Chapter 80: Going to the Doctor
Lin An let Xiao Ru take his hand and run wildly in front.
The two walked for forty or fifty miles in one go, and Xiaoru seemed to be tireless, for the sake of her mother, she forgot the fatigue on her body.
The two came to a dilapidated street, and Xiaoru slowed down, looking like she was getting close to her destination.
Lin An quietly looked around and found that this should be an urban village belonging to Fengshan City.
He had hardly seen such a dirty street, except for a broken concrete road into the village, which was very sold, full of potholes and water.
As soon as the car passed, passers-by had nothing to avoid, and their bodies inevitably had to go through a baptism of muddy water.
And the people who drive are often extremely unqualified, honking their horns and whistling by, without even apologizing.
Lin An and Xiaoru were both splashed with mud and almost turned into mud figures.
Xiao Ru grinned, her mouth covered with mud, so that her teeth like white jade looked even more white and flawless.
"Brother Xiaolin, I'm sorry, you're covered in mud."
Lin An shook his head nonchalantly.
"It's nothing, the mud can be washed."
"Brother Xiaolin, you are so good."
Yes, no matter how dirty and chaotic the environment is, as long as the heart is pure, everywhere is a pure land.
Lin An sighed.
However, the environment here is indeed unsatisfactory, it belongs to the corner area of the city, and the patrol is estimated to be unable to manage this kind of place, and all kinds of people from all walks of life in the city gather here.
I don't know how Xiaoru and her mother have come over in the past few years, Lin An can't help but sympathize infinitely with this little girl who is not familiar with the world.
This life experience is even worse than his childhood.
Inadvertently, the two of them came to a small wooden house, which was the only two-story wooden house near the street, and the surrounding area had begun to build brick houses one after another.
Therefore, this small cabin is particularly abrupt, and it seems that this is Xiaoru's home.
"Brother Xiaolin, we're here."
Sure enough, Lin An guessed correctly, Xiaoru and her mother lived in this longing cabin.
"Oh."
Lin An responded, feeling extremely heavy.
When he walked into the back room, he was suddenly grabbed by Xiao Ru's arm.
"Brother Xiaolin, it's not here."
"Not here?" Lin An not only frowned.
"Well, this is the house we rented, and we live downstairs."
It turned out that this small wooden house was not Xiaoru's real home, but just a house rented by her and her mother, who originally lived in the countryside and moved to this urban village in order to treat their mother.
"Okay."
Xiao Ru led Lin An down the stairs.
It is said that it is a staircase, but in fact it is a few pieces of wood nailed together with horse nails, and the wood has begun to rot, and people walk on it and tremble, feeling that they may fall at any time.
Lin An walked such a staircase for the first time, and he couldn't help but be cautious, but Xiaoru was as light as a little rabbit, which was very natural.
It looks like she's walked back and forth on this little wooden ladder for I don't know how many times to get used to it.
When I went down, I found that the light on this floor was very dim, no, almost no light at all, because the light was blocked by irregular buildings.
The original two-story cabin was built out of thin air on the second floor, completely blocking the light on the first floor, and becoming a veritable basement.
In broad daylight, you need to turn on the lights, otherwise you can't see your fingers.
What's even worse is that due to the age, there is no sunlight all year round, the wood has begun to rot, and if you are not careful, you may encounter long insects, centipedes, etc.
I've seen the poor, but I've never seen such a poor.
Pity my world, there is a lot of suffering, Lin An couldn't help but sigh, his heart was sour, but looking at Xiao Ru's innocent face, there was a happy expression.
Yes, no matter how poor and bitter she is, it has never wiped out the hope in her heart, at least there is hope, which makes Lin An feel relieved.
"Brother Xiaolin, we're here."
Xiao Ru stretched out her delicate hands and pushed open the wooden door.
only heard a squeak, and after entering the house, Xiaoru pulled the lamp rope, and a gas bulb emitted a slightly yellowish light.
Inside, it was a wooden house with no flooring, and the ground was made of hard black dirt, and a long drainage ditch was dug in the ground to avoid water accumulation.
A wood-burning stove, a small dining cupboard, and nothing else, a pile of firewood was piled up on the floor, and the surrounding walls were blackened by the smoke of firewood.
"Where's your mother?"
Lin An already felt that he was about to suffocate, and he just wanted to cure her mother's illness as soon as possible.
"It's in there."
Xiao Ru said and pushed open another door, turned on the light, the two houses were only separated by a wall, a little better, this house was paved with floors, but there were also several holes, and rats could be seen fleeing in a hurry.
After Lin An entered, he found that there was the only bed in the corner of the room.
There was a sick woman lying on the bed, covered with a thin quilt, and because of the dim light, it was impossible to see the patient's face.
I just feel that my face is pale and my breathing is very weak.
"Xiaoru, are you back?"
I only heard a faint voice from the sick woman.
The sick woman tried her best to lift her head from the bed, but as soon as she moved her body, she coughed violently.
Xiaoru hurriedly stepped forward to support her mother, "Mom, you better lie down quickly, I found a doctor for you to see you." ”
Xiaoru raised the pillow at the head of the bed and lay down holding her mother's head.
"Xiaoru, I've told you many times, my mother's illness can't be cured, don't waste any more money."
"But ......"
"No, but."
Xiao Ru's mother forcibly interrupted Xiao Ru's words, and then Xiao Ru's mother noticed Lin An behind Xiao Ru.
"Who is this?"
Xiaoru's mother asked uneasily, although Lin An looked a few years older than Xiaoru, but as a mother, she was particularly worried about the safety of her children.
"Mom, this is Brother Xiaolin, I specially invited you to see a doctor."
Xiaoru didn't mention that she was bullied by Ying Yun and others today, first, because she was afraid that her mother would worry about her, and secondly, she secretly took the golden hairpin out to sell it, afraid that her mother would blame her.
"You said he was the doctor you hired?"
Xiaoru's mother is even more worried, she will see a doctor at such a young age, her daughter will not meet a liar, she must know her illness very well, how many experts and doctors can't cure her own disease, he can see a doctor as a teenager, or see a doctor for himself, and she doesn't believe it.
Not to mention Xiaoru's mother, even Xiaoru hesitated, it is true that she has not seen Lin An's medical skills, but out of trust in him, she brought him back.
At this moment, when her mother mentioned it, she didn't know how to answer for a while.
Xiao Ru looked at Lin An stupidly, waiting for his reaction.
In fact, from the first moment he entered the door, Lin An noticed Xiaoru's mother's condition.