Chapter 33 033 Miraculous Effects & Imbalance of Yin and Yang & Senior Brother Suffering from Colon Cancer...
There were so many people around that Jin Yue couldn't ask in detail, but if it was really about that patient, she couldn't say she didn't want to go. Even if the district notified her of a meeting, she would have to skip it and go.
Shu Jinyue could only turn around and ask Zhu Daqiang for leave. Zhu Daqiang knew Yang Zhengkang, and he was not someone that ordinary people could afford to offend. "Go ahead. We'll tell you what's planned at the meeting when we get back."
Shu Jinyue thanked him and got into the car with the driver. The car drove about four or five kilometers and stopped in front of a small red brick building. Yang Zhengkang opened the door and got in.
"Excuse me, Doctor Shu."
"Is it the same patient from last time?"
"Yes, I just received a phone call asking you to come over. I have something else to do and can't leave, so I can only ask Xiao Wang to pick you up."
Jin Yue's heart was in a state of panic. "Have you informed Doctor Mo and Doctor Qi?"
"As far as I know, no."
Shu Jinyue finally felt relieved. Since she was asked to go, it must be related to her prescription. But she was not asked to go, which meant that there was no need to consult so many doctors. It might be that her prescription was effective.
"How confident are you about your prescription?" Yang Zhengkang suddenly asked.
"It's hard to say, probably 80 or 90 percent." In fact, she only got 50 or 60 percent that day, because it was the first time she encountered such a strange disease, and her master had never taught her. She only relied on a few classic articles to prescribe medicine, and she had no idea.
Yang Zhengkang's eyes lit up. In fact, when he learned that others did not receive the call, he vaguely guessed it, but it felt different when heard from Shu Jinyue.
This little girl has a kind of confidence that is different from ordinary people.
In the eyes of old scholars who don't like it, this is called youthful frivolity, but in the eyes of Yang Zhengkang, an enterprising person, it is pure self-confidence, and young people should have this kind of self-confidence and fighting spirit.
"Okay, then you take a closer look. If you have any difficulties, just come to me."
When they arrived at the small building that day, Shu Jinyue was led into the study by the secretary that day. Jinyue sat down for five or six minutes and then the female patient came.
"Hello, Comrade Xiao Shu. Let me introduce myself. My name is Hu Guizhi. Don't be shy. You can just call me Aunt Hu."
"Hello, Aunt Hu."
"Don't be so shy, sit down." Maybe it was because she left in a hurry or what, but Hu Guizhi's complexion looked much better than two days ago, and even a little rosy.
Even though she was walking so fast, there was no sweat on her face. She wiped the sweat off her face several times while sitting quietly that day.
"You can see that I don't sweat much now." Hu Guizhi smiled and poured her a cup of water. "After I drank the medicine you prescribed, I didn't sweat much that night and slept better than usual. The temperature was quite high during the day the next day, but I didn't sweat much either. If the secretary hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have remembered it."
In fact, she didn't hold out much hope at first. After all, so many respected old doctors couldn't cure this strange disease. Although Shu Jinyue spoke very convincingly that day, his age was there after all, and it was not so easy to convince people.
Who knew the effect would come so quickly!
Shu Jinyue was delighted. This man was truly a workaholic. Once he was busy, he didn't even think about getting sick.
"I asked you to come here today because I want you to help take my pulse again and see if I should change the prescription or continue taking the medicine."
Shu Jinyue quickly reached out his hand. His pulse wasn't as deep as last time, but the rapid pulse was still there. "You can continue to take two more doses to consolidate it."
"What about after you finish two servings?"
"If you don't feel uncomfortable, you don't need to continue eating. If there is any situation, just notify me to come over." Shu Jinyue smiled, "But I probably won't be able to receive this call."
Hu Guizhi also laughed, "You are quite confident, little comrade."
Sufficient confidence is based on strong skills. Hu Guizhi narrowed her eyes and asked, "Can you tell me who your teacher is?"
When Shu Jinyue mentioned the name of the old Chinese doctor, he was not surprised by Hu Guizhi's reaction. After all, he was not a world-famous doctor. He even did not let her announce that he was his apprentice because he was afraid of making things more difficult for the captain's family.
But Jin Yue remembered it for two lifetimes. She only knew that when she got lost in the snowy night, he helped her deal with it and treated her when she returned to the brigade headquarters. If he hadn't helped, her legs might have been broken.
It was just a toe that was frozen off, which is a blessing in disguise.
I heard that among the first batch of educated youth who went there a few years ago, there was a young man from the south who had never experienced extremely low temperatures. He was assigned to another remote production team in their county and had one of his legs amputated due to the cold.
In order to repay his kindness, Jin Yue once asked him if he had any unfulfilled wishes. If she could get out of that place in the future, she would help him realize them. But the old man said that he didn't have any wishes. He and his wife had no children in their lives. His wife couldn't bear it and committed suicide. They didn't have much property. If she insisted on completing her mission, she should not give up Chinese medicine in the future.
Never give up on Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Shu Jinyue suppressed his sadness, chatted with Hu Guizhi for a few more words, and then left.
Yang Zhengkang was kept by Hu Guizhi to discuss work, and she was sent back to the unit by the driver Xiao Wang.
Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu had not returned yet, and Jin Yue estimated that there was still time for the class, so he took the lead in finding the infectious disease book borrowed from the library. It seemed that hand, foot and mouth disease would not be so feared fifty years later, but in this era, it was an infectious disease with a high mortality rate.
Even Britain, with its advanced medical care, experienced a wave of pandemics in the 1990s.
Knowing the pathogenic virus, transmission route and clinical manifestations of hand, foot and mouth disease, Jin Yue has an idea in mind. As for the Western medicine treatment methods, it is nothing more than antiviral and symptomatic supportive treatment, nothing special. What Jin Yue is thinking about is how to treat it if it is traditional Chinese medicine.
Current antiviral drugs are relatively simple and have serious side effects. She hopes that traditional Chinese medicine can also contribute to the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, and wants them to occupy a place in the battlefield against viruses and bacteria.
Of course, traditional Chinese medicine has always had a status, but it is just enough to stand on. What she wants is a piece of land where she can happily spin and jump.
When it was almost time to get off work, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu finally came back, and they said they were hungry as soon as they entered the door.
"I just listened to Secretary Liu reading documents all morning. He didn't even feel full." Liu Jinbu touched his stomach. "Jin Yue is back. Is everything okay over there?"
"It's okay. What did we talk about in the meeting today?" Shu Jinyue quickly added warm water to their teacups.
The two of them picked up the bottle and gulped it down. "Well, the test results haven't come out yet. Let's isolate the scene and disinfect it for the time being. The fever of those elementary school students has subsided after treatment, and the rash has also mostly healed. I guess it's not a big deal."
I am more relieved now. A mild case of hand, foot and mouth disease can actually be cured in a week. What we should be afraid of are the complications. Complications caused by the virus attacking the heart, brain and kidneys are dangerous. As long as the complications can be controlled, we will not be so worried.
Sure enough, when he returned to Liuye Hutong, Jin Yue found that there were too many children playing wildly on the road. None of them went to school, saying that there was an infectious disease and the school was on holiday.
"That's great. The child doesn't want to go to school, so he climbs up the roof and tears off the tiles. Aunt Li was just scolding him outside." Zhao Wanqiu said while cooking.
It turned out that it was her red underwear that she had just washed yesterday and hung on the pomegranate tree to dry. She didn't know how it disappeared. She insisted that some wicked kid had stolen it from her and she cursed in the yard for the whole morning.
Jin Yue's mouth twitched, "That thing was worn, and someone stole it."
"She's just looking for trouble and showing off on purpose." Otherwise, why would she hang that thing on the pomegranate tree where everyone enjoys the cool air? Whoever raises his head will be hit by those red shorts. Wouldn't that be unlucky?
It turned out that after Xiao Li left that day, she chased to Xiao Li's father-in-law's house and made a big fuss, saying that if he dared to let her son marry into the family, she would die in that person's house. The father-in-law's family was not to be trifled with. They told her that she could die if she wanted to, and called the neighborhood committee to testify, saying that she was deliberately causing trouble and blackmailing others, and that if she really died, she would have to compensate her in-laws for mental damages.
Xiao Li was determined to leave home. She took her five daughters to make a fuss for two days but to no avail. Maybe she was tired of making a fuss. In order to cheer her up, her daughters bought her new clothes and made her red underwear. She seemed to have forgotten about Xiao Li.
Jin Yue showed an expression that said "Just as I expected."
"It may just be a halftime break. Wait, there will be more trouble in a few days." Shu Wenming said loudly, "By the way, Dad, can you not be so obvious?"
Teacher Shu blushed, "Is it obvious?"
"When you entered, you didn't buy anything but went straight to her. You asked about tomatoes, cucumbers, and even asked if the tomatoes were sweet. You were talking nonsense. Everyone could see that you had other intentions."
"I'm just curious. I want to see which girl has the foresight to recognize a gem."
The more I imagine the scene, the old man with his hands behind his back and his eyes rolling around. I guess even if Xu Wenli is slow-witted, she should know what he means.
"Brother, why don't you invite Sister Wenli home for dinner one day? That way, Mom and Dad don't have to go to the grocery store to see the giant pandas."
Shu Wenming was also a little moved. He was old and this was his first time to have a serious relationship. Of course, he wanted to announce it to the world. "Wait for me to ask her. Don't scare her... ahem."
"What large intestine?"
Shu Jinyue burst into laughter. His future sister-in-law should really teach him a lesson. His mouth stinks worse than a public toilet and he keeps giving people nicknames.
Lunch was still mixed flour steamed buns with stir-fried bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots were added with mashed garlic and tasted delicious. Most importantly, they were cheap. Shu Wenming bought them cheaply from the vegetable market. The leaves of lettuce can be eaten or not, the key is to eat the stalks. If they are not fresh, they are not as fresh as before. It does not affect the taste.
After dinner, Jin Yue helped to wash the pots and dishes. Seeing that it was almost 12:50, he hurried out.
"Hey girl, it's still early for work, but you're already rushing off."
Shu Jinyue remembered the agreement with Xu Duan and hurried to the office. He was already waiting at the office door.
"Come in and sit down. Would you like some water?"
"A cup of warm water. I'll do it myself." Seeing Jin Yue was about to pour him water with her own cup, he took the heavy kettle.
"Drink the milk first, it will get cold later."
Shu Jinyue had just eaten and couldn't drink much. "I don't mind if it's cold. The weather is hot and I want to drink something cold."
Xu Duan looked at her, then thought about the smoke coming out of the refrigerator, and shook his head, "You are a Chinese medicine practitioner, but you don't know how to maintain your health at all."
"Then come on, let this old Chinese doctor help you." Shu Jinyue sat on the chair and asked him to sit in front of him.
His hands were really big, twice as big as hers. No, no, almost three times as big.
The palm is very wide and the fingers are very long. There are several dark yellow hard calluses on the palm, especially between the ten fingers and the thumb, the skin there is visibly rough and hard.
Shu Jinyue couldn't help but be curious, "Are you the sharpshooter in your unit?"
Xu Duanbei was amused by her question, "What are you thinking about all day? Where can you find so many sharpshooters in the world? It's a peaceful time now." But he didn't say that he once chased the enemy for twenty miles alone, and finally captured five people alive.
Jin Yue smiled and felt that he had thought too much. Such a gentle man did not seem like a vanguard soldier in the army. He looked more like a civilian or logistics worker.
The meridians on the back of his hand were obvious, but they did not feel like curved earthworms. Instead, they were smooth and flowing. Jin Yue put his hand on it and immediately found the radial artery.
"The pulse is good. Do you feel uncomfortable at ordinary times?"
"Just a little tired, nothing else."
Jin Yue checked himself and found that he didn't have any problem of insufficient blood and qi. He probably just felt tired from work. He advised him to get enough rest because the body is the capital of revolution.
"Doctor Shu, do I need to take medicine?" He asked with a smile, as if he would use the two pairs of leather shoes to pay for the medicine once Jin Yue said he needed it.
"No need. Your qi and blood are very vigorous. At most, it's just that your yin and yang are out of balance. Medicine will be useless."
"Then how do we treat it?"
Shu Jinyue looked at his serious expression and couldn't help but want to play a prank on him: "Well, if you really want to adjust, find a partner and the problem will be solved."
Xu Duan was stunned for a moment, then looked at her helplessly, "You, you."
"That's right. Uncle Xu is almost 30 years old. It's time to find a partner. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine said that a man at the age of 38 has balanced kidney energy and strong tendons and bones. You have been strong for many years." Jin Yue is a veteran in spirit, but he still can't say anything too exaggerated in person. He can only remind him implicitly that "it's time to use it."
"Then what?"
"Then, it is said that yin and yang are in balance, and the harmony of yin and yang is the most stable foundation of health..." Ah, she couldn't make up any more stories. Xu Duan's expression was too serious, like a studious elementary school student. She couldn't help but spit on herself. How could he bully others like this?
"continue."
Shu Jinyue swallowed his saliva and said, "That's what I mean. You can figure it out yourself."
She quickly removed her hand from his radial artery, and he felt that the soft and warm touch was gone, as if something was empty, so he picked up the warm water and took a sip.
But when he thought that this was the cup she usually used to drink water, his saliva became hot again.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Xu Duan coughed lightly, "It's okay, do you need me to open the milk?"
Every time, he would heat up the milk for her, open it and hand it to her.
"No, I'm not hungry now. I'll drink it when I'm hungry in the afternoon. It shouldn't go bad if I leave it at room temperature for an hour or two, right?"
"Probably not."
Jin Yue was relieved and started chatting with him, mainly about the medical visit he had this morning. He said he knew that the leader was called Hu Guizhi, but he didn't know what aspect of the work she was in charge of.
Xu Duan didn't want to force the issue, "You'll know after a few more interactions."
Shu Jinyue sighed, "I think there's no future. Once she recovers from her illness, there will be no chance for us to meet again."
"You should have more confidence in yourself. Maybe she will come to you whenever she feels unwell in the future. People will feel unwell many times in their lives."
Shu Jinyue pointed at herself and said, "Big leaders are always surrounded by good doctors." She was so young and not an apprentice of any famous doctor, so why would they look for her?
"You're different from them."
The more Shu Jin wanted to ask how it was different, the more her heart was filled with this sentence, with a faint sweetness, like drinking a cup of warm, sweet honey water in the middle of winter, or eating a piece of soft and glutinous red bean cake when hungry. She was afraid that if she asked, his answer would dilute the sweetness.
"It's almost time. I'm leaving now. Remember to drink early." He stood up and strode to the door. "Take a rest before work starts."
Jin Yue didn't see him off. He watched him step onto the bicycle with his long legs, then turned around and lay on the table for a while.
In fact, she didn't usually take a nap because she had to wait for Shu Wenyun and Shu Wenming. The Shu family had lunch late, and after they finished eating and cleaned up, it was basically time to go to work. She would lie down for a while after arriving at the office.
The premise is that when you have nothing to do, there is something important happening recently.
Sure enough, after she had been lying down for a while, Zhu Daqiang came in to talk to Liu Jinbu. It was still about the cases of fever herpes that had appeared in the primary school. "The test results are out. It's not hand, foot and mouth disease, but simple herpes. Although the symptoms are not serious, it is also contagious to a certain extent."
"The district has asked us to strengthen health supervision and management, especially in schools and factories and mines with concentrated populations. We will start this afternoon."
Shu Jinyue quickly stood up and said, "Then I'll go with you."
Zhu Daqiang wanted to say that the sun was too strong and the girl didn't need to go, but he didn't know what he thought of, so he swallowed his words and said, "Okay, everyone put on your white coats and bring your work IDs, and leave in ten minutes."
Shu Jinyue went to the bathroom, washed his face with cold water, and instantly woke up.
It was another false alarm, and Jin Yue was of course happy. She just wanted the Chinese medicine practitioner to perform, and she wasn't so stupid as to hope for something to happen.
That's not only stupid, but also immoral.
The first place the three of them arrived at was the street primary school. Xinqiao Primary School is currently the largest primary school in the district, with more than 3,000 teachers and students combined. You can imagine the density. If something really happened, it would be very dangerous. Therefore, they attached great importance to their sanitary conditions, garbage storage, water supply and toilet cleaning. The three of them inspected the place and found no problems except that the toilet was a little dirty and not cleaned in time.
The school received the news earlier than Shu Jinyue and resumed classes in full in the afternoon.
"Why is Jin Yue here?" Shu Wenming was chatting with a few colleagues. When he saw the girl coming to the door of his office, he thought he was seeing things.
Shu Jinyue, wearing a white coat, had a serious face, which was completely different from his usual cheerful appearance.
"My unit came to supervise, so I came here. Is my sister-in-law okay?"
"Very good, everything tastes delicious. I wish I could eat a whole cow in one day. My appetite is so huge." Shu Wenyan smacked his lips and asked in a low voice: "Can the ultrasound examination used by Western medicine tell the gender of the baby?"
"Do you know anyone in the hospital who can take a look at it for your sister-in-law?"
Shu Jin glared at him. This kind of character really won't be normal for a few days. "What if I don't watch it? What will happen if I watch it?"
"I know what's going on now."
"Brother, you are a teacher. I won't do such a thing." In later generations, there was a notice on the door of the ultrasound examination room prohibiting fetal sex identification for non-medical purposes. This was because people were cheated by those who used connections to check the gender of the fetus and then had abortions.
"Hey, don't be so angry. I didn't say that I must have a son. The same applies to daughters. It would be best if we had a boy and a girl, right?" Shu Wenyan pulled her sleeve and nodded towards the office behind him. "Give me some face in front of my colleagues, little aunt."
Shu Jinyue didn't say anything else, but she despised him in her heart, "You are so greedy. When you couldn't get pregnant, you just wanted to have a baby. Now that you are pregnant, you are asking for the gender."
Shu Wenyan looked embarrassed, "That's not what I meant. Why are you just like your sister-in-law? Every time I bring up this topic, she gets angry and becomes unreasonable."
Shu Jinyue was about to roll his eyes at him when someone came out of the office and said, "Oh, this is Teacher Shu's sister, the one who treated you and made your wife pregnant with twins?"
"What, is it this little girl?"
Colleagues asked about Jin Yue's situation one after another, and even a few female teachers who didn't have classes stopped Jin Yue and asked her to help take a look.
In addition to pharyngitis, the "occupational diseases" of female teachers include liver qi stagnation, breast hyperplasia, thyroid nodules, irregular menstruation, and of course, stones. Shu Jinyue did not refuse. He took their pulses and listened to their conversation.
"The director position is vacant this time, and I don't know who will get it."
"I think Mr. Liu is more likely to be the candidate. He has outstanding teaching ability."
"But he is too young. I think Mr. Shu is more likely. He has a lot of experience and strong teaching ability."
Shu Jinyue pricked up his ears, this time the melon was eaten by his elder brother.
"Doctor Shu, your brother might really become the director." An elderly female teacher with short hair said congratulations, but her tone felt a little off.
Jin Yue curled the corners of his mouth but said nothing.
"Has your family encountered any good things recently? The leader who came to inspect the school last time actually talked to your brother."
Shu Jinyue met her inquiring eyes and said, "What leader? I don't know."
In fact, it was Yang Zhengkang who came to inspect the situation of learning industry and agriculture, accompanied by Director Niu. He mentioned that Shu Jinyue's elder brother also taught in this school. For some reason, Yang Zhengkang chatted with Shu Wenyan for a few more words.
Therefore, this woman thought that Shu Wenyan was able to become the director because he had a new backer.
But the fact is, even Shu Wenyan himself didn’t understand why the big boss looked at him differently. He was both surprised and frightened.
"Hasn't your brother told you recently? Oh, this Xiao Shu is the same. It's ok to hide it from us, but why is he so distrustful of his sister? After all, you are still siblings... Oh, no, you are his stepsister, right? No wonder..."
Shu Jinyue couldn't help rolling his eyes, "I'm sorry, Teacher Li, I forgot to tell you that you need to go to the ophthalmology department for your illness. I can't treat it here."
"Why go to the ophthalmologist?"
"Look at the pink eye."
"You you you——" The female teacher was so angry that she couldn't even finish her words. She thought that the children of the Shu family were really annoying.
Shu Jinyue thought to himself that it was no wonder that she looked familiar at first. Wasn't she Teacher Li who had taught him for half a semester? In the third grade, her math teacher went to have a baby, and Teacher Li took over their class. Her grades began to decline from that semester.
Teacher Li always likes to criticize people in class, especially girls, but he is very kind to boys. If the boys forget to wear the red scarf, they will just be scolded at most, but the girls will be punished to clean the toilet, and if they dare to talk back, they will be slapped on the palms and buttocks.
Shu Jinyue was a bit stubborn when he was a child, and was often beaten by her. He didn't know how to move the abacus beads, so his fingers turned red and his palms were swollen like buns, but he still had to grit his teeth and move them. As time went by, Shu Jinyue became nervous every time he attended math class, and he became very averse to the course, so his grades naturally dropped significantly.
At that time, Shu Linong and the so-called Teacher Li were still colleagues. When she beat people, she would call the child out and beat her alone outside the door so that no one could see. After beating her, she would threaten her, saying that if she dared to complain, she would not be allowed to go to school, and her parents would divorce because of her and would not want her anymore.
For a child under ten years old, this kind of intimidation had an immediate effect. From then on, Shu Jinyue really didn't dare to tell her parents, for fear that they would divorce because of her and she would become a homeless poor little girl again.
Yes, she knew that she was not the Shu family’s biological child, and it was also from Teacher Li that she learned that.
Shu Jinyue would never attribute the darkness and twistedness of her character to Teacher Li. Character determines destiny, so she naturally would not say that her destiny changed because of Teacher Li, but she did hate her.
I hate her so much that I feel annoyed when I see her. "They say that morality is the key to educating people, but I think some people cannot be educated because they themselves lack morality."
Teacher Li was so angry that she wanted to curse a few words, but she was afraid of being accused of being narrow-minded and nitpicking with a junior. If she didn't curse, she would feel really uncomfortable.
Are you feeling uncomfortable?
It's okay to feel uncomfortable.
Shu Jinyue just wanted to make her feel bad. So many years had passed since the incident, she had actually forgotten what Teacher Li looked like. She simply encountered this and wanted to vent her anger.
Teacher Li walked away with a twisted waist. After Jin Yue finished checking for everyone, he quickly left with Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu and went to the next house.
By the time we got off work, only three or four companies in the area had visited. Jin Yue felt a little guilty, "If I hadn't been delayed at school, we could have visited at least six."
"It's okay. Routine work can't be completed overnight anyway. Go back and rest today and continue tomorrow."
When I got home, I ran into Xiao Li and his wife at the door, "Jin Yue."
“You are…”
"We have transferred our household registration out. We came back today to deliver the household registration books and move our things away. We will not live here in the future, but we will definitely come back when you get married." Mrs. Li had a comfortable smile on her face, and she looked much more relaxed than before, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
Jin Yue was truly happy for their decision, "Then you go to work..."
"It's just a little far from work, but it doesn't matter. My dad just bought us two bicycles yesterday, so it's not far to ride."
This father-in-law is so generous. As soon as his son-in-law arrived, he immediately gave him a bicycle as a gift. Originally, Xiao Li had a car, but Aunt Li, in order to control them, told them that if they had the guts to leave, they should not take away the things they bought with her money.
"My dad also said that he would not argue with his child about whose surname he took, but if he took our family name, his job at the meat processing factory would be passed on to our child, and we would also have half of the house."
Mrs. Li has an older brother who works at the police station. He is very open-minded and doesn't mind his father's property. He agreed to give his sister half of the property, which was considered "righteous" in Shilan Province at that time.
"Congratulations, I hope you can overcome it in the future."
"Thank you, Jin Yue. If it weren't for your help, I don't know how long my illness would have lasted."
Jin Yue shook her head and said, "In fact, you don't need Chinese medicine. Your disease can also be cured by Western medicine. It just costs different." This was also the reason why she didn't want to help him treat it at the beginning, because it was not a last resort.
"It's not just a matter of spending. Your help has made us realize that we can live happily and freely without a lot of money. Money is not as important as we thought." Xiao Li looked back at Courtyard No. 16 where he grew up. "I always thought that without my mom, we would have no money and no house, and we would not be able to survive. Even when she did something wrong, we always covered it up and condoned her, and helped her deal with the aftermath, but in the end... Oh, don't be afraid of you laughing at us, we didn't take a penny from her when we left home."
Of course, she didn't give it to me either.
Mrs. Li saw that his eyes were red and quickly pulled him.
"We found that even when it comes to seeing a doctor and saving lives, you don't have to have a lot of money, as long as you meet a good doctor."
Shu Jinyue was embarrassed, it wasn't that serious, he thought to himself that it was just kidney stones. If it was any other malignant wasting disease, there was actually a big difference between being rich and being poor. Although the final destination was the same, the process could be very different.
However, the couple finally mustered up the courage to start over, and she didn't want to discourage them, so she said, "Come back often in the future."
"Okay, come on Jinyue!"
"goodbye."
Shu Jinyue returned home, and before she could recover from her shock, Zhao Wanqiu was chatting with someone. Seeing her, she was delighted and asked, "Jinyue just met the Li couple, right?"
"Um."
"Do you know that they really moved away?"
Jin Yue nodded, and several neighbor aunties chatted even more heatedly, saying that Aunt Li had really hit a wall this time, it was useless even if those daughters came back, because they had even transferred their household registration! I just fainted from crying in the yard and was just helped back to my room to rest. I don’t know how I am now, whether I am awake or not.
I walked too much this afternoon and didn't have time to rest at noon. I was very tired now, so I lay down on the kang. Suddenly, I remembered something, and I got up and ran to the office.
Fortunately, the security guard was still there, so Jin Yue quickly took out his office key and opened the door. He didn't feel the cool glass in his palm until he felt it.
Uncle Xu rode nearly ten kilometers across half of the city to deliver the milk, so I’m glad it wasn’t wasted.
When she returned home, every household had started cooking. Zhao Wanqiu was picking leeks, and there was a dough rising in an enamel basin on the table.
"What are we having for dinner tonight, Mom?"
"Chive dumplings, your dad said he's craving for them." He's been craving for them for a long time. It just so happened that the kids got their salaries recently and they all paid for their food, so he has a little more money now.
The more she thought about the taste, the more her mouth started to water. She hadn't eaten it for many years.
In the past in the countryside, leeks were not rare. Every household would grow one in their vegetable garden, but there was no white flour. I still haven’t had the chance to eat it today.
"This white flour was brought back by your second brother from...there, and he said it was for your father to eat on his birthday tomorrow. Your father couldn't wait to eat it, so he wanted to try it today." The "there" that Zhao Wanqiu concealed refers to the ghost market.
Now that Shu Wenming is dating someone, he has the motivation to work hard and runs around more frequently, but he still doesn't stand out and rarely shows up. He just offers advice or acts as a go-between for bartering. He has Zhang Liangwei's trust and he can get anything the family needs with him.
Jin Yue put the milk on his bed and came to help Zhao Wanqiu with the work. In addition to the leek dumplings, he also had to stir-fry two other small green vegetables, mashed spinach with garlic and stir-fried zucchini.
"Just watch and learn, so that you won't be clueless when you get married in the future." Seeing that she was in a daze, Zhao Wanqiu pulled her over to watch her how to knead the dough and chop the stuffing.
"Then why don't I find someone who can cook?"
"What are you dreaming about? There are not many men in this world who can cook."
Jin Yue wrinkled his nose, "Mom, that's just your limited thinking. This is only in our Shilan Province. When you traveled all over the country, didn't you know that Sichuan and Haicheng men are very good at cooking?"
"Besides, it's not that the men in Shilan Province can't cook, it's that they don't cook. If you ask me, it's because they are spoiled by the women in their families. When they are young, their mothers spoil them. When they grow up, their wives spoil them. When they are old, their daughters spoil them. I don't believe that men without mothers, wives, or daughters will starve to death."
Zhao Wanqiu opened her mouth and thought that it made sense, but - "Child, why are you talking so harshly? Every family has its own difficulties, and life is not as simple as you think."
Shu Jinyue really didn't have much life experience, but she hated married women saying things like "You'll know when you get married." "It doesn't matter if there are difficult sutras to recite, men just can't be spoiled, the worst that can happen is divorce, women can still survive without men, but those who can't cook can just wait to starve to death."
"You keep saying this all the time." Zhao Wanqiu pinched her, not willing to put in any effort, "Don't say this kind of thing anymore. You're old enough to date. If you scare a gay man, then... wait, you want to find someone from another province?"
Jin Yue didn't say anything. She didn't know what kind of partner she wanted to find. She had never thought about these questions, but if she had to answer, it didn't matter where the person was from, as long as he or she was good-looking, honest and could cook. If the financial conditions were better, that would be great, but if not, that didn't matter either. Just like Xiao Li said, money was not as important as they thought.
She believes that her skills can be turned into money one day.
At worst, she could open a high-end private hospital and serve the rich. Then she could make a fortune and be happy to support the man.
Fortunately, Zhao Wanqiu didn’t know that her idea was so shocking, otherwise she would be shocked. The mother and daughter kneaded the dough, fried the eggs, mixed them with leeks, and started making boxes one by one.
This thing tastes good, but it consumes a lot of oil. It is delicious only when fried until both sides are golden brown.
Shu Jinyue looked at it for a while and felt so sleepy that he kept yawning, so he simply went back to his room to sleep.
Holding the bottle of cool milk, she couldn't help but smile and rubbed her feet against each other. The missing little toe hadn't felt itchy for a long, long time.
In the past, that place would feel painful and itchy in the winter, and just itchy in the summer, as if she had athlete's foot. The shoes she wore at that time were all rotten, rough, and rubbed her feet. Now her shoes... all fit her feet well and are comfortable.
Shu Jinyue thought of Xu Duan again. Among all the gifts, he seemed to like giving shoes the most.
Of all the weather conditions, he was most afraid of her being afraid of the dark and being cold.
Just as I was thinking about it, Zhao Wanqiu's loud voice came from the door, "Hey Huifang, you are here, come in and sit for a while, you are pregnant and can't stand for a long time, it's just right that we are eating leek dumplings today."
Shu Wenyan smacked his lips, "You guys ate so well when I was away."
Zhao Wanqiu was speechless for a second, pretending not to hear, then turned around and asked Liu Huifang how she was doing recently.
"I'm in the second trimester now. The doctor said it's harder for me than for others. I've been getting up more often at night, I can't sleep well, and my legs are cramping..."
Jin Yue didn't pay attention to what Zhao Wanqiu said. She gulped down the milk, wiped her mouth, got out of bed and talked to them.
"My leader knows my situation and has transferred me to another position. I only need to sit in the office and fill out reports, and I don't have to drive anymore." Liu Huifang held her waist and smiled kindly, showing more and more maternal radiance.
She has gained a few pounds now, and her complexion has improved. Even her hair has become more shiny, as if she has become several years younger. If no one tells you, no one would have thought that she is already 35 years old.
"Sister-in-law."
"Jin Yue, did we wake you up by talking? Mom said you were tired from work, so you should rest for a while."
She always called her mom, and no one cared whether Shu Wenyan liked to call her aunt or mom.
"We came here today because we want to ask you for help with something." Liu Huifang took Jin Yue's hand and walked into the old couple's room, then slowly and with difficulty got on the kang.
Generally, the belly in the second trimester is not particularly big, and the movements need to be more flexible, but she was pregnant with twins, and her metabolism was slow due to her age, and her weight gain was relatively fast, so she was already a little clumsy.
Jin Yue had never been pregnant before and didn't know how to push, so she didn't dare to help her. She just supported her arm vaguely.
"I've gained twenty pounds and become a lot dumber, and your brother still laughs at me."
She said with nostalgia: "When I was driving, I could climb to such a high driving position more skillfully than men. When our company went to the city to participate in competitions, my performance was no worse than those male drivers."
"Okay, okay, my sister-in-law is as capable as any man, but please sit down first and talk slowly."
"Well, look at my memory. I just mentioned that I want to ask you for a favor. It's about a male driver who works with us. He is also my senior. He has been doing long-distance driving for more than ten years. He lives in the car all year round. But recently he asked for sick leave from the company. He came to the office today to hand in his note and I found out that he was sick."
Jin Yue stopped what he was doing and saw that Liu Huifang seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"I was embarrassed to bother you, but this brother is a very good person. He and I were taught by the same master. One year, I encountered a rainstorm in another place and my car overturned. I was trapped in the car without food or water, and my goods were almost robbed by the locals. He showed up in time, holding a steel pipe and guarding the car until the rescuers came... I was so scared at the time. If my things were lost, I was afraid that I would lose my job..."
Jin Yue understood. In fact, Liu Huifang was different from Shu Wenyan. She asked him for help simply because she wanted to help her senior brother. She also knew that it would trouble Jin Yue. But Shu Wenyan asked her to treat his colleagues simply to show his appreciation and do her a favor.
"It's okay, sister-in-law, just continue talking."
"He has been running around outside and no one has mentioned it to him. It was only recently when he came home that his wife said his belly had gotten bigger. Then we discovered that his belly, which is below his belly button, was swollen and his belt couldn't be fastened." Liu Huifang took a sip of water. "But the strange thing is that he is as thin as a monkey. I haven't seen him for half a year and his face has become unrecognizable."
"How can one become thinner all over but only gain weight in the belly?"
Jin Yue frowned. When she heard these words, various space-occupying lesions automatically appeared in her mind.
"Have you been to the hospital for a checkup?"
"Here's the problem. This brother's father died of intestinal cancer. I heard that his belly became bigger six months before his death. The brother feels that he has the same disease and now plans to give up treatment. If it weren't for his family's persuasion, he would not want to rest. He said that if he holds on for another six months, his son will get married soon."
"He told me these words in private. He is currently on sick leave and doesn't dare to tell me that he has colon cancer, for fear that his company will send him home directly. He also wants to wait until his body recovers before continuing to work."
As long as you drive for one day, you will receive one day's salary and subsidies.
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