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Chapter 6 What a surprise!
Some people were worried about what would happen if the county construction company refused to cover the cost of going to the provincial capital for medical treatment.

Weidong sneered.

Just because it’s not reimbursed, you won’t go to the doctor?
But that’s really how the country people think.

If he had no money, he would also care about this.

Now if you have money, just push forward.

We hurriedly followed the doctor's instructions and moved the door panel up. The doctor expressed his approval of the "hard stretcher".

Of course, I also gave him a few more reminders: "Provincial Hospital...it's best if you go to the military hospital. They see a lot of injuries like this. We haven't treated many cases in the whole year."

Let Weidong nod and say thank you, and his calm look made the doctor pat him on the shoulder to express his blessing.

It’s better to take my mother along. In fact, Weidong doesn’t mind spending these few dollars at all.

In short, his attitude made the relatives sigh to each other after they sent the stretcher away at the bus station.

"Why does Dongwazi look completely different?"

"Kids who have read books are still different."

"He's a bit like the officials in town, isn't he? The doctor can understand him."

Indeed, even the conductor on the long-distance bus had to negotiate with the young man with a grinning white tooth about placing a "stretcher".

Finally, the two boys sat cross-legged in the aisle and put the door panel on their thighs, which acted as a cushion.

Old Rang, wrapped up like a mummy, looked up at his son and wanted to speak, but he was too clumsy to open his mouth.

Let Weidong concentrate on getting cotton wool dipped in water to wipe his father's cracked lips.

Lao Rang must be completely confused as to why this brat suddenly became so sensible.

Goudan placed the bottle of saline solution containing painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs on the seat next to him. The doctor also prescribed a few bottles and briefly taught Weidong how to change them himself.

The mother sat in the back, a little bit in disbelief, looking at her son who suddenly took on everything.

It feels like he was just the kid who only knew how to study and play ball a few days ago, but now he’s a man who can take on responsibilities.

In short, I followed him to Shangzhou in a daze. Two young men carried me to the dock. After buying the boat ticket, I was even allowed to board the pontoon first because of the conspicuous "stretcher" and was given priority to board the ship.

Most people are still very simple these days.

Weidong also simply bought two fourth-class sleeper berths and two fifth-class seats. In fact, one sleeper berth was enough to bring all four of them into the cabin.

Lift Lao Rang to lie down on the lower bed, hide the door panel under the bed, and let my mother sleep on the upper bunk.

The two guys were given reed mats and slept on the iron deck outside the cabin. Goudan was so excited that he didn't sleep much the whole night. He ran all over the five-story passenger ship and came back to tell them that he couldn't go to the top floor. The fourth floor had second- and third-class cabins, and there was a restaurant at the stern.

Before boarding the ship, we had a bowl of tofu rice at the dock, and asked Weidong to take Goudan to the stern restaurant in the evening to have a bowl of臊子面 for 25 cents.

This guy picked up the bowl and licked it again!
Weidong decided to take this guy out for a good meal in the provincial capital as long as the surgery fee was enough.

You can also bring the noodles back to your parents to eat.

Having money is really convenient.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the dock the next morning and were queuing to get off the boat, Weidong casually described to Goudan the sweet-smelling white flour buns in front of the city hospital, and this guy started running away dragging the door panel!

If Weidong himself wasn't a physically strong guy, he would have probably caused Lao Rang to fall and suffer secondary injuries!

My mother had no choice but to keep chasing after him with a basket on her back.

Weidong had already decided that it was three stops from the pier to the city center hospital. The buses in the provincial capital were crowded and it was obviously inconvenient for people to get on and off the doors, so he asked Goudan to help him carry the bus.

They walked three or four miles without breaking a sweat, and more than a hundred pounds of bacon and a strong man were delivered to the door panel by these two strong guys in real time.

Wei Dong, who was full of anxiety, now clearly felt the benefit of having help. His mother and childhood friend guarded the stretcher, and the three meat buns kept them from going anywhere.

It’s more useful than Sun Wukong drawing circles.

You register, queue up and pay by yourself, and this experience will be useful when you occasionally go to the hospital in the future.

He even asked other patients' families about the location of the military hospital while waiting in line. It was a bit far, more than ten or twenty miles away in the suburbs.

I'll try the hospital affiliated with this medical college first. I have the impression that it has a very good reputation.

Moreover, he clearly knew that it would be worth paying a little more for medical treatment fees to be able to see a professor or an expert.

As a result, I had to wait in line for three or four hours and was carried to have an X-ray scan. CT and MRI did not exist in those days.

But it is much simpler than imagined.

The experienced professor only glanced at the diagnosis from the county hospital, compared the two X-rays, and sighed, "Why did you come only now..."

Wei Dong's heart sank with fear. Is it too late to deliver it?

Is it true that Dad’s fate cannot be changed?
His mother almost knelt down and begged the old god for mercy.

The old professor said, "It's time to go home. I can only do the surgery tomorrow." Weidong almost choked on his breath. "As long as I can do it, it's fine!"

The old professor reached out and touched Lao Rang's waist and made a clear judgment: "It must be the blood congestion from the spinal contusion that is blocking the spinal nerves. Immediate surgery is needed to drain it. Once the blood congestion coagulates and the spinal nerves are completely necrotic, paralysis will be permanent."

My mother had no idea what these words meant and could only stand by the door in confusion.

Wei Dong nodded clearly. His basic physiology knowledge from middle school and his later understanding ensured that he knew what was going on. He said without hesitation, "We'll pay the fee immediately and get hospitalized to schedule surgery."

The old doctor smiled and nodded at the country boy with bright eyes and an upright body, and wrote a prescription.

The deposit for hospitalization is 200 yuan, and the surgery is estimated to be 180 yuan, which includes hospitalization, nursing, medicine and other expenses, but this money can be deducted after the surgery.

Weidong was as excited as Goudan eating the meat buns.

Only he knows how lucky it is that his father can be free from disability for life.

Even if there is some illness that prevents him from doing heavy work, it is still a world of difference.

Seeing her son like this, the mother's eyes filled with tears.

After sending Lao Rang to the ward and changing his clothes, and hiding the bed board under the bed, Weidong quietly took out two pieces of bacon and put them in the backpack.

He hesitated whether to take it to the doctor.

It was actually quite popular these days to give gifts when doing things, and he had seen too many such scenes in the tax compound.

But he himself had never done so, nor was he so slick and flexible.

So I still think about turning it into money first. Everything will be easy if I have money in my pocket.

When Weidong came to check out the place before, he took a fancy to a large residential street outside the side door of the inpatient department. There were also several snack shops, noodle stalls and fruit shops opposite the door to help patients supplement their nutrition.

The demand in this regard in the provincial capital is still much stronger and more complete.

So I found a small shop that didn't require food coupons and ordered a plate of shredded pork with fish sauce, twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a vegetable soup.

Goudan's mouth was watering at the aroma of the fried food.

The take-out meals that people in later generations are accustomed to are not affordable for eating out these days, not to mention the country folk, even most people in the city cannot afford it.

Weidong definitely brought over the habits from his previous life, but the core thing was that he had money in his pocket.

So he just stared absentmindedly at the chef and waiter busying around, bringing up three dishes and a soup, and signaling to Goudan who was eagerly waiting that he could start eating.

He then opened the basket a little to show the other person: "Do you want some mountain bacon?"

The skinny shopkeeper wiped his sweat and lit a cigarette. He looked over and immediately recognized the goods with a puzzled look: "Yes, it's really old bacon. Did you steal it and sell it?"

Goudan, who had already made a bowl of glutinous rice, didn't listen to the conversation at all and focused on picking out small pieces of meat to eat.

Smells fragrant.

He also took all the big pieces to Dongwazi's side.

Dong Wazi calmly pulled out the medical certificate and said, "We came here from the countryside below Shangzhou to be hospitalized for surgery. Country folks don't have much money, so we had to bring some mountain products to sell. Do you know where we can sell these more conveniently?"

Just like what the doctors felt, although he was a strong country boy, he gave people the impression of being well-educated, calm and steady.

The shopkeeper also reached out and picked out the bacon: "How much do you have? How much do you want to sell it for?"

Weidong raised his finger and made a six: "We have several dozen or even a hundred pounds. We can go back and get more if you need us."

The cook leaned in and sniffed hard. "Good stuff! With my small business, I'd be lucky if I could get 20 kilograms. If you really want to sell, go to the wholesale market over there at the dock. There's a farmers' market there, where farmers from all over the area bring their goods to sell. Many workers and cadres who commute to work across the river, as well as restaurant and canteen owners, come to buy from the ferry dock."

Weidong held back and asked in detail if anyone had been caught, so as not to be discovered and feel guilty.

Seeing that Goudan had only eaten two bowls of rice and was only half full, he took his own bowl and filled it with meat and vegetables: "Take it to my mother first, and grab a few pieces of bacon to make up the 20 kilograms."

Goudan wiped his mouth contentedly and ran away with the food.

The cook, more satisfied, borrowed a scale from the fruit stall next door. "But be careful at the dock. There are a lot of scoundrels and thieves out there. Be careful not to get scammed."

So he turned around and left, asking Weidong to secretly put the extra 400 yuan into his mother's pocket.

Goudan, who had eaten all five bowls of rice, including the soup and oil, was asked to guard the door panel in the corridor of the inpatient department.

I only brought a dozen dollars with me and went to explore the unknown map empty-handed.

We need to be down-to-earth about how to continue selling bacon.

At this time, he even felt that it didn't matter whether he went to find the richest man or not.

If you maintain this efficiency, you can become a millionaire in a month!

This is what a surprise is!

(End of this chapter)