Chapter 44044 Wenli's illness & little firecrackers & inspiration...
When we arrived at the provincial hospital, the inpatient building was brightly lit.
"Should we go to the emergency room or which department?" Shu Wenming was confused and asked Jin Yue.
"Don't hang up, follow me, we'll go straight to the expert."
When the three of them arrived at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, their lecture had just ended. Medical staff came out of the conference room one after another. When they saw Jin Yue, they greeted her with a smile.
After all, she had been invited as "external aid" several times. In Mo Shuyi's joking words, she was the department's "remote non-staff expert."
Jin Yue had just arrived at Mo Shuyi's office when he came over from talking to someone. "Oh, Teacher Shi was talking about you. He said that the example you gave during the day is very suitable for treatment with traditional Chinese medicine. He also said that he would ask you again tomorrow if he has the chance."
The person accompanying him was the hematologist Shi Xuehai.
Shi Xuehai was about fifty years old, with half white hair, a slightly hunched back, and a thin body. However, his eyes were very bright, he was quick to react, had a sharp mind, and a very broad knowledge base. He knew a little about every subject, even Chinese medicine, which he did not understand, but he spoke very humorously. If it were any other time, Jin Yue would definitely chat with him, but now she had no time to greet him.
"Doctor Mo, Teacher Shi, I came here tonight just to see you two." She briefly introduced Shu Wenming and Xu Wenli. "Sister Wenli started to have low-grade fever, dizziness and headaches half a year ago. We didn't take it seriously at the time and treated it as a cold. She also took cold medicine. But in the past month, she started to have nosebleeds for no obvious reason. It's hard to stop every time. It happens about one to three times a day, and each time lasts four or five minutes."
Hearing this, Mo Shuyi and Shi Xuehai's expressions turned serious, "Did you do a blood test when you first had a low-grade fever?"
Shu Wenming said quickly, "I've had a test. The doctor at the district hospital said that my white blood cell count is high. I might have an infection or something. He prescribed me some anti-inflammatory medicine."
Mo Shuyi said quickly, "Then we must test it again now. Xiao Zhang, come and draw blood from this female comrade."
Shu Jinyue hesitated and didn't want to waste time going through the process. Sister Wenli had been delayed for several months, which was actually her dereliction of duty. She always thought that Sister Wenli was fine. If something really happened to her, Shu Jinyue would never forgive herself.
"Let's do a bone marrow puncture directly."
Mo Shuyi was stunned, "You mean..."
Shu Jinyue nodded gently, and he looked at Shi Xuehai again, who also nodded, "Yes, puncture now, I'm on the scene, I'll do it, get ready quickly."
Shi Xuehai has been working on blood diseases since he was young. It would be even better to have an expert like him with decades of experience perform the test personally. Shu Jinyue thanked him quickly and turned to explain to his second brother and sister Wen Li why this test was needed.
Three minutes later, Shu Wenming swallowed nervously, "You mean, your sister Wenli might have a blood problem?"
"Yes, but this is just my guess. We need to check to know."
Xu Wenli is such an optimistic girl. She smiled and comforted him, "Hey, Shu Wenming, why are you so nervous? I'm not nervous at all. It's just a shot in the waist. It's quick. I can't feel anything under the anesthesia. Can you please stop being so nervous?"
If it were usual, Shu Wenming would have said that she was heartless, but now he couldn't say anything, and opened his mouth, "Okay, I'm not nervous, I'll wait for you outside."
The operation was quick, and soon Xu Wenli was helped out by the nurse. The samples and blood were sent to the laboratory. Mo Shuyi went there in person, as he also knew someone there, so if he urged, the results should be out soon.
"The liver and spleen are not obviously enlarged. Come and arrange an ultrasound examination tomorrow." Shi Xuehai asked Xu Wenli carefully, for example, whether she had felt easily tired or weak in the past year or two, whether she had bone or joint pain, and whether she had come into contact with any radioactive substances or places.
Xu Wenli shook her head. Her first symptom was a low-grade fever, similar to a cold.
"You go home first and have a good rest. I'll let you know as soon as the results come out tomorrow." Shi Xuehai saw Jin Yue's pleading eyes and realized that she wanted him to stay for two more days to help take a look. "Don't worry, I will ask for two days off from work. I will stay here tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to help you take a look before going back."
Shu Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
The brother and sister sent Xu Wenli to the door of her home. Her parents didn't seem to be in a hurry for a girl not to go home so late. They didn't even notice that she opened the door and entered the house.
Well, taking care of kids is tiring.
Shu Wenming muttered a few words. The brother and sister couldn't catch the bus at this time, so they could only walk home.
Snowflakes were floating along the way, and Shu Jinyue was shivering with her neck shrunk. She knew it was not because of the weather, but because of fear. She didn't want anything to happen to Xu Wenli, but even Shi Xuehai's expression was not much better. Her guess was almost right.
Bone marrow biopsy is just for a confirmed diagnosis.
"Jin Yue, you said she would be fine, right?"
"Well, a good girl like Sister Wenli will definitely turn danger into safety and live a happy life for the rest of her life."
Shu Wenming made an expression that was uglier than crying. He was usually noisy but could not say anything, but this time, he just wanted to give her all the best wishes in the world.
"What blood disease are you talking about? Is it leukemia? Don't try to fool me. When Dr. Mo and I went to deliver the specimen, I heard him whisper to someone, urging them to get the results quickly."
Shu Jinyue nodded, not intending to lie to him, "Yes, but I'm not sure yet, I just suspect it."
"You're right every time you suspect."
Shu Jinyue was silent. He looked up at the sky. Snowflakes were falling. He saw that his second brother's back seemed a little hunched. He was not like this before.
He is less than thirty years old.
At this moment, Shu Jinyue suddenly understood why his second brother in his previous life remained unmarried, why he left his hometown and almost never returned to the book city.
The city where he was born and raised did not give him much luck and favor. When he was a child, no one played with him because he was poor. Later, when he grew up, he seemed to be naturally inferior to others because he had no house and no formal job. He finally met a girl who truly loved him, but... What if something happened to Xu Wenli in this life, what should he do?
The more Shu Jin thought about it carefully, the more she realized that her second brother had never really bullied her. He just couldn't stand the fact that she was more favored by Teacher Shu than him, her biological child, even though they had no blood relationship. That's why he wanted to provoke her on purpose. On the one hand, it was because of the destructive desire and jealousy of the little brat, and on the other hand, wasn't it also to attract Teacher Shu's attention?
Xu Wenli was the luckiest gift in his unlucky thirty years of life.
"Don't worry, second brother. It's not the best. But if it really is, I will definitely invite the best experts for Sister Wenli. I will also find a way from traditional Chinese medicine. I will definitely..."
"Okay, I know you will try your best, let's go back." Shu Wenming patted her on the shoulder.
The brother and sister arrived home in the snow and wind. The other three were still waiting in the house. When they heard the door open, they hurriedly asked what was going on.
Shu Wenming was reluctant to talk. Jin Yue took off his shoes that were soaked in snow water and said, "We suspect it may be a blood disease. We did a bone marrow puncture and drew blood. The results will be out tomorrow."
Teacher Shu didn't know anything about the blood system and thought it was not a big problem. Zhao Wanqiu and Shu Wenyun looked gloomy.
"What's going on? Is it serious?" Teacher Shu became anxious when he saw it.
So, Shu Jinyue repeated the words he had used to comfort his second brother, and could only hope that the god of luck would come.
The three siblings entered the next room, and Shu Wenyun immediately grabbed Jin Yue's hand and said, "Jin Yue, is there any Chinese medicine method to treat leukemia?"
It is difficult for Shu Jinyue to answer. It is almost impossible to cure it because the disease progresses very quickly. It is a malignant tumor of the hematopoietic system. However, relieving symptoms and prolonging survival can occasionally vary from person to person. What is more important is to look at the classification. Some classifications do have a slightly more optimistic prognosis.
"If you have no other options, can you go find the old Chinese doctor who taught you medicine?"
"He passed away, but if necessary, we can go to Haicheng, Jing City to try other Chinese medicine doctors." Shu Jinyue is usually a little confident and even conceited, but at this moment, she dare not be stubborn. She would rather believe that there are many doctors in the world who are better than herself.
Shu Wenyun was silent.
This night was a difficult and long night for the Shu family. Zhao Wanqiu got up before dawn the next day to cook porridge. When Shu Wenming got up, the porridge was already ready. It was thick and white, with a strong rice aroma.
"Wenming, after breakfast, take the porridge to Wenli first."
The Shu family could only afford to drink rough corn porridge, but no one objected. Shu Jinyue asked Zhao Wanqiu to go to the unit to ask for a day off for herself, and she followed Shu Wenming to Xu's house to pick up people.
As expected, Xu Wenli had not eaten breakfast. She had just gotten up and looked listless. Although she tried her best to appear optimistic and cheerful as usual, the dark circles under her eyes betrayed her.
"Stop laughing. Let's go to the hospital for a checkup first. Are you hungry?"
"Hungry."
"Then drink it quickly. I'll make it for you tomorrow after you finish it."
Shu Jinyue walked behind, and saw his second brother speaking softly and gently to Xu Wenli, a rare act that was completely different from usual. He felt a warm feeling surge through his heart.
When they arrived at the hospital, Mo Shuyi was already waiting in the department. He took them to see Dr. Wang from last time. Soon Xu Wenli came and Jin Yue followed her in.
Doctor Wang examined the patient very carefully, not missing any part. He breathed a sigh of relief after the examination, "The good news is that the liver and spleen are not enlarged."
Shu Jinyue also breathed a sigh of relief and told himself that maybe there really could be another good news? Good people will be rewarded. Xu Wenli has never done anything bad. On the contrary, she is an enthusiastic and cheerful girl. God should treat her well.
But by noon, the results from the laboratory came out. "The white blood cells and neutrophils were significantly elevated, the hemoglobin and platelets were decreased, and combined with the bone marrow biopsy results, chronic myeloid leukemia can be diagnosed."
As Shi Xuehai spoke, he paid attention to Xu Wenli's expression. She was in a trance for a moment, then opened her mouth. After about half a minute, she said nothing, but just shed tears.
If she could cry out loud, even if she cried loudly, Shu Wenming wouldn't feel so bad.
Shu Wenming gave Jin Yue a look, asking her to take good care of Wen Li, and then he ran to the stairwell alone and lit a cigarette.
Just as he was about to smoke, he heard a cough beside him. He immediately put out the cigarette and said, "I'm sorry."
There was a small window there, and the coughing man was looking at the sky outside the window. I didn't know what he was thinking, nor could I see what he looked like. I could only see a pair of rough big hands constantly wiping the tears from his face.
Shu Wenming felt like there was a hole in his heart. As he watched, he suddenly felt a little cold on his face... He wiped it fiercely.
After calming down, he came to Shi Xuehai's office and asked, "Expert Shi, how do we treat this disease? We must treat it no matter how much it costs."
Xu Wenli threw herself into Shu Jinyue's arms. She was unusually quiet at first, but when she heard this, she raised her head quickly and said, "No, this can't be cured. Don't waste your money."
"Who said it can't be cured? The doctor didn't say that."
"There was a child in my dad's workplace who had this disease. He died three months after being diagnosed." She murmured to herself, looking at him, and it was as if she could see through him the happy life that was just a step away.
She went to see the house he bought, which was in a busy tenement. He said there were endless melons to eat and endless excitement to watch every day. He also said that she must be careful of Aunt Li in the future, because she was the worst.
She took measurements and planned to buy floral fabrics next month to make floral curtains. She would also put up a large desk, cover it with a layer of glass and a white lace tablecloth, and put a photo of the two of them under the glass, which she would wipe carefully every day.
But now, this happy life has come to an abrupt end.
Shu Jinyue couldn't hold back her tears. She didn't expect that her bad mouth could do bad things instead of good things.
"Don't worry about it. I'll treat it if I say so. I'll pay for it. Don't bother with any more questions."
"Why are you spending money? You're not going to get married in the future, and you're not going to renovate your house? Save the money for later." Xu Wenli said while choking.
"Shut up, no one can interfere in my business!" Shu Wenming yelled at her with red eyes, but it wasn't her.
Xu Wenli remained silent. Shu Jinyue glared at him and asked, "Are you sick?"
Shu Wenming said "I'm sorry" to Xu Wenli sullenly, and then continued to ask Shi Xuehai how to cure this disease.
"The main thing is control. At present, we can only control and try to delay the onset of acute malignant transformation."
"What if that period comes?"
"If it enters a catastrophic phase, it could lead to death very quickly..."
Shu Wenming nodded and clenched his fists. "What about the controlled drugs? We need to use the best ones."
Shi Xuehai nodded, "There is none in Shilan Province at the moment, but I will call Haicheng. It would be better to use imported medicine, but the cost will be much higher. You can consider it."
Shu Wenming shook his head. "Don't think about it. Just use it. Do I have to pay first? How much?"
"We want it too. Doctor, please buy some imported medicine for my son." A family of three was standing at the door. Jin Yue remembered that Mo Shuyi had mentioned it just now, that their son had the same disease as Sister Wenli.
It was just a coincidence that Shi Xuehai was there. Imported medicines are not something you can buy just by having money.
Sure enough, Shi Xuehai called back and said to prepare a hundred yuan first, try a course of medication, and then monitor blood routine regularly, and decide whether to change the dosage and medication based on the changes in blood count.
When the family heard the number, the light in their eyes dimmed, "Can we...can we think about it again?"
"Of course. If you need anything and I'm not here, just come and see Dr. Mo."
Shu Wenming didn't even blink, and immediately took out a hundred yuan from his pocket. Shu Jinyue was shocked. Where did he get so much money? The banknotes looked new and stiff, and didn't look like they had been carried with him for a long time.
But in front of so many people, she didn't ask anything. She even thought that if the need arose, she would sell the house she had just bought, so that any money she could get would be good. You can buy another house, but you only have one Sister Wenli.
After paying the money, Mo Shuyi also discussed with the department and decided to let Xu Wenli move in first, because the effects of the medication needed to be monitored at all times and it would be inconvenient for her to go home.
It was at this time that Xu Wenli remembered that she had not told her family yet. She borrowed a phone and called Xu's father. Soon the couple arrived with the child.
Xu's mother hugged her and cried. Although they liked their son more, Xu Wenli had been an only child for more than 20 years and she had feelings for her son. Father Xu also put aside his prejudice against Shu Wenming and went to the stairwell with him to smoke and chat for a long time.
Shu Jinyue looked at Mr. and Mrs. Xu, who seemed to be in good health, and suddenly thought of a possibility, "Teacher Shi, is it convenient for me to chat with you for a few minutes?"
Shi Xuehai took her to another office and said, "This girl's condition seems to be pretty good at the moment. If she doesn't suddenly change, she will have no problem surviving for a year or two."
Shu Jinyue sighed, what was a year or two? What she wanted was for her second brother and sister Wenli to be together forever. She wanted to live to the age when she was old and gray-haired and could not walk, and the two toothless old men and women could still bicker with each other. That would be the greatest happiness in the world.
"I would like to ask, if there is a successful match, can I do a bone marrow transplant?"
Shi Xuehai was stunned. "You know this too? This technology is still very advanced abroad. We haven't tried it in China yet. The main reason is that the technical support has not yet reached the corresponding level."
Shu Jinyue's heart skipped a beat. Yes, it was only 1975. She almost forgot. Even if she could find a suitable match, she didn't have the technology to do it.
"So when do you think we can achieve this in our country?"
"I heard that Haicheng and Seoul are both conducting research in this area, and the possibility of failure in early cases is also high. The earliest will be ten years later."
Shu Jinyue was silent. Ten years was too long for Xu Wenli. Compared with her life expectancy, it was almost impossible. She had to give up on bone marrow transplantation. As for ordinary people who wanted to go abroad for surgery, they had to find a suitable match, which was impossible.
But she still didn't give up, and went to find Mo Shuyi again, asking him to help ask her former colleagues, classmates or mentors when she studied in Japan, whether they had the ability to do the matching and transplantation.
After talking about some precautions, Shu Jinyue went home first and let Shu Wenming accompany Xu Wenli. Zhao Wanqiu waited at home early. She didn't go anywhere after taking leave, hoping for good news. But when she saw Jin Yue's face, she knew she was dreaming.
"Let's cook first, Mom. Have you bought the vegetables?"
Zhao Wanqiu finally came to her senses. "I bought some. I asked Xiao Li's father-in-law to buy a few large bones. The old man said that the marrow oil inside can nourish the bone marrow. I'll boil it up and send it over by car later."
Although it's unscientific, it's better than nothing.
Shu Jinyue didn't want to waste time in the hospital any longer. Staying there would be of no help. It would be better for him to read a book and find a solution.
In the afternoon, Jin Yue flipped through the borrowed books one by one, comparing them to see if there were any similar diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine certainly does not call it leukemia, but there are many similar symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine books, such as consumptive disease, blood disease, etc. Maybe he could find something useful.
Because they were worried, they had no appetite at all. Everything the three members of the Shu family ate tasted like wax. In the afternoon, Zhao Wanqiu went to the hospital to deliver meals, and Jin Yue continued to stay in the room.
She was watching intently when she suddenly heard crying and shouting outside, as if a few kids were fighting, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
By the time she finished reading the book, more than half an hour had passed. When she went out to go to the bathroom, she was still thinking, should she go to the medical school to find some books? She currently has very few books, and has read them all. If there were any clues, she should be able to remember them, after all, she has a good memory.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a suppressed cry coming from next door, sobbing, and hiccups while crying, like a little child.
Jin Yue listened attentively and realized that it was really a child. "Hey, whose child is that? What happened to you? Did you fall into the toilet?"
The crying voice next door paused, and answered her in a muffled voice: "No, I, I just... I have water in my eyes."
Shu Jinyue's depressed mood was amused by the childish words, "Okay, then come out and I'll help you check if the water is flowing out, okay?"
The child hesitated for a while and then came out obediently. It turned out to be the popcorn from Engineer Shang's house. He had a round face, big eyes and red lips, and truly lived up to the words "red lips and white teeth".
Well, that’s the poor little guy who fell into the toilet and was rescued by Shu Wenyan not long ago.
He looked at Shu Jinyue shyly, "I remember you, you are the sister who brought me water for bathing."
No one wanted to let him and the kind uncle in that day, so the sister brought them water for bathing and washing clothes, and her mother also made spicy ginger soup for them to drink.
"Okay, the tears in your eyes have flowed out, that's okay, you can go home, and remember not to run around." Although there are not many child trafficking cases in this era, it does not mean that there are none. This child looks like a New Year picture doll, and is very attractive.
"I don't want to go home. It's not nice to go home."
"Why not? Where are your father and brother?"
"Dad is at work and brother is at school." He answered in a baby voice, following Shu Jinyue closely.
“Why is the family not good?”
"Granny Li is so mean. She told me to call her auntie mom and she would beat me if I didn't." The little guy said with lingering fear, touching his butt.
It took Shu Jinyue a long time to figure out that it was Aunt Li who forced the child to call her daughter "Mom". Although the child did not have much impression of his mother, he also knew that mom was not someone you could call casually, so Aunt Li would beat the child behind her back if he did not call her that.
Shu Jinyue took a look at his butt and indeed saw a few red slap marks. Unfortunately, he didn't have a camera, otherwise he should have taken a picture to show his father - what kind of abuse has your son suffered!
"Then you can tell dad and let him protect you."
Popcorn Chicken shook his head quickly, "No, no, Grandma Li said that if I complain, she won't let us live in her house and will drive us away. Then...then my brother, my dad and I will be homeless again."
Well, this damn old woman is really something. She even didn’t let the child go for her shameful little thoughts, and she is not afraid of retribution... Oh no, she is now childless.
Jin Yue couldn't just stand by and watch. When Engineer Shang came home from get off work that night, she reported the matter directly to him. She also encouraged Jimihua to repeat how Grandma Li scolded and beat him. The two slap marks had turned into a light purple color, which made the gentleman very angry.
Shang Guangming was so angry that he stood up and went to argue with Aunt Li.
The two argued for a long time, and finally he threatened to move out. Aunt Li then swore that she would never touch popcorn again, otherwise she would be struck by lightning.
Everyone in the compound was shocked by her shamelessness and said that she deserved to be childless and that what she did was inhumane!
Since that day, Engineer Shang tried his best to bring his son to the company, even if he needed to play, he would play at the company. When he was too busy or on a business trip, he would send the child to the Shu family and ask Zhao Wanqiu to help take care of the child and give him food expenses.
The neighbors at this time were very enthusiastic and not afraid of taking responsibility. Zhao Wanqiu patted her chest and assured: "Just go back to work without worry. My old man and I are idle at home anyway, so we will definitely take good care of you and make sure everything is intact."
As soon as he left, several aunts couldn't help but talk about it, "This family still needs a woman."
"Who said it wasn't true? If Engineer Shang had a wife, these two children wouldn't be so miserable. At least they would have a hot meal to eat."
"Come on, what good intentions can a stepmother have? She may look sweet on the outside but be cruel on the inside. Who knows how she might abuse the child."
Everyone was talking about this, and of course most people still thought it was a good idea to find a stepmother for the child. After all, everyone had a simple idea. Engineer Shang had such a high salary and was highly valued. Any female comrade who married him would not have to do anything but take good care of the child. With endless money and an incredibly handsome man, life would be comfortable enough.
Compared with those smelly old men in the compound, Engineer Shang is so hygienic that he doesn't even seem to live in a slum. His two sons and he are always clean at home and not dirty at all. This alone makes many aunts and sisters envious.
"You're right, I heard from my old man that Director Xu and his men introduced him to several potential partners, including an elementary school teacher, a hospital nurse, and a college student, but he didn't like any of them."
"He doesn't even like the daughters of the workshop directors."
"Oh my, that's really high standards."
Shu Jinyue was busy reading and didn't take it to heart. She was in a bad mood because she had just visited Xu Wenli during the day. After half a month of treatment, her white blood cell count had basically not dropped. If it continued to be so high, it would be very harmful to her body.
If the young soldier who bought the imported medicine with her at the time had not seen such remarkable results, she would have suspected that the medicine was not right... It seemed that Sister Wenli was indeed insensitive to this medicine.
Mo Shuyi also told her that after contacting some people in Japan, they all said that the bone marrow transplant technology was still immature and they couldn't find any doctors who were confident.
After two pieces of bad news in a row, she lost her mood to eat.
"It's not a big deal for Wenli to go home and rest after being discharged from the hospital. I met her mother last time. She's not a bad person, but her child is still young and she's busy taking care of the baby. There's only one person at work at home, so the mother and her family have to eat hot and cold meals." Zhao Wanqiu was a little hesitant. "I was thinking, should I continue to cook for Wenli and have Wenming deliver it when it's done?"
Shu Wenming nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhao."
"Please give me a few days' allowance for the food expenses. I will give it to you in a few days."
"What are you talking about? You're being so formal with your aunt." Zhao Wanqiu really didn't care about this little money. She liked Xu Wenli from the bottom of her heart and regarded her as her future daughter-in-law. If it weren't for her reputation, she would have been eager to bring Wenli home to take care of her.
"The doctor said that she needs to eat high-protein food now. Fish, meat and beef are very expensive. It's hard enough for me to find a way to buy them. I can't spend your and dad's money anymore." Shu Wenming had long hair and a beard, and he looked much more vicissitudes of life. His eyes were full of red bloodshot.
Shu Jinyue knew that he had not been home to sleep for two days in a row. She didn't dare to ask him what he was doing. He was just running around to pay for the expensive medical expenses. Today, Mo Shuyi also said that the next course of treatment was about to begin, and he would have to prepare about a hundred yuan.
This was because of Shi Xuehai's face, so they took the cost price. The department also confiscated their basic operating fees for Mo Shuyi's sake. If you add up all the miscellaneous fees, the total would be no less than one hundred and twenty or thirteen hundred.
How can an ordinary person come up with a hundred dollars in half a month? Even a senior engineer like Shang Guangming, who was nicknamed "Yaoyaoba", couldn't do it.
Shu Jinyue sighed, went back to his room and gave Shu Wenming the fifty yuan he had saved over the past few months. Shu Wenyun also took out fifty yuan, "Take it first, use it first, and be careful."
Shu Wenming's eyes turned red. "Her father told me yesterday that the effect is not good. Why don't we give her treatment? Their family doesn't have much savings."
"How much did their family contribute?" Shu Wenyun asked.
"They gave me three hundred, but I didn't take it. I thought I would take it only when I had no other choice. I always felt uncomfortable. If they cared more about Wenli, maybe they wouldn't..."
The more guilty I feel now, isn't she the same? I noticed she had lost weight half a year ago, but I thought it was just a common cold.
Shu Wenming glanced at her and said, "Don't blame you. You took her pulse. She did have a cold at that time." For a while afterwards, he was busy dating and hanging out in the ghost market, and he didn't tell her about Wen Li's condition when he got home.
If we talk about guilt, he should be the one who feels the most guilty. Why didn't he talk to her nicely before? Why didn't he care about her more?
"Forget it, let's not talk about these anymore. Let's take it one step at a time and actively treat it first."
Shu Jinyue didn't dare to ask Xu Wenli how she was doing, for fear of hearing words she didn't want to hear. As long as she deceived herself that she was fine, that would be fine.
***
Just like that, twenty days passed, and the Spring Festival of 1975 arrived. Fireworks crackled in the compound for several days, and there were laughter and joy everywhere. Even Aunt Li had a few more fake smiles. Brother Li and his wife came back to see her on the second day of the New Year.
But no one knows what they talked about. Within two hours, the couple left in a hurry. Aunt Li was so angry that she cried and cursed, but no one cared and even wanted to watch the fun.
After all, her popularity is really bad.
However, the Shu family was in a gloomy mood because Xu Wenli's response to the medicine was not very good. Shi Xuehai suggested changing to another one which was more expensive and would cause more damage to the body. This decision was too difficult. Xu's father and mother meant to stop the treatment to avoid losing both her life and money.
But Shu Wenming insisted on treatment, so Xu's father gave him three hundred yuan and said that he and Wen Li would decide the matter.
What ideas could two young people have? This is just throwing away the hot potato so that they won't feel so sad no matter what the outcome is. Anyway, the money has been paid and the decision was made by the young people themselves.
Xu Wenli was sad and tormented by her illness, and she was determined not to get treatment. Shu Wenming disagreed and they had a big fight over it. Everyone in the Shu family respected his choice. He said he would get treatment, and Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu also supported him. Anyway, they could just hold on as long as they could.
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year was the first day back to work, but Shu Jinyue was in a very heavy mood. At home, he had to consider his second brother's mood when speaking, and no one even dared to speak loudly. When I got to the office, I had to clean the place and was forced to listen to the gossip of Sister Qiao and the others. I used to think that my life was simple and happy, but now I just feel annoyed.
So annoying!
"What are you thinking about? You look so worried."
"Sister Yulan? Why are you here?"
Li Yulan, whom I haven't seen for a long time, seems to have a whiter skin after spending the winter.
"Why, you don't welcome me?" Li Yulan held her hand, "Let's go to your house first. My mother asked me to bring a lot of things to your goddaughter. My second brother is waiting at the entrance of your alley on a tractor."
Li Erge was a tractor driver in their team. He drove a tractor very skillfully. When he saw Shu Jinyue, he grinned and said, "Jinyue, my family wanted you to go to slaughter the New Year pig before the New Year. Why didn't you go?"
"I'm busy with work and can't leave."
The Li brother and sister carried their things inside. In addition to what their family grew themselves, there were also a few pieces of half-dried bacon and twenty red eggs.
"I'm here to tell you the good news. My third sister-in-law gave birth to a son!"
Shu Jinyue also laughed. This was the best news in the past two months. "When was he born?"
Ever since Mrs. Li San recovered from her cough, she has never been to Lijia Village again. In addition, so many things have been happening in recent months that she has not thought about it.
"She was born full-term on New Year's Eve, weighing 16.6 jin, with big eyes and a loud cry!" Li Yulan described it with her hands and feet dancing. "But unfortunately, my third sister-in-law doesn't have much milk. She drank several pots of pig's trotter soup, but it didn't help at all."
"Forget it if you don't have it. Don't force it."
"My mother said the same thing. She asked my third brother to borrow a goat from another production team and boil goat milk to feed my nephew." Li Yulan said while excitedly sharing interesting stories about her child. "Originally, they asked you to go so that you could give him a name, but you forgot what you promised."
Shu Jinyue was stunned. Xu Duan had asked her about her name in the car at that time. She still remembered the sweet smell of ripe fruits wafting from the trunk...it turned out that so much time had passed.
"Your third brother and his wife can choose a full name for you. I'll give you a nickname. Since you were born on the 30th, why not call me Little Firecracker? You said he has a loud cry, so it's perfect."
"good!"
Zhao Wanqiu panicked when she saw them bringing so many things. "Oh, Yulan, did your mom move her home here?"
Li Yulan laughed out loud, "Don't be polite, Auntie. We country folks lack everything except food grown in the fields."
This is not an exaggeration, because their production team is different from other production teams. The members are very motivated to work, and the team leader is bold enough to allow everyone to plant more private plots. Their family has many people, and they have the most private plots in the village, so naturally they can grow a lot.
Zhao Wanqiu felt really embarrassed, so she quickly went into the house to collect the cans of malted milk and other things that Director Xu and Zhang Zhen had sent her a few days ago. She left a few cans for Wen Li to replenish her body, and packed the rest in a net bag, ready to take it back to Li Yulan when she left.
It was still early, so Zhao Wanqiu went out to buy some tofu pudding and made some spicy tofu pudding at home. She also made some fennel cakes with the tender green fennel they brought. The brother and sister praised it very much and said it tasted better than what their mother made.
Zhao Wanqiu's mood, which had been depressed for many days, also improved a little.
"Why don't I see Brother Wenming? Is he still at get off work?"
Shu Jinyue paused and briefly told Li Yulan about Xu Wenli's illness. Li Yulan sighed, "Last year during the spring outing, she was as beautiful and healthy as an autumn apple. It's been less than a year... Now that we are here, do you think it would be convenient for us to go see her?"
Based on Jin Yue's understanding of Xu Wenli, she liked people to visit her because the days of recuperation were too boring, and her mother cried all day long. Her little brother was either hungry or had diarrhea, and her mother was too busy to cope with it and had no time to talk to her. Every time Jin Yue brought Yao Qingqing to see her, she could eat a little more.
"Let me call and ask first. I'm not sure if it's convenient for them today."
However, when they called, Xu's mother said that her daughter had been picked up by Shu Wenming this morning and had not returned home yet. She was busy taking care of the baby and had no time to ask them where they were going.
Shu Jinyue guessed that Shu Wenming should have taken Sister Wenli for a walk in the park, because Shi Xuehai said that she must not catch a cold or have a fever now, so she has not left the house for a long time since she started the treatment. Every time Jinyue went to see her, she would pester Jinyue to ask about things outside.
People who used to be so lively and loved to eat can now only eat half a small bowl of lean meat porridge, and those things that they once loved to eat have now become things they have to avoid.
She had kept the chocolate that Shu Jinyue gave her two months ago under her pillow, and she was reluctant and afraid to eat it.
Every time he thought of this scene, Shu Jinyue felt sad and hated his own incompetence. Why couldn't he find a way to help her overcome the disease?
"Oh, by the way, this is the checkup form my third sister-in-law got at the county hospital yesterday. She asked me to bring it to you to take a look." She didn't dare to do an X-ray during pregnancy, and she had no breast milk after giving birth, so she couldn't wait to go for the check-up.
"She also asked me to tell you that her knee pain is not caused by tuberculosis, but gout. The doctor said her index is a little high. I can't explain it clearly. You will know after you take a look."
Shu Jinyue took the list and first looked at the liver and kidney function list. Indeed, except for the high uric acid level, other indicators were normal. Then she did the lung X-ray examination. She saw the big words "the upper left lung tuberculosis lesion has been calcified" and her eyes suddenly lit up.
She looked at the list carefully again, and sure enough!
This means tuberculosis is cured! Even if you take anti-tuberculosis drugs and receive standardized treatment for half a year or even longer, this is the only result you can achieve!
"Has the child been examined?" she asked a little excitedly.
"We checked it out, and there's nothing wrong with it. We haven't been infected with tuberculosis. Our whole family strictly follows your instructions to pay attention to hygiene and eat separately. Everyone is fine, even my third brother hasn't been infected."
This was under the premise that she had not taken any Western anti-tuberculosis medicine, and she was a pregnant woman. She used pure Chinese medicine to cure her tuberculosis, and it did not infect her child. Shu Jinyue's mood, which had been depressed for many days, suddenly became clear and happy.
She remembered what her master had said: "Traditional Chinese medicine is useful, but you have to find the right method. Don't deny the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine from the beginning, thinking that it can only treat chronic diseases and minor illnesses. Even for cancer and leukemia, as long as you find the right method, you can prolong your life..."
Oh yeah!
A white light suddenly flashed through Shu Jinyue's mind. Inexplicably, she thought of the book that Grandma Hu gave her. It was a unique book that had been passed down in the Hu family for hundreds of years. She had read many books recently, but they were all publicly published and borrowed from the medical school library. She only missed this book!
She had memorized this book long ago, and the white light reminded her of two words in it - Blood Rock.
In ancient times, the word "Yan" was synonymous with "Cancer", implying that the root of the poison is deeply hidden and the land is uneven. Leukemia is also called blood cancer by the people of Longguo.
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