguo's room.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
