Chapter 24 The root of the disease
"Where am I?"
Old Zhao woke up and saw the people around him. He asked in confusion.
"Old Zhao, you forgot, you fell into the water and almost drowned, and it was us who rescued you!"
"Yes, we heard your cries, and when we arrived, you were almost drowned!"
"If it weren't for the old doctor's great medical skills, you would have gone to see your father now!"
"How did you end up in the water? Were you pulled under by a fish?"
As the villagers were talking in unison, Lao Zhao finally recalled some of the previous events.
Then he suddenly realized, "Oh, fish! Where's my fishing rod?"
"We're still thinking about your fishing rod. When we rescued you, you held on to your fishing rod tightly. We thought it was too much trouble, so we threw it into the river." A villager replied.
"Oh, how could you throw away my rod? Where did you throw it?" Old Zhao became anxious.
The villager was unhappy now. "What's the matter, Lao Zhao? We rescued you out of kindness, but you didn't even say thank you and now you blame us?"
"That's right, if I had known I wouldn't have rescued you and let you drown!"
"You don't know what's good for you. We went into the river to save you and took so much effort to carry you to the old doctor!"
The other villagers were also dissatisfied.
"Hey, this... I just feel bad for the fishing rod. I spent a lot of effort making it. Please don't be offended. Thank you for saving me."
Old Zhao realized that he was in the wrong and quickly thanked him.
The villagers were hard on the outside but soft on the inside. When they saw Lao Zhao thanking them, their expressions became better.
"Okay, stop thinking about your broken pole and tell me how you fell into the water. I remember you never went into the river before."
"I, I jumped down by myself." Old Zhao moved his mouth a few times, and finally spoke honestly.
"You jumped in by yourself?!" one villager said in disbelief, "Don't you know you can't swim? How dare you jump into the river?"
"How would I know the water there would be so deep? I thought it would only reach my thighs at most," Lao Zhao defended.
"Then why did you jump into the river?"
"That's it, that's it..." Lao Zhao hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "I was careless and let the fish pull the fishing rod away. I got excited and wanted to get the fishing rod back, so I jumped into the water."
Lu Qing, who was not far away: "..."
It is indeed so.
When Wang Da'an was telling the story just now, he guessed that Lao Zhao fell into the water in order to grab the fishing rod.
He had seen this kind of thing many times in his previous life.
Even he himself had done this before.
But he didn't expect that Lao Zhao, who couldn't even swim, dared to be so reckless.
"You, you are so confused!"
The other villagers didn't expect that Lao Zhao almost lost himself because of this reason.
"Your broken fishing rod is worth nothing. You can just go to the mountain and chop some bamboo to make another one. You almost lost your life for this. Are you crazy?"
Some villagers who were on good terms with Lao Zhao started cursing him immediately.
Old Zhao didn't dare to speak.
He didn't even dare to say that, in fact, he jumped down not only because he felt sorry for the fishing rod, but more because it was a rare opportunity to catch a big fish, one that could easily drag his fishing rod away, and he couldn't bear to let it go.
The two big fish that Lu Qing caught yesterday made him extremely envious and jealous.
How many meals can one eat with such a big fish? It’s a rare opportunity for him to catch a big fish, so how could he let it go?
However, this incident also confirmed to him that there were indeed big fish in that location.
As long as he is more careful next time, he will definitely be able to catch it!
The villagers didn’t know what Lao Zhao was thinking, otherwise they would have definitely scolded him again.
At this time, Lao Zhao wanted to get up, but found that his whole body was soft and weak, he had no strength, his head was a little dizzy, and he couldn't move his body.
He was immediately shocked: "Old doctor, what's wrong with me? Why can't I move?"
Doctor Chen sighed, "You have been in the water for too long, and the cold has entered your body. You have also drunk a lot of dirty water from the river, which has damaged your spleen and organs. You have even held your breath for a long time. Although I have drained the dirty water from your body and woke you up, your body has already been damaged."
"Then what should I do, old doctor, you have to save me, save me!"
When Old Zhao heard this, he was terrified and began to beg immediately.
The thought of catching a big fish just now has long gone.
"Don't be impatient. I'm a doctor and I will naturally cure you." The old doctor comforted him, "But you are old now, and it won't be easy for your body to recover. You need to rest and recuperate for a while."
"Will I be able to get better and walk again in the future?" Old Zhao asked hopefully.
"There is certainly no problem with walking. As for the extent of recovery, it depends on how you rest." said the old doctor.
"At least I can still walk." Old Zhao felt a little relieved.
He was really afraid that he would become paralyzed from now on.
"Where's my dad? Where is my dad?"
Just when Lao Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, there was another noise outside the yard, followed by a group of people rushing into the yard.
Leading the group were two young men, a woman, and an old woman.
Behind them were some other villagers who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"father!"
The older young man saw Old Zhao lying there and hurried over.
"I heard Dashan shouting that you fell into the water and were being sent to the old doctor. What's going on?"
It turned out that when Wang Da'an and others sent Lao Zhao over, they also called someone to Lao Zhao's house to notify him.
"I, I'm fine now."
Old Zhao looked at his son and said with some guilt.
"What do you mean nothing?" A villager on the side pointed out, "Ah Ming, your father went fishing alone and jumped into the river. He almost died..."
Then he told the whole story.
As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman, who was Lao Zhao's wife, started crying and cursing.
"You bastard, I told you not to go fishing, but you insisted on going. You can't swim, so why go to the river? You even jumped into the river. Do you want me to follow you after you die?!"
Old Zhao's son, Zhao Ming, also looked unhappy.
But as a son, he couldn't scold his father.
I had to persuade him: "Dad, why don't we stop going fishing in the future? We don't lack fish at home, so why bother?"
The second son also said, "Yes, Dad, in the future, if you want to eat something, just tell us directly. No matter how hard it is, I will get it back for you. Don't do such dangerous things again."
"No, I won't go anymore."
Old Zhao was so embarrassed by what his wife and sons said that he had no choice but to agree.
"Don't worry, A-Ming. Even if your father wants to go fishing again, he can't." At this time, a villager said, "The old doctor said that your father was severely soaked in water this time and has a chronic disease. If he doesn't rest well during this period, I'm afraid he will have difficulty walking in the future."
"What?!"
The Zhao family was suddenly shocked.
(End of this chapter)
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