Meanwhile, Zhao Dayong was also in a daze, as was Li Shi beside him. They couldn't understand what was wrong with their mother.
Do you think Mother will be able to pull through this time?
Zhao Dayong was speechless. "Didn't you hear what the doctor said? She's not doing well, she won't last more than a few days."
Li hesitated, "The doctor in the county town said the same thing before. Do you remember what the doctor the third brother found said before he came? He said that Mother definitely wouldn't make it through the winter, and then he said that she wouldn't last a month."
But look, so much time has passed, and she's still perfectly fine.
“It’s different,” Zhao Dayong shook his head. “Before, Mother had a lot of energy and spirit. Look at her just now, when she was unconscious, she looked sickly. Even when she was unconscious, she looked very uncomfortable. Her complexion was similar to Father’s back then.”
My father was like that when he was dying; he was listless and had no energy at all. He would wake up for a while and then fall asleep again, and in the end, the time he was awake became less and less.
"But Grandma hasn't woken up yet. Maybe she'll wake up tomorrow and be fine again."
Li didn't think her mother-in-law would die so quickly. People say that evil deeds live on for a thousand years, and her mother-in-law was like an unkillable rat, falling down and getting up again and again.
She can endure much longer than her father-in-law.
She no longer believes a single word the doctor says. Every time they say someone is going to die, they actually recover.
"Go to sleep, we'll have to get up when Mom wakes up," Zhao Dayong said wearily.
I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly woken up. I've been busy for a while now and I'm exhausted.
Seeing his tired face, Li asked worriedly, "The doctor that Third Brother brought from the prefectural city seems to be quite good. Why don't you ask him to take a look at you? I've noticed that your health is getting worse and worse. You complain of being tired all the time. It's the same with your sleep at night; you sleep much more soundly than before, and it's hard to wake you up."
Even though she slept a lot during the winter, her man always seemed to have a feeling that he couldn't get enough sleep.
Thinking of her mother-in-law and then looking at her own husband, Li felt inexplicably panicked.
He can't leave. If he leaves, she'll be left alone to face three unfilial sons, who will probably devour her alive.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Go to sleep, I'm very sleepy."
It was unusual for Zhao Dayong not to fall asleep immediately. His wife was right; he used to be a very light sleeper, waking up at the slightest noise and finding it difficult to fall back asleep.
That's not the case now. Now he gets sleepy as soon as his head hits the pillow and can fall asleep immediately.
He was finding it increasingly difficult to work; his whole body ached and ached, and spring planting and autumn harvest were taking a toll on him. He was afraid, afraid that he would die young like his father.
He's never experienced any happiness in his life, only suffering. He doesn't want to die; he wants to live a few more years.
Watching the eldest and third sons get married, and seeing the eldest son have a child, regardless of who the father is.
He couldn't die, nor did he dare to, because he hadn't made arrangements for his children. He also had to take care of his wife; he needed to get his second son's promise to take good care of her for the rest of her life.
Yes, if he really leaves early, the money, land, and house will all go to the eldest and third sons, while the second son will take care of his wife in her old age.
He's rich; he doesn't need his continued support.
Zhao Dayong's mind raced with conflicting thoughts, and he felt inexplicably sad. He carefully wiped away the tears welling up in his eyes, turned over, and closed them.
I always felt that I probably wouldn't live very long.
The next day, just as dawn broke, Old Madam Sun woke up.
"Mom, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Old Mrs. Sun blinked, looking at her sons who had gathered around her with a bit of confusion. Why were they here? What were they doing here?
"It's nothing. I was chatting with Ruxin and Zhaodi last night, and I fell asleep while we were chatting. I'm still a little tired now."
Are you getting too old to stay up all night?
The Zhao brothers keenly noticed that their mother's voice was not as strong as it had been the day before; she herself probably didn't realize it, as her voice had become much softer.
Zhao Dawen placed two pillows behind her back. "Is there anything you'd like to eat this morning?"
The old woman smacked her lips.
"I want to eat chicken soup wontons. My third brother's family sent some over once before, and they tasted really good. I also want to eat xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)."
Zhao Dashu: ... "Okay, I'll send someone home right away and tell the cook to prepare something and bring it over for you to eat."
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