Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11912

"My main problem is a sore throat, and it feels a bit congested..."

Honestly, perhaps it was because of Grandma Sun's illness back then that Yang Ruoqing was left with a deep shadow in her heart!

Now, whenever Yang Ruoqing hears someone around her complain of a sore throat, a feeling of blockage, or difficulty swallowing, she can't help but guess that it's related to SDA, and her fingers involuntarily turn cold...

Because Grandma had all these symptoms back then, if it really is that kind of disease, the later stages will be extremely painful...

I dare not think about it, it's too heartbreaking!

"I don't see that Auntie has lost weight, so it must be a minor problem," Yang Ruoqing comforted Xiao Huan.

Xiao Huan had a bitter smile on her face and nodded reluctantly: "I hope so!"

Yang Ruoqing and Xiao Huan were chatting quietly, while Luo Fengtang remained completely silent.

After a while, when Dr. Zhao was still not finished with his diagnosis, Luo Fengtang got up, told Yang Ruoqing, and went outside to get some fresh air in the courtyard.

No sooner had he left than Xiao Huan whispered to Yang Ruoqing, "There's something I didn't dare say in front of the general before, for fear he'd accuse me of superstition. I even told Zhou Wang this, and he scolded me and forbade me from saying it again."

Yang Ruoqing shifted her posture, her expression serious: "What is it? Tell me."

Xiao Huan pulled up a stool and leaned closer to Yang Ruoqing, whispering, "This has happened twice recently. My mother told me that she heard Zhou Xia calling her from under the window at night."

hiss……

Yang Ruoqing felt a chill run down her spine, and her scalp went numb as well.

"What did your aunt say? Could you explain in more detail?"

“Mother said that the first time she heard it was one night last month, which happened to be the anniversary of Zhou Xia’s death. Mother said that she had just lay down at night and couldn’t fall asleep, tossing and turning, thinking about Zhou Xia. Then, in her drowsy state, she heard Zhou Xia calling her from outside the window.”

“The next day, while cooking breakfast, she secretly told me, and I told Zhou Wang, that we both felt that it was probably because Mom had gone to burn incense for Zhou Xia during the day and was so sad that she had hallucinations at night. We didn’t take it seriously.”

Yang Ruoqing nodded. "That's possible. What will happen the second time?"

"The second time was early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking. Zhou Wang and I were still sleeping when Mom got up first."

"She said she was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair when she suddenly heard the wooden gate in the yard being shaken loudly. Then she heard Zhou Xia shout: 'Mom, open the gate!'"

"hiss……"

Yang Ruoqing's scalp tingled again, and she subconsciously glanced at the four corners of the Zhou family's main room, feeling that the surrounding temperature had dropped.

"And then? Did your mother get up to look outside into the yard?"

"Of course I looked. My mother said she opened the window and looked out, but the gate to the yard was closed properly, and there was no one there at all."

Ah... Yang Ruoqing was a little confused. She was fully awake after waking up, so it was a bit mystical that she could hear this.

"What happened next? Did that situation occur again?"

“Yes,” Xiao Huan nodded, continuing to recall, “The last time it appeared was a few days ago.”

“A few days ago, one evening, my mother and I were cooking in the kitchen, and my two children were with us.”

"Zhou Wang hasn't come back from the chicken farm yet. Oh right, it was the day before your family hosted the distinguished guests from the capital who came to bring good news. The day before you ordered a batch of chickens and ducks from our chicken farm, Zhou Wang was busy at the chicken farm until dark and hadn't come back yet. That was the day my mother and I were cooking dinner at home with the children."

"Mother suddenly said that she heard Zhou Xia calling her from outside!"

"I was startled at the time. I listened with my ears turned up, but I couldn't hear a sound at all! The two children didn't hear anyone shouting either; only I heard it."

"Later I told Zhou Wang about this, and Zhou Wang said that his mother was getting old and missed Zhou Xia more and more, so she was having hallucinations. He told me not to follow along and make a fuss."

"Qing'er, do you think I'm just stirring things up? I have a feeling there's something... fishy about this!"

Yang Ruoqing sat there, her hands unconsciously picking up the teacup on the table to warm her hands with the warmth of the teacup.

It seemed that only this temperature could slightly relieve the chill on her back.

"I feel that... there are many things in this world that are hard to explain. If you believe, they will work; if you don't believe, they won't."

After careful consideration, Yang Ruoqing could only express her thoughts in this way.

"Or perhaps, as my cousin Zhou Wang said, he is suffering from lovesickness and is getting old, so he may be experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations."

"But... it's not a bad thing to believe in some things, and then try to figure out how to break through them. What if it can help prevent future problems?"

Xiao Huan understood what Yang Ruoqing meant.

She nodded slightly, a thoughtful look in her eyes. In her mental whirlwind, she went through all the people in Zhoujia Village and even the nearby villages who were said to have some 'skills' by others, and she was somewhat troubled.

"Qing'er, may we go see Master Yuan?"

“Master Yuan is a Taoist master, but he is not at the Taoist temple at the moment. He went to Jiuhua Mountain to attend a Taoist ceremony and may not be back until next month.”

"Where is Li Banxian from Lijia Village?" Xiao Huan asked again.

"Wow? You have such wide connections! You even know about Master Li from Li Family Village?"

"Oh, not at all," Xiao Huan smiled modestly, "It's just that someone in our village got into trouble, and they hired the fortune teller from Li Family Village to settle things..."

Just as the two were discussing this topic and it was getting to a crucial point, Luo Fengtang suddenly walked in from outside.

As he walked into the house, Yang Ruoqing immediately felt the temperature in the previously chilly room return to normal, and the tingling sensation on her scalp disappeared.

It's clear how powerful his energy field is!

He's like the sun; wherever he is, all the petty scoundrels have no choice but to back down...

"Is it almost done?" Luo Fengtang said, glancing towards the room where Luo Da'e was staying.

Yang Ruoqing also looked over and saw that the door of the room was open. Zhou Wang helped Doctor Zhao carry his medicine box and saw him out, while the blacksmith Luo stayed in the room to keep Luo Da'e company.

"Dr. Zhao, please sit here at the table," Xiao Huan said hurriedly, getting up to make tea for Dr. Zhao.

After Dr. Zhao sat down, he told Luo Fengtang and Yang Ruoqing about Luo Da'e's situation.

“！@#￥￥%”

Um... What's really embarrassing is that not only Yang Ruoqing couldn't understand Dr. Zhao's professional language, but Luo Fengtang, Zhou Wang, and Xiao Huan were all completely dumbfounded.

"Dr. Zhao, we are all laymen and don't understand. Please speak in a language we can understand!" Yang Ruoqing said directly.

This old doctor is indeed skilled in medicine, but it's also true that he likes to flaunt his knowledge and use literary allusions.

Doctor Zhao stroked his beard and cleared his throat. Wasn't he just trying to impress the general?

As a result, the general's wife directly undermined her plan.

"The old lady's condition is caused by swelling of the throat due to heat and fire, which is also why she can't swallow."

"Fire poison? Then reducing the fire will do the trick?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Dr. Zhao said, "The principle is this: reduce internal heat, clear away heat, and detoxify."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were all familiar with this area, as dry weather often caused them to get a sore throat.

Bleeding gums, sore throat, unable to even squat on the toilet...

"I'll prescribe some medicine to clear heat, detoxify, and reduce internal heat for the old lady first. You can take it for now and come back for a follow-up appointment in five days!"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Dr. Zhao." Zhou Wang nodded and bowed repeatedly.

After Dr. Zhao prescribed the medicine, Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang prepared to go back, and on the way, they took Dr. Zhao back to the Yihechun Medical Clinic in town.

"Uncle, are you coming back with us? Or are you staying here with Aunt?" Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang came to Luo Da'e's room to say goodbye before leaving, and at the same time asked Luo the blacksmith who was guarding the bedside.

The blacksmith looked hesitant; clearly, the old man was still worried about his sister and wanted to stay with her.

But Luo Da'e took the initiative to suggest that Luo the blacksmith go back: "Dazhi and the others will be returning to Yangzhou in a couple of days. Brother, you should go back and be with the children. I'm all better here now."

"Hmm...that's fine. I'll come see you again after Zhi'er and the others go to Yangzhou." As Luo the blacksmith slowly got up, he didn't forget to repeatedly remind Luo Da'e: "You must take the medicine the doctor prescribed. Don't complain about the bitterness. Also, you must avoid your diet these next few days. Don't touch anything spicy!"

"Look at me, my throat used to be bad too, but I gave up spicy food, smoking and drinking, and now I'm much better, and I don't cough anymore!"

"So don't worry about yourself, don't overthink things, just focus on getting better, and you can recover just like me!"

When the blacksmith Luo was instructing Luo Da'e on these things, he acted exactly like an older brother who had just started elementary school, speaking and gesturing with great seriousness and earnestness.

Luo Da'e, who was listening with her head tilted back, had eyes full of admiration and respect, just like a little sister starting kindergarten.

This scene is inexplicably beautiful!

……

The group boarded the carriage, and with Zhou Wang and Xiao Huan watching them go, the carriage slowly drove away from Zhoujia Village.

On the way, Dr. Zhao suddenly said to Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang with a solemn expression, "General, Madam, Old Master, there were two things I kept from saying at the patient's house earlier."

The relaxed atmosphere in the carriage suddenly turned heavy with that damned old man Zhao's words.

"Dr. Zhao, why are you hiding your thoughts? What is it? Just tell me everything!" Yang Ruoqing's tone was a little annoyed!
The fact that they specifically invited you to come for a consultation shows that they value your medical skills and that they trust and respect you.

You old codger, you're playing hide-and-seek now? Believe me or not, I'll wipe out your entire Yihechun.
Seeing that Yang Ruoqing was about to get angry, Luo Fengtang raised his hand to signal Yang Ruoqing to calm down.

He stared at Doctor Zhao with a gloomy gaze: "Speak frankly!"

Doctor Zhao secretly wiped away a cold sweat and said, "Although the old lady's condition is indeed caused by fire poisoning, when I examined her earlier, I found that there seemed to be an unusual small lump in the redness and swelling on the inside of her neck."

Small lump?
Yang Ruoqing's heart skipped a beat; in the end, she still couldn't dodge it.
"Is that little lump a bad omen?" the blacksmith asked anxiously.

Dr. Zhao said, "It's hard to say right now. Let's try the medicine first and see how it goes. If it's a normal lump, the medicine should reduce the swelling."

"If this medicine fails to reduce the swelling, or even causes the lump to grow larger, or if the old lady becomes visibly thinner and less energetic... then things might not be good!"

What's most frightening for a person is suddenly losing a lot of weight even when they haven't been dieting or exercising excessively, and they're just eating and burning calories normally every day...

This could be a bad sign from your body, and you should pay attention to it.

"My God!" The blacksmith's face was ashen, his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were empty and blank.

Based on the old man's life experience and what he had heard and heard, when a highly skilled senior doctor said this, it almost meant that the patient's life was nearing its end, and the family could start preparing for their funeral...

“Da’e, my sister…” Luo the blacksmith choked up, and two streams of turbid tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Uncle, don't be like that. Doctor Zhao is just giving a worst-case scenario. Maybe things aren't as bad as we think..." Yang Ruoqing quickly comforted Luo the blacksmith.

The blacksmith Luo nodded and said in a deep voice, "We will help Auntie find a renowned doctor and use the best medicine to treat her!"

He said this directly to Doctor Zhao's face.

Luo Fengtang didn't need to care what Doctor Zhao thought. If he couldn't cure Luo Da'e, Luo Fengtang could punish her by sending her to Yihechun Medical Clinic—it was all just a matter of a word.

So Dr. Zhao broke out in a cold sweat, feeling immense pressure, but he still took a deep breath and said cautiously, "Grandpa, please don't worry too much. I will do my best to treat the old lady!"

The blacksmith looked at Doctor Zhao, a glimmer of light returning to his eyes, "...No matter the cost, we can afford it, please! She's my only sister..."

……

Back in Changping Village, Luo the blacksmith remained somewhat downcast. Even when chatting with Old Madam Zuo, the old man tried his best to control his emotions and not let his guests see his sadness and worry.

"Oh, I hope your Aunt Da'e's condition is just a false alarm. If something really happened to her, your uncle would probably be half dead too!"

Privately, after learning the whole story, Wang Cuilian couldn't help but murmur it to Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing thought the same way.

But this is up to fate; no one's opinion matters.

"Let's wait a few days until Aunt Da'e takes her medicine, then we'll see how it goes!" That was all Yang Ruoqing could say.

Although Luo Da'e's side was in that situation, they were still relatives. On Luo's side, because of Dazhi's high school admission and because of the promise made to the villagers, the subsequent celebrations still had to be held as usual after the banquet.

A stage has been set up under the old maple tree at the entrance of the village.

The acrobatic troupe also arrived at that large open space to the south. They fenced off a large area there and started setting up a huge tent. The acrobatic performances would take place inside that tent, which was surrounded by an iron fence that separated the large performance area in the center. On the side of the iron fence were rows of seats of varying heights arranged in a circular structure around the central performance area.