164 Quiet Village
Old man Su's heart tightened, and asked: When did the old doctor leave?
Su Dashan nodded and said: I don't know, I said that I left a few days ago, as if I knew that I was going to get sick, and I also told the people in their village that the people in the next village were almost gone, and only some seriously ill people were still struggling in the village.
Old man Su hurriedly said: Why is this doctor so selfish, he only tells them to the villagers, why don't you tell our villagers too, in this way, the osmanthus disease is not accidental, and the dead pork is really a problem!
After the old man Su finished speaking, he muttered again: The village next door has moved out, and the old doctor is not here, what can we do in our village, and we can get it in the future?
As soon as these words fell, the family suddenly ran out of ideas.
Uncle Su said: Now that it's dark, the town must be hard to go, I went to the village to ask who bought the medicine and asked them to borrow it. Alas, last time their family also bought it, but Mrs. Su knocked on the door and felt that the matter of dead pork was not a big deal, so she only bought two, and at that time it was boiled in a large pot, and the whole family drank it, and the medicine was gone.
Su Dashan stepped forward and said: Mother, I'll borrow it, you go take care of my sister. After Su Dashan finished speaking, he went out again.
Aunt Su looked at this son, her heart was ambiguous, and at the same time her nose was a little sour, this son was the most undesirable to her, he couldn't study, he would only do farm work, and he would not have much success in the future, she was not as good as the second child and the third child, and she took it for granted on weekdays, now that she thinks about it, she loses, and the second child is the top thing at the critical time, and she is better than his father.
Su Dashan walked to the door, suddenly turned around and asked: Do you want to tell Li Zheng about the old doctor, and this disease......
Old man Su shouted: Don't say it.
Su Dashan was useless, turned around and left.
Old man Su shouted from behind: Borrow more medicine, let's go to the town tomorrow to buy it and return it to them, remember, don't say it now, if they know that Osmanthus is seriously ill, they will definitely refuse to borrow it.
Su Dashan turned his head and said: I know. With that, he went out.
Uncle Su sighed: Dashan, this child, his heart is too real, this is not like me, like Erniu.
Mrs. Su said: What's bad about Erniu, you can endure hardships and be practical, as long as you pick a capable daughter-in-law, don't worry about a bad life, I can tell you, but don't pick a daughter-in-law like Erniu, it's useless. As soon as Mrs. Su mentioned Su A-Niang, she looked disgusted.
Old man Su said with a calm face: Don't talk about these things that you don't have, the most important thing now is what to do in the future, the next village has moved away, and I don't know where it went, it seems that it has nothing to do with this disease.
Aunt Su was originally going to take care of Su Guihua, but when she heard the people in the house talking like this, she didn't leave, but said: Otherwise, I will go to the town early tomorrow morning to take a look, and then inquire about the news.
Mrs. Su said: It will be too late by then! After speaking, she screamed again, and I remembered that the whole family moved to her mother-in-law's house, saying that it was in a ravine and ravine, and there was little contact with the outside world, and that family was really fine.
Mrs. Su's words made Old Man Su have an idea, and he only listened to him: In this way, Osmanthus is sick, we definitely can't stay with her, anyway, Ah Wang's house is empty, let Osmanthus go there to live, so we won't be implicated.
It's a good idea.
Uncle Su asked: Dad, Ah Wang's house is empty, it rained last time and it was damp, and he didn't clean it up, why should he live, Osmanthus is already sick, it's not good to let her live by herself.
Old man Su glanced at Uncle Su and said, "You are her mother, isn't it right for you to go with her and help her pack her things."
Aunt Su hurriedly said: I have to go to the town tomorrow.
Old man Su said to Uncle Su: You go to the town and let your daughter-in-law take care of the children at Awang's house.
Uncle Su nodded and said, "Okay."
Uncle Su was going to be angry with the Su family, she said: Before Zhang Ma left, he said that he wanted us to compensate a daughter-in-law for her, Da Niu, can you do this?
Uncle Su hesitated: This is difficult.
Mrs. Su looked at Uncle Su with a sneer: I listened to it just now, didn't you say that you should let the eldest girl marry her, last time you said in our village, let the osmanthus marry herself, isn't this a slap in the face?
Uncle Su said without changing her face: This is the idea of the Zhang family, they want to change people, what method do we have, let's spread this word tomorrow, I believe that the villagers will also support us, after all, the Zhang family is holding the handle of our village.
Mrs. Su didn't speak.
Old man Su said: What are you doing in a daze, taking advantage of the fact that the sky is not completely dark, quickly move the osmanthus to Ah Wang's house.
Third Uncle Su suddenly said at this time: Dad, the bottom of the mountain is far away from our village, if you don't let the osmanthus stay here, let's move there to live, even if there is really a plague in the village, let's surround that side and don't let people pass, it shouldn't be able to reach our family.
Old man Su's eyes lit up: This is a good idea.
After Su Laosan finished speaking, he was a little worried: Dad, that house belongs to Ah Wang's family, let's live in it without saying hello, isn't it good?
Old man Su said with a tiger face: What's wrong, Ah Wang is not my grandson? Yes! Even if Erniu returns, I want to live, does he dare to say a word! This matter is settled, let's go and pack up now, and move over today! That's it!
Mrs. Su was reluctant: The house is very damp, let's clean up the house first, and then move over after a few days.
Old man Su felt that Mrs. Su's words were right, and just wanted to nod in agreement, Su Dashan came back, he was carrying a pack of medicine in his hand, but his face was miserable and white, only to see him say: Grandpa, when I went to borrow medicine, many households in the village couldn't open the door, and the people in the house snorted, they, are they also sick?
Why don't you check it out?
What to see, what to see, if you are really sick, we will go to see it will pass on to us, don't talk nonsense, now pack up your things and go to Ah Wang's house, his family didn't buy dead pork, it's far away from the village, let's live there, stay safe! Old man Su slapped the board directly.
Old Su spoke, everyone in the house moved, and Su's wife said next to him: "Third child, where is your daughter-in-law?"
Uncle Su said: She is pregnant, resting in the house, mother, I think I won't go over there, I will take my daughter-in-law to the town tomorrow, this old doctor is not here, this disease is fierce again, I still want to take her to the town to see the doctor.
Aunt Su finally got pregnant, and the baby in her belly was more precious than her eyes, and now she was not yet three months old, she was resting in the house, and the food on weekdays was brought to her by Uncle Su, and Mrs. Su didn't say anything, only Aunt Su occasionally complained a word or two, and she didn't see Su Da Niu like this when she was pregnant with her first child.
Old man Su said: In this way, you take your daughter-in-law to the town, I remember that your daughter-in-law's eldest sister seems to have married into the town, if there is a place to live, you will live there temporarily, and when this disease tide passes, you will come back. Third, the baby in your daughter-in-law's womb is your first child, you have to keep it, you are not young now, and you haven't left a queen, this matter can't be delayed.
Uncle Su said: Dad, I know, that's what I mean. I wanted to talk about it before, but it costs money to go to the town, and my sister-in-law will definitely have something to say, and my mother may not agree, so it has dragged on until now.
Although Uncle Su saved private money, but the amount of money is not much, if it was much, he would have taken his daughter-in-law to live in the town a long time ago, he has heard that the town is strictly controlled, and those who have eaten dead pork have been driven to one place, which must be safer than their village.
After Old Man Su heard Uncle Su's words, he turned his head and said to Old Man Su: You go to the house and get some silver out, bring it to the third child, take more, Dacheng's silver is estimated to be not enough, let the third child bring it to him directly, let him not come back, it is important to study.
Mrs. Su entered the house with a black face, and took out the money, her heart was dripping blood, and she couldn't save a few pieces of silver, so she still pulled out one by one.
She walked two steps and suddenly stopped, only to see her turn back to Aunt Su and say: Didn't you leave two taels of silver in the osmanthus, take it out, since she doesn't have to marry, and she doesn't need to press the money at the bottom of the box, these two taels of silver will be used by Dacheng.
Uncle Su's face fell, why, the family's silver is used for the third time, and her son's expenses have to be paid by herself!
Uncle Su said unhappily: Mother, Osmanthus is sick, this money has to be given to her to see a doctor, if you take it out, then what do you give her money?
Mrs. Su frowned and said: Then take out one or two pieces of silver first, and leave one or two pieces of silver for her to smelt her illness, and this matter is decided.
Uncle Su said: Is this tael of silver enough?
When Old Man Su heard this, he said with a cold face: If it is not enough to smelt the disease, then it is always enough to buy a coffin, if it doesn't work, don't smelt, when she dies, buy a thin coffin and bury it, it is the same.
The stone kicked Old Man Su in the back and said angrily: You are too bad! Why bury my sister, my sister is good!
Uncle Su hurriedly pulled the stone aside, slapped his ass twice, and scolded while beating: Dead boy, who taught you the rules, did you talk to your grandfather like this! Who gave you the guts to dare to kick your elders, it's really begging!
When Aunt Su saw the stone kicking Old Man Su, she felt relieved.
Su Dashan was boiling medicine by the small stove in the kitchen, but he didn't hear them speak at all, if he knew what Old Man Su said, he would definitely not agree.
Old man Su looked at the stone and glared at him, and sighed: Forget it, Da Niu, you go to the town with the third child tomorrow, and come back after grabbing the medicine, grab more medicine.
Aunt Su asked again: Don't you take the osmanthus with you? If you don't go, how does the doctor know what disease osmanthus has?
When Uncle Su heard this, he hurriedly said: Dad, if Osmanthus goes, you can't share a car with my daughter-in-law, if so, the eldest brother will take the osmanthus and I will take my daughter-in-law and go separately.
Uncle Su also refused: No, the osmanthus is sick, what should I do if it is passed on to me?
Uncle Su slapped Uncle Su fiercely: That's your daughter, what did you say!
When Uncle Su saw Uncle Su, he immediately had an idea: I'll clean up Ah Wang's house, and you will take the osmanthus to the town tomorrow, anyway, it is also your daughter, you must not be afraid.
Mrs. Su hurriedly agreed: That's right, the eldest daughter-in-law, you can take the child with you. In her eyes, her son's life is much more precious than her daughter-in-law's.
Uncle Su's face darkened, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go!" She knew that Su Da Niu was such a person, this virtue of being greedy for life and afraid of death was really undesirable, and the second and third children were better than Su Da Niu!
The matter was settled, that night, Uncle Su and Su Guihua stayed in their own room, and Su Dashan also stayed, he had to stay, and the others moved things to Su Wang's house, and the lock on the door of Su Wang's house was broken open by Uncle Su with a stone, and then the family went in, and there were several oil lamps, and after they lit the oil lamps, they began to clean up the house.
Mrs. Su complained while clearing: This house is really small, there are only four rooms in total, which can be squeezed to death. Su's wife lived in the east house with Old Man Su, Uncle Su lived in the west house with Shishi, and Uncle Su and his wife lived in Su Yu's east side house, and the west side house was temporarily uninhabited, and they put things in it.
Uncle Su first cleaned up the east side of the house, that is where they want to live, fortunately the east side of the house is on higher ground, and the dampness inside is not strict, he opened the house to ventilate, brought a chair, took a new plank and built a bed in the house, he tried, it was very stable, and then he laid the quilt again, and a new bed was completed, he helped Su San Aunt to lie on the bed.
Aunt Su leaned on the bed and said, "It's a little dark in this room, you go and pick the wick."
Good. Uncle Su walked directly to the table, took a pair of scissors and cut the wick of the oil lamp shorter, and the room suddenly lit up a lot.
Aunt Su looked outside the house, and saw that Old Man Su and the others were busy in the house where they lived, and then she spoke: Fortunately, we didn't eat the dead pork, this matter is really disturbing, I have already said not to be greedy for that little cheapness, and my sister-in-law will not listen.
Third Uncle Su sighed and said: Yes, he also brought the meat to the Zhang family to show off, that Zhang Liangmu was killed in this way, if the Zhang family really cares, this matter is not over.
Aunt Su said again: Osmanthus is sick, saying that she asked the eldest girl to marry instead, is it really fake? Isn't that Zhang Liangmu dead, if he marries, this is a widow, can the second sister-in-law agree?
Third Uncle Su didn't care much: Who knows, okay, don't think about it, this matter has nothing to do with us, you just have to rest, let's go to live in the town tomorrow, now our children are the most important, and everything else will be put aside.
Aunt Su touched her belly and nodded solemnly.
Early the next morning, Uncle Su took Aunt Su to the town, he didn't go to Uncle Su at all, he directly took an ox cart from the road on the side of another mountain to the town, although the road was farther, but he was steady.
Uncle Su got up at dawn, she went to take a look at the osmanthus, the osmanthus was still burning badly, Uncle Su was a little anxious, she was very puzzled, she was fed the medicine last night, and the fever subsided after feeding the medicine.
At that time, Aunt Su and Su Dashan went to rest, thinking that it would be fine, but I didn't expect that when we came together, not only did the temperature not subside, but it seemed to be hotter.
When Su Dashan heard the movement, he also got up, and he came over directly: Mother, what's wrong with my sister?
Uncle Su said sadly: It's burning again, it seems that the medicine doesn't work.
Su Dashan said: Then don't delay, let's send my sister to the town, there is a doctor there, and he can always prescribe the right medicine.
Aunt Su nodded and said: Okay, the cattle in the family were taken away by you, your third uncle said to go separately with us, your sister is sick, we can't go, let's go to the village to borrow a car.
Su Dashan said: I'll borrow it here. When he got out of the house, he went to the courtyard to wash, and after that, he hurried out of the courtyard.
Aunt Su looked at Dashan's back and felt even more that it was good to have this son.
On this day, Sujia Village was quiet, except for the sound of chickens and dogs barking, there were not a few figures at the head of the village and at the end of the village, Su Dashan went to Lizheng's house, he wanted to borrow a carriage, and by the way, he told Lizheng about the situation in the village, it is not a matter to go on like this!
When Su Dashan came to Lizheng's house, his house hadn't opened yet, did he not get up? Just thinking about it, there was a coughing sound in the house, and Su Dashan hurriedly shouted: Uncle, are you up?
Rizheng's eager and staccato voice came from inside: Who...... Ah, come in, come in!
Su Dashan shouted: Uncle, you open the door first, if this door is not opened, how can I enter......
Li Zheng coughed: I can't ...... Gas, you turn ...... Come here...... Rizheng said that the voice sounded half-dead.
Su Dashan really climbed over the wall and entered, he jumped neatly from the wall into Lizheng's yard, after entering, he went straight to Lizheng's house, the door of Lizheng's house was open, Lizheng fell by the door, holding the door with one hand, as if he wanted to remember, but he had no strength in his body, so he couldn't get up.
Su Dashan exclaimed: Uncle, what's wrong with you?
Inside, he turned his neck with difficulty, looked at Su Dashan and said: Mountain, I was fine when I went back, but I suddenly couldn't move in the middle of the night, and my body was uncomfortable. Xu Shili saw that the mountain was coming, and he had hope in his heart, and even spoke louder.
Su Dashan said: Uncle, I'm going to send my sister to the town, do you want to go to see a doctor together?
Li Zheng hurriedly said: Yes, yes...... After speaking, he also pushed forward violently, grabbed Su Dashan's clothes tightly with two fingers, and said: My family's silver is hidden in the second drawer under your aunt's dresser, you go and get it, the carriage is in the backyard, you go and bring it over! His life was at stake, and he spoke very fluently.
Su Dashan said: I'll take it here.
Su Dashan took the silver and drove the carriage out, and then he loaded Li Zheng and Mrs. Li Zheng into the carriage, but the carriage was so big, he had to go up, his mother had to go up, and he had to get his sister up, which was a bit crowded.
Li Zheng crooked in the carriage and said: Bring my eldest grandson over, and the others don't care about it first.
Su Dashan said: Okay, the children don't occupy an area, it's okay, uncle, don't worry, when we go to the hospital, I'll come back and pick them up.
Li Zheng grinned when he heard this.
Su Dashan sat in front of the left car, looked left and right, frowned and said: Uncle, something is not right in our village today, are the other uncles also sick?
Li Zheng hurriedly said: It must be sick, but now we can't help it, we can't take care of ourselves! Let's go to town first, and then you can bring a few doctors back, that's the most important thing."
Su Dashan nodded and said: That's right. He went to Lizheng's house again, took Lizheng's eldest grandson out and put him in the carriage, and then drove the carriage back to his door.
Aunt Su was a little surprised when she saw Li Zheng and his wife, what was wrong?
Su Dashan said: Mother, they are sick, everyone in the village is sick, let's not talk about it, hurry up to the town, wait until you get to the town, send you to the hospital, and I will take a few doctors back to the village.
Aunt Su also sat in the car with the osmanthus in her arms.
Su Dashan drove the carriage to the town......
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Su Wangjia.
At this time, Old Man Su and Old Man Su were living there, after dawn this day, Uncle Su and Shi got up early, but there was no movement in the house of Su Lao Ma and Old Man Su.
Old man Su felt strange, his father and mother were old, they didn't sleep much, they woke up before dawn, and they couldn't sleep at all, and now the sun has risen high, why haven't they gotten up yet?
The stone pulled his father's trouser leg and said, "Dad, I'm hungry."
Uncle Su said: Got it, let's go find your grandma and let her get up and cook. Uncle Su is a person who has never cooked, and he can't cook at all.
After he finished speaking, he led the stone to the east house, and he shouted outside the house: Father, mother, are you up?
There was no movement.
He shouted a few more times, but there was still no movement, he panicked, felt that something was wrong, he quickly kicked the door open, and rushed in.
In the room, Old Man Su and Old Man Su were lying on the bed weakly, as if they couldn't move.