Lao Tan's head is now blank, not blank, it's gray and foggy.
There was a light flashing in it, and in the light he saw his mother and his son.
The faces of mother and son flashed alternately, vaguely at first, but gradually became clearer.
He saw his mother, with gray hair, gray eyes, and wrinkled face-----
He saw his mother's hands, rough, dry, with exposed veins -----
His mother stroked his head with her hand, and he lay in her arms and called, "Mom——"
The scene changed, and he saw his son smiling at him. It was his son who had just entered elementary school. The son held the key in his hand and said to him: "Dad, look, this is the key to our building. We live in a big building."
It’s—”
Then there was a gray fog in his head again, and he heard a voice "Divorce!"
Then another voice said "You are cancer-"
Am I cancer? Am I having cancer? Am I dying?
His inner self asked, "Do I really have cancer?"
Then he felt very uncomfortable and asked himself: Why does his heart hurt so much? Why does his chest feel so tight? Why does his throat feel so hot?
"Wow--"
As a mouthful of blood spurted out, Lao Tan felt his chest suddenly opened up and his head became clear.
Thank God, he woke up on his own!
His sobriety scared Wang Shulan to tears when she just entered the ward.
Wang Shulan had just put the kettle away when she entered the room. When she turned around to look at him, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, which was all over the floor.
He looked at Wang Shulan and smiled. Her mouth was full of blood and her teeth were red, like a man-eating ghost.
"Old Tan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, what's wrong?" Wang Shulan shook Lao Tan desperately with tears in her eyes and shouted in a changed voice.
"I'm fine."
Lao Tan grabbed Wang Shulan.
"Why are you vomiting blood again? I'll call the doctor."
Wang Shulan turned around to leave, but was stopped by Lao Tan.
"No need to shout, I'm fine." Afraid that Wang Shulan wouldn't believe him, he said again: "I'm really fine." Then he took a breath, as if he was very tired, and said softly: "Help me wipe the blood on the floor. I'm going to sleep."
In a moment, we will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."
After saying that, he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes tiredly.
One day later, at Lao Tan's insistence, Wang Shulan went through the discharge procedures.
After being discharged from the hospital, Wang Shulan took Lao Tan to the old Chinese medicine doctor.
The old Chinese medicine doctor took Lao Tan's pulse and looked at his complexion. His face looked very solemn.
"Why is it so serious?" asked the old Chinese doctor.
Wang Shulan explained in detail the course of the chemotherapy and the cause of the enlarged bronchiectasis. After listening to this, the old Chinese doctor became thoughtful.
Seeing the old Chinese medicine doctor silent and meditating, Wang Shulan was very nervous, and her heart was filled with fifteen buckets of water - she was up and down, even gasping and lowering her voice.
Lao Tan was calm and untroubled, with nothing other than a bad look on his face. He was definitely weak, firstly due to the side effects of chemotherapy, and secondly because of the enlarged bronchi, and the enlarged bronchi in turn also affected the stomach——
The condition has worsened.
This is like having your cake and eat it too. Treating the stomach affects the lungs, and treating the lungs delays the stomach.
After a while, the old Chinese medicine doctor spoke up and said with determination: "Continue to take Chinese medicine. I will prescribe it to you for one month, and you will be reviewed after one month. Remember not to go to the hospital, come directly to me."
Then the old Chinese medicine doctor glanced at Wang Shulan and said, "I saw and ate the mushroom you brought, and it was very good. But this mushroom can only be eaten where you are staying, and it must use the water in that place."
Listen to me and keep them in that place. Mushrooms are often eaten. Although they cannot cure cancer, they definitely have a nourishing effect on the gastrointestinal tract, which is better than taking medicine."
Then he turned to Lao Tan and said: "As the saying goes, one third of the illness is seventy percent of the recovery. The illness depends entirely on the recovery. You don't look good today. Are you stressed? Think about the solution. Don't be stressed.
Let me tell you, nothing is as important as the body. Without the body, the person is gone. It is useless to think about anything. Always remember that as long as a person lives, the king is the king, and the rest is in vain.
If you want to be filial to your parents, can you do it without living? If you want to support your children, can you do it without living? To put it bluntly, if you want to embezzle, commit a crime, or sleep with a woman, can you do it without living?
None of them work. Now you have to think more openly, think about yourself, and think about how to fix your body and get rid of the cancer. Always remember this sentence: As long as people have everything, everything can be done in time."
What the old Chinese doctor said is true and enlightening.
Returning to Wang Shulan's home from the old Chinese medicine clinic, Lao Tan said to Wang Shulan seriously: "I originally planned to go back to the provincial capital after the treatment to take my son back to my hometown for the New Year, but now I can't go back. My mother and I are very ill.
Sister and the others got angry after seeing it, and they couldn’t help but tell me when asked, and it was obvious that they were lying.”
Wang Shulan said: "I was just about to tell you about this. Treatment is very important. I will go to the clinic to get the medicine tomorrow and then return to Beautiful Valley."
Lao Tan said: "That's what I thought. The place is quiet and undisturbed, so it's suitable for recuperation." Then he went on to say: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you have a lot to do. I can't keep dragging you down. I'll go back by myself."
Wang Shulan was anxious at that time, "What are you talking about? Can I ask you to go back by yourself?"
Lao Tan said: "Listen to me, you are the boss. There are many things waiting for you in the store, so you can't always accompany me. Besides, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you have to be at home with your big family."
It's not like I can't move, I can take care of myself. Besides, I want to be alone for a while, and I don't want anyone to accompany me, and besides--"
"It's okay, okay? I can listen to you on other things, but not this." Wang Shulan interrupted Lao Tan. She was a little angry, but she didn't get angry. She suppressed her emotions and said, "It's the same as if I'm not in the store."
, there’s Li Jing, otherwise I wouldn’t care much about it and she’ll make the decision. Zhongqing always comes to Beijing, and there’s Xiaomei, so she doesn’t care if I’m not around?
You don't have to worry about my family's affairs. It's just a year. How can I live without you at home? Just tell your son and wife.
Don't say anything, I have to accompany you to Beautiful Valley, otherwise I won't be relieved and I won't be able to let you go alone."
Seeing that Wang Shulan said this to Lao Tan, she didn't say anything else, and she felt very grateful.
Wang Shulan took a breath, poured a glass of water for Lao Tan, then sat down opposite him, and said calmly: "I know you are feeling unhappy, you are sick, and the chemotherapy has not cured it, but it has become more serious. Who cares about this?"
I feel uncomfortable all over my body. It’s great that you can do this. I admire you all.
In addition, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. When people celebrate the New Year, they can think of everything, whether they are old or young, or brothers and sisters. They can't think of them in ordinary days. It's like this for everyone, it's human nature. Especially if you are preoccupied.
, I understand that I think more than others.
Don't look at you for not telling me, I'm not stupid, I promise you something happened yesterday, otherwise you wouldn't be able to do that -----
You are the best at persuading people. You can understand even if I don’t say a lot. Let me emphasize one point, Lao Tan, you are a patient now. Recuperating the disease is the fundamental thing. Didn’t the old Chinese doctor say that life is the key to success?
The king says, people have everything and have time for everything."
Lao Tan said nothing, looked down at the water glass in his hand, and nodded gently.
"Brother, if you have something to do, don't hold it back, tell it openly." Wang Shulan said.
Lao Tan slowly raised his head, squeezed the corners of his mouth, and said: "It's okay, it's all over--"
"------Just go there."
Wang Shulan didn't ask further questions. She believed that Lao Tan said it was over.
She said: "Tomorrow after I get the medicine, I will go to the mall and buy some New Year clothes for Yingzi, her mother and father, and Xiaomei's parents. We have a lot of trouble there. It's Chinese New Year, so it's not a big deal.
.”
"Well, I should." Lao Tan said.
"I'll buy you one too."
"I don't need it, I can't wear it well."
Wang Shulan smiled and said: "This energetic young man can't dress well? If you dress up, you can find someone who is eighteen."