Chapter 254: Er Gouzi's Gratitude
"Jin Zhu, I'm going to trouble your family here. I'm going to go to Doctor Hu's house in our village first. Although his medical skills are not very good, he is pretty good at setting bones. I think Yu's leg must be treated quickly. We border guards have a set of methods to treat frostbite. Go to my house and invite my mother over. Maybe she can help a little."
How could Wan Laoer dare to say no? At this critical moment, the only thing to do was to save the person.
After the two men sat in the main hall for a while, they went their separate ways. Jinniu went to ask for Doctor Hu, but Doctor Hu was quite old, so he might have to be carried on his back.
Wan Laoer went to the village chief's house and asked the village chief's mother, Mrs. Wu, to come and help Mrs. Yu treat her frostbite.
Old Lady Wan had been paying attention to the movements outside. Those people carrying Yu would definitely pass by her house. When she saw the crowd passing by, she quickly said to Wan Xi, "Xi'er, you stay at home and look after your brothers and sisters. I'll go next door."
"I know, grandma. Don't worry."
After putting on her big clothes, Old Lady Wan went out. When she came to the next door, she saw Liu and Wan Ersao wiping Yu's body with snow. Old Lady Wan observed for a while and saw that they were doing it quite well, so she did not intervene. When Yu's breath finally eased a little, Old Lady Wan said to Liu, "Fourth daughter-in-law, you go back and look after the children. I'm worried. Although Er Gouzi is fine, there are still a few little ones at home. I'm afraid they won't know the consequences and run out to play in the snow."
"Okay, Mom, I'll go back first." Liu was worried about her son being looked after by a few little kids. She would be heartbroken if he got cold.
Old Mrs. Wan nodded, and Liu hurried back.
There were only Old Mrs. Wan and Second Sister-in-law Wan in the room.
"Second son's wife, hurry up and give her the ginger soup."
"Hey." Wan Ersao responded, then picked up the bowl on the kang table, scooped a spoonful of soup and brought it to Yu's lips.
But after Wan Ersao fed him two spoonfuls of food, he didn't take a drop. Wan Ersao became a little anxious.
"Mom, I can't feed him. Is this person hopeless?"
Wan Ersao clearly felt Yu's weak breathing, but she just didn't open her mouth, which made Wan Ersao very anxious.
"Give it to me." Old Mrs. Wan sat down on the kang with one leg hanging down, and reached out to take the porcelain bowl from Wan Ersao's hand.
Old Lady Wan scooped a spoonful of soup and placed it on Yu's lips. She said to Second Sister Wan, "Open her mouth."
Wan Ersao quickly held Yu's neck with one hand and pinched her cheeks with the other, trying hard to force her mouth open a little.
Old Lady Wan seized the opportunity and immediately poured the soup into her mouth. "Okay, close it quickly, lift her chin up, and let her swallow it."
Mrs. Wan did as Mrs. Wan said, and sure enough, she saw Yu's throat move. Mrs. Wan was overjoyed.
"Mom, she swallowed it, come again."
Wan Ersao pushed Yu's mouth open again, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together and quickly made Yu drink a bowl of ginger soup.
"Okay, get a few more quilts to cover her and heat up the kang. Once she starts sweating, she'll be almost saved."
Wan Ersao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Wan Lao Er and Jin Niu carried Wu and Doctor Hu over at the same time.
Seeing that Yu was treated well, Mrs. Wu felt relieved.
"Big sister, your method works, it's better than our old method. It can make you sweat and prevent you from catching a cold. But poor people don't have such good conditions at home. This quilt looks warm."
Wu stroked the quilt covering Yu with envy. The quilt in her family was not warm at all and was very hard. It was time to replace it with a new one. It had been used for decades and the cotton inside had turned black.
Old Mrs. Wan smiled and said a few humble words, and the two of them looked at Doctor Hu at the same time.
I saw Doctor Hu lifting the quilt to look at Yu's legs.
"Tsk tsk, why is the leg injured like this? This is going to take some effort."
When Doctor Hu came, Jinniu told him about Mrs. Yu's situation, and Doctor Hu was well prepared.
From time to time, he instructed Mrs. Wan Er to help, and occasionally Old Lady Wan would also lend a hand. Even so, it still took nearly an hour to treat Yu's leg injury. A thin layer of sweat had already appeared on Doctor Hu's forehead.
"Okay, now it all depends on her luck. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. If she takes good care of herself, she might be able to recover. If she doesn't, she'll become a cripple in the future."
Just as Doctor Hu finished speaking, a figure rushed in.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Mom?" Ergouzi was not well yet. He found out about Yu's situation from Liu and rushed over.
"Ergou, why are you here? Why are you not listening, kid? Your mother is fine, she just injured her leg. We will count on you to take care of your mother in the future. If you don't take care of yourself, who will your mother and sister rely on in the future?" Old Mrs. Wan wanted to scold Ergou, but then she thought of the child who was also very filial and couldn't let go of his mother, so she just said a few words.
Er Gouzi knelt down in front of Old Lady Wan with a thud, and then kowtowed.
"Grandma, thank you. I know it was your family who saved me and my mother. I will work like a cow or a horse for the rest of my life to repay your kindness. Don't worry, I'm fine now. I will take good care of my mother. This house is rented by our family. Please don't chase us away. I will go out to earn money to build a house next spring."
Old Mrs. Wan hurried to pull Ergouzi. The child was only wearing a single piece of clothing and was extremely thin. He was only thirteen years old, but looked even shorter than Wan Wen.
"Child, hurry up and get up. The ground is cold. This house was originally transferred to my family by your uncle Jin Shu and his family. They have returned to the capital and will never come back. This house is empty anyway. You can live here. No matter what rent you pay, you must take good care of the things and take good care of your mother and your sister."
Ergouzi was pulled up by Old Lady Wan, his face already in tears. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were red, and he sobbed softly.
"Grandma, thank you. Your family are all good people. I will definitely repay you."
Old Mrs. Wan touched Ergouzi's dry and yellow hair and felt a little sad. Children from poor families have to grow up early, and the Yu family will rely on Ergouzi in the future. It's a pity that this child has to shoulder the burden of supporting the family before he even grows up.
"Okay, grandma knows. You can stay here without any worries. We will go back first. I will pay for your mother's medical expenses. We will talk about it after she wakes up."
"Well, thank you grandma." Ergouzi sent the person out the door while crying, and then went back into the house to look after Yu.
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