Chapter 349 Resisting the Medicine
Aunt Jiang fell ill, and Jiang Hongyu called a doctor. The doctor said it was just a common cold, but Aunt Jiang was ill for half a month and became thinner and thinner, but the cause could not be found.
Jiang Hongyu invited a very famous doctor in the county, but after drinking bowl after bowl of medicine, there was no effect at all. Aunt Jiang not only couldn't eat, but also often fell asleep.
Often, when the medicine was ready, Aunt Jiang fell asleep, and when the medicine cooled down, she woke up again, so Yunniang had to boil the medicine again.
Seeing that the medicine had no effect, Aunt Jiang became reluctant to take medicine and she also wanted Jiang Hongyu to return to the island.
Jiang Hongyu refused. To him, family ties were more important than his official position.
Aunt Jiang got angry for the first time: "The future honor and disgrace of the Jiang family depends on you, cough cough cough, how can you not go."
In order to force Jiang Hongyu to leave, Aunt Jiang even refused to take medicine or drink water.
There was no other way, so Jiang Hongyu had to entrust Aunt Jiang to Ye Mingzhu and returned to the island himself.
But he would come back every two or three days, stay overnight each time, and personally take care of Aunt Jiang's medicine and meals, and then go back the next day.
For half a month, everyone in the family looked much more haggard, but Aunt Jiang's illness did not improve at all.
Aunt Jiang can no longer be left alone, so Ye Mingzhu and Yunniang take turns guarding her bedside day and night.
Aunt Jiang always said that she was fine and asked them to go to sleep, but the two of them were worried and stayed by her side day and night.
Ye Yun'an and Lu Dou would come over occasionally, but Aunt Jiang would not let them enter the house and only let them look at the door.
Ye Yun'an made various easy-to-swallow porridges for Aunt Jiang and asked Ye Mingzhu to bring them over.
That day, Ye Yun'an cooked the porridge after breakfast, and it was ready before lunch time.
Ye Mingzhu was afraid that the porridge would spill, so she walked very slowly with the tray, making almost no sound.
When she walked to the window, she found it was open and subconsciously looked inside.
Aunt Jiang took a long needle and stabbed Yunniang's neck, then took out a small basin from the bed and started vomiting...
After she finished vomiting, she covered the small basin with the lid and put it back, wiped her mouth carefully, pricked Yunniang with a needle again, and then lay back down.
Ye Mingzhu was so frightened that she could hardly hold the tray. She tried hard to control her emotions and stepped back. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she could no longer hear any sound from Aunt Jiang's room.
She looked around and saw that the house was very quiet and there was no one else there, so she walked towards Aunt Jiang's room as usual.
She lowered her eyes slightly, thinking about Aunt Jiang's intentions.
Although she didn't know medicine, Ye Mingzhu guessed that Aunt Jiang had given Yunniang an acupuncture just now to make her sleepy so that she could spit out the medicine.
But why didn't she take the medicine? Is there something wrong with Aunt Jiang's illness this time?
Even when she stepped into Aunt Jiang's room, Ye Mingzhu had a look of sadness on her face.
In the room, Yunniang had woken up and was covering Aunt Jiang with a blanket.
"Yunniang, go and have a rest. I will take care of you today." Ye Mingzhu sent Yunniang away.
Yunniang tried her best to suppress the urge to yawn, bowed, and went out.
Ye Mingzhu looked at the bed and saw Aunt Jiang with her eyes closed.
Ye Mingzhu was not sure whether she was really asleep, so she called out twice tentatively, but the person on the bed did not move at all.
She put down the bowl of porridge in her hand and went to get some water to wipe Aunt Jiang's face and hands.
As soon as she took the cloth off Aunt Jiang's face, Aunt Jiang opened her eyes.
"Mom, you're awake. Yun'an cooked porridge for you. I'll feed you." Ye Mingzhu wanted to help her up first.
Aunt Jiang moved her head slightly: "Mingzhu, don't bother me. I know that my illness cannot be cured."
Ye Mingzhu paused for a moment before continuing to help Aunt Jiang up.
She guessed that Aunt Jiang deliberately refused to take the medicine, but why?
Nothing has happened at home during this period of time. Why did Aunt Jiang suddenly become like this?
Ye Mingzhu brought the bowl of porridge over and tried to feed her with a spoon, but Aunt Jiang refused to open her mouth.
"Mingzhu, don't bother."
"Mom, the doctor said you just caught a cold. As long as you eat better and take your medicine on time, you'll be fine soon."
Ye Mingzhu stubbornly put the spoon to Aunt Jiang's mouth and fed her the porridge while she opened her mouth to speak.
Next, no matter what Aunt Jiang wanted to say, Ye Mingzhu refused to listen and just insisted on feeding her porridge.
Later on, Aunt Jiang also noticed and refused to speak no matter what was said.
Ye Mingzhu didn't force her. She helped her lie down and started to clean the house.
For two whole hours, Ye Mingzhu was busy in the house except for feeding Aunt Jiang medicine. When Aunt Jiang asked her to sit down and rest, she shook her head.
"Mom, I think your illness can't be cured because the room isn't clean enough. I'll clean the room thoroughly today so you can live more comfortably."
Ye Mingzhu brought a basin of water and mopped and cleaned the floor almost inch by inch.
When Yunniang brought the medicine, she fed it to Aunt Jiang one spoonful at a time.
Aunt Jiang didn't want to drink anymore after drinking only half a bowl. Ye Mingzhu tried to persuade her a few more times as she did before. Seeing that she really didn't want to drink, she put away the bowl of medicine and went back to work.
Ye Mingzhu observed Aunt Jiang out of the corner of her eye while working, but didn't notice anything different.
Little did she know that Aunt Jiang was already a little panicked. She looked at Ye Mingzhu's slacking work speed and felt a little anxious.
"Mingzhu, the room is already clean, you don't need to clean it."
But Ye Mingzhu only smiled back at her: "Mom, if you are tired, just go to sleep. I'm fine."
Aunt Jiang was at a loss. She felt a little sleepy. She knew that the medicine she had just drunk had taken effect. She wanted to spit it out as soon as possible, but Ye Mingzhu was too far away from her and she couldn't make Ye Mingzhu fall asleep.
These past few days, she would give Yunniang acupuncture when she wasn't paying attention, making her fall asleep, and then she would spit out the medicine.
But today Ye Mingzhu was wandering around the room all the time, and she really couldn't find a good opportunity.
She thought about just vomiting it out, but as soon as she opened her mouth, before she could induce vomiting, Ye Mingzhu came over.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Do you want some water or are you feeling uncomfortable? Otherwise, I'll make you some more medicine. If you vomit, just drink some more."
Aunt Jiang: ...
If Ye Mingzhu's expression hadn't been so sincere, she would have thought that Ye Mingzhu had discovered that she didn't want to take the medicine.
Ye Mingzhu was still waiting for her answer, so she could only say, "I'm fine. I felt a little nauseous just now, but I feel better now."
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Then I'll pour you a glass of water, and you can drink it and sleep for a while."
Aunt Jiang only drank two sips of water under Ye Mingzhu's service and then refused to drink anymore.
Finally, she couldn't think of a good solution and fell asleep.
Seeing that Aunt Jiang was no longer moving, Ye Mingzhu carefully confirmed that she was asleep, then she sat down on the stool with a wry smile on her face.
This slow-paced job is not easy to do!
But she was certain of one thing: Aunt Jiang must have deliberately refused to take the medicine and feigned illness.
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