Chapter 640 Fulfilling Father's Last Wish
The village where Yu Zhiming grew up, Lishuiji, is located more than 40 miles northeast of the county seat.
The Yu family is located at the west end of the village.
Yu Zhiming drove the bed truck and took the lead, crossing a flat open space of thousands of square meters formed by years of alluvial deposits from a small river, and then crossed a concrete bridge close to the river surface.
Then, it turned west and drove for hundreds of meters, finally stopping in front of the somewhat lonely yard of two bungalows.
It is said to be lonely because this piece of open space only consists of these two adjacent bungalow courtyards.
Unlike the places I drove past before, the houses and yards were all connected and close to each other.
Yu Zhiming got out of the car and introduced Qing Ning, who looked curious and inquisitive, “This is my home.”
"The yard to the west is my eldest sister's home."
"The large open space we just passed is the market. It's held on the first and sixth day of the lunar calendar."
"The small river we passed by, about seven or eight meters wide, is the Lishui River I once told you about."
"Don't underestimate the small amount of water now. In the summer, when it floods, it can flood the entire market."
"My house has been flooded two or three times in the past."
Yu Zhiming pointed to a large forest of willows and poplars not far to the west.
"That's the woods where I used to practice hitting cicadas."
After Yu Zhiming quickly finished introducing Qing Ning, Yu's parents, eldest sister's family, Yu Xiangwan, Zhang Bai, and second brother-in-law all got out of the car.
Those who need to open the door lock open the door lock, those who need to move things move things.
Yu Zhiming took Qingning's hand and walked into his yard.
The courtyard made of lime bricks is not small, about seventy or eighty square meters, and the main house is a twelve-meter-long cement bungalow.
There are also two east annex rooms.
On the west side is a shed for raising chickens and ducks, but there are no chickens or ducks now. There are a lot of dead branches and leaves, as well as two tree root lumps.
The toilet is in the southwest corner.
Yu's father also came to the yard and began to assign tasks.
"It's almost nine o'clock, Xiaobo. Drive your aunt's car and take them to visit the graves. The supplies for visiting the graves are in the car."
"Xiaoxue, please deliver those Spring Festival couplets to the families there."
“Others cleaned the house and tidied the yard.”
Yu Ma added, "Although it's a bit cold today, there's sunshine. Let's take out the bedding and air it out first."
"Let's see if the water pipes on the pump are frozen..."
While Yu's parents were constantly giving instructions, Fu Xiaobo had already started the Baojun SUV and set off to visit the grave with Yu Zhiming, Qingning, Yu Xiangwan and Zhang Bai.
The village’s collective cemetery is on a high ground on the left bank of the Shunlishui River, about one thousand meters downstream.
The village also built a simple cement road about two or three meters wide that leads directly there.
They arrived at the village cemetery smoothly and found the graves of Yu Zhiming's grandparents. They first cleared the dry weeds and placed offerings such as fish, meat, and fruits on the altar.
Then, Yu Zhiming circled the grave again and began to light incense, pour wine, light cigarettes, and burn paper...
Yu Zhiming rambled on for a few more words.
Like grandpa and grandma, we are here to see you.
This is my girlfriend Qing Ning, that is Fourth Sister’s boyfriend Zhang Bai, etc…
After burning the paper, under the leadership and demonstration of Yu Zhiming, several people kowtowed four times towards the grave, set off a string of firecrackers, packed up their things, and returned by car.
The entire grave-visiting process took no more than twenty minutes.
In Yu Zhiming's view, this is a case of form being more important than content, and it's just a formality.
"Zhiming, have you never seen your grandparents?"
Yu Zhiming hummed and said, "They all passed away before my fourth sister and I were born."
Qing Ning groaned and said, "No wonder they were so perfunctory when visiting the graves. There was no emotion at all."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and said, "I tried my best to be filial when I was alive. After I die, I just do these things for others to see."
"No need for drama."
At this time, Xiao Bo, who was driving, slowed down the car.
Because there was a car coming towards us.
It's an Audi Q3.
The road was only three meters wide and it was impossible to drive on it, so Xiao Bo turned the wheel on one side of the road and drove into the fields beside the road.
As long as the other party also drives the other side's wheel off the road, both parties can drive past each other.
However, the other car did not do so. Instead, it occupied the middle of the road and drove straight towards them.
Xiao Bo was angry.
He didn't continue to give way, but just stopped the car.
When the two cars were only ten or twenty centimeters apart, the Audi on the opposite side finally braked.
The next moment, three tall and aggressive young men in their twenties and thirties got out of the Audi.
There is also a young woman with delicate makeup.
Yu Zhiming, who was sitting in the back seat, saw that it was the three of them, lowered the rear window and stuck his head out.
"The three brothers of the Hu family, are you going to cause trouble?"
Yu Zhiming's words made the leader of the Hu family bend down, take two quick steps, smile and come over.
"So it really is you, Doctor Yu."
The Hu family's eldest brother kept bowing and saying, "Happy New Year! Happy New Year! In front of you, Doctor Yu, even if we had the courage of heaven, we wouldn't dare to cause trouble."
Yu Zhiming snorted lightly and said with disdain: "Get out of my way quickly, I'm in a hurry to go back!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Get out of the way, right now!"
The eldest son of the Hu family turned around and ordered, "Second brother, quickly move the car out of the way and let Dr. Yu's car pass first..."
The Audi drove directly into the field, clearing the entire road.
Seeing the Baojun car drive away, the young woman asked in confusion, "Is this Doctor Yu very capable?"
The third son of the Hu family chuckled and said, "Second sister-in-law, this Doctor Yu is not only amazing, but also a rare talent in our village."
"He was blind as a child and didn't regain his sight until he was thirteen. Just four years later, he was admitted to medical school."
"Now, he works as a doctor in a very famous hospital in Binhai. He is said to be very capable."
After a pause, the third son of the Hu family continued, "Doctor Yu is very accurate when throwing stones. Even when his eyesight is not good, he can hit my eldest and second brothers so hard that they run away in fear..."
The eldest son of the Hu family raised his hand and slapped the third son on the back of the head with an extremely loud slap.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm not afraid, I'm grateful, do you know that?"
"When your sister-in-law gave birth to your niece, she encountered a great risk. It was Doctor Yu who promptly resolved the problem."
“As human beings, we must be grateful…”
Just after ten o'clock in the morning, Yu Zhiming returned to the courtyard and found that there were several more neighbors visiting his house.
Yu Zhiming exchanged a few words with his neighbors and started to put up Spring Festival couplets.
Qingning enthusiastically helped Yu Zhiming.
When pasting Spring Festival couplets, start by pasting them on the front door.
Qing Ning looked at the large-character door heart in her hand and said with a sigh, "Zhiming, Dad's calligraphy is so beautiful. Why is your handwriting so ugly and unique?"
Yu Zhiming gave this guy a sidelong glance.
"My dad himself said that he started practicing calligraphy when he was seven or eight years old, and he has been practicing for more than 50 years now."
"Where do I have time to practice calligraphy?"
"It's enough if the words you write can be read and recognized by others."
Yu Zhiming added: "Nowadays, people type on computers and mobile phones, and signatures are all electronic."
"I guess in a few years, students' middle school entrance exams and college entrance exams will also be answered electronically, rather than written."
Qing Ning sighed and said, "Electronic answering for the high school entrance exam and the college entrance exam should be possible by now, right?"
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "Technically, it shouldn't be difficult. But if there are changes, the implications are too wide-ranging. The country wants to maintain stability..."
The two chatted while pasting the Spring Festival couplets on the gate, and were about to enter the yard when an Laotoule electric car stopped at the gate.
Two people got out of the old man's car.
One was a young man who looked to be about 25 or 26 years old, holding a box of local brand Liyangchun liquor.
There is also a pregnant woman with a big belly.
"Doctor Yu?"
"I am!"
Yu Zhiming replied, then noticed that he didn't know the two men and they didn't look familiar, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
The young man put a box of wine on the ground and introduced himself: "Doctor Yu, I am Ding Wei from the neighboring village of Lijia Village."
"This is my wife, Niu Fang, who is nine months pregnant."
"We're planning on having a caesarean section in the next couple of days, so we'd like to ask Dr. Yu to examine the baby."
Yu Zhiming was puzzled and asked, "Only nine months?! Why rush to do a Caesarian section?"
"Is it an adult? Or a fetus? Is there a problem?"
Ding Wei explained with a bitter look on his face, "Doctor Yu, there's nothing we can do about this."
"My dad has advanced stomach cancer."
"He doesn't have many days left to live. His greatest wish now is to see his child born, otherwise he won't even close his eyes until he dies."
"In order to fulfill my father's last wish, I had to have an early caesarean section."
Hearing this, Yu Zhiming was a little angry.
"Nonsense. If it was within ten days, it would be fine. But for the old man's so-called last wish, you actually performed a C-section a month early. You're risking your child's life and health, don't you understand?"
Qing Ning couldn't help but criticize, "It seems to me that you are just being foolishly filial, do you know that?"
The pregnant woman remained silent.
Ding Wei blushed a little, and then explained, "Doctor Yu, I also know that this is not appropriate."
"My father worked so hard to raise me, support my education, buy me a house, and find me a wife."
"Just when I was beginning to feel able to give back, my father was diagnosed with stomach cancer."
"Originally, after my father was diagnosed with stomach cancer, he could have lived a few more years through surgery and active treatment."
"But he was afraid of getting me into trouble, so he kept his illness a secret until he couldn't hide it anymore."
Ding Wei wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Now this is my father's only wish. As his son, how can I bear to watch him leave with regret?"
He wiped his eyes again and said with a choked voice, "Doctor Yu, please check the child."
Yu Zhiming was silent for a moment, then asked, "Since you've all decided on a caesarean section, why do you still want me to do the pregnancy checkup?"
“I insisted!”
The pregnant woman finally spoke up and said, "I can agree to an early caesarean section, but only if I can make sure my son is safe."
"I know you're a medical expert. Your skills are incomparable to those of the gynecologists at the county hospital."
"Doctor Yu, please."
At this moment, Yu Ma's voice rang out, "Lao Wu, if it's not too difficult, please help me."
"It's all about the compassion of parents in the world."
"Yes, Mom!"
Yu Zhiming responded and said to the young couple, "Come home, I'll check your child..."
On the sofa in the main room, Yu Zhiming gave the pregnant woman's fetus a detailed examination.
He discovered a not-so-small problem.
"The baby's lung function is somewhat delayed in development."
"If I had a caesarean section at this time, I think I would need at least half a month of careful care in an incubator..."
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