"I'm not going, why should I?" Old Zhou got angry too. "From childhood to adulthood, you've always doted on my little sister the most. Am I not your biological daughter?"
Zhou's mother looked at him in astonishment, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you now?"
“I’m not crazy. I just don’t want to be a slave to my sister anymore. Mother, you’ve helped my brothers get married, but what about me?” Zhou Laosi asked rhetorically.
Zhou Mingjiao added fuel to the fire, "Hehe, for a woman who hasn't even married into the family yet, you're not even respecting your mother anymore. I think you should just not get married."
Zhou's mother's face turned ashen.
Zhou Laosi glared angrily at Zhou Mingjiao, "Shut up, you troublemaker!"
"You're the troublemaker! You can't even get a wife yourself, so you blame me. Ha, don't think that just because you're my older brother I should give in to you. Cough cough, I'm not afraid of you at all. Besides, do you think I don't know? You just can't stand me, can you?" Zhou Mingjiao retorted without backing down.
Zhou's mother had a headache from the noise, and said, "Stop arguing."
The two, engrossed in their argument, couldn't hear each other at all, when suddenly, "thump!"
Zhou Laosi looked at his mother who had collapsed and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"
Zhou Mingjiao was also startled. "Fourth Brother, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and pick up Mother and take her to Sister-in-law's place to check on her."
She felt a deep sense of panic; she was terrified that her mother would just disappear like that.
She knew better than anyone that, in this family, the person who loved her the most was her mother, and she couldn't let anything happen to her.
Zhou Laosi then realized what was happening.
Shen Banxia looked at Zhou's mother who had been brought over, and used silver needles to revive her.
Ask, "What symptoms did you experience before you fainted?"
Zhou's mother hadn't expected that it was Shen Banxia who had saved her. Valuing her life, she obediently answered, "I felt tightness in my chest, dizziness, and then everything went black and I didn't know anything."
"Hmm, stick out your hand," Shen Banxia said, taking his pulse. "Stick out your tongue," she said, then examined his tongue coating.
Zhou's mother did as instructed.
“You need to take medication for your condition. Also, you should avoid excessive emotional fluctuations,” Shen Banxia suggested.
"Prescribe me the medicine," Zhou's mother said, knowing that without Shen Banxia, she probably wouldn't have woken up.
Although others may not know, she herself has that strong feeling.
Shen Banxia took out a piece of white paper and wrote down a prescription. "The medicinal materials here are not complete. You need to go to the commune to get the medicine."
"Okay," Zhou's mother dared not object.
After returning home, Zhou's mother looked at Zhou Laosi and Zhou Mingjiao, and unusually, she was not in the mood to care about their affairs.
He then looked at the third son and said, "You ride your father's bicycle to the commune and bring me the medicine."
"good".
Seeing that her mother ignored her, Zhou Mingjiao felt uneasy. This had never happened before. "Mom, are you... are you alright?"
"He won't die yet," Zhou's mother said in a calm tone.
Zhou Mingjiao felt wronged. It wasn't her who did it, so why was she being angry with her?
But then she thought of her mother, who loved her the most in the family. If something happened to her, she was afraid her life in this family wouldn't be so easy.
"Mom, I was wrong. I shouldn't have argued with Fourth Brother and made you angry. Waaah, I'll never do it again. Mom, you just fainted. I was so scared," Zhou Mingjiao said, bursting into tears.
Zhou's mother sighed, "Jiaojiao, it was only after I fell ill that I realized how important it is to have good health. I can't say anything if you and your fourth brother have a few arguments, but you caught a cold and didn't take your medicine. If something happens to you, how can I live?" As she spoke, Zhou's mother also cried.
No one knew how scared she was inside; when she fainted, she thought she would never wake up again.
Previously, she thought that her eldest daughter-in-law's medical skills were exaggerated by others. Only after experiencing it herself did she realize that she had truly been pulled back from the brink of death.
"Jiaojiao, don't argue with your fourth brother anymore. He's had a tough time too. His last relationship ended because of that. Now that he wants to find someone, we shouldn't hold him back." When she was unconscious, she was really worried that she wouldn't see her fourth brother get married.
Zhou Mingjiao was dumbfounded. "Mother, that educated youth isn't a good person either. What if he goes back to the city and abandons my fourth brother?"
"Let's talk about the future later. We can't worry about that now. The most important thing is what's in front of us. Also, your fourth brother's matter will be taken care of by your father and me. Don't be stubborn. Go see your sister-in-law and get her some medicine. It wouldn't be good if a small illness turned into a big one." Zhou's mother has come to terms with it now.
Zhou Mingjiao was quite frightened. "Mother, are you really alright?"
Zhou's mother glared at her, annoyed. "What could possibly happen to me? All I ask is that you're all alright. Did you even hear what I said?"
Zhou Mingjiao pretended to be stupid, "Mom, I'm fine now, so there's no need to waste money anymore."
Doesn't Zhou's mother know? It's just that she doesn't get along with her eldest son's wife and doesn't want to ask her for help. But she's a barefoot doctor; if a patient comes to her door, does that mean she won't see him?
Although she felt awkward herself, after this experience, she finally understood the old saying: never offend a doctor.
Yes, she can see a doctor, but there's a difference between what's good and what's bad.
Looking at Zhou Mingjiao with a face full of disappointment, he said, "Why are you so disobedient, child?"
Zhou Mingjiao turned her head away.
Zhou's mother sighed, "Alright, if you don't want to go, then don't go. There's still some cold medicine we bought before. You won't refuse to take it, will you?"
Sensing something was off about her mother's tone, Zhou Mingjiao didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
Zhou Laosi never expected that his mother would agree to his relationship with Jian Zhiqing. He couldn't help but smile with joy. "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely work hard and be obedient from now on."
"Alright, alright, get out of my way, Fourth Brother. Let me make this clear first, you can't force those educated youths or anything like that."
Zhou Laosi was speechless. "Mom, I'm not that kind of scoundrel. You should rest first."
When they returned from work, the Zhou family learned that Zhou's mother had fainted.
One by one, they came forward to show their concern. Zhou's mother felt much better after taking the medicine. "Alright, alright, stop crowding around me. I'm much better now. Second son's wife, you're very skilled. I have some fine cotton fabric here. Can you make a child's clothes? Also, I have some cotton here. Can you make a cotton vest? Once it's done, take it to your eldest sister-in-law."
Everyone was stunned. No one expected that Zhou's mother would have such a massive hemorrhage.
Li Erya was filled with resentment, but she dared not say it out loud.
Zhou Mingjiao was the most dissatisfied, "Mom, why? She treated you without charging you."
"Alright, I understand the situation."
Shen Banxia was unaware of Zhou's mother's changes. At this moment, they had made some progress on the matter that Dr. Li had mentioned.
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