Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Seeing Tang Shi weeping uncontrollably, and thinking of how much care and love her second uncle had shown the original owner, Li Xiaonuan felt a pang of sadness. Knowing that saving lives was urgent, she quickly got up to find Su Shi and the others.

Just as she ran into the yard, she encountered a mother and her two children returning home together. The dim light couldn't hide Li Xiaonuan's anxiety. Xiao Yang asked, "Sister, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Xiaonuan pulled Li Xiaoyang back into the house quickly, saying, "Xiaoyang, your second uncle is not feeling well. You should quickly find a carriage and take him to the Zangbaicao Medical Clinic. Xiaogang and I will go to the clinic first to ask Doctor Qi to treat your second uncle."

The second aunt, who had followed him out, quickly said, "Xiao Nuan, your second uncle can't handle jostling. The doctor said there's something in his liver, and if it ruptures, it'll be incurable."

Li Xiaonuan was surprised. Was this a liver tumor or liver cancer? Never mind, she decided to ask Doctor Qi to take a look first. So, Li Xiaonuan said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll go to the clinic to see Doctor Qi."

My second aunt nodded, though she was extremely anxious. But it's precisely in times like these that we need to take care of our health. Anyway, we've already endured several months, so what's one more meal?

The meal was eaten very efficiently, taking less than five minutes. But for Su's stomach's sake, Li Xiaonuan still let Su stay at home. She was the only one who could eat slowly and carefully.

It was getting late, and it wasn't appropriate to borrow a carriage from someone's house. Since it was so dark, Li Xiaonuan had no choice but to take her newly bought lantern. The group traveled along by the dim light, finally making it into the city just before the gates closed.

They knocked on the door of the clinic. The doorman, seeing it was Li Xiaonuan and her brother, asked about the situation and quickly went inside to inform them. A moment later, Qi Ji and his son came out in a hurry. After asking Tang Shi about her condition, Doctor Qi told Qi Ji to bring some effective medicine and then drove his carriage straight to Gu Xing Village.

Actually, even now, Li Xiaonuan doesn't understand why the five brothers of the Li family all live in different villages. She had wanted to ask Su Shi before, but because of various things at home, she forgot.

Ancient Apricot Village, as the name suggests, is a village with many ancient apricot trees. Moreover, this village is enclosed within city walls. Because the city is very large, there are many villages within it. Li Xiaonuan's four uncles all live in the city.

Much later, Li Xiaonuan learned the reason. Because Yongzhou Prefecture was built against a mountain, its four city gates were nestled in the valleys. Therefore, several villages were enclosed within the city walls. But this was only the outer city. The truly bustling and prosperous urban area was surrounded by another city wall. Moreover, the inner city wall was built even more solidly and higher than the outer city wall.

The city gate that Li Xiaonuan and her friends usually used was the only one shared by both the inner and outer city walls. Therefore, the city wall there was exceptionally tall, majestic, and sturdy. That gate was the south gate. Since Gu Xing Village was in the west of the city, a separate west gate, the inner city gate, was needed.

Fortunately, the reputation of Qi Ji and his son was still very useful. The group wasted almost no time and left the city gate. The carriage sped along for more than a quarter of an hour before turning off the main road and into Guxing Village.

As they entered the village, they saw their younger cousin, Xiao Sha, standing alone under the ancient apricot tree at the village entrance. Li Xiaoyang, who was sitting outside the car, called out to her and told her to get in before heading straight to their second uncle Li Dacai's house.

Li Dacai's house also had rammed earth walls, but it had a tiled roof. Even the courtyard wall was a rammed earth wall more than half a person's height. A bamboo fence was then erected on top of the wall. It was clear that the second uncle's family lived a much better life than Li Xiaonuan's family.

Because a quiet environment is needed for medical consultations, and because Li Xiaonuan and her two siblings were unaware of their second uncle's condition, they were kept outside the door. Half an incense stick later, their twin cousins ​​also came out.

These two younger cousins ​​are a year younger than Xiaogang, only ten years old. But due to family factors, they seem much more mature and sensible than Xiaogang. Their most notable characteristic is that they are both very reserved in their emotions and rarely show much emotion.

"Xiaoping, Xiaosha, how is your father today?" Li Xiaonuan asked, pulling them aside.

After exchanging a glance, Xiaoping answered, "My dad has been sleeping all day and hasn't woken up. This afternoon we tried to feed him some rice porridge, and he swallowed it. But then he vomited half of it up."

Seeing the two sisters looking sad, Li Xiaonuan quickly comforted them, "Don't worry, we've invited Dr. Qi, the best doctor in the city, who will definitely be able to cure your father."

The two little girls nodded and stood quietly waiting. Half an hour later, Qi Ji and his son finally came out. Tang Shi and her eldest cousin also came out, wiping away their tears.

Xiao Gang quickly asked, "Grandpa, how is my second uncle?"

Doctor Qi didn't answer Xiao Gang. He found a chair and sat down, his brows furrowed. Qi Ji had no choice but to tell them gently, "Your second uncle's condition is very bad. It was mainly discovered too late. In addition, he drinks excessively, which has severely damaged his body. Therefore, we are not confident that we can cure him."

Qi Ji said, "If we had brought him to our clinic half a month earlier, we could have drained the pus and blood from his liver. Now, we are helpless. Furthermore, he had taken many different kinds of medicine before, which were very potent. As a result, he has a lot of drug poisoning in his body, which has damaged his vital energy."

"Xiaoping, where did you buy your dad's medicine before? Why didn't you take him to Zangbaicao Clinic for treatment?" Li Xiaonuan asked in confusion.

Xiaoping pouted and held back her tears, saying, "My father had been to Zangbaicao Clinic before and got some medicine. He was a little better then. But then he drank alcohol again and his illness relapsed. He was afraid the doctors at the clinic would scold him, so he refused to go back. The doctors he found after that were all recommended by my grandmother."

“Those people are all quacks. Father cries out in pain every time he drinks their medicine. The doctor who came the day before yesterday even gave Father a poisonous herb called ‘Heartbreak Grass.’ I knew it was poison, so I threw away all the medicine and used the dregs from the herbal medicine storage to make medicine for Father,” Xiao Sha said angrily, her eyes red.

Li Xiaonuan put her arms around the two sisters and comforted them, "It's alright, it's alright now. Let's hear what Doctor Qi and the others have to say. They are good doctors, they won't harm your father."

The two sisters nodded, wiping away tears from time to time. Qi Ji pondered for a long time before saying, "If the prescription and dosage of Gelsemium elegans are correct, it is also a medicine. There is a conflict between the drug and the toxicity in the patient's body, so we cannot administer the medicine now. We can only give him some external medicine to alleviate his pain."

Doctor Qi, who had been sitting there stroking his beard in deep thought, suddenly spoke up: "If we can get Doctor Jing to clean the pus and tumor from the patient's liver, we will be able to detoxify him from the poison."

Qi Ji frowned, somewhat disagreeing, and said, "But that kind of surgery requires someone to provide fresh blood. Given the patient's current condition, there's a 50% chance he'll die during the surgery."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang, who had appeared out of nowhere, said firmly, "Anyway, he's going to die. If there's a 50% chance he'll survive, I'd be willing to let him have that surgery."

Looking at the mother and her three daughters, whose faces had regained hope, Dr. Qi said with some reluctance, "We don't know much about surgery. We need to have Dr. Jing take a look before we can make a decision. However, Dr. Jing is a bit difficult to invite."