When it was time to hold the lantern, Yang Huazhong came back.
Yang Ruoqing happened to have prepared dinner and was having dinner with her three younger brothers in the kitchen.
Yang Huazhong greeted a few children and didn't even bother to take a sip of tea. He headed to the front yard to tell Mr. Tan and Lao Yangtou about the situation.
Stopped by Yang Ruoqing.
"Dad, how is my aunt?" she asked.
Yang Huazhong looked solemn and shook his head: "The doctor said there are many problems. I'm afraid it's not good when I look at her like that!"
Yang Ruoqing was stunned.
A big problem has arisen?
"Dad, just wait here. I'll call him over and you can tell him."
She said, then stood up and ran out of the kitchen.
Dad is a man who can't hide his face.
Mrs. Tan is so sensitive, she will go crazy again when she becomes famous.
We have already sent a patient to the town, and a more violent one will come later. Everyone will stop eating and sleeping!
Soon, Old Yangtou came over with Yang Huaan and Yang Huaming.
"Third brother, how is Meier?"
Lao Yangtou asked as soon as he entered the door.
Yang Huazhong stood up and said, "The doctor said, it's not just the stomach, but also the guts."
"ah?"
Old Yangtou was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
His face was immediately filled with anxiety, and he stepped in front of Yang Huazhong in one step.
"Why is your courage broken again?"
Yang Huazhong said: "I don't know, that's what the doctor said."
"I'm a layman and I can't quite understand it. It's like saying that there is a stone in Mei'er's gallbladder..."
"What? Shitou Zi'er?"
Old Yangtou thought he heard wrongly.
Yang Huaming beside him couldn't help but twitch his lips.
"No way? Why is Mei'er so greedy? She won't even let go of stones?"
Old Yang glared at Yang Huaming: "What the hell do you know? The two kinds of stones are not the same thing!"
Yang Huaming shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth.
Here, Old Yangtou then asked Yang Huazhong: "There can't be any thorns hidden in the meat, and if there are stones, they have to be knocked out!"
"Did the doctor tell me how to treat it?" the old man asked urgently.
Yang Huazhong said truthfully: "I heard some of their doctors discussing there, saying that there are nine causes of growing stones, which also correspond to nine methods."
"They have to figure out which type Mei'er is before they can prescribe the right medicine. This requires a lot of effort."
"Want some effort?"
Lao Yang carefully grasped the massive amount of information contained in these words...
Yang Ruoqing heard this clearly from the side.
She didn't know very well what medicine to take for gallstones.
However, we have a general understanding of the several causes of gallstones.
Innate genetics, acquired bad living and eating habits.
Long-term lack of exercise and eating too much greasy and fishy food.
And eating too much eggs, being overweight, or eating too many sweets and snacks...
In all aspects, Yang Huamei has almost everything.
It would be strange if there were no stones!
And the stones are very painful.
There was no surgical treatment in this era, so one had to rely on traditional Chinese medicine to cure the disease.
The dripping water piercing the stone was enough for Yang Huamei.
Over there, Old Yang also smashed his head and realized what the doctor meant.
The old man's face was twisted in pain, and his hands were shaking.
"I didn't have a rich man's life, but I got a rich man's disease. Mei'er will suffer a lot this time..."
The old man murmured.
The sons were silent and didn't know how to persuade him.
Disease enters through the mouth, who is to blame?
"Third brother, now that you're back, doesn't Mei'er have no one left by her side?"
Old Yangtou asked again immediately.
Yang Huazhong said: "Shuanzi's two sisters went to the hospital to take care of Mei'er."
Old Yangtou was obviously worried.
"Tomorrow morning, I will go to town with you." He said.
"Third brother, please don't go to the front yard tonight, so as not to be seen and questioned by your mother. She can't be anxious anymore!" the old man warned again.
Yang Huazhong nodded.
Old Yangtou warned Yang Huaming and Yang Hua'an again not to leak the news to Mrs. Tan, and then left in a hurry.
They went on the front foot, and Sun Shi and Yang Huazhou and Bao Suyun also came back on the back foot.
The carriage was occupied and Yang Huazhou and his wife were stranded in the village.
Yang Huazhou proposed to drive Bao Suyun back to the town at night, but Yang Huazhong stopped him.
"It's a waste of time, it's inconvenient to drive, and there's a lot of bumps and bruises," he said.
"Just stay here tonight, and our dad will come with us tomorrow morning."
Yang Huazhou glanced at Bao Suyun's belly and hesitated, "Okay, then we'll leave tomorrow morning."
Here, Yang Ruoqing packed dinner for several elders and brought it to the table.
Japonica rice and vegetable porridge, paired with dry buns with chive sauce that she made by herself.
The adults didn't seem to have a strong appetite, and they talked about Tan and Yang Huamei after a few bites.
Yang Huazhong asked Sun, "How is the situation at Mom's side? Dad doesn't even dare to let me hang out there, for fear that Mom will see me and ask questions."
Mrs. Sun sighed softly and said: "I woke up earlier, and when I woke up, I started making trouble and wanted to chase Mei'er to the town to see her."
"We couldn't help it, so dad yelled at her. She kept crying after that, and she fell asleep again when she was tired of crying," the woman said.
Yang Huazhong was silent.
Sun continued: "Dad saw that Su Yun and I had been looking after each other for a long time, so he called the fourth younger brother and sister to take over and sent us back to rest."
Yang Huazhong nodded.
Everyone ate in silence again.
…
In the front yard, Mrs. Liu was gossiping with Yang Huaming about Yang Huamei's stone behind closed doors.
Suddenly, she heard Lao Yang knocking on the window outside and asked her to go and take care of Mrs. Tan. Mrs. Liu felt very unhappy.
Handing the three girls to Yang Huaming, she slowly entered Tan's house.
I saw my mother-in-law, who was usually tough and fierce, lying flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling of the tent in a daze with her eyes open.
Old Yangtou was not in the house, he seemed to have gone to the front yard.
Mrs. Liu turned her eyes and came to the bedside.
"Mom, are you awake? Is your mouth dry? Do you want some tea?"
Mrs. Liu asked, leaning her neck.
Mrs. Tan rolled her eyes, glanced at Mrs. Liu, and uttered one word: "Get out!"
Mrs. Liu was startled.
Then he curled his lips.
She glanced behind her, convinced that she and Ms. Tan were the only ones in the room at this moment.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Mrs. Liu's lips, and she said to Mrs. Tan angrily, "Mom, I really want to get out, but I can't."
"Mei'er is dead. Mom, you are so sick again. Even if you chase me away with a broom, I will stay by the bed to serve you..."
"What?"
Tan suddenly turned his face.
Looking at Mrs. Liu, her eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets.
"What did you say? Who can't do it? Say it again!" asked Tan.
Mrs. Liu was startled and stepped back.
However, Mrs. Tan jumped up from the bed early, stretched out her arm and grabbed Mrs. Liu.
The fingers were as skinny as wood, and the nails were sharp and long.
Like sharp dead branches and vines, Ms. Liu was entangled to death, and she couldn't free herself no matter how hard she struggled.
"What's wrong with Mei'er? Is the third child back?" Tan asked sharply.
Mrs. Liu struggled and said, "I don't know, it was my third brother who said so."
