Chapter 73: The Gu Family Brothers Are in Trouble
When He Lianshan came back from the state-owned hotel after ordering food, he saw his stubborn old man lying on the bed, stripped to the waist, with only his pants left, and the exposed area was covered with silver needles.
But the old man was angry but dared not say anything, and was as obedient as a quail. He was usually very aggressive and ferocious at home, but this time he was completely subdued.
He Lianshan didn't know what had happened, so he quietly pulled his wife to a corner and anxiously asked what was going on.
Mrs. He immediately became so excited that she danced with joy as she described what had just happened with Ye Qingfei's needles. She was in awe of this young female doctor who could make her domineering and stubborn father-in-law completely obedient with just one move, and expressed her admiration and gratitude from the bottom of her heart.
"Hahaha, well done!" He Lianshan felt so happy in his heart.
Over the past year, the whole family has been tortured by the old man's illness. The old man is not happy with the torture of his family members and vents his emotions on them. However, the family members are almost unable to bear it. If the disease is not diagnosed, the whole family will go crazy.
"I never thought that Xiao Ye is our father's nemesis! If I had known that her flying needle could cure our father's disease, I would have brought her to the old man for a checkup on the first day I met her!"
When Ye Qing first met him at the Qingshan Town Police Station, he made him hit with a carrot needle in front of so many police officers. Every time He Lianshan thought about it, he felt angry and wanted to laugh.
But he certainly did not connect this bold and skilled educated youth with his father who was suffering from illness.
Even though Ye Qing had been in the newspapers and had made great achievements in Kaoshantun, becoming quite famous, perhaps because of stereotypes, he always felt that a girl of Ye Qing's age, no matter how good she was, could not compare to the old experts and professors in other big hospitals. Even the doctors in Jicheng and Shencheng were helpless in treating his father's illness, so how could an unknown girl do the job?
But facts proved that he was extremely wrong. As the saying goes, there are always people better than you. Some people are gifted with extraordinary talents that cannot be judged by common sense. What is impossible for others is really not a difficult thing for Ye Qing.
According to the viewpoint that he had refuted before, Ye Qing inserted needles into dozens of acupuncture points on Mr. He's body from head to toe. He soon discovered that as long as the acupuncture points were related to the intestines, the patient would experience tremors of varying degrees after the needle insertion.
But the other acupuncture points are basically unchanged, as steady as an old dog.
Ye Qing directly removed the silver needles from the acupuncture points that did not show any abnormalities. The remaining dozen or so silver needles were distributed from head to toe. With the rise and fall of the old man's breathing, these silver needles jumped on the old man's body like dragons, as if they were alive.
After seeing this scene, everyone was stunned and shocked speechless.
Even Ye Qing himself was surprised.
When the old professor was teaching her this skill, he did mention a term called "flying needle and moving acupoints".
That is to say, when the flying needle technique is practiced to a certain level, it can make the flying needle move along with the rhythm of human pulse as if it has life. When there is a problem in a certain part of the human body, the acupuncture points related to it will fluctuate abnormally and tremble.
But Ye Qing had only heard of this theoretical concept and had never successfully put it into practice on patients.
She had never expected that she would be able to complete the legendary "flying needle acupuncture" in such a completely unprepared situation.
If she had a camera in her hand right now, she would definitely take a picture of this highlight moment. When she teaches students in the future, she would show it to everyone once or twice. This wonderful medical experience is enough for her to brag about for the rest of her life!
It’s a pity that in this day and age, ordinary people can’t even buy or afford a camera, let alone a mobile phone.
Ye Qing could only temporarily suppress his excitement and pride and concentrate on diagnosing the patient's condition.
The trembling of this row of silver needles is already extremely simple and clear. Even people who don't know anything about acupuncture can see the pattern intuitively with the naked eye.
"So many acupuncture points are trembling. Does this mean that there are problems with the organs and tissues related to these acupuncture points?"
"No, the silver needles in this part of the abdominal cavity are most densely arranged, and the trembling amplitude is the most obvious. The needles in the rest of the places are relatively sparse, and the trembling amplitude is obviously much weaker than here."
Several old men, all of whom were Western medicine practitioners, stood aside and couldn't help discussing the matter.
Ye Qing and Gu Changqing's expressions were both very solemn, as if they couldn't believe this conclusion. After looking at each other, they walked forward tacitly, stretched out their hands and gently pressed on the left and right wrists of Old Man He.
Taking the pulse is the most important part of the diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. After seeing the two people doing this at the same time, the old men who were originally discussing the matter suddenly shut their mouths and stared at the two people.
Ye Qing's five senses are sharper than those of most people, so he is much faster than most Chinese medicine practitioners in taking a pulse.
But when she first felt the pulse, she did not use her special powers to assist, but just took the pulse like an ordinary doctor.
Then she found that if she only performed the pulse diagnosis according to the basic theories and experience of traditional Chinese medicine she had learned before, the result would be exactly the same as the pile of pulse records that Dean Gu had given her before. The pulse showed that the old man was in good health and had no physical abnormalities.
But the flying needle was definitely not wrong. Ye Qing didn't believe it and changed her hand to cut again. This time she used her special power to explore. Sure enough, the special power was instantly blocked in the abdomen. The feeling of stagnation was exactly the same as the flying needle's appearance, which was enough to prove the diagnosis in her mind.
Ye Qing withdrew his hand and did not rush to speak. Instead, he waited for Dean Gu to finish taking his pulse.
Gu Changqing changed hands and took the pulse for four or five minutes, frowning from time to time and sometimes puzzled. After listening carefully for a long time, he exhaled a long and deep breath, raised his head and smiled bitterly at Ye Qing:
"I'm not a skilled person, so I really can't figure out the problem. Xiaoye, do you see what's going on?"
Ye Qing didn't keep the secret and directly pointed out the location of the flying needle:
"What the elders just said is correct. These silver needles are mainly concentrated in the Tianshu acupoint. For acupoints farther from the abdominal cavity, such as Yingxiang acupoint, Shousanli acupoint, Zusanli acupoint, the trembling of the flying needles is not so obvious."
"President Gu, you studied Chinese medicine, so you should be familiar with these acupuncture points. Although each acupuncture point affects different parts of the body, they have one thing in common, which is that they are closely related to the human intestines."
"Especially the Tianshu acupoint area, where these silver needles are located, is an acupuncture point that must be passed along the large intestine meridian and small intestine meridian. The health of the intestines will be reflected in these flying needles."
Several old men seemed to be thinking about something, and the He family members nearby seemed to understand but not quite. However, Ye Qing's words were simple and straightforward, and they still understood the superficial meaning.
"So my dad's illness is in his intestines?"
He Lianshan couldn't help but interrupt and asked.
Gu Changqing nodded and shook his head:
"Based on the symptoms of the silver needles inserted by Xiaoye, this should be the only possibility, but I just did a pulse scan and didn't find anything abnormal in his intestines. I wonder if Xiaoye has a more reasonable explanation."
Ye Qing did have a conclusion, but she could not provide sufficient theoretical evidence to support it. The problem was how to convince these old men and the He family.
In his previous life, Ye Qing had only seen related cases in medical books, and had never encountered it in real life. So when he first saw the pile of physical examination reports and pulse records from Mr. He, Ye Qing did not associate it with this disease for a while.
But after the acupuncture and pulse diagnosis, she was certain and certain that Mr. He had that rare disease without a doubt.
Facing the expectant eyes of the people in the room, Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke:
"If I had to say, my conclusion would be that considering the possibility of abdominal epilepsy, the only way to verify the accuracy of this diagnosis is to perform abdominal exploratory surgery."
When these words came out, everyone was stunned.
The truth is that the term "abdominal epilepsy" mentioned by Ye Qing was too unfamiliar. The old men present were all experienced doctors who had been practicing for decades, but some of them had never heard of this disease.
Epilepsy, commonly known as epilepsy or seizures, is a chronic brain disease caused by abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain, leading to short-term and recurrent central nervous system dysfunction.
So generally speaking, epilepsy mostly occurs in the brain.
This was the first time they had heard of epilepsy occurring in the abdomen. It was totally unheard of.
The old men looked at each other, and saw suspicion and confusion in each other's eyes.
As for the He family, after they realized what was happening, they were just nervous.
After all, anyone who can understand Chinese knows what the surgery and abdominal exploration that Ye Qing just mentioned mean.
The old man is already so old, and he has been tortured enough just to check for a disease. If he has to have a cut on his belly, what if something unexpected happens? This is no joke!
It is no wonder that the He family was so nervous. After all, the current medical technology and methods cannot be compared with those in later generations. In later generations, this kind of abdominal exploration surgery was very common because the success rate was as high as 99%, but in the 1970s, there was a high possibility that the patient would die directly on the operating table.
The old lady of the He family was the first to react. She immediately objected to Ye Qing's proposal for abdominal exploration:
"Surgery? No, I can't stand this. I'm too old to bear this. How can I bear this at such an old age? That's absolutely impossible!"
Before Mr. He said anything, the other members of the He family all waved their hands, and no one agreed to let the old man perform the surgery.
Ye Qing did not mean to underestimate the family's reaction. After all, surgery itself was a burden for an old man over 50 years old.
What's more, the purpose of abdominal exploration is only to confirm the cause of the disease. In fact, she had already used her supernatural powers to explore before, and the cause of the old man's disease was this, so it doesn't really matter whether this step is done or not.
However, if abdominal exploration could not be performed, her treatment plan might not be accepted by the patient, and the other old men present would certainly not agree with her answer.
So Ye Qing will not make any rash comments on what to do next. It all depends on the patient and his family's thoughts and opinions.
Just when Ye Qing thought that the matter was going to come to a stalemate, Mr. He, who had been lying on the bed and letting Ye Qing inject him, suddenly spoke:
"Doctor Ye, does the abdominal epilepsy you mentioned require surgery to treat? Can it be treated conservatively?"
Ye Qing hurriedly explained:
"Abdominal exploration is only to accurately identify the disease, but it is not a treatment method. In fact, in your case, surgery cannot solve the problem."
The He family understood now: "It means that the surgery is just to see if the old man really has epilepsy in his stomach? Isn't this just suffering in vain? We won't do this surgery!"
How do conflicts between doctors and patients arise? Often, it is not a problem of the doctor's attitude, but rather that the patient and his family, as laymen, cannot understand why the doctor does what he does, and subconsciously think that the doctor is deliberately making things difficult for the patient in order to collect bribes. The two sides are unable to communicate, which ultimately leads to misunderstandings.
Just like the current situation of Mr. He, if Ye Qing did not have supernatural powers, even if her flying needles locked the disease in the patient's abdominal intestines, she would never be able to accurately determine that the disease was abdominal epilepsy. This means that this abdominal exploratory surgery is a necessary procedure and can be omitted unless the patient expresses strong opposition.
Fortunately, although the He family did not understand medicine, they still had trust and expectations in Ye Qing. After all, Ye Qing was the only doctor in the past year who did not go through all kinds of messy examination methods, but only used a box of silver needles to quickly identify the source of the old man's illness and gave the cause on the spot.
"Doctor Xiao Ye, we don't want to ask you how sure you are about the epilepsy you just diagnosed. We just want to ask you, if my old man doesn't want to suffer too much, do you have any way to effectively cure his disease?"
He Lianshan was clear-headed and got to the point. As family members, they didn't care about the difference between regular epilepsy and special epilepsy, nor did they want to know the cause of the disease. The only thing they cared about was how to treat the disease and whether it could be cured.
He Lianshan's question was immediately agreed upon by the patient and other members of the He family. Several of them stared at Ye Qing nervously and expectantly, fearing that they would hear the word "no" from Ye Qing.
Ye Qing certainly has some solutions, but it is definitely impossible for her to use her supernatural powers. If she takes other unconventional approaches, she is afraid that the industry leaders around her will jump up and raise objections on the spot.
So Ye Qing could only look towards Gu Changqing and ask for the opinion of Dean Gu first.
For more than a year, Gu Changqing has been annoyed by this old fellow and has lost his temper. He wishes someone could come and cure this fellow's strange disease immediately. Principles and procedures are nothing in front of the patient's health. No matter whether the cat is black or white, any cat that can catch the mouse will be taken out for a walk first!
"Don't worry, Xiaoye. I brought you here. If anything goes wrong, I will take care of it for you. No one will dare to cause trouble for you!"
Seeing Ye Qing's hesitation, Gu Changqing immediately made a promise on Ye Qing's behalf.
He Lianshan quickly responded, "Comrade Ye, just go ahead. You can tell how troublesome my father's illness is just by looking at his pile of medical reports. We are not unreasonable people. Even if there are side effects, let alone no effect after treatment, we will accept it."
Those old men seemed to be hesitant to speak.
But as for the old man from the He family's illness, these Western medicine doctors were really helpless. Even if they wanted to offer some constructive suggestions, it seemed they had no right to speak at the moment.
So the old men tried to open their mouths several times, but finally gave up.
After thinking it over for a while, Ye Qing said:
"Abdominal epilepsy is rarer and more complex because although the lesion of this disease occurs in the abdomen, its triggering cause may still be related to abnormal discharges in the diencephalon or temporal lobe cortex."
"In other words, if a patient's intestines produce tremor epilepsy, it is actually a pathological response to abnormalities in the brain. If we want to treat it, we still have to target the brain."
“That’s why I said I need to do an abdominal exploration to confirm whether it is this disease. But if the patient is unwilling to undergo this surgery, we can only confirm it in other ways.”
"I prescribe a daily conditioning prescription for the patient to take for three months to curb the abnormal discharge. Three months later, I will re-examine the patient. If the vibration of the flying needles at these acupuncture points on the large intestine and small intestine meridians improves after three months, it means that my judgment is correct."
"When that happens, we will discuss specific treatment options."
Originally, Ye Qing was planning to take an unconventional approach and simply give the old man a six-month package of flying needles on the head.
But after seeing the old men next to her trying to interrupt several times, she rejected this unconventional approach and figured out another relatively safe method.
This solution was definitely slower than surgical abdominal exploration, and gentler than the wild method she had initially thought of, but both the He family and the other old men present were more acceptable to it.
"Then let's try conditioning first!"
The He family decided on the spot that as long as the old man's illness could be diagnosed, taking medicine for three months would be much better than going to other hospitals for a lot of meaningless physical examinations!
Ye Qing quickly removed the flying needles from Mr. He's body, and neatly wrote down a prescription for conditioning medicine.
Several old men were watching carefully, but as western medicine practitioners, they were completely bored after reading the prescription written by Ye Qing. Even Dean Gu, a Chinese medicine doctor, seemed to understand it vaguely.
After Ye Qing handed the prescription to He Lianshan, she gave him instructions on how to decoct the medicine, when to take it, and what dietary restrictions to follow. As for other things, she did not explain in detail.
At this time, the waiter personally brought over the table that He Lianshan had booked at the state-owned hotel. Seeing this, the old men did not want to bother Ye Qing with questions any more. The group had a sumptuous lunch at the host's invitation. After eating and drinking their fill, they politely said goodbye and left.
The old man's illness was finally being cured, and the old men were quite happy when they left.
Ye Qing, on the other hand, didn't say a word the whole way. After separating from the old men, he kept frowning and looked not very interested on the way to the bus station with Gu Weidong.
This made Gu Weidong feel a little puzzled. When he finally got on the car back to Qingshan Town, he couldn't help but ask:
"You have solved such a difficult problem, why don't you seem very happy?"
Ye Qing took a long breath and said after a while:
"Because Mr. He's disease is related to brain disease, and the current medical situation in our country, whether it is equipment or doctors' treatment methods, is not up to the level of detecting brain disease. That's why this old man has been examined so many times in major hospitals, but no problem has been found."
"What I am worried about now is that even if he is finally diagnosed with abdominal epilepsy three months later, it will still be very troublesome."
"Because the cause of abdominal epilepsy is basically caused by cerebral white matter disease. If it is primary, it is easy to deal with. I can directly target the cerebral white matter and improve or even cure it through my flying needles."
"The fear is that it is secondary. Secondary means that other brain problems spread to white matter disease, especially early-onset disease caused by Alzheimer's disease. This situation is almost unsolvable."
"Because even if I temporarily curbed his cerebral white matter disease with flying needles and cured his abdominal epilepsy, his disease would spread to other places over time. It's like suppressing one problem but causing another. The longer it goes on, the worse the situation will get."
Gu Weidong didn't understand these professional terms, but Ye Qing still felt troubled and distressed by them, proving that Mr. He's illness was far from as simple as they, as outsiders, thought.
"What is Alzheimer's disease?" Gu Weidong asked in a low voice.
Ye Qing then remembered that until the early 1990s, the name Alzheimer's disease was still very unfamiliar to most people in China, because this disease was not originally called this in China, it had another more understandable name.
“It’s Alzheimer’s.”
Gu Weidong was indeed confused, with a look of astonishment on his face:
"Is Alzheimer's a disease? Isn't it just normal memory loss as we age?"
Yes, before the 21st century, the knowledge about Alzheimer's disease in China was limited. The brain atrophy and memory impairment in the elderly were considered as a normal manifestation of aging, and were not considered as a serious disease.
Ye Qing shook his head: "No, this is a neurological disease in the human brain, a chronic degenerative disease that gradually develops in the nervous system."
"When the nerve cells die to a certain extent, the patient will be unable to take care of himself, suffer from incontinence, and eventually develop complications such as infection, leading to death."
Gu Weidong finally understood why Ye Qing had been in a bad mood all the way. If Mr. He's illness was really caused by Alzheimer's disease, even Ye Qing might not be able to solve this difficult problem.
"Doctors are not gods. Even if you are in this profession, you can't cure every disease. If that were the case, you wouldn't have to be a village doctor in Kaoshan Village. You would have to be treated as a national treasure by the state."
Gu Weidong couldn't help but persuade,
"Just like when we are soldiers, when we encounter natural disasters, it is our duty to protect the safety of the people, but it is impossible for us to protect everyone. It is simply unreasonable to be so demanding."
Ye Qing thought so too. There was no point in worrying about this. Medical backwardness was a problem of this era and it was not something she could change on her own. Only when the economy, science and technology, and industry developed rapidly in parallel could medical technology rise steadily.
"You're right. I'm not a god, so I can't cure every disease. Mr. He's condition was discovered relatively early. If we treat him with medicine, acupuncture, and dietary supplements, maybe the condition can be controlled. But if that doesn't work, then there's nothing I can do."
After figuring this out, Ye Qing's solemn expression relaxed a lot. She remembered that Gu Weidong had bought her a bicycle, and she sat up straight and asked Gu Weidong:
"How much did you spend on my bike? I don't have a bike ticket, but I'll give you the money anyway."
Especially since this car was specially shipped from the south by Gu Weidong, the cost must have been very high. Ye Qing felt embarrassed to let someone spend so much money.
Gu Weidong raised his eyebrows:
"You saved my life in Sheshan, and you used medicinal baths and acupuncture to treat my hidden disease a few days ago. How should the medical expenses be calculated? Should I also give you money?"
Ye Qing was suddenly choked and sat back angrily.
It was already evening when they arrived at Qingshan Town. Ye Qing was worried about her ladies' bicycle and didn't want to spend any more time in the town. She urged Gu Weidong to quickly pick up the 28-inch bicycle that had been stored there. Then the two of them headed straight for Kaoshantun.
As a result, when we got back to the village entrance, we saw a lot of people gathered on the Yazi River beach. Ye Qing saw that something was wrong, so he jumped out of the car and ran to the pigpen and cowshed:
"What happened?"
When the members of several villages saw Ye Qing coming back, they hurriedly explained:
"A blind bear rushed down the mountain. Several children were playing on the beach at the time. They were so frightened that they ran around everywhere. As a result, one of them accidentally stepped on air and fell into the river. Fortunately, the two siblings from the Gu family were cutting pig grass on the beach at the time. They immediately jumped into the river and pulled the child out. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."
When Ye Qing heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously reached out and touched his nose, then glanced at Gu Weidong beside him uncomfortably.
How could a blind bear inexplicably run down the mountain in broad daylight? And it didn't even stay at the foot of the mountain, but jumped to the beach. Could it be what she thought?
Gu Weidong's expression couldn't help but pause, and after the two looked at each other, they both had a bad feeling in their hearts.
Could the blind bear that rushed down the mountain that the villagers mentioned be the four unlucky creatures they met in the woods before?
Could it be that he was greedy for the syrup she made last time and came down the mountain to ask her for food? If that was the case, it was really her fault. The group of children who were frightened, including the child who accidentally fell into the river, were simply suffering from an unprovoked disaster.
Ye Qing and Gu Weidong were busy looking for Gu Weinan and others on the beach, but they didn't see anyone after searching for a while.
She had no choice but to continue asking the lady: "Do you know how many blind bears came down? Where are they now?"
The aunt pointed to the bush not far away:
"It seems that there were several of them. They ran into the bush ahead, but we didn't see them. The old branch secretary took people to get hunting rifles. If they dare to come down again, they will be killed directly so that everyone can enjoy the meat."
Ye Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Regardless of whether it was a black bear or a brown bear that came down, these guys probably had no bad intentions, and it was definitely not their intention to scare a few children. If they were shot on the spot by the villagers for this, it would be an unfair death.
Fortunately, these guys ran fast, otherwise they would have been blocked on the beach by these villagers and wouldn't have been able to escape.
Ye Qing wanted to ask a few more questions, but at this moment, several people came running back from the bushes, each carrying a hunting rifle on their shoulders. They were the hunting team led by the old branch secretary.
However, it was obvious that the group did not gain anything. They all looked depressed and unhappy.
"It's such a pity that we let those bears run away. Otherwise, we could have tasted bear paws today. At the very least, each family could share some meat and eat it."
The wild boars that Ye Qing killed last time not only gave the whole village a good meal, but also minced meat could be seen on everyone’s dining table for several days in a row.
It has been nearly half a month since the last time the wild boars came down the mountain, and everyone has started to feast on meat again.
But unfortunately, this time the female warrior Ye Qing was out taking an exam and was not in the village, so she missed the good opportunity to kill the bear.
Several people walked back while sighing and looking up, they happened to see Ye Qing and Gu Weidong standing not far away. Immediately, a villager shouted to greet the two:
"Ye Zhiqing is back? How was your exam? Did it go well?"
"Hey, Weidong, why did you come back just now? Four black bears just ran down the mountain. If you were in the village at that time, you could definitely kill one of them in a single shot, and those blind bears would never come back!"
The villagers were unwilling and resentful for not having killed the black bear.
Ye Qing extracted important information from the words of several villagers at the first time.
There were four black bears in total!
Ye Qing was basically certain that these four black bears were undoubtedly the family of four who had eaten the syrup and jam she made last time.
It was estimated that Ye Qing asked the black bear couple to pull the sled for her down the mountain a few days ago, and let those guys know where she lived, so this unlucky family actually came down the mountain directly to find her.
These four guys were so stupid and silly that I don't know how they ended up on the beach and scared the children playing there. Fortunately they ran fast, otherwise they would have been caught by the villagers and would have been eaten alive.
However, Ye Qing suddenly thought of something and his heart tensed up.
Since the four black bears came to her to beg for food, they would definitely follow her scent. Since they even came to the pigsty and cowshed on the beach, they must have also visited the yard where Grandma Zou lived!
Thinking that Gu Weinan and his brother and Meng Jia were not at Yazi River, Ye Qing's face suddenly changed, and he immediately urged Gu Weidong:
"Go back quickly! Something might have happened at home!"
Gu Weidong also came to his senses at the same time, and they both realized that the black bears might have scared the old lady. They both panicked immediately and quickly got on their 28-inch bicycles and rushed forward.
Gu Weidong had exerted the maximum physical limits he had achieved during the military training and rode his bike at lightning speed. Ye Qing no longer cared about the differences between men and women and tightly grabbed Gu Weidong's clothes at the waist, and the two of them rushed into the village in a flash.
Because they wanted to be the first to see the movie, the Kaoshantun production team was anxious to catch up with the harvest progress, so it was almost dark now. Except for a few aunts who came back from work early to cook, most people were still breaking corn cobs in the fields, so there were not many people in the village.
Wu Yueying was also working in the cornfield, but she felt dizzy, weak and nauseous after working for a while. Qin Xingzhi thought she had heatstroke and quickly asked her to come back.
She walked slowly towards her home. When she was almost at the door, she heard a crisp bell sound behind her. She turned her head and saw a bicycle whizzing past her.
A tall and straight figure swooped down in the wind, and behind that person, a pretty and clever little girl was clinging closely to him.
Wu Yueying recognized who the two men were at a glance.
Her eyes narrowed involuntarily.
When did Gu Weidong and that female educated youth from Shanghai become so close?
Gu Weidong and Ye Qingyi didn't notice Wu Yueying standing on the side of the road at all. All their attention was on Grandma Zou, Wang Chunhua and the abandoned baby who stayed in the old house at the end of the village. Those three were all old, weak, women and children. If they saw four black bears rushing into their house, they would probably be scared to death.
However, what Ye Qing never expected was that when he hurried back to the end of the village, he only heard laughter and noise coming from the yard.
They thought the fence that would be trampled and ravaged by the black bear was still intact at the doorstep. The Zou family's old house was as peaceful and tranquil as before.
Going further ahead, we saw Gu Weinan and his sister, Meng Jia were all in the yard. Grandma Zou and Wang Chunhua also came out, holding the baby girl with cleft lip, and they were all looking at the brand new women's bicycle together.
Gu Weinan is such a big person, she can usually ride a 28-inch bicycle very fast, but after seeing this small and exquisite ladies' bicycle, she still couldn't restrain her love for it, and she looked like she was eager to give it a try.
Even Meng Jia and Wang Chunhua saw this type of bicycle for the first time and could not take their eyes off it.
However, the few people were still very sensible and just circled around the car to observe it. No one was so ignorant as to go up and try to ride it directly.
Bicycles are big items these days, and ordinary people may not be able to buy one even if they save up for several years, so people who have bicycles treasure their bicycles very much and will not lend them out easily even if they are old.
Not to mention that this is a new car and the owner hasn't come back yet. If they rush to ride it first, what will that look like?
Just when everyone was waiting anxiously, they heard the sound of a bicycle bell outside the door and they turned around hurriedly.
Sure enough, Ye Qing and Gu Weidong came back.
"Master, you're back? Look, the bicycle you bought has arrived! It was sent by a man named Li Yong!"
Gu Weinan rushed up and explained excitedly.
Compared to the bicycle, Ye Qing wanted to know more about the four black bears on the beach.
"We were just at the entrance of the village when we saw the old Party secretary and his men patrolling in the bushes over there. They said a black bear had rushed down the mountain."
Ye Qing asked anxiously.
When this was mentioned, Gu Weinan and his sister immediately became silent, shrinking their necks like quails.
As soon as Ye Qing saw the expressions of these two people, he knew that something must be wrong. His face immediately darkened and he asked in a sharp voice:
"What happened? Didn't those black bears scare the old lady and the others? How did they end up on the beach?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Weinan quickly waved his hands:
"No, no, they definitely didn't scare the old lady. The bears didn't stay at the end of the village. They ran straight to the beach."
As he said this, Gu Weinan pointed at his younger brother and said honestly,
"Master, didn't you teach me how to make jam last time? I was originally planning to bring that can of jam to school to eat, but it was so delicious that Gu Weibei and I couldn't resist. We secretly ate it these past two days and finished it all."
"So we decided to do something else, so we built a fire on the beach and used pots to boil jam. But the jam had such a strong smell that it attracted the black bears."
Ye Qing was almost speechless.
Gu Weidong, who was standing by, also felt puzzled:
"Why are you making jam on the beach? Can't you make it in your own kitchen?"
The brother and sister looked at each other for a long time before they said in a stammering voice:
"It's hard to pick wild fruits in the mountains. We can't pick many just by ourselves."
"So we came up with a plan to let the furry kids in the village help us pick them."
"Anyway, they have nothing to do just wandering around the village every day, and they are tired of eating wild berries in the mountains. When we said we could use maltose in exchange, they immediately agreed."
"They brought us several large baskets and volunteered to collect firewood for us, so we just made jam on the beach."
"Who would have thought that the jam would attract a blind bear?"
As he spoke, Gu Weinan's voice became lower and lower, but his face showed a look of innocence and grievance.
After finding out the whole story, Ye Qing almost choked.
Gu Weidong asked quickly:
"What about the kid who fell into the river? Is he okay?"
Gu Weibei shook his head quickly: "No, I caught the child by the arm when he fell into the river. Only his clothes got wet, but he was not washed away by the river."
No wonder the brother and sister were still leisurely watching the bicycles in the yard as if nothing had happened. It turned out to be just a false alarm.
Gu Weidong and Ye Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But Ye Qing still glared at the troublemakers fiercely:
"Next time you want to eat jam, make it in your own kitchen with the doors and windows closed. Don't attract those bears. Do you understand?"
After being warned by Ye Qing, both of them nodded obediently.
After this incident, the brother and sister obviously realized how powerful they were. They no longer dared to do anything reckless and go about their business outside.
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