During the meal, Song Dashan said to Li Mo: "Today in the town, a family came to me and wanted to ask me for a ride."
Li Mo looked at him, "What are you pulling?"
Song Dashan swallowed the food in his mouth, and said: "A family in the town wanted to visit relatives in the city and asked me if I would do it. I didn't immediately agree, saying that I would give him an answer tomorrow."
Li Mo knew that there must be a reason for Song Dashan's hesitation, she looked at him and waited for his next words.
Song Dashan pursed his lips and said: "The city is too far away. If you go there, you won't be able to make it back in one day, and you will have to spend the night outside. I'm fine, but I can't rest assured if you leave your mother at home."
Li Mo hurriedly said: "You can't just spend the night outside, it's too unsafe."
Song Dashan nodded, "Then I will reject this deal."
Li Mo shook her head, lost in thought.
Song Dashan gently touched Li Mo's face, "What's wrong? What are you thinking?"
Li Mo regained consciousness, and suddenly said: "Take it! Let's take this business, go to the city, let's go together."
Song Dashan was puzzled, "What are you going to do together in the city? What are you thinking of?"
Li Mo said what was in her heart, "Last time you said that your leg can be cured in the city, but we haven't gone to the medical clinic in the city to ask the doctor to have a look. I was thinking about going to the city someday. Ask the doctor how to treat your leg and how much it costs, just take this opportunity, let's go and have a good look at the doctor."
Song Dashan didn't expect that Li Mo was still remembering his leg, he almost forgot to treat it himself.
Song Dashan pursed his lips, a little hesitant, "Yes, but my leg is too expensive to treat, and our family doesn't have much money in total, so it's still..."
Song Dashan's words stopped under Li Mo's eyes. Seeing Li Mo was really upset, Song Dashan smiled flatteringly, approached Li Mo, and coaxed: "Daughter-in-law, I won't say anything, don't say anything Yes, it's my fault, I'll listen to you, whatever you say is fine, okay?"
Li Mo snorted softly, and twisted his arm, "Your leg is the most important thing, and it needs to be treated if you don't have money. Next time, if you dare to feel sorry for money, I will ignore you."
Song Dashan laughed even more, pulled Li Mo's little hand, and said with a smile: "Understood, let's treat the leg, and we'll do it right away. Tomorrow I'll go to that family, and we'll go to the city together."
Li Mo said earnestly: "That's what I think. Although we don't have enough money now, we can show the doctor first, and ask the doctor if he takes medicine or acupuncture. The money is a one-time payment for several treatments. The collection should be divided into several times, if possible, we can discuss it with the doctor to see if we can show you your legs first, and we will pay back the money slowly."
Song Dashan nodded, "Okay, that family will go to the city in two days. We will arrange the family for these two days. If there is less in the city, we will stay for one night. If there is more, we will probably stay for more than one night. Meizi will also talk about it." Well, in case they can't find us, we will be anxious."
Li Mo said, "The only thing to take care of at home is the chick. I will entrust the chick to Aunt Zhao to take care of it for two days. As for Meizi, I will take Xiaobao there tomorrow and tell her about it."
So it was settled, Li Mo went to Zhao's house in the afternoon, and told Aunt Zhao about going to the city to show Song Dashan's legs, Aunt Zhao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, chickens, I promise to feed you well, don't worry Go to the city, I'll help you at home, Dashanzhi's legs are important."
Li Mo was very grateful, knowing that Aunt Zhao would definitely not take the food for Aunt Zhao's chickens, so she brought a pastry from home for Aunt Zhao to let the children in Aunt Zhao's family eat.
After the chicken was taken care of, Li Mo had nothing to worry about, and went to Meizi's the next day with Xiao Bao in her arms.
I told Meizi about the matter, and Meizi was very excited at the time, "Great, my brother's leg can finally be healed, sister-in-law, my brother didn't know how strong he was before, and his walking speed can't keep up with ordinary people, and he can do everything easily No, now this leg is dragging him, I feel really uncomfortable, I really want to see him before."
Li Mo nodded, "Don't worry, the treatment of your brother's leg is the most important thing. We will treat it no matter how much it costs. I want to ask about the situation first when I go this time."
After Li Mo finished speaking, she told Mei Zi, "I don't know how many days we will stay in the city this time. There is no one at home. If your goods are sold out, your brother can't buy them for you. You and Tie Zi have a look." What's missing, it's best to ask your brother to bring you some goods tomorrow, so as not to be at home and delay your sales."
Meizi said: "I know, Tiezi will check the goods every night when he comes back. I know that there are not many things. I will tell you now and ask my brother to bring some back. During the time when you are not at home, it will be empty." No need to buy any more."
Meizi immediately explained the few goods, and Li Mo wrote them down carefully.
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After arranging everything at home, this morning, Li Mo carried Xiao Bao into the donkey cart, and the family rushed to the town to pick up the family going to the city, and then rushed to the city together.
It was really far to go to the city, they set off before dawn, and they didn't reach the gate of the city until the afternoon.
At the city gate, the officers and soldiers guarding the city checked the guides of the people entering the city one by one, and they were let in only if there was no problem.
For the first time, Li Mo felt the importance of ancient identity.
The family was very grateful for sending the family to the designated place, took out 150 Wen and gave it to Song Dashan, and left.
It was already past noon, Li Mo was hungry, and had already digested what she ate for breakfast, she and Xiao Bao were fine, they ate some snacks in the car to fill their hunger, but Song Dashan was focused on driving, I didn't have time to drink any water, so I must be starving.
Li Mo said: "Dashan, let's find a place to eat first."
Song Dashan nodded, and pulled the donkey cart to search for food on the street. Xiaobao also stared at the street sideways, his eyes were wide open, and he only blinked once in a long time. It was the first time for such a young man to enter the city, and the prosperity of the city was unmatched by the town, which inevitably dazzled the children's eyes.
Li Mo didn't feel anything, the hustle and bustle of this city couldn't compare to the hustle and bustle of a modern city, after all, she was used to the bustling modern city, at most she only felt the ancient architectural style, nothing else surprised her.
Li Mo soon saw a noodle restaurant on the street. It was past meal time, and there were no people there. The tables were empty, so it was not crowded.
Li Mo grabbed Song Dashan, pointed to the noodle shop and said, "Let's eat something here."
Song Dashan nodded, pulled the donkey cart aside and tied it, and sat down on the table in the noodle shop.
Li Mo asked the boss to serve three bowls of shredded pork noodles.
At this time, the bowls are all big, and the noodles are very generous. Li Mo and Xiaobao can't eat a bowl at all. The two of them eat a bowl together. Li Mo specially ordered three bowls, just to let Song Dashan eat more. , All he does is physical work, so he needs to eat enough.
Li Mo asked the boss to take a small bowl, and divided a little of the noodles in her bowl into small bowls for Xiaobao to eat, and gave the rest of the noodles to Song Dashan.
Song Dashan saw that Li Mo and Xiaobao really couldn't eat so many noodles, so he finished all the noodles after they finished eating.
After Li Mo finished eating, she gave the money to the boss, and the family walked towards the medical center.
Li Mo asked Song Dashan, "Dashan, which doctor did you visit in the city when you came back from injury?"
Song Dashan said: "I went to many clinics to see it. Some medical clinics couldn't see my leg. Two of them said it could be cured. One of them charged too much, and the other one was more reasonable, but they also said it was the best. It takes at least thirty taels of silver to be fully healed."
Li Mo nodded, "Then let's go directly to this place."
Song Dashan took Li Mo to this medical clinic according to the route in his memory, which was called Renshantang.
The facade of this medical center is very large, the scale is not small, and there are many people coming in and out, which shows that the medical skills of this medical center are good, and the people are willing to come. Visually, it looks good.
Li Mo and Song Dashan took Xiaobao in, found a man who looked like a schoolboy and asked, "Doctor, we need to see a leg injury, which doctor should we ask?"
The little brother was very happy when Li Mo called "doctor", and blushed quickly, "I'm not a doctor, I'm not a doctor."
Li Mo praised: "I'm not a doctor now, but I'm sure I'll be a doctor in the future. I'll just call in advance."
The smile on the corner of the brother's mouth grew stronger, and he treated Li Mo's questions very patiently, and said: "We have two doctors here for consultation. If you see a leg injury, you can go to Doctor Lin. He is very good at this and his medical skills are very good. , look, it's right here, but you have to line up and go in when it's your turn." The little brother said and pointed to a room for Li Mo to see.
Li Mo nodded, thanked her little brother, and then went over there to queue for a doctor.
There were already three people queuing in front, and Li Mo and Song Dashan stood at the back, looking inside through the occasionally raised curtain, only vaguely seeing rows of cabinets and chairs, and nothing else.
After waiting for about an hour, the first three people finished watching, and it was Li Mo's turn.
When Li Mo entered, she saw an old man with a half-white beard sitting behind the desk, saw Li Mo come in, and raised her hand to signal them to sit down on the chair beside the table.
The old man glanced at Song Dashan's leg and asked, "Is it to see the leg? What's the condition of your leg?"
Song Dashan told the truth: "I was a soldier before, and my leg was injured on the battlefield. At that time, the time for treatment was delayed, and it never recovered. I asked other doctors, but they all said they couldn't see it."
The doctor nodded, walked up to Song Dashan, touched Song Dashan's legs, and then rolled up Song Dashan's trouser legs to check the condition of his legs.
The doctor asked about the situation while watching, and sat back on the chair after about a quarter of an hour, stroked his beard and said, "I hurt a bone, and because it took a long time, it's not easy to heal."
Li Mo asked nervously: "Then doctor, can you cure it?"
The doctor pondered for a while, and said after a long while: "It would be easier to heal this injury when it was first received, but now it has been delayed for such a long time, it is not easy to heal."
Li Mo grasped the point of the doctor's words and asked, "Doctor, you mean it can be cured, but it's more difficult, right?"
The doctor looked at Li Mo quite satisfied, and nodded, "Yes, this injury can be cured if it is carefully treated, but it will take a lot of time and suffer a lot, and the money is also indispensable. Can your family accept it?"
The doctor saw that Song Dashan's family didn't dress very well, and he knew that the family was not too rich. It would cost money to heal this leg injury, and most people couldn't afford it, so he had to explain in advance.
Li Mo didn't have any worries, but just asked: "Then doctor, tell me how much money it will cost to heal my husband's leg."
The doctor replied: "Your husband's leg, you have to take it slowly, apply externally and take it internally, and supplement it with acupuncture and moxibustion. After each acupuncture treatment, go back and take the medicine for half a month. Come back next time and adjust the acupuncture and moxibustion according to the effect. And prescriptions. According to the degree of your husband's leg injury, you will need about ten treatments, and if the effect is not achieved, you will have to continue to do it."
Li Mo knew that this meant treatment on a case-by-case basis, so she asked, "Then doctor, will you be paid on a case-by-case basis? Medicine fee for each treatment?"
The doctor nodded, "Not bad."
After the doctor finished speaking, he seemed to know that Li Mo would ask the price, so he said directly: "For your husband's leg, acupuncture plus ointment for the leg plus half a month's medicine will cost three taels of silver each time."
Li Mo calculated in her heart, according to what the doctor said, to heal Song Dashan's legs, it would cost at least six taels of silver a month, and now their family can earn two taels of silver a month relying on Song Dashan, and she sells makeup and incense The ointment earns about one tael of silver, and the total is only three taels, which is less than half, which is simply not enough.
But now I have almost seven taels of silver in my hand, so I can give him two treatments first, and then slowly find a solution, but the sooner Song Dashan's leg is treated, the better, and he can't delay it any longer.
Thinking of this, Li Mo nodded and said: "Doctor, we will treat it, please do it for us today."
The doctor confirmed and said: "Are you sure you want to treat it?"
Li Mo nodded, "Sure."
The doctor stroked his beard, and ordered the apprentices outside to prepare things, and then asked Song Dashan to lie down on the small bed behind the screen and prepare for acupuncture.
After a while, the little apprentice brought in all the things the doctor asked for. The doctor cleaned his hands, then piled Song Dashan's trouser legs on his lap, picked up the silver needles and roasted them on the fire. The little apprentice gave Song Dashan a towel to bite in his mouth, and said: "The process will be very painful, so hold it back and don't move around."
Song Dashan nodded, "Doctor, it's okay, I can bear it, just give the needle." After speaking, he bit the towel into his mouth.
Seeing that he was ready, the doctor slowly inserted the first needle into Song Dashan's knee.
Song Dashan's muscles tensed immediately, his face showed a look of pain, and his two hands were tightly grasping the sides of the bed, the veins on his hands were exposed, which showed how much pain he was enduring at the moment.
But his legs didn't move at all.
Li Mo watched from the side and couldn't bear it, Xiao Bao's tears were about to fall, Li Mo buried Xiao Bao's face in her neck, not letting him see his father.
After about half an hour, the doctor stopped the injection, and then asked the apprentice to apply the pounded ointment on Song Dashan's leg carefully, and then wrapped it in white gauze.
Song Dashan was exhausted at this time, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and sweat was all over his face.
Li Mo hurried forward and took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, feeling extremely distressed, "Is it okay? Does it hurt?"
Song Dashan shook his head weakly, and said with a forced smile, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired, I'll be fine later."
The doctor said on the side: "The young man is good, he can endure hardships, and most people would probably roll in pain if left alone."
After the doctor finished speaking, he went to the desk, took a brush and wrote a piece of paper, handed it to the pupil and said: "According to this prescription, I will give you the medicine."
Then he explained to Li Mo and Song Dashan: "You can go back today, as long as you don't put too much force on your rear legs, you need to drink the medicine continuously every day, and don't leak it, otherwise the effect will not be good, so wait half a month before coming back."
Li Mo gave the doctor a blessing, "Thank you doctor, I'm sorry to trouble you."
The doctor waved his hand.
At this time, the little apprentice brought in a large pack of medicine and handed it to Li Mo, "There are fifteen medicine packs in total, boil one medicine every day, just drink it after dinner every day."
Li Mo took the medicine bag, took out three taels of silver from her purse and handed it to the apprentice, then said goodbye to the doctor, helped Song Dashan to go outside.