Chapter 064 Adopting an Abandoned Baby
“Stop!”
Ye Qing quickly called a halt.
Wu Cong didn't understand why, but he still pulled the rope to stop the ox cart.
Then several people saw Ye Qing swiftly jumped off the ox cart and rushed directly into the cornfield beside the road. After a short while, he actually carried out a tattered cloth package from the cornfield. Inside the package, there was actually a crying child!
The three people on the ox cart were stunned.
Ye Qing said nothing. He returned to the ox cart, unwrapped the cloth package, and took the child out.
A baby girl who was probably less than two days old, was as thin as a red monkey, and her bones were still soft. No one knew how long she had been left in the cornfield. The cloth wrapped around her was soaked by the dew, and her cry was very weak. It seemed that she had been hungry for a long time.
Fortunately, this place is still some distance away from the foot of Changbai Mountain, and the child's crying did not attract foxes, weasels and other animals in the mountains. Otherwise, if the child was bitten by those wild animals, the child would be in great danger.
However, looking at the child's upper lip that was turned outward and split into two, Ye Qing knew why the child was thrown in the cornfield.
In these days of information blockade, rural residents have no idea about the formation mechanism of cleft lip, a congenital malformation, and are therefore extremely wary and fearful of this disease.
If a child is born with cleft lip and cleft palate, it is generally believed that the child is cursed by evil spirits, that disaster has befallen the child, or that the mother ate rabbit meat during pregnancy, causing the child to be possessed by a rabbit spirit. In short, rumors and gossip are inevitable.
Therefore, few of these children are welcomed after they are born. Most of them are abandoned after they are born and left to fend for themselves, or they are strangled or drowned and then falsely claimed to have died.
The baby girl in front of me is facing such a situation.
After the three people in the car saw the child's appearance clearly, they were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to scold the child's parents for being heartless and immoral, but they stopped talking in an instant.
Especially Wu Cong, he almost instinctively stepped back, with a look of nervousness and uneasiness in his eyes, and he didn't even dare to look at the girl any longer. That subconscious reaction could not deceive anyone at all.
Ye Qing was somewhat helpless. She could only take off her coat and wrap the child with it while explaining:
"Don't be afraid. This is called congenital cleft lip. This disease is caused by the failure of the bulbous process at the lower end of the middle nasal process to fuse with the maxillary process in time during embryonic development. It is a very common congenital malformation."
"According to normal data, if no artificial screening intervention is carried out, one in every thousand newborns will have a cleft lip or cleft palate. This has nothing to do with the superstitious beliefs circulating among the people."
As soon as Ye Qing said this, Gu Weinan and Meng Jia in the car breathed a sigh of relief. Even Wu Cong's tense body relaxed. However, he was still a little skeptical. After stealing a glance at the baby girl in Ye Qing's arms, he quickly turned his head away.
"What is congenital malformation?" Gu Weinan asked curiously.
Ye Qing reached out his hand to feel the child's pulse, and only after confirming that the child had no other body parts damaged except for the cleft lip did he feel relieved:
"It refers to structural or functional defects caused by abnormal development of the fetus. Common ones include anencephaly, hydrocephalus, meningitis, cleft lip and palate, trisomy 21, open spina bifida, congenital heart defect, etc."
"This type of disease is mostly caused by a combination of external factors such as genetic mutations, endocrine changes during pregnancy, and malnutrition. There is no specific cause and the probability of occurrence is random, so it is basically unpreventable."
Meng Jia really caught the key word that Ye Qing mentioned before:
"Master, you said before that if artificial screening and intervention are not performed, doesn't that mean that this disease can be prevented by artificial intervention? Why do you say it cannot be prevented and avoided?"
Ye Qing glanced at Meng Jia. She really thought that Meng Jia was a smart girl:
"This congenital disease has a high incidence rate and cannot be accurately prevented or avoided, but it can be prevented through artificial screening, that is, timely monitoring of the fetus through external instruments during its development in the mother's body. If the child is found to have a deformity and it is more serious, the pregnancy can be terminated or artificial intervention treatment can be performed after the child is born."
Meng Jia nodded. She wanted to ask what kind of external device could monitor the condition of the fetus in the mother's womb, but before she could open her mouth, Wu Cong interrupted cautiously:
"Ye Zhiqing, what are you going to do with this child? Should we go to the army farm?"
Ye Qing sighed. Who could have thought that something like this would happen halfway?
It was obviously not appropriate to bring a weak child who might die at any time to someone else's farm, so she could only let Wu Cong drive back to Kaoshantun:
"Let's go back first. This child has probably been freezing outside all night. In this weather, it's a blessing that she's not frozen to death. I have to treat her first before we can do anything else."
"Brother Wu Cong, I may need your help later. Go to the police station in town and report a case. Tell them that we found an abandoned baby. Ask the police to investigate and see whose family abandoned the child. Abandoning a child is illegal. We need to find out which production team this unscrupulous couple is from and return the child to the family."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Wu Cong's expression became somewhat helpless and complicated:
"Of course it's fine for me to call the police, but Ye Zhiqing, I advise you not to be too optimistic. This child looks like this, and he will definitely be disliked. Even if the child's biological parents are found and the child is returned, the child will most likely not survive."
"A baby this young can easily die of hunger or illness if he or she is not fed for a few days or is left outside in the snow for a few hours. If they abandon the child, it means they clearly don't want to raise him or her. Sending the child back is a thankless task. Not only will the child suffer, but you will also be hated by others. It's really unnecessary."
Ye Qing's expression suddenly darkened:
"This is a life, not a rag doll that can be thrown away at will. Since you gave birth to her, you have to take the responsibility of raising her. How can it be unnecessary?"
Wu Cong had always thought that Ye Zhiqing was a kind and easy-going person, but he had never expected that his aura could be quite scary when he got serious. However, this kind of thing could not be solved by committing a crime:
"This is the current situation in rural areas. The conditions of each family are not good, and it is difficult to have enough food. If you have more children, you will have an extra pair of chopsticks to eat. If you raise a son, he will become a labor force in the future. He can help the family with heavy labor at the age of fourteen or five. Well, apart from hoping that she can help her mother-in-law’s family when she gets married, what other benefits does raising a daughter have?”
"This child has a congenital defect. He will definitely not be able to find a good husband in the future. After raising him for 10 to 20 years, he may end up being wasted. Who would be willing to have him?"
Wu Cong's words sounded harsh, as if he was treating the girl as a commodity to be sold at a high price. However, this was the mindset of most families in rural areas at that time. Only sons could be raised to provide for old age, while raising daughters was a waste of money because they would have to marry someone else sooner or later.
Therefore, many families favor boys over girls. After giving birth to a daughter, they will not take the trouble to educate her. They just want her to be alive. Not only will they be reluctant to spend money on her, they will even try their best to exploit her labor value before she gets married. They will also brainwash her from a young age, so that after she gets married, she will continue to be sucked dry by her parents' family.
The Wu family's conditions in Kaoshantun were among the best, and as the team leader, Wu Yongbing was definitely more open-minded and ideologically conscious than most of the other members, so their family spent a lot of effort in educating their daughter. Wu Yueying was brought up being spoiled by her parents and brothers, which led to her developing a selfish and self-centered princess-like personality.
But even a family like the Wu family received a considerable betrothal gift when Wu Yueying got engaged to Gu Weidong. Moreover, this betrothal gift was not given to Wu Yueying as a dowry, but was kept by the Duke of Zhonggong to be left for the two sons of the Wu family in the future. It was considered very decent for the Wu family to give Wu Yueying some furniture, quilts and other items as a dowry.
This is because the Wu family is kind to their daughter. If it was a family that favors boys over girls to the extreme, they would not let the girl take even a piece of cloth with her. They might even ask for an exorbitant price on the day of the wedding, and come up with all kinds of excuses to cheat the man out of money, otherwise they would not allow the groom to take the bride away.
Whether Ye Qing is willing to admit it or not, this is the living condition of rural girls in the 1960s and 1970s. This fate of being exploited and having no power to fight back makes Ye Qing feel chilled and terrified. However, with her current personal strength, she is unable to shake the heavy mountain of oppression and exploitation on the girls.
Ye Qing's mood suddenly became very depressed, and she didn't want to argue with Wu Cong anymore, because it was meaningless to argue any further. She held the child in her arms, blocking the cold autumn wind blowing from both sides of the ox cart, and asked Wu Cong to drive the car back to the village.
After returning to the village, Ye Qing first secretly used his supernatural powers to comb the child's body, then gave him a hot bath, and then wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to the kang in the compartment.
Wang Chunhua was in the room recuperating after giving birth. Considering that mothers should keep warm and Wang Chunhua had a weak constitution, Ye Qing lit up the kang in the room early. Although the fire was not very strong, the temperature in the room was at least 25 or 26 degrees, which was still very warm.
Ye Qing suddenly came back with a child in his arms. Grandma Zou would definitely ask about the situation. Ye Qing did not hide it and told the old lady about the child in detail.
The old lady had survived a war zone full of gunfire and bullets, and she valued human life more than anything else. So when she heard that the child was a cleft lip, she did not despise it at all. Instead, she trembled and came over, gently touching the child's hands and feet with her hands, feeling a little sad and sorrowful.
"Look at how strong her arms and legs are. How could you bear to throw away such a good child? What's wrong with an ugly mouth? With arms and legs, as long as she works hard, she can always find her own way to live. How can appearance be so important?"
When Wang Chunhua suddenly saw the little girl's cleft lip, she shrank back in fear just like Wu Cong. But after Ye Qing explained to her and Grandma Zou the cause of cleft lip, Wang Chunhua's panic suddenly changed, tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously, and she looked at the child with eyes full of pity and regret.
"Is she not eating? It just so happens that I've been eating well and sleeping well these past two days at your place, and my milk supply is quite sufficient. I was having bulging in the past two days, and I squeezed out all the milk. Now that she's coming, I can just feed her."
As she said this, Wang Chunhua stood up and took the child into her arms to feed him.
Seeing this, Ye Qing stopped her and explained:
"A baby with cleft lip may not be able to breastfeed on her own. Her mouth cannot form normal oral pressure, so she is prone to coughing and flatulence, which may lead to aspiration pneumonia. Feeding her will be much more difficult than for normal children."
Wang Chunhua was stunned.
She had just given birth and was full of maternal love. After being driven out of the Liu family, she couldn't see her son at all and she had been in a bad mood these days.
The child that Ye Qing brought back looked particularly small and thin. Wang Chunhua's enthusiasm for raising this child was unprecedentedly high. Her motherly love, which had nowhere to go, was instantly transferred to this little girl:
"It's okay. I'll just squeeze it into the bowl and feed it to her as before."
Wang Chunhua did as she said. She immediately went to get a bowl and hid in a corner to squeeze out milk. Ye Qing's food was really good. Wang Chunhua had improved a lot in the past few days and had enough breast milk. In a short while, she squeezed out half a bowl of milk.
It was impossible for such a small baby to drink milk right out of the bowl, so Ye Qing had to ask Gu Weinan for help. He got a thin sorghum stalk to use as a straw and fed the little girl small sips at a time. It took nearly half an hour to feed her until she was full.
It might be because Ye Qing had used his supernatural powers to adjust the child's body to the best condition in advance, so after eating and drinking enough and the surrounding environment was quiet and comfortable, the child stopped crying and made a fuss, and soon fell asleep yawning.
Kaoshan Village was not that big, and there were many aunts and uncles who cared about Ye Qing, so before Wu Cong came back from reporting the case in town, the news that Ye Qing had brought back a baby girl with cleft lip had spread throughout the village.
It was noon, the time when people were getting off work, and many people ran to the end of the village to watch the excitement. They were both afraid and curious about this baby girl of unknown origin.
Ye Qing took the opportunity to give these aunts and uncles some scientific knowledge, telling them that cleft lip is not a curse caused by evil spirits, but is caused by incomplete development of the child in the womb.
The people in the village could not understand those medical terms, so Ye Qing chose to explain them in more straightforward and popular terms.
After the explanation, everyone understood that this was just a natural biological phenomenon and had nothing to do with the superstitions that the old people used to talk about.
If someone else said this, everyone might be skeptical, but Ye Qing's position in the village is now unshakable. When she said this was science, everyone immediately took it as a guideline and took this common sense seriously to heart.
It was after two or three in the afternoon when Wu Cong, who had gone to the town to report the case, arrived late.
He brought a policeman from the town and Lai Guochang from Hongqi Commune. As soon as they entered the house, the policeman and Lai Guochang went to check the situation of the abandoned baby, asked Ye Qing many questions, and carefully registered the information.
However, the two were also troubled about how to deal with the baby girl.
"The child's parents have been found. The child was lost by a family in Nangoutun. While they were going to the grain station to hand in public rations this morning, the man of the family secretly took the child out and dumped him in the cornfield."
"But that family has already given birth to four girls in a row. The fourth daughter was given away as soon as she was born. Unexpectedly, they gave birth to another daughter this time, and she has a three-petal mouth. The family thought it was unlucky, so they threw the baby into the ground as soon as it got dark today after the baby was born last night."
"We also went to that family to ask, and when they heard that the child had been found and might be sent back, they immediately rushed us out and scolded us for meddling in other people's business. Judging from the situation, even if the child is returned to his biological parents, it is unknown whether he can survive this winter."
Lai Guochang didn't dare say anything more unpleasant to Ye Qing. The hostess, who had just given birth, even threatened to strangle the child to death if he was sent back.
At that time, Lai Guochang and the policeman from the town police station were extremely angry, but the woman was illiterate, unable to reason clearly, and completely ignorant of the law. She had no idea that strangling one's own child was also illegal, and she thought that Lai Guochang and the policeman were deliberately trying to scare her.
Anyway, the family that this abandoned baby came from is a den of cannibals. If we really send the baby back, that family will definitely regard the child as a threat and might even use some cruel tricks to kill the child.
Because of this consideration, the two did not consider forcibly sending the child back to Nangoutun. They were afraid that if the child was really killed by that family, they would both be the indirect murderers of the child.
However, the two discussed all the way here, and they were also very conflicted about whether the child should stay or go.
"It's mainly because of her illness. Few people here don't mind her. Even if we give her away for adoption, no family would be willing to take her in, unless we send her to the county welfare home."
"But there are so many children in the orphanage, and her situation is different from other children. It's hard to say whether the orphanage can give her special care, and whether other children can sincerely accept her."
The policeman and Lai Guochang told Ye Qing the truth, and they did not mean to shirk their responsibilities. It was just that this poor child was not liked by his biological parents, and he might not have a good life if he went to another place.
Ye Qing's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out of it. She had expected that the situation might not be optimistic, but she did not expect that family could be so cruel.
Looking at the child sleeping soundly on the kang, she took a deep breath, suddenly raised her head, and asked Grandma Zou beside her:
"Grandma, can I ask you a favor?"
Grandma Zou was stunned:
"What's up, girl?"
Ye Qing said helplessly: "If I can't find a suitable family to adopt this child, then I plan to raise her myself. With my ability, it's not difficult to feed her. The problem is the child's household registration. I may need your help with this. Then the child will be registered in your name as a foster granddaughter. Do you think it's okay?"
Grandma Zou was stunned. Just as she was about to speak, Wu Yongbing's voice came from outside the door:
"Ye girl, have you really thought it through?"
Ye Qing looked up at the door and saw Wu Yongbing coming in anxiously, staring at her with burning eyes.
Ye Qing suddenly found it strange that Wu Yongbing came to her at this time, but she still nodded and said seriously:
"Since I have met her, it means that we are destined to be together. I can't just watch her die without helping her. Others don't like her, but I don't despise her. From now on, I will treat her as my own sister, Ye Qing."
"Besides, I'm a doctor. Her cleft lip is not incurable. In a few months, I will be able to perform surgery to repair it. After a few adjustments to the artificial stem, she will be basically no different from a normal person when she is three or four years old."
"When she grows up, I will teach her some eating skills. If others despise her because she was born with a cleft lip, she can just stay single for the rest of her life. She has the ability to support herself anyway, and she can still live a beautiful life on her own. With me by her side to look after her, you can rest assured about her future."
Wu Yongbing was not worried at all; he was so happy that he couldn't even wait.
In fact, he absolutely welcomed it, even desired it.
After paying the public grain in the morning and returning to the village, he had actually already been to Shangzou's house.
But the thing he proposed to Grandma Zou at that time did not receive a positive response from her. The old lady only said that she would talk about it after Ye Qing came back. Wu Yongbing had no choice but to busy himself with his own work first.
Just now, when Wu Cong came back and went to the fields to look for him, he learned from his eldest son that Ye Qing had brought back a baby girl with cleft lip, so he immediately ran to Zou's house at the end of the village.
Now knowing that Ye Qing actually had the idea of adopting this child, Wu Yongbing did not beat around the bush with Ye Qing. He directly told Ye Qing what they, the village cadres, had discussed in the morning, as well as his own thoughts.
"I'm going to tell you the whole story right in front of Secretary Lai."
"According to the opinions of the production team leaders in our village, they definitely hope that you can settle down in our village, so that everyone can feel more at ease."
"As long as you settle down, you will have a stronger sense of belonging to our village, and the members of our village will also treat you as a real member of their own family. When you are in charge of the health station, there is no need to worry about it falling into the hands of outsiders in the future."
"Several village officials have already negotiated that after the village finishes harvesting corn, they will start to build a health station and a youth training center. Then the village will grant you a special residential plot and allow you to build three rooms."
"And no matter whether you get married or recruit someone, the village will not take back these three houses, and no one can take them away."
"I definitely agree with the idea of the homestead, but I have a different idea from others. I have discussed it with Grandma Zou in advance. The old lady has no objection. It depends on whether you are happy or not."
Wu Yongbing's words were a bit suspenseful. Ye Qing was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look towards Grandma Zou, wondering what Wu Yongbing was going to say.
Wu Yongbing explained:
"Grandma Zou was a relative of a martyr. When she returned to the village, the village built these two houses for her to use as retirement homes. But the village had signed a document at the time that the house and the land would be taken back and returned to the collective ownership of the village after the old lady passed away."
"I see that you and the old lady have been getting along pretty well. She is now alone and just needs a child to enjoy the happiness of family life. If you are willing to keep her company, my suggestion is that you should just acknowledge her as your godparent and register your household registration in her household register as her granddaughter."
"This way, the old lady will have someone to rely on in her later years, and she will have something to look forward to in her old age."
"As for you, when the old lady passes away, the village will not take back the house, but it will be directly in your name."
"In addition, I can also help you renovate the two rooms of the old lady and build an east wing next to the main house. In this way, all three rooms and the residential land will be yours in the future, and you don't have to spend money to build the house. It is much more cost-effective than the village allocating a piece of residential land for you and you spending money to build the house yourself."
"With a ready-made house, you can save time and effort without having to wait. It will also reduce a lot of trouble for our village. You, Grandma Zou and the village can all benefit."
Seeing that Ye Qing didn't say anything, but he didn't see any resistance or dissatisfaction on Ye Qing's face, Wu Yongbing guessed that his proposal was already half successful, so he continued to add fuel to the fire:
"Don't you want to adopt this child? The child is so small. What if, I mean what if Grandma Zou falls ill one day, and the child is still young, she, an outsider, will have to occupy two houses in the village under Grandma Zou's name. People in the village may have objections and may even make a fuss to take back this old house."
"So I think the best way is to put both you and the child on the old lady's household register. That way, you two will be legitimate sisters, and the house will be transferred to your name in the future. No one in the village will have any objections."
Ye Qing was not stupid, and of course he knew why Wu Yongbing was trying so hard to make this happen.
Isn't it just that they want to use the household registration, homestead and house to tie her to the Zou family, and even Kaoshantun.
But it must be said that Wu Yongbing's proposal really tickled Ye Qing's heart. She was very tempted to own a house of her own in Kaoshantun.
However, Ye Qing was not overwhelmed by this and did not immediately agree to Wu Yongbing's proposal:
"Uncle Wu, this is no small matter. I have to think about it carefully and have a chat with the old lady. After all, this involves the baby girl. I can't just make a decision on a whim. I'll give you an answer tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when I've made up my mind, okay?"
"Of course there is no problem! Let alone tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, even if Ye Qing can make a decision in ten days or half a month, it will be fine. Anyway, there is no rush for this matter."
Wu Yongbing was actually anxious, otherwise he would not have run to the Zou family at the end of the village several times a day. He would not feel at ease until this matter was properly implemented.
But he still had some good eyesight and could tell what the situation was, so he could only keep his composure and wait for Ye Qing to think it through.
Wu Yongbing was concerned about the development of the Kaoshantun Health Station, while Lai Guochang and the police were eager for Ye Qing to take over this hot potato so that they could be hands-off managers and would not have to worry about the child's problems in the future.
Only Grandma Zou considered the situation from Ye Qing's perspective and expressed strong objections:
"Qing girl, I think we should just forget about this matter."
"I will be supported by the state in my old age, so you don't have to worry about me at all. But children are different. You are still a child yourself. If you adopt such a young baby, it will be like having an extra burden. How will you find a partner in the future? Do you plan to bring a sister who is not related to you by blood with you when you get married? Which family would be willing to find a daughter-in-law like this?"
The old lady was really worried about Ye Qing's future. She felt that Ye Qing would be in trouble for the rest of his life, so she was very determined and had a lot of opinions about the way the commune handled the matter.
"If Secretary Lai and the police can't come up with a good solution, then send the child to the Women's Federation and let them solve the problem of the child's whereabouts. Don't take on too much responsibility!"
"What if you cure the child's illness in the future, and work hard to raise the child into a talent, and the child's parents come to pick peaches again, then all your efforts will be in vain? You will delay your own marriage for nothing, and in the end you will get nothing, then you will be a big fool!"
Ye Qing felt warm and sad at the same time. This old lady truly treated her as her granddaughter. That was why she didn't even care about her own retirement and only cared about her future.
Originally, Ye Qing was still hesitant, fearing that if she readily agreed to Wu Yongbing's proposal, she would be suspected of coveting the two houses under the old lady's name. The matter of recognizing the old lady as a godparent would become impure, and would make the old lady unhappy.
But at this moment, after seeing the old lady's reaction, Ye Qing no longer had those concerns.
As for whether this child would become a burden in the future and affect her finding a partner, this was really not within Ye Qing's consideration.
She had never planned to get married in this era and just wanted to focus on her career. The arrival of this child was just right, as it could calm down the aunts and aunties in the village who were originally eager to matchmake for her.
Those families who were attracted by Ye Qing's abilities and wanted to lure her home to take advantage of her would definitely think again after seeing that Ye Qing had a hungry child to feed, and would not easily come to harass her again.
Having a child as a shield can help Ye Qing avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles. This is definitely a good thing for her once and for all, so she doesn't feel that she is a fool and a sucker at all.
As for the child's parents coming to pick peaches, this problem is actually easy to solve.
After all, Secretary Lai and the police officers from the police station are still in the room. She just needs to ask them for help and go to the child's biological parents to ask them to sign a certificate of voluntary giving up adoption. Then the police station and the Women's Federation will come forward to go through the legal adoption procedure. The child's adoption issue will be completely transferred to the Kaoshantun Zou family, and no matter how much trouble the child's parents make in the future, it will be of no use.
Lai Guochang and the police station are not stupid. As long as Ye Qing is willing to take responsibility for the child's matter, they will be spared a big headache. It's just a matter of asking them to run errands and get some supporting documents. They are happy to help.
Seeing that Ye Qing was so determined to adopt the child, the old lady stopped trying to persuade her. She just silently calculated in her heart that she would use the little pocket money she had hidden to support the girl. There was an extra mouth to feed in the family, and the expenses would be even greater in the future. This girl Ye was extravagant in her daily spending on food, clothing and other expenses, so the little money she earned would not be enough to spend.
Ye Qing didn't know that after the old lady took out the little savings hidden in the kang and gave it to her as medical expenses last time, she was now planning to subsidize her with the rest of her private money.
After sending Lai Guochang and the others out, Ye Qing prepared to go to the cellar to get out the remaining cotton from making bedding last time, and ask Auntie Gu next door to help make some cotton jackets, cotton pants and quilts for the children.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted outside the door:
"Excuse me, does Ye Qing, the educated youth, live here?"
Ye Qing was startled, and hurried to the gate of the courtyard, and answered:
"Yes, Sister Xu, why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Ms. Xu from the town post office.
As soon as he saw Ye Qing standing at the gate of the yard, Xu Xianzhen smiled immediately:
"Oh, your place is a bit out of the way. It's hard to find. I asked several people along the way before I found the place."
As she spoke, she led a female comrade in her thirties over.
Ye Qing didn't expect Xu Xianzhen to come over. She felt puzzled, but since guests were coming, she still led the two of them into the yard.
Xu Xianzhen did not come empty-handed, he brought several gifts, it was obvious that he had something to do, Ye Qing could not help but ask:
"Sister Xu, what are you doing——"
Xu Xianzhen quickly introduced the person behind him:
"This is my aunt's daughter, Song Hongying. Last time when you gave acupuncture to me and Sister Qin, didn't you say that you could treat any gynecological disease? So I brought them both here, and I want you to help me diagnose and treat them."
Ye Qing immediately laughed:
"You're here to see a doctor, so why are you doing all this nonsense? You scared me. What kind of relationship do we have? Why are you carrying these old things? Are you trying to embarrass me?"
Sister Xu's face immediately broke into a smile. Apart from anything else, this Ye Zhiqing really knew how to talk. He could make people feel warm in just a few words.
"Hey, don't tell me, I told my cousin not to bring anything, but she said it was her first visit and it would be inappropriate if she didn't bring something. But don't be disgusted, it's not expensive, it's just a little gift, and her family doesn't need it. My cousin works in a forest farm and gets a lot of allowances and benefits every month!"
As she spoke, Xu Xianzhen tugged at her cousin's wife next to her, signaling her to speak quickly.
Seeing that her cousin lowered her head and kept silent after entering the door, Xu Xianzhen felt helpless and had to help explain:
"It's like this. She's been married for more than ten years, but she still hasn't had a child. Her husband's family has a lot of complaints and is very dissatisfied with her. They want to adopt a child from her brother-in-law's family for them to raise. But my cousin is stubborn and refuses to do so. She also said that she would rather divorce her husband than raise a child for someone else."
"That's why I wanted to bring her to you. If there's something wrong with her body, get treatment as soon as possible. If there's nothing wrong with her body, you have to find the cause. It's not a good idea to keep putting it off like this."
At first Ye Qing thought that these two people were here to see a gynecologist, but she didn't expect that they were here to treat infertility. She looked at the silent female comrade next to her and frowned immediately.
"Sister Song, can you come closer so I can see your face?"
When Xu Xianzhen said those words just now, Song Hongying felt so embarrassed and awkward that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. When Ye Qing called her, she didn't react at all. It was only when Xu Xianzhen pulled her that she came back to her senses.
As soon as the people approached, Ye Qing pulled up the eyelids of the female comrade, and motioned for her to stick out her tongue. After looking at the tongue coating, she reached out and touched the other person's wrist pulse.
After a careful examination, Ye Qing's face darkened:
"What does Comrade Song do for a living?"
When Song Hongying saw that Ye Qing had a strange expression, her heart skipped a beat. This time, she didn't need Xu Xianzhen to help her speak, so she took the initiative to speak:
"I'm a warehouse manager at a soy sauce factory in the county. Doctor Ye, is there any problem?"
Ye Qing originally thought that the female comrade's current physical condition was caused by her work environment, but if she worked in a soy sauce factory, the work environment factor could be ruled out.
She hesitated for a moment, but then explained:
"You're not infertile, you're poisoned."
As soon as these words came out, not only Song Hongying, but also Xu Xianzhen's face changed:
"Poisoned, what does that mean?"
Ye Qing explained:
"There's nothing wrong with her physical condition, but the color of her eyes and tongue is a little dark. I also felt her pulse and it confirmed this. She must have been in contact with something for a long time, which led to a mild chronic poisoning."
"I'm not sure what this toxin is, but I'm sure it's the toxin that caused her long-term infertility. I suggest you go to the hospital to have a blood test to see what the toxin is. After all, the instrument testing in the hospital is much more intuitive and accurate than my pulse feeling."
These words stunned the two of them. As if she had thought of something, realization and anger flashed in Song Hongying's eyes. After thanking Ye Qing, she stood up hurriedly and walked out.
Seeing this, Xu Xianzhen hurriedly tried to chase after him, but Ye Qing quickly stopped her and stuffed the things she was carrying back into Xu Xianzhen's arms.
Xu Xianzhen originally wanted to push Ye Qing into his arms, but Ye Qing refused to accept. She was also worried about her cousin's condition, so she didn't want to continue pushing and shoving Ye Qing. So she said, "I'll come find you later," and hurriedly chased after him.
Ye Qing didn't know what the situation was with Song Hongying. After thinking about it for a while, he didn't figure it out, so he gave up. He was about to continue through the kitchen and into the cellar, but at this moment, he heard a knock on the window on the other side of the kitchen.
Ye Qing subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from.
When she turned her head, she saw a squashed face with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks squeezed on the hole in the kitchen window paper.
When the ghost face saw her turning around, it actually grinned at her, revealing a bloody mouth.
Even though it was broad daylight, this scene still made Ye Qing almost unable to breathe. For a moment, it seemed as if even the blood in his body had stagnated, and he almost cried out on the spot.
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