Chapter 10
Mrs. Qin has always been very taboo about Qin Muxiu's disease, because people in this era are very shy when talking about tuberculosis, for fear of being infected.
Over the years, I took Qin Muxiu to many doctors and asked for many medicines. Some said it was tuberculosis, and some said it was not tuberculosis.
So much so that she still can't figure out what's wrong with her grandson.
When Zhao Jin'er heard that it was not tuberculosis, he quickly asked, "How did you know?"
"My father was a barefoot doctor when he was alive. I followed him everywhere to treat the villagers, and I also learned a little bit."
Zhao Jin'er said clearly, "This tuberculosis patient's face is blue and his lips are purple, and the coughing sound comes from the lungs, but Ah Xiu's face is just pale, the color of his lips is normal, and the coughing sound comes from the throat. This is the result of old lung disease."
The sign of weakness has nothing to do with tuberculosis. Nai, was Axiu born prematurely or suffering from the cold?"
"You are absolutely right!"
Mrs. Qin was so excited that her face turned red, "His mother lost her waist for some reason when she was pregnant with him. She gave birth to him a month early and ended up giving away her own life. It's pitiful that his father traveled thousands of miles to bring him back. The two of us
He caught a cold again on the road, and his father died of the cold, but he carried it, and he didn't expect to get the root cause of the disease! Since it's not tuberculosis, can there be a cure? "
Zhao Jin'er didn't expect Qin Muxiu's life experience to be so miserable, and thought that she must care for him more in the future.
"There is a cure, but this disease is carried in the womb. It has been delayed for so many years, and it will not be cured in a short while. The most important thing is to rely on support."
Mrs. Qin couldn't help wiping away her tears, "A child without a father and a mother is pitiful. His uncle and aunt are all honest country people. It's not easy to raise him. Where can I get money to give him?"
Seeing a doctor has delayed him over the years."
Zhao Jin'er is also an orphan and feels deeply about this, "Don't be sad, Mom, don't we have money now? Let's go get him some medicine. I can prescribe a prescription myself and save the medical fees."
When Mrs. Qin saw that Zhao Jin'er was neither humble nor arrogant, and was always thinking about her grandson, her sadness turned into joy, "Okay, okay, let's go get the medicine."
When they arrived at the drug store, Zhao Jin'er said directly, "Shopkeeper, I want 4 liang of Adenophora ginseng, 2 liang of Ophiopogon japonicus, 2 liang of raw land, and 2 liang of Sichuan Yue, and 3 liang of Sichuan fritillary, and 1 liang of Houttuynia cordata."
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper saw that the little girl in front of him could prescribe her own prescription. She couldn't help but take a second look and said, "This is a prescription for treating asthma."
Zhao Jin'er nodded, "My husband has asthma due to the fetal belt, and I want to nurse him back to health."
Marrying someone at such an early age, and marrying someone who is sick, the shopkeeper's eyes showed sympathy.
Wrapping up the medicine, he smiled and said, "Then you are in luck. If you want to treat fetal belt lung asthma, I just got some good stuff here. Use it with the medicine. It will be cured quickly."
Before Zhao Jin'er could speak, Mrs. Qin asked first, "What good thing?"
"If you stew a cup of golden bird's nests with three Buddhas every two days and eat them for half a year, all lung diseases can be cured."
"How to sell it?" Mrs. Qin suddenly became interested.
There is such a good thing, even if you try to sell it, you still have to buy it!
"Eighty taels per catty, one catty is enough for half a year."
Mrs. Qin's jaw dropped in shock. She weighed eighty taels a pound.
I can’t afford to buy the house even if it’s demolished!
Zhao Jin'er had known that bird's nests were expensive, but she was still shocked when she heard the price.
But she is also very clear about the effect of bird's nest on lung asthma. The two swallows in the mountains yesterday flashed through her mind. If they could...
But there were wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains, so she really didn't dare to enter the mountains rashly again.
Seeing that both of them were silent, the shopkeeper said again, "This is the price of the top-quality bird's nest. If you two find it too expensive, I still have some broken bird's nest here. They are all bits and pieces that fell from the bird's nest during transportation. They have the same effect."
Yes, it just doesn’t look very good, and the price is only half of that of Yanzhan.”
Half of it is also very expensive!
Old Mrs. Qin hesitated. If she had earned the twenty taels of silver by herself, she would definitely have used it to buy bird's nests without a second thought. But this money was obtained by Jin Yatou who sacrificed her life to pick up foxes. She couldn't make the decision for others.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jin'er tugged on her sleeve and said, "Nai, how much do we have left of our twenty taels?"
"I spent four yuan on tea and pork, one tael on the medicine, and I have eighteen taels left."
"Then let's spend all the remaining money on broken swallows."
After some haggling, I bought four taels of broken bird's nests for fifteen taels of silver.
When she walked out of the drug store, Mrs. Qin was full of emotions, "Jin girl, Ah Xiu begging you is a blessing for his life, and his parents are alive in heaven!"
When I bought this granddaughter-in-law, I just hoped that she would be able to leave a daughter-in-law for Ah Xiu. If Ah Xiu really came true one day... the Qin family would not embarrass her and let her go out and remarry.
Who would have expected that this girl is a lucky and honest girl, and she treats Ah Xiu with all her heart and heart.
Zhao Jin'er was a little embarrassed by the praise, "What did you say?"
Old Mrs. Qin put the remaining three taels of silver into her hand together with her purse, "These twenty taels are earned by your luck. I will keep them for you and give them to you when you need them."
There isn’t much left to spend now, so just keep it yourself.”
Zhao Jin'er waved her hands repeatedly, "I don't need the money, so I'll leave it to my aunt for home use."
Mrs. Qin smiled kindly and said, "Axiu will have to keep taking medicine in the future. It will not be easy to get the money out of your aunt's hands. There are two men at home supporting it, so you don't have to worry about it. Remember, this woman
, you have to have some privacy of your own so that you won’t be blinded when the critical moment comes.”
If her old lady hadn't saved up some coffin books, would she have been able to find such a good wife for Ah Xiu?
Zhao Jin'er didn't even have a single coin in her parents' family. When she got more than three taels of silver and stuffed it into her waist, she looked like a thief.
Seeing that it was getting late and there was no need to go back to Luer Village, the grandmother and grandson hurried back.
The bullock cart they came with had already left, so they started walking on the road without any heavy objects.
Zhao Jin'er was thinking about what her aunt said about Mrs. Qin's bad legs and feet, and she stopped and walked, so she didn't rush too fast.
Halfway through the walk, an old man driving sheep came towards him. He was holding a whip in his hand and muttering something in his mouth, "It's not that I want to kill you. I really have no choice. After raising you for so many years, I can't help you."
It's time for you to repay your kindness, so why don't you walk!"
Unexpectedly, the sheep arrived beside Zhao Jin'er, knelt down on all fours and refused to move any more.
Zhao Jin'er was startled. Mrs. Qin protected her behind her and said to the old man, "You old man doesn't take good care of the sheep either. You're scaring my granddaughter."
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law!"
The old man apologized quickly, "My grandson is seriously ill and needs money urgently. I had no choice but to pull out the old sheep that I had raised for seven or eight years and wanted to sell them to the town for some money. I am impatient and don't want to offend the child."
Chapter completed!