"That's not necessary. After all, you are intellectuals from the city. Besides, you came here to work and contribute to the country. You have seen the conditions in our village. It's not that I, an old man, speak bluntly. I'm just worried that you won't get used to it."

Old Wei smiled wryly and pointed at his three main rooms and the crowded yard filled with herbs drying in the sun.

"That won't happen, Uncle Wei. You also said that we are all here to work. We are already very grateful that you can take us in and let us live in the village. How can we complain about the conditions? It's just that my health is not very good. After we young people go into the mountains, I'm afraid I will have to stay at your home. Please take care of me."

Ah Sheng spoke repeatedly and respectfully.

Old Wei looked at Weng Chenggu's face. He didn't look like a seriously ill person. But when he saw the color of his hands exposed outside his clothes, Old Wei's expression changed again.

Although he was a barefoot doctor in the countryside, to be honest, he couldn't treat any serious illnesses. At most, he could only cure bruises and injuries.

But he had seen the same color of Weng Chenggu's fingers on someone else before. When that person died from this disease, his stomach was extremely swollen, like a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy. If he pressed lightly, it was full of ascites. If this person was the same, he was afraid that -

"Brother, you shouldn't be traveling so far in this poor and remote area. We can't even cure a mild cold. If you were treated in a big city hospital, you might have a few more days. You've wasted your time coming here."

When Old Wei said this, everyone, including Weng Chenggu, was stunned.

They thought that no one had told the villagers about the teacher's illness, but old Wei, who looked like a barefoot doctor, just took one look at the teacher and said that the teacher's illness was incurable.

It can be seen that this person's level is really not low.

It is said that some peerless famous doctors are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, secluded places. They didn't believe it at first, but now looking at the herbs all over the yard, and Uncle Wei's words about the teacher's serious illness, Ah Sheng and the others couldn't help but feel some hope. They just don't know if Uncle Wei can save their teacher.

"Uncle Wei, in your opinion, is there any hope for my teacher's recovery?"

Old Wei's eyes suddenly widened. "Young man, please don't hurt me. I can only treat injuries, headaches, and minor ailments. I can't treat anything more serious. The ascites in your teacher's stomach has only been drained temporarily. It will come out again in a few days. I can't do anything."

I heard him say the word ascites directly this time.

Ah Sheng and the other students no longer had even the last bit of uncertainty they had about Old Wei's medical skills.

That’s right, the teacher’s liver cirrhosis has reached the terminal stage, and the cancerous tissue has metastasized to the lungs. Therefore, in recent times, the teacher has actually had to rely on painkillers to get through the day.

As for such a secret illness, not only was it impossible for Old Wei to know about it, even the organization did not know that the teacher's condition had become so serious.

Otherwise, no matter what, we would not have approved his teacher to lead the team to Shannan Province.

But Old Wei saw it at a glance.

Traditional Chinese medicine involves observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation, and observation is only the first step in diagnosis.

Old Wei could tell that the teacher was seriously ill just by looking at him, but he humbly said that he could only treat headaches and fevers.

This is really——

Although they didn't show it on their faces, they were all burning with anger in their hearts.

Thinking about the days ahead, I will beg Uncle Wei more. Even if he cannot cure the teacher, at least he can relieve the pain for the teacher.

"Uncle Wei, no matter what, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me in the coming days."

"Okay, okay. Here, this is the room. You can go in and take a look. Put your luggage down first. Guohua is going to drag the hay and straw mats. When the hay comes, spread it out. You won't feel cold sleeping on the ground in this weather."

"Hey, okay, Uncle Wei."

Anyway, in the eyes of Asheng and others, Old Wei has become a medical expert who lives in seclusion in Peijia Village.

As for why he was unwilling to promise that he had superb medical skills, is there any need to ask? In the campaign a few years ago, many traditional Chinese medicine families were embezzled and criticized, and many talents in traditional Chinese medicine were lost.

Anyone who escaped with his life would either stop practicing medicine or switch to studying Western medicine. In any case, many people were afraid of it.

Old Wei has such extraordinary medical skills, but he lives alone in a village where there is not even a place for educated youth to go to the countryside. It is conceivable how much he wants to escape from the world.

Hey!

But they couldn't force others. After all, why had the situation between the teacher and Weng De come to this point? Wasn't it also because of that movement?

Apart from sighing, all one can do is let it be.

Several people looked at each other and realized that they had the same idea.

He first helped Weng Chenggu into the house. After running around for the whole morning, even though he was a good person, he was a little tired at this moment, not to mention that Weng Chenggu was a seriously ill cancer patient.

As soon as he entered the room and sat on the bed, Weng Chenggu could no longer hold back and leaned against the headpost of the bed.

"Teacher, how are you?"

"Don't be nervous, I'm just tired, so just wait a while and don't shout."

Weng Chenggu was not actually as relaxed as he said, but it could only be said that he had gotten used to enduring the pain for a long period of time recently, so he could still comfort Asheng and the others in a light-hearted manner.

Ah Sheng nodded, but his eyes were wet when he turned his back.

The teacher just pretended they didn't know, but in fact, who doesn't know?

It was precisely because of this that Ah Sheng and the others became so anxious when they saw that Weng De had no intention of clearing up the misunderstanding with the teacher and untying his knot.

They were really afraid that the teacher would die in his sleep one day, and they never got to hear Weng De call him uncle.

Pei Guohua quickly pulled back a large cart of hay, and with him came an aunt, who was none other than Aunt Wang who had stolen the cubs' food rations.

The two of them helped to move the hay into the house of several people, and laid it out. It took less than 10 minutes to finish.

"Expert Weng, this is Aunt Wang. My father said that she will come to cook a meal for you in the future. You can tell Aunt Wang one day in advance what you want to eat. However, the conditions in the village are limited, and there are only a few kinds of vegetables. Don't ask for food that we don't have in our village."

"Oh, no, no, I'm sorry to trouble you, Aunt Wang. I hope you'll have hard work in the days ahead."

Aunt Wang waved her hand and said, "It's not hard, it's what I should do. We are all contributing to the village, and it's everyone's responsibility."

Aunt Wang didn't want the thanks of these great experts. She just wanted Mo Yan to appreciate her active work for the village and her help in relieving her worries, and she should not hold it against the fact that she had stolen her Niuniu's milk powder.

Especially after she confirmed again and again that Wang Cuihong, a living person, disappeared completely after that day, Aunt Wang's fear grew day by day. Don't listen to what Pei Mingren said, that she divorced and went back to her parents' home. Wang Cuihong's parents' home is like a vampire, only knowing how to take benefits. If Wang Cuihong really divorced and went back, believe it or not, she wouldn't be able to enter the door.

Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Cuihong to get divorced, and it is even more impossible for her to leave without saying goodbye.

But she was indeed missing, so what else could be said? There could only be one reason, that was that she was dead!

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