Chapter 22 Paying Medical Expenses and Digging for Medicinal Herbs
Wu Qiuxiang glanced at Chen Yin, who had a calm look in her eyes, then glanced at her daughter, who had a gentle expression, and walked out with her husband and son.
After the strangers left, Chen Yin closed the door.
Bai Jinxiu immediately stepped forward and asked, "Yinyin, what should I do?"
"Just like you normally take care of your grandma, try to comfort her. Also, I have a lot of stitches, so please take off Grandma Hong's shirt."
"Hey!" Bai Jinxiu nodded and took action immediately.
Even though Grandma Hong no longer felt any shame in front of her family due to the stroke, she still felt a little embarrassed when she was suddenly asked to take off her clothes in front of outsiders.
She could only selectively close her eyes and pretend nothing happened if she couldn't see anything.
Bai Jinxiu looked at her grandmother's trembling eyelashes and knew what she was thinking.
Compared to when I first found out I had a stroke and couldn't move, and was in a bad mood all day long, my situation is much better now.
Three years were enough for her to understand her grandmother's personality.
"Grandma, just think of Xiaoyin as the doctor who's treating you. After Xiaoyin's treatment, you might be able to stand up and won't need our help anymore."
Hearing this, Grandma Hong's eyes rolled more frequently.
However, the stiffness in her body was relaxed to a certain extent. Bai Jinxiu took off her clothes smoothly and covered her grandmother with a thin blanket.
Then she turned her gaze to Chen Yin beside her.
I saw the other party unfolding a cloth bag, and silver needles emitting cold light were inserted on it.
When she saw it suddenly, her heart subconsciously tightened, and then beat faster.
"Xiaoyin..."
Hearing this, Chen Yin glanced up at the bed. "You've taken off your clothes, right? I'll disinfect the needle and insert it immediately. Please keep an eye on Grandma Hong and don't let her move around. If she doesn't move the needle deeply, it could cause irreversible consequences."
"I'll take good care of grandma."
As she spoke, Bai Jinxiu sat down next to her grandmother, pressed her upper body down, and gently held down her grandmother's arms with her hands to prevent her from moving.
Seeing this, Chen Yin took out a lighter and quickly burned the silver needle to disinfect it.
Then he aimed the silver needle at the Neiguan acupoint on the inside of his arm and inserted it more than half an inch, using a twisting, lifting and inserting technique for one minute; then he used the pecking technique to insert it into the Shuigou acupoint until the eyeball became moist...①
After a while, Grandma Hong's hands, feet, head and back were almost all pricked several times.
Although she was unable to express her emotions, she even had doubts about treating a young girl like Chen Yin at the beginning.
But with each drop of the silver needle, she could clearly feel a faint sense of energy coming from the place where the silver needle penetrated, as if something was impacting her stiff body.
Gradually, some parts of my body began to relax, and my tense expression softened unconsciously.
Grandma Hong was satisfied, but Chen Yin pinched her eyebrows and felt the pulse with both hands, and found that the recovery from the stroke did not meet her expectations.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to go back and look through the book to find the best treatment plan.
"Excuse me, Sister Jinxiu, can you help Grandma Hong put on her clothes?"
"It's all my responsibility." Bai Jinxiu looked at Chen Yin's sad face in confusion and quickly started to get dressed.
Soon, the two opened the door and faced everyone's curious gazes.
The person who was most concerned about the treatment effect was naturally Wu Qiuxiang, who came with her mother-in-law. She saw that Chen Yin's expression was not very good, and immediately had a bad guess in her mind.
He immediately stepped forward and asked with concern, "Yinyin, you don't have any solution, right?"
As soon as she finished asking, she realized that her words were wrong, and with a wry smile on her face, she said helplessly:
"It's okay even if there's no treatment. We've come this far in three years anyway, so continuing like this won't be a problem."
Bai Jiaxing stood there without moving, obviously thinking the same thing as his wife.
He sighed deeply, walked to his wife, took her hand to comfort her, but his eyes were looking at Chen Yin opposite him.
"Yinyin, don't be hard on yourself if you can't cure it. Your third aunt and I anticipated this outcome, but we just wanted to give it another try."
As if worried that everyone would hear the sob in his voice, he quickly turned to look at Wu Qiufeng, forced a bitter smile and said:
"Brother, we will probably have to sleep here tonight. Please make some arrangements."
"We are all family, what are you talking about?" Wu Qiufeng understood what his third brother-in-law meant and spoke to comfort him.
For a moment, a sad atmosphere flowed in the yard.
Chen Yin could tell that her third aunt and uncle had already anticipated the worst outcome, so she didn't interrupt them.
After thinking for a moment, she spoke slowly.
"After my first acupuncture session, Grandma Hong's condition didn't improve significantly. Perhaps I'm not very skilled and haven't done enough research on stroke treatment. Don't rush to take Grandma Hong home. Wait until I study ancient texts and medical books to see if there are other better treatment options."
When they heard that there was still a chance of recovery, Wu Qiuxiang and Bai Jiaxing's eyes suddenly lit up.
Bai Jiaxing waved his hands excitedly, "Don't worry, don't worry. Yinyin, you've been busy for so many days, you should have a good rest tonight. Anyway, we've waited for three years, so these few days won't make a difference."
"Yes, yes, yes! Yinyin, listen to your third uncle." Wu Qiuxiang echoed.
Chen Yin nodded, rested for a while, and went back to her room to look for ancient books.
This time when she returned to the village, she not only brought medical tools, but also brought a few books stored in the attic to continue studying.
In this way, Chen Yin watched until late at night.
If Wu Dongmei hadn't urged her in her ear, she would probably have stayed up all night to find a better treatment plan.
But as soon as she lay down, she felt a crisp sound on her forehead.
"Ouch!" Chen Yin quickly covered the place where she was hit and opened her eyes to see who was disturbing her rest.
Who would have thought that when I opened my eyes, the person I saw was my ancestor whom I hadn’t seen for two days.
"Haha! You don't even have a solid foundation in your skills, and you still want to cure illnesses and save lives?"
“What a wild idea!”
As soon as they met, they suffered two consecutive blows.
Even though Chen Yin had some understanding of her medical skills, she was still a little embarrassed when faced with the master's blunt exposure.
"Since you don't understand the symptoms of this recipe, then practice hard."
Listening to it, Chen Yin felt a huge force coming from her back, and she fell straight into the shimmering lake water.
Just when she thought she was going to fall into the lake and become a drowned rat, she suddenly heard noisy voices.
"Doctor Chen! Doctor Chen! What are you still thinking about? Mr. Song's family has sent someone to ask you to go to the Song residence as soon as possible to treat Old Madam Song."
When Chen Yin opened her eyes, she was faced with a chaotic scene.
Then, her body uncontrollably followed the servants of the Song residence to the bedside of Old Madam Song.
It was not until the medical consultation and pulse diagnosis began that the body returned to Chen Yin's control.
After diagnosis, she felt that Mrs. Song's condition was similar to that of Grandma Hong today, except that Mrs. Song consulted a doctor as soon as she became ill, so treatment should be easier.
Based on the medical books she read that night, she updated the treatment plan.
But two days passed and Old Madam Song was still speechless.
Mr. Song, who had close contacts with the county government, could not accept this result. Chen Yin was immediately framed as a quack doctor and thrown into prison.
The next second, Chen Yin appeared in the clinic again and received Mr. Song's invitation to see a doctor again.
This is repeated over and over again, from the early signs of stroke to the late stages of internal organs damage, all patients who have just fallen ill or have not recovered for years are treated several times.
In the end, even Chen Yin couldn't remember how many patients she had seen and how many times she had been to jail.
But the result was still acceptable. She had accumulated countless experiences in treating stroke.
At this time, she dared to say that if Grandma Hong was treated again, most of her illness could be cured at once.
As soon as the thought came to her mind, Chen Yin was kicked out of the dream by the master.
She opened her eyes quickly and looked up. It was already six o'clock the next day.
Thinking of what happened last night, she quickly got up, dressed neatly and went downstairs, just in time to run into her third aunt who was getting up to make breakfast.
Wu Qiuxiang looked at Chen Yin in surprise and asked:
"Yinyin, why are you up so early? Doesn't today's consultation start at 8 o'clock?"
"Last night, after I fell asleep, I 'dreamed' about the treatment plan for Grandma Hong, and when I woke up, I wanted to try it."
Although Chen Yin was telling the truth, Wu Qiuxiang didn't believe it.
In her opinion, Chen Yin thinks about something during the day and dreams about it at night.
It must be because he was worried about his mother-in-law's illness that he woke up in a hurry. He slept very late last night and got up so early. No young body could bear it.
For a moment, a warm feeling flowed through Wu Qiuxiang's heart.
She reached out her hand and gently stroked Chen Yin's head, just like when she was a child.
"Yinyin, you don't have to be so stressed. Your third uncle and I have long anticipated Mother's treatment. She is our responsibility. You must have been very busy these days. You should have a good rest."
"Aunt San, don't worry, I know my body well." Chen Yin nodded, accepting her concern.
"If you're not busy eating breakfast, you can practice the Five Animals Exercises with us to get some exercise."
Just at this moment, grandma came out of the room, heard Chen Yin's words, and nodded in agreement.
"Qiuxiang, you're right. Ever since Yinyin and I learned the Five Animal Exercises, we've been doing them every morning. My body has become stronger and stronger, and I have more energy to work."
"Really?" Wu Qiuxiang asked doubtfully.
But after she tried it herself and experienced it, she had to say that after practicing the Five Animal Exercises, her body, which had slept for a whole night, suddenly came alive and she looked radiant.
Wu Qiuxiang moved her limbs in surprise, "This Five Animal Exercises is really something!"
"Really? Not bad, right? You should practice it often when you go back. It will be beneficial." Grandma said with a smile.
Wu Qiuxiang nodded heavily and agreed.
Not only herself, but the whole family must practice. If the mother-in-law is well, she should practice even more.
"By the way, Yinyin, can people who have suffered a stroke practice the Five Animal Exercises?"
"Yes, but you can only practice the modified version. I will teach you after Grandma Hong can move freely."
“Okay, okay!”
Wu Qiuxiang keenly heard the unbelievable guess from Chen Yin's words, and her cheeks flushed with excitement.
Without waiting for others to react, he quickly walked towards the kitchen, determined to make a pot of seafood porridge with lots of ingredients for everyone.
This time when she came back, she brought a lot of dried seafood for everyone to try.
At breakfast, Chen Yin held the delicious and fragrant seafood porridge in her hands, and she was completely overwhelmed by the aroma.
Seafood is a rare and precious thing, whether for Chen Yin who lives in the inland or for Chen Yin who lives deep in the house.
Wu Qiuxiang looked at everyone's shocked expressions with a smile and said proudly:
"These kinds of seafood are rare here. In Guangzhou, some people won't even accept them if you give them to them. They're tired of them because they're everywhere. So some smart people dry them and bring them to the city to trade. Jiaxing and I were curious, so we bought some and brought them home for everyone to try."
Wu Mingfeng was already very interested in the economically developed Guangzhou, and after hearing what her third aunt said, she became even more fascinated.
But at this moment, she could only treat the seafood porridge in her hand as Yangcheng and savor it carefully.
After a breakfast, everyone felt warm in their stomachs and sweet in their hearts.
After breakfast, Chen Yin took Bai Jinxiu to give acupuncture to Grandma Hong again.
With rich experience, acupuncture can be performed smoothly and effortlessly, as if assisted by God.
Even Bai Jinxiu, who knew nothing about traditional Chinese medicine, could see that Chen Yin was extraordinary today.
Sure enough, when the last silver needle was removed, she looked at her grandmother's slightly trembling fingers in shock, covered her mouth which was wide open in surprise with one hand, and pointed at her grandmother's hand with the other hand tremblingly.
“It’s moving, it’s moving!”
"Yinyin, look, grandma's hands can move now!"
In an instant, Bai Jinxiu seemed to feel an invisible burden lifted from her shoulders.
As the eldest of the next generation in the family and a child who failed to get into college, she was the one selectively abandoned by her family after her grandmother suffered a stroke and became paralyzed.
She spends every day accompanying a paralyzed old man with an unpredictable temper. She doesn't know how she has spent every day for the past three years.
Now, Bai Jinxiu finally saw the hope of being liberated, and tears could not stop flowing.
Although she didn't speak, Chen Yin could imagine the suffering the other person was going through, so she chose to listen and wait silently.
But Wu Qiuxiang, who was anxious outside the door, couldn't wait that long.
When she heard her daughter's excited shouts coming from the house, she almost couldn't control her body and rushed towards the door.
It was Wu Dongmei who grabbed her third sister to prevent her from disturbing her daughter's treatment.
But the group waited for a long time and didn't hear any movement from inside.
This time, not only Wu Qiuxiang and Bai Jiaxing, but others could not resist their curiosity and quickly approached the door and pushed it open.
At a glance, he spotted Grandma Hong crying on the bed, her fingers trembling with excitement.
Then, Bai Jinxiu, with tears streaming down her face, came into view.
Everyone could guess why she was crying and felt heartbroken.
At this moment, Wu Qiuxiang had no time to care about her mother-in-law. She hugged her daughter and kept apologizing.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Mom knows you've suffered these past three years. I'm sorry..."
At this moment, she didn't know what else to say except these three words.
Bai Jinxiu hugged her mother tightly, crying without saying anything.
Chen Yin glanced at the people in the room and briefly described the treatment that had just taken place.
"Grandma Hong can already control the flexion and extension of her fingers, which is a very good progress. I estimate that she still needs some more treatment, and she should be able to stand up and move around with the help of a wall without any problem."
"Thank you! Thank you! Yinyin, you are the best doctor we have met in the past three years." Bai Jiaxing said excitedly.
"I'm just doing the best I can."
"Yinyin, you are too modest."
"Yes, Yinyin, don't be so modest. Your third uncle and I went to Yangcheng and consulted the doctors there. For someone like my mother-in-law, the best outcome would be to lie in bed for the rest of her life. Who would have thought that there would be a day when she could stand up again?"
Wu Dongmei noticed her daughter's embarrassment and quickly interrupted her.
"Oh! It's only a few minutes until eight o'clock, and Yinyin still has to see patients. Let's go out quickly and let Auntie have a good rest."
"It won't matter if these few minutes are enough!"
The sudden voice startled everyone in the room.
Wu Dongmei turned around and saw that it was the villager who was waiting in line to see the doctor today. He had actually walked to the door and was only one step away from entering the room.
Wu Qiufeng looked at everyone's mess, opened his hands, and walked slowly forward.
"Don't go, don't go! Those who want to see a doctor, hurry up and line up in front of the table. You will be seen immediately."
But those who have been attracted here are not so easy to get rid of, especially when some people heard that they seemed to have seen outsiders entering the village.
"Qiu Feng, who is in the room? I remember the first patient to be seen today should be from the Qi Ao family, right?"
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Wu Qiufeng frowned and said in an irritable tone:
"She is my third sister's mother-in-law."
"Ohhh! Relatives."
When the person asking the question heard that it was the Bai family, who had close ties with the Wu family, he quickly shut his mouth, kept backing away, and returned to his original position.
Soon, the news that the old lady of the Bai family who had suffered a stroke was being treated by Chen Yin spread throughout the village.
Those who had some ulterior motives in their minds suddenly became active.
"You said, since the Bai family can provide free medical treatment, it should be okay for me to invite my mother-in-law over, right?"
"Your in-laws? Do you know your in-laws Yin Yin?"
"You've never met someone before, yet you're trying to take advantage of us, without even asking if we in Qingshan Village agree!"
"Old Dun, what does this have to do with you? If I remember correctly, your daughter's husband seems to have been weak since birth. Don't you want to ask Yinyin to think of a solution?"
…
Sure enough, the situation was just as Wu Qiufeng had expected. As soon as a hole was torn, someone would immediately come over following the smell.
Isn’t it?
After the free medical consultation ended in the morning, the village party secretary led several elders in the village to visit the patient.
Wu Sheng didn't expect that his first meeting with Chen Yin after returning to the village would be so awkward. After all, he made an embarrassing invitation right at her door, and he felt a little embarrassed.
"Yinyin, aren't you busy?"
"Grandpa Secretary, I've just finished seeing patients this morning. What brings you here?"
With a row of elderly people standing in front of her, it was no wonder that Chen Yin had some doubts.
Wu Sheng looked at the old guys next to him, and he almost couldn't keep the awkward smile on his face, but he still forced himself to speak:
"There's something I want to tell you."
"Is it about the handling of Wu Laosan and Wang Laoba?"
"You're talking about this. The village has already decided on their punishment. They'll be responsible for village sanitation this year. If their performance isn't good, their share of the village's collective income will be reduced. This was a unanimous decision, and it has nothing to do with you."
The last sentence is obviously intended to distance himself from Chen Yin, fearing that someone would use this to cause trouble.
Chen Yin accepted the villagers' kindness, but at the same time she understood that this was not the other party's purpose in coming.
Sure enough, the village party secretary Wu Sheng immediately revealed the real purpose of his visit.
"Yinyin, you've been providing free medical care to the villagers these days. We in the village can never repay your kindness. If you need help from the villagers in the future, just let us know. As long as we can do it, we will do it without hesitation."
"But you also know that the news of your free clinic in the village is bound to spread. Everyone has children, daughters-in-law, parents-in-law, and they all want to ask you if it is possible to have them come to our village to participate in the free clinic?"
"Grandpa knows this is to embarrass you, so whether you agree or not, this matter will be forgotten in the village and no one will mention it again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other old men around him looked at Chen Yin with satisfaction.
Chen Yin didn't expect that her free clinic would have such a wide impact, and she was not prepared when she came.
At this moment, the medicines she had in stock were seriously insufficient to support the next free clinic.
In addition, she and her mother had been away from the clinic for too long, so she wanted to go back and check the situation.
So, faced with the expectations of the villagers, she could only choose to refuse temporarily.
"Grandpa Secretary, I understand what you mean. Although I also want to do my part for everyone, I'm running out of medicinal herbs. Even if I can choose to use common herbs in the village as substitutes, some of the herbs needed for some diseases cannot be grown in our area. Replenishing the herbs is urgent."
"Plus, I've been away for too long this time, so I still have to go back and check on the clinic."
Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with disappointment, but they still agreed with Chen Yin's words.
After all, free medical treatment is already a good thing. How can we expect the other party to keep doing it?
The next second, Chen Yin's voice rang out, and my heart, which had just sunk, was instantly lifted up.
"So, we still need to consider the matter of going to other villages for free medical treatment in the long term."
"If possible, I'd like to ask the Party Secretary to register the invited villages, preferably with their locations, the number of critically ill patients, and their symptoms, so I can make the next arrangements."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person on the other side immediately gave him a shocked look.
"good!"
“Okay, okay!”
"The young are truly formidable! Having two doctors, Chen Nanhe and Chen Yin, in our village is truly the greatest blessing for Qingshan Village!"
"Yin Yin, I really didn't expect you to be able to do this!" Wu Sheng was so moved that he didn't know what to say.
"Don't worry, I'll report this to the other villages when I get back. If they dare treat you rudely during your free clinic, we in Qingshan Village will definitely not let them off!"
After thinking for a moment, Wu Sheng could only say such harsh words.
After all, when he came, he only expected Chen Yin to accept the patients from their village for treatment. He didn't expect that the other party had already thought of the next step and went directly to other villages for free medical treatment. This was really beyond his expectations.
I never expected that he, an old man, could not think as far ahead as a young girl.
After finishing their business, the group left in a hurry for fear of disturbing Chen Yin's rest.
At this time, Wu Dongmei and others stepped forward to find out what Chen Yin was thinking.
"Yinyin, why did you agree to this? We're in an unfamiliar village, and Mom is worried you'll be bullied."
"Mom, I understand your worries." Facing her mother's worries, Chen Yin looked firm and explained the reasons.
"But after spending a few days in our village, I clearly saw countless families whose entire families were almost completely bankrupted by illness simply because they had no money. Those who didn't want to go bankrupt and burden their children would rather lie down and wait for death."
"And I happen to possess medical skills that can lend a hand. By sacrificing just a few days of my long life, I can extend the lives of many others. In my opinion, this deal is a perfect bargain."
At this moment, Wu Qingluan seemed to see a dazzling light behind Chen Yin, cleansing her soul.
Not only her, but everyone else couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing Chen Yin's words.
Wu Dongmei even seemed to see the shadow of her husband in her daughter.
Yes! If my husband hadn't had the same idea, with his medical skills, he would have been able to get a better life and treatment whether he returned to the capital or went to other big cities.
But why did my husband stay in the small town?
It should be to practice and fulfill the meaning of "Benefiting the People" in Huimintang Medical Clinic with oneself.
Now that her daughter is on the same path, she should be more supportive.
"Mom supports you."
"Sister Yinyin, you are the person I admire most in my life!" Wu Mingfeng exclaimed.
"Sister Yinyin, I want to learn from you." Wu Qingluan said, looking in the direction of Chen Yin with unfocused eyes.
Others expressed their admiration for Chen Yin with their eyes.
After sighing, Wu Qiufeng very much agreed with his niece's decision, but he felt that doing good things must also be done while ensuring safety.
"We don't know much about other villages, so Yinyin, next time you go to a village, please ask someone to tell your uncle and I will go with you. With me by your side, I'm sure those with ulterior motives won't dare to act."
"Yes! Yinyin, your uncle is right. If your brother Wenbo wasn't here, it would be better for the two of them to accompany you."
"Okay, then we have a deal."
Chen Yin understood the principle that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, and immediately agreed to her uncle's proposal.
Thus, the free medical consultation was decided.
After lunch break, Chen Yin continued her free medical consultation.
The villagers also learned from the village party secretary and elders that Chen Yin was going to provide free medical treatment in their relatives' village, and they all looked at Chen Yin with admiration.
Those who had previously thought that Chen Yin was trying to elevate the status of Wu Qiufeng and his group in the village now felt that they were narrow-minded and that they were looking down on others.
Chen Yin really wants to do her bit for these statusless farmers and really wants to do good things.
As a result, the villagers almost formed a tacit understanding that they must protect Chen Yin's safety.
The villagers even spontaneously formed a team to escort Chen Yin when she went out for free medical treatment, ready to accompany her and protect her safety.
The task that Wu Qiufeng had assigned to him had been secretly snatched away by someone.
Chen Yin, who had just finished the free medical consultation in Qingshan Village, knew nothing about this.
In her impression, the only difference in this consultation was that the villagers were very cooperative and the consultation was a little faster.
Because they were leaving tomorrow, Wu Yuzhu appeared in the Wu family yard.
Wu Yuzhu nervously and ashamedly clenched the schoolbag in her hand and carefully lifted it in front of Chen Yin.
"Doctor Chen, this is the medical expenses I've raised over the past few days. I know it's far from enough compared to the medicine my grandma needs to pay for. But don't worry, I will definitely pay it back."
Coincidentally, Chen Yin also wanted to talk to the other party about the medical expenses before leaving.
She has the heart to cure diseases and save lives, but it is not completely free, otherwise it will encourage some people to develop bad habits.
When she saw Wu Yuzhu's perseverance despite facing adversity, she knew that she was definitely not that kind of person.
Sure enough, Wu Yuzhu showed up the night before leaving.
Chen Yin took it, opened the schoolbag, and saw clearly the money inside, which was older and smaller than the money in Wu Laosan's family.
With just a quick glance, she knew that this was all the other person's savings.
"How much money is in here?"
"One hundred and fifty-three dollars and sixty-eight cents." Wu Yuzhu answered quickly.
"I calculated the medical expenses for Grandma Quan's treatment, and it's about one thousand yuan. In other words, you still owe me eight hundred and forty-six and thirty-two yuan."
When Wu Yuzhu heard the amount of money she had never been involved in, her expression was stunned for a moment.
But she quickly composed herself and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Doctor Chen, I will definitely pay you back."
As he said this, he took out the IOU he had prepared long ago, marked the amount on it, and handed it to the other party.
But this time Chen Yin did not take over the conversation immediately, but instead talked about other topics.
"If I remember correctly, you should be in the sixth grade now, which is a critical stage for you to enter middle school."
Thinking that Chen Yin was Wu Qingluan's cousin, Wu Yuzhu was not surprised that Chen Yin knew her situation, but she didn't understand why she asked this question.
She replied with a confused look on her face: "Yes, it's sixth grade."
"That means you are still studying and will not be able to earn money to repay your debts for a long time in the future."
Before she finished speaking, Wu Yuzhu retorted anxiously, "No, no, no! Doctor Chen, I can pay you back. I have a pig family, and I can raise another one tomorrow and harvest a few more baskets of pig grass. I will definitely pay you back. And please continue to treat my grandma."
She also thought that Chen Yin did not trust her ability to repay the debt and was worried that it would affect her grandmother's future follow-up examinations.
Chen Yin noticed the child's panic and quickly interrupted him.
"I'm not saying I'll stop treating Grandma Quan, but I think you're a child, and your most important task right now is studying. You gave me your schoolbag and all the money in the family, but have you ever thought about how you're going to go to school?"
As she spoke, Chen Yin took out fifty yuan from her schoolbag and showed it to Wu Yuzhu with a smile.
"This fifty yuan is the amount of your first repayment. You can repay it in installments later. The frequency is up to you, but you must ensure that you can maintain your studies and life."
When Wu Yuzhu heard this, she was so moved that her eyes turned red. She thought to herself: She has met so many good people in her life, and she must repay their kindness.
She sniffed hard, not wanting to appear vulnerable.
When he looked up at Chen Yin again, except for the slightly red eyes, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Wu Yuzhu took the schoolbag and clenched it tightly with both hands. "Doctor Chen, I will definitely not let you down."
After saying that, she prepared to turn and leave.
"Hey! Wait!"
"Sister Yinyin, is there anything else?" Wu Yuzhu asked puzzledly.
"Wait here for a moment. I have something to give you." Chen Yin smiled and waved, motioning the other person to come closer.
After a while, Wu Yuzhu looked at the thick book in her hand and couldn't help but read out the name.
"Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica."
"That's right. 'Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica' is one of the four great classic works of Chinese medicine. It contains detailed records of the names, images, and properties of various medicinal herbs, helping people gain a deeper understanding of their habits and appearance."
After hearing this, Wu Yuzhu still didn't understand why Chen Yin gave her the book.
"I know you're young and your ways of making money are limited. I gave you this book because I hope you can learn about the medicinal herbs in it."
"Whether you're working in the fields or cutting grass for pigs in the mountains, if you come across any medicinal herbs you recognize, you can pick them, process them briefly, and send them to the clinic in my town. I'll pay you for the herbs then."
Chen Yin's tone was soft, as if she was talking about something insignificant.
But Wu Yuzhu felt that the book in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and she was almost unable to support it.
No matter what the doctor in front of me said, it was all for the sake of taking care of myself.
Thinking of Chen Yin's kindness to her family, Wu Yuzhu wanted to refuse, but thinking of the situation at home, she couldn't say no.
In the struggle, my lips were almost bleeding from being bitten by my teeth.
In the end, she finally chose the side that was more beneficial to herself.
"Sister Yinyin, I will familiarize myself with medicinal herbs as soon as possible and sell them to make money to pay off my debts."
"I believe you. But don't go to dangerous places to dig medicinal herbs for the sake of temporary benefits. Remember?" Chen Yin rubbed Wu Yuzhu's little face, which was almost suffocated, and reminded her again and again.
"Yes!" Wu Yuzhu nodded heavily and left with the medical book.
Wu Dongmei listened to the conversation between the two and was filled with emotion.
"Yinyin, you did a great job. Yuzhu is a good child. We will do our best to help her if we can."
"Yuzhu has a strong character and values family ties. She is a rare child."
Chen Yin looked at Wu Yuzhu's receding back and gave her evaluation.
Because Wu Dongmei and her daughter would leave the next day, the Wu family started busying themselves early in the morning, and crackling sounds could be heard from the kitchen from time to time.
Especially Wu Qiuxiang and Bai Jiaxing, a couple who benefited from Chen Yin's kindness.
Not only did he fill Chen Yin's backpack with the dried seafood he brought from Guangzhou last night, but he also planned to treat Chen Yin and her boyfriend to a big meal early in the morning.
Chen Yin got up at six o'clock as usual, practiced the Five Animal Exercises, continued to give acupuncture to Grandma Hong, and then went to the kitchen.
Seeing the foggy kitchen, I couldn't help but become curious about this morning's meal.
"Aunt, what are you cooking this morning? Why are you using so many pots at once? I don't have much appetite this morning, so I won't be able to finish it if I cook too much."
Wu Qiuxiang replied slowly while busying herself with breakfast.
"Not much, not much, just your favorite seafood porridge, steamed bacon and steamed sausage, and a bowl of red sugar fermented glutinous rice dumplings to replenish your qi and blood. You've been exhausted these days, so you should eat more good food to replenish your energy."
Hearing so much food, Chen Yin was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.
She patted her belly and couldn't help asking: Can she really eat so much?
Sometimes it is really hard to refuse the love from your loved ones.
Chen Yin drank a large bowl of brown sugar fermented glutinous rice dumplings and ate a few slices of bacon. Her stomach was really full.
The solution grandma gave was: stay a little longer, eat something and then leave.
Just when Chen Yin was about to refuse, she suddenly heard the sound of someone pushing the door behind her.
The news that the free clinic ended yesterday had already spread throughout the village. Who would come at this time?
Chen Yin stood up and saw that it was Wu Jianwei and Liu Baiyun, the couple who had invited her back to the village. They were holding their babies who were less than half a month old in their arms.
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