Chapter 51 051 The Egg Thief & Bone Marrow Biopsy Results & Suspected Meningitis...
After bidding farewell to Mr. Jiang, Shu Jinyue immediately rushed home.
Xu Duan was on a business trip these past two days, and the old man's driver was in charge of picking him up and dropping him off. "Master Liu, just leave it here for me. You don't have to send it to Liuye Hutong."
Driver Liu looked around and saw a place called Xinqiao Primary School on the side of the road, but he didn't say much. This young female comrade is now a distinguished guest of the Jiang family. The old man admires her very much and asks him to send some food and drinks over from time to time. He doesn't need to ask anything, just follow orders.
"Thank you, Master Liu. Please drive slowly." Jin Yue waved his hand and immediately walked to the guard room, "Brother!"
Yes, since being reported, not only did Shu Wenyan not get promoted, he was also transferred to the guard room.
The school was afraid that if Li Sufen continued to make a big fuss, the school leadership would suffer as well, so they simply removed him from his teaching position.
From a talented and respected Chinese teacher to a gatekeeper, who could accept such a blow? The more I think about it, just like what I saw on the phone, if Shu Wenyan had the personality of lying down completely, maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing. But if he can't lie down flat or curl up, then he will just be sulking every day.
Look, Shu Wenyan is still wearing a white shirt, but he has withered like an eggplant after frost. When he sees the girl coming from afar, he immediately shrinks into his small house. If there is a crack in the ground, he will definitely crawl into it.
Shu Jinyue deliberately shouted at him: "Hey, brother, it's really you, why are you here? I thought I was seeing things!"
Shu Wenyan's face turned red with embarrassment, "You can ridicule me as much as you want."
Shu Jinyue shook his head, "What do you call this? If you usually do it on the first day, don't blame us for doing it on the fifteenth."
How annoying he is usually. When Jin Yue was a child, she hated and feared him. If it weren't for her sister-in-law Liu Huifang, she would rather not acknowledge him as her elder brother... Of course, she believed that everyone in the Shu family had the same idea.
Being a human being to this extent is really a failure.
Jin Yue said "tsk tsk tsk" to himself and looked him up and down with a cowardly look.
Shu Wenyan became more and more depressed, "You can laugh at me all you want. Anyway, now you are all better and more motivated than me. Dad is out there wishing he didn't have a son like me."
"It would be great if you could use your sarcastic energy to attack your enemies." Look at how cowardly you look.
"Do you think I want to come and see the gate? It's your sister-in-law, who has long hair and little knowledge. She said something like the baby is about to be born, I can't be without a job, I can't fight against the organization. Did I fight against it? I just want to rest for a few days. Without me, who will teach their Chinese class?"
Shu Jinyue was too lazy to listen to him making fun of his sister-in-law. He couldn't produce anything meaningful. He could make fun of her, but he would still be suppressed by his sister-in-law in normal times.
"I'm here to tell you something. The municipal party committee is planning to recruit a group of secretaries with writing skills. It's an open recruitment. If you want to try, sign up quickly. The registration will close in the last two days."
Shu Wenyan was still listless, "You just keep talking nonsense. If it was made public, how could I not know about it? Do I need you to tell me?"
"How would I know? Anyway, the news is authentic, and they will never lie to me. If you don't believe it, just go and ask."
"Alright, alright, you're the only one who has a lot of things to do. What connections do you have? Who would know such good news and not keep it to themselves? How could they tell you?"
Shu Jinyue was very angry at his attitude, "Believe it or not."
She turned and left, thinking that it was you who deserved to be guarding the gate, and you just kept silent!
At home, today is Sunday. Shu Wenming and Xu Wenli are in a very good mood. They are moving bedding out one by one, preparing to dry them in the sun while the weather is good. However, Shu Wenming didn't let Wenli work. He just moved, dried, shook and patted the things by himself. Wenli just watched by the side with a handful of melon seeds in her pocket.
"Jin Yue is back. How is the dried radish? It tastes good, right?" "It's very good. Uncle Jiang likes it very much. He said it's enough for him to eat for a year." The health doctor does not recommend eating pickles, but his blood sugar and blood pressure are good, so it's no harm to eat a few pickles occasionally with white porridge.
"I want to eat it, too. I tried two yesterday but it wasn't enough. But your brother wouldn't let me eat it. He kept saying that the doctor said I can't eat this or that. It's boring."
"Second sister-in-law, just bear with it for a few more days and go for a follow-up check-up in a few days." After stopping the medication for two months, the blood counts in the recent follow-up checks were normal. Jin Yue suggested that they have a bone marrow puncture check, which is the gold standard.
"He tried to stop me at first, not wanting me to check, fearing that I would find out something was wrong. I haven't taken medicine for the past two months and I'm fine, but he urged me to check again. Don't you think your brother is a person who keeps saying different things every now and then and has no credibility at all?"
The more I laugh now, the more I realize that this is a happy trouble.
After talking for a while, Shu Wenyun came back from the night shift with two big dark circles under her eyes. She wanted to lie down and sleep as soon as she entered the room.
"Wenyun is back. Let's eat first and then go to sleep. Jinyue asked your brother and sister-in-law to come over for dinner!"
The good thing about living in a big courtyard is that if Zhao Wanqiu shouts in the front yard, the children in the backyard can hear it. Normally it is not time to eat at this time, but in order to take care of Shu Wenyun, I will eat early so that she can sleep well.
The weather has been getting warmer these days, and the variety of vegetables is the most in the year. I smashed a cucumber and mixed it with mashed garlic, stir-fried some spinach, and steamed a pot of soft and glutinous white rice. There was only one piece of wild boar bacon left from last year, and Zhao Wanqiu cut it into thin slices and steamed it in a pot until it turned a golden and transparent color, and it was so oily that every piece was oozing out of it.
The whole family enjoyed the meal with relish, especially Xu Wenli. She had been in better health recently and was craving for meat.
There were many people in the family and little meat, so each person only had three or four slices. Shu Wenming only ate one slice and gave the rest to her. Everyone was used to it. The elderly didn't say anything and the young ones didn't make fun of it.
"By the way, who picked up the eggs today?"
"What eggs?" Shu Wenming looked up, confused.
Zhao Wanqiu nudged her husband and signaled him to stop talking, but Teacher Shu believed his son and said, "We haven't seen the eggs from this little hen in our house for a week."
During the first two days, the old couple thought that Shu Wenming had picked it up and secretly left it for Wenli to nourish her body. Since they were a family with many children, they turned a blind eye to it, fearing that the other children would have ideas if they told the truth. But he kept picking it up for a week in a row, which was not like the second child's style. If he really picked it up, he would definitely say hello.
Everyone became alert. Of the two hens given by Li Yulan's family, one was killed when the Wenming couple got married, and now there is only one left. Popcorn and Maihusk go under the pomegranate tree every day to dig earthworms and small insects to feed them. When the weather is warm, it lays an egg almost every day.
And seven days means seven eggs!
Shu Wenming frowned, "Anyway, there are only a few of us in the family. If it wasn't taken by one of us, then it must have been stolen."
There are many aunties raising chickens in the compound, and almost every family has two chickens. Everyone values hens more than their eyes. Who could steal seven eggs under such strict surveillance?
Everyone's first suspicion is Aunt Li.
"However, I've seen her eating sorghum bread every day recently, and I didn't smell any eggs when she was cooking, so it couldn't be her." Shu Wenming lived next door and knew it very well.
"Maybe it's cooked secretly and eaten, then it won't have any taste." Xu Wenli whispered.
"You don't know Aunt Li. She is the kind of person who would beat gongs and drums to announce to the world whenever she eats something delicious."
"Could it be that the kids in the compound took it?"
Teacher Shu immediately shook his head and said, "The children in our courtyard are all good kids. It is impossible for them to steal these. Even if they did take them, they could not have taken them for seven consecutive days." If they took one occasionally, the aunties would just scold them and it would be over. But if they took seven, the nature of the matter is completely different.
Everyone thought about it but couldn't figure out who did it. Finally, Zhao Wanqiu decided that she would keep an eye on him at night and try to catch the thief.
"Our little hen is weird. It doesn't lay eggs during the day, but only in the middle of the night. It must have been lost in the middle of the night."
An egg costs several cents, and the Shu family suffered a heavy loss this time. The old couple decided to take turns to keep an eye on the hens. When they saw the little hens, they would hide behind the door and catch the people red-handed when they heard any noise.
Before going to bed, Jin Yue reminded himself to be alert tonight, maybe there will be something interesting to watch. But when he woke up, it was already bright outside. "Why didn't Mom make any noise last night?"
"Oh, don't mention it. We waited until dawn, but the egg thief didn't show up." The old couple had big panda eyes. The eggs were saved last night, but the thief was not caught. It was really infuriating.
Everyone said that this thief was very good at choosing the time. When he was not being watched, he was successful for seven days in a row, but when he was being watched, he disappeared. He was too cunning.
"Forget it, Mom. Just get some sleep first. If you can't catch it, just feed it to the dog."
Zhao Wanqiu refused to do that. "I will keep an eye on him tonight. I don't believe this thief can hold back."
Shu Jinyue didn't think much about it. She didn't want to drink corn porridge today, so she went out early to the breakfast window of the state-owned canteen to buy a fried dough stick and a bag of soy milk. She ate while walking and finished her meal when she arrived at the door of the unit. It was not yet time to go to work.
"Hey, Dr. Xiao Shu, why are you here so early today?" The security guard greeted with a smile.
"Good morning, sir."
"I went to the hospital to get the recipe you told me about last time. After my grandson took it, his diarrhea stopped and his appetite improved. It's amazing!"
His little grandson had been vomiting and having diarrhea for several days because of indigestion and couldn't eat anything. Jin Yue randomly prescribed three or four kinds of medicine for him, and he got better after taking them.
"What's the big deal? Children, just remember not to eat too much food, especially during festivals." There are only a few days a year when they can eat well, but adults feel sorry for their children, and children don't know how to be full, so they are prone to food accumulation.
After chatting for a few words, Jin Yue opened the office door and started her day's work. In the past two days, Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu were assigned to the district to participate in malaria and meningitis prevention and control training. She stayed in the office alone in case there was any emergency and no one was on duty.
There has been an epidemic of malaria in the south recently. As the weather gets hotter and mosquitoes increase, hospitals will pay special attention to any patients who have regular alternating chills and fever symptoms. The main job of the epidemic prevention station is to dispatch personnel to conduct differential diagnosis when suspected cases appear in hospitals at all levels. If confirmed, the patient needs to be admitted to a special infectious disease ward. Currently, general hospitals do not have a special infectious disease department.
As for meningitis, a disease that has occurred in children in the neighboring city, it is contagious and has a high mortality rate. The epidemic prevention station requires everyone to study it seriously and, after learning, go to primary schools in the jurisdiction to promote it.
The time is short and the task is heavy, so the district requires each station to send at least one staff member for training. Since Xinqiao Street Station has many people, two people will go.
Just as he was thinking about it, an unexpected person came to the door—Shen Heping.
"I came here today to do some work, and I just happened to come and see you."
Shen Heping rolled up his sleeves, holding a briefcase in his hand, and was putting a document into the bag.
"Are you here to see Director Niu? He's upstairs." Jin Yue stood up and pointed to Director Niu's office.
"Yes, I just came to send a notice." He smiled brightly, revealing white and neat teeth. "Are you busy recently?"
He asked her out several times, but she refused each time using the excuse of being busy. Jin Yue looked calm, not embarrassed at all. Anyway, she said frankly, "Yes, I am very busy, Comrade Shen Heping, I want to tell you something. I am not considering dating for the time being, and I don't want to delay you."
Shen Heping's face changed, "Is it because I didn't help you get things done last time? Last time, as you know, I also used a lot of connections to find the person who was willing to exchange with your second sister-in-law. It is reasonable for them to ask for money."
Jin Yue quickly shook his head, "I know, it has nothing to do with that."
"Why is that?"
Shu Jinyue was very annoyed. She had told him many times, but he still pestered her. Last time, she said that she would give him a chance to repay her favor. Later, when Xu Duan helped his second brother and sister-in-law solve the problem, she rejected his suggestion to change jobs and thanked him on the spot, saying that the favor had been repaid. But who knew that he would ask her out again later, sometimes for dinner, sometimes to the movies, and sometimes for shopping.
Pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth.
Compared to him, Qin Haiyang is much more gentlemanly.
Jin Yue didn't want to be euphemistic anymore, saying that she was young, busy with work, or that their personalities were incompatible, or any other excuses that would be acceptable to both parties. She just wanted to cut the Gordian knot.
"I have a partner."
"who?"
Jin Yue gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Duan."
"Section Chief Xu? Isn't he your uncle?" Shen Heping stood up in shock and almost knocked over his water cup. "How could you two be together? You are so different in generation."
Jin Yue blushed. Actually, Xu Duan had never formally confessed his feelings to her, but Mr. Jiang and her second brother had all assumed that he was her partner. Regardless of whether he was the one or not, she should just deal with the issue at hand first. She didn't like dragging things out.
He looked at the girl opposite him. Her facial features were not stunning, but her skin was good, white with a hint of pink, her waist was thin enough, and her buttocks were very firm and perky. She might not look that good in the eyes of others, but in his eyes she was the best.
Besides, she is still young and hasn't fully grown up yet. He is very confident that with time and training, she will definitely become a beautiful and charming woman.
"You are still young, and you don't know how sinister people are, especially older men. Their minds... Oh, there are some things I can't say, but have you heard of domestication?"
Shu Jinyue was totally confused. Why was he talking about this for no reason?
The confusion and puzzlement in her eyes showed that her mind was pure and simple enough. Shen Heping smiled, looking confident of victory: “Forget it, let’s not talk about this. You don’t need to understand it anyway.”
"He was the one who didn't observe the etiquette of his elders and used his status to pressure others, right?"
Shu Jinyue's face was dark. Just as he was about to say no, the light at the door suddenly dimmed. "So what if it is?"
No one knew when Xu Duan came back. He was wearing casual clothes and it was obvious that he had just got off the train and had not had time to pack.
He strode to Jin Yue’s side, and his height advantage allowed him to look down at Shen Heping “from above”, “Comrade Xiao Shen, isn’t it inappropriate to handle personal matters during working hours?”
Shen Heping's face turned pale, and the confidence of victory just now disappeared instantly, and he hurriedly explained: "I am not, I didn't..."
Xu Duan raised his hand to stop him from speaking, "But it's good that you're here. Let me formally introduce you to my partner, Su Jinyue."
"As for why we got together, it's a private matter and I can't tell you."
Shen Heping’s face was burning, as if he had been slapped in the face, “You, you guys…”
"Go back after the notice is sent." Xu Duan stopped looking at him and looked at Shu Jinyue. Her face was red and she felt a burning sensation.
"Okay, go wash your face first." Xu Duan said with a smile, and the tension just now disappeared instantly.
There was a washbasin in the office. Jin Yue poured some warm water on himself and gently wiped his face. The temperature finally dropped.
She was about to pour out the water, but Xu Duan stopped her, "I just got off the train, I need to wash my hands."
I saw him rolling up his sleeves, washing his hands with the water she had used, and adding some soap. He carefully washed the palms, backs of his hands, between his fingers, and fingertips and nails, and then poured out the dirty water.
He had just got off the train and sent the documents back to the unit first. He happened to hear that Shen Heping came to Xinqiao Sub-district to do business, so he rushed here without having time to hand over.
"You seem to have a problem with him?"
The man put the basin back in place and asked, "Do you know Yao Feiyang?"
"Qingqing's brother, what's wrong?"
"He almost became Feiyang's brother-in-law." As for his little secret thoughts about teasing Jin Yue that he dared not reveal to the public, Xu Duan did not mention it. There are men like this, but not everyone wants to be like that.
Jin Yue was stunned, "But he said there are only two children in his family, him and his sister. I have met his sister. She is in her thirties and her children are already several years old." It is impossible for her to marry Yao Feiyang.
Xu Duan snorted coldly, "That's his eldest sister. The other three girls were all given away. Feiyang's fiancée was one of them. They didn't care about her for many years. This girl ran back home halfway through, and was sent back to her adoptive parents' home by her whole family. They pretended not to know her when they met on the road, but when they heard that she was engaged to Yao Feiyang who lived in Jinyu Hutong, their whole family rushed to recognize her as a relative..."
Jin Yue could imagine what happened next without him saying anything. When the abandoned child began to show her value, that would be the time when she became a hot commodity. Such cases of giving up girls for adoption and then seeking recognition as their biological parents when they graduate from college and are able to earn money can be found several times a day in a certain book.
However, getting engaged to Yao Feiyang is not as simple as "being able to earn money after graduating from university". The Yao family is a scholarly family. Not only does they have a courtyard house, but Yao Feiyang himself is also a promising military cadre. How much help can such a family background provide to his brother-in-law?
Jin Yue has never met Qingqing's future sister-in-law, but he has heard her say many times that the girl was a very good person with a gentle personality. Unfortunately, she was too soft-hearted. Not long after her brother died, she was forced to marry someone else.
As for the job opportunities that were compensated to the Yao family, maybe Shen Heping's family also asked for them.
When Shu Jinyue thought about how he had actually thought such a person was nice in the beginning, he suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. No wonder Xu Duan looked so disdainful when he heard that he helped his second sister-in-law to transfer her job. He rarely disliked someone so directly.
"Why is this guy like this? I thought he had a humorous personality."
"It's normal that you can chat with him. Several female comrades in our unit think so too."
Shu Jinyue's eyes widened, "You mean, he's raising fish, and there are several of them in your unit?!"
Xu Duan didn't like gossip and didn't respond.
"This is too... too... He is a bit handsome, but he is not good-looking enough to keep several fish at the same time. No, no, this is not necessarily positively correlated with being handsome. How could he do this!"
The more Shu Jin thought about it, the angrier she became. She was not angry that she was just a fish in his pond, but that Sister Qiao dared to introduce such a person to her! She believed that she had never offended Sister Qiao, and she had also provided free medical treatment to her aunts and uncles. Even if she couldn't say that she had done them a favor, at least she hadn't made an enemy of them, right?
She just didn't believe that Sister Qiao didn't know about the Shen family's practices.
He always knew what she was thinking. Looking at her puffy cheeks, he resisted the urge to pinch them. "Well, at least you were able to see through his face in the shortest possible time. You didn't lose anything, right?"
"How can there be no loss? If I were not firm in my stance, I would have made an appointment with him..."
"I won't give in." He said with a smile.
Jin Yue snorted, "I know you are protecting your child." Otherwise, you wouldn't have hated the Shen family because of Yao Feiyang.
"You are my partner, how could I let you be fooled by another man?"
Jin Yue's little heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest. He thought to himself why this person's voice was so nice. It was just a simple (crossed out) sentence, but when it came out of his mouth it exuded an inexplicable... desire.
How nice would it be if this sound was used in bed? How exciting is that?
Hey, hey, hey, stop it, Shu Jinyue, what are you thinking about!
"Why are you blushing again? I won't tease you anymore. I have something else to do at work. I'll leave first. Let's have lunch together at noon. Wait for me and I'll pick you up."
Shu Jinyue was afraid that he would say something vicious as soon as he opened his mouth, so he just nodded quickly and told him to leave quickly.
After walking for a long time, Jin Yue's body temperature returned to normal. Ten minutes after getting off work at noon, he arrived at the door of the office as expected, still wearing the same clothes as in the morning. It was obvious that he got busy as soon as he arrived at the office and had no time to go back and change.
The two of them simply ate a bowl of noodles, and Jin Yue urged him to go home quickly to change clothes and wash up. She knew how uncomfortable it was to take a night train.
Jin Yue walked slowly towards the door of her home. It was still early in the afternoon before she had to go to work, so she wanted to go back and wash her hair because Xu Duan said they would have dinner together. Although she had washed her hair yesterday, it was hot and she was sweating a lot, so her bangs stuck to her forehead and she didn't look fresh.
After washing her hair, she made it flow more so that it looked less voluminous, and then she put on some light makeup.
While he was drawing, Shu Wenyan came in quietly, "What are you busy with, Jinyue?"
Shu Jinyue was drawing eyeliner with a small mirror and rolled her eyes at him.
"Hehe, you are still angry with big brother. Big brother was blinded by greed yesterday. You know that I have been unlucky recently, and my mentality is not good. I am here to apologize to you."
Shu Wenyan was not embarrassed at all, and continued to rub his hands and said, "You mentioned that thing yesterday. I went back and talked to your sister-in-law last night. She asked me to go and see. I did see the notice on the bulletin board in the municipal party committee compound. That's why I came to find you right away."
Shu Jinyue snorted coldly, "If my sister-in-law doesn't speak, you won't believe me no matter how much I say, right?"
You may say he is not a very good person, but he actually listens to his sister-in-law. Others saying it ten times is not as good as his sister-in-law saying it once.
"Oh my dear sister, I've been really pissed off these past few days. I'm not happy and I'm not thinking when I speak. Please don't take me seriously, okay?"
Shu Jinyue didn't really want to take him seriously, "If it weren't for my father and sister-in-law, I wouldn't even bother with you."
To be honest, since her rebirth, she had thought about repairing her relationship with her second brother, and maybe she could get close to him in the future, but Shu Wenyan? Sorry, she really didn't think of clinging to him and taking advantage of him.
With my brother's personality, it's still unknown whether he can become a writer in the future, and it's still unclear who will hold whom!
"I asked people from other schools, and they said they hadn't received any notifications either. I guess only the insiders knew about the news. At first I thought there weren't many people there, but this morning I took half a day off and went to the compound to see for myself. Oh my goodness, there were so many people... Tsk, tsk, tsk, it was just like buying winter vegetables."
Shu Wenyan sat down on the second child's empty bed. "I saw the notice, but it didn't say anything about the requirements. It only said that all employees in the city can take the exam, and there are no majors or age restrictions. How many people do you think will take the exam?"
Shu Wenyan rubbed his hands. He was not afraid of exams. After all, he and Wenyun were the best at taking exams in the entire Shu family.
"I don't know the exact number of people, but I guess it's mainly about writing skills. A secretary is just a writer, right?" She was tight-lipped about Uncle Jiang.
Because she was still a little worried. With her elder brother's character, it would be better not to let him know Uncle Jiang's identity to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
She was willing to tell her eldest brother the news, not only because she didn't want Teacher Shu and her eldest sister-in-law to get anxious, but she also wanted to take a gamble that he wasn't so slippery from the beginning.
She really wanted to know, if he were to be given a less depressing environment and a fair opportunity to showcase himself, would Shu Wenyan, the high-spirited and talented young poet, come back?
If he can't come back, he will just be a writer in there for the rest of his life. Anyway, he is really good at writing materials; if he can come back, even if he quits his job and goes home to do writing full-time, Jin Yue will still admire him.
"By the way, you'd better prepare for the exam quietly and don't let anyone in your unit know, especially Li Sufen." Although his poem is nothing in today's formal units, it is still better to be cautious.
Shu Wenyan gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, even if I leave, I will leave quietly. Later, when I become a leader, I will come back to deal with her."
"If you have such an intention, then you'd better not go. If you are an official who doesn't serve the people, you might as well go home and sell roasted sweet potatoes."
Shu Wenyan's face froze. "I was just saying this in anger. I don't know if I can pass the exam yet, so let's not talk about this."
"Tomorrow is the last day. I have to go back and prepare the registration materials. Just wait for my good news."
Jin Yue didn't give him face, "Don't brag yet, or you might not be able to take it back."
Shu Wenyan left in a proud and high-spirited manner, but Teacher Shu and Zhao Wanqiu were still not happy. To them, there was a 99% chance that their eldest son would not pass the exam, and they would rather spend their time on practical things - catching the egg thief.
"Seven eggs! It would be great if they were used to nourish Wenli's body. It would also be good for Jinyue and Wenyun." Teacher Shu was so angry that his teeth ached and he felt very unhappy.
"No, I have to squat and watch tonight."
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However, it turned out that he was disappointed again and again. He stayed up for four consecutive nights, his eyelid wrinkles became two deeper, but the egg thief still did not show up.
"Do you think this egg thief has retired from the business?"
"If he doesn't do it, then our seven eggs will be wasted."
Jin Yue and Wen Yun were both amused. It turned out that the old couple were feeling unbalanced. They lived in the same compound, and other people's chickens were not lost, but their only remaining chicken was caught and plucked for seven days.
"Hey, Mom and Dad, just take a break. You've been catching thieves all day. Maybe they didn't dare to show up just because they heard you say that."
As they were talking, there was a "squeak" of emergency brakes at the door, "Jin Yue Jin Yue, come here quickly!"
Shu Wenming came back with a few report sheets in his hand, "Come and help your second sister-in-law!"
It turned out that the results of the bone marrow biopsy came out. He now knew what myeloblasts, erythrocytes and megakaryocytes meant. Both the proportion and quantity reached the clinical normal value. The white blood cells, hemoglobin and platelets in the blood were completely normal!
"Doctor Mo said that these numbers show that Wenli's condition has been completely relieved. Do you still remember the big brother who was with Wenli years ago?" As he spoke, his voice choked up.
Shu Jinyue certainly remembered that after Xu Wenli was diagnosed with leukemia, there was also a young soldier in Mo Shuyi's department who had the same condition as Wenli. In fact, because of his good physical condition, his condition was not as serious as Xu Wenli's at the beginning. When he heard that Shi Xuehai helped buy imported drugs, his family also contacted Mo Shuyi and said that they also wanted to buy some.
After several follow-up examinations, his results were better than Wenli's. This comparison dealt a great blow to Shu Wenming. He even felt that Wenli was hopeless.
"Later, his family couldn't afford the cost of imported drugs, so they stopped taking the medicine. We didn't encounter him again during the follow-up check. Today, Doctor Mo said that he passed away last month...Wow, Shu Jinyue, I'm so sad, sob..." Shu Wenming hugged his sister and burst into tears.
That was a real cry, a cry of surviving a disaster.
The whole family also shed tears. They were the family members who truly accompanied Wenli in fighting cancer. Only they knew how scared and sad they were when the white blood cell count could not be reduced in the first few times.
The more sad I was then, the happier I am now!
Shu Jinyue pushed the crying guy off his shoulder and said, "Shu Wenming, you are so dirty. Aren't you ashamed?"
Shu Wenming smiled and stuffed the report into her hands. "Take a quick look and see if you have any questions."
"I'm a Chinese medicine practitioner. Dr. Mo said that complete relief has been achieved, so that's normal." However, she still read it carefully twice and compared the most recent results. The condition was still stable after stopping Qinghuangsan for such a long time, so it was truly relieved.
"Doctor Mo couldn't believe it. He called Expert Shi on the spot. He was also shocked. He asked Wen Li a lot of questions and talked on the phone for half an hour. He also said that they would come over in a few days to talk to you."
Shu Jinyue said "hmm". She actually felt sorry for the young soldier. Although she had only seen him briefly and couldn't even remember what he looked like, she had heard her second brother mention it several times. He said that he was very sensitive to imported drugs at the beginning and his indicators dropped significantly. He was really envious with red eyes at that time.
But the price of imported drugs is there, who can afford it for an ordinary family? Besides, being sensitive at the beginning does not mean it will always be sensitive. If you need to change to better medicine later, that will be a huge expense.
But she didn't dare to suggest using arsenic to treat people unless it was her second brother and sister-in-law who trusted her very much and were desperate. According to his physical condition, if he had the same type of leukemia as her second sister-in-law, perhaps it would be useful... Shu Jinyue sighed.
But for the Shu family, Wenli's reexamination results were real and great news. They were so happy that they almost slaughtered the little hen under the eaves!
Teacher Shu was still angry and said he would wait for the rabbit to come out. He waved his hand and took out five dollars and asked Shu Wenming to go to Aunt Feng's house in the Central Courtyard to buy one.
Aunt Feng had a hen that had recently reached the brooding period and had not laid many eggs. It had even lost some weight. She quietly told Zhao Wanqiu that she was going to take the hen to the ghost market to sell it, but she didn't dare to go alone.
Now was the perfect time, as she could sell it without going to the ghost market. She was so happy that she weighed it and it was only 4.2 jin, so she only charged 4 yuan.
"We're neighbors, don't be polite to me." She handed the chicken over with a smile and asked in a low voice, "Just now I heard your Wenming crying and laughing, saying he was fine, fine, who is sick?"
Shu Wenming coughed lightly.
Zhao Wanqiu said quickly: "No, Wenli just had diarrhea these two days, and he was nervous for no reason. You know, young people just got married, so they are still warm."
"Oh, I understand. Everyone goes through this. But don't be in a hurry. You two haven't been married for long. It's not too late to enjoy your sweet time for a few years. There's no need to rush to have children."
Aunt Feng was very considerate and said, "Don't take what Aunt Li said later to heart."
Here's what happened. Ever since the rumor that Wen Li was pregnant before marriage was exposed, everyone has been scolding Aunt Li for being unkind and making up stories about others. She was so angry that she changed her story and said that Wen Li had been married for several months and there was no sign of pregnancy, so she definitely couldn't have children.
In the past, because Wen Li was ill, it was difficult to tear her mouth, so Zhao Wanqiu had endured it. But now that Wen Li's illness has recovered, she can't endure it anymore. "Just wait, if I catch her again, I'll tear her mouth apart."
The chicken was quite old and could only be used to make soup. At 2:30 in the afternoon, the old couple killed the chicken, cleaned it, and stewed it on low heat. By the time the children came back from get off work, the chicken was still not cooked through.
"Fortunately, the smell is quite fragrant. I could smell it as soon as I entered the room." Teacher Shu thought for a moment, "Your eldest brother is busy studying for a test, and your eldest sister-in-law is about to give birth, so it's not easy for her to go out. I'll serve some and send it to them later."
Everyone had no objection. My sister-in-law was about to give birth, so it was a good opportunity to replenish her energy.
After the chicken soup is cooked, add some stir-fried vegetables and the meal will be delicious enough!
But Xu Wenli had been ill for so long that she had to abstain from all kinds of food, and her mouth was tasteless. She followed Jin Yue's example and put a small piece of canned dace with fermented black beans on the white rice, then poured a little of the soup from the can on it. The whole bowl of rice was immediately greasy.
"The last time you did this, I was watching from the sidelines and I almost cried out of greed."
Today is a good day, and it is considered the day when his wife is reborn. Shu Wenming did not say anything to her, "Eat, eat, but only today."
Wenli nodded and bowed like a little pug and ate two bowls.
They ate inside the house, and many children in the yard held their bowls. The cat was at their doorstep, eating by the smell.
The Shu family's children also went through the same thing when they were young, and no one thought it was a big deal. "Oh, by the way, where are the popcorn chicken and wheat husks? Why haven't I seen them in the past two days?"
Shang Guangming gave them food expenses, and the two brothers ate at Shu's house most of the time. Jin Yue was still a little uncomfortable after not seeing them for the past two days.
"Oh, they said some of their relatives came with the Japanese delegation and stayed at the Shilan Hotel, so they took them there to play for two days."
Engineer Shang has countless relatives living abroad, and even he grew up abroad. Teacher Shu was about to express his feelings when he suddenly heard a child crying outside.
The crying sounded like a kitten's cry. A few days ago, they thought it was someone else's cat crying. Later, they found out that it was the baby girl of Aunt Qian in the Central Courtyard.
Yes, it’s a daughter, not a daughter-in-law.
Aunt Qian came from a suburban county and her husband died just a few years after their marriage. Fortunately, she has a daughter who can be a support. She had no job, and the house in the Central Court was given to her by the machinery factory as compensation because she was a widower. At that time, she was told to choose between the job opportunity and the house, and she chose the house.
Later, she finally raised her daughter. Her daughter was just like her, quiet, introverted, and didn't interact with others much. She went to work in the factory as a family worker, and her salary was barely enough for the mother and daughter to eat and use. When she reached marriageable age, her relatives from her natal side introduced her to a young man, saying that her family was poor and had many brothers, and her parents agreed to let him marry into the family.
Unexpectedly, the man had no job when he came and had to rely on Aunt Qian's daughter for support. That would have been fine, but he actually thought the Qian family was poor. He said that he heard that they came here because they had city hukou, so he thought they could live a good life, but it turned out that their life was not even as good as his in the countryside. After a few months, he left and divorced.
I don’t know whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, but half a month after the divorce, Aunt Qian’s daughter found out that she was pregnant.
She went to work early and came back late every day and didn't talk to anyone until her belly grew bigger and everyone realized she was pregnant.
A girl was born a few days ago. In the words of their neighbor Aunt Feng, this is the only daughter in three generations. This child will be under tremendous pressure in the future.
Because the Qian family is so pitiful, they don't like to participate in conversations or anything like that, and their presence is so weak. Jin Yue has been reborn for almost three years and he has never even remembered that there is such a neighbor.
"It wasn't easy for their daughter to come to this family. I heard she almost died last year." Zhao Wanqiu said, and suddenly remembered that she still had a few clothes that Xiao Jinyue had worn before. Because she only had this one daughter, she couldn't bear to throw away or give away the clothes she had used before she remarried. "These three grandparents are really pitiful. I'll look for your two old clothes and send them to their house someday. They can wear them anyway, or tear them up and make diapers."
"You can't give them all to me. You have to keep two pieces for your eldest and second sister-in-law's children in the future."
Xu Wenli blushed and was about to explain when she suddenly heard someone calling Jin Yue's name at the door.
"Director Zhu, why are you here? Have you eaten?"
Zhu Daqiang came over on his bike, and before the bike had even stopped, he said, "There's a patient suspected of having meningitis. I heard that we treat infectious diseases at our station, so his family brought him here. You should go and have a look."
Although she did not attend the training, they felt that it was right to find Jin Yue when encountering such things. This little girl unknowingly became the backbone of Xinqiao Station.
Shu Jinyue quickly put down the bowl and put on his coat, "What do you mean?"
"Just half an hour ago, an old man in his forties was pushed to our station by his family on a cart. He said that Sun Tieniu from their village said that for infectious diseases and difficult and complicated diseases, they should come to our station to see a doctor named Shu. I thought that this must be you."
Sun Tieniu was the young man who was suspected of having schistosomiasis and was cured by Jin Yue. Last summer, he even sent a sack of potatoes grown by himself to Jin Yue's family.
Zhu Daqiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The patient's main symptoms are headache and opisthotonos."
"Opisthotonus?"
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