Lin Min cooked some porridge for Gu Jingchuan the next morning and bought two steamed buns from outside to keep Gu Jingchuan hungry when she came back late.
She told him, "After eating, you stay at home. Your body may have some reaction after the injection. You need to rest more. I will go to the county town to get you some medicine."
Gu Jingchuan raised his head and looked at her, surprised, "Going to the county town to get medicine?"
She nodded, "Yes, there are several Chinese medicine shops in town that don't have them. In your case, you need black snakes and centipedes to be used as medicine. I asked that medicine shop and they didn't have any."
"Are insect-based Chinese medicine expensive?" Gu Jingchuan asked after hearing this.
"Well, it's quite expensive, but for the sake of medical treatment, don't think about anything else."
Insect medicines are much more expensive than those herbal medicines.
Even some things like pangolins are difficult to buy in small places if you have money.
Gu Jingchuan thought that they only had so little money. If they spent it all on their own medical treatment, how would they live their lives in the future?
Gu Jingchuan suddenly remembered that when he was in the army, a comrade was retired and wanted to start a business. He gave him his own money and gave him a business plan.
It is regarded as his investment and he will receive dividends in the future.
But right now, the other party has not contacted him.
In addition, if he really gets discharged from the army, he will also receive a pension.
This home can last a while.
However, these are not long-term solutions, and he still has to find a way to support himself.
At this time, Lin Min was about to get him medicine, and he reminded her aloud, "Xiao Min, we don't have much money."
When they moved out, Lin Min said those words in front of her family, and she had no intention of asking for help in the future.
Gu Jingchuan began to think in his mind that he had to find a way to do some manual work, and he couldn't just wait for others to support him.
"You don't have much money to make. Anyway, taking medicine is a must. This is the first priority now."
Lin Min spoke in a relaxed tone, with a bright smile on her pretty face, "Don't worry, I have medical skills, it's no problem to earn some living expenses."
She patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think about anything, just take good care of yourself."
Gu Jingchuan looked at her and felt very uncomfortable.
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
He regretted a little and moved out with her.
It added a burden to her.
After Lin Min finished eating, she looked at the time and saw that the shuttle bus from the town to the county would leave at eight in the morning. If she missed it, the next bus would have to wait until ten.
And there are only two trains a day.
Afraid of being late, she took the bowl to the kitchen and planned to wash it when she came back.
"I'm going to leave first. I've put the steamed buns and water on the table for you. If you're hungry, just put it on the table and I'll come back to cook for you."
"Take the money."
Gu Jingchuan gave her one hundred yuan.
"Is this enough?" he asked.
She didn't answer, "Actually, you don't need to pay. I went there and found my own way to get the money for the medicine."
"Take it, come back as soon as you get the medicine, don't show off, the family doesn't need you to go out and make money for the time being."
Gu Jingchuan was worried that her family would suffer as a woman.
"Oh, I got it." Lin Min had no choice but to obediently accept the one hundred yuan note from Gu Jingchuan.
He carefully put it in his pocket and walked out the door.
The shuttle bus bumped for more than half an hour before arriving at the county seat.
The old city, the pedestrians in simple clothes, and the bicycles passing by on the streets, give you a sense of age everywhere.
Her memory of the county seat has become very blurry.
She asked about an uncle who practiced exercise, and then she found the largest traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the county, Zhongantang.
When Lin Min entered, there were several patients queuing up to get medicine in the pharmacy.
There were only two young men who looked like apprentices, holding small scales in their hands, looking at the prescription on the counter and taking medicine.
Lin Min sat on a long wooden chair and waited.
When there was only one person left in front of her, Lin Min stood up and took out the prescription she wrote last night from her pocket.
I plan to pass it to the medicine guy.
At this moment, the door curtain of the drug store was opened vigorously from the outside, followed by a rapid voice, "Doctor Liu, Doctor Liu..."
When the medicine guy heard the movement at the door, he put down the small scale tray in his hand and asked, "Comrade, what's wrong?"
"My father suddenly had a crooked mouth and eyes, so he asked Dr. Liu for acupuncture." The middle-aged man said anxiously.
The drug store boy replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, Doctor Liu is not here. He went to the city to see his grandson."
"No one is here?"
The drug store boy nodded, "Yes, I left in the morning, and now I'm on the train."
The middle-aged man helped the old man sit down on the bench, looked at the medicine shop, and confirmed again, "Doctor Liu is really not here?"
"Then what should I do? My father is like this, when will he come back?" The man had a bad temper and a fierce look on his face. Because he was anxious, his brows were furrowed and his voice was extremely loud. It was scary.
The drugstore boy persuaded patiently, "Comrade, I'm really sorry. I told you that Dr. Liu went on a trip this morning. He may not be back for a while. Just look at me and learn from him."
Disciple, I don’t know how to read it either, why don’t you take the old man to see it somewhere else.”
"Where else should we go? We just came back from the county hospital. After a few days of infusion, the medicine has not healed. I have inquired about it. Your doctor Liu is the only one in the county who can treat this disease with acupuncture. This is the key.
Why is he traveling so far at this time?"
"Comrade, our doctor Liu went to his son's house in the city. He also went because he had important matters and couldn't be delayed. Please be more patient." The drugstore boy is very discerning.
On weekdays, there are all kinds of customers in the drug store, but today these two people looked like they were not good friends. No matter how irritated he felt, he still had to smile.
The person sitting on the chair was an old man about sixty years old. His clothes and temperament did not look like a farmer.
He looked at the middle-aged man blaming the apprentice relentlessly and wanted to say something, but he babbling for a long time and couldn't say a whole sentence.
The middle-aged man looked anxious and angry. He looked at the drugstore boy and complained, "Are you Dr. Liu's apprentice? Don't you have any advice from him? You can't even prick a needle?"
The drug store boy felt a little uncomfortable at the disgusted look in the middle-aged man's eyes, so he explained dully, "I just took the medicine."
Lin Min stood in front of the drug store counter, took a few more glances at the old man inside, and already had a good idea of his situation.
She stepped in, looked at the old man's face again, and then asked the middle-aged man, "Excuse me, how long has this old comrade's mouth and eyes been crooked?"
The middle-aged man looked sideways at the sound and frowned in displeasure, "You little girl, what are you asking about?"
"Uncle, does the old comrade have cerebral infarction? It is what everyone calls a stroke."
"Huh? How do you know?"
Lin Min observed the old man's face and continued to speak, "The symptoms of the old comrade's crooked mouth and eyes are caused by stroke, which is called central facial paralysis. If not treated in time, it may not only be facial paralysis."
If it is so simple, it is very likely to cause hemiplegia or even life-threatening."
Listening to Lin Min's words, the middle-aged man's face first flashed with surprise, and then his expression became more gloomy, "What's the use of all this?".
