In Nujiang County in the southwest, Simin's white blood cells were all occupied by mutated white blood cells, and her fever reached 41 degrees.
She was in a state of delirium, and a few nonsense words came out of her mouth from time to time.
Simin's father had deep eyes. He had sold all the valuable things in his family and borrowed them from all his friends and relatives.
If he extended his hand again, Simin’s father would be embarrassed.
Simin's mother was lying on the bed dying.
Simin's father spent his last ten yuan to buy a bottle of paraquat, a pesticide that is said to be impossible to save.
After his wife and daughter were buried, he was ready to get it over with.
Simin has been suffering from leukemia for a year. Over and over again, her family, which was not too poor in the first place, has become so impoverished that they even have no money to buy a pound of meat.
Anyway, I won’t live for a few days.
Simin's father looked at the bottle of paraquat on the window sill and smiled bitterly.
I never thought my whole life would end like this.
It should be a very happy thing to be able to raise such a beautiful and smart daughter in the mountains.
Simin is a student at County No. 1 Middle School, and her grades rank in the top 10 for her age. It is not a problem to get into a good university.
Unexpectedly, she was born with jealousy. On the eve of the college entrance examination, she suddenly had a fever. As soon as she was tested, the whole family fell into the abyss.
Acute myeloid leukemia.
My mother was already suffering from rheumatism. She collapsed quickly when she was anxious or overworked. She had an acute attack of rheumatism and lay in bed for several months, unable to even take care of herself.
Simin's father is a strong old man. He has been a famous local herb farmer since he was young. He spends at least 300 days in the mountains a year.
The wild medicinal materials he collected sell at a very good price, 30% higher than the price of ordinary medicinal materials.
His family's life in the local area is pretty good. They can eat home-made ham all year round, and his mother also raises a lot of chickens and ducks.
Simin has been "rich" since she was a child. She is the best-dressed in the whole village. She went to the best junior high school and the best high school.
My father saved up 200,000 yuan in dowry money and planned to find a good husband after Simin graduated from university.
Unexpectedly, disaster was imminent and Simin contracted an incurable disease.
In the past year, he spent more than 900,000, but Simin's disease still relapsed.
There is no hope.
Simin's father has written a will, and his family's only property will be used to pay off debts.
He has a shriveled dead snake with a shriveled gallbladder in its belly. He values it at 600,000.
For a long time, it is said that this snake was left by his grandfather. This snake is called "Spirit Snake", a highly venomous snake that has long since disappeared.
In the past, someone offered 300,000 yuan, and then 400,000 yuan, and his grandfather and father were reluctant to sell. Now, he is eager to make a move, and the highest bidder offered is 100,000 yuan.
Of course he can't sell it cheaply - the point is, even 100,000 yuan can't save the situation.
The old man didn't want to be in debt, so he left a snake in order to pay off all his debts.
If you come into this world cleanly, you must leave here cleanly. At least you can’t let your daughter go to the underworld with debts.
They want to be reunited in the underworld. They don't have any debts, there are no diseases in the underworld, and they live happily as a good family.
I made an appointment with a person, a buyer, who wanted to inspect the snake himself.
For decades, no one has seen the spirit snake. It has long been extinct. The purchasing staff must inspect the goods to see if they are real or fake.
It is said that this man is a great expert, and he specializes in testing medicinal materials for large pharmaceutical companies.
It seems that I can’t wait any longer.
Simin's father gave his daughter a cold compress.
He put the snake on the table and the bill on the table. His only prayer was that the medicinal purchaser would be a gentleman.
The price offered by Simin's father was 600,000 yuan, which was just enough to pay off the debts of friends and relatives. There was still 2,000 yuan left, which was to ask someone to bury his family.
Simin is coming soon.
There is only one breath left.
From last night to now, she might lose her temper at any time. I don’t know why, but she seems to be unwilling to give in. She just can’t take her last breath.
Simin's father is exhausted and will almost collapse.
He struggled to get up and moved the "paraquat" on the windowsill closer so that he could still reach it when he ran out of strength.
In the haze, a group of people came.
A boy knelt on Simin's bedside and cried.
Simin's father could barely tell that the boy was Simin's classmate. It was summer vacation and he came to visit Simin.
This boy is studying in the Department of Physics at the University of China, and he came to say goodbye to Simin.
These people are all Simin’s classmates.
They pooled together 130,000 yuan to send Simin to the hospital.
"No, it's already too late, there's no hope." Simin's father said that he didn't want to be in debt anymore. This spiritual snake cost 600,000 yuan and he didn't know if he wanted it.
Besides, the doctor at the hospital said that Simin’s disease is hopeless, and even a bone marrow transplant is not very promising.
Why bother?
Getting relief as soon as possible is the best choice.
"Ah, paraquat!"
"Put it away quickly, don't let him drink it!"
"Give it back!" Simin's father stood up to grab it, but he had no strength and fell to the ground, and then he didn't know anything else.
I don’t know anything anymore.
My mouth tastes bitter.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the old man’s mouth felt bitter, and there was still liquid going down his throat.
In the haze, there was a figure shaking in front of his eyes.
"Wake up."
"Wake up. The effect of Purple Snow Pill is really good."
"Thank you for bringing it with you. Give Simin a pill too."
"Maybe, she needs Longhu Powder. I brought it too."
The speakers were a young woman and a middle-aged man.
Behind them are a group of college students - Simin's high school classmates, who met to visit Simin.
"You are..." Simin's father was able to speak.
"I am the person you made an appointment with, Ling She. We have inspected the goods and it is true. 600,000 is too cheap. We will give you a fair price. How about 3.7 million? You can bargain."
"3.7 million?"
"Yes, 3.7 million, we pay with one hand and deliver the goods with one hand. And, if we take your daughter away, maybe she can be saved."
"No, you must first find out. Is this snake definitely worth 3.7 million? I don't want to fool you. Besides, this snake is quite old, and its medicinal properties may have lost a lot of effect."
"Old man, you are a loyal person. We don't want to be villains. This is the second time we have encountered a spiritual snake like you. Last year we bought a 3 million one. It was smaller than you and older than you.
This is short. The snake gallbladder is also dated. A century-old snake gallbladder is equivalent to a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. 3.7 million is our asking price. If you think it is sold cheaply, you can raise the price."
"No, I won't bid, just 3.7 million. I only want 600,000, and the rest will be used to treat my daughter's disease. I don't care whether there is hope or not. After spending all this money on treatment, if it's not good, I'll accept my fate."
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"Old man, your whole family is coming with us. Simin, we are half sure, and I am the best at your lover's disease. I can boast that Haikou will definitely be able to cure it."
"Excuse me, who are you?" Simin's father's eyes exuded a glimmer of light.
This chapter has been completed!