"Then you can rest assured, sister-in-law. Having roundworms in the stomach is not a big deal. Many children have it. It will be fine after taking medicine." Jian Shu comforted Wu Xiufang again.
"Yes, that's what the doctor said. Many people have roundworms in their stomachs, and they will be cured after taking medicine." Wu Xiufang also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response.
The sanitary conditions in those days were not up to standard and the infrastructure was not perfect, making it easy to be infected with roundworms. That is why the pagoda candy that became popular all over the country was developed.
I had eaten it when I was a child in my previous life. I don’t remember the taste very well, but I just felt that it didn’t taste very good.
"By the way, sister-in-law, did you buy some more medicine? Although only Yaya has a stomachache, we cannot rule out the possibility that Tiedan and the others are also infected with roundworms. It would be best to let them take some medicine to expel the worms as well." Jianshu reminded her, remembering this.
A family living together every day, eating and drinking together, is very likely to be infected. Even though it doesn't seem like anything's wrong right now, it's a good idea to eat some just in case. After all, eating pagoda candy won't cause any harm.
Wu Xiufang slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "The doctor told us the same thing. He prescribed extra medicine for our whole family. Tiedan, come here and take the medicine the doctor prescribed."
After saying that, he waved towards Tiedan.
Tiedan jumped out immediately and said, "I'm not sick, I don't want to take medicine!"
"Kid, the doctor said that although we don't have a stomachache, we may have worms in our stomach. Come here and take the medicine!" Wu Xiufang stood up and ran to grab him.
Tiedan suddenly ran faster. Maybe all children don’t like getting injections or taking medicine.
"There are no worms in my stomach! I don't want to eat it! Take it back and let my sister eat it." At this moment, Tiedan no longer missed his mother and sister as before. He probably wanted to send them back to the hospital instead of letting him take medicine as soon as they came back.
Wu Xiufang didn't listen to his words. She only took the doctor's words as her gospel. The doctor said that their whole family had to take medicine, so the whole family had to take medicine!
"Stop right there, you little bastard!"
"I don't want it! Unless you stop letting me take the medicine!"
"Impossible, you must take this medicine!"
"Then I won't stop!"
The two of them circled around the yard. Although Tiedan was small, he ran very fast. Wu Xiufang was out of breath and couldn't catch him.
Jianshu stood at the door with a helpless look on his face. He wanted to go up and stop the fight, but he couldn't.
"Sister Shu, please help me catch him. This little bastard, I don't believe he can do anything else!" Wu Xiufang stopped to catch her breath, one hand on her waist, and the other pointing at Tiedan in front of her, she was furious.
"Sister-in-law, please talk nicely. The child will listen." Jian Shu had no choice but to step forward and block Tiedan.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Tiedan turned around and wanted to change direction, but Jianshu quickly grabbed him and held him in his arms.
Seeing him start to struggle violently, Jian Shu quickly comforted him, "Tiedan, be good. This medicine is different from the ones you took before. It's not bitter at all. It looks really good and tastes like candy. Let's try it, okay?"
"Otherwise, the worms will grow slowly inside your stomach, eating your flesh and drinking your blood, and then they will become bigger and bigger and eat you whole."
A combination of bribery and intimidation could only fool someone like Tiedan, who had never been to school. Anyone with even a primary school diploma wouldn't be fooled.
Tiedan couldn't help but tremble when he heard her description. He hid in her arms in fear and asked, "Really? You lied to me!"
"How could my sister lie to you? Look, your sister Yaya had a stomachache a few days ago. It was bugs biting her stomach." Jianshu looked at him with her sincere big eyes.
Tiedan believed it now, and asked, "Is medicine really the same as candy?" He was full of hesitation in his words.
He didn't want to be eaten by bugs, nor did he want to drink bitter medicine.
"Really! If you don't believe me, ask your mother to take it out and have a look." Jian Shu's words sounded very confident.
Although she thinks pagoda candy doesn't taste very good, in this era of snack scarcity, pagoda candy is a favorite snack for many children.
How many children would pretend to have a stomachache just to get a bite of candy.
"That's right, Tiedan, look, this medicine is not bitter at all, it tastes just like candy. Your sister likes it very much." Wu Xiufang, who had been standing aside, took out the pagoda candy at the right time.
The pale yellow cone attracted Tiedan's attention as soon as it was taken out. Putting aside other things, its appearance alone was very impressive. Even if it couldn't cure diseases, it would be loved by children.
"Tiedan, look, I didn't lie to you, did I? Come, try it, it tastes delicious."
Tiedan's eyes lit up as he looked at the pagoda candy and he couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth.
"Wow, it's just like candy! So delicious!"
Okay, now there’s no need for Jianshu to urge me, I’ll just start asking for food on my own.
From now on, Wu Xiufang no longer has to worry about her child refusing to take medicine, but she has to be careful not to let him take too much.
"Sister-in-law, remember to keep an eye on it. Although this medicine tastes good, you still need to take it. It's not good to take too much." Jian Shu specifically explained a few more things.
After all, pagoda candy is not candy and cannot be eaten as candy.
"Yeah, I know. The doctor told me." Wu Xiufang nodded in agreement and put away the remaining pagoda candies.
Tiedan didn't make a fuss when he saw it, but he cherished the one in his hand even more.
"By the way, sister, this is the money you borrowed from me yesterday. I'm returning it to you." Wu Xiufang took out a stack of money from her pocket, which was exactly the money that Jian Shu had stuffed into her yesterday.
Yaya's illness was not a serious problem, and the medicine didn't cost much money. The medicine Wu Xiufang brought was enough, so it was not used.
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