Chapter 129129 Sister Lao & Unfilial Son & Diabetes & Inspiration…
Jin Yue looked apologetic, "I wanted to use Baihu Decoction this time, but it didn't seem to work for Aunt Wang, which means it's not the right medicine for her condition. My thinking is still wrong."
Sincerity is always touching. She genuinely cared about them and apologized sincerely. The old couple of the Wang family were also doctors and were quite moved.
"We understand. We also encounter such situations in clinical practice. But when we were young, we would only use methods that we were not sure of. Although we did not treat patients with serious consequences, it ultimately caused patients to take more detours and spend more money. We regretted it afterwards. You can admit your shortcomings, and we still appreciate your efforts."
Shu Jinyue felt that people in the same industry could understand each other better. "How about you stay here for two more days while I think about it?"
"It's just right. We are planning to do this. The climate in your Shilan Province is really good and the scenery is beautiful. Old Wang, please go and borrow a wheelchair for me so that you can push me around." Aunt Wang's attitude was still so good. She was not discouraged because Shu Jinyue had not found a cure.
"We are not in a hurry. Anyway, I have worked for so many years and never had a day off. Now I am halfway into the coffin. No one can stop me from taking a break. But my wife is afraid of the cold. The temperature difference between morning and night in Shilan is a bit big, so we can only go out during the day as much as possible."
"Yes, this is the weather in Shilan. Aunt Wang, how do you feel about wearing this?" I wanted to ask, "Isn't it hot?" but held it back.
The weather today is even hotter than the day they first arrived, but Aunt Wang is still wearing a sweater and cotton coat.
"She loved to be beautiful when she was young, and wore skirts and shirts like you young girls. Now she is sick. To use the words of your Chinese medicine practitioners, her yang energy is weak, so she dare not wear clothes. She still feels cold even with the quilt covering her at night, and wants me to get up and boil her some hot ginger soup." Old Wang said these words of complaint, but his tone was very gentle.
The harder your words are, the softer your heart is.
"Is my problem called Yang Qi deficiency in Chinese medicine? Several Chinese medicine practitioners have prescribed Fu Pian for me before. I took it for a while, but the effect was not satisfactory, so I stopped taking it."
Chinese medicine practitioners of average level often use "fear of cold" as an indication for the use of aconite. This will be very common in the Chinese medicine community in the future, and even many veteran Chinese medicine practitioners with many years of experience will do so. However, nowadays, aconite is not used easily. Once used, it will be used for conditions that are very appropriate and suitable for the condition.
"Maybe it's not the right medicine for your condition. I don't think it's appropriate to use warming medicine for your condition. You need heat-clearing medicine, but Baihu Decoction is ineffective, so I'm a little unsure."
"I understand. Think about it slowly. I have personally witnessed Dr. Shu's unique insights into medicine."
Jin Yue was helpless. She didn't want to wear this compliment, but Aunt Wang's attitude was indeed very optimistic. God would never treat optimistic people unfairly.
Wasn’t it the same for Qi Lixin back then?
"By the way, if you want to borrow a wheelchair, go to the pharmacy and find Master Qi. His mother has several wheelchairs at home because of her leg problems." This saves them the trouble of going out and looking for one in an unfamiliar place.
The old couple left the phone number of the guesthouse where they were staying and went to look for Qi Lixin happily. Jin Yue sat for a while, then got up to drink some water and walk around.
My belly hasn’t grown big yet, but I still feel a little stuffy when sitting for a long time.
Xu Duan came to pick me up when I went home for lunch at noon. He had been leaving early and coming back late these past two days, so it was rare that he showed up on time today. "Well, is it true?"
"It's true. Aunt Niu came into contact with a middle-aged woman named Lao from Yard No. 8 two days ago."
"Which Lao, Lao? Or the 'Lao' as in labor?"
“The ‘labour’ of labour.”
"This surname is not common. Is there such a person in our Liuye Hutong?" Jin Yue thought about it and fastened her seat belt. She had lived in Liuye Hutong for so many years and had never heard of anyone with the surname Lao.
"They are not from Liuye Hutong. They are migrant workers who came here to rent a house a few years ago."
Shu Jinyue said "Oh", no wonder, if they were tenants, she might not know all of them, because she was too busy, unlike other people who had time to go out and chat. The things that her family discussed most were interesting things. If this person was low-key enough and had not done anything eye-catching, her family would not discuss her for no reason. It was normal for her not to know.
"On the surface, this Sister Lao was just a temporary worker at a textile factory. She returned to the city with her husband and rented a room in the east wing of Courtyard No. 8. After her husband died of illness, she went to the textile factory to take over her late husband's temporary job."
"It sounds like she has a miserable life, so why do you suspect her?"
"I've seen her eating out twice, and both times were when the restaurant was about to close." Xu Duan held the steering wheel steadily. "She lives alone, has no children, and her salary as a temporary worker is very low, just enough to make ends meet. Normally, she would think about saving some money for retirement and would not be willing to eat out."
"Is she usually a very low-key person who doesn't like to socialize with others?"
Xu Duan shook his head, "You just don't know. She is very famous in Liuye Hutong."
"ah?!"
Xu Duan laughed, "Sit still and don't move."
Sister Lao is good-looking, with fair skin and tender flesh, and there is a seductive look in her eyes. She is a bit similar to Tian Meizhi's type. In layman's terms, she is very attractive. But she is different from Tian Meizhi. Tian Meizhi has a sexy body and normal eyes, but Sister Lao has naturally hooked eyes. When she looks at people, there is always a natural charm in her.
Of course, Xu Duan didn't say that. What he said was: "She has many suitors."
"So high-profile? How come I didn't know about this?"
"You are busy."
Shu Jinyue thought about it and it made sense. He had been very busy for such a long time that he sometimes couldn't even take care of his own family affairs, let alone these unrelated things.
"Since she has so many suitors, why would she go out to eat alone? Nowadays, the society is so open, no one would gossip about her even if she goes to the movies or eats with anyone."
"That's what's weird." While waiting for the red light, Xu Duan tapped the steering wheel with his slender fingers. "Not to mention sneaking out so late at night when the shop is almost closing."
"Your judgment is untenable. Shouldn't a childless person enjoy life more? What's wrong with just going to a restaurant?"
“That’s stealing.”
"Maybe she just doesn't want people to know that she's rich? It's normal for a widow to want to protect herself."
Xu Duan glanced sideways, "Under what circumstances would you not want others to know that you are rich? Either you are afraid that others will covet your money, or the money was obtained in an dishonorable way and cannot stand up to scrutiny."
Jin Yue thought about it and it made sense. Although in her opinion it was not a point worthy of attention, Xu Duan had experience in investigation. When he said it was suspicious, it must be a judgment from a professional perspective and had a theoretical basis.
"Are there any other suspicious persons?"
“Not yet.”
"You know all the people in our alley very well?"
Xu Duan didn't say anything and took a look at her belly. This was their child and he couldn't allow such a danger to lurk around them. At the latest, these human traffickers hiding around must be brought to justice before the child is born.
"By the way, I have to go see Li Xiangdong tonight, so you don't have to wait for me for dinner."
After several contacts with Li Xiangdong, he felt that he was more and more to each other's liking, and they gradually became good friends. It was not strange at all for outsiders to see them having meals together from time to time.
However, Jin Yue didn't have time to pay attention to it. She went home and had dinner. She didn't have to go to work in the afternoon, so she read books in the house to find ideas.
Of course, while eating, she asked her parents if they knew Sister Lao from Courtyard No. 8.
"Her surname is Lao? Is she a little thin, with long hair, and her husband has been dead for several years?" Zhao Wanqiu didn't know, but Teacher Shu had some impression of this person.
Jin Yue nodded, "Yes, that's right, Dad, have you ever had any contact with her?"
"I only met him a few times and said hello. He was quite polite."
"So what do you think of her?"
"It's normal, I don't feel anything." Shu Linong served his wife a bowl of fish soup. "Why are you asking this? What's wrong with her?"
Shu Jinyue would certainly not reveal what Xu Duan was investigating. "It's okay. I just met her on the street a few days ago. I heard that she was from our alley, but I have no impression of this lady at all."
"It's normal that you don't have any impression of her. She doesn't go out much, and I heard that she doesn't interact much with the people in her factory. But she's pretty. I heard that several bachelors in their factory are pursuing her. Even Liu Laoguang from the machinery factory has asked her out to the movies. Your Uncle Tian's daughter has no relationship with Liu Laoguang. It's all a rumor."
Shu Jinyue's eyes widened. "She's very beautiful?"
"Not as pretty as you."
Shu Jinyue laughed more and more, "Dad, I'm serious. I'm just curious."
Shu Linong couldn't describe it, "You two are not of the same type, so stop meddling in other people's business."
Shu Jinyue was helpless. The old man was still treating her like a three-year-old child! She wasn't trying to compete for beauty, she was just curious. However, from what Teacher Shu said, it can be seen that this Sister Lao has a good reputation, unlike Tian Meizhi back then. If everyone knew that Xu Duan suspected her of doing such a heinous thing, it would definitely surprise everyone.
Just think about it, a beautiful widow with many suitors is actually involved in a child trafficking case. Anyone would find this incredible.
Xu Wenli had just been busy eating. Now that she was full, she wiped her mouth and said, "I know this Sister Lao. I saw a car coming to pick her up at the entrance of the alley several times."
"The men who drove to pick her up only bought Zhonghua cigarettes when they went to the store, and they had to buy the kind with filters. They didn't buy matches, but lighters directly. The leather jackets they wore were obviously high-quality Hong Kong products, and they had mousse in their hair, one strand at a time, like a hedgehog."
Shu Jin is so funny, how can this be described? However, with this level of consumption, he is indeed rich.
Xu Wenli smacked her lips. "But she's pretty good. She always greets me when she goes shopping. She seems like a nice person."
Zhao Wanqiu also chimed in, "Yes, although I haven't met him, it's not her fault that a woman has many suitors. We can't be so feudal."
Shu Jinyue then stopped talking and didn't continue the conversation. He said he was tired and went back to his room to read. Aunt Wang’s illness is very strange. If it can be cured with Baihu Decoction, it would not be a difficult disease. But the problem is that Baihu Decoction is useless. Jin Yue thought about it and spent a long time flipping through Grandma Hu's book. In fact, she knew every chapter and every medical record by heart, but she had read too many books, and the things stored in her mind were enormous. But the human brain is not a computer after all, and it is difficult to call up things from the head temporarily. She has to follow the catalog to retrieve the corresponding memory.
This book is very exquisitely written, dividing the essence of Hu's ancestors into drug preparation and experience in the treatment of diseases of various systems. Especially in the part of disease treatment, human diseases are divided into two categories: exogenous and internal injuries. The treatment of exogenous diseases is similar to that of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", which uses the six-channel syndrome differentiation method, while the classification method of internal injuries is similar to that of "Golden Chamber", which is very scientific, and interspersed with various interesting medical case stories.
If someone who is not familiar with the classics reads this book, he will find the classification messy and will not know how to use the catalog to index the content he needs. However, Shu Jinyue started learning Chinese medicine by memorizing the four great classics, so he has a very solid foundation and is very familiar with this classification method that imitates Zhongjing's style.
She scrolled through the catalog and found a few similar medical records, but all of them showed symptoms consistent with Baihu Decoction.
Jin Yue kept looking and soon felt dizzy, so he decided to take a nap.
***
On the fourth day, Shu Jinyue came to the clinic again. She decided to let the old couple of the Wang family see another doctor. Let Qi Peilan see it first. She couldn't figure it out herself, so maybe Qi Peilan could have a different opinion.
This "Qi Guanyin" is also very famous now.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the clinic, Xiaotian came running over and said, "Jin Yue is here. Do you know that something big just happened?"
"What's up?"
"The old couple who had been coming to see you for treatment a few days ago, their surname is Wang, right? They came to see you this morning and brought us some fruit to thank us. But suddenly a man rushed in, saying he was their son, and asked them for money, saying they had money to travel, eat, drink and have fun, and to buy fruit for strangers, but why didn't they have money to buy him a house...Ah, Aunt Wang was so angry that her face turned black and she fainted on the spot. Qi Lixin took them to the hospital."
Shu Jinyue knew that the son of the Wang family was heartless, but he didn't expect him to be so heartless. Not only did he not care about his parents coming to see a doctor, but he also said that they were here for a vacation? His mother is so sick, her face is blue and gray, she can’t walk and has to use a wheelchair. Is he blind? It would be better to give birth to a fool than to have a son like this!
Jin Yue thought it was unscientific at first. After all, the old couple of the Wang family were well-educated intellectuals and would not raise such a prodigal son. Later, when they were chatting, he heard Aunt Wang inadvertently mention that she had conflicts with her mother-in-law when she was young. The mother-in-law used the excuse that she was busy with work and could not take care of her son, so she snatched her son away to "take care of" him, and even took him back to her hometown and only let the young couple see him a few times a year... The child was taught the wrong way in this way.
If it were fifty years later, there would be no way she could "snatch" the child away with just a few words, but in those days, there were wars everywhere and the city was in chaos. Although I was dissatisfied with my mother-in-law's meddling in other people's affairs, leaving the child in my hometown was indeed the safest choice.
As a result, he developed a stubborn spine!
"Just when they were making a scene, Xiao Cao and Xiao Wang also came. Because of the presence of these two big guys, their son didn't dare to forcefully pull Aunt Wang's hand. Otherwise, Aunt Wang might... Oh!"
"Which hospital?"
"District Hospital."
Shu Jinyue really wanted to go and see right now, but the patients were already here and she couldn't leave the other patients behind, so she could only go to work first and go and see after work. They were unfamiliar with the bookstore, so she wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help.
Because of this incident, Jin Yue was in a bad mood, and other people in the clinic were also sighing. The two female comrades, Xiaotian and Xiaofang, were even more emotional.
"A few days ago, I heard Aunt Wang say that this unfilial son ruined her job last year because he wanted money to buy a house. She had to retire early before she got sick. She had good professional skills, so the company wanted her to work for another two years."
"Uncle Wang is the same. He said that he was upset by his son and he wanted to retire and find a place to live a good life with his wife." But it is hard to say whether he can get a refund. After all, he is the department director of a provincial hospital. He cannot let go until the hospital team decides on a new successor. This time, he went to the door of the dean and the secretary's house in person for three days to "ask" for such a long vacation.
It's true, if they could really retire early, both of them would have pensions, and they are senior intellectuals with rich interests in life. Maybe they could live a better life in another place. But Jin Yue just felt it was a pity for them to lose their professional skills, as well as the resources and social status they had accumulated throughout their lives.
Jin Yue was thinking about going to take a look, but Qi Lixin came back before she got off work. He said dejectedly, "Jin Yue doesn't need to go and see them. Aunt Wang and the others have already gone back."
"Where to go?"
"They went back to their hometown, Shanhe Province. They wanted to sue and get back everything they gave to the unfilial son. They said they couldn't get over it. Uncle Wang was very angry. Aunt Wang and I couldn't persuade him. I had no choice but to send them to the train station."
"Then will Aunt Wang's condition..." Xiaotian really likes this very generous aunt and is very worried about her health.
"It shouldn't be. As long as she can hold on until now, her illness won't get worse quickly." Qi Peilan said as he rolled over in his wheelchair.
"Mom knows?"
"They came over when Jin Yue was away and talked to me a few times."
Shu Jinyue's eyes lit up, "What does Aunt Qi think?"
"I also thought it was Baihu Decoction syndrome at first, but they said they had used it in other provinces and the effect was not obvious. I still don't understand it."
Shu Jinyue was a little disappointed. Even Qi Peilan didn't know. It seemed that Aunt Wang's situation was really difficult to deal with.
"Don't worry, they have to deal with things in their hometown these days anyway, we can think about it slowly."
***
Over the next month, Shu Jinyue and Qi Peilan would get together to discuss this case whenever they had time at work. Unfortunately, all the patients with similar symptoms they could find had not been cured by Baihu Decoction.
As the days passed, after Jin Yue's belly was four months big, people finally noticed that she was pregnant.
"Oh, Jin Yue is pregnant?" Aunt Zhao smiled so hard that her teeth were showing when she saw Xu Duan helping Jin Yue down from the passenger seat.
Zhao Wanqiu has always adhered to the principle that "it's unlucky to have a child born too young", and no one really noticed it unless she brought it up. But today was hot, and Jin Yue was wearing her old Hong Kong-style skirt with a tight waist, and her bulging belly suddenly became obvious.
Jin Yue smiled and nodded.
"How many months?"
"More than four months."
"Oh my, this is such a happy occasion, are you all right?"
"Everything is fine." Shu Jinyue took her own pulse and went to the hospital for a check-up. The two children were developing very well and she herself did not gain much weight, thanks to Shu Linong's changing cooking methods, which ensured that every meal was nutritious and light, and he eliminated the greasy and meaty foods of the past, so the babies were growing but not the meat.
Of course, the Shu family didn't tell anyone that they were twins.
"It's good to have one, whether it's a daughter or a son, as long as you have one, it's complete, and your family is complete!" Aunt Zhao was very emotional. Wanqiu's life was getting better and better. The eldest son became a small leader, and his wife opened a transportation company; the second son had a bigger business, his wallet was the richest in Liuye Hutong, and he also had a child; Jinyue finally had a child after so many years of marriage, and their life will only get better and better in the future... The only one who made the old people "unable to bear" was the third son, Shu Wenyun.
But so what? Shu Wenyun is still living a carefree life abroad.
When others heard that Shu Jinyue was pregnant, they also came to congratulate her, congratulating the couple for finally getting what they had wished for after so many years.
"We watched Jin Yue grow up and get married. Now she's finally going to be a mother. We're getting old too."
"How can you not age? You are over sixty and still not old. Wouldn't you be an old witch?"
Shu Jinyue looked back at Aunt Zhao. The Aunt Zhao in her memory was still the chubby girl who got off the train and walked home with a net bag of luggage. She was met at the door of the public toilet carrying a urinal. Now, she had a lot of white hair on her temples, deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, her eyesight was not good, and she had lost a lot of weight.
Shu Jinyue suddenly remembered something, "Aunt Zhao, I heard a few days ago that you have been very thirsty recently and always want to drink water, right?"
"Oh, yes, that's right. It's been a long time."
Shu Jinyue quickly grabbed her hand and felt her pulse, a typical pulse counting, "How long have you been suffering from dry mouth and thirst?"
"It's been almost half a year."
"Do you pee a lot?"
"A lot. I don't know how many times I have to pee every day."
"Have you lost a lot of weight in the past six months?"
"Yes, I've lost 10 pounds. I'm quite happy. It's worth a fortune to be slim in old age... Wait, Jin Yue, tell me the truth. Am I sick?"
Jin Yue nodded, "It should be diabetes. Don't eat breakfast tomorrow morning and go to the hospital for a checkup."
Aunt Zhao's legs went limp, but Aunt Feng held her up, "What are you afraid of? Many elderly people suffer from diabetes, which means you ate well when you were young. You don't have to be afraid if you get it. Take medicine well, and you can still live to be ninety-nine. You just have to be careful about what you eat, right Jin Yue?"
"Well, Aunt Zhao can't eat white steamed buns and white rice every day anymore."
"What should I do? It's been exactly two years. I couldn't afford to eat before, and I dreamed of eating fine grains. Now I have it, and I can eat it every meal. I never get tired of it. I always feel like I'm living in a paradise, but after just a few days in this paradise, I can't eat? Oh my God, are you kidding me?!"
However, under the influence of Shu Jinyue and Zhao Wanqiu, everyone's mentality was very optimistic and they no longer viewed the disease as scary. They thought that as long as it was not a terminal illness, everything else would be fine. They even had the mind to tease Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao has been really scared of being sick recently. She swallowed and said, "I just went back to my hometown last month, and my nephew from my mother's side passed away."
"Your nephew? He should be quite young."
"Yes, I am less than forty years old."
"What's wrong with you?" Even Aunt Li pricked up her ears and came closer. This was the kind of thing that everyone wanted to hear but was also afraid to hear.
"Uremia." Aunt Zhao thought of her nephew who had grown up with her, just like her own son, and suddenly she was overwhelmed with grief and wiped away her tears. "I don't know how he got this disease out of nowhere. Jin Yue said it might be because he had nephritis before, but he didn't take it seriously, and it gradually developed into chronic nephritis. His kidneys are no longer functioning properly..."
She brought her to Shu Jinyue for several visits, but there was nothing Jinyue could do. After all, when she came, she had already developed advanced uremia and was on her last legs. Any medicine was a burden. The only way was to do hemodialysis, which might last for a few more years.
"Unfortunately, we can't do hemodialysis here. His children are young and his family doesn't have much money. He wants to leave money for his children to marry in the future and doesn't want to go to other provinces for treatment."
Everyone sighed when they heard this, "If it were me, I would do the same thing, so as not to lose both my money and my life, and leave my children with a lot of debt."
All parents think so, but for children, even if they spend all their money, as long as they can let their parents live a little longer, it is a blessing.
Shu Jinyue felt that she couldn't listen any longer. If she continued, she would be caught up in the medical ethics dilemma that had troubled her for many years - whether or not terminal illnesses should be treated.
She was not fit to think about such a heavy topic right now. Shu Jinyue was just about to go back to his room to rest when a postman suddenly came to the door. "Is Dr. Shu home? You have a package."
Aunt Zhao, who had just been wiping tears, said with all her might, "Yes, yes, yes, just give it to me. We are getting married today, so it's not easy to carry heavy things."
"Oh my, congratulations, congratulations, Dr. Shu!" The postman is also an old neighbor of this area. They all know each other well. Other people have to go to the post office to pick up their packages, but Shu Jinyue's package will always be delivered to his home on the way.
"Thank you. Where did this come from?"
"I heard it was an international package, sent from England."
"Britain? Could it be Wenyun?" Zhao Wanqiu stopped immediately when she heard this when she entered the room.
Xu Duan helped carry the package back into the house. It was quite heavy. The postage alone must be very expensive to send such a heavy item. When he opened it, he saw some new clothes on top: a small denim jacket, small overalls, cute little shoes and socks. Below were gifts for the whole family, postcards, chocolates, and children's toys such as small cars and pianos. These were bought for Mengmeng, Yaya and Xiaoping'an.
Last month, Shu Jinyue told Shu Wenyun on the phone that she was pregnant. Unexpectedly, she received the things she sent back so soon this month.
"Siqi told me a few days ago that she accepted his proposal." Xu Duan said in a low voice, but the Shu family still heard it.
"She...they..." Shu Linong's eyes were red.
"Yes, when Jin Yue gives birth to the baby, they will come back to hold the wedding." Actually, Shu Wenyun didn't want to do it, but Xu Siqi wanted to do it. People have been waiting for her for so many years, so she would not disappoint him on something that she thought was unimportant.
"That's only five or six months. Good, good, it's good. You're all fine, so I'm relieved." After Shu Linong finished speaking, he suddenly sneezed and shrank his neck. "Did you catch a cold? Why is it so cold?"
It's so hot now that everyone can only wear short sleeves. Many old men of his age only wear red vests, but he actually has to wear a sweater today!
"Why are you so careless? When it rained yesterday, you insisted on bringing me an umbrella. Now you've caught a cold, haven't you?" Zhao Wanqiu complained a few words and hurriedly looked for medicine for him in the drawer of the kang cabinet.
At present, the elderly and children in the family seldom take western medicine. The commonly used cold medicines, antidiarrhea medicines and digestive medicines are all made by Shu Jinyue himself. They don’t cost much money, but the effect is very good. However, the taste is not good. Shu Linong frowned and didn’t want to eat it.
"If you don't eat, you'll have a high fever at night."
The more Shu Jin listened, the more she frowned. She thought of Aunt Wang's illness and felt that something was wrong. She and Qi Peilan had both overlooked a problem!
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