Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua arrived at the county in the snowy weather. Her face was red from the cold. A thick layer of snow had fallen on her eyelashes and she couldn't shake it off. Fortunately, she brought gloves, a hat and a scarf when she came, otherwise her body would have been frozen.

After parking the car, Xu Chunying told her, "Mom is awake, but something is wrong."

Zhang Xiuhua lifted the quilt and found that her mother-in-law's mouth was crooked and her speech was slurred. She thought it was not good and immediately asked her sister-in-law to help her lift her out of the car and then use a cart to take her to the examination room.

The doctor examined them and told them the result: "The old man may have cardiovascular disease and fell, causing hemiplegia."

Zhang Xiuhua had heard of this disease in her previous life. Hemiplegia is also called hemiplegia. "I see the left corner of her mouth is crooked. Can she still move her left foot?"

"No! The left side of the body is not working. You can't work in the future, especially don't use force with your hands." The doctor also told them precautions, such as turning over every three hours, paying attention to the patient's incontinence, changing the pad frequently, keeping the area clean, etc.

Xu Chunying asked anxiously, "Can it be cured?"

"It depends on your care. I'll prescribe some medicine for you first, and you should also do daily exercise." The doctor wrote a prescription and then told the two to guide the elderly to try to move more. At the beginning, you can do a small amount of exercise, and then increase the intensity later. "Don't overwork yourself. The diet should also be light and easy to digest."

Zhang Xiuhua looked after the patient while Xu Chunying went to pay for the medicine.

After seeing the patient at the hospital, the two men carried the patient back into the car and took him home.

When we returned to the village, it was snowing and everything was white. The children in the village were bored and came out to play, and the adults also came out to get some fresh air.

When he heard Xu Chunying and Zhang Xiuhua had returned, he hurried forward to ask, "How is your mother?"

"The doctor said she has hemiplegia. Half of her body can't move." Xu Chunying looked unhappy and a little worried. Her mother-in-law usually doesn't do heavy work, so who would have thought that she would become hemiplegic just by falling down.

Aunt Li Si sighed, "When you get older, you'll develop all kinds of problems."

Xu Chunying and Zhang Xiuhua carried the patient into the house. People from the village came to visit the patient one after another.

Liu Shujun has woken up, but her speech is unclear and no one can understand her, so she can only express herself with her eyes.

The elderly people in the village all looked unhappy. They showed sympathy but also sadness as they saw their own impending fate.

But they still spoke words of comfort, in loud voices, "Take good care of yourself, listen to the doctor more, exercise your hands, and you will be fine when your two sons come back!"

Liu Shujun couldn't answer, so she could only point with her other hand as a response.

Her illness disrupted many of Xu Chunying's plans.

She used to deliver vegetables to the county in the morning, and also delivered pork and chicken. Now? She can't do anything. She has to take care of her mother-in-law's eating, drinking, defecation and urination.

Zhang Xiuhua was cold and tired, so she went home when the crowd gradually dispersed.

She heated the kang without caring that there was no one else in the house except her.

The kang had just been heated up and it would take some time for it to warm up, so she warmed herself by the fire.

Aunt Wang came over with a bag of corn to chat with her, "I heard your mother-in-law is sick? Is she seriously ill?"

In fact, she also wanted to watch, but she was afraid of getting her cotton shoes wet, so she couldn't run to watch the fun.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded and told the whole story about her mother-in-law's illness.

"Cardiovascular disease, what is it related to? How does one get this disease?" Aunt Wang was obviously more concerned about the symptoms.

Zhang Xiuhua also asked, "Life was too hard before, I ate too many pickles, and I didn't get enough nutrition, so my blood vessels were blocked."

Aunt Wang also took a deep breath after hearing this. She had lived through hard times at her age, and it was normal for her to eat pickles. It was cold in the Northeast, especially in winter, and people only ate pickles. She also began to worry about her health, "It's over, me too! I don't know when I'll get sick too."

Zhang Xiuhua saw that she was scaring herself, but she didn't laugh at her. It's normal for people to be afraid of death when they get older. She smiled and said, "The doctor said that I should eat more raw onions and mix them with cold salad. It can soften blood vessels and is effective."

Aunt Wang nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I'll plant two acres of onions later so I can eat more."

After she said this, she asked Zhang Xiuhua how to take care of her.

Zhang Xiuhua hates taking care of the elderly the most. She was a nanny in her previous life. She dares to say that being a babysitter is easier than taking care of the elderly. Because babies sleep most of the time and are very light. If they cry, it means they are hungry or have defecated. It is easy to solve the problem. But what about the elderly? They are old, their speech is unclear, and their bodies are heavy. They can't be picked up as easily as babies.

She rubbed her brows and said, "I don't know what to do. I have to wait until my brother and my man come back."

Aunt Wang also understood her worries. "When she was able to move, she stayed at your eldest brother's house. When the family was divided, she got the lion's share. In my opinion, your eldest brother and his wife should serve her."

Zhang Xiuhua felt that her sister-in-law's temper was a bit risky. "She opened that vegetable wholesale company, and business is pretty good. If she had to stay at home every day to take care of the patient, would she be happy?"

Aunt Wang thought about it carefully, and it was true! "Can your mother-in-law walk?"

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head. "I can't walk yet. The doctor said I need to exercise well. If I exercise well, I can do some simple housework, such as mopping the floor, wiping the table, sweeping the floor, etc."

Aunt Wang heaved a sigh of relief. "Her condition is not too serious. It's much better than a stroke."

A stroke is completely hopeless. Not only will you have difficulty walking, but your mouth will be crooked, you won't be able to speak properly, and you may even pee in your pants. That's really hard to deal with.

Zhang Xiuhua always had a bad feeling because hemiplegia was just the beginning and her condition would only get worse as she got older.

The two were talking when someone came in. Zhang Xiuhua thought it was a visitor, but it turned out to be Li Jianguo.

He walked in against the wind, carrying a luggage bag, his face red from the cold. He took off his cotton hat, and his mouth was full of mist.

"It's still warm at home!"

The kang in the room was warm. When Aunt Wang saw him come back, she said hello, winked at Zhang Xiuhua, and came back.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo to put on his hat. Li Jianguo looked at her in confusion, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Xiuhua told Li Jianguo about her mother's hemiplegia. Li Jianguo's face changed drastically. He threw away his luggage bag, wrapped his scarf casually twice, opened the door and ran out.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't follow him either. She went to the kitchen and cooked noodles for him and two more dishes.

I don’t know how long it was before Li Jianguo finally came back. He seemed to have cried and his eyes were red.

"Come in and have your meal!" Zhang Xiuhua invited him to sit down and eat.

Li Jianguo took the chopsticks and ate the food in silence.

Zhang Xiuhua made small talk, "Has your mother eaten?"

"My sister-in-law cooked porridge for me, but when I was feeding her, the rice soup spilled out." Li Jianguo probably didn't expect his mother to be so seriously ill. His voice was muffled the whole time.

Zhang Xiuhua repeated what the doctor said, "Train well and you will have no problem eating on your own."

Li Jianguo nodded, "I don't know when my brother will come back."

Zhang Xiuhua had kept it a secret before, but this time she had to speak out. She told them that they might not get their wages.

Li Jianguo was stunned for a long time, "No wonder they didn't even call me after all this time!"

Long-distance calls are quite expensive, and if they can't even get their wages, they'll have to tighten their belts to make ends meet.