"Ai Cao." Gu Dong's voice was weak, and his face was abnormally red. He looked at the Ai Cao, who was sitting by the bed and staring at the door in a daze.
He felt very uncomfortable. His wound was infected.
It would cost a lot of money to transfer to another hospital.
"You're awake!" The Ai Cao heard Gu Dong call him.
He looked down at the person on the bed.
His face was filled with happiness. "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Do you want to drink some water? Is your throat very dry? I'll get you some water! "As he spoke, the Ai Cao immediately picked up the glass of water on the bedside table and planned to go out to get some hot water for Gu Dong.
Gu Dong had a fever.
He had just woken up.
It was best to drink some warm water, but they didn't have the money to buy a thermos.
They could only buy a kettle and go to the hot water room to get water when they needed it.
"Ai Cao, no, no need." Gu Dong's throat was still a little dry, but he didn't want to drink water.
But now, he didn't want to drink water. He wanted to know how Mugwort managed to deal with the situation while he was unconscious.
Although the Ai Cao was sixteen years old, in Gu Dong's opinion,
Sometimes the Ai Cao was like a child who had never experienced the world, like a little girl.
She was innocent. Today's incident was sudden.
After he fainted.
He didn't know if she was nervous or afraid.
"Take a rest.
Just sit here. "Gu Dong asked her to sit back down.
"You need to drink some water." The Ai Cao saw that Gu Dong had woken up.
She was really happy. "Wait, I'll be back soon." After saying that, the Ai Cao ran out.
The doctor had said that Gu Dong could drink some warm water. She had to do this first.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, there weren't many people in the hot water room. The Ai Cao quickly got the hot water. However, because the kettle was made of military green iron, it was very hot. After filling it with boiling hot water, the Ai Cao was almost scalded and threw it out.
The Ai Cao reluctantly placed the kettle on the ground. He pinched his ears with both hands before he screwed the lid back on and left with the kettle.
I'll bring a towel or an old newspaper next time, Ai Cao thought as he looked at his scalded fingers.
It was morning when Gu Dong was sent in. It was already two o 'clock in the afternoon, and the other patients in the ward had already finished their lunch.
Ai Cao put the hot water on the bedside table to dry. Gu Dong turned his head to look at his busy wife, and his heart felt warm. The noisy voices and chaotic figures in the ward seemed to have disappeared at this moment. Gu Dong's eyes were filled with the shaking Ai Cao.
Was this the meaning of having a family and a wife?
She was no longer alone. When she was sick, no one would care whether it was serious or not. No one would ask. She would just silently wait for her body to recover. Instead, there were people who cared about her and were busy for her.
At this moment, Gu Dong looked at the Ai Cao. It was a bit pretentious to say that he loved her, but the man with red eyes felt warm in his heart. He felt very comfortable being ironed.
The Ai Cao gave him a home. Although he used to have a house and a yard, he only knew what a home was after the Ai Cao came.
A home that belonged to him, Gu Dong.
"Have you eaten lunch?" Gu Dong asked the Ai Cao softly.
"Are you hungry?" The Ai Cao leaned on the bed and asked him softly.
"I'm not hungry." Although Gu Dong did not eat breakfast and lunch, his body was very uncomfortable. He had no appetite at all and did not want to eat. However, he was afraid that the Ai Cao did not eat either. "Have you eaten?"
As soon as Gu Dong asked, the Ai Cao's stomach growled twice. Suddenly, the Ai Cao's face turned red. She lowered her head and did not look at Gu Dong. She said softly, "I want to wait for you to eat together."
Actually, it was not that the Ai Cao was not hungry. It was just that she did not have any money on her now. If she wanted to eat, she had to go to Zhuangzi. However, Gu Dong was not awake yet, so she did not feel at ease leaving him alone.
Moreover, she had been worrying about how to bring the food to Gu Dong in with so many people in the ward. She did not want to arouse others' curiosity.
When these people were eating just now, the Ai Cao observed that two families were eating the food sent by their family members. It was all mixed grains. The vegetables seemed to be boiled and did not look nutritious.
There was another family that seemed to be from the same village as them. They were eating cornbread that they had brought with them. It was made with corn and sweet potato dregs.
The Ai Cao wanted to bring delicious food to Gu Dong. She wanted to give him nutrients and nourishment. However, this was not the village hospital and there were only the two of them in the ward. If the Ai Cao continued to bring all kinds of nutritious soup and steamed buns to Gu Dong every day like before, they would probably become the subject of discussion and curiosity after two meals.
When Gu Dong heard that the Ai Cao had not eaten, he frowned and said in a low voice, "Go out and find a place to eat first. Don't worry about me."
How could he not care? The Ai Cao leaned over and whispered in his ear, "For now, you can only drink some soup. As for noodles, when you get better, eat some white flour mixed with cornmeal. Otherwise, people will ask you questions."
In the morning, the Ai Cao found that many people in the ward were not only talkative but also friendly. She had been asked more than one person which village they were from. What illness was it? Why was she alone? Where was her in-law's family? How many years had the couple been married? How many children did they have? So on and so forth.
Other than being asked, even the person next to her who came back with food saw the lunch box and chopsticks on the bedside table. He did not even ask and directly took it for his child.
"Eat until you are full first. Make me some corn porridge and wild vegetables." Gu Dong understood. They were from the countryside. Even if they came to the hospital to see a doctor, they could not afford to eat white flour and rice. Sometimes, people had to know how to pretend to be poor. Otherwise, even if you did not do anything, there would be people who could not stand it and would find trouble with you.
Gu Dong did not want to cause any trouble for the Ai Cao. It did not matter if he ate a little, as long as the Ai Cao's secret was not found out.
After Gu Dong woke up, the Ai Cao was not too worried. In the end, she left Gu Dong alone and went to find a deserted place to enter Zhuangzi. Yilin and Neqiting
When she came out again, she used a lunch box to carry a bowl of corn porridge made with fish soup. There were also a few wild vegetables on top of it. It was green and yellow and looked appetizing.
There were all kinds of smells in the ward. It was very unpleasant. The moment the Ai Cao opened the lunch box for Gu Dong, the fragrance filled the entire ward. However, it only lasted for a few seconds before it merged with the various disinfectant and fishy smells.
Rice porridge was not conspicuous at this time of the autumn harvest. However, it was thick and fragrant. It was a little conspicuous.
"Gu Family's daughter-in-law, did you cook this yourself? In the ward, an old lady who was next to Gu Dong was looking after her son. Her face was full of wrinkles. She crossed her arms and tilted her head.
"Yes." The Ai Cao helped Gu Dong up slightly.
"What did you put in? It's so fragrant. Don't tell me it's sesame oil?" Although the old lady was in her sixties and was from the city, her voice was almost as loud as the old lady of the Ai family. With just a few sentences, everyone in the ward craned their necks to look over.
"A little. I'm afraid he won't have an appetite." The Ai Cao did put a little sesame oil, but it was to cover up the fragrance of the fish. Although it was not much, the smell of the sesame oil was too prominent. It was too tempting. Anyone with a sharp nose would be able to smell it immediately.
"Your rice is so thick. How much grain did your family get this year?" The woman on the other bed next to the ward pulled her son with one hand and asked.
"A little. Not much. He's recuperating. Give him better food." The Ai Cao did not want to talk too much. However, if he did not say anything, he would be accused of being impolite and offending people.
This excuse seemed to be completely fine. The woman's husband was envious. He looked at his wife and said, "Look at other wives. Even their husbands know how to give their husbands good food. Look at what you gave me. It's like pig feed!"
"What are you talking about? How is the food I gave you bad? Don't you know how much grain we have? I gave it to you! If I give it to you now, the whole family will starve next spring! "The woman's voice became louder and louder. In the end, she even rolled her eyes at the Ai Cao in disdain.
The woman's words were agreed by the other three women in the ward. They all nodded and felt that what she said was right.
Being sick was one thing. However, they should not use up the whole family's food just because of one sick person. Now, they said that they were recuperating and should eat better food. However, they would have to worry next spring.
As expected, she was still a new wife.
Thanks to this loud woman, although many people in the ward felt that the Ai Cao did not know how to live, they did not pay attention to Gu Dong's food anymore.
Mugworm and Gu Dong heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts. No matter what, this excuse could be used now.
In the afternoon, when Fu Jiu came over, the Ai Cao had just been called away by the nurse. Only Gu Dong was left in the ward. He had just finished eating and was about to fall asleep.
The two of them chatted for a while before the Ai Cao came back. Because Gu Dong had taken his medicine, he could not hold on and fell asleep soon. Seeing that Gu Dong had fallen asleep, the Ai Cao called Fu Jiu out.
"Did you bring any money with you this time?" The Ai Cao was called over to pay the medical fees for the medicine and IV drip. The total was 1.28 yuan. The Ai Cao did not have a single cent on him. He was hoping that Fu Jiu would come to his rescue.
"Yes, the total is 12.50 yuan. Our family and Fu Qiang's family are separated by 5 yuan. The remaining 2.50 yuan was collected by Fu Fang and the other educated youths. You know Dongzi's situation in the village. I went to three or four families, but I did not manage to borrow any money. I did not ask again. "
If it were other people, they might have gone to the neighboring families to borrow money. Even if the families were in need of money, they would still borrow 1 or 8 yuan. But because of the Gu family's situation, Fu Jiu's family was not able to borrow any money this time.
"It's okay. This is enough. Sorry to trouble you. Go back and tell Grandpa that Gu Dong is fine. We are fine here. Don't let him worry." The Ai Cao took the money and handed it to Fu Jiu.
"Okay, sister-in-law." Fu Jiu replied.
After sending off Fu Jiu, the Ai Cao's smile immediately disappeared.
She had asked the doctor. With Gu Dong's condition, he would have to stay in the hospital for at least half a month. In the long run, he would have to stay in the hospital for 20 days to a month. The specific time would depend on the situation. The medicine would be more expensive in the first few days. It would cost more than 1 yuan. After his condition stabilized, it would cost around 7 to 8 yuan a day.
If that was the case, the hospitalization fees and medical fees would not be enough.
Let Gu Dong rest for a while and then go home? What if he got infected again? After what happened in the morning, the Ai Cao would not agree.
But they did not have money. They could only go home. If there were problems with his wound again, wouldn't it be even more tormenting for Gu Dong?
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