Chapter 35

There was actually nothing to do on this trip.

Jiang Xi came back quickly on her bike. Wang Zhaodi rode back with her, took the medicine, and left with many thanks.

At this time, once you get cancer, it’s difficult to survive.

This is the case for the pillar of the family.

Naturally, you can’t feel at ease.

She had to go back and boil the medicine to eliminate that possibility.

When Jiang Xi came back, Xiang Yiyang and Shi Zhonghua had not left yet. Pei’s mother was entertaining them. The two younger sisters came over immediately. Jiang Mi hugged her excitedly: “Sister, these two uncles are soldiers. They look so powerful!”

Soldiers are the hot commodity these days.

The military uniforms are really cool too.

They are all tall and straight, with good posture whether standing or sitting, and they are very attractive when wearing uniforms.

Jiang Xi saw her sister’s sparkling face and knew she was up to something, so she asked, “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Mi chuckled and said expectantly, “Sister, I want to be a soldier in the future.”

Jiang Xi rubbed her head and agreed, “Very good, then you have to work harder, and your academic performance can’t be bad.”

Jiang Mi’s face fell: “Do I have to go to school to be a soldier?”

“Of course, you have to go to school to do anything.” Jiang Xi spread her hands.

Jiang Mi was silent. Jiang Yu covered her mouth and laughed secretly but also whispered: “Sister, I want to be a soldier too.”

“Okay, okay!” Jiang Xi agreed. Children always have a lot of dreams when they are young, and she supports them all. She led them to put down their things, wash their hands again, and then go into the house.

In her and Pei Hejun’s room, the three of them were reminiscing about the past, their eyes full of tears, each wiping their tears.

Seeing her come back, Pei’s mother immediately felt better. She stood up and said, “You didn’t eat well at noon, so eat at home tonight and try my cooking. The third child really likes what I cook.”

The two did not delay, thinking of staying a little longer. Seeing their good brother, even though he was a in vegetative state, he could still give them some reaction now. They were still excited and wanted to talk to him more, so they said: “Thank you very much.”

“What are you thanking me for?” Pei’s mother waved her hand and went to cook with a smile.

Jiang Xi asked Jiang Yu and Jiang Mi to accompany her. She was not good at socializing and couldn’t say much. She was just worried when Xiang Yiyang spoke first: “If He Jun wakes up, can his body recover to the way it was before?”

Speaking of her professional knowledge, Jiang Xi immediately said: “In theory, it is possible, but the actual situation still depends on his nervous system…”

Even people who have suffered a stroke can, after exercise, recover almost completely. As long as Pei Hejun’s nervous system is not affected and he is willing to endure hardships, there will be no problem in recovering to the state before he got sick.

But she didn’t have any equipment to test it, so she didn’t know for sure.

After Jiang Xi finished speaking, both of them had bright eyes, and the latter said, “It seems that we were right to keep He Jun’s file in the first place.”

Jiang Xi was stunned: “What do you mean?”

Xiang Yiyang explained: “He Jun’s condition was actually very bad at the time. The doctors issued several death notices. He was also thinking about retiring before the operation to avoid taking up his position and dragging down the army, but we didn’t do that and retained his position. He is now on sick leave, and he can return to the army when he recovers.”

The disease is quite serious, and no one knows whether he can wake up. We are just holding on to a glimmer of hope and are reluctant to let him go.

Jiang Xi was a bit surprised. Pei Hejun’s condition had improved greatly after this stimulation, and the possibility of him waking up was very high. She didn’t expect that he could still retain his position. If he recovered and was reinstated, he would be the battalion commander!

“This is really a good thing.”

The three of them smiled at each other, feeling that everything was going well.

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Meanwhile, things were not as cheerful on the other side.

Wang Zhaodi brought the medicine back and started boiling it right away.

Because of Li Quan’s situation lately, the family had been using a lot of medicine, so she had gotten quite good at preparing it. She lit the stove, put the herbs in, covered the pot, and waited.

After doing this, she took the topical medicine and cotton swabs and asked her husband to apply it. She turned her back and muttered, “You’re usually fine, but now you’re sick. What’s going on…”

Zhou Baoquan was still lying down, feeling uncomfortable. He endured the embarrassment and applied the medicine as the doctor had instructed. Hearing his wife, he frowned and said, “I just bled a little; is it really that serious?”

“How could it be fake?” Wang Zhaodi believed the diagnosis without question.

Zhou Baoquan didn’t say anything more. After what happened with Li Quan earlier, he didn’t fully trust the doctors. He still felt that his illness couldn’t be that serious.

He would need to take the medicine for three months.

Suddenly, he asked, “How much is this medicine?”

“Eighty cents,” Wang Zhaodi calculated. “Three sets of medicine should be enough, which is two yuan and twenty cents, plus a consultation fee of ten cents, and the ointment you’re using externally is fifty cents…”

Zhou Baoquan grew more suspicious.

Each dose didn’t seem too expensive, but taking it for three months would add up to a lot. Plus, there would be a checkup every two weeks. After three months, the medical costs alone would be quite high, right?

He kept quiet, just thinking to himself.

Wang Zhaodi sighed and sniffed the medicine. It really didn’t smell good. She waved her hand in disgust and left the room to start preparing dinner.

Zhou Baoquan applied the medicine silently. After a while, he noticed that the wound no longer hurt.

He was a little surprised. Could Jiang Xi really be that skilled? Was the pain really gone?

He stood up and moved around, but it still didn’t hurt.

Zhou Baoquan took a deep breath, feeling relieved, but then he thought, if it didn’t hurt anymore, why would he still need to take medicine for three months?

Isn’t this a waste?

Maybe she was trying to trick him. After all, his condition was embarrassing to talk about, and people would laugh if he told others. He certainly wouldn’t want to make a fuss about it like he did with Xisheng’s mother. So maybe the doctor wanted to cheat him out of his money for a long time.

Zhou Baoquan thought about it. Each consultation was worth one work point, and even for patients from other villages, it was only six cents per consultation, which was about the same as two eggs. Not many people were willing to spend money on medicine. Doctor Jiang’s husband was so sick that his family was basically living off their savings, so it wasn’t impossible for him to do something like this.

After all, who could have thought that Li Quan, who had only been in the team for five days, would dare to cheat people?

Thinking of this, Zhou Baoquan looked at the time.

It was almost time to finish work.

As the team doctor, Li Quan should be heading back at this time even if he was sent out to work.

Zhou Baoquan decided to head to the clinic at the entrance of Zhoujia Village.

Even though Li Quan isn’t very reliable, there’s no harm in asking.

He walked quickly. The wound on the back of his butt had been treated, and he couldn’t feel it anymore. Only his lower abdomen would occasionally sting, but it would disappear quickly and wasn’t a big deal.

When he got near the clinic and was about to go in, he found the door was closed.

Zhou Baoquan thought Li Quan hadn’t come back, so he turned back disappointedly. Then he heard Li Quan’s excited voice inside: “Cousin, are you really going to send me to the county hospital for further studies?!”