Chapter 21 Third Aunt Suffers Stroke
Wu Mingfeng was so frightened that her body trembled as she looked back suddenly, only to see an indigo figure passing by.
“Ahhhhh——”
The next second, Wu Laosan's wails from the depths of his soul rang in his ears.
At this time, Wu Mingfeng and Wu Dongmei saw the person clearly. It turned out to be the eldest grandson of the village party secretary - Wu Yushu.
Before Wu Laosan could react, Wu Yushu clamped Wu Laosan's hands tightly with a pair of big hands, twisted them backwards, and the wooden stick in his hand fell off naturally.
But after witnessing with his own eyes that the other party had just threatened someone so openly, how could he let him go so easily?
He simply restrained Wu Laosan's hands behind his back with one hand, picked up the wooden stick with the other hand, and casually placed it on Wu Laosan's shoulder as if by accident.
But the people around could hear a crisp crash, and the wooden stick broke into two pieces.
"Ah——" Wu Laosan grimaced in pain, his face fierce, and he glared fiercely in the direction behind him.
Just as he was about to threaten the man to let go, he looked up and saw a figure walking towards him with a cane.
The fierce expression instantly turned into a docile look like that of a lamb, and he looked at the village party secretary, Wu Sheng, who was approaching with a smirk.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
Wu Sheng blew his beard and glared at Wu Lao San angrily. "How dare you come here and cause trouble, you idiot! Yu Shu, make him kneel down!"
Before he finished speaking, Wu Yushu kicked Wu Laosan's knee, and he instantly knelt on the ground.
In this way, Wu Dongmei and Wu Mingfeng finally relieved a lot of their frustration.
The two turned their heads to look at the village party secretary who had spoken, and shouted in unison:
"Hello, uncle/grandfather!"
"Are you two not scared?" Wu Sheng asked with concern.
Wu Mingfeng spoke frankly, "Just now I almost thought I was going to be beaten up at my doorstep. I stayed up all night and was startled awake."
Hearing this, Wu Sheng and Wu Yushu looked at the two of them in surprise.
Soon, he found signs of staying up late in the blue eyes of the two men. Looking at their positions, it was obvious that they had just returned from outside.
Out of worry, Wu Laosan was completely ignored by several people.
Wu Sheng asked worriedly, "What happened? Why did you two just come back from outside?"
Then, Wu Dongmei recounted the thrilling night.
"Last night, Yuzhu came to our house and said that Aunt Quan wasn't feeling well. She begged Yinyin to go check on her as soon as possible. When we went to see her, she was barely breathing and the bed was covered in blood."
At this point, the Wu Sheng grandfather and grandson took a deep breath and their eyes were fixed on Wu Dongmei.
"Luckily, Yinyin said there was a 50% chance of saving her. After Yuzhu agreed, a few of us spent the whole night preparing the medicine and fed it drop by drop through Aunt's nose. Finally, at daybreak, Aunt recovered."
"That's good, that's good!" Wu Sheng's tense heart slowly relaxed.
"But even though Auntie was able to get through this, there are still other difficulties to overcome. After enduring a night, we will come back to rest first and then go and change Yinyin back later."
"That's what you should do. You've been up all night, it's time to go back to sleep."
Wu Sheng said excitedly, waving his crutches in both hands, urging the two to hurry into the yard and back to their room to rest.
Then, he glared with disgust at Wu Lao San, who dared to stop him and even wanted to hit him, and snorted coldly: "Humph!"
In an instant, he had even thought of how to deal with Wu Lao San.
"You two go back first, I'll take care of Wu Lao San."
"Uncle, we believe you. Let's go back and rest first." After saying that, Wu Dongmei took Mingfeng back to the house.
The Wu family members who heard the noise made way for the two to walk.
When the two men entered the room, they immediately expressed their anger towards Wu Laosan with their eyes.
Originally, Wu Sheng rushed here early in the morning just to thank Chen Yin for coming back to the village for free medical treatment. He never expected to encounter such a thing.
He snorted coldly at Wu Lao San again, waved his hand, and commanded:
"Qiufeng, come over here too. You and Yushu take the three hooligans to the village office and have them apologize over the loudspeaker. As for other ways to handle this, let's discuss it collectively as a village."
"Uncle, I'll be right there."
Wu Qiufeng stepped forward quickly, snatched one hand from Wu Yushu, twisted it hard, and felt relieved when he heard Wu Laosan's cry of pain.
Along the way, the team of four attracted the attention of many villagers who got up early to work.
When everyone heard that Wu Laosan was threatening Wu Dongmei because he wanted Chen Yin to let him jump the queue to see a doctor, those who had just felt that Wu Laosan was a little pitiful instantly shot him hateful glances.
Now everyone in the village knows that Chen Yin is an excellent doctor and that medical treatment is free.
Now someone actually dares to come and threaten them. What if they scare the person away? What will happen to those who haven’t seen the doctor yet?
When he thought of this, he felt it was not appropriate for him to intervene, so he immediately dug the child out of the bed and instructed the child to throw gravel at Wu Laosan.
While throwing stones, they also publicized Wu Laosan's "achievements."
In less than a moment, the whole village knew the news and spat at Wu Laosan.
Knowing that he was in the wrong, Wu Laosan no longer had any thoughts of delaying time. He started jogging, wanting to get into the village office as soon as possible to ensure his safety.
But how could Wu Qiufeng give such an opportunity to the person who scared his younger sister? He held Wu Laosan down tightly with his big hands, not allowing him to surpass the village party secretary.
At this time, Chen Yin, who was still at Wu Yuzhu's house, knew nothing about this.
She watched with her own eyes as Grandma Quan drank half a bowl of white porridge and then a dose of Angelica Blood-Replenishing Soup.
Soon, she could keenly perceive a touch of redness on Grandma Quan's pale face, indicating that her body's qi and blood were gradually recovering. At this point, Chen Yin felt that the treatment was mostly complete.
She took out a pen and paper, wrote a prescription for Peiyuan Guben Powder on it, and handed it to Wu Yuzhu.
"When Grandma Quan can get up, you should replace the Danggui Buxue Decoction with this Peiyuan Guben Powder. It will strengthen the body and replenish the vital energy. Only then can her body gradually recover and return to her former self."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuzhu's eyes filled with tears and her straight back bent.
"Thank you, Dr. Chen! I will take good care of grandma."
"It is a doctor's duty to cure diseases and save lives." Chen Yin pushed the prescription in her hand over again.
Wu Yuzhu stood up and took the prescription. "No, Doctor Chen, you are different. I, Wu Yuzhu, will never forget your kindness."
She was sure that other doctors would not offer any help if they saw their family's situation.
Moreover, she can read and write. Whether it is the Poge Jiuxin Decoction from last night, the Danggui Buxue Decoction just now, or the Peiyuan Guben Powder in her hand, the medicinal materials used in them are extremely precious and expensive. People like them simply cannot afford them.
Chen Yin smiled but said nothing, because she always felt embarrassed when faced with such situations.
After repeatedly declining Wu Yuzhu's requests to stay, she finally set out on the return journey with Wu Qingluan.
However, what she didn't expect was that before she got close to her grandmother's house, she saw a group of villagers blocking the gate of the courtyard.
At this moment, Wu Qiufeng, who was surrounded by villagers, was almost talking dry.
Seeing that Chen Yin had not returned until almost ten o'clock, he didn't know when today's free clinic would start, and could only say the same thing over and over again.
Just when Wu Qiufeng couldn't help but want to call his wife to pour some water, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the crowd.
"Doctor Chen is back!"
In an instant, everyone looked back the way they came.
Chen Yin naturally saw this scene as well. Having experienced many consultations with multiple patients, she was still relatively calm. However, Wu Qingluan beside her had already hidden her body behind her.
She couldn't help but smile and shook her head, continuing to approach the crowd.
Before she could reach the crowd, a flurry of questions rang in her ears.
"Yinyin, you're finally back. I heard Aunt Quan's condition was extremely critical last night. How is she now? The village party secretary didn't allow us to go and take a look, fearing that it would disturb your treatment."
"Doctor Chen, if you come back now, when can we start the free clinic today?"
"We're not pushing for anything, we just want a more specific time so we can finish our housework and not delay work."
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The noisy discussions made Chen Yin's head buzz. She quickly closed her eyes and opened them again, raising her hands to signal the crowd to stop talking.
"Don't worry, I'll explain them one by one."
"Grandma Quan has been rescued and is currently recuperating at home. As for today's consultation time, it is scheduled for 3 pm. Everyone can estimate the time according to their number and come to see the doctor when the number is called."
The person standing at the front looked at Chen Yin's pale face and dark circles under her eyes. Just as he was about to ask with concern if she wanted to come later, a harsh voice suddenly came from the crowd behind him.
"You only said it would start in the afternoon. When would it end? You started at three o'clock today and wasted the whole morning. It was supposed to be my turn. Who can I complain to?"
"No! You have to compensate me."
Not only did Chen Yin think it was excessive, but even the villagers couldn't stand it.
The crowd immediately formed a circle with Wang Laoba, who was shouting, as the center.
The next second, whether it was the fierce aunts or the hot-tempered uncles, they all vented their anger towards Wang Laoba.
"What's the matter! Turtle, are you in a hurry to die? How dare you say such words to Doctor Chen?"
"You shamelessly want to snatch the doctor from Aunt Quan. Wait until I break your legs, and then I'll ask Yinyin to come to your house tonight to treat you."
"No wonder you're always with the third scoundrel. Turns out you're the same kind of bastard. Wang Lao Ba, I'm going to treat you the same way as the third scoundrel right now."
"Before you say that, just tie him up and send him to the village office."
"Walk!"
Without Chen Yin's intervention, the angry villagers directly pressed Wang Laoba down and pushed him towards the village office.
Wang Laoba just wanted to blend in with the crowd and see if he could take advantage of them. He didn't want to apologize over the loudspeaker and immediately confess his guilt in tears in front of the crowd, hoping that everyone would give him a break.
Chen Yin looked at the crowd gradually moving away, turned her head to look at her uncle, and an awkward smile appeared on her pale little face.
"Uncle, I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?"
This sound woke Wu Qiufeng from his shock. He quickly helped take off the medicine box on Chen Yin's back and said anxiously:
"Yes, yes, yes! Your aunt has already cooked it for you and it's been warming in the pot. Qingluan, come over here quickly and let's go to the kitchen to serve it."
"Yes, uncle." Wu Qingluan nodded and followed Chen Yin.
After dinner, the two quickly lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Time flies. Wu Dongmei goes to bed early and gets up early. After learning about her daughter's promise from her eldest brother, she chose the right time and went into the house to call people.
"Yinyin, it's time to get up."
"Hmm~" Chen Yin opened her sleepy eyes and couldn't help but murmur.
Wu Dongmei looked at her daughter's well-behaved appearance and pressed a warm towel on her face. "It's really time to get up and see the doctor."
Chen Yin felt the heat coming from her face, and her sleepiness disappeared instantly. She quickly pressed the towel with both hands and rubbed her face.
"Let's go see the doctor."
As soon as the words fell, Wu Qingluan, who was sleeping soundly beside him, heard the two words she had been thinking about. She suddenly jumped up from the bed, and without even opening her eyes, she excitedly shouted, "I want to go too."
Hearing this, Wu Dongmei smiled helplessly and patted Qingluan's back gently with her hand, "If you want to go, get up quickly and wash your face with cold water to wake yourself up."
When the three appeared in the yard, it was already full of villagers.
Although Chen Yin reminded everyone to count their numbers, the villagers, who rarely had such a good thing, could not just wait at home. They estimated that it would be their turn today, so they arrived early to wait.
Seeing this, Chen Yin quickly took out the medicine box and spread out the silver needles and other tools on the table.
It just so happened that the person first in line today was a little kid. When he saw the glittering silver needle, he was so frightened that he closed his eyes and his eyelashes fluttered wildly.
"Mom, mom! I don't want a needle."
Wu Yudeng was so frightened that he hugged his mother's legs tightly, wishing he could bury himself in his mother's arms.
Huang Qiao never expected her child to be so disappointing, and she smiled awkwardly at Chen Yin.
Then, he slapped his son's butt hard and said, "Who said I wanted to give you acupuncture? Chinese medicine doesn't use acupuncture."
Hearing this, Wu Yudeng turned his head away from his mother's arms suspiciously. His hesitant heart was frightened away by the silver needle again, and he drilled tighter.
Such a lively scene immediately made the onlookers burst into laughter.
Huang Qiao was so angry that she had a heart attack, but she still had to make a request to Chen Yin for the sake of her child.
"Doctor Chen, could you please put the needles out of sight for now? I don't think my son will need them."
"Okay." Chen Yin nodded in agreement.
Huang Qiao then pulled her son out of her arms, turned to Chen Yin, and scolded him:
"Is it gone now? Hurry up and stretch out your hands so that Sister Yinyin can check your body."
Without any obstruction, Wu Yudeng could only slowly open his eyes. When he saw that there was nothing on the table, his tense little face relaxed slightly.
He came to see the doctor today only after his mother made several promises, otherwise no one would be willing to see a doctor.
But at this moment, the young Wu Yudeng had to admit that the doctor in front of him seemed a little different from his impression.
Chen Yin raised her hand to stop Huang Qiao's action, "Let's ask the doctor first, then take his pulse."
As she spoke, she began to ask Huang Qiao questions.
"The child's name and age?"
"My son's name is Wu Yudeng, and he's ten years old."
"Is there something wrong?"
"I don't know what's wrong with this kid. Ever since his dad took him to the city for a while during the summer vacation, he's been eating less and less since he came back. Although he hasn't changed much, it makes me anxious."
Huang Qiao was filled with grief at this point. She wanted to tear her husband to pieces with her teeth. It was all his fault! He had harmed the child like this.
"Besides eating less, are there any other changes? For example, what are your bowel movements like? How many times a day? What are their shapes?"
"He eats little but drinks a lot. He drinks several buckets of water every day. I can almost hear the water sloshing in his stomach."
Wu Yudeng, not realizing his mother was exaggerating, suddenly stood up, shaking his belly frantically, and said doubtfully:
"Mom, why didn't I hear it?"
This scene made everyone laugh again, but Huang Qiao felt very embarrassed.
She had no choice but to use force to hold her son down, "Sit down, don't interrupt me when I'm talking."
After saying that, Huang Qiao looked at Chen Yin again and continued to talk about the changes in her son.
"I drink a lot of water, but my stool is extremely dry. Sometimes I can hardly defecate."
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After understanding the basic situation, Chen Yin turned her gaze to the child, "Yu Deng, open your mouth and stick out your tongue so the doctor can see."
Hearing this, Wu Yudeng stuck out his tongue in confusion.
It can be clearly seen that the tongue is red, the saliva is scarce, and the tongue coating is in a peeling state.
Combined with the situation described previously, it can be clearly seen that the child in front of us clearly suffers from spleen and stomach yin deficiency.
But Chen Yin still needed to take Wu Yudeng's pulse to confirm the diagnosis, so she placed her fingers on Wu Yudeng's wrist.
Sure enough, the pulse was thin and rapid, indicating spleen and stomach yin deficiency.
Then, Chen Yin announced her diagnosis results.
"Your son probably has spleen and stomach yin deficiency. He needs to nourish his spleen and stomach to help with his digestion."
"A common medicinal herb here is Ophiopogon japonicus. You can find it near streams or under trees. It has purple flowers and beautiful blue fruit... Dig up the roots, flatten them, dry them, and boil them in water to drink. In Yu Deng's case, you can also boil it with roasted barley sprouts."
Listening to Chen Yin's description, Huang Qiao immediately found the Ophiopogon japonicus in her memory.
"Hey hey hey! I saw it before when I went up the mountain. After I dig it out, I'll have to trouble you, Yinyin, to help me take a look."
"Just come, as long as I'm home."
"Thank you so much!"
Another person was able to see a doctor for free, and the people in the queue were very excited.
In the following time, Chen Yin continued to treat patients at her usual pace until the moon appeared on the horizon. Only then did she end today's consultation and set the start time for tomorrow.
When everyone heard that the free clinic would start at 8 o'clock tomorrow, they left satisfied.
Half an hour later, when most of the villagers started to eat, the village loudspeaker suddenly sounded.
Due to the hustle and bustle today, everyone had a vague idea of what was being played on the loudspeaker. They all stopped what they were doing and stretched their ears to hear clearly what was being said on the loudspeaker.
But the old loudspeaker still did not disappoint.
"bite--"
A harsh sound like metal scraping against each other echoed in my ears.
It was the first time that Chen Yin heard such a creepy sound. She immediately covered her ears with her hands, frowned, and looked into the distance in confusion.
The next second, several shouts echoed in my ears.
"Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! You're still usable. Come up and apologize quickly."
At this time, Wu Dongmei heard clearly that the voice was that of the village party secretary, and immediately helped her daughter put down her hands and told her what happened in the morning.
Hearing that her mother was threatened and even almost beaten, Chen Yin, who was always good-tempered, found it difficult to suppress her anger.
"Should we just let him apologize?"
"Of course not only that, Wu Laosan even knelt before us. Your brother Yushu also hit him several times, making him scream in pain. Now he's just apologizing over the loudspeaker. From what your Party Secretary grandfather said, he'll probably have to consult with a few of the village elders to discuss punishment."
"Is it a punishment from the clan?"
"Almost." Wu Dongmei vaguely understood what her daughter meant and nodded.
Although the power of the elders in the village is not as great as it was in the 1960s and 1970s, everyone still chooses to listen to their elders on many major issues.
People like Wu Laosan and Wang Laoba who have incurred public anger will definitely be severely punished.
Hearing this, Chen Yin's anger dissipated a lot. She had to admit that sometimes the power of the clan was still useful.
Under the cover of night, the family listened with relish to the apology coming from the loudspeaker.
After dinner, Chen Yin went to Wu Yuzhu's house with Wu Qingluan, who strongly requested to accompany her, to check on Grandma Quan's condition.
This time, I didn’t have to look closely to see that Grandma Quan’s face looked better.
"Grandma's health is gradually recovering. If possible, it's best to eat more nutritious food to replenish your body. This will help you get better faster."
When Wu Yuzhu heard this, she nodded heavily and said, "I will."
Due to limited resources, Chen Yin could only offer a few brief remarks. "I estimate that you'll need to continue drinking the Angelica Blood-Replenishing Soup tomorrow, and then switch to the Peiyuan Guben Powder. While you can get up and move around, it's best to stay in bed more to recover."
"Thank you, Sister Yinyin! I will take good care of grandma." This time, Wu Yuzhu's voice was particularly clear and cheerful.
After the matter was settled, Chen Yin took Wu Qingluan away.
On the other hand, Liu Wenchong, who was preparing to launch a town-wide medical knowledge promotion campaign, was not having such a good time.
Not only were the Yang Shulin family, the creators of the rumor, not found, but even the slandered Chen Yin had not returned yet.
If they want the county magistrate to believe in the effectiveness of their work, the example of Yang Shulin's family is important, and the opening of Huimin Hall is very important.
If possible, Liu Wenchong really wanted to rush directly to Qingshan Village and invite the people back.
However, due to the county magistrate's order and the town mayor's pressure, he was extremely busy and could only convey the message to Li Chunli and ask her to pass it on.
Li Chunli naturally agreed very well on the surface, but as long as the fear rumors about tuberculosis were not resolved, Yin Yin would not be able to open her clinic to treat patients, and it would be in vain to call her back.
So when faced with Liu Wenchong's request, she pretended to obey but actually disobeyed, just listening but not doing anything.
Anyway, I haven't seen anyone I know in Qingshan Village recently, and there is no telephone in Qingshan Village. It rained a few days ago and the mountain roads were difficult to walk on, so I guess no one can expose her lies.
Since Chen Yin had not returned yet, Liu Wenchong could only place his hopes on Yang Shulin and prepare to organize a series of medical knowledge lectures on tuberculosis in the town.
As time went by, most of the families in the village had seen Chen Yin for treatment.
Wu Dongmei estimated, "The free clinic will be over in about a day, and we can go back to town soon. It's not a good idea to keep asking Aunt Chunli to take care of the chickens in the backyard."
After these words came out, before Chen Yin expressed her opinion, An Hongying looked a little flustered and asked in a quick and sharp voice:
"Leaving so soon?"
Hearing the unusual tone of her aunt, Chen Yin looked at her curiously, "Aunt, is there anything else you want to say?"
An Hongying forced an awkward smile on her face. She knew that her tone just now was a little strange, but it was really because Chen Yin had been too generous these days, which made her have delusional thoughts.
Feeling the doubtful gaze from her husband, she changed her tone of the words that were about to come out.
"No, no. It's just that it's so rare for you and Dongmei to go home, so it would be best if you could stay a few more days. Besides, Mingfeng and Qingluan really like being with Yinyin, so it would be great if we could all play together in the village."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qiufeng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing his wife looking troubled from time to time these days, he had a vague guess in his mind.
But Yin Yin has been very busy treating the villagers these days, and he doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
But just as Wu Qiufeng exhaled, a clever voice exploded at the gate of the courtyard.
"Oh? My sister-in-law hopes that my younger sister can stay home for a while longer. I guess I can too, right?"
Before he finished speaking, a group of people quickly raised their eyes and looked across.
I saw a woman with fashionable clothes and curly hair standing at the gate. It was my grandmother's third daughter, Wu Qiuxiang.
"Third sister, why are you back?" Wu Qiufeng asked in surprise.
Seeing the other party, the awkward smile on An Hongying's face instantly disappeared. She walked forward and greeted him enthusiastically:
"Didn't Jin Cheng say that you and your uncle would work together for another full year? Why are you back now?"
Wu Qiuxiang threw the gift in her hand directly into the hands of her elder brother and sister-in-law, quickly walked to the pool, drank a bucket of water, and wiped the water stains from the corner of her mouth with her hand.
Then he fixed his eyes on Chen Yin, who had a very different temperament in the yard.
"Is this Yinyin? I haven't seen you for a few years. Third Auntie almost didn't recognize you."
"Come! Let Third Aunt have a good look. She has bought the most fashionable gifts in Yangcheng for you, Mingfeng, and Qingluan."
Chen Yin looked at her third aunt opposite her in shock. The person in front of her was so different from what she remembered that she could hardly recognize her for a moment.
Wu Mingfeng, tempted by the gift, called out sweetly, "Hello, Third Aunt!"
Wu Qingluan and Chen Yin followed closely behind, shouting in unison, "Hello, Third Aunt!"
“Okay, okay!”
Wu Qiuxiang's face flushed with excitement as she was about to take the bag from her eldest brother, which was full of gifts she had brought for the children.
When he turned around, he was frightened by the sharp gaze of his elder brother Wu Qiufeng, and his heart started pounding.
But Wu Qiuxiang quickly suppressed her inner anxiety and continued to say with great joy:
"Don't worry, Third Aunt will get you gifts right away."
"Brother, bring my bag here." As he said this, he waved his hand quickly and gestured for his brother to come over.
Wu Qiufeng, however, seemed to have not heard what the other party said at all. He walked quickly forward, grabbed the third sister's arm, and walked quickly towards the door.
Then he pointed at the ground at the door and said angrily:
"What are you doing here? If you want to give a gift, just give it. Why did you bring your paralyzed mother-in-law along? Are you here to take advantage of Chen Yin?"
At the end of his speech, Wu Qiufeng was obviously gritting his teeth and looked at his third sister in disbelief.
Wu Qiuxiang saw that her purpose was exposed, so she stopped trying to hide it and said confidently:
"Yes! I even brought my mother-in-law here."
"But I really wanted to give gifts to girls like Chen Yin. It just happened to be that."
"Coincidence! Third sister, I never find coincidences in you."
"Brother, am I this kind of person in your eyes?" Wu Qiuxiang asked in disbelief.
Looking up, Big Brother Wu Qiufeng's expression still maintained the indifference he showed when questioning, without a trace of warmth.
Seeing this, Wu Qiuxiang's tone also became calm, "Yes. I brought my mother-in-law here because I really hope Yinyin can help see if there is still hope of treatment."
"But I'm not the only one who thinks this way!"
Now that the words were out, she no longer hid them.
"This year, temporary residence permits were strictly checked, so Jiaxing and I had no choice but to return. Thinking of our remote town, we brought gifts for the girls at home. As soon as we got back to the village, we heard people say that a miracle doctor had come to Qingshan Village and brought back the dead. Everyone wished they were from Qingshan Village so they could get free medical treatment."
"It sounded exaggerated, so I asked around out of curiosity and found out it was Yin Yin who saved Aunt Quan."
"Tell me, as a daughter-in-law, can I watch a doctor at home and pretend nothing happened, watching my daughter trapped next to her paralyzed grandmother? What's more, I didn't say I wouldn't give money. As long as my mother-in-law can let Jinxiu go, I'm willing to pay any amount of money."
These questions stumped Wu Qiufeng.
Wu Qiuxiang wiped away the water droplets seeping from the corners of her eyes, sniffed hard, turned around and had her usual smiling face again.
She snatched her bag and walked quickly towards Chen Yin.
Only Wu Qiufeng was left standing there, accepting the whipping from his soul again and again.
Did he really do something wrong?
The truth is that the third sister has never needed anyone to worry about her since she was a child. She can calculate her accounts better than anyone else.
When she got married, she married into the Bai family, a well-off family in the surrounding area. Her father-in-law and husband were both temporary workers at the forest farm, and they only had this one son. After the reform and opening up, the two of them tried to make money everywhere, even secretly going to Guangzhou to work.
If my father-in-law had not passed away suddenly and my mother-in-law had not been paralyzed at home, I guess the small Western-style house could have been built.
Bai Jiaxing looked at his brother-in-law embarrassedly, gave his son a look, and the two of them carried their paralyzed mother into the yard.
At this moment, everyone understood the purpose of Wu Qiuxiang's trip.
Chen Yin glanced at the old man lying on the door panel.
The old man had a crooked mouth and eyes, and could only make hesitant whimpering sounds. His hands were tightly clenched on the quilt, unable to stretch or bend them. In addition, he had to lie on the door panel to be sent there, which showed that his lower limbs could not move after a stroke.
Wu Qiuxiang followed Chen Yin's gaze and felt a little embarrassed as she was always a strong-willed person.
But for the sake of her family, she still suppressed her shame and said:
"Yinyin, you've seen it too. This is my third aunt's mother-in-law. She hasn't been in good health since my father-in-law passed away. Three years ago, she suffered a stroke and has been seriously ill ever since. We've checked her out at hospitals in both the county and city. It seems like she had a sudden stroke, and there's currently no effective treatment."
"I'm here to ask for your help. Is it curable? It doesn't have to be completely cured, just enough to allow the old man to control his poop and pee. Even if that doesn't work, we're mentally prepared."
"Third Aunt, I don't know the specific details right now. Please send Grandma Hong to her room first."
Chen Yin shook her head and looked at her third aunt with a serious expression.
Upon hearing this, Wu Qiuxiang and Bai Jiaxing's hearts skipped a beat, and bad guesses immediately emerged in their minds.
We originally thought that the doctor could save a dying person and treat my mother-in-law/mother so that she could barely move around. Now it seems that they were both dreaming.
But both of them wanted to give it a try anyway.
Wu Qiuxiang instructed her husband and son to take her mother-in-law to the room where she lived.
In the yard, Wu Dongmei thought of her third sister's red eyes just now, and felt a little reluctant. It was the first time she saw her strong-willed third sister show such an expression.
Thinking of what her daughter had just said, she held her daughter's hand and asked with concern.
"Yinyin, is your third aunt's mother-in-law really beyond saving?"
"If it was a stroke, I would have given acupuncture treatment immediately. I'm about 80% sure it would have worked, but now it's been three years, and I don't know what the final outcome will be. I can only tell Aunt San the worst-case scenario for now so she can be mentally prepared."
After hearing this, Wu Dongmei's expression turned a little unhappy.
Three years ago, my daughter had just started school. Who could have treated her?
She could only hold her daughter's hands tightly and tell her, "Just do your best."
"I understand." Chen Yin nodded.
Then she walked towards the bedroom, took out her medicine box, and walked towards her third aunt's room.
Just as her figure disappeared from the door, Wu Qiufeng, who had been standing at the gate of the yard and feeling the cold wind, finally walked into the yard.
An Hongying glanced in the direction of the room and then at her husband.
This time she finally made up her mind, gritted her teeth, and told the other party what she had just hesitated about.
"Qiufeng, if I bring my mom here, can Yinyin help look after her? Her eyesight has been getting worse over the years. She can't see the road at night. What if she falls..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but both of them knew the result.
If an elderly person in the village falls, his life is basically doomed.
While recalling his mother-in-law's difficulties, Wu Qiufeng also thought of the hard work Chen Yin had gone through during her treatment these days.
Thinking of this, he looked at his third sister's room helplessly and sighed.
When he saw his third sister and her family coming to the gate of the yard, he had already guessed the current consequence.
Ever since the news of Yin Yin's amazing medical skills spread, the whole village has come. How could other villages not know about it?
Especially those families who have in-laws with the villagers, all wanted to use the relationships with their aunts and uncles to seek medical treatment in the village, but they were all forced back by the village party secretary.
It seems that he can no longer suppress his third sister's behavior today.
So, facing his wife's pleading eyes, Wu Qiufeng closed his eyes helplessly. When he opened them again, he said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask Yin Yin and the village party secretary first."
"Hey! Don't worry, don't worry!"
Hearing the relaxation in her husband's words, An Hongying shouted excitedly.
The conversation between the two was not quiet. The people in the yard looked at each other and continued to focus their attention on the room opposite.
Inside the house, Chen Yin had already checked Grandma Hong's condition in detail.
Overall, the situation was a little better than she had imagined.
Based on the symptoms at the time of the sudden stroke, the patient's stroke was located in the middle meridian period, and the expectation of recovering and maintaining physiological functions should be realized.
In order to awaken the other person's consciousness, it is necessary to awaken the brain and clear the meridians②.
The best way to achieve this goal is acupuncture.
After Chen Yin decided on the treatment plan, she turned her gaze to Bai Jinxiu and said, "Sister Jinxiu, since you have been taking care of Grandma Hong for the past three years, you will assist me with the treatment later. The others should go out to the yard and wait."
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The author has something to say: ① Chinese medicine pediatrics
②Shi Xuemin's Practical Acupuncture
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