Most of the men in the courtyard house have gone out to earn money, so the ones who can help are mostly the young wives and older women in the courtyard.
Given Jia Zhangshi's size, it would be difficult for one or two people to lift her, especially since she was covered in dirt.
Fortunately, there were enough people, and after a lot of effort, they finally got Jia Zhangshi to the hospital.
Once they arrived at the hospital, Qin Huairu started acting again.
"Doctor, nurse, please come and save my mother-in-law!"
"She's vomiting and has severe diarrhea; she must have eaten something bad."
Qin Huairu shouted loudly in the hospital corridor, which quickly attracted the attention of doctors and nurses.
The doctor glanced at Qin Huairu, who was covered in sweat, and then at the sticky dog following behind her, and couldn't help but ask, "Which one of you is the patient?"
"Still outside!"
Qin Huairu pointed and then grabbed the doctor's arm, pleading, "Please, you must save my mother-in-law. She's the only breadwinner in our family."
"rest assured!"
The doctor shook off Qin Huairu's hand and then called a few people to the door to greet Jia Zhangshi.
After examining Jia Zhangshi's condition and asking a few simple questions, the doctor said that the situation was somewhat serious. He first diagnosed it as food poisoning and then asked the nurse to examine Jia Zhangshi.
"Doctor, are the tests expensive?" Qin Huairu didn't want to spend too much money on Jia Zhangshi, even if it was the money Jia Zhangshi earned from hauling manure.
Since the money for the manure cart was used at home, spending it all on Jia Zhangshi was equivalent to losing out.
"It's not expensive. Didn't you bring any money?" the doctor asked, looking Qin Huairu up and down.
Upon hearing the word "money," Jia Zhangshi suddenly sat up as if she had risen from the dead and began cursing at the doctor.
"You heartless bastard, all you do is ask us for money. If we don't have money, are you going to refuse to treat us?"
The doctor glanced at her and said, "Seeing a doctor costs money. If you feel you shouldn't have to pay for your medical bills, you are free to leave. We at the hospital won't stop you."
It's only natural to pay for medical treatment. This was the first time the doctor had encountered a patient like Jia Zhangshi. He had only casually asked if she had any money, and Jia Zhangshi had scolded him for it.
Fortunately, this doctor has a good temper; otherwise, someone with a bad temper would have thrown Jia Zhangshi out by now.
"What kind of attitude is this? Believe me or not, I'll complain about you to your hospital's leadership!"
Despite suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, Jia Zhangshi was still able to put up an argument with someone in order to save money.
The doctor rubbed his temples, somewhat speechless, then turned to Qin Huairu and said, "If the patient doesn't like our hospital, then please send her to a larger hospital."
Having worked here for four or five years, the doctor knows Jia Zhangshi all too well. Even if you cure her, don't expect to hear a word of thanks from her. But if the cure isn't perfect, she'll probably cause trouble at the hospital.
That will not only affect him, but also the entire hospital.
Qin Huairu became somewhat anxious upon hearing this.
They had gone to great lengths to bring Jia Zhangshi here. If they went to another hospital, her aunts would definitely not help her anymore, and she was just a pregnant woman with a big belly, so she couldn't do the work of pulling a cart.
"Mom, please stop talking!"
Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhangshi, who was still farting, with some disgust, then grabbed the doctor's arm: "Doctor, I beg you, my mother-in-law is just like this. She's afraid of being poor and doesn't want to spend money. Please treat her first, and I promise I won't renege on the medical bills."
After much persuasion, the doctor finally waved to the nurse.
Although Jia Zhangshi had a foul mouth, he was, after all, a doctor, and he only said those things because he was angry.
If Jia Zhangshi is really kicked out, it will definitely attract the attention of the hospital leaders.
The doctor then asked a few simple questions about the situation, including whether the patient had eaten anything that was not fresh.
It's summer now, and food spoils very quickly. Sometimes, dishes cooked at noon can be left until evening and cause diarrhea.
However, cases as severe as Jia Zhangshi's are not very common.
Qin Huairu told the doctor the truth about the situation. Upon hearing that there were snails, the doctor immediately asked about the size of the snails.
“My mother-in-law had a bad experience with the big snails before, so this time she only caught small ones. In addition to snails, she also pickled some bamboo shoots, which she also uses to make snail rice noodles. I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the bamboo shoots.”
You know what, Qin Huairu's guess was pretty accurate. The main reason why Jia Zhangshi was vomiting and having diarrhea this time was that the bamboo shoots had seriously spoiled.
There were two main reasons for the spoilage: one was that Jia Zhangshi's pickling method was incorrect, and the other was that Bang Geng secretly added ingredients to the bamboo shoots, which further aggravated the spoilage.
After understanding the situation, the doctor treated it as food poisoning, first prescribing some medicine for Jia Zhangshi, and then arranging for intravenous infusion.
When the payment bill was delivered to Qin Huairu, her face twitched involuntarily.
That's so expensive!
The cleaning fee alone is two yuan.
Qin Huairu is not short of money at the moment; she has quietly saved more than a hundred yuan.
But she couldn't use this money, nor was she willing to. Otherwise, if Jia Zhangshi had so much money, she would definitely find a way to take it away in the future.
Just then, the third aunt quietly tugged at the second aunt's finger and muttered something under her breath.
"Second Aunt, shouldn't we be going? Look, Qin Huairu is starting to worry. She definitely can't afford the medical expenses."
The three aunties made it clear: they didn't expect any benefits for helping Qin Huairu get to the hospital; they were already being kind by not asking them for money.
The second aunt nodded knowingly, and the two of them quietly left the hospital while Qin Huairu was still in a daze.
"Second Aunt, Third... Hey, where is everyone?"
Just as Qin Huairu was about to ask her second and third aunts for money, she suddenly realized that they were no longer in the corridor.
"Pah, what is that?!"
"You'd run faster than a rabbit if I asked you for a little money!"
Now that the person had left, Qin Huairu stopped pretending and cursed several times.
Unable to rely on anyone else, Qin Huairu had no choice but to turn to Jia Zhangshi, as all the money for the family's manure cart was in Jia Zhangshi's hands.
Looking at the payment slip handed to her, Jia Zhangshi took it and glanced at it, then scolded irritably, "Qin Huairu, are you doing this on purpose? Do you think I can read the words on this?"
Not only was Jia Zhangshi illiterate, but she was also incredibly lazy. When she had just finished her labor reform, the literacy class in the compound hadn't ended yet. Jia Zhangshi only went twice before being expelled for disrupting class order and arguing with Xu Damao.
Therefore, Jia Zhangshi currently only recognizes her own name, and hardly recognizes any of the other characters.
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