Chapter 19019 "How did you know?"
Shu Jinyue didn't doubt that he was lying. This kind of disease couldn't be made up by illiterate people, because it was a local disease with very regional characteristics.
This disease mainly occurs in provinces south of the Yangtze River, with the most serious cases in western Jiangxi Province and the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions. It reached the level of an epidemic in the 1950s. Later, a movie called "The Dead Tree Comes to Life" was made, which was praised by some netizens in later generations as "Dragon Country's own disaster film." The great man's famous poem "Sending Away the God of Plague" was about this infectious disease called "big belly disease."
But that is all in the south where there are rich water resources and many underwater operations. Shilan Province is far away from the Yangtze River. Ordinary people here who have not seen the movie may not even have heard of the name.
As if afraid that she would not believe him, the fellow villager said: "The doctor in our village said that my son's symptoms should be that disease. He used to like to go to the river to catch fish and shrimps. He must have been bitten by something poisonous."
Yes, schistosomiasis is a disease transmitted by snails, which live in water.
Jin Yue thought about it. Whether it was schistosomiasis or not, this matter was not something she could handle alone. "You guys stay here first. Wait until our director comes back to take a look."
She also handed them a spittoon in case they needed to go to the toilet. The feces of schistosomiasis patients also contain schistosomiasis eggs.
After settling the people, Jin Yue went to the office to borrow a phone and called the district epidemic prevention station. When Zhu Daqiang heard that there was a patient suspected of schistosomiasis in the jurisdiction, he immediately reported it to the district and rushed back with five or six people.
Seeing that she isolated the people in the workroom and prepared a separate feces bucket, everyone was very satisfied with her initial handling. She had only been working for a short time and had never attended a specialized medical school. She was able to think of such a solution when she encountered this situation for the first time, which even surprised Zhu Daqiang.
Several experienced doctors came in, carefully asked about the patient's medical history, performed a physical examination, and immediately returned to the office to discuss the matter after collecting the information.
"The patient had unexplained fever for two years, with body temperature mostly below 39 degrees, accompanied by diarrhea and abdominal pain for two years, occasional chest pain and asthma, and a weight loss of 20 kilograms in the past two years. Physical examination showed hepatosplenomegaly, yellow face, emaciation, and poor spirits..."
Several people looked at the results of the questionnaire, and Zhu Daqiang added: "There is also a history of underwater operations, but it is not certain whether the water source is infected water."
The symptoms and history of contact with infected water all matched, and everyone agreed that "the possibility of infection with schistosomiasis is extremely high."
Schistosomiasis is extremely harmful and has a high mortality rate. Once the water source is contaminated, the number of people infected will be incalculable. At the same time, this parasite will also endanger agricultural and ecological security, causing crop yield reduction and death. China is a populous country, and agriculture is the foundation of the country. The harmfulness of this disease is self-evident.
Everyone suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy and started discussing what to do.
Some people said that we should report it to a certain committee and let them make the decision.
Some people say that those people are used to making a big fuss and are not professional enough. When the time comes, all the efforts will be in vain. They will not get any credit but will push those under them out as scapegoats.
After a long discussion, everyone unanimously decided: "It is better not to report it before the official diagnosis."
"Now we not only need to isolate him, but also test the water source and environment around him as soon as possible. In this way, the district will send people to test and take samples, and Lao Zhu and your people will lead the team..."
Everyone quickly discussed a division of labor. Taking into account Shu Jinyue's weak health, the work of leading the team to the countryside to collect samples was done by Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu. Jinyue was responsible for staying at the station and doing simple disinfection work, while suspected cases were taken to the district epidemic prevention station for observation and treatment.
Jin Yue wanted to say that she wanted to go too, and she was not afraid of hardship, but Lao Zhu gave her a look.
After everyone left, she couldn't help but say, "Why didn't the director arrange for me to go? Although I am a lesbian, women can now hold up half the sky. I can do what you can do."
Zhu Daqiang shook his head, "It has nothing to do with whether you are a man or a woman."
"You are weak. If there is really an epidemic, it will be no joke if you are infected. You can't stand it. I and the progressive rough man are not afraid."
"That's right, Jin Yue, you just need to guard the rear for us. After that, you can also help us write reports. I am most afraid of writing that stuff." Liu Jinbu said nonchalantly.
Jin Yue didn't expect that everyone would take such good care of her, not because she was a girl, but because she was weak.
When she was in the countryside, the production team not only didn't take care of her when they had tasks, but also deliberately pushed her forward. At the beginning, she was very determined and persevered, always thinking that if others could do it, she could do it too. She came to build the vast rural areas and wanted to do a great job. But after a long time, she found that it was not a question of whether she could do it or not, but that they were treating her like a fool.
She didn't want to go, but she didn't know how to play tricks without making a sound. She just stood there stubbornly, and the captain's family would pick on her and make things difficult for her. They would often take her to ideological study classes...
She hasn't experienced the feeling of being cared for in a group for many years.
As soon as they left, Jin Yue first disinfected the workshop. The man did not leave any feces, so it was easy to deal with. He could go home after a simple treatment.
As for the two people who led the team to the countryside, they may not be able to return to Book City tomorrow. The patient is located in a small mountain village at the southernmost end of Book City. I don’t know how the father and son found Xinqiao Street.
However, this is not what Jin Yue should worry about. When she returns home, she still reminds her family to pay attention to water safety and not to drink raw water, especially the water used to wash pots and pans must be boiled.
When the neighbors in the compound heard her say this, few took it seriously. They all thought she was making a big deal out of nothing. They had come through this for so many years, so why would they be afraid of an infectious disease they had never heard of?
At that time, the only media for information dissemination were radios and newspapers, but radios were not affordable for ordinary families and newspapers required literacy to be understood. It was normal for the people of Shilan not to know about schistosomiasis, but in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, it was almost a household name, and signs would be put up by the river to remind everyone that "there are schistosomiasis in this water area, and people and animals are prohibited from entering the water."
Zhao Wanqiu herself is a medical worker and knows the importance of the situation. Not only did she set an example herself, she also lobbied everyone in the compound, but unfortunately the effect was minimal.
The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled bitterly, hoping that it was just a false alarm.
The next day, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu did not come back as expected. Instead, they called Jin Yue using the commune's phone number and told her not to worry, as preliminary testing showed that there was no problem with the water source.
Jin Yue finally felt relieved. As long as it wasn't a large-scale infectious disease, it would be fine.
As soon as her mood improved, she remembered the agreement she had made with her second brother to go to the ghost market tonight to look for a way.
"Are you still going?" Shu Wenming asked in a low voice after coming back from a walk after dinner.
"I'll go, of course." Jin Yue asked him for a tattered cotton coat, stuffed his hair into his hat, smeared some soot on his face, disguised himself, and ran straight to the Jianshe Bridge while it was dark.
There are stars everywhere and it is a lively time. However, everyone who asked about the price and bargained kept their voices down, unlike when they usually bought things in stores. Jin Yue found the dealer who used to sell old books there with ease.
"Hey, little girl, are you here?"
The most basic skill of a trader is to be discerning. Jin Yue had already greeted him, so he didn't think he could hide it from him if he came again, so he responded generously, "Here I am, uncle."
"How are you doing lately? Any good stuff?"
"What good stuff can I have? Just some small odds and ends. What about you?" The uncle looked at Shu Wenming carefully and handed him a cigarette.
Shu Wenming was really good at pretending. He took it skillfully, struck a match, lit it, and took a deep breath. "It's delicious, big cock?"
The cheapest cigarettes on the market now are Economy, which are only eight cents a pack, but the taste is not as good after all. Big Rooster costs 1.2 cents a pack.
"Brother, you are so picky."
Shu Jinyue didn't show it on his face, but he felt amused in his heart. His second brother was really good at pretending. How could he afford to smoke Big Rooster with a monthly salary of 18.90 yuan? He didn't even know what Big Rooster tasted like. He guessed that it was his own conjecture: most of the cigarettes currently circulating on the market in Shilan Province came from the south, and they were not the commonly smoked economical ones, or the slightly more expensive Big Rooster. Since he had no relationship with the dealer, there was no reason for people to pass him better cigarettes.
Not to mention, it’s such a waste for my second brother to just be a temporary worker with his brain.
The two chatted for a few words, and Shu Wenming pulled her sleeve, "Let's go to the front and take a look, and then talk again, uncle."
After walking a few steps away, Jin Yue asked, "Did you get anything? This trader usually deals in food coupons. I've been here several times and I know he has a routine. He only comes on Wednesdays and Fridays. He also has some connections, so it's very convenient for him to sell things."
Shu Wenming looked at her with a raised brow, as if he was meeting her for the first time.
Jin Yue was not afraid of his suspicion, and there was no point in doubting her. After all, she was still the same person, her memories were still the same memories, and it was not like her body was possessed by someone else. Such a big change could be attributed to her experience in the countryside.
Shu Wenming said seriously, "Shu Jinyue, tell me honestly, why did you come here before?"
Jin Yue then told her second brother about selling the ancient books, but she did not tell him the specific price. What if her treacherous second brother asked her to pay back the money on the spot?
"Oh, you are quite capable. You are such a smart person, but how could you be so cowardly in the countryside? You didn't even know how to resist when you were bullied. You are so smart for nothing."
"By the way, the dealer just now said he has some food coupons. If we want, he can help us trade them." Shu Wenming paused, "I remember Sister Li from our unit. She has many children and they never have enough food. Every month she has to find someone to trade food coupons..."
Jin Yue's eyes lit up, "What did she exchange for, or did she buy it with money?"
"Her lover is in the Xinjiekou Woolen Mill."
Xinjiekou Woolen Mill is not far away, on another street next to Xinqiao Street. This factory mainly produces towels, pillowcases and other daily necessities. Almost every factory provides towels for washing face and feet as welfare benefits. We can’t say that every household has enough of them, but at least they are not in short supply.
But pillowcases are different, especially acrylic pillowcases, which are a must-have wedding gift for any newlyweds! If a family's dowry includes a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water or an acrylic pillowcase with a bright red peony, the girl will feel confident when she marries into her husband's family.
This thing is in urgent need and is very popular in the market. It just so happens that Sister Li’s lover is on this production line, and every month as a welfare, he gives out acrylic pillowcases...
Shu Jinyue understood more, "That's great, ask her if she has any extra one day, and we can make some profit from the difference."
If she needs to stock up on goods, she has the capital.
Shu Wenming nodded, "No hurry, let me find out more about this trader."
The two of them walked around again and found a lot of things, including food, daily necessities and toys. Unfortunately, the brother and sister were short of money, so they could only enjoy the sight.
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On the third day, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu finally came back. Jin Yue had been idle for the past two days and had already prepared a draft. He wrote an article imitating the style of a report Zhu Daqiang had written before, added data, and after checking it again and again, asked him to review it.
"Well, good, good, very well written." Zhu Daqiang yawned. He didn't care about the words. What he valued most was the data, including the sampling time, location, quantity, marks, testing instruments, quantity, and results, which he checked one by one.
"Although it was a false alarm, the report still needs to be written carefully."
Jin Yue's performance satisfied him very much. "After the sampling results came out yesterday, the station praised you. Although it was a false alarm, your handling method was very good and timely. People who didn't know you would think you were an experienced epidemic prevention expert."
Jin Yue couldn't help but show her little white teeth. That's right, don't you see how many years she has been a ghost?
The next morning, Zhu Daqiang handed in the report while attending a meeting and waited for notification from above.
Shu Wenming was quick, or to be more precise, his colleague Xu Wenli was quick. They quickly found the size of leather shoes that Jin Yue requested and delivered two pairs of shiny black leather shoes for men and women to Jin Yue.
Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu held the leather shoes in their hands, looking at them from left to right, and couldn't let go of them. Teacher Shu even put them under his nose and sniffed them carefully, "Hmm, it smells like cowhide, it's real."
Everyone laughed and asked him if he could smell the beef.
"Of course there is. If you are very hungry, you can cook soup with your belt. Haven't you heard of it?" Teacher Shu smiled and couldn't wait to take a bite.
Shu Wenming advised: "Dad, Aunt Zhao, please try them on quickly. If they don't fit, you can change them."
"No need to try. Jin Yue can't possibly get our size wrong, right Jin Yue?" Zhao Wanqiu felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey. She was the most vulgar person in the world. Although Wenming Wenyun had also bought things for her, things bought by her own daughter seemed different.
Teacher Shu felt sorry for the money and thought what if the socks didn't fit and the owner of the socks got upset and refused to change them. So he quickly urged Zhao Wanqiu, "Find out my new pair of socks from the New Year and try them on. Don't get them dirty."
Everyone laughed again.
Only Shu Wenyun felt disappointed. When did her second brother and Jin Yue become so close?
Jin Yue was too lazy to pay attention to her. She just felt that the four pieces of chocolate were worth the money. Comrade Xu Wenli really gave people the feeling that "she is stupid and rich and easy to fool"!
The next morning, the weather was fine, and Zhao Wanqiu went to buy groceries in her new leather shoes. "Hey, Aunt Zhao, you're going to buy groceries. Wait for me."
Aunt Zhao turned around and asked, "Why are you going so early today?"
Zhao Wanqiu usually goes there late so that she can buy some cheap vegetables later. Although the difference is only two or three cents, she enjoys it.
"Well, the weather is nice, so I got up early to exercise my legs and feet. Oh, my feet are perfect for size 36."
"You mean these shoes? They're new."
"Real cowhide, soft and warm, it doesn't hurt the soles of my feet when I walk."
"You don't need to wash them when they get dirty. Just wipe them with a wet cloth and apply some shoe polish, and they'll be as good as new. They're much more convenient than the heavy cotton shoes we used to have."
"Yes, Jin Yue bought it for me. I told her not to buy it, but she insisted on buying it for me. Now that I've bought it, it's hard to return it. It's very troublesome."
Aunt Zhao was angry: “…”Have I asked you so many questions?
But to be honest, Xu Wenli had good taste. Although the leather shoes she picked were not the best, the style was very suitable for the elderly. They were shiny and made people look taller, which made Aunt Zhao's eyes light up.
"Wanqiu, please ask Jinyue where he bought the leather shoes. It's getting warmer in the spring, so my old man and I should buy a pair each."
The Zhao family had a good life and had worn out several pairs of leather shoes, unlike the Shu family, where this was the first time. Zhao Wanqiu felt sad and turned around to ask Jin Yue.
Jin Yue hurriedly looked for his second brother to discuss the matter. The two of them asked Aunt Zhao and Uncle Zhao about their sizes, and according to the styles of the old couple from the Shu family, they asked Xu Wenli for two more pairs. However, this time she didn't want to use chocolates, but gave money instead.
A pair of shoes of similar quality in department stores cost 24 yuan. Xu Wenli had connections, so she only asked for 20 yuan. Jin Yue gave them to the Zhao family and charged them 23 yuan. He made a profit of 6 yuan in one go. He and his second brother each got 3 yuan. Isn't this better than doing anything else?
Aunt Zhao and her husband thanked them in return. After all, the prices in the store were clearly marked and not a penny less. Their products were of good quality and nice styles. If they didn't fit, they could change the size. Most importantly, they were one dollar cheaper!
No one knew who spread the word that Shu Jinyue had a way to buy leather shoes. Within a few days, Aunt Yang from the backyard, Aunt Qian from the middle yard, Aunt Niu from the next yard... all came to Jinyue to buy leather shoes.
They made three dollars for a pair, and in just one week, the brother and sister earned more than twenty dollars!
Shu Wenming came home from get off work and took out a pair of new leather shoes from his pocket, saying, "I work so hard and only make 18 yuan a month, but this guy's father can make more than 20 yuan just by saying a few words. I should have known what a stupid job I would have taken."
"Second brother, you can't think like that. If you don't go to work, how can you meet Xu Wenli? Without connections, there will be no information gap and resource gap. Resources are the most valuable, do you understand?" Jin Yue divided the money, half for each of them. She also felt it was fragrant, but she just couldn't do it for long.
"Yesterday, Aunt Li asked me about buying leather shoes in front of many people, but I refused. I can't sell to her no matter who I sell to." Shu Wenming didn't like her either. He picked his teeth and said, "I'll stop selling leather shoes. Don't do it anymore."
Jin Yue nodded and said, to be on the safe side, this kind of money would be enough to support seven or eight people, and one should not be greedy.
The brother and sister stopped as soon as they said they would. Whenever someone asked them about the leather shoes afterwards, they insisted that they didn't recognize them, had never seen them, didn't know where to buy them, and had no connections. We were all neighbors, so those who knew what was good would just laugh and scold and let it go. Those who didn't, like Aunt Li, were shameless than a city wall.
But she didn't ask quietly like others did. I don't know if she was stupid or did it on purpose, but she chose to ask when there were many people in the compound.
Shu Wenming was not a good-tempered person. He humiliated her several times in a row, making everyone laugh at her, and only then did she calm down.
"Oh, who was it? It turned out to be Aunt Li, the most reasonable and selfless lady in our No. 16 Courtyard. Didn't you separate from Brother Li? Why are you still living here?"
Aunt Li's old face turned red, then white, then white, then blue. "What are you talking about, you stupid kid? I only have one son, so it's not right to divide the family."
"No, you should be careful when drinking soapy water next time. The last time was in winter, and the public toilets were frozen. Now it's spring, and the boys in our yard are fast, so you have to be careful..."
The whole room burst into laughter.
Aunt Li stamped her feet in anger. These kids from the Shu family are so annoying!
The eldest is a slippery guy, and he found a rich wife; the second is an old bachelor, and his mouth is more poisonous than pesticides; the third looks like a non-troublemaker, but he is too pretty and she gets annoyed just by looking at him; and the fourth is even more of a mean guy.
However, she only dared to be angry herself and did not make a big fuss.
Everyone has noticed that Aunt Li has been quieter recently. The reason is that her daughter-in-law is pregnant, and her parents have said that if she dares to bother her daughter again, they will immediately take her to the hospital for an abortion, and divorce her immediately after the abortion.
Brother Li almost knelt down to beg her, saying that if anything happened to his wife and child, even the king of heaven would not be able to stop him.
The girls in front of her had come back to persuade her several times, so Aunt Li could only grit her teeth and bear it, "When you give birth to a girl, I'll make you crazy!"
"Aunt Li, what are you mumbling about?"
Aunt Li was about to go back to the backyard angrily when she heard someone shouting at the gate, "Is Shu Jinyue home?"
It turned out to be Liu Jinbu who came to see him, "Jinyue, hurry up, the district has notified us to go to a meeting, and Lao Zhu asked me to call you."
"Do you have a bicycle? I have an urgent meeting and I'm in a hurry."
Jin Yue shook his head. He couldn't always borrow it from Aunt Zhao's house. It would wear out every time he used it. If he used it too many times, even if they had a good relationship, he would have some reservations.
"Then sit with me." He patted the back seat of the car. Jin Yue sat on it without any hesitation, holding the steel bar under the seat with his hand.
Zhu Daqiang was already waiting at the door of the subdistrict office. "The station asked us to go to a meeting. I thought you were the first person to come into contact with Sun Tieniu and you have more say than us, so it would be good for you to go and listen."
Sun Erniu was the young man suspected of having schistosomiasis a few days ago. Jin Yue was curious, "What happened?"
"It's not a big deal, but his condition is a little complicated."
Originally, everyone's attention was on his "schistosomiasis". Later, after taking samples of the water source and the environment, he was given targeted examinations, which completely ruled out schistosomiasis. The matter was no longer the responsibility of the epidemic prevention station. Shu Jinyue asked once and learned that he had been sent to the hepatitis department (internal medicine) of the district hospital, so he did not ask again.
Because if she asked further, she would have to ask Shu Wenyun, and she didn't want to have any contact with her, let alone beg her for help.
"Everyone thought that he had an enlarged liver and spleen, and that it would be fine to see a liver disease specialist."
"Yes, it was difficult to cure before. That was because we were in the countryside, the conditions were limited, and the doctors were not professional enough. Everyone thought that it would not be difficult to cure the disease in the district." Liu Jinbu rode slowly but spoke quickly. "Who knew that after several days of treatment there, there was no improvement at all. The family members were very dissatisfied and wanted to be discharged from the hospital."
He lost 40 kilograms in just two years, which is a very serious case of weight loss. Plus, he didn't even have the strength to walk, so the hospital didn't dare to let them go home. What if something happened to him?
"Unfortunately, the family members were very dissatisfied. The hospital said all sorts of good and bad things, but it was useless after two days of persuasion."
"They were discharged from the hospital yesterday and came to our district epidemic prevention station last night. They said they wanted us to treat them and they would not leave unless we treated them."
"Old man Sun is so stubborn. We have explained to him eight hundred times that our epidemic prevention station does not treat such difficult and complicated diseases. We only treat slow transmission diseases. His disease is not our responsibility." Zhu Daqiang also rode slowly and waited for them.
"The father and son are pitiful. They can only wait when they return... The station wants us to hold a meeting today to discuss how to deal with the problem. It would be best if we could convince them and find a car to send them back, and also send some comfort items as a form of humanitarian care."
Shu Jinyue's mood suddenly became heavy.
This condition cannot be cured, so I plan to persuade them to go back and prepare for their funeral.
No wonder Old Man Sun was reluctant to leave. He traveled through mountains and rivers, pulling his son on a flatbed cart, and walked for a day and a night before reaching a place called "Anti-epidemic Station". The barefoot doctor told him to come here for treatment, and he came here with high hopes. In the end, everyone told him that there was no cure here. How could he be willing to give up?
This is a father's persistence.
"Is there really no other way?"
Zhu Daqiang shook his head, "I don't know, let's see what others say at the meeting."
The meeting was arranged in the conference room on the third floor of the district epidemic prevention station. One representative came from each street, and all the staff of Xinqiao Street were mobilized. The meeting was chaired by several comrades who were 45 years old and above. Liu Jinbu whispered to Jin Yue, saying that the tall guy was someone who worked in the prevention and treatment of parasitic diseases, that one was someone who specialized in studying endemic diseases, and the one on the left was someone from the laboratory... They were sitting in the back and spoke in low voices so as not to disturb others.
The meeting started quickly. First, the reason and purpose of the meeting were stated, and then Sun Tieniu's condition and treatment process were introduced. Everyone felt very upset when they heard that the father and son were sleeping in the corridor outside the laboratory.
"Everyone knows that Director Zhang of the district hospital is very experienced in treating digestive system diseases. However, he did a lot of tests on Sun Tieniu and found that he had a slightly enlarged liver and spleen, chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, which were digestive system symptoms. After using conventional clinical drugs without success, he invited experts from the municipal hospital, but they were also helpless."
"What are the abnormalities in liver function?" the old comrade who was in charge of preventing and controlling endemic diseases suddenly asked.
"That's the weird thing. The patient's face was yellow and his liver and spleen were enlarged, but his liver function was normal." The deputy station chief paused. "We checked three times. The third time we sent the blood sample to the laboratory of the municipal hospital. The testing equipment and models of the two hospitals are different."
The possibility of equipment problems and false negatives was ruled out.
"We also did imaging tests, which ruled out tumors."
Someone below took a breath. What kind of strange disease is this?
"As for his chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, Director Zhang also performed a colonoscopy on him for free, and there was no problem with his intestines."
Everyone was silent. When seeing a doctor, one is not afraid of finding out the problem, but is afraid of not finding out what the problem is and not even knowing where to prescribe medicine.
Jin Yue was writing down everything in his notebook quickly while thinking. He put Sun Tieniu's symptoms together and it seemed like a problem with his digestive system. However, a check of his digestive system from top to bottom showed that there was nothing wrong with it.
After discussing for more than an hour, the district finally decided to just follow what had been agreed upon and send the child home with some humanitarian care.
Of course, this hot potato was undoubtedly handed over to Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu, who used the excuse that they had been to their hometown and it was "convenient for them to come and go".
The two older brothers had bitter faces and were ready to go over to do some ideological work, so Jin Yue simply went over to take a look.
"How is it, doctor?" As soon as Old Man Sun saw them, especially when he knew Shu Jinyue, he immediately trotted over with full of anticipation.
There were two neatly folded quilts on the ground. They were reluctant to stay in the guesthouse, and the staff at the station felt sorry for them, so they asked for two old quilts from the duty office. The father and son slept together at night. If there was no heating where they stayed, they would have caught a cold long ago.
Sun Tieniu's originally dull eyes slowly turned around.
Zhu Daqiang wanted to say something to persuade them to go home, but the words got stuck in his throat.
Liu Jinbu, who usually chatters all the time, didn't say a word at this time.
Jin Yue looked at this and that, and had to bite the bullet and go up, "How are you doing, uncle?"
"Okay, Tieniu feels much better. He said his stomach is smaller, and I think it is smaller too. Can you guys see if it is smaller?"
Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu were about to stop them and told them to stop fantasizing, but Sun Tieniu was already impatient to lift up his clothes and was determined to let them see.
"My belly is smaller, so my illness will be cured. As long as it can be cured, I can go back. Yes, Yuhua is still waiting for me. Yuhua said that she is a member of the Sun family in life, and she will be a ghost of the Sun family after death." Thinking of the appearance of his fiancée, the young man's face flushed.
At this moment, Shu Jinyue thought of herself in her previous life, who studied hard for a whole year but was stuck on the supporting documents, and who missed the opportunity to go to university for two consecutive years... Every time, she was full of hope and told herself that if she persisted and gritted her teeth, a new life would come.
I felt sad and swallowed what I was about to say, and changed it to: "We came here to ask you if you are willing to accept Chinese medicine treatment?"
Zhu Daqiang was shocked and quickly tried to make amends: "Xiaoshu, don't talk nonsense. This is a disease that even Western medicine can't cure."
Old Man Sun was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard "Western medicine can't help", he suddenly felt angry and said, "Yes, there is Chinese medicine. We are willing to try Chinese medicine. Little doctor, please take us to see an old Chinese doctor."
Liu Jinbu blinked and asked, "What other "old Chinese doctor" does Shu Jinyue know?" Could it be her?
Shu Jinyue had been here for such a long time, and he had been trying to find out their background. Naturally, they also knew about Jinyue's situation - he accidentally cured Deputy Director Yang's mother's strange disease, and later he was lucky enough to find such a job.
In their minds, Jin Yue is just a child, who is just more diligent and polite.
"Uncle Sun, I studied Chinese medicine in the countryside for several years and have several years of clinical experience. If you are willing, I can give it a try. If you are not willing, that's fine. We can send you home today and prepare two kilograms of eggs and half a kilogram of brown sugar for you..."
"No, I won't go home!" Sun Tieniu suddenly shouted, and his whole body burst into an abnormal excitement, as if a fish on a chopping board was struggling for the last few times.
Old man Sun wiped his tears with the rough back of his hand.
Liu Jinbu couldn't bear it, so he turned his head and looked out the window. Zhu Daqiang called Jinyue aside and criticized him seriously: "Comrade Shu Jinyue, do you know what you are talking about? Now is not the time to show off. The great man taught us to seek truth from facts and be down-to-earth in what we say and do."
"You gave them hope. How are you going to explain it to them later?"
Zhu Daqiang was really disappointed with her and wondered if he was too easy to talk to, causing this little girl to forget her own limitations. "You must reflect on this matter, write me a self-criticism when you go back, and promise not to do it again."
Jin Yue pursed his lips and said, "Director, please let me try once. Anyway, I am at my wits' end and they are willing to let me try. I really am not kidding about the patient's life."
She usually either smiled or squinted cunningly, but she spoke so seriously at this time. Zhu Daqiang was stunned, "Are you... serious?"
Jin Yue nodded, "Can I tell you my idea first, and you can hear if it's feasible?"
Zhu Daqiang looked back at the abnormal light in the eyes of the Sun family father and son, gritted his teeth and said, "You say."
"Everyone was 'confused' by his two-year illness and enlarged liver and spleen at the beginning. According to Western medicine, everyone thought it was a liver disease. Many Western medicines were used but to no avail. But from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the root cause of the disease is not the liver."
"Where is that?"
“It depends on his symptoms.”
"Aren't the symptoms the symptoms of liver disease?" Zhu Daqiang was a little angry. This went around in circles and back to whether or not we should treat it according to the idea of liver disease. Isn't this nonsense? If it were to be effective, the people in the district hospital would have used such good medicine that it should have been effective long ago.
Liver disease is not something that develops overnight; treatment requires slow, long-term investigation.
"Yes, we need to look at the symptoms, but not the symptoms two years later. We need to look at the symptoms two years ago when he first became ill."
Two years ago, Sun Tieniu went to the river to catch fish and shrimps after finishing work and was still sweating. He didn't feel anything at the time, but after returning home, he started to have a fever and a headache.
"It's just a cold, he has such a good physical foundation, he will recover without taking medicine."
"Yes, that's the problem. He thought so too. He thought he could get better without taking medicine. But this time it was different. He didn't get better. The evil energy lurked in his body. At the same time, he had to continue working and couldn't rest properly. When he realized something was wrong, he didn't find the right cause and took medicine at random. The evil energy went deeper and deeper, reaching the membrane. He started to feel nauseous, had a poor appetite, had abdominal pain, and diarrhea, and then developed weight loss."
"When people sweat, their pores are open. If they suddenly come into contact with cold water, cold and damp air will enter the body. If they cannot be eliminated for a long time, the cold and damp air will turn into heat and become damp heat. Fever caused by damp heat should have a characteristic."
"What are the characteristics?"
"I have a fever every afternoon, alternating between hot and cold, over and over again, and even have malaria. I might even be treated as malaria by unprofessional doctors. If you don't believe me, you can ask Sun Tieniu if he was like this in the first six months."
"This won't happen with a common cold, Jin Yue, are you sure?" Liu Jinbu listened for a while and became curious.
"Just ask and you'll know." Zhu Daqiang walked over quickly and asked the father and son of the Sun family directly.
"Yes, that's right. At three or four in the afternoon, I often see Tieniu shivering. When I ask him what's wrong, he says he's hot and wants to take off his clothes, then he says he's cold and wants to put on more cotton clothes."
Zhu Daqiang frowned tightly, pointed at Jin Yue and asked, "When you first came a few days ago, did this young doctor ask about this?"
The father and son shook their heads. "No, if you hadn't mentioned it now, we would have almost forgotten about it and never told anyone."
Sun Tieniu thought about it and suddenly remembered something, "Oh, right, when we went to the commune clinic, the doctor there said I had malaria and prescribed me medicine to treat malaria, but it didn't work after I took it for a long time."
Zhu Daqiang was silent.
It was all right!
He looked at Shu Jinyue suspiciously, "How did you know?"
Jin Yue pointed at Sun Tieniu's wrist. When they first met, she felt his pulse and it was a typical stringy pulse. But at that time they insisted it was schistosomiasis. Considering its infectiousness, she didn't say much. Based on the principle of "it is better to kill by mistake than to let the guilty go", she directly treated it as an infectious disease.
"What does string pulse mean?"
"This kind of pulse generally appears in liver disease and Shaoyang disease." The reason why Jin Yue ruled out liver disease was based on his initial symptoms and the cause of the disease. It was a typical manifestation of evil qi stagnation in the membrane and unfavorable pivotal disease.
"As for his enlarged liver and spleen, it is due to long-term Shaoyang disease, just like a crossroads blocked, up and down, left and right, garbage that cannot be transported out is piled up there."
"You mean, as long as this so-called Shaoyang disease is cured, his liver and spleen enlargement will also disappear?" Liu Jinbu's eyebrows were twisted into a rope. For someone who had studied preventive medicine for five years, it was like listening to a foreign language.
Abstract, too abstract.
But there seems to be some truth in the abstract.
He groaned twice and looked at Zhu Daqiang, "How about letting her try? It's already like this, it can't get any worse."
Zhu Daqiang didn't say anything, but observed Shu Jinyue's expression. He really didn't dare to look at the two pairs of expectant eyes behind him.
Three minutes later, he called Jin Yue to the stairwell, "Are you sure you have the certificate now?"
"Sure." Yang Zhengkang got it done for her and she got the certificate.
"Don't worry, Director. I not only have the certificate, but I have also participated in the barefoot doctor examination organized by the county in the countryside for three consecutive years, and I have excellent scores every year."
Zhu Daqiang nodded and said, that’s good. There is a shortage of medical talents now, and the practice certificates are not strictly enforced, so basically no one checks them. It is not like the annual inspections and tests required every year in later generations. Once it is discovered that there is no certificate or that there has been no clinical work for a long time, you have to retake the exam.
"Okay, then you try it." He paced two steps, "Remember not to rush."
Jin Yue nodded and immediately explained the situation to the father and son of the Sun family. They expressed their understanding, volunteered to try, and were willing to follow Jin Yue back to the Xinqiao Street Epidemic Prevention Station.
Considering that they had no place to live, Zhu Daqiang took the initiative to apply to the street office for a small compartment in the compound. It didn't matter if there was no bed, just lay some newspapers on the floor. They had used these two tattered quilts as a substitute for the room in the past few days, so they could just use them as a makeshift room.
Liu Jinbu brought a tattered coal stove and brought a few coal briquettes from home without his wife's knowledge, so that they could decoct medicine and keep warm.
Shaoyang disease is definitely caused by the famous prescription Xiao Chaihu. Based on Sun Tieniu's symptoms, Jin Yue added some medicines and subtracted some ingredients to prescribe a prescription. He helped him get the medicine and taught the old man Sun how to decoct it. He watched him drink half a bowl of it before going home.
The road ahead is unclear, but everyone is so enthusiastic and proactive, trying their best to help this poor father and son.
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