I don't know how long it took, but little Jinbao's little head was leaning on Yao Hua's shoulder. When he was about to fall asleep, the lights in the emergency room dimmed.
Seeing the doctor coming out, Su Erzhuang ran forward anxiously, "Doctor, how is my wife?"
"We have given the pregnant woman pregnancy-preserving treatment. The bleeding has temporarily stopped and the fetus is still alive. However, it is very likely that there will be signs of miscarriage in the future. I can't say whether the pregnancy will be preserved or not."
"Why?" Su Erzhuang asked anxiously, "You are a doctor, how can you say something bad?"
"The medical conditions in our town are not good, and many examination equipment are not available. If you want to ensure that your wife's fetus can be saved, it is best to go to the county health center, which has many facilities."
"In the county?" Su Erzhuang hesitated, "The health center in the county does not accept farmers."
The doctor said: "Don't worry about this. I will give you a letter of introduction. The county health center can accept your daughter-in-law for treatment."
Generally speaking, farmers cannot go to the county town to see a doctor unless a doctor from the town health center issues a letter of introduction and determines that the patient needs further treatment.
However, even with a letter of introduction, most farmers will not go to the county health center for medical treatment, because unlike health centers, health centers do not provide free treatment to farmers.
In addition to paying registration fees and doctor visits, they also have to pay high medical expenses, which no farmer family can afford.
"Well... let's forget it," Su Erzhuang made an excuse and said, "The county seat is too far."
Su Xiaomeng didn't understand his second brother's worries, so he stepped forward and said: "Second brother, the county seat is not far away. If you buy a ticket and take the bus tomorrow morning, you can reach the county seat soon."
Su Daqiang pulled his fifth brother and winked, signaling him to stop talking.
"What's wrong?" Su Xiaomeng wondered, "It's not that far away in the first place. Just now the doctor said that the second sister-in-law's condition is not good and the baby may not be saved. I think I should go to the county to have a look. I can't just let the baby die."
Xiao Jinbao listened to their voices and rubbed his eyes. He didn't understand what his second uncle was thinking. Why didn't he want to go to the health center?
The second uncle lowered his head and his hands clenched into fists could not help but tremble, "Of course I want to keep my child, but I have no money!"
"Second brother..."
"I have heard from some people who have been to the county health center that the cost of treatment is too expensive. An operation costs at least ten yuan, and hospitalization is even more expensive. Many people have exhausted their financial resources and cannot afford it.
"
Speaking of sadness, Su Erzhuang felt that he was so useless that he couldn't even protect his wife and daughter-in-law.
Without money, he couldn't go to the county health center, so he had to resign himself to fate. If he could save the child, he would be lucky, but if he couldn't, there was nothing he could do.
"Doctor, even if the child cannot be saved, I must save my wife-in-law. I still have two children. She is the mother of my two children. Nothing can happen to her."
The doctor was very moved when he heard this and assured: "Don't worry, as long as you stay in our health center for observation, you will be able to survive."
"Thank you, thank you doctor, thank you..."
Su Erzhuang wanted to say more, but a child's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"I have money." Yao Hua jumped off the chair, took out two ten-yuan notes from his pocket, and handed them to Su Erzhuang, "Uncle Su, you take my second aunt to the county for treatment tomorrow morning. You must treat your second aunt."
The baby in the belly will be saved.”
Su Erzhuang was shocked, "Hua Hua..."
"I originally wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative with Uncle Su to buy things this morning, so I happened to have this money with me. You can take it," Yao Hua said.
The ten-yuan note was the largest denomination at that time and was called "Great Unity". Many rural people did not even know what a ten-yuan note looked like. The ones they encountered most on weekdays were one cent and one dime.
A whole two-piece ticket is a big deal for many people.
Seeing that Su Erzhuang refused to take the money, Yao Hua added: "If you go to the county health center and the money is not enough, you can tell me that I still have money."
"I can't afford to pay this back."
"You don't need to pay it back. Jinbao said that the second aunt is carrying her younger brother, which is also my younger brother. This money is the money I paid to save my younger brother's life."
Su Erzhuang's eyes became wet for a moment, "Thank you, Hua Hua, really, my second uncle, thank you so much."
After accepting the money, he took the revived Zhao Fengzhu to the county health center for miscarriage treatment the next day.
Zhao Fengzhu was reluctant to go at first, saying she had no money. Su Erzhuang told her about Yao Hua giving her the money and repeated everything he said.
Zhao Fengzhu was not a hard-hearted person, so she was surprised and moved, "He really said that?"
"Why did I lie to you?" Su Erzhuang handed her the twenty yuan he was holding tightly.
Zhao Fengzhu took the money and looked at it several times, and suddenly felt sour in her heart.
"I thought no one at home cared about my life or death, wuwuwu..."
"Oh, why are you crying? Stop crying. The doctor said that you should be in a stable mood now. This is best for the fetus. Otherwise, you won't get to the county health center and your stomach will hurt again."
After Su Erzhuang comforted his daughter-in-law, he added: "Think about it for yourself. You were famous yesterday. Did our whole family become ants on a hot pot? You also said that no one in the family cares about you."
Zhao Fengzhu had a severe stomachache at that time and felt like she was about to die. She didn't even notice what others were doing. Looking back now...
The eldest brother went to borrow the horse, and the fifth brother drove the car. The mother-in-law even asked the eldest sister-in-law to find wheat straw for her to cushion. The eldest sister-in-law also had a look of worry and anxiety on her face. No one in the family took pleasure in the misfortune.
"I remember that we didn't seem to be riding in a carriage later..."
"It's an ox cart, don't you remember?"
Zhao Fengzhu covered her head and thought for a while, "I think I heard a cow mooing, but when did we have cows in our village? Why didn't I know?"
"I guess it was Jinbao who brought it, just like she brought rats to deal with Li Dashu's family before," Su Erzhuang held his wife's hand, "Our child can be saved, and the person who deserves the most thanks is Jinbao."
"Jinbao?"
"Yes, Jinbao is a little special, but she never thought of hurting us. You talked a lot of nonsense yesterday, and Jinbao didn't blame you. She only wanted to save you. What a good child she is.
Our family, my biological niece, is also your biological niece."
Huang Cuizhi's words came to Zhao Fengzhu's mind.
Thinking about it now, she said that Jin Bao wanted to harm the child in her belly, which was really ridiculous.
Jin Bao has been in the country for two months. If he really wanted to harm her, wouldn't he have done it long ago? Why delay it until now? Besides, what's the benefit of harming her?
Regarding the previous rat incident, no one in the family was injured or bitten, and Jungen was fine...
When Zhao Fengzhu thought of this, a doctor happened to come to check on her ward and inquire about her physical condition.
"Doctor, I suddenly had severe bleeding and almost miscarried. Is it because I ate too many dried longans?" Zhao Fengzhu couldn't help but ask.