The good times of childhood are always very short, and in the blink of an eye, September is the most sad time for this family. Although the state has long implemented nine-year compulsory education, each child still has to pay 100 yuan for books. Yan Yuxiang looked at these four children and became bored, the children will always be his dearest, but the "expensive" book fee is also enough for him. Not to mention this year's youngest, the hope of the whole family, Dong'er, is also going to start first grade. No matter how bitter you are, you can't be bitter about the child, Yan Yuxiang thought to himself. When Yan Yuxiang pulled Yan Huadong with one hand and sent the four hundred yuan he had just borrowed to the school, it was accompanied by Yan Huadong's uncompetitive cry: "I don't want to go to school!"

After all, the power of one person is still unable to withstand the "care" of many alliances such as elders, schools, and teachers. Autumn went to the winter solstice, and in the blink of an eye, Yan Huadong had been in school for a semester. Although I didn't take any advanced things at the end of the semester, I still had to take a symbolic test. There were a total of seventeen students in the first grade class of Yanxiang Village Primary School, and Yan Huadong took the exam and tied for first place among the many students in the class. This also made him happy for a long time, not that he was happy to take the first place, but that the winter vacation was coming soon, and more importantly, the New Year was coming soon!

But looking back after many years, the Spring Festival of that year was very sad. Although Yan Huadong likes to be lively, he is not a very bold child. On the Chinese New Year's Eve of that year, his father Yan Yuxiang spent five yuan from the supply and marketing agency to buy a pound of pork back, and his mother and pork and green onion filled dumplings, the family happily wrapped the dumplings early, set the table, and waited for CCTV's Spring Festival Gala to start, as if the athletes heard the starting gun, and everyone was about to start the dishes and chopsticks!

But this year's Spring Festival has undergone a big change for the family, that is, shortly before eating this Chinese New Year's Eve meal, Yan Huadong, the youngest in the family, suddenly launched a high fever, after all, this is Chinese New Year's Eve, there is only one doctor in the village, even if he calls people, he will not come. Yan Yuxiang and his wife had no choice but to give him a painkiller that everyone in the village regarded as a panacea at that time. He stuffed him into the quilt and told him not to open the quilt no matter how hot it was, just sweat.

In this way, Yan Huadong spent a Chinese New Year's Eve with his parents and three sisters watching the bedside in the bed. After dinner, his father Yan Yuxiang specially boiled a bowl of ginger soup for him and asked him to drink it while it was hot, it is normal for a child who is already seven or eight years old to have a cold and fever, so the whole family does not care too much. Who knew that when he woke up the next day, that is, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Huadong still had a high fever, and the three sisters watched their parents wipe his sweat with wet towels back and forth, but this kid's fever just couldn't go away. On the night of the first day of the new year, her mother Yan Xiuping really had no choice, so she hurriedly asked her husband to invite the only doctor in the village, who was also a member of the village's own family, but the generations were far apart, and even Yan Yuxiang had to call someone grandma. The doctor must have been extremely reluctant to come, but he also came at the sincere invitation of his father. For this reason, Yan Yuxiang also specially prepared a pack of Junzi brand cigarettes, which were particularly popular at that time, as a tribute.

Yan Huadong had been burning for a whole day, his mind was still sober, but his whole body was sore, he only remembered in a hazy way that the doctor was holding his wrist, pondered for a moment, and spit out five words: "Hurry up and go to the hospital." ”

After hearing this, the whole family panicked, Yan Xiuping hurriedly dressed her son, tears fell uncontrollably, and her mouth muttered: "What kind of evil has this been created." Yan Yuxiang turned over the cabinet and turned out the 1,000 yuan of a year's savings pressed at the bottom of the box, and did not forget to stuff the pack of gentleman's cigarettes into the doctor's hand, saying thank you. The doctor may have seen that the situation was more serious, and he refused to accept it, and said: "You wait for me to go back and get something, I will go with you, I have to go to the first hospital of the city, and the county hospital can't cure it." With that, he hurried away. It doesn't matter if this sentence is this, Yan Xiuping cried even more. After Yan Yuxiang explained that his eldest daughter Chun'er had to take care of his younger sisters, he went to find Ken's car to take them to the hospital on the first day of the new year.

At that time, it was difficult to find a car, but fortunately, it coincided with the Chinese New Year, and the few people in the village who had a car went home for the New Year. Tiger's father, Yan Yuxiang's elder brother, was in charge of the supply and marketing cooperatives in the town, so he was one of the first people in the village to become wealthy, so he bought his son a car. Later, Yan Huadong learned that the tiger's real name was Yan Bosheng.

Everything was ready to stop, and the group of five hurried to the city. Only the discussion of people walking the streets of the village was left. The doctor in the village still had two brushes, and on the way to the city, Yan Huadong's condition suddenly worsened, and he began to vomit and diarrhea, foaming at the mouth, and lost consciousness. It takes 40 minutes to drive from Yanxiang Village to the city at the earliest, the car is speeding on the road, seeing that the condition is getting more and more serious, the doctor opens his bag, takes out a needle from it, applies medicine, and hits Dongzi's buttocks, and the condition is slightly better. In this short forty minutes, after three injections like this, Fuyuko had lost consciousness, of course, he didn't know the pain, but the doctor's head was already sweating profusely. Yan Xiuping only cried on the side, Yan Yuxiang hugged Dongzi, and his face was condensed. Later, Dongzi and his family learned that the injection was called a heart booster. It was he who saved his life. It was also in the chat with his parents that Dongzi learned that in the hearts of his parents, the general thought at that time: I am afraid that this son is going to be lost, they gave birth to three girls before giving birth to a son, it seems that it is fate to have no children!

It was already late at night when I arrived at the hospital, and although the first hospital in the city was the only tertiary hospital in the city, it was a big New Year, especially at night, and only one doctor on duty remained. When they sent Fuyuko to the emergency room, the village doctor was relieved. Said slowly: "Fortunately, you called me early." ”

Dongzi lay in the hospital for three days to get the fever down, and then stayed for another four days, and was not discharged until the eighth day of the first lunar month. Although it cost seven or eight hundred yuan, the person is safe and sound, and this is the best result.

The good times didn't last long, although Yan Xiuping had taken good care of her, but on the second night of Dongzi's home recuperation, she suddenly had a high fever again, this time they didn't call the doctor in the village, because in the eyes of these people, if the illness recurs, it will definitely be much more serious than the previous one, so they didn't even give Dongzi painkillers, so they borrowed 500 yuan from their neighbors and took a taxi directly to the first hospital in the city. Until now, the doctors at the city hospital also shouted strangely, saying that they had never seen such symptoms, and they didn't know what Fuyuko was sick for. But it's a common Western medicine. Sure enough, this time it was more serious than the last time, and I didn't go home until the fifteenth day of the first month.

At this time, Yan Xiuping was extremely scared in her heart, although Yan Yuxiang looked calmer than anyone else on the surface, she must have sweated in her heart. After much discussion, they did not dare to go back to their home, but went directly to Yan Xiuping's mother's house in a neighboring village. Women, the more scared they are, the more they think of their parents, their families, and their brothers and sisters.

Dongzi's grandfather hugged Dongzi on the kang and kept using earthwork, sometimes pinching his shoulders and sometimes beating his feet. This time in the hospital, they just waited until the fever subsided, and Yan Yuxiang and his wife took their son back home, in fact, they already had a plan to give up in their hearts. Going to my mother's house is just a last resort. At this time, Dongzi's consciousness was sober, but he was vomiting and diarrhea, unable to eat, and saw a chubby young man who had made his chest stick to his back in half a month. The grandmother who was sitting on the side called his grandfather to the door distressed and said, "You hurry up and take a hundred yuan to invite Dr. Zhang." Dongzi's grandfather looked at her suspiciously, although this Doctor Zhang is from this village, it is extremely difficult to invite. Moreover, his medical skills are rumored to be miraculous, and Grandpa Dongzi has always been disdainful of this kind of thing. But in order to save his grandson, it seems that this is the only way to go.

According to Dongzi's grandfather later, Dr. Zhang was not as difficult to invite as the legend said, after he took the money and went to Dr. Zhang's house to tell him about Dongzi's situation in detail, Dr. Zhang was very enthusiastic, and said on the spot that he could cure this disease. Grandpa Dongzi was overjoyed, and when he stuffed the crumpled 100 yuan in his hand into Dr. Zhang's pocket, Dr. Zhang excused himself and said, "Don't worry, let's go and see first." With that, he packed up the medical box and went home.

Dongzi squinted and saw that this Dr. Zhang was lame on one leg, his height was only one meter and sixties, and there was a huge mole on his face. I saw a circle of people around, and the neighbors in the village heard that Dr. Zhang had come to consult in person, and they all came over to see if the living fairy in the village could rejuvenate this time. I saw that Dr. Zhang made a basin of water by himself, washed his hands, looked serious, and then sat in front of Dongzi, copied his left hand, and did not call the pulse, just held it, and looked straight at it for a long time, Dongzi opened his eyes, and when he saw that Dr. Zhang's eyes were staring at him, he was startled, and quickly closed his eyes again. About five minutes later, Dr. Zhang got up, washed his hands again, wiped it with a hot towel, sat down on the side, and lit a cigarette...... At this time, not only Yan Yuxiang and his wife, but even the people around them who were watching the excitement were a little unbearable, but no one dared to ask.

"This child is fine, he was scared by a dog!" When everyone sighed at Dr. Zhang's miracle doctor, they were more suspicious, Yan Yuxiang asked: "My Dongzi has never been afraid of dogs, how can I let dogs be scared!" Dr. Zhang squinted at him, I don't know why, the doctor gave people a feeling like they were cold from their hands to their eyes. This made Yan Yuxiang very uncomfortable, but for the sake of his son, he deliberately asked in a more affirmative tone.

"How did your son get scared by dogs, you don't know as a father, how can I know. But I now have a pill that can save him, I prepared it three years ago, a total of three pills, the county magistrate's son bought one, and the unfortunate boy in my family took one pill, and the last one is left, 25 yuan, can you buy it?" After a pause, he added: "This pill is extremely precious, and there will be no more after eating, but I promise that the medicine will be cured!"

"Buy, buy, we buy. Yan Xiuping hurriedly replied. "Okay, buy it and go with me to get the medicine. But I don't take credit. After Dr. Zhang said this, he turned around and left.

Yan Xiuping asked her father to send a gift to Dr. Zhang, while urging her husband: "Don't hurry up and follow Dr. Zhang to get medicine." After Yan Yuxiang got his wife's message, he went with Dr. Zhang.

At this time, the people around Dongzi had not dispersed, they chattered endlessly, and there were many people with different opinions. Regarding Dr. Zhang's medical skills, most of the people who say that he is clever are passed on by word of mouth, and few people have really seen it, but the fact that the car in the county party committee compound is often parked in front of Dr. Zhang's house is true, and this person seems to have a little ability. The reason why everyone is reluctant to disperse is to take a look at whether what Dr. Zhang said is accurate. After all, it is difficult to say the symptoms of such an incurable disease, and what is even more rare is that Dr. Zhang actually said the cause so specifically.

Dongzi's grandmother was convinced of Dr. Zhang's words, and kept complaining about her girl: I don't know how to let the dog scare the child if she is optimistic about her dog! To be honest, Yan Xiuping at this time is also half-convinced, to say that the seven or eight-year-old child let the dog scare no one to believe, and in retrospect, Dongzi has been very obedient to help them cook Chinese New Year's Eve dinner from the afternoon of Chinese New Year's Eve until the evening, and because of the birth of Dongzi in his own family, he has not had a dog for seven or eight years. But what Dr. Zhang said so firmly that people couldn't help but believe it. Could it be the dog next door? That's pretty fierce! Let's wait until I take the medicine and see what it looks like. Yan Xiuping thought so in her heart.

After a while, the husband came back panting with a paper ball. The crowd gathered around to look at the paper ball, and saw that it was an old newspaper that could not be broken again. But obviously there was more than this layer wrapped, Yan Xiuping snatched it and peeled him off after dividing it by two, and it turned out that what was wrapped inside was a big black pill. A spicy smell rushed to their faces, and everyone hurriedly covered their noses. Dongzi's grandmother cheered: "That's right, that's right, this time it's the right symptom!" It turned out that in her heart, it was a good medicine that was bitter and good for disease, and the more unpleasant the medicine, the better the medicine.

"Did Dr. Zhang say how to take it? Do you want to crush it and drink it with water?" asked Yan Xiuping. He said to take it directly after opening it, swallow it whole, you can chew it, but never drink water. The effect was seen within an hour of eating. Yan Yuxiang replied. But everyone looked at this black and stinky pill, how could it make people take it all at once, and still not be able to drink water! Yan Xiuping gently pinched the newspaper wrapped in the outer layer back, and found that this medicine was relatively soft and should be able to bite and move. There is no way, for the sake of his son, he can only let Dongzi eat it like this.