Chapter 86 086 Really Sick & "For Your Own Good" & Dr. Mo's...
Thinking of this possibility, Jin Yue could no longer sit still and rode his bike straight to Li the Butcher's house.
It was just a coincidence that as soon as she arrived at the door, she met Li Xiangdong who was about to go out.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there were children wearing new clothes everywhere, running and jumping, and he was still wearing a police uniform, with two big dark circles under his eyes. "Is Public Security Officer Li going to work now?"
"No, I just got off work and was going to the hospital to see Xiangyang." Li Xiangdong stopped and told her what happened last night.
It was similar to what Xu Wenli heard and inferred. As the Chinese New Year approached, Li Xiangyang suddenly started a hunger strike. He used to be able to eat one meal a day, but now he hasn't eaten for two days.
"It's fine if he makes a scene at other times, but last night on New Year's Eve, my dad was so angry that he tried to drag him out of the room. As a result, he fainted when they got together."
Although Li the Butcher was a bit fierce, he also truly loved the child. He immediately asked someone to send the child to the hospital, and he personally stayed by the child's bedside for the entire night.
"The doctor said it was just low blood sugar and it would be fine after an injection. I want to go and see if he ate well this morning."
Jin Yue nodded and pushed her bicycle, intending to go with him to take a look. The Li family had subsidized them with various things for the meat processing factory over the years. When they heard about her second brother's accident, they took the initiative to come to the door and ask if they needed help. Jin Yue remembered this kindness. Even if Li Xiangyang himself was unwilling to cooperate with the treatment, she still wanted to take the initiative to take a look.
"I have a guess. Did anything happen to your Li Xiangyang last year, within half a month before and after he became ill?"
"What's the matter?" Li Xiangdong was not sure what this was referring to.
"It's something that's quite stimulating or shocking to him, mainly a special event that brings him negative emotions." Jin Yue is not a professional psychologist, so he's not sure if the wording is appropriate.
Li Xiangdong thought carefully, "He caught a cold in March, and those were the days when we were busy with work. Let me think..."
He smiled bitterly. "In fact, we have also thought about whether he is unhappy about something... You know, he is introverted and doesn't tell us anything. I said I would take him to see a psychologist. My father didn't agree at first. First, he suspected that he was looking for trouble and pretending. Second, he was afraid that the neighbors would spread his bad reputation."
You see, in Li the Butcher’s opinion, for something he didn’t understand, he would rather believe that his son was pretending to be sick than believe that he really had a strange disease.
"Oh, nothing happened to him, but it seems his sister died during those days." Afraid that Shu Jinyue didn't know, Li explained, "It was the sister who had always been very kind to him. It was my colleague who went to the scene that day. The female comrade's name was Xiang Lihua."
It was a rainy night. Xiang Lihua was pushing her bicycle home after getting off work. When she reached the bridge, she saw someone jumping into the river. She ignored everything else, dropped her bicycle, took off her coat and jumped in to save the man.
"Xiang Lihua grew up strong and healthy. Her hometown is near the river, so she is a good swimmer. However, she didn't know that the suicidal woman would hold on to her clothes tightly in order to survive. In the end, the woman survived, but Xiang Lihua herself...was not fished out from the lower reaches of the river until two days later."
She is a good girl who is brave enough to do something right, but it's a pity that Shu Jinyue felt a little depressed.
"It seemed that Xiangyang stopped talking much after that. Sometimes he would just stare at one place in a daze. He also didn't take medicine properly after catching a cold. It was already half a month later when we found out that he couldn't smell anything."
Later, the whole family took him to see many doctors, and they treated him for rhinitis for a long time but it was useless, so everyone gave up. It was not until shortly before the New Year when he was about to be fired for making a mistake that Mrs. Li remembered to look for Shu Jinyue.
Why didn't they look for her at the beginning? It was because the Li family felt that Li Xiangyang, a good young man, was immersed in rouge and powder all day long and was effeminate. Li the butcher didn't want him to continue doing that job, so he let him go home and take over his job. He could train his courage by killing a few more pigs.
If he couldn't smell those scents, he might just give up the job.
The older generation's simplistic and crude attitude, which they thought was "good" for him, has actually caused his illness to persist until now.
Shu Jinyue didn't know what to say. Li Xiangdong sighed, "I don't agree with my father's idea either, but at that time we saw Xiangyang could eat and sleep well, and everything was normal, so we thought it was not serious and ignored him. This was also our negligence."
When Shu Jinyue heard this, he had a vague guess, "Comrade Xiang Lihua has a good relationship with Li Xiangyang, right?"
"Yes, Xiang Lihua is five years older than him and takes good care of him. In the past, Xiang Yang lived and ate at his master's house. Whenever Xiang Lihua could go home, she would bring him food that she herself couldn't bear to eat. She would play with him and teach him knowledge, just like a caring older sister."
Shu Jinyue couldn't laugh, which further confirmed her guess.
"Is Senior Sister Lihua married?"
"Oh, don't mention it. She was originally engaged, but her fiancé died of illness a month before the wedding. A few years later, she got engaged again, but he was hit by a car and died half a month before the wedding. People in the factory said she was a jinx and she has been single ever since. She hasn't found a partner."
But such a girl has a kind heart. She brings food and drink to her junior brother, protects him, and bravely stands up for what is right regardless of her own safety... Such a good girl deserves the best tenderness in the world.
Jin Yue asked some more questions about Xiang Lihua's life and their family situation, and it was pretty much what he expected. Xiang Lihua was born in a family with many daughters and one son. She was the "middle child" who was not loved by her father and mother since she was a child. She was very good at taking care of people. Her father passed away when she was very young, and her mother remarried with her and her sisters and gave birth to her only younger brother.
Several of her sisters got married early to supplement the family income. In order to avoid being married off by her stepfather in exchange for a dowry like her sisters, she found a master at the daily chemical factory to learn perfume making based on her father's friendship with her. She didn't have much talent, but she worked hard enough and was always willing to do all the dirty and tiring work. The master thought that she could just be a maid to help her out, so that the factory wouldn't have to pay her extra salary to hire someone to do odd jobs.
At this point, Li Xiangdong suddenly realized, "You mean, Xiangyang's illness was triggered by the death of his senior sister?"
He suddenly remembered something very important. "Last year, after we learned that Xiang Lihua was washed away by the water, our bureau sent people to look for her for two days. Xiang Yang followed me all the way downstream. Someone found Xiang Lihua's body floating on the water. I was busy identifying her at the time and didn't notice him. After he came back, he was silent all day. We all thought he was too sad and didn't bother him. When we found something wrong, he said he couldn't smell anything."
A dead person who has been soaked in water for two days has already become a giant, which is very scary and very uncomfortable for the living. Jin Yue has seen descriptions of that kind of visual impact in many novels and film and television works.
It is such a big shock to ordinary people, so what about the little junior brother who is timid, cowardly and taciturn, and has a secret crush on the senior sister?
He must have been sad, shocked, and terrified at the time, but he had no one to vent his feelings to, so he could only hold it in, so...
When the two arrived at the hospital, Li the Butcher and his family were standing at the door of the ward, discussing something in a low voice.
Li Xiangdong asked: "Dad, why don't you go into the ward?"
Li the butcher sighed, "He chased us out, saying that if we went in, he would not take his injections or medicine. What a naughty kid! When he recovers, I will beat him to death!"
He was already tall and strong, with a dark red face, and when he roared, Jin Yue felt that the glass in the corridor was shaking.
It can be imagined how common it was for Li Xiangyang to be yelled at at home when he was not sick.
"Can I go in and see him?" Jin Yue suddenly asked.
Li the butcher said without hesitation, "Of course you can, just go in. He is a grown man, not a grown woman, why would he be afraid of being shy?"
Shu Jinyue sighed. Li the Butcher's way of education was really too "dictatorial". He didn't respect children at all. What does this have to do with gender? Respecting children's privacy is the most basic thing, and this applies to boys and girls.
But Shu Jinyue didn't have time to teach him, so he knocked on the door first, "Li Xiangyang, do you remember me? I'm Doctor Shu. Do you mind if I come in?"
The answer to her was silence.
"You're not asleep, right? If you don't say anything, I'll assume you don't mind. Come in, okay?"
Still silent.
Jin Yue actually pushed the door open and went in.
Normally the provincial hospital's wards are very crowded, but today is New Year's Day. Unless the illness is extremely serious or urgent, no one would choose such a day to stay in the hospital. As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Li Xiangyang leaning against the head of the bed. He had become thinner, with sunken eye sockets. When he heard the door closing, he glanced at her, but still didn't say anything.
"Are you feeling better now?"
Li Xiangyang: Silence.
"I'm not here to treat you. I just want to chat with you, to talk about Senior Sister Lihua. Is that okay?"
Li Xiangyang's eyes moved suddenly, and finally there was some life in them, but he just looked in her direction, as if he was looking at another girl through her.
"Is Senior Sister Lihua good to you?"
"Okay." He finally said the first words since he fell ill, his voice was hoarse and rough, as if he had not spoken for a long time.
Jin Yue heaved a sigh of relief and was willing to talk, which meant he had found the right direction. "Are you sad about her death?"
Li Xiangyang didn't say anything. He didn't want to talk anymore.
Jin Yue imagined a scene: a fair and handsome young boy was concentrating on making perfume. Several other brothers who entered the sect earlier than him laughed at him for being effeminate, disliked him for not talking, and were jealous of his extraordinary talent. They were ready to bully him, but they were seen by Xiang Lihua, who was busy doing the most basic job in the sect, and were severely taught a lesson.
"Senior Sister Lihua helped you teach those who bullied you a lesson, but did they retaliate against her?"
Li Xiangyang's eyes flashed with disgust, "Well, they deliberately splashed red ink on Senior Sister's stool and deliberately put nails in her shoes. They are bad, but Senior Sister said not to tell the master, she doesn't want to be driven back home to get married."
"Why, won't the master do you justice?"
Li Xiangyang's eyes were filled with disgust. "He won't do that. He just wants to keep his salary and support his uneducated son. Those people are the children of the factory leaders. They don't need to work. They just need to show up and they can get the salary of a regular worker."
"You and your senior sister did the most tiring work, but you can only get the salary of an apprentice. You don't even get the salary, and you still have to honor the master, right?"
Li Xiangyang nodded. He felt a surge of hatred in his chest. He hated the injustice of this world, hated his master for being blind, hated the factory leaders for raising so many rubbish and stuffing them into the factory, hated...
"I hate myself for being so cowardly. I should have beaten them to death. Beat them to death!"
Shu Jinyue saw that his emotions were a bit volatile, and was afraid that it would cause problems, so he didn't dare to continue talking about this. After he calmed down, he changed the topic to a safer one, "Senior Sister Lihua sacrificed her life for a righteous cause. She was a very brave and kind girl, right?"
Li Xiangyang shed two lines of tears.
"Such a good girl, do you like her?"
Li Xiangyang was stunned and a little shy, but because his family was not around, he nodded slightly.
Shu Jinyue was heartbroken, he really guessed it right!
In fact, Li Xiangyang has always liked Xiang Lihua secretly, but perhaps due to factors such as his personality, age, and family background, he has never had the courage to confess his feelings. As for whether Xiang Lihua likes him, no one knows. Maybe she is just used to being an older sister at home and is used to taking care of this younger junior brother.
"If Senior Sister Lihua saw you become like this because of her, she would definitely be very sad. Would you be willing to make her sad?"
Li Xiangyang shook his head.
"So, you have to live well and see the world for her."
Li Xiangyang didn't say anything, as if these words couldn't move him.
Jin Yue gritted his teeth and said, "Just now you were gritting your teeth in hatred of your master, your senior brother, and the factory leaders. Why are you silent now? Don't you want to help your senior sister realize her dream?"
He was a little confused. After all, he was a very simple boy. He murmured to himself, "I don't know what her dream is."
"She studies so hard, prefers to do dirty and tiring work, and would rather suffer grievances than go home. What do you think she wants most?"
"She wanted to learn the real craft and be a perfumer herself, not a perfumer. She wanted to have her own studio and office like her master."
Jin Yue thought to himself, what a wonderful girl she was, her ideals were so pure, why was God so blind as to take her away.
"Look, her goal is so ambitious, but she has only taken the first step. Are you going to let her dream be shattered? If she knew that she would never be able to realize such a dream until her death, why would she suffer so much? Wouldn't it be in vain? It would be better for her to listen to her stepfather's arrangements from the beginning and marry someone casually. She wouldn't have to wait until she was 28 years old and be laughed at as an old maid who couldn't get married..."
"No, it won't. Her dream will definitely come true. Definitely."
Li Xiangyang looked out the window, his eyes gleaming with a burning and determined light.
Shu Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief. He saw that one third of the disease was cured. The other third depended on the efficacy of the medicine. Li Xiangyang was not pretending to be sick as Li the Butcher thought, nor was he suffering from a mental illness as Li Xiangdong thought. He was really physically ill.
At this time, Mrs. Li and Li Xiangdong also came in. They were worried that something had happened to their brother. Li the butcher also wanted to come in, but was stopped by them.
Two pairs of eyes looked at Shu Jinyue at the same time.
Jin Yue had a calm expression on his face. He sat down and stretched out his hand. Li Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then obediently stretched out his wrist for her to hold.
"How's his pulse?" Mrs. Li asked excitedly. She saw that her brother's condition was obviously different. It must be that Jin Yue said something that worked for him.
"Same as last time."
The pulse was still deep, especially the lung pulse, which indicated that the root of his illness was indeed in the lungs.
Now Yue's diagnosis has to be combined with his experience: "Last year, when you had a cold and your lungs were weak, it was like a fence door was open. Suddenly, you heard the news of Sister Lihua's death and were overwhelmed with grief."
Li Xiangyang nodded. Yes, it was indeed caused by a cold in the beginning.
"There is a basic concept in Chinese medicine called 'sadness depletes qi'. Excessive sadness causes depression of lung qi and loss of will, which in turn depletes lung qi. If you receive timely psychological counseling, or take medicines that replenish lung qi, soothe the liver and relieve depression, perhaps all problems will be solved."
But not only did he not receive any psychological or medical treatment, he also witnessed with his own eyes his beloved senior sister being pulled out of the water two days later. Her facial features, which had been so vivid and familiar before, had become swollen and deformed. His gentle senior sister had turned into a hideous corpse. The tremendous fear overcame the sadness.
"And there is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine called 'fright leads to disordered qi'. Excessive fright leads to damage to the heart and kidneys, disordered heart qi, and unstable kidney qi, which results in a sinking pulse. All six pulses are sinking, with the lung pulse being the strongest."
This was because the Qi flow of his entire internal organs had become completely disordered, chaotic and blocked, unable to find an exit, and thus blocking the nasal orifice among the seven orifices, causing him to completely lose his sense of smell.
"Of course, even if there is nothing wrong with the nose, he may suddenly suffer from deafness, aphasia, tongue stiffness, or blockage or loss of function of other organs, because the chaotic qi is rushing around, and these places, which are like the 'gateways' of the human body, are the first to be affected."
The Li siblings nodded repeatedly after listening to this. They did not understand what sadness would make the Qi disappear and shock would make the Qi chaotic, but when it was explained in plain language and combined with the progression of Li Xiangyang's illness, they quickly understood it.
"We ignored his feelings. If we had been able to stop him, maybe..."
Shu Jinyue knew that the Li brothers and sisters were actually very united and had a good relationship. It was just that Li Xiangyang was too shy and had never revealed his thoughts to anyone. Who knew his feelings for Xiang Lihua?
After all, the gap between them is indeed quite large, so it's normal that people don't think about it that way.
Jin Yue picked up the pen and quickly wrote out a prescription that could dredge the Qi, replenish the vital energy, and at the same time expel the evil. The medicines used were mainly cold medicines such as magnolia flowers and Xanthium sibiricum that can open the nasal passages.
Li Xiangdong took the prescription and looked at it from left to right. He knew every word, but he couldn't recognize them when they were put together. "I heard that some Chinese medicines need to be used with medicine guides. What medicine guide does Doctor Shu need for this prescription?"
"You need three large scallion stems, and add the herbs five minutes before the pot is ready."
"Green onions?!"
"Yes, it's green onion."
Li Xiangdong's tongue was almost tied. What, what, what... can green onions cure diseases?
Mrs. Li recalled, "Two years ago, when I was pregnant, I had a cold and a stuffy nose. Jin Yue taught me to boil a few scallions in water and drink it. It really worked."
Well, since his own sister came in person to tell his story, Li Xiangdong naturally believed it, but he had another question - "You only prescribe one dose of medicine? His condition is so serious and he has been delayed for such a long time, why don't you prescribe a few more doses? It's okay, you don't have to worry about the financial burden for us, my father has the money for this treatment."
Jin Yue smiled, "One pair is enough."
"What do you mean?"
Jin Yue was stared at by his big eyes. Although he had done nothing wrong, he was still a little panicked. His eyes were too big. The whole Li family had huge eyes. Li the Butcher and Li Xiangdong looked like tigers when they glared. Li Xiangyang's eyes were also very big, but he had a gentle temperament and was harmless to humans and animals. Instead, he looked like a docile little elk.
"Hey brother, why are you glaring at me like dad? Speak properly. Jin Yue means that one dose of medicine will be effective."
"Yes, for his illness, knowing the cause and resolving the problem is one third. Currently, he only needs to take a dose of medicine to be able to smell, but if he wants to be completely cured, the other third is still left."
"I need to talk to Uncle Li."
The brother and sister are not stupid. In just half an hour, Jin Yue was able to make Li Xiangyang willing to speak and accept treatment with just a few words. Her ability is not only in using medicine, she is also very good at regulating moods.
"You mean, my father's attitude towards Xiangyang is also one of the reasons for his illness?"
"right."
Jin Yue looked at Little Li's wife. Among the three siblings, only Li Xiangdong had a tough personality. Like Li the Butcher, he was probably the one who could challenge Li the Butcher at home. Little Li's wife and Li Xiangyang were born with softer personalities, more like their mother, and became the ones suppressed by Li the Butcher.
Everyone has witnessed how weak Mrs. Li is. She was bullied by Aunt Li in Courtyard No. 16, Liuye Hutong!
But she listened to Li the butcher and finally brought little brother Li back to marry into the family, so she is living a comfortable life now. Li Xiangyang, on the other hand, is weak and rebellious. He is unwilling to listen to the authoritarian parents, but is powerless to resist, so he lives a depressed and painful life.
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In this conversation, Shu Jinyue was just a lobbyist who explained a few words from time to time. The ones who really worked hard were the Li brother and sister. They used their own years of growth experiences to convince Li the butcher that there was something wrong with his education method. At the same time, they used Li Xiangyang's life to warn Li the butcher that if he did not change his attitude towards Xiangyang, he would lose not only his sense of smell, but also his life.
The conversation lasted for two hours. At the end, the father, his son and his daughter all cried. Li the butcher had red eyes and bowed deeply to Jin Yue. Everything was said without words.
Shu Jinyue returned to Liuye Hutong and saw children jumping around in new clothes. The red lanterns hanging at the gate of each courtyard reminded her that today was still the first day of the Lunar New Year.
It’s over, Jin Yue has a bitter face - he has to eat leftovers again!
Last night's dinner was so sumptuous that no one finished it. Now it's all leftovers and there's not a single fresh one to eat.
"Look at you, it's like you're being forced to take poison. You're relying on Xiao Xu and Qing Qing to have a fresh meal."
Xu Duan and Yao Qingqing still had dinner at Shu's house today. Anyway, there was no one around when they went home. Qingqing asked her where she was going so early. Jin Yue told them about Li Xiangyang's illness, and everyone was deeply moved.
"This senior sister is such a good person. It would be great if she were still alive. Maybe she and Li Xiangyang could be a couple." This is Xu Wenli, who is dedicated to pairing people up.
Xu Duan shook his head, "Maybe she only has a sister-brother relationship with Li Xiangyang."
My senior sister has passed away, and this will remain an unsolved mystery.
"The same goes for Li the butcher. If the child doesn't like being a butcher, don't force him. Let him do whatever he wants. It's okay even if he doesn't have a job. There are so many people without jobs now."
"I just don't know how effective the medicine you prescribed is?" This is Zhao Wanqiu. She is very studious and asked Jin Yue to tell her the prescription. She studied each medicine one by one to see what effect they had in the prescription and what kind of compatibility they had.
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The next day at noon, Xu Duan said that he was having a comrade-in-arms gathering and would not come for dinner. Shu Wenming and his wife went back to her parents' home, leaving Jin Yue Qingqing and the old couple to eat the few leftovers.
Teacher Shu was a little uneasy. "I always feel that the second child will be bullied when he goes to his father-in-law's house."
Jin Yue didn't care, "Don't worry about my second brother, he is the only one causing trouble." Especially when he knew that the old couple instigated Wen Li to divorce him, wouldn't he have to get back at them when he went there?
Wenli didn't want to go at first, but he went with her only after he said he wanted to "avenge" her.
In order to show his sincerity, he did not bring any of the New Year gifts that Zhao Wanqiu had prepared in advance, and went with empty hands.
"I shouldn't have let him act on impulse. How can he go back to his mother's house like this? Not only did he not bring anything with him, but he also wanted to eat on an empty stomach. And he even said he wanted to eat not just one meal, but dinner before coming back."
Shu Jinyue laughed more and more, "Dad, figure it out. They all want to break up my second brother and his wife. If my second brother gives them so many gifts, how cowardly would that be?"
Shu Linong's old face turned gray, and the word "cowardly" seemed to hit him in the face, burning him.
Just as he was feeling awkward, Li Xiangdong's voice suddenly came from the door, "Is Doctor Shu home?"
"Yes, yes, come in."
He brought in two large net bags full of things, which included biscuits, canned food, malted milk, and even a big white pig's head!
"My dad and his family gave this as a welfare gift on their 30th day. It's still good despite the cold weather. If uncle and aunt don't mind, you can eat it."
Zhao Wanqiu refused: "How can this be good? I certainly don't mind it, but you should take it back. You have many people in your family who need it more..."
"Please don't be polite to us. It's our family that should thank Jin Yue."
The dark circles under his eyes miraculously disappeared, and his complexion was much brighter than yesterday. Zhao Wanqiu's eyes lit up, "Could it be your Xiangyang..."
"Yes! My Xiangyang started taking Dr. Shu's medicine yesterday at noon, and he has only taken it three times until today at noon. Who would have thought that he would actually smell the fragrance of the chive dumplings being made by the neighbor next door during lunch!"
Li Xiangyang laughed, "My dad even said that he might be confused and hallucinating because he couldn't smell the old vinegar before. He also told me to hurry up and invite Jin Yue over. But my sister said that maybe he made a mistake. Jin Yue had a misunderstanding when she was treating her brother-in-law's kidney stones that year. She told us not to panic. She went home to get some green onions, ginger and garlic, and quietly hid them in her sleeves, and asked Xiangyang to guess what they were. He got it right at once!"
"Jin Yue's medicine is really magical. She said that one dose would be enough, and sure enough, one dose was just enough, and his sense of smell was restored!"
Li Xiangdong was very excited and said how happy his family was about Xiangyang's changes. If they were not afraid of disturbing them, his parents would come to thank Jinyue in person.
After much persuasion, Zhao Wanqiu finally accepted the things.
"This pig's head is really big, with lots of meat, and it's cleaned very well. Wanqiu, what difficult and complicated disease has your Jinyue cured this time?"
Zhao Wanqiu was very proud. She roasted the pig's head in the yard in front of everyone, just to let as many people smell it as possible. "I can't smell anything. Western medicine calls it rhinitis, which is paralysis of the olfactory nerve."
"Rhinitis?" Aunt Liu from the middle courtyard became excited. "My niece has rhinitis. She says her nose is blocked every night when she sleeps. She has to open her mouth to breathe. Jinyue, can you take a look at her?"
Jin Yue nodded, it was a small matter.
"Old Qin in our workshop also has rhinitis. His nose has grown so big. I heard that it's because the flesh inside has become thick. Can Jinyue cure it?"
Jin Yue nodded and said he would give it a try.
"My father-in-law has a lot of runny nose. He has thick mucus that he can't stop blowing every day. Western doctors say he also has rhinitis. Can it be cured?"
Everyone was disgusted, "Hey, can you please stop saying such disgusting things? I'm eating."
Jin Yue also has a little bit of it, but fortunately he is used to it. It is also rhinitis, and although this kind of obvious increase in secretions looks disgusting, it is actually much easier to treat than Li Xiangyang's silent condition.
According to Jin Yue's experience, many diseases that look disgusting are actually not difficult to treat because it is easy to find a breakthrough. On the contrary, it is the diseases that look calm and normal that are difficult to treat.
Well, on the second day of the Chinese New Year, the No. 16 courtyard has once again become a gathering place for seeking medical advice and medicine. All relatives and friends who have nose discomfort will come to Jin Yue for treatment. Some are quick and soon the patients are brought to the courtyard, under the pretext that "everyone has nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, so we can just sit back and do something."
Although their symptoms are different from Li Xiangyang's, Chinese medicine often treats different diseases with the same treatment. Jin Yue uses the same prescription and makes some modifications, and it is effective.
Moreover, for a disease like rhinitis, whether the medicine is effective or not can be known after taking a dose. All those who took Jinyue medicine have received good news. When they came for follow-up visits, they would bring some fruits and canned food, which can be regarded as a New Year's greeting. The Shu family successfully surpassed the previous years' champion Uncle Zhao and became the family with the most New Year's greetings in Courtyard No. 16.
Jin Yue didn't accept everything. She didn't accept anything expensive. At the end of the first month of the year, the most valuable thing she accepted was the big pig's head from the Li family.
There was meat to eat in the first month of the lunar calendar, but Zhao Wanqiu couldn't bear to eat the pig's head, so she burned it clean and hung it next to the stove and smoked it into a cured pig's head. This way, it could be kept until the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, when there was a shortage of food. It was delicious whether it was stewed or eaten as a cold dish.
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They had agreed to get married, and Jin Yue thought that according to the trend of the time, they just had to wait for the Civil Affairs Bureau to open and then go get the certificate. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any regrets.
Although she didn't ask for a grand "wedding of the century", it was understandable that as a girl, she wanted some sense of ceremony.
Who would have thought that on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Xu Ping and Zhang Zhen would come to visit with half a car full of gifts.
Zhao Wanqiu was a little confused. It would be enough for the person to come, why did he bring so many things? It took Xu Siqi three trips to move all the sugars, canned food, and beverages. The key point was that he also brought two big white geese!
Then, everyone saw the famous and gentle Director Xu of Shucheng Machinery Factory, and Director Zhang Zhen of Shucheng, who had saved lives from the hands of the devil many times, each carrying a fluttering snow-white goose, and walked into the bustling No. 16 Yard!
Everyone: “…” Ahhh, the eyes have fallen to the ground, pick them up quickly.
The Xu family's attention made Shu Linong, who was originally a little uncomfortable, suddenly stand up.
Zhao Wanqiu didn't put on airs. As long as the two young people were happy, she was happy too. She didn't mention the bride price. It was Xu Ping who took the initiative to mention it: "According to the old rules of our Shilan Province, there should be three matchmakers and six betrothals. Since we have saved the process, let's set the bride price at nine hundred and ninety-nine... We couldn't take care of ourselves in the past few years, and we wronged you and Jin Yue. This time we want to give them a good wedding. What do you think, sister-in-law?"
Zhao Wanqiu was so shocked by the betrothal gift of 999 that she swallowed her saliva, wondering if it was a bit too much. Currently, the highest bride price in Liuye Hutong was given by Niu Xiaofang and her ex-fiance last year, but that was only 266!
266 made all the families with daughters in Liuye Hutong envious.
She was about to say too much, but Shu Linong cornered her.
So the issue of the bride price was put aside for the time being, and Xu Ping continued to ask about the wedding banquet.
Zhao Wanqiu looked at her daughter, and when she saw Jin Yue nod gently, she agreed: "Okay, then where do you want to do it?"
"We mean to hold it at the Shilan Hotel. What do you think?"
Zhao Wanqiu was secretly shocked. They couldn't even find a way to hold a wedding banquet at the Shilan Hotel, let alone spend so much money and effort. But her daughter wanted to do it, so she would do it even if she had to sell everything she had.
The two sides negotiated and agreed to invite guests from both sides and hold the banquet at the Shilan Hotel. The Xu family would pay for the banquet and they would also give the young couple a color TV. This was what he and Zhang Zhen wanted.
"His uncle has given so much to the family over the years, and it's our turn to worry about him, so don't refuse. By the way, his uncle said he doesn't want to live at home because it's inconvenient for him to go to work, so we're thinking of buying him a house close to both of you. If you have any requests, just let me know. Your sister-in-law and I are busy with work, so please don't be polite if we're not considerate enough."
All of a sudden, from "Uncle Xu" and "Aunt Zhang" to "Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law", Shu Jinyue was still a little uncomfortable with it, but they had completed the transition smoothly, and she seemed petty if she was shy.
Therefore, Jin Yue changed her words with peace of mind. As for the wedding house, she didn’t really care, because she already had quite a few houses! Goldfish Hutong was comfortable, but it was far from her school and not as lively as here. She couldn't bear to live such a life of having everything done for her with her mother.
She decided that she would still be a mama's girl at home after marriage!
"I have no objection. Just discuss it with Xu Duan." They guessed that Xu Duan didn't want their house, so they came to persuade her.
After discussing the wedding and the betrothal gifts, they also talked about getting engaged in advance. Zhao Wanqiu saw that there were too many formalities, "In Liuye Hutong, everyone... doesn't like getting engaged."
She doesn't mind spending time, what matters is the money. An engagement ceremony needs an engagement gift, and friends and family need to be treated to a meal. These are considered unnecessary expenses by most people who are not well-off.
Zhang Zhen smiled, took her hand and said, "This is what his uncle said, and he specifically told us not to wrong Jin Yue."
Everyone laughed, and Shu Linong finally felt a little better.
Finally, everyone exchanged some politeness and agreed to get engaged on March 16th of the lunar calendar, exchange gifts, and get married on June 16th, leaving plenty of time for the couple to prepare. At the same time, setting the wedding date during the summer vacation will also make it convenient for Jin Yue to rest, right?
As soon as Xu Ping and Zhang Zhen left, Courtyard No. 16 went into an uproar.
"What? A 999 betrothal gift? And a TV? And a separate wedding house?" Aunt Zhao, who has seen a lot of the world, was shocked. "How much does this cost?"
"That doesn't even include the cost of the engagement. They said they couldn't let Jin Yue down, so we'll get engaged on March 16th."
Everyone's jaw dropped, except Aunt Li, who was so angry that her teeth itched, "A sky-high bride price and a house and a big color TV, bah, selling your daughter for fame!"
"They've spent so much money just to marry a wife. What will happen in the future? The Xu family is indeed a capitalist family with a lot of money. It must be that the Red Guards didn't confiscate all their money when they raided their house."
When Shu Wenming heard this, he smashed the glass in her house with a stone, which made her so angry that she cried and sweared, but she didn't know who did it.
Jin Yue didn't care. It was only the end of the first month of the year and it was still too early to get engaged. She would just slowly prepare the arrangements first. You can't just hold a wedding casually these days, you have to get a marriage certificate first. If you don't have a marriage certificate when you hold a wedding and are reported or found out, you will be given a political education and fined.
So, Jin Yue went to get the marriage certificate a week in advance according to the scheduled wedding date, and their heads were finally put together and appeared in the same photo.
The young couple was so happy that Xu Duan specially printed several copies of this half-length photo and hung them on the wall at the head of the kang in the new house. A brand new red wedding quilt and acrylic pillowcase with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in water were already prepared on the kang... Well, the bridal room is Jin Yue's house, and it is decorated very warmly.
As a result, before they had even had time to get their marriage certificate, Hu Guizhi suddenly called and asked him to go to the south immediately, saying that there was a meeting there to attract foreign investment.
Hu Guizhi even called Shu Jinyue to apologize to her, "I'm sorry to bother you two. The main reason is that things are a bit tricky in Shenzhen, South China. A group of car manufacturers came from Country Y, but the translator arranged by Longguo is a liberal arts student who doesn't know a lot of professional terms in car manufacturing. I remembered that Xiao Xu is a talent in this area, so I asked him to help out."
What can Jin Yue say? Of course I support his work.
"It's okay, Aunt Hu."
Hu Guizhi assured, "Don't worry, the meeting will only last three days. I will drag him to Shilan Hotel on your wedding day at the latest."
Shu Jinyue was less worried. If Xu Duan dared to stand up her wedding, she would kick him out immediately.
Sure enough, after arriving there, he called her once a day. Although Jin Yue didn't understand, he liked to tell her that the meeting went smoothly and several automobile manufacturers were interested in building factories in Shenzhen because the cheap labor and raw material costs represented huge profits.
Among them was a car dealer with a name starting with F. After listening to his professional translation and insights, they appreciated his professional talent and wanted to recruit him to country Y, directly promising him an annual salary of 100,000 pounds.
That's one hundred thousand pounds! Shu Jinyue almost couldn't hold the phone receiver steadily.
She had never heard of so much money in her life. Even if the whole world is developing rapidly in fifty years, an annual salary of 100,000 pounds would be a truly high salary!
Even Mr. Jiang and Hu Guizhi knew that he had rejected this huge olive branch. They even called Jin Yue home to have a chat, reassuring her that she had worked hard and that if Xu Duan was unable to take care of family matters in the future, she could just ask if she needed help.
So, on the first day of the wedding, Jin Yue was not idle at all. She answered the phone and went to have heart-to-heart talks for two days. When she returned home, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening and she was exhausted.
"I'm so tired before I get married. What will I do in the future?" Yao Qingqing came to sleep with her on the last night before the wedding. Qingqing hugged Jin Yue's arm and said, "This is just your private matter. If someone comes to you for medical treatment, it will be even more busy."
"You are thinking about Dr. Mo's work, right? I am different from him. He is indeed much busier than me, but compared with the surgeons, he is slightly better. Take my sister-in-law Zhang Zhen whom I met the other day. You know, Director Xu and their son sometimes don't see her for a week."
Qingqing was shocked, it really took root in the hospital.
"So in later generations...some people would joke that surgeons still have a home in the hospital."
Yao Qingqing didn't quite understand this. She was still very simple-minded. "Then I have to learn how to cook quickly. I can't go hungry when he's not at home."
Jin Yue was just about to praise Dr. Mo for being so awesome, for being so busy at work and yet still being able to cook for Qingqing, when suddenly, a sound of hurried footsteps came to their door.
"Jin Yue, are you asleep?"
"No, what's wrong with Mom?" Jin Yue stood up without putting on a coat. The weather in June of the lunar calendar was as hot as a steamer, and the heat from the ground outside had not yet dissipated.
"Xiao Mo came to see you and said he had something urgent." It turned out to be Mo Shuyi, and Yao Qingqing hurriedly followed him out.
When they arrived at the door of the old house, they saw Mo Shuyi waiting there anxiously, his lips were dry and chapped, as if he hadn't had water for a long time.
He patted Qingqing's shoulder to comfort her, and then quickly explained his purpose to Jinyue: "My former mentor in Japan came to me with something and wanted me to ask if there are any good Chinese medicine practitioners around. His daughter may need Chinese medicine treatment."
Jin Yue had heard him respect and admire his mentor before, always saying that he was an old doctor of high moral character and prestige. No wonder he was so anxious, as he could be considered his junior sister.
"What's wrong?"
"thin."
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