Farming and reading family

Chapter 501 Chen Fan falls ill

In the end, this matter was never brought to Gao E's attention. Perhaps everyone knew that it was useless to bring it to Gao E's attention.

Lei wanted to talk about it, but she was too busy and only came back once in a while at night. She didn't have time to complain to her second sister-in-law about it.

But Chen Fansheng couldn't swallow this humiliation. He stopped going out for a walk during the day and stayed in the house at home watching Jiang Shi like that. After a few days, he fell ill.

Not only did he have a severe cough, but his eyes were also red and swollen, his skin had rashes, and his throat was so swollen that his speech was incoherent.

"Uncle Sun, how is my father?" Chen Qing was frightened.

His parents have always been in good health, and his mother's accident was an accident. The doctors said that if his mother had not been in good health, she would definitely not have survived.

"It's spring now, and people are prone to liver fire. He also has anger stuck in his heart, which leads to poor circulation of qi." Doctor Sun wanted to complain as he spoke. What else could the Chen family be dissatisfied with their lives?

"Uncle Sun, please treat my father as soon as possible." Chen Ke saluted.

The three brothers rarely get together nowadays because of his father's illness.

"Your father's illness came on too fast, so he needs strong medicine. I don't have enough herbs here, so I'll write you a prescription and tell you to go to He County and get him back." Doctor Sun said as he wrote the prescription.

Chen Jie hurried over, knowing that he had to run errands.

After writing the prescription, Chen Jie immediately rode his horse to He County and asked his wife to come back quickly, otherwise people would accuse him of being unfilial.

It was only at this time that Gao E realized that the old man was very unhappy with Lei's opening of a store.

But she didn't expect the old man to be so worried and angry. On the surface, he didn't look for her or say anything. Now that he is sick, he brings up the matter again. It is estimated that the Lei family's store will fail.

This may be an accident. When the old man is sick, everyone has to give in to him.

But he has tasted the sweetness, and from now on he will get sick whenever something goes wrong, and he will have no chance of having a good life.

Just as I was thinking about these things, the Lei family sneaked in from outside.

"Second sister-in-law, is Dad really sick?" Lei also felt that this matter was a bit difficult to deal with.

When Chen Jie went to find her, he asked her to be more obedient to her father, otherwise it would be bad if she got angry again and got hurt.

"You didn't go to see it?" Gao E thought this was inappropriate.

"I went to see my sister-in-law sitting there wiping her tears, and my brother had to persuade her. I sat there for a while and couldn't do anything, so I came over." Lei whispered, "If Dad gets sick and can't get over..."

"What are you thinking about?" Gao E thought it was not that serious. "Why didn't the third brother come back with you?"

"I don't know." Lei was a little bewildered. "He urged me to come back quickly, so I borrowed a carriage from Wu and rushed back."

Gao E thought that Chen Jie went there on horseback, so he should be back by now. Could something have happened?

Lei was too careless to think that anything unexpected would happen to Chen Jie: "Second sister-in-law, what if Dad says that I'm the one who made him sick and he doesn't let me open the shop?"

She became worried about this when she heard about the cause of her father-in-law's illness.

Normally it would be fine and she would just make a fuss, but when her father-in-law was really sick, Chen Jie would argue with her no matter how much she disagreed.

"I've invested all the money in my family, and I still owe rent to Mrs. Wu. If this store doesn't open, I'll lose it all." Mrs. Lei was anxious.

"Are you really out of money?" Gao E thought the third brother's family should still have some money.

"It's really gone." Lei looked at her second sister-in-law with grievance. "Everything is expensive in He County now."

This is true.

Gao E suddenly remembered: "Then you should complain before Dad opens his mouth."

"Ah?" Lei was stunned. This was not her strong point.

"Just say that all the family money has been spent on the store. If we didn't have some stored food, we wouldn't be able to make ends meet. You are unfilial because you can't honor your father-in-law." Gao E reminded.

Lei thought for a moment and asked, "Will this work?"

"Why not? My parents care so much about money. They know you have spent so much money. They will feel bad if you don't earn it back." Gao E analyzed.

Lei thought the same thing and said, "Then I'll go over now?"

"Wait, third brother." Gao E thought it would be too obvious if Lei went over now.

Besides, we can't talk about this too hastily, after all, the old man is ill at the moment.

Chen Jie didn't come back until dark, but he didn't get the medicine because the pharmacy in He County was short of one of the ingredients, and Chen Jie tried every possible way to find it but failed.

"This prescription really can't be used without snake gall." Doctor Sun said helplessly.

"Then can we try a different recipe?" Gao E suggested. "Money is not a problem."

Chen Fansheng, who was lying on the hospital bed, started coughing violently when he heard that money was not a problem. Chen Qing, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly helped him to calm down.

"For your father's current condition, only snake gallbladder is the most suitable. Changing to other prescriptions may leave the root of the disease, and he will cough when exposed to the wind in the future." Doctor Sun was worried.

Chen Fansheng, who was lying on the bed, stopped coughing instantly.

"What should we do then?" Chen Ke was anxious.

Doctor Sun thought for a moment and said, "I know a snake catcher. He might have some. You can go and have a look."

"Where are you staying? I'll go there now." Chen Jie stood up immediately.

"We can't go at night. He lives in the mountains." Doctor Sun thought the Chen family's children were truly filial. "I'll give your father acupuncture to relieve his qi first, so he can get a good night's sleep. You can go early tomorrow."

Everyone thought that this was the only way.

Chen Ke didn't have the mood to sleep well that night. He stayed at home until very late before going to school.

But no one said it was all because of Lei’s store opening.

To put it bluntly, they all think that there is nothing wrong with Lei opening a store. He has children to raise and a livelihood to take care of.

It was just that Chen Fansheng himself couldn't get over it. He felt that if things continued like this, the women in his family would be more powerful than his sons, making him feel ashamed.

In the evening, Gao E said hello to Luo Dagang and asked him to go with Chen Jie early the next morning, as she was worried that something might happen on the way.

There are very few snake catchers in He County, and those who can make a living do not do this business, otherwise the pharmacies would not be out of stock of this medicine.

According to Uncle Sun, the current snake catcher is called Lin Dazhu and is the son of a snake catcher he knows.

Lin Dazhu's father died of snake venom a few years ago. If it weren't for the need to make a living, his son would not have done this business.

Chen Jie and Luo Dagang set out very early, and it was already morning when they arrived at the place Uncle Sun mentioned.

The forest was quiet and they finally found a stone house.

"It should be here." Luo Dagang looked at the snake repellent powder on the ground.

"Lin Dazhu? Lin Dazhu?" Chen Jie called out twice.

There was no response at all. The two looked at each other before moving forward cautiously. Then they saw some broken snakes on the ground.

The closer you get to the stone house, the more broken snakes you’ll find on the ground. Most of them are non-venomous, but a small number are poisonous.

When they arrived at the door of the stone house, the scene inside made the two of them gasp.

There were snakes all over the ground. There was a man lying among the snakes, and several snakes were wrapped around him.

Just at this moment a group of people ran over.

"In front, right in front." Lin Dazhu ran in front.