Chapter 771 Hearing that Grandma Wang was being pestered by her grandson to no avail, she laughed and scolded, "You ungrateful wretch, Grandma Liu gave you a pastry and you've already gone to Xinweiju?"
That being said, I still took the kids to Xinweiju on the weekend to order a serving of golden thread rolls.
Grandpa Li was even more amusing. Holding his teacup, he sighed in the courtyard, "Old Lu's TV is the bait, Aunt Liu's snacks are the hook, and the ones sitting behind Xinweiju are the ones pulling in the net. We old neighbors have all become fish that willingly took the bait!"
That being said, people are still happy to spend money at Xinweiju.
Firstly, the snacks were indeed delicious; secondly, the environment was clean; and thirdly, seeing the satisfied look on my child's face as they held the snacks made the money well spent.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingyang smiled and said to Aunt Liu:
"In the future, bring back more leftover snacks or experimental new products from the store for the children to share."
Aunt Liu understood immediately.
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These past few days, the sounds coming from the house have been muffled and unclear to Old Mrs. Fang, as if they were coming through a layer of cotton wool.
When her son speaks to her, he has to get close and raise his voice to repeat himself two or three times.
Ding Panyun was considerate and always spoke patiently and slowly, but seeing her daughter-in-law's slow and deliberate manner, she felt even more bitter, as if she had become a burden who needed special care.
Ding Panyun was also anxious, and tried to persuade her, "Mother-in-law, if you're sick, you should go to the hospital to see a doctor. It's better than just staying at home doing nothing."
Seeing that her symptoms were getting worse, Grandma Fang didn't dare to tell her husband that she had chosen to go to the hospital.
After the examination, the doctor pushed up his glasses and said in a tactful but clear way: "Old man, you've reached a certain age, it's a natural process, there's not much you can do, just take some medicine and see how it goes."
After returning, Grandma Fang seemed a little listless.
Normally, I love sitting in the yard basking in the sun and watching the street scene, but now I prefer to stay in my room, staring blankly out the window.
Even when Grandpa Fang came over to tell her about how fresh the vegetables he bought today were, she just glanced at them, turned her head away, and didn't bother to respond.
While eating, she silently picked at the rice in her bowl. When her great-grandson called out in a clear voice, she saw his mouth move and heard his sweet, soft voice. Her heart ached, and she reached out to touch the child's head, her eyes welling up with tears.
Seeing that her mother-in-law Ding Panyun was frowning over this matter, and that Lu Qingyang also looked worried, Shen Mo softly suggested, "Qingyang, Mom, since the hospital said there's nothing they can do, and they want to... let me try using traditional Chinese medicine to treat Grandma? Even if she doesn't fully recover, just improving her a little will make her feel more at ease."
Lu Qingyang held her hand: "Okay, try letting go."
Shen Mo moved a stool over and sat down next to the silent old lady Fang, speaking in a soft and gentle voice:
"Grandma, I've recently started learning acupuncture at school. The teacher taught us a few acupoints that are good for the ears. I'll massage them for you to loosen up your muscles and joints, okay? Just to help you relax."
Grandma Fang lifted her eyelids slightly, looked into her granddaughter-in-law's warm and earnest eyes, and felt a little relieved. She nodded reluctantly.
Shen Mo first carefully examined her grandmother.
She asked her grandmother to stick out her tongue, and found that the tongue was pale with a thin white coating.
Then, I felt the old man's pulse and found it to be deep and weak, especially in the kidney area.
She recalled the saying in traditional Chinese medicine books that the kidneys open into the ears, and that those who lose essence become deaf, and she began to have some guesses in her mind.
Grandma's hearing loss and depression are due to her advanced age and declining kidney essence, which is unable to nourish her ears. In addition, her liver qi is somewhat stagnant.
“Grandma, let’s start from the side of your ear. Gently pinch it like an ant, and relax.” Shen Mo took out a thin, short acupuncture needle and selected the “Ermen” acupoint, which she was most familiar with. It is located in front of the ear, in a small depression when the ear is open.
She inserted the needle very lightly and quickly, twisting it as she softly asked, "Grandma, do you feel anything here? Is it a little swollen?"
Grandma Fang made a soft "hmm" sound and nodded slightly.
The sensation was painful, a dull, aching feeling that subtly spread down my cheek.
Next, Shen Mo inserted a needle into the "Yifeng" acupoint behind her earlobe.
This acupoint (땣) helps to improve blood circulation in the ear.
She carefully controlled the depth and angle of the needle pricks, afraid that her grandmother might be uncomfortable.
Even with enough effort around the ears, it's still not enough.
Shen Mo then selected the "Taixi" acupoint on her leg, which is the original acupoint of the Kidney Meridian and nourishes the Kidney Essence.
As she gently twisted the needle, she explained, "Grandma, this acupoint on your foot is connected to our roots. Taking good care of it is good for your ears."
Finally, she also inserted a needle into the "Zhongzhu" acupoint on the back of her grandmother's hand. This is an acupoint on the Sanjiao meridian, which regulates water metabolism and relieves stagnation of Qi.
Throughout the process, Chen Mo's technique was steady and gentle, and she would ask her grandmother how she felt at times.
At first, Grandma Fang's body was a little tense, but later, in that warm, tingling sensation, she gradually relaxed and even became a little drowsy.
After the needles were removed, Shen Mo gently massaged her grandmother's earlobe with her fingertips, from the earlobe to the ear tip, several times until the ear became slightly warm and red.
She then said to Ding Panyun, "Mom, I'll write down a simple recipe. You can use goji berries, chrysanthemum, and two or three calamus seeds to make a tea for Grandma. This recipe is mild. Goji berries nourish the liver and kidneys, chrysanthemum clears the head and eyes, and calamus opens the heart and clears the nine orifices. It's also good for the ears, but the taste is not good."
Ding Panyun quickly wrote it down.
After the first treatment, Grandma Fang didn't say anything, but when she sat in the courtyard that afternoon, she unusually took the initiative to ask Ding Panyun, "Panyun, what did you say you were having for dinner?"
Although the voice was still loud, Ding Panyun was pleasantly surprised to find that when she repeated it at a normal volume, her mother-in-law seemed to hear her clearly.
What made the family even more gratified was that during dinner, Grandma Fang actually took the initiative to put a piece of food on Grandpa Fang's plate. Although she still didn't say anything, the relationship between the two seemed to be easing.
Afterwards, whenever Shim Mo was about to go home from school, she would unfailingly give her grandmother acupuncture and massage.
Although Grandma Fang's hearing has not fully recovered, it is at least much better than before.
The medicinal herbs in Lu Qingyang's space are more effective than those outside, and the effects are already much more noticeable.
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