This must be quite difficult for Qiao Qiqi, since she didn't bring anything with her this time.
"Why don't you try one treatment today, and then go back and discuss it with your family? If you decide to try it, then come back. But I must state in advance that this method is not 100% effective; it depends on the patient themselves." The doctor gave Qiao Qiqi a heads-up beforehand.
Qiao Qiqi and Lin Chunying exchanged a glance.
Lin Chunying said, "Let's listen to the doctor. Let's have one acupuncture session today, and then go back and discuss it with Qin Huai before making a decision!"
That's all we can do now.
Qiao Qiqi wasn't worried about the money; after all, if she stayed in the county, she could sell goods. But she hadn't brought anything with her today. If she were to come, she would have to go home and bring some clothes and daily necessities.
"Okay, doctor, let's do one injection today."
"Here's the form. Go pay the fee first, then come back and wait in the innermost room." The doctor handed the form to Qiao Qiqi.
"Okay." Qiao Qiqi took the form, went out, and told Lin Chunying and Xin Xin to wait there while she went to pay the fee. She would then take the two of them over after she returned.
"Then be careful," Lin Chunying advised.
"Okay." Qiao Qiqi quickly went downstairs to pay the fee, and by the time she finished queuing and came back, more than ten minutes had passed.
The three of them hurriedly went to the room the doctor had indicated to wait. Soon another doctor came over, took the prescription from Qiao Qiqi, and began to give Xin Xin acupuncture.
The little girl was a bit scared, so Qiao Qiqi sat behind her to give her courage.
After finally finishing this task, it was almost noon.
Qiao Qiqi quickly went to register Lin Chunying.
Lin Chunying stopped her, saying, "I don't need to see a doctor. Didn't I already see one in town? I haven't finished using all the plasters and medicines they prescribed. Your second aunt also gave me some plasters, which I haven't used yet. I'll see a doctor after I've used them all and they don't work."
“We can keep those for now, but the county doctors don’t come often. Since we’re already here, let’s get an appointment and have the doctor take a look. What if there’s another way?” Qiao Qiqi ignored Lin Chunying’s words and made an appointment for her directly.
The three of them hurried along and finally found what they wanted before their lunch break.
The doctor had Lin Chunying lie down in the examination room. After feeling her lower back, he finally diagnosed her with "lumbar muscle strain." He said, "This condition is mainly treated with rest. When it hurts, you can take medicine and apply plasters. I have a plaster that works quite well. When applying it, you need to use a hot compress. Sew large grains of salt into a cloth, making a salt bag that is 15 centimeters wide and 30 centimeters long. Heat it on a pot lid, then apply it to your lower back and cover yourself with a blanket. Do this for half an hour every night for half a month."
"Okay, doctor, please prescribe me half a month's supply first," Qiao Qiqi decided directly.
But Lin Chunying stopped him, saying, "We have so many plasters at home, I'll just use the ones we have at home, don't waste money."
“How can this be called a waste? The ingredients of different plasters are different. Maybe the ingredients in this plaster are better? So we should try it.” Qiao Qiqi ignored Lin Chunying’s words and asked the doctor to prescribe it directly.
Lin Chunying went with them to pay the fee, and when she heard it cost more than 20 yuan, she was devastated.
"This is too expensive. The plasters in town only cost 30 cents each, but this one costs almost 2 yuan. One plaster is enough for our family's living expenses for 10 days. We shouldn't get it..."
Qiao Qiqi paid and picked up her medicine in one smooth motion.
Seeing Lin Chunying's pained expression, he smiled and comforted her, "Mother, since you're worried about the money, just go back and apply it properly as the doctor instructed. That way, you won't let the money I spent go to waste, okay?"
Lin Chunying looked at her with a helpless expression.
Qiao Qiqi led the two out of the hospital. Seeing that the sun was already high in the sky, she immediately decided, "Let's find a place to eat, and then I'll take you to the department store. They have a lot of things that we can't find in town."
"I'm not going. I've already spent so much money, I can't afford to spend any more."
Lin Chunying was already considered open-minded, but she spent far too much money today, which frightened her. She had never spent so much money in her life.
Qiao Qiqi knew that she was not used to it, so she didn't say much. She took the two of them to eat two bowls of noodles, and then took them directly to the department store.
Lin Chunying originally thought she wouldn't buy anything, until she took a fancy to a piece of navy blue Dacron fabric suitable for making trousers for Qiao Weiguo.
"This fabric is quite thick. Your dad's pants are all worn out, it's time to make him a new pair."
"Boss, give me four and a half feet of this cloth." Qiao Qiqi bought it directly.
This time, Lin Chunying didn't stop her.
Qiao Qiqi looked around in the counter again and found a piece of floral fabric that would be suitable for the back of the bed. The big red peonies on it were particularly beautiful. "Mom, I remember that all the covers on your bed are patched up. They've been used for one or two decades. It's time to replace them. What do you think of that one?"
Lin Chunying looked in the direction she was pointing, and the bright red quilt cover was indeed beautiful.
Thinking that the bedsheets at home were indeed in a terrible state, she took out money and coupons from her pocket. "I'll buy these myself, you don't need to spend any money."
“This piece won’t make a difference.” Qiao Qiqi pressed Lin Chunying’s hand directly. “Boss, tear off the back of that piece of cloth for me, and the checkered one at the bottom too.”
"Okay." The boss was all smiles as he welcomed his big customer. He said to Lin Chunying, "Sister, is this your daughter or your daughter-in-law? She's so filial and beautiful too."
Lin Chunying glanced at Qiao Qiqi. She was naturally happy that her daughter was being praised. "She's my daughter."
"Big sister, you are so lucky. If my daughter grows up to be half as filial as you, I will be completely satisfied."
The proprietress praised him while she worked, managing to chat and work at the same time.
Qiao Qiqi immediately became smug, "Mother, did you hear that? To prove my filial piety, I have to pay for this cloth today too."
Lin Chunying looked at her helplessly. Seeing that the proprietress had said so, she had no choice but to put the money and tickets back into her pocket. "Okay, then buy this one thing. You can't buy anything else after that."
Qiao Qiqi had almost finished buying everything, except for one thing—
After the cloth was packed and the money and receipt were paid, Qiao Qiqi went straight to the counter where she had sold the watch last time.
The salesperson remained enthusiastic, "Would you like to buy a watch?"
Qiao Qiqi pointed to the women's watch she had previously chosen, and was about to ask the salesperson to take it out for her to see when she suddenly noticed the men's watch next to her.
These two watches are a couple's set. The men's watch has the same design as the women's watch, but it is two sizes larger than the women's watch.
Thinking about how Qin Huai works in the fields every day and doesn't even know the time, and how he often goes hunting in the mountains at night, where he can't see the time at all without the sun...
Qiao Qiqi immediately changed the direction of her finger, "Take out this men's piece and let me see it."
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