SEC Chapter 320 Poor parents in the world
Chapter 320 Poor parents in the world
Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Fu Qingli, at the persuasion of Aunt Liang, went to the Xi family with gifts to pay New Year's greetings. Although it was natural for a nephew to pay New Year's greetings to his uncle, he had not set foot in the gate of the Xi Mansion for many years since he was driven out of the Xi family by his aunt.
Now that he has regained his sight, he knows that his uncle has been silently supporting him all these years. Even though he still has some grudges against his aunt, because of his uncle's kindness to him and with Aunt Liang's advice, Fu Qingli is no longer as repulsive and resistant to going to the Xi Mansion as before.
The old man who was rescued on New Year's Eve has not woken up yet. Fortunately, Awei bought medicine in a nearby town yesterday. For two days in a row, Si Yao decocted the medicine for the old man to take orally, and fried some medicine for external use on the hemiplegic area.
Si Yao personally prepares the daily fried medicine. She mixes Polygonum multiflorum, Poria cocos, cinnamon twig and raw aconite in fixed amounts, grinds them into powder, puts them into a pot and stir-fries them until hot, wraps them in gauze, and irons them on the patient's hemiplegic area while they are still warm. She heats them again when they cool down. Repeat this three or four times at a time, and it will only be necessary to iron them twice in the morning and evening of the same day.
"Wan'er...child...you finally come back to see daddy..." Just as Si Yao was ironing the old man's paralyzed left hand, he suddenly opened his eyes, but his mouth and eyes were still crooked due to the stroke. Perhaps because he had just woken up, he mistaken Si Yao in front of him for his daughter. With tears in his eyes, he raised his right hand that could move and gently stroked Si Yao's head, crying and mumbling.
Si Yao was stunned and slowed down the action of pressing the medicine on her hand. After learning that she had been mistakenly identified, she could not bear to interrupt the poor old father's tears of joy.
The old man was so emotional that he cried for a while and fell asleep again. He woke up again at noon two hours later. The sun was shining brightly outside, and the room was much brighter. After adapting to the strong light, the old man looked around in surprise. Although the furnishings in the room were simple, the walls were plain, but the windows were bright and clean, and there was a comfortable place to sit or lie down. Even the pens, ink and books on the desk in front of the window were neatly arranged.
"Are you awake?" Si Yao came in with the freshly boiled medicine. Seeing the old man wake up again, she smiled faintly.
“Girl…” Seeing Si Yao, the old man hurriedly wanted to get up, but he was paralyzed on one side due to a stroke, and now it was extremely difficult for him to even sit up alone.
"Don't worry, I'm a doctor. I will try my best to cure your illness, but the prerequisite is your trust and cooperation." Seeing the old man's face full of sorrow after he failed to get up, Si Yao hurriedly stepped forward, helped him up, and comforted him.
"You...you are a doctor?" The old man was surprised and happy. Hope rekindled in his dull eyes when he heard the doctor say that. However, because half of his face was paralyzed, his smile looked a little funny.
"Drink the medicine first." As a doctor, Si Yao had seen too many patients in embarrassment, and she knew very well that they were all helpless due to illness, so when she saw the funny look on the old man's face, she did not react, but took the medicine in her hand and fed it to him one spoonful at a time.
The old man saw that although Si Yao looked cold, her words and actions were full of respect for him, and seeing that she was a doctor, he completely let down his guard and cooperated with her in taking the medicine.
"Thank you, doctor." Just as Si Yao finished feeding the medicine and stood up to leave, the old man lying on the bed suddenly burst into tears again and expressed his gratitude to her.
"You play the piano better than my master. If you really want to thank me, take good care of your illness. I want to hear you play the piano and sing again." Si Yao looked back at the old man with the empty medicine bowl in her hand, then walked out of the room after speaking in a calm voice.
Three days later, the old man gradually recovered under Si Yao's treatment with acupuncture and medicine. His mouth and eyes were no longer crooked, and although his left hand was still shaking, half of his body could walk on the ground, but he temporarily needed a bamboo stick to support himself.
After his speech was no longer unclear, the old man found an opportunity to tell Si Yao and Fu Qingli his story:
Just like the lyrics sung on New Year's Eve, the old man's name is Liu Shenghe, from Wangcheng in the north. He has only one daughter in his family and lives with him. In order to make a living, he worked as a zither player in a wealthy family in Wangcheng. Two years ago, his daughter, who had just turned sixteen, was suddenly abducted and disappeared. He was heartbroken and extremely anxious. He also learned from his neighbors that the person who abducted his daughter was a southerner who looked fair and clean but had a slick tongue. Liu Shenghe was even more angry when he heard this, so he quit his job as a zither player and went south to find his daughter.
Liu Shenghe carried a zither on his back and made a living by performing on the streets while looking for the whereabouts of his daughter. Two years had passed unknowingly. In the past two years, he had been exposed to the sun and wind, cold and hungry, and suffered a lot. But he had to worry about his daughter all day long, and he couldn't sleep or eat well. He was only in his 60s, but his hair was white and he looked like an old man. It was really pitiful for the parents in the world.
However, he was already very old, but he had not waited to find his daughter. He often felt tinnitus and palpitations, dizziness, and then he often fell to the ground for no reason while walking. Until recently, when he passed through An County, his left hand began to tremble violently, and even his speech was occasionally incoherent. Liu Shenghe realized that he was seriously ill. He could not play the zither with his hands, and it became difficult for him to speak. He could no longer make a living by performing. He watched every household having fun during the New Year, while he was alone and almost starved to death on the street, and he didn't know where his daughter was.
Liu Shenghe was completely desperate and lost hope of living. He found a deserted place at night and wanted to end the rest of his life there, but he didn't expect that the song he sang before his death was heard by someone and saved him.
"You passed through An County, and I think you have found out the whereabouts of your daughter?" After listening to Liu Shenghe's crying, Fu Qingli's eyes were already half red. Si Yao also lowered his eyes and sighed for a moment before asking calmly.
"Well, before coming to An County, I found out that it was in Fucheng, but I can't walk to Fucheng alone in this body." Liu Shenghe calmed down at this time, wiped away his tears, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"I'll help you." But just as he finished speaking, Si Yao and Fu Qingli said in unison.
The two smiled at each other tacitly. Liu Shenghe saw that they were willing to accompany him to find the girl. He was grateful and happy. He hurriedly stood up tremblingly and bowed to Si Yao and Fu Qingli in front of him to thank them.
"Uncle Liu is still unable to move around easily. Fucheng is not far from An County. How about you and Uncle Liu stay here to continue treating him, while Awei and I will go to help him find his daughter?" After walking out of the room and coming outside the yard, Fu Qingli was still a little worried about Liu Shenghe's health, so he suggested to Si Yao.
"The most important problem of his illness is his heart. Instead of letting him stay here and wait anxiously, it is better to go together." Si Yao sighed lightly and shook his head to reject it.
Fu Qingli's worries were not unreasonable, but she also understood a father's eagerness to find his daughter. His daughter had been abducted to the south two years ago, and now her life or death was unknown. Since there was a clue, she should let him find his daughter first.
"But…."
"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen to him."