All the eyesores were gone, and those who remained were villagers. Ma Liu invited everyone to come inside and sit down.
"No, I have to go to work. Jiang Qiao, take good care of yourself. It's really not easy for you to wake up, so don't fall down again. We'll come see you again later."
Everyone scattered in a flash. Gu Hanting, who had heard the news, rushed over to see his eldest granddaughter.
Seeing Jiang Qiao sitting on the kang with a smile on her face, Gu Hanting's tears welled up and he couldn't help but let them fall.
"Grandpa, I'm back! Look, I'm perfectly fine now. Don't cry, we should be laughing! Come on in and sit down—"
Holding Jiang Qiao's hand, Gu Hanting didn't let go for a moment, scrutinizing her carefully, afraid that the child might be uncomfortable somewhere.
"Uncle, I have to go back to work now. I'll come see you again later."
Gu Hanting then remembered that Song Zhi was also there. "Nephew, wait here, I'll pack some things for you to take back. They're all vegetables grown at home, so you won't have to buy them when you go back to the city. There's also wine, so you can take a couple of jars back with you."
Jiang Qiao spoke up from the side, "Grandpa, if you have anything at home, please give some to my uncle to take back. Uncle, once I'm better, let's have a proper get-together."
Gu Hanting nodded in agreement. “Okay, Grandpa will get it. Song, you’re driving, so it’s convenient for you. Go to my cellar and get some first. It’s a pity you have to go to work, otherwise you could have eaten at home before you leave.”
However, there's plenty of time in the future. We're family, we can get together anytime. When the girl can walk on her own again, I'll have her bring you some food.
Gu Hanting left with Song Zhi, and the rest of the people weren't in a hurry to go to work. They sat around the kang (a heated brick bed) and chatted for a long time.
They chatted until almost noon, and Ma Liu hurriedly took Wen Jingwan and Jian Ling out to cook.
Jiang Qiao has learned everything she needs to know, so there's no rush for the rest. She's already awake, so a little more time won't make a difference.
"Master Hou, shouldn't you retire? Running around like this every day, your body can't take it, can it?"
Hou Diankui smiled and said, "If you hadn't asked about this, I would have said something. Now that you're back, it doesn't matter whether you go back to that unit or not. I'll apply for retirement later, so at least I can get some retirement money. Chunming is just lacking in experience. I've taught them everything I needed to. This time, I'm going home to retire."
"Old Joe, it's a deal, I'm coming to live with you guys to retire, you can't look down on me."
Qiao Jie patted Hou Diankui on the shoulder and said, "We're brothers, what are you saying? Come on over. We don't have much else, but we have a lot of old men. Later, you can decorate my yard too, so we can at least benefit from it. Don't waste your skills."
"By the way, what do you guys think about Jiang He's situation? I think this kid is suspicious; he may not seem like a big shot, but he's got a lot of ulterior motives. I'm worried that since he didn't get what he wanted today, he'll try to sabotage things elsewhere later."
Hou Diankui snorted twice. "I haven't even had time to deal with him yet. Qiao'er, Ning Hao, you two don't interfere. I'll handle this. These two brats are getting more and more outrageous, especially that Jiang Hong. I don't understand her anymore."
Ning Hao snorted coldly, "Those two siblings, I've seen them, neither of them is any good. You've been away for a long time, so you don't know much about these two. As far as I know, they're always present when their homes are raided. I strongly suspect they're behind this."
Hou Diankui looked at Ning Hao in surprise, "You mean they lined their own pockets?"
Ning Hao nodded, a hint of struggle on his handsome face. "But the problem is, I didn't see anything valuable hidden in their house, which is strange."
Jiang Qiao smiled faintly. Those things were all in her private space, but she couldn't say that.
However, she was generous in offering some pointers: "Maybe these two brothers have set up a special place outside to store their things."
Qiao Jie sighed and shook his head. "How could Wang Dahua have such descendants? Not a single one of them is good."
Hou Diankui sighed, "That's right. How good can the children of someone who would sell his own sister be?"
"What kind of good people are Niu Guihua and Jiang Ping? I've never heard of them raising their children properly. They think that as long as the child brings money and things back, he's capable. With parents like that, it's hard for the child not to go astray."
Since Hou Diankui had taken care of Jianghe's matter, Jiang Qiao and the others stopped paying attention to it.
Taking control of the situation is easy, but this guy's current identity is somewhat special, so having Hou Diankui come is the most appropriate thing to do.
Jiang Xiuqi returned from the county town with his elderly father and heard some wonderful news: Jiang Qiao had woken up.
Jiang Weihan's health hasn't been very good lately; he's been coughing a lot. Qiao Jie hasn't noticed it either. So, his dutiful son, Jiang Xiuqi, took his elderly father to the county town for a visit. However, the result wasn't very pleasant.
After taking the X-ray, the doctor only said that my father's lungs were not very good, but he couldn't say how to treat them.
Jiang Xiuqi almost wanted to curse. Of course they knew his lungs weren't good. If they were better, would they have come all this way to see a doctor?
But that's all the doctors there are capable of; they just repeat the same few sentences over and over. Later, I found out that all the senior and good doctors had gone to be transferred, and those who remained were only half-baked.
There was nothing they could do, so the father and son came back after staying overnight.
Sure enough, Jiang Xiuqi took his elderly father directly to Jiang Qiao's place. When they saw the little girl sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) talking, the two of them almost burst into tears.
"It's good that you're awake, that's good. How are you feeling now, little girl?"
Jiang Qiao pointed to her legs. "Apart from this difficulty walking, the rest is fine. Uncle, where did they go? I haven't seen you since early this morning."
Speaking of this, Jiang Xiuqi was full of grievances. He told everyone about his experience of seeking medical treatment, and the others sighed with sympathy.
"Girl, can you see a doctor now? Can you take Grandpa Jiang's pulse? Uncle really has no other choice. I can't find anyone suitable. Could you please take a look and see what's wrong with him?"
Seeing a doctor wasn't a big deal for Jiang Qiao; he simply leaned on Jiang Weihan's arm and sighed.
"You're getting old and have emphysema. Here's what I'll do: I'll prescribe a medicine for you, Grandpa Qiao. Go and get the medicine. Use herbs picked from the valley; that way, it will work faster."
Grandpa Jiang, please take off your clothes so I can give you acupuncture to relieve the symptoms. We need to treat this illness slowly, so don't rush it. You're getting old, so please try to quit smoking. If you really can't quit, then at least smoke less.
Remember to come in for acupuncture every day from now on. There shouldn't be any major problems; luckily, it was discovered early.
Jiang Weihan grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and chuckled, "I knew you were capable, girl. It's just that this old man is lucky. If you had been lying in bed for another year or two, I might have died."
"Alright, the girl says everything's fine, son, don't worry. Go check on the fields, I'll have lunch at Qiao'er's."
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