I have been separated from my daughter and son-in-law for two or three years, and only see each other every year during the Chinese New Year. There are too many things in Jintan Village, and even when the farming is busy, the couple has no time to go back to Yongquan Village.
Especially now that Shui Hua is seven or eight months pregnant and is about to give birth. It is said that kisses last for generations, but Li Laoshuan has been looking forward to holding his grandson for a long time.
After staying one night in Yongquan Village, early the next morning, after breakfast, Wang Zhong took Li Laoshuan, took the clothes to change, locked the door, and went to Jintan Village.
"Hey, Lao Shuan, what are you doing here!" Before leaving the village, there were villagers greeting me on the road.
With large and small bags of luggage, as well as two bags of cornmeal and potatoes, tied to the back seat of the motorcycle, it almost piled up into a hill. The villagers were naturally curious.
"The water splash is about to happen, I'll go over and help them!" Li Laoshuan said with a grin on his face. His big head, as smooth as a mirror, was shiny with no trace of dust.
He was also wearing new clothes that Wang Chongshuihua bought for him.
"Yo! Let's hold my grandson now!"
"Hey hey hey!"
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In addition to Yongquan Village, you have to walk a mountain road to get to Gangou Township, then walk towards the county seat, merge into the main road, and go towards Yuquanying.
Wang Zhong and Li Laoshuan set off at around eight o'clock in the morning and returned to Jintan Village around two o'clock in the afternoon and almost three o'clock in the afternoon.
Fortunately, the journey was safe and without any twists and turns, but Wang Zhong spent a lot of money on gas.
"Splash!"
"Splash!"
As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Laoshuan couldn't wait to shout loudly into the room while leading his luggage inside.
Ignoring the fact that Lian was already turning blue due to the chilling cold wind, and regardless of his face being as cold as frost and almost unconscious, he forced out a somewhat ugly look.
As for this woman, although she was more interested in the benefits of conspiracy when she got married, we have been separated for several years. During this period, we only met briefly a few times and had two meals. As a father, even if he is a bastard, he still has something in his heart. How could I not miss you?
It is more than 700 miles from Yongquan Village to Jintan Village. It is the twelfth lunar month of winter again, and the temperature is seven or eight degrees below zero. The temperature is frighteningly low. Although he is hiding behind Wang Chong, he does not have to face the cold wind, but the chilly chill is still there. It can always come quietly through the cracks.
Fortunately, Li Laoshuan was only in his forties. Although his health had begun to decline, he was still in good health. His energy and blood were strong, and he wore a lot of clothes. He wore a windproof sheepskin jacket and sheepskin hat. If he were a little older, Wang Zhong wouldn't dare to do this to someone older.
"father!"
"I warmed the wine this morning, take a quick sip to warm yourself up!" Shuihua counted the time and heated a small bottle of wine on the stove, waiting for Wang Zhong and Li Laoshuan to arrive and quickly warmed up their bodies to drive away the cold.
"Do you have wine?" Li Laoshuan's eyes lit up.
"Sit down first and I'll get it for you!"
"Uncle Laoshuan!" Dehua was sitting on the kang, holding a pen and writing homework. When she saw Li Laoshuan come in, she greeted with a smile.
In the yard, Wang Zhong parked his motorcycle, carrying stick noodles in one hand and potatoes in the other. He went to the kitchen and put away the two big bags. When he came out of the kitchen, he happened to see Shui Hua carrying a steaming tea vat. Come out of the house.
Wang Zhong hurried forward to greet him and said with concern: "It's windy outside, what are you doing out here? Come in quickly, come in quickly!"
The couple turned around and entered the door. Wang Zhong also closed the door behind them.
"Brother Wang Zhong!" Dehua, who was sitting on the kang, had a smile on his face and greeted Wang Zhong.
Li Laoshuan sat on the kang table with his knees up, holding an enamel teapot that was also steaming in his hand, and was sipping it one mouthful at a time.
"It's beautiful!" Wang Zhong took the steaming bowl from Shui Hua's hand, and the intoxicating smell of alcohol had already fallen into Wang Zhong's nose.
He took a sip first, then raised his head and poured nearly one to two taels of warm wine into his mouth.
"Comfortable!"
A warm current fell from the esophagus into the abdominal cavity, and the strong alcohol surged up. Along with the warmth spread from the inside, a smile appeared on his face. He looked at the water splash with a big belly and asked: "Today we are two Is the little guy making a fuss?"
"I know their father is out of town for something, so he's doing well!"
"There is hot water in the basin. Please wash your face and hands first to keep them warm!"
"I can do it myself. It's cold, so hurry up and sit on the kang. I'll check your pulse after I've finished washing you!"
In three consecutive dungeon worlds, his life circle was basically in the north. Wang Zhong had already developed the habit of drinking. It was freezing cold, and only strong liquor could keep him warm.
Although Xihaigu is cold, it is still slightly worse than Ji Chun. Wang Zhong has stayed in Ji Chun for decades and has long been accustomed to the cold.
However, over the past two days, the journey of more than a thousand miles was driven by the cold wind. Even with Wang Zhong's physique, which was several times higher than that of an ordinary person, he could hardly withstand it.
Shui Hua climbed onto the kang first, took out the pulse pillow placed on the cabinet against the wall, placed it on the kang table, and sat on the lace edge.
After a while, Wang Zhong came over after scrubbing.
Watching Shui Hua place her hand horizontally on the pulse pillow, Wang Zhong stretched out three fingers and placed them on Shui Hua's vein gate, with a curious light shining in his eyes.
"Brother Wang Zhong, can you still take your pulse?" Dehua spent less time in Jintan Village and only came here during winter and summer vacations. He didn't get along with Wang Zhong much, so naturally he didn't know about this.
"I understand a little bit!" Wang Zhong replied with a smile.
"Brother Wang Zhong, you are so amazing, you can do everything!" Dehua looked at Wang Zhong with admiration.
Wang Zhong still had a smile that made people feel like spring breeze: "If you read enough books, maybe you will be better than me in the future!"
"Do books also teach people how to take pulses and see a doctor?" Shui Hua blinked.
"Of course! If you want to learn Chinese medicine, you must first start with theory. Books such as "Huangdi Neijing", "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", "Nei Jing", "Difficult Classic" and so on are all must-reads. of.
Only after you have learned the theory well can you gradually put it into practical action. Under the guidance of the teacher, you can slowly get in touch with patients and apply the learned theory into practice. "
Dehua was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "Brother Wang Zhong, have you read all these books?"
"Of course I've seen it all! And I've been a doctor for a few years."
Wang Zhong glanced at Shui Hua next to him and said, "Otherwise, how would I dare to nurse your sister Shui Hua back to health?"
Letting go of Shui Hua's hand, Wang Zhong said: "The fetus is stable, there is no big problem, just keep raising it!"
"But don't do heavy work, and don't touch cold water!"
"It just so happens that my father-in-law is here now. If anything happens at home, just instruct me and my father-in-law!"
"Really! My father-in-law!" Wang Zhong raised his head at Mr. Li.
Li Laoshuan nodded quickly and said with deep approval: "Wang Zhong is right! You are a twin now, so you have to pay attention to many things, but you must not leave any root causes behind."
As he spoke, Li Laoshuan's expression suddenly changed, his eyes looking at Shui Hua were full of worry, and his tone was a bit sad: "Your mother didn't pay attention when she was pregnant with you, and she still worked every day. This left the root of the disease, and you passed away a few years after giving birth!"
"It's my fault for this!" Li Laoshuan slapped his thigh and blamed himself.
"Dad, it's all in the past, why are you still talking about it!" Shui Hua has never blamed Li Laoshuan. Life and death are determined by fate. Although Li Laoshuan has been a bit of a bastard, he has been kind to her over the years and has endured many hardships. Only then did he grow up.
Women are inherently emotional, especially now that they are pregnant.
"Dehua, don't be in a hurry to go back later. You will have dinner at my house tonight. Today, brother Wang Zhong, I will show you my skills and let you have a taste of my craftsmanship."
Since yesterday during the day, Dehua has been accompanying Shuihua. During the day, Dehua's mother is busy with something, so Shuihua has only Dehua by her side. If anything happens, Dehua can run to call someone immediately.
"You guys sit down first and I'll get the food."
"Let me go!" Shui Hua was about to get up when Wang Zhong grabbed his hand and pressed his shoulder: "Okay, your first priority now is to raise the baby and wait for the child to be born. I will take care of the rest! "
Shui Hua smiled helplessly, but an uncontrollable smile appeared on her face.
After resting for a while, his hands and feet gradually became warm. Wang Zhong got off the kang, opened the door and walked out, not forgetting to close the door.
First, I walked to the vegetable garden in the courtyard and pulled out a handful of green onions. When I got to the kitchen, I kneaded the dough first, kneaded it into a flocculent shape, and kneaded it until the dough was smooth, the basin was clean and shiny, and my hands were clean and free of lint. It is also commonly known as the three lights, and then the awakening.
Then cut three or four pounds of mutton into small pieces. After frying, add wolfberry, green onion and ginger slices to stew. After half an hour, add seasonings and cut potatoes into pieces.
Then Wang Zhong started sauteing the meat, dicing the fat and tender mutton into cubes, adding oil as the base, then adding chili, garlic, ginger and many spices for seasoning. After the sauce was fried, take it out and set aside.
Roll the dough into dough and cut it into long and thin noodles. After cooking, drain out the noodles and blanch them in cold water. Drain out most of the cooking water in the pot and leave a small part. Add the stir-fried sauerkraut directly. Put the large bowl into the pot together and use the steam to heat it.
On the other side, the mutton is almost cooked.
"dinner time!"
Wang Zhong was carrying the mutton and pickled vegetables, while Li Laoshuan was helping to carry the noodles.
"Dehua, you have a lot of fun eating today! Don't leave it empty!"
Dehua looked at the fragrant two kinds of jelly, her stomach growled unsatisfactorily, her throat was surging, and she swallowed her saliva.
They were all about the same size as a human face. Shuihua filled half the bowl of noodles with Dehua and asked him to pour the sauce on himself.
Dehua looked at the two kinds of smells, and for a moment, she didn't know what to choose.
Wang Zhong saw this and said with a smile: "Dehua, let me teach you a trick!"
"Don't make too many noodles at once." After saying that, he picked up Dehua's bowl, took out more than half of the half bowl of noodles, put it into his own bowl, and scooped up two spoonfuls of the red soup with a spoon. Pour the minced meat sauce on the noodles, mix it with chopsticks, and then hand it to Dehua.
"After finishing this bowl, make another bowl, top it with mutton stew, a bowl of dry mix, and a bowl of noodle soup, mix it up and eat it!"
Dehua held her chopsticks, nodded her head as if pounding garlic, and started working immediately.
Shui Hua smiled and picked out three or four pieces of mutton with chopsticks and put them in Shui Hua's bowl: "Don't listen to your brother Wang Zhong. The mutton is enough for you today. Eat it with all your heart. Don't save it for him!"
The smile on Dehua's face became brighter and her mouth was full of oil: "Thank you, Sister Shuihua!"
Shui Hua smiled sweetly: "Don't be anxious, eat slowly. If you eat too fast, you'll be hugged in one go. Eat slowly so you can eat more!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Dehua almost buried her head in the bowl, her mouth full, and said vaguely: "It's delicious!"
Shui Hua likes to eat noodle soup, and the one she poured was mutton stew. Li Laoshuan poured the red minced meat sauce on it, scooped out a few pieces of mutton, glanced at the soup, and mixed it with the noodles and minced pork sauce. , a bite of noodles, a bite of meat, it tastes delicious.
Wang Zhong likes to eat both. First he has a bowl of dry noodles topped with soy sauce, followed by a bowl of soup noodles.
After eating seven large bowls in succession, I put down my chopsticks.
His physique has improved, and his appetite is far beyond that of ordinary people.
Dehua, who was full and rubbing her belly, was stunned for a moment.
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On New Year's Eve, Wang Zhong cooked two large carps, one braised in braised sauce and the other stewed in water.
The meat was still mutton, and a chicken was killed.
Li Laoshuan didn't know what to say after this year. He drank wine every day, and the staple food came in a different way every day. Today, noodles, tomorrow it would be mutton buns, pancakes stuffed with meat, Wang Zhong also specially used A small kiln similar to a naan pit was built with clay, which was used to bake buns and sesame seed cakes.
During the Chinese New Year, there wasn’t much work to do, except cleaning the house, clearing the snow, and walking around the village.
After living this small life, Li Laoshuan felt that even if the gods came, he would not want to change it.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Zhong and Shui Hua carried their things and went to the old party secretary's house to pay New Year greetings.
He took Wang Zhong to the city early to buy a box of canned food, seven or eight kilograms of mutton, and a lot of dried fruits.
The old party secretary did not refuse and gave each of the couple a red envelope.
Knowing the character of the old party secretary and the gift given by the elders, they did not dare to resign, and Wang Zhong and his wife did not refuse.
On the way, I checked the old party secretary's pulse and checked his body. There was nothing serious, but he was old and his body and bones were not as good as before, so he couldn't do heavy work.
Wang Zhong wanted to prescribe two dietary prescriptions for the old party secretary, but he was afraid that the old party secretary would be reluctant to spend the money, so he simply made up his mind to cook them at home and then send them to his old man. The deal was already done. Although the old party secretary was diligent and frugal, I am reluctant to spend money, but I am even more reluctant to waste it.
Shui Hua has been pregnant for more than eight months. Generally, twins take good care of themselves and are born around nine months ago. However, twins are different from singles. The situation is more complicated and the time of birth is difficult to determine.
Wang Zhong planned to send Shui Hua to the hospital in the town after leaving the Lantern Festival.
It's not that he doesn't want to go to the city, but that the city is far away and inconvenient. If he is in the town, Wang Zhong can take care of him at any time and take care of his family. Moreover, Wang Zhong himself is a doctor, and he has great medical skills. Brilliant, but passable.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the sky and the earth were pure white. Another layer of snow accumulated in the yard that had just been swept early in the morning. Wang Zhong was in the kitchen making nourishing meals for Shui Hua and the old party secretary. Compared to When it comes to medicinal supplements, Wang Zhong prefers dietary supplements.
"Wang Zhong, Shui Hua, are you at home?"
I was busy in the kitchen when a familiar voice suddenly came from outside.
Ma Defu?
Wang Zhong walked out of the kitchen and saw Ma Defu standing outside the courtyard door. He smiled and said hello: "It's Defu! Why are you here? What's the matter?"
Defu said with a rather nervous expression: "A villager's baby is sick. He has a fever and is vomiting. My father went to see him. He was a little undecided, so he asked me to come to you!"
When Wang Zhong heard this, his expression changed, and he said seriously and hurriedly: "Just wait, I'll go into the house to get something, and I'll be right back!"
Wang Zhong quickly ran back to the house.
"What's wrong?" Shui Hua asked quickly.
"A baby is sick. I can't help but call Uncle Shui. I'll go over and have a look!"
"My father-in-law, you can go to the kitchen and take a look at it for me later. It will be ready in half an hour."
After explaining to Shui Hua and Li Laoshuan, Wang Zhong quickly took out a medicine box from the cabinet that old Chinese medicine practitioners used to love to collapse, put the strap on his shoulders, and hurried out the door.
"Be careful on the road!"
"got it!"
Wang Zhong waved his hand and did not forget to close the door to prevent the cold wind from getting in.
"Tell me about the baby first!" Wang Zhong left for a long journey and hurried to the underground nest with Ma Defu.
"The baby is just over four years old. He has been sick for a few days. At first, he just had a fever and a cold. My father gave me medicine and he was obviously fine. But this morning, his condition suddenly worsened. Now everyone is confused. !”
"Originally, I said that he should be sent to the town health center as soon as possible, but my father asked me to come to you first."
Ma Huashui said that Wang Zhong knew medical skills and was very accomplished. He was better than the doctors at the health center in the town and could not be compared to a half-baked barefoot doctor like him.
Human life is at stake, let alone a little baby over four years old. His parents must be worried right now. The two of them stepped on the snow and did not dare to stop for a moment.
He rushed outside Diwowo and immediately got in.
The inside of Diwowo was a little dark, and the entrance was blocked by various things, barely keeping out the cold wind. There were candles burning inside, and the stove was burning. Ma Huashui and the child's parents were there.
There is also a ten-year-old doll sitting next to it.
"You're here!" Seeing Wang Zhong, Ma Shuishui felt as if he had seen a savior. He hurriedly greeted him and pulled Wang Zhong to the bedside.
"Look quickly, what's going on?"
The candlelight was dim, but thanks to Wang Zhong's five senses being more sensitive than ordinary people, he could see clearly that the child was covered with two quilts, his mouth was moving, his head was shaking from time to time, his eyes were closed, and his consciousness was blurred.
Wang Zhong quickly touched the doll's forehead first. It was indeed very hot. Then he reached into the quilt and touched the doll's hands and feet. He raised his eyelids and took a look. He took out a thermometer from the medicine box and threw it away. Throw it out, stuff it into the quilt, and put it under the baby's armpit.
"Get some cold water!"
Wang Zhong said in a deep voice.
"Cold water?" Everyone was stunned, and Ma Shoushui quickly greeted him: "Hurry up and go!"
The doll's father nodded immediately and quickly went to get a basin of cold water.
Take out a white towel from the medicine box, dip it in cold water, wring it out, wipe it on the baby's face and forehead, put the cold towel on the baby's forehead, take out the thermometer and see, it's almost 40 degrees. .
He quickly took the quilt off the doll and said, "Bring some cotton-padded clothes to cover the belly and legs."
Then he used a cold towel to wipe the baby's hands, feet, armpits, groin, and groin.
"This is called a cold compress! The baby's fever is too severe now. We need to lower the temperature quickly, so we need to use a cold compress." Wang Zhong explained to everyone while taking the baby's pulse.
"I've only heard of hot compresses, but never heard of cold compresses." The baby's parents looked puzzled.
Wang Zhongdao: "Generally, when you have a fever, you use hot compresses, but the baby's high fever is not going away now. If the temperature is not lowered immediately, it may affect the head. Our conditions are simple, so we can only use cold compresses first to lower the body temperature."
"Now, please tell me carefully how the baby has been doing these past few days! Isn't it good? Why is it suddenly getting worse again?"
"We don't know. We woke up this morning and it was like this."
The baby's parents quickly told the baby what had happened in the past few days. After Wang Zhong listened, he asked several questions one after another, took out a syringe from the medicine box, and gave the baby a third of an antipyretic medicine.
Half an hour later, the baby's face gradually recovered, and it didn't look as uncomfortable as it did at the beginning. The cold towel was changed several times. Wang Zhong used a thermometer to measure it again. He still had a slight fever, but it was no longer as serious as before.
Take off the towel, take off the cotton-padded clothes, and cover yourself with the quilt again.
I told the parents of the baby some things to pay attention to, and left some medicine for them. I also specifically told them to pay attention to hygiene to prevent bacterial infection. They must wash their hands before feeding the baby food and medicine.
The baby's parents sent Wang Zhong, Ma Huanshui and Ma Defu out of the house with great gratitude.
"What do you mean by telling them not to visit each other these days?" Ma Huashui asked doubtfully, "Could it be that the baby has the flu?"
"It's very possible!" Wang Zhong said: "Babies are young, their bodies are not fully grown, and their immune systems are not as strong as our adults, so they are easily infected with viruses. In such weather now, they are most susceptible to colds, just in case. !”
Ma Huashui nodded.
"Thankfully you are here to handle this matter today, otherwise, I'm afraid the baby would be hanging!"
Jintan Village is not close to the town, and it's snowing heavily now. It's hard to get up quickly when taking the baby to the town for medical treatment. The cold wind will blow for so long along the way, so there are too many variables.
