The medicine was quickly boiled and Chang Li brought it into the house.
Although they knew that the medicine would not have any effect, the Bao family still gathered in the east room as if they wanted to witness something.
Bao Zhiguo took the medicine and handed the bowl to his wife with a smile, "Get lost, how can you get better after taking a bowl of medicine? Little Jiang Zhiqing is not Taishang Laojun, can he make elixirs?"
The old man still knows how to make jokes, which means he can still hold on.
"Uncle Bao, how do you feel? Can you hold on?" Acupuncture is a strenuous job, and it is a double test for both doctors and patients.
"It's okay, just go ahead and stab me. I'm your uncle, I'm tough and I won't even frown."
Li Caiying patted him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Xiao Jiang, it's time for dinner. Why don't we eat first? It won't be too late to get the injection after dinner."
Jiang Yan nodded, "Aunt, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Look at what you said. If you don't come, we won't have dinner, right? I have to thank your uncle for this." Originally, he just wanted to fulfill the old man's wish and meet the educated youth Xiao Jiang before leaving. Unexpectedly, the educated youth Xiao Jiang actually brought them hope of life.
Dinner was quickly finished and Jiang Yan prepared to give Bao Zhiguo acupuncture.
"Let's get ready. Aunt, you all go out, and let Chang Li stay to help. If there are too many people in the room, I will be easily distracted."
"Okay, okay, boss, hurry up, all of you get out."
Everyone went to the west room and waited. Chen Juxiang, who had been looking for trouble, didn't know if she was frightened by Jiang Yan. Now she didn't say a word, and her attitude was completely different from before.
At this moment, she didn't bother to find fault and just sat there quietly.
The door to the east room was closed tightly. I couldn't see what was going on inside, nor could I hear any sound.
Jiang Yan inserted the needles very steadily, inserting needles of different sizes into the acupuncture points. In a short while, Bao Zhiguo was turned into a hedgehog.
Chang Li couldn't help much, she just assisted Jiang Yan. She was terrified watching from the side, and felt that when Jiang Yan gave the injections, it was so fast and fierce that her hand left an afterimage.
Jiang Yan had been busy for a full forty minutes, and the needles in the box were almost empty. However, there was no trace of pain on Bao Zhiguo's face, and he actually fell asleep.
Jiang Yan shook his numb arms and nodded towards Chang Li.
Chang Li whispered, "You should take a rest for a while."
"fine."
Jiang Yan sat on the kang and wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief. "The needle can be removed in half an hour. Remember the time."
"good!"
The people outside didn't know what was going on inside and were extremely anxious.
"Mom, why don't we go and take a look."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Your sister-in-law is in there too. If anything happens, she will call us. Besides, can the educated youth Jiang harm your father? Just wait!"
After hearing what Li Caiying said, everyone had no choice but to wait patiently.
When half an hour was up, Chang Li immediately reminded Jiang Yan, "Time's up."
Jiang Yan came to Bao Zhiguo, removed the needles from his body one by one, and threw them into the lunch box filled with alcohol to soak. There were not many alcohol cotton balls that could be used, and Chang Li put them in a dustpan, ready to take them out and burn them later.
"Okay, I think uncle is sleeping well, let's go out first!"
"good!"
The two of them cleaned up the room and left quietly.
The Bao family had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the two of them coming out, they hurriedly asked, "How is it?"
"Uncle Bao is asleep, that's good. During my time here, I'll do acupuncture every day. If I keep doing it, it will definitely be effective."
"Hey, Xiao Jiang, thank you so much."
Li Caiying also said: "You must be exhausted, hurry up, go back and rest, we can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."
"Okay, auntie, I'll go back first."
"Hey, go ahead, old man, you go back with me."
"Okay, we'll go first." Chang Li threw all the cotton balls in the dustpan into the stove and burned them before leaving the old courtyard with Jiang Yan.
When the two of them entered the house, Xiaobao had already fallen asleep.
"This child really makes you worry-free."
"Of course, I really love him. He lost his mother at such a young age and was almost killed by his own mother..." Chang Li sighed helplessly when she talked about the past.
"To be honest, it's hard to be a stepmother. I never thought that you would end up with Bao Shengli."
Chang Li smiled and added some coal to the stove.
"You know what my family is like. They just want different things. Jiang Yan, I don't have such big ambitions. For me, it's enough to live a healthy and ordinary life. Being a stepmother..."
Being a stepmother is indeed not easy, but it depends on the family. For example, the Bao family are all very reasonable, and Xiaobao is also very easy to take care of and is a very grateful child.
"I have a clear conscience and I am not afraid."
Jiang Yan understood.
"Okay, you should take a break too! Go to bed early."
"good."
Chang Li closed the door and returned to the east room. After a while, the room became completely dark.
Jiang Yan went downstairs, bolted the door, and got into the quilt.
Jiang Yan slept without any dreams that night and till dawn.
She stayed in the Victory Brigade for twelve days, giving Bao Zhiguo acupuncture every day and watching him take medicine. In just over ten days, Bao Zhiguo had gained weight visibly.
His changes are particularly obvious. His complexion is much better, and his chest tightness, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing have improved a lot.
Outsiders can see the changes, let alone Bao Zhiguo, the person involved!
Physical changes are the most intuitive, and no one knows better than Bao Zhiguo how his body has changed in the past ten days.
This was something they had not thought of before.
Jiang Yan's vacation is about to end and she has to return to Beijing.
The Bao family really couldn’t bear to let them go, but they couldn’t delay them!
"Xiao Jiang, thank you uncle!" Bao Zhiguo's eyes were red. If Jiang Yan didn't come, he felt that he would not be able to survive until the spring. Maybe when it was time to plant the crops, he would have to lie in the field.
After more than ten days of treatment, Bao Zhiguo felt that he could still hold on for a while!
"Uncle, don't be so polite! Take good care of yourself and call me if you have any problems. I estimate that this prescription will last for three months. After three months, I will try to find time to come again!"
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry to cause you trouble."
Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Why are you still alienated from me? You took good care of me in the past."
Just because Bao Zhiguo dared to transfer their family from Qinghe Brigade, they will repay the favor.
"Then it's settled. Take good care of it. When the weather warms up in a while, I'll come back and bring my child over to introduce him to the family."
When she said this, Bao Zhiguo and Li Caiying both became happy.
"That's great, great!"
Jiang Yan talked to Bao Tielu about growing Chinese herbal medicines again, "Third Brother Bao, think about it again. This is a good skill, much better than growing crops."
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