Chapter 53053 Cicada molting & sprouting & dividends are coming! …
"Hold on steady, I'll take a look."
Jin Yue moved closer. Fortunately, she was a poor student and had well-protected eyes. Her eyesight was surprisingly good. After a while, she confirmed that it was indeed half a matchstick!
There was a little blood on the broken part. It should be that it was accidentally broken inside when he was taking it out. Sun Yuli tried to get it out with tools himself, but not only did he fail to get it out, he injured his ear instead.
Now there is a wound.
Based on the tools he used, the size of his ears, and the only items in the house, Jin Yue guessed: "Did Uncle Sun use scissors to get the matchsticks out?"
Sun Yuli nodded with difficulty, tears streaming down his face, a wry smile on his face.
Shu Jinyue laughed, "Are the scissors still rusty?"
Nod again.
This is why!
Of course, it is not ruled out that the tetanus virus may be carried on the matchstick itself, on the rusty scissors, or even on his own fingers that have touched the soil... Anyway, the scissors and matchsticks happened to cause a wound deep in the body, and the infection was thus caused.
"That's what I said! How could he get tetanus without any wound at all? It turned out the wound was in his ear, and he had been pressing his ear down that day, so we didn't notice it, and he didn't even think of telling us about it." Zhu Daqiang took two steps happily.
Now that they knew how the disease occurred, they would have a plan for treatment. Jin Yue asked him to help with a flashlight. She used sterilized tweezers to carefully and slowly remove the half matchstick bit by bit. The wound that was revealed was very small and the blood had dried.
Very good, the wound is not big, just a simple debridement will be enough.
Jin Yue had just finished disinfecting him when Zhao Wanqiu ran back panting, "Jin Yue, come and take a look, is this the thing?"
She wrapped a pile of pale yellow, worm-like shells in clean white gauze.
Jin Yue picked it up and looked at it, then smelled it, "Yes, this is the cicada shell."
Zhao Wanqiu patted her chest and panted, "That's good. I was afraid I'd made a mistake. But your Aunt Qian is amazing. She actually found so many. It should be at least half a pound."
How could a cicada shell, something that doesn't weigh anything at all, weigh half a pound? ! Jin Yue was secretly amazed. How long did it take Aunt Qian to find so many?
While Jin Yue was listening to Zhao Wanqiu chattering, he asked Zhu Daqiang to go home and bring back half a pound of rice wine. This stuff is different from the Erguotou they usually drink. People in Shilan don't like to drink it, and most families don't have it. But Zhu Daqiang is an exception. He has no other hobbies but cigarettes and alcohol. He has stored some of the strange and niche cigarettes and alcohol from all over the country at home.
Jin Yue took out about 20 grams of cicada slough and boiled it with rice wine. "In fact, you can boil it with water, but rice wine is good at dispersing and helps the medicine reach the diseased area directly. Besides, Uncle Sun likes to drink alcohol, so his tolerance is not bad."
After frying, give Sun's children half a cup at a time and feed them once every hour.
Jin Yue and the others did not leave either. They waited until the first feeding was over and it was getting late before they went home to rest. They asked the Sun family to remember their home location and to call them if anything happened.
Because he was worried about this, he couldn't sleep well today. He always felt like someone was knocking on the door. But when he woke up in the morning and asked his parents, they said no one was knocking on the door.
"You really didn't come to knock on the door? Did you hear me, sister?"
Shu Wenyun shook her head, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself. Ever since the apology that night, a subtle feeling began to spread between the two of them again. Although Jin Yue felt a little better, he still would not forgive her. She herself felt a little short of breath when facing Jin Yue, and only overtime and studying could numb herself.
Shu Jinyue ignored her completely. She felt relieved when she confirmed that no one was knocking on the door. No news meant good news. Zhao Wanqiu cooked a pot of corn porridge for her and also boiled an egg for her to supplement her nutrition.
Just after finishing the meal, the Sun family kid came in jumping up and down, "Doctor Shu, good news, good news!"
"My dad took the medicine you prescribed last night. He started sweating all over. Then in the middle of the night he could actually open his mouth and said he wanted to go to the bathroom!"
"Just now at dawn, he was able to move his head and neck, and he said he must come and thank you in person!"
Shu Jinyue was also overjoyed when he heard it, "It's okay, let him have a good rest, how much medicine is left?"
The Sun family kid gestured with his hands, and Jin Yue estimated that it was about 70 to 80 milliliters. "Okay, you don't need to drink it after you finish this."
"What if it doesn't heal completely, or if it relapses? Or should I just keep drinking? What's the idiom called? Seize the opportunity to win, right?"
"No, the medicine has taken effect. Besides, drinking too much is not good. Rest for a while. If you can't stay, send him home."
The Sun family found it unbelievable. Such a serious disease could be cured by eating a few cicada shells and drinking some rice wine? Can I go home now? Not only do I not need to be hospitalized, I don’t even need to continue taking medicine?
Shu Jinyue laughed more and more. Chinese medicine is like this. As long as it is used for the right symptoms and the cause of the disease can be found, the effect will be immediate. "You can go home without worry. If you are really worried, you can stay in a guesthouse for two days. But I may not always have time to visit."
The Sun family kid thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Then I'll tell my eldest brother to stay in the guesthouse for two days and go back when he's fully recovered. Then I'll have to trouble Dr. Shu to check my dad's pulse."
Jin Yue agreed with a smile.
The boy followed her happily. Although he was obviously taller than Jin Yue, he seemed to be Jin Yue's tail. He was very happy and his tattered cloth shoes made a clattering sound.
He said his name was Sun Sanlong and he was the third child in the family. He had just entered the second year of junior high school this year. After graduating from junior high school, he would go for military examination. He wanted to be a glorious PLA soldier.
Jin Yue laughed more and more. This was too easy to guess. His two older brothers must be Da Long and Er Long. At the same time, he did not forget to encourage him: "Well done. I wish you can realize your dream soon."
Sun Sanlong blushed, "Doctor Shu is amazing, you are not as good as me, but you are so capable, you will definitely become the best doctor in the future!"
Jin Yue grinned, "I think so too."
Sun Sanlong was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to be so immodest. "Why are you different from those old doctors? They all say that humility makes people progress..."
"I'm proud that I'm not lagging behind." Shu Jinyue didn't think so. She did feel inferior in many aspects, but when it came to medical skills, she hadn't fallen behind yet.
When I arrived at the office, I took Uncle Sun's pulse first. His pulse had improved a little, as if a taut string had relaxed a little. Then I looked again and found that the opisthotonos had completely disappeared. However, there was still some pain in the area connecting his left ear and left cheek.
After Jin Yue said a few words, the Sun family hurried out to find a guesthouse. Fortunately, they had received a letter of introduction for medical treatment when they came out, so it was convenient for them to find a place to stay now.
Liu Jinbu had just arrived and saw the commotion. "Why are you leaving now?"
I thought to myself, could it be that something went wrong and he really went back to prepare for his funeral? But didn’t Xiao Shu say yesterday that he wanted to cook cicada shells with rice wine? Is even this useless?
"Doctor Liu, my dad is fine now. Let's stay in a guesthouse for two days. Then we'll ask Doctor Xiao Shu to check his pulse. We'll go home when he's fully recovered!"
"Doctor Liu, thank you. If your unit needs any carpentry work, just call me. I'm a carpentry apprentice in the factory of our brigade..." blah blah.
Liu Jinbu was amazed when he heard this, but hearing is one thing and seeing with one's own eyes is another - Sun Yuli, who was suffering from opisthotonos and clenched teeth last night, can now stand up and walk normally, open his mouth, and the bitter smile on his face has disappeared!
"Hey, Jin Yue Jin Yue, what on earth is going on with that cicada shell you mentioned?"
Shu Jinyue actually couldn't explain the principle clearly. If you say it can calm wind and stop convulsions, then the drugs in Yuzhen Powder can also calm wind and stop convulsions. The effect should be better when used together. But why is Yuzhen Powder ineffective but Chan Tuo is effective?
What ingredients in it are responsible for the effect? It seems we can only rely on future pharmacological research. Jin Yue thought so and wrote down the address of the guesthouse where the Sun family lived, thinking that he would go over to take a look after get off work in the evening.
Who knew that before she even went to see it, the Sun family came to Courtyard 16 first, and several young men were busy dismantling their chicken coop...
No idea where they got the news from, but they heard that the Shu family's chicken coop was old and they wanted to make a new one but had no tools and materials. The eldest son of the Sun family was a carpenter, so the second son immediately drove a donkey cart back to the village factory to fetch wood. They provided the nails, hammers and strength, and made a brand new double-decker chicken coop in more than an hour!
Not only can the second-floor "building" accommodate more chickens, but each floor also has two special troughs with separate feeding and watering to prevent cross-contamination. There is also a baffle at the bottom for collecting chicken manure, which makes cleaning much more convenient every morning - just pull out the baffle and pour the chicken manure into the public toilet or bury it under a pomegranate or jujube tree, so your hands don't get dirty as before.
Zhao Wanqiu was very pleased and kept praising the young man named Sun Dalong for his dexterity.
"We don't have anything else in the countryside. We have a lot of trees and bamboos near the mountains. We can make chicken and bird cages and the like. We can do it with practice."
What's more, they also helped Teacher Shu make a birdcage using free bamboo from the mountains!
Teacher Shu doesn’t raise birds or pigeons or anything like that, not because he doesn’t like them, but because he can’t bear to spend money. Bird cages and bird food all cost real money, and it hurts!
Jin Yue didn't expect that these young men from the Sun family were so honest. However, Aunt Zhao and others also became interested and asked the brothers to help make the chicken coop. Those who had money gave money, and those who didn't had to exchange things for money.
They work meticulously and quickly, and the products they make are sturdy. Most importantly, they charge the lowest labor fee. Where can you find such cheap, high-quality labor?
As for the young men of the Sun family, they can find something to do during the days they live in the city and earn some money for food. Anyway, they have to spend money on food when they are idle.
"Little grandson, you don't have to pay for those cicada shells. Can you help make a small bed for my granddaughter?" Aunt Qian waited until the crowd dispersed before appearing. She hardly looked people in the eye when she spoke, as if she was avoiding them.
"Okay, what kind of crib do you want? Can it rock or is it fixed? How high and wide is it?"
Aunt Qian didn’t understand either. She couldn’t tell the size or gesture.
Zhao Wanqiu saw this and was worried about her stupid mouth. "Aunt Qian, just ask them to come into the house and measure it. Even the best carpenter needs to check the dimensions on site."
Aunt Qian hesitated.
Sun Dalong thought she was afraid that a group of rural people like them would come into the house and dirty her floor or take her things. Anyway, there was a rumor in the village that "city people despise country people", so he quickly said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will go in alone, I won't touch your things."
He remembered that it was this old lady who took out the cicada shell that saved his father's life. So even if she disliked them, he would still help get things done.
Aunt Qian agreed, but asked Zhao Wanqiu to go in with her because she was afraid to go in alone.
Zhao Wanqiu: “…” Oh my God, this guy is not even as brave as a cat.
If we were to say which house has the smallest size in the entire No. 16 Courtyard, it would definitely be the Qian family's. Normally, the mother and daughter don't interact with outsiders, and no one would go to their house for no reason. Zhao Wanqiu didn't know this either, but now she takes a look - it's so small that there's no place to step.
There was nothing in the room except a kang (a bed) and a simple stove with a few pots and pans on it. Even in such a poor house, there was not even much space.
What was even more embarrassing was that Aunt Qian's daughter Qian Chunhua was leaning on the kang to feed her child at this time. Zhao Wanqiu was walking in front and quickly blocked Sun Dalong. It was not known whether he saw it or not.
Anyway, Qian Chunhua was extremely embarrassed, her face was redder than a tomato, and she was about to cry. She secretly blamed her mother for being unreliable.
Zhao Wanqiu tucked the quilt in for her and urged Sun Dalong to take a quick look around. They found that the house was too small to make a baby crib that would take up space. "Why not make one that hangs on the beam? Then you can rock the baby when she cries."
"Some families in our countryside have done it, but it takes a little more effort."
Aunt Qian agreed immediately, and Sun Dalong didn't delay and started working on it in the yard with the materials he had brought.
When it was time for dinner, Zhao Wanqiu was just about to tell the brothers to eat at home, but they had already run away, saying that they were going to the cafeteria. When they guessed that everyone in the compound had almost finished eating, they came back to the compound to continue working.
Several middle-aged women were watching nearby and whispered, "This young man looks good, works quickly, knows how to handle things, has good skills, and is a good person."
They just work and don't even drink a sip of water. Apart from the fact that they have rural household registration, there is really nothing wrong with these young people.
"If Aunt Qian had chosen a son-in-law like this, it wouldn't have ended up like this..." Aunt Zhao winked at Zhao Wanqiu.
She and Aunt Qian didn't get along well. It was said that they had some unpleasantness in the past, but neither of them wanted to talk about what the unpleasantness was, and Zhao Wanqiu, who remarried, really didn't know.
She thought Aunt Zhao was going to say this, so she pricked up her ears, but she whispered, "Wanqiu, last time you said your eggs were lost?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Wanqiu got really angry and her rage rose all of a sudden!
"I'm not trying to stir up trouble, I just...oh, forget it, I won't say anything."
Zhao Wanqiu was a little hot-tempered. "Aunt Zhao, are you trying to drive me crazy? Is there anything we can't talk about?"
Aunt Zhao hesitated for a while, but finally gritted her teeth and said, "Just now, I saw a swill bucket under the stove in Aunt Qian's house, and I saw a lot of egg shells floating in it. I'm not saying it must be her, but I just remembered this. You see, the mother and daughter don't raise chickens, and I haven't seen her go out to buy eggs. Chunhua is in confinement after giving birth, so you say..."
Zhao Wanqiu frowned, she felt that there was some truth in it. However, even though she was angry, she would not lose her temper without asking any questions. "Forget it, they are just neighbors. Just pretend you didn't see anything."
Aunt Zhao gave her a thumbs up and said, "Wanqiu, I admire your generosity."
"Well, it's not about being magnanimous, it's just that the mother and daughter are so pitiful. You haven't seen how thin Chunhua is. She has no milk at all. She is like a kitten. She sucked for a long time but couldn't get anything. She was so anxious that she kept crying."
She is a mother herself and feels very sympathetic towards the mother and daughter.
"Besides, this is just our guess. Maybe Aunt Qian actually has eggs? There's no name of my family written on the eggshells. Forget it."
Aunt Zhao really wasn't trying to stir up trouble. She just had a good relationship with Zhao Wanqiu and was worried about what Zhao Wanqiu was worried about... Well, she also had a problem with Aunt Qian, so she told everyone what she observed.
If it were someone else, she might be able to hold it in, but the Qian family... forget it, she got angry when she thought of all those old things.
Zhao Wanqiu said she didn't care, but when she returned home, she still felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help telling her daughter about it.
"I don't think they may be from our family." Although Jin Yue felt sorry for the seven eggs, when she thought about giving them to Qian Chunhua, the poorest girl in the compound, for her confinement after childbirth, she suddenly didn't feel sorry for them anymore. Maybe she was just a saintly and nice person.
"Let's just let this thing pass. When we get a new chicken coop, we'll just have to take care of our own stuff."
The new chicken coop can be locked, and the gap is narrow enough that even a child’s hand may not be able to get in, so no one can steal the eggs again.
Because of this little incident, Zhao Wanqiu didn't want to give more old clothes to Qian Chunhua's daughter as she had originally planned, and only picked out the two most tattered and worn ones.
Aunt Qian was hesitant and said a few words of thanks in a dry voice, with a look of wanting to speak but not being able to. Zhao Wanqiu didn't want to talk to her any more, so she went home and went to sleep.
***
After three days of hospitalization, Sun Yuli's illness was almost cured and all his symptoms disappeared. As the baby bed he had promised to make for the Qian family was too time-consuming to make, Sun Dalong took it home and said he would personally deliver it when it was finished.
Aunt Qian still looked dull, but Qian Chunhua whispered "thank you" twice.
Shu Jinyue watched from the side and shook his head. The Qian family's mother and daughter were truly socially anxious. They were so scared that they wished they could hide in the crowd. If anyone looked at them for a second, they would get so nervous that their palms would sweat.
People with this kind of personality are not likely to cause trouble or make enemies with others, but they are a little poor in dealing with people, are very dull, and are easily bullied.
When Qian Chunhua’s ex-husband divorced her, he ridiculed her in public, saying that living with her was worse than living with a piece of wood and that she was worse than a piece of wood.
These words are quite hurtful, but it's my nature and there's nothing we can do about it.
"What are you thinking about?" Xu Duan parked the car in front of the office and handed over a bottle of hot milk.
"It's hot now, I want to drink something cold."
"No, wait a few more days."
Shu Jinyue pouted and sat in the back seat, "Can I eat whatever I want today?"
"Um."
"Then let's go to Qingqing's house to eat hot pot?"
Xu Duan turned around, saw her cunning eyes, and smiled, "In fact, you have already made an appointment, just waiting for me to do hard labor for you."
"clever!"
The two of them passed by a vegetable store, and Jin Yue went in to ask her second brother to buy some vegetables for the hot pot. He secretly stuffed two large eggplants into her mouth while the manager was away.
"Do you want beef or mutton?" When they arrived at Jinyu Hutong, Xu Duan wanted to go into the house to get the meat. They had a refrigerator, but he didn't know where so much good meat came from.
"I want to eat them all. More mutton please."
The man nodded and took two steps. Seeing that she didn't follow him, he said, "Sister Bao is not here. She went to buy groceries."
"Humph, I'm not afraid of her. If you want to go in, go in. I'm going to go into your room today and take a look."
Xu Duan opened the door directly and generously, "Come in."
"Hmph, you'd better pray that I don't find anything that shouldn't be there." Jin Yue walked in with his hands behind his back.
His room was just like his office, clean and tidy, without any unnecessary things. There was a bed, a desk and a bench, and a bookshelf filled with various books. The bedding was arranged as neatly as the books, as neat as pieces of angular bricks of uniform size.
I looked around today and found that there was actually nothing to see.
“It’s boring.”
"Then what should I watch to be excited?"
"Look at something interesting, like a photo of a girl, a love letter... um..."
Xu Duan put his hand on her shoulder, straightened her up, and looked into her eyes. "What's in your head? I don't have any of that."
His eyes were deep and shone with a dark light, with two particularly bright spots in the middle. Jin Yue couldn't tell what they looked like, so he wanted to get closer to take a look.
Then, the man soon smelled a fragrance unique to girls. In fact, she didn't have any perfume and rarely used cosmetics in summer, but that soap accompanied by her unique smell seemed to have a fatal attraction.
He remembered the cup he had drunk water from and the spoon he had eaten canned lychees from.
"what's on your mind?"
“Canned lychees.”
Jin Yue was stunned, "Why do you think of that?"
He didn't say anything, just looked at her helplessly and smiled, "Stop teasing me, okay?"
The girl smiled triumphantly. She didn't react at the time, but later she realized it when she finished the whole can and her face turned red. Fortunately, he had left by then.
The girl's brightness and innocence made his heart beat faster for a moment, but thinking of her young age, he just restrained himself and squeezed her soft hand, "Let's go, don't we want to eat shabu-shabu?"
Next door, Yao Qingqing had already prepared the necessary seasonings, Jin Yue brought out the vegetables, Xu brought out the meat, the two girls were responsible for picking and washing the vegetables, he was responsible for cutting them, and the little pug Doubao was responsible for turning around between several pairs of big feet, playing with his fluffy tail, and from time to time trying to please and beg for a piece of meat.
Yao Qingqing eats well and keeps her bean curds shiny and plump, with chubby little butts that twist and turn. Although it’s a pug, it looks a bit like a corgi. It knew that Jin Yue was the easiest to coax out of the three, so it always came to her with its tail wagging, sometimes rolling over to expose its belly, and sometimes holding her feet and spinning in circles...
Jin Yue was finishing it while chatting with Yao Qingqing. "Where's your boyfriend Song Yingwu? I thought he was here too."
"I had planned to come, but his uncle and aunt called and said his brother broke his leg on the way to school and asked him to go back home as soon as possible."
Song Yingwu's hometown is in a remote mountainous area in Shilan Province. During the rainy season, geological disasters occur frequently, and children have to walk several kilometers of mountain roads to go to school. I heard that Song fell on the way home from school. There were few people on the road and he was not found. He was delayed for several hours. When he was sent to the hospital, the doctor said that if he had been a few hours later, his leg would have been disabled.
"He was so anxious when he left. There was nothing I could do except say a few words of comfort."
Jin Yue sighed, "You are alone, so the most important thing is to take care of yourself. His brothers and sisters are not your responsibility."
Xu Duan listened for a while and asked a few questions about Song Yingwu, such as where he served in the army, when he retired, and where his hometown was. When he heard about his family situation, he said nothing and was silent for a moment. "Let's make an appointment some other day. I want to meet you."
"Okay! Brother Xu, please help me with the advice. You are well-informed and I believe in your vision!"
Jin Yue glanced at Xu Duan secretly and thought to himself that he had shitty taste. If he had taste, he wouldn't have pushed such a beautiful woman like herself against the wall and kissed her when she was right in front of him. It was a waste for him to be so pretty.
After eating a delicious and spicy hotpot, everyone had to go to work the next day. Jin Yue didn’t play for long. At 9:30, Xu Duan safely sent her home.
"Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Xu Duan looked at his watch and said, "I still have some work to do. Maybe next time."
Jin Yue pouted and said, "Well, what a busy man." "By the way, please take to heart what I reminded you last time."
Xu Duan knew that she was talking about someone trying to frame him, and he just thought it was just a whim, but recently because of Shen Heping, things were indeed a bit tricky. "Okay, I'll take care of it."
Xu Duan parked the car close to the wall, trying not to block the road, and touched the top of her head, "Go back and have a good rest."
Until the people left, he was still staring at his hands in a trance - it turned out that girls' hair was so soft and smooth, different from the hard and stubble of boys' hair, like a docile kitten.
Of course, he knew that she was definitely not a docile kitten and she could explode at any time.
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This night was destined to be an uneasy one for the Shu family. At about 3:30 in the morning, Shu Wenyan came to knock on the door and said that Liu Huifang had a stomachache.
Zhao Wanqiu and Shu Jinyue ran over first, while Teacher Shu and Wenming went to Aunt Zhao's house and knocked on the door to borrow a cart. They laid two thick beds of cotton quilts on the cart, and took a few eggs and half a pound of brown sugar. When they arrived at Xinghua Hutong, the mother and her two children just came out.
Liu Huifang was in so much pain that she couldn't even straighten her back. Everyone worked together to carry her to the cart. Shu Wenyan put a rope around his neck and pulled the cart towards the hospital like a big donkey.
Fortunately, Shu Wenyun was on duty today. She found the old director of the obstetrics and gynecology department. When they heard that it was twins, and because she was old and it was her first child, they didn't dare to let her give birth naturally. They directly asked the family whether they agreed to a cesarean section.
Everyone looked at Shu Wenyan. Everyone thought that he would first ask about the medical expenses and surgery fees for the cesarean section, and then weigh the pros and cons in his mind. Jin Yue was even ready to hit him.
Unexpectedly, he did not hesitate, "Caesarean section, caesarean section, quickly, use the best anesthesia, don't let her feel pain, otherwise she will blame me for the rest of her life."
"Wenming, go get my father-in-law. I'll stay here and can't leave."
"Aunt Zhao, could you please help Huifang make some chicken soup and boil two brown sugar eggs? I've already bought the old hens and have kept them in the yard for half a month. There are five of them. Let's stew the fattest one first. Take the key and go get it..."
You know what, this arrangement seems quite reasonable. The more I feel now, the more I feel that my eldest brother seems like a human being now that he has a child!
"Let's not stew the old hen yet. Eating too much greasy food is not good for the mother's health." Zhao Wanqiu said carefully, "For the first week, it's better to eat light and nutritious food."
She was a senior nurse, and her words were very convincing. Shu Wenyan quickly agreed, "Then can we have brown sugar eggs?"
"That's fine. I'll go back and cook it when it's almost done."
The rest of the time is waiting.
Jin Yue's mind suddenly turned to his elder brother and sister-in-law from his previous life. Although they separated in the end, Jin Yue always felt that they had feelings for each other. Now that they have a child, I wonder if it will be different?
Cesarean section is fast. About forty minutes later, the nurse came out with the baby in her arms. "Congratulations, family! We have a pair of twin girls!"
The young nurse was a little scared, fearing that the family members would be unhappy, but the Shu family, including Shu Wenyan, were all excited, "Okay, okay, how is the adult?"
"When will the master come out?"
"It's being stitched. We'll be able to push it out after a while of observation."
The family finally had time to look at the twins. Both were wrinkled and red, like little old men with swollen hair. If the nurse hadn't pointed out the marks on their legs, even Shu Wenyan, the biological father, wouldn't have been able to tell which was the older sister.
Xu Wenli wrapped herself in Shu Wenming's tattered military coat and stood on tiptoe to look at him, eyes full of envy. "Why can't I tell who he looks like?"
"Of course it looks like me. Only those who look like me look good." Shu Wenyan answered quickly, looking at this and that, as if he couldn't look enough.
I didn't dare to hug him. I could only stare at him, like a miser staring at gold and treasures, with a thieving look in his eyes... Jin Yue thought unkindly.
Soon, Zhao Wanqiu went back to boil eggs. Jin Yue Wenyun and Wen Li were waiting at the door of the operating room. They waited until Liu Huifang was pushed out, accompanied her back to the ward, and chattered with her about the interesting stories of the two children. Liu Huifang's eyes were swollen from crying.
"Don't cry like this, it will damage your eyes." Jin Yue helped her wipe her tears.
"I... wuwu... I am just touched. I couldn't dare to think that I really gave birth to a child. Wuwu... I will have this day too. I am so happy, Jinyue, Jinyue, I am so happy."
Jin Yue held her hand in his backhand, "Don't get excited, sister-in-law, it's okay, now your dream has come true, isn't it?"
"Yeah, yes, I need to take care of myself and feed the baby."
***
Because they had to go to work, the young people went back home at dawn, leaving Shu Wenyan and Zhao Wanqiu to take care of the mother and the child. Teacher Shu went home to wait for orders and cook loofah soup or something. Shu Wenyan went back to pick it up halfway.
After three days of hospitalization, the mother and her two daughters were discharged from the hospital. Jin Yue and her friends went to see them twice more. They heard that the names of the two little girls were chosen by Shu Wenyan a long time ago. The older one was called Mengmeng and the younger one was called Yaya, which were much better than names like Dan or Hua.
"Buds, spring comes to the earth, all things begin to grow, good, good name." Teacher Shu clapped his hands happily, "The eldest asked me to choose the name, I won't argue with them as parents, let them think for themselves."
In the afternoon, Shu Wenyan came over seriously and solemnly asked Zhao Wanqiu to help take care of Huifang during her confinement, because Liu's mother had passed away and it was not convenient for Liu's father, an old man, to take care of her during her confinement. He himself had to work and prepare for the exam at the same time, so he was really too busy.
Zhao Wanqiu did not hesitate. Although the eldest brother did not change his words, Huifang was a good child and she was going to take care of Huifang and Mengmeng Yaya. Thinking of this, she happily packed two pieces of clothes and went.
As soon as Zhao Wanqiu left, the house suddenly became quiet. The food cooked by Teacher Shu was just so-so, neither good nor bad. He didn't like to share gossip actively. The usual chattering scene disappeared at mealtime, and they just ate in silence, washed up after eating, and then did their own things.
"When our mother is around, the atmosphere at home is much happier. It seems that our mother is the backbone of the family." Xu Wenli whispered to Shu Wenming.
He was leaning over the desk doing the accounts, "Yeah."
Ever since Wen Li's condition stabilized, he no longer has such great pressure to make money, and he only goes to the ghost market sporadically. Even so, he has earned 26 yuan this month, which is higher than his salary!
Including Wenli’s salary, the couple earns 80 yuan a month!
"We eat at home, and we don't buy much daily necessities. How about we keep 30 yuan for emergencies, and I'll use the other 50 to start my business?"
"No matter what business you do, don't ask for trouble." Xu Wenli's mindset is to be content with a small fortune, as long as she doesn't starve.
"I heard from Zhang Liangwei a few days ago that he had a batch of Dacron fabrics. Now that the weather is hot, this kind of material is in great demand. I might make some profit from selling it..." As he planned, he calculated how much money he had on him. If he wanted to sell the fabrics, fifty yuan would definitely not be enough.
They returned the hundred yuan they owed Jin Yue last month, and Jin Yue added twenty yuan and returned it to his eldest brother and his wife. Except for Shu Wenyun, the accounts between the brothers and sisters are now settled.
After being debt-free, I felt a little itchy. "Don't worry, I'm sure I'll make money this time."
"I'm not worried about the compensation, I'm worried about you. What if you get beaten up or caught by the security team?"
Shu Wenming touched his worried wife and said, "Don't worry, I have a plan. I'm not as greedy as others. If I lose money and goods, I can earn them again. For me, people are the most important."
He knew that if he was caught, Wen Li would be left with no one to rely on. The Xu family married their daughter to him as if they were throwing away a huge burden. After such a long time of marriage, apart from caring about her health recovery, they have never even come to Liuye Hutong once.
It doesn't seem to matter where my daughter lives or whether her door faces east or west.
Of course, they are busy taking care of their son, who will be able to provide for them in their old age.
Ever since he and Wenli decided not to have children, Shu Wenming had to worry more about his future retirement. In his opinion - money is much more reliable than a son!
Shu Jinyue didn't expect that her second brother's ideas were so advanced. She was also worried about money now - summer was coming, and she wanted to tidy up the house and prepare to move in.
Although only Shu Wenyun and she lived in the old house, it was poorly ventilated, damp and stuffy. She couldn't wait to live in the new and bigger house!
But this meant that she had to prepare to spend a large sum of money. The wardrobe, bookshelf, and desk that Xu Duan had custom-made were almost ready, but they only charged her the cost price, which was less than a hundred yuan.
One hundred yuan, with her income, would take two and a half months of not eating or drinking. But now she has learned how to put on makeup and dress up, so she needs to buy some cosmetics, two more dresses, and she needs to pay for her own facial masks. She also has to pay for food at home, and she can't always let Xu Duan pay when she goes out to eat. Plus, there are the social interactions between colleagues and friends at work... Well, when you add it all up, her monthly expenses are really high.
Blame it on love! This is the price to pay for the sour smell!
Jin Yue muttered to himself, but the corners of his mouth curled up. This was probably the real feeling of being alive.
"Sister Jin Yue, someone is looking for you!" The little grandson of the Zhao family shouted again in the front yard.
Aunt Li from next door curled her lips and said, "Oh, who is coming here at this late hour? I don't know if he is a decent person."
She felt jealous. Li Laowu saw that Shang Guangming ignored her and went back home with a flattering face two days ago. Oh, no, it was her ex-husband's home. They were divorced.
Aunt Li hated her daughter so much, scolding her for being a hopeless case, saying that she would have to go back to having to eat coarse food after having such a good life. The key point was that her ex-husband was still not happy about it. His whole family gave her a cold shoulder, asking her to come back to her mother, and threatening her that if she didn't sever ties with her biological mother, the marriage would never be reconciled.
Aunt Li was so angry that her teeth were itching. She hated her daughter for being a spineless person and her ex-son-in-law for trying to sow discord between her and her daughter. Every night before going to bed, she would make a wish to the Buddha: Please don't let them get back together.
On the other hand, the Shu family was getting more and more prosperous, and their life was getting better and better. She felt unhappy and always wanted to make some sarcastic remarks.
Shu Jinyue rolled his eyes. "Don't worry about that, Aunt Li. You should worry about who will take care of you in your old age. Oh my, it's so pitiful. Your son is being taken care of by others for nothing, and your daughter is not taken care of. I heard that our street is going to set up a nursing home to take in those five-guarantee households that have no one to take care of them. I think Aunt Li will be the first to move in."
"You, you, you are talking nonsense!"
Jin Yue is really unsportsmanlike. There is nothing to talk to this old woman. Just scare her with what she is most afraid of. She can guarantee that Aunt Li will have a nightmare tonight.
In fact, Brother Li had already said that he would provide for her in her old age, give her money and take care of her medical needs. But in her eyes, a child who is not under her control is not a good child.
"Comrade Xiao Shu, didn't I ask you to go to the pharmaceutical factory that day? You haven't been there for so many days, so I had to come to your house to find you." It turned out to be Kang Yongxin, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
Jin Yue slapped his forehead and said, "Sorry, I forgot about it because I was busy with work." When he received the call, he was busy treating Sun Yuli, and then his sister-in-law gave birth.
"Master Kang, please come inside and sit down."
Kang Yongxin put his hands behind his back and said, "No, I have to go to Huaishu Hutong later. The dividends from our pharmaceutical factory have come in. You should find some time to go there soon."
He spoke these words in a low voice. There were too many neighbors in the compound, so it was better to keep a low profile about making money.
Sure enough, Jin Yue's eyes lit up, and he resisted the urge to continue asking. His heart was pounding all night. The next day, he went to his unit to ask for half a day off, and immediately went straight to the city's traditional Chinese medicine factory.
She has been busy since signing the contract last year and almost forgot about it. It turns out that there is still a small amount of money. Anyway, no matter how much it is, it is almost like picked up money - she didn't really work for it, so it was picked up.
"Comrade Shu, the dividends were originally supposed to be settled to you at the beginning of the year, but our factory was busy during that time, so we had to delay it until now. Now that the contract has completed one year, how about we settle it this way in the future?" What is written in the contract is what is written, and everyone can actually accept the discrepancies in the actual operation.
Jin Yue had no objection. His heart was beating fast, but he had to remain calm.
"Look, the sales of our gastric lifting liquid are quite good this year, mainly in the two large general hospitals, the Municipal Hospital and the Provincial Hospital. Our market share is very large, having reached..." blah blah.
Jin Yue watched Deputy Director Su's mouth open and close like a fish, and finally heard a number, "More than two hundred and thirty?"
"Yes, take a look at the details, the total is 236 yuan, and we will keep the change for next year. Although it is a little less, this is only the first year, and our finished products have not been sold to other places. Next month we will send a few salesmen on a business trip to neighboring cities and provinces to promote the products. By then, the amount will be more than this."
Shu Jinyue's lips trembled and she almost couldn't help screaming. How could 236 yuan be so little? The most she had in savings was about this amount!
Even when she left the factory director's office, her hands were still shaking as she touched the stack of brand new, stiff bills again and again.
No wonder foreign pharmaceutical companies are all pursuing patents, patented drugs really make money! She made so much money in the first year with this gastric-enhancing liquid, which requires no technical skills. I can’t imagine how much she will earn next year and the year after when it is used nationwide, or even promoted to Japan!
If she had a few more patented drugs like this, it would be like raising a few hens that lay golden eggs. Why would she still go to work? She can live her old age by lying down!
Jin Yue hummed a little tune, and felt that this Chinese medicine factory was a great place with good feng shui. The air was sweet, and she felt that at this moment, she must be the happiest person in the world!
"Comrade Xiao Shu, wait a moment!" Kang Yongxin caught up from behind, his face a little red, which was rarely seen on him who was always calm.
"Master Kang, what's the matter? Please tell me."
"You can cure diseases, right?" Kang Yongxin wiped the sweat from his forehead. He hesitated for a long time and actually planned to give up. But when he went to visit Grandma Hu last night, the old lady asked about his sister's recent situation. The pain that he had accumulated for many years burst out like a flood.
This time, he finally lay on Grandma Hu's lap and cried quietly for a long time.
He had endured so much hardship over the years, but when he received the critical illness notice from the hospital the day before yesterday, he could no longer bear it.
Maybe, as the doctor said, he has done his best. After so many years, his sister is tired, so just give her some relief.
But as a brother, how can I bear to watch my sister, who I depended on for everything, leave?
But just last night, Grandma Hu said that if he still wanted to fight for his sister's chance of survival, he might as well go and see Jin Yue.
He had the same thoughts as other people who met Jin Yue for the first time - what could such a young girl do? Relying on two secret recipes, making a quick buck is already the limit.
But this was not the first time he had met Jin Yue, and Grandma Hu also praised her highly. Kang Yongxin hesitated for a whole night, and with two panda eyes, he asked: "Can you treat intestinal obstruction?"
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