1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 473 Old Xie is missing

"Hurry up, hold on, and get this water in before he vomits blood!" Old Qiu ordered.

I didn’t expect that Old Qiu actually had this idea. Liang Ziqiang was originally worried that it would take too long to boil the soup, but now it saves a lot of time.

The two brothers quickly cooperated with Lao Qiu, helped their father to sit up, and helped his father open his mouth as much as possible. Lao Qiu's actions were not vague at all. When Liang's father opened his mouth, he slowly fed the little water into his mouth.

After feeding, Old Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and told them to let Liang's father continue to lie on his side.

"What if my dad spits out blood again soon and spits out all the medicine powder? What should I do?"

The medicine was taken, but Liang Ziqiang was now worried about the follow-up problems. After all, it was a matter of life and death for his father, so he couldn't help but think about it.

"Whether the medicine is effective or not, there will always be some medicine powder left in his stomach. Don't underestimate it, once this medicine enters the stomach, it will take effect very quickly, otherwise, would the hospitals in the city and county use my medicine?" Old Qiu said calmly.

"Is the county hospital also using this kind of powder?" Liang Tiancheng turned his gaze from his father and asked Old Qiu.

Old Qiu nodded:
"I used to sell them the fish glue I prepared, and the effect was pretty good, but sometimes it was not ideal when encountering emergency patients. Later, I thought of a way to grind the fish glue into powder. Of course, it is not entirely fish glue, but also some other things I prepared. I have been thinking about those ingredients for many years and testing them again and again. I think that there should be no one in the country whose fish glue is better than mine in stopping bleeding!"

The more Liang Ziqiang listened, the more he realized that although he had known Lao Qiu for many years, he seemed to be more than a simple person. In the past, he had always thought that he had only contracted Diaomu Island and was the owner of an oyster and abalone farm, and that he also caught some rice fish, hairtail, yellow croaker, etc. on the sea and sold some fish maw. Basically, he was just a fisherman.

However, now it seems that knowing how to constantly improve the formula and prepare other medicinal ingredients besides fish maw is not something that ordinary fishermen can do. Looking at the glasses on Lao Qiu's nose, I feel that Lao Qiu is a more interesting person.

As they were talking, Liang's father on the bed moved, and some blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth again, but compared to before, the amount of blood that flowed out was obviously much less.

In order to ensure the effect, Qiu Dongzhi opened the drawer again, poured out some medicine powder, dissolved it in a little water, and fed it to Liang's father again.

After more than twenty minutes, Liang's father no longer had blood flowing out of his mouth, and he did not vomit blood again.

After a while, Liang's father tried to sit up on his own, saying "thank you" repeatedly.

"Don't rush to get up. Rest for a while and wait until the effect of the medicine is consolidated!" Seeing this, Old Qiu quickly signaled Liang's father to lie down again.

"Uncle Qiu, if my dad hadn't run into you today, I don't dare to think about what would have happened later. Thank you for saving my dad, thank you so much!"

Seeing that his father's danger was over, Liang Ziqiang was so grateful that he didn't know what to say.

He had just finished saying this when he suddenly heard a thump behind him. Looking back, he found that his elder brother was more honest than himself. He knelt down on his knees and thanked Lao Qiu!

"What are you doing? I'm really going to get angry with you! Speaking of saving you, it was you who saved my life. If it weren't for Aqiang, I would have been eaten by the fish. You keep thanking me, isn't it the same as scolding me?"

Qiu Lidong pulled twice, and seeing that Liang Tiancheng was still kneeling, he became furious.

Seeing him like this, Liang Tiancheng quickly stood up from the ground.

But the two brothers kept thanking Lao Qiu countless times.

What Old Qiu said was right. If Liang Ziqiang had not rescued him from the sea, Old Qiu would not be alive today.

But in fact, after that time, Lao Qiu sent them fish maw again, and asked Lao Xie to send a valuable jade giant clam to Liang Ziqiang. It can be said that he had already repaid Liang Ziqiang for saving his life.

Now that his father has been rescued by Old Qiu, Liang Ziqiang would feel extremely guilty if he did not say anything.

He thought about it and said, "Uncle Qiu, how about this? The medicines you made from fish glue are life-saving medicines, and fish glue is a valuable thing. Apart from anything else, at least I can't let you spend this money for nothing, right? When I return to the village, I will bring some money here to thank you!"

Liang Ziqiang was thinking, should he at least give Lao Qiu a few thousand yuan? He had saved Lao Qiu, and the jade giant clam Lao Qiu gave him as a thank you was worth more than two thousand, close to three thousand yuan.

Just as he said this, Qiu Dongzhi pulled his face again:
"Why are you talking about money again? How can you tell that I'm short of money?" After a moment of contemplation, Old Qiu waved his hand:

"How about this, so you two don't have to keep thanking each other. If you really want to thank someone, that's fine. How about helping me find someone?"

"Who?" Liang Ziqiang asked without hesitation.

"You know him, Old Xie." Old Qiu looked a little annoyed, mixed with some uneasiness.

"Old Xie? He hasn't been on the island for a long time? Where did he go?" Liang Ziqiang was surprised.

On the way here, he was wondering why he didn't see Lao Xie on the island. Even Lao Qiu didn't know where he had gone.

Since I went to the deep sea to trawle, I haven't been to Driftwood Island very often, so I don't know anything about what's going on on the island.

Hearing his question, Qiu Dongzhi sat down and felt Liang's father's pulse, then looked back at Liang Ziqiang and said:

"Your dad needs to lie down for a while before he can leave. Since you have time, you can sit down first and I'll tell you the whole story. I'm afraid this matter can't be explained in just a few words! By the time I finish telling you, you can almost send your dad to the gastroenterology department of the hospital!"

Liang Ziqiang asked his father a few questions about the situation, then quickly found a stool and sat down to listen to what Old Qiu said.

He originally thought that Lao Qiu would go straight to the point and talk about Lao Xie, but unexpectedly, Lao Qiu's topic suddenly went back to more than 20 years ago and was all about Lao Qiu's own affairs.

Qiu Dongzhi is not a native of Pengao County, nor is he even from this province.

He was born and raised in Shanghai, far away from here. His father was a school teacher, but his grandfather was a doctor with a very good reputation.

It was in 1958 that Qiu Dongzhi left Shanghai and set foot in Pengao County, Yanghai City for the first time.

Many people think that the educated youth were something that happened in the 1960s and 1970s, but in fact, they existed even earlier than that.

The earliest educated youth were in 1956. They did not go to production teams but generally to farms.

Qiu Dongzhi went to the countryside in 1957. At that time, there was a Qiansheng Brigade and Qiansheng Farm in Changpu Commune, Pengao County, Yanghai City.

Qiansheng Farm is not close to the sea. It mainly grows sugarcane, and also grows corn, sweet potatoes, papaya, banana, etc.

As an educated youth, Qiu Dongzhi participated in land reclamation and labor here and stayed for five years.

It was also during these five years that he gradually became closer to Tian Suqin, a local girl from Qiansheng Brigade.

At that time, it seemed that there was no possibility for him to return to the city. In addition, Tian Suqin's father had a good impression of him, so he simply decided to settle down here.

The two had a simple wedding in 1961. In that era, it was impossible to have a banquet or any ceremony. They just started a family.

In fact, it is reasonable to say that Qiu Dongzhi married into Qiansheng Village. However, Tian's father already had a son, so there was no need to invite a son-in-law. He just saw that his daughter particularly liked Qiu Dongzhi, and he was also quite satisfied with Qiu Dongzhi as his son-in-law.

However, things are unpredictable. Just a month after the marriage, someone in Shanghai passed on the news.

Relying on the many connections he had accumulated over many years as a doctor, Grandpa Qiu Dongzhi secretly fought for several years and finally secured an opportunity for his grandson to return to the city.

Even though he was only working as a handyman in a small hospital in the city, it was still a return to the city! This kind of opportunity was something that other people who went to the countryside could only dream of.

"Perhaps that was the most wrong decision I have ever made in my life!" Recalling this, Qiu Dongzhi glanced at Liang Ziqiang and sighed...

(End of this chapter)