Chapter 74 The husband and wife
When the grandfather woke up, he found that he was surrounded by people. Brothers, sons, daughters-in-law, wife, wife and grandson were all standing beside him. I don’t know what happened. He didn’t seem to feel anything on his feet. Maybe it was because the medicine prescribed by the doctor was really effective. When the grandfather was about to stand up and ask why they were standing beside him, the young grandfather made a move to let the grandfather get away.
Seeing his brother wake up, the eldest grandfather and the young grandfather couldn't bear to tell the grandfather and went out.
"Dad, don't be scared, your feet..."
When the grandfather heard this, his eyes widened, and his eyes were almost coming out. The expression on his face told him that something must have happened to his feet.
He quickly got up and looked at his feet, and then he saw a shocking scene. His feet had begun to fester at this moment, from the toes to the soles of the feet, and even some places were festered so that they could see the flesh and bones inside. But at this time, the grandfather's feet had no sense at all, as if they were not there. He thought he was good, but he didn't expect it to be broken. He looked at his feet and felt indescribable. After a while, he clenched his fists and shouted at his grandfather:
"Get the knife for me!"
The meaning of this sentence is to ask grandpa to give him a knife and let him cut off his feet. As the eldest son, my grandpa understood why the grandpa did this. The grandpa's feet have become like this. It means that they have been broken and have lost consciousness. Even if they can be cured, they have no money to find someone to treat them based on their current family background. At this moment, my brain was blindly knocked out. In his eyes, the only way is to cut off his legs.
But as soon as he said that, he asked the grandmother to scold him:
"What are you saying? You want to cut off your legs. What should I do? You cut your legs and let me take care of you every day. What should I do with the land at home? You are just middle-aged and plan to spend your whole life in bed, right? Then people think I don't have a husband. I have to take care of your legs for you no matter what. Even if I sell them, I will take care of you!"
The grandmother gave up the idea of chopping her feet after being told by the grandmother. She lowered her head and sighed, and the tears on the corners of her eyes were clearly visible:
"But what if I don't cut it off? Our family doesn't have much money now. Let alone cure the savings in this family. Even if they are cured, it's all my fault for being greedy to catch this fish. If I didn't go into the water, I wouldn't be like this."
After saying that, the grandfather lowered his head regretfully and covered his face with both hands, and started crying in vain.
Yes, even a man who stands tall and strong, who is not desperate when he loses his legs? Even a master who is not afraid of heaven or earth will cover his face and leave tears when he encounters such a situation. Seeing this, the eyes of grandpa and young grandpa also turned red, and the grandmother even took a handkerchief to wipe the tears that could not be stopped. Thinking that her husband, who was usually quite like this, suddenly lost his feet and became a useless person for half his life. She felt very uncomfortable, but as long as she had a little hope, she was unwilling to give up her husband, so she decided to take her husband to the doctor immediately.
But at that time, there was no transportation at home, not even a bicycle. The only thing there was was a small boat parked in the river. It was usually used by Taigong to go out to collect fishing nets. The grandmother decided to take Taigong to the town, where there was a small clinic. It might be useful to go there.
"Dixin, Dimin, I will take your two dads to the town to see the doctor later. You should prepare to go to work early."
Now that my father has become like this, how could my grandfather let his mother take her alone and row so far? How could he feel at ease:
"Mom, I have to go with you. You can't take care of this dad alone. How can I feel at ease when you two go like this?"
The grandmother waved her hand:
"Your father went to see the doctor and he had to spend money. If you don't go to work, where can you get the money? Then you can't even afford medicine. If you listen to your mother, you will hurry up and prepare to go to work. I will take care of your father. Don't worry, I will cure him no matter what."
My mother has a high status in the hearts of the brothers. She dared not object to her words. The grandmother urged the eldest grandfather and the youngest grandfather to take the grandfather to the boat and rowed the boat alone to the town. If anyone who has experienced it would know that the water route is actually much slower than the land route, and there were no propellers and propellers at that time, so the grandmother could only row slowly with the oars. The grandmother felt very uncomfortable when she watched her wife work hard to do useless work on the boat:
"I said, don't cut the marks, hurry up and go back. I won't cut this leg anymore. Let's not go to the doctor. Is that okay? We don't have any money after going there. Besides, you have to struggle to cut so hard and don't know how long it will take to cut. What should you do if you do something else."
There are only three words to answer Taigong:
"I don't care."
The grandfather looked at the slow passing of water. She knew that the speed of this kind of boat was very slow, and the road from home to town was not close. Even if he was healthy, he would have to row seven or eight hours, not to mention his weaker wife. He probably had to plan for one day. He closed his eyes and took out a cigarette and match from his pocket. He had become like this. He actually had the heart to smoke. I have to say that the calmness of the Xu family was inherited. It seemed that no matter how big the incident happened, the Xu family could calm down as soon as possible, and the same was true for me.
The grandmother didn't stop her. Anyway, the journey was long, and she knew the best of her husband who had been with her for decades. If she didn't give him a few sips at this time, he would probably be able to turn over and commit suicide in the water.
All day, my grandfather and his family did not go well. The main reason was that they were thinking about how their father was. If it weren't for the mother's instructions, they would have wanted to stop what they were doing immediately and go to the town to see their father. I didn't know if my mother had sent his father safely. Waterway was not safe, let alone a weak woman to row a boat. Don't let go out some other forks at that time. Both brothers thought of them together. When they thought of this, they regretted why they agreed to their mother. When they thought of these two brothers, they felt even more sad.
As night fell, the grandmother knew she was about to arrive in the town, so she was not afraid that she would get lost. The remaining road was a straight road.
But one thing made her feel strange. In the waterway that was about to reach the town, she seemed to have relaxed her paddles. In the absence of wind, the water surface was actually rippling and it was a direction to help her drive faster. Even when she was about to reach the shore, she didn't even need to use the paddles, maybe because the sky wanted to help her save her husband.
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Under the water flow, a giant dragon covered in black opened its blood-red eyes. It looked weak, not even like a entity. It breathed and closed its eyes, gradually disappeared into the water.
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The grandmother could not get the grandmother ashore with her own strength, so she decided to go on the road to seek help from passers-by:
"Help, help, can anyone help my husband, can anyone help me, can anyone help me..."
I kept shouting on the side of the road for more than half an hour. During this period, many people passed by, but no one was willing to lend a helping hand. A doctor in a white coat just happened to get off work from the hospital. He found the grandmother who was asking for help on the side of the road, so he went on the boat to carry the grandmother and went to the clinic.
At that time, the clinic in the town was very simple and basically had no medical equipment. The most advanced one was probably a microscope. After he carried the grandfather to the ship, he asked about the situation. The grandfather told the doctor about the incident and also told the changes in the grandfather's feet. After hearing this, the doctor looked at the grandfather's feet, which were already festering.
He frowned for a long time. He was not a professional doctor. His own learning was based on the superficiality of a doctor. At that time, there was no authentic Western medicine in the town who had a real degree.
"Auntie, I have never seen this situation, and I have never even heard of it, but it is certain that this disease will threaten the safety of your husband's life, and I am really powerless..."
The grandmother cried again when she heard this. The meaning of this was that he could not save her husband's illness and would endanger her life.
The grandfather couldn't help but speak:
"Then doctor, can I do it if I cut my legs?"
The doctor nodded:
"It's OK, but we can't do such an operation at all. We usually have some patients with colds and fevers. This is the first time we have seen a situation like you. I really can't do anything about such a serious situation."
As soon as the doctor finished speaking, he heard a bang. The grandfather knelt on the ground and grabbed the doctor's trouser legs:
"Doctor, blue sky. Our family cannot be without her. I have been married to him for decades. What should I do if he leaves? So many children are still counting on making money to make him live a good life. Why did she encounter this when such a strong person usually encounter this? Doctor, I beg you, I must save my husband anyway. I beg you. If I live without a living, I will not beg you. I beg you, I beg you, doctor."
The doctor quickly helped the grandmother up. The grandmother cried and begged the doctor to cure the grandmother. This scene moved the doctor who had not yet married and had children. He immediately called all the doctors and nurses in the clinic to hold a simple meeting.
Chapter completed!