Chapter 40: Old Chinese Medicine Practitioner
40 Old Chinese Medicine Practitioner
"What's wrong, auntie, are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I want to find one for my Xiaoxue."
Lin Dazhi paused and looked at Qin's mother, "What's wrong?"
Mother Qin sighed and whispered, "Xiaoxue is a miserable child. She has not been pregnant after many years of marriage. Her ex-husband had a mistress outside. Xiaoxue couldn't stand it, so she divorced him."
Lin Dazhi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help looking at Tang Xue who was busy in the kitchen, "Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?"
"Of course there is. We've been to hospitals not only in our county, but also in the city, provincial capital, and other provinces. All hospitals say that Xiaoxue is in good health, but she just can't get pregnant. Isn't that strange? Because of this, she doesn't want to get married, but as the elders, how can we not be anxious? So we want to find an old Chinese doctor, and ask you if you know any." said Qin's mother.
Lin Dazhi immediately said, "Yes, there is an 80-year-old Chinese medicine doctor in our town. He is famous in our area. Auntie, if you trust me, I can take her to see him. In the past, there were people in our area who couldn't get pregnant. They just went to see him and it was just a matter of applying some medicine."
Mother Qin smiled and said, "Then I'll go in and ask Xiaoxue?"
"I'm done with my work today. How about I take her there now? What do you think, auntie?" Lin Dazhi said.
"I'll go talk to Xiaoxue and my second sister-in-law first." Mother Qin went into the kitchen and said.
Tang Xue couldn't help but glance at Lin Dazhi, and Lin Dazhi nodded at her.
Tang's second aunt came out and asked Lin Dazhi, "Dazhi, is the old Chinese doctor's medical skills really that good?"
"Really, it's well-known far and wide, and many people come to visit."
"But I can't go today. How about you give me a seat? I'll ask her brother to take a leave and bring Xiaoxue there tomorrow. You're busy too, so I can't take up your time."
"I also have to go into the city to deliver goods to other people. It's just right for me to take her there after I'm done." Lin Dazhi said.
"It's better to let her brother take her there." Tang's second uncle shook her head.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Lin Dazhi thought that Tang Xue's identity was also sensitive, and she had no relationship with him. If someone saw it, it would have a bad impact on Tang Xue, so he said, "Then I will come here tomorrow."
"Thank you very much for your help. When I'm done, I'll treat you to dinner." Auntie Tang said with a smile.
"Then I won't be polite to you, auntie." Lin Dazhi agreed.
"If you can solve Xiaoxue's physical problem, then you've really been a great help." Mother Qin looked at him and said.
Lin Dazhi glanced at Tang Xue and said, "I think Miss Tang is fine. Generally, there won't be any problems. Aunts, don't worry too much."
He stayed for a while, but had no other excuse to stay any longer, so he left.
Mother Qin saw him out, and when she was done, she turned back and asked Aunt Tang, "Sister-in-law, did you see it?"
Tang's second aunt asked knowingly, "What did you see?"
"Don't pretend with me, I don't know you yet?" Qin's mother laughed.
Tang's second uncle smiled and said, "I did see some meaning. I don't know if I've become crazy from looking forward to having a son-in-law."
The two of them didn't lower their voices intentionally, so Tang Xue overheard the conversation, but she pretended not to hear it and started cooking the tea eggs.
"How did it become a problem?" Mother Qin glanced at her niece and whispered, "When we moved in the other day, Yiyi told me that Dazhi asked her if Xiaoxue had a boyfriend."
When Tang's second aunt heard this, her heart moved. It seemed that she was right.
But thinking of her daughter's health, she sighed again, "You know Xiaoxue's situation."
She thought her daughter was impeccable, being very well behaved and sensible since she was young, but she just had a bad fate.
Not being able to have children...how big a blow must this be for a woman?
"I have never believed that Xiaoxue has any health problems. Yiyi even told me that she has heard of such a situation. It is not necessarily a physical problem, but a matter of blood type and constitution..."
Mother Qin then told Shen Yiyi's story about the special case of blood type incompatibility.
"Really?" Tang's second aunt asked hurriedly.
"Really, Yi Yi would not make up such a thing to comfort me. Xiaoxue has been checked in all these years and all the results were normal. How come she can't have children? I think it is most likely this special situation!" Qin's mother nodded.
Tang's second aunt couldn't help but pray: "It would be great if this were the case. But Xiaoxue is divorced..."
"I just told Dazhi about Xiaoxue's condition. Dazhi didn't show any disgust at all. He just wanted to take Xiaoxue to see a Chinese doctor." Qin's mother whispered.
Tang's second aunt looked at her and asked, "Do you really think Dazhi is a good person?"
Mother Qin was very direct: "You can't find it even with a lantern. You have to do Xiaoxue's work. Don't think that men are unreliable just because of the previous one. There are still good men in this world."
He had chosen this nephew's husband with all his heart, and he could not be wrong.
Aunt Tang nodded and said, "You are right."
At noon, Shen Yiyi came here and heard about this. In the evening, when there were about two kilograms of tea leaf eggs left from selling, she brought the two kilograms of tea leaf eggs to her uncle's house.
It was already late when she arrived, and everyone except Uncle Tang had returned.
Of course, Tang Hui's wife and Tang Xu's wife both knew this cousin-in-law, and when they saw her, they were extremely enthusiastic.
"I was just thinking about finding a time to go visit you, Yi Yi, but I didn't expect you to be here now."
"Yeah, but Yiyi, since you're here, why did you bring tea eggs with you? You can keep them to sell for money."
Shen Yiyi is a person who works outside, and she has a sharp eye. She knows the tricks of these two cousins at a glance.
But it doesn’t matter, because we don’t have to live together, and we don’t have to see each other once a year and have trouble getting along.
She smiled and said, "I'm busy too, otherwise I should have come over a long time ago. Don't relatives need to visit more often?"
"Isn't that the truth?" Tang Xu's wife and Tang Hui's wife both nodded.
Three women were in one play, chatting and feeling like they had known each other for a long time.
Neither Tang Xu nor Tang Hui could get a word in.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two began to ask about their mother-in-law and sister-in-law's situation over there.
"Everything is fine. I've adapted well. But the main reason I came here today is to see my two cousins about something." Shen Yiyi said, looking at Tang Xu and Tang Hui.
"Tell me what's the matter." Both brothers looked at her.
Shen Yiyi smiled, "It's about Xiaoxue. I have a business friend who has an old Chinese doctor in his family. He is famous for his miraculous healing powers. After hearing about it, my second aunt asked me to go back and ask my two cousins, who can take a day off tomorrow? Bring Xiaoxue to see my friend."
Tang Xu and Tang Hui looked at each other, and Tang Xu said, "I'll go."
"No, no, I'll go, I'll go." Tang Hui said quickly.
"I have snatched this matter from your elder brother, so let your elder brother go." said Tang Xu's wife.
Tang Hui's wife was not far behind: "Big brother is too busy. Tang Hui's factory is not doing well. He will just slack off if he goes there. Let Tang Hui go and don't let him delay Big brother's work."
Just kidding, who doesn’t want to show off now?
After coming out of Old Tang's house, Shen Yiyi shook her head.
Before Tang Xue got divorced, everyone disliked her, but now that she can make money, she has become very popular.
Although it is realistic to understand human nature, isn't it a bit too snobbish for a family to act like this?