217 The Will to Live
Zhao Chuchu saw that Xie Heng looked alright, so she didn’t pursue the matter further.
Xie Heng went upstairs to get Xie Jun, and Zhao Chuchu went to the back of the inn alone to eat breakfast.
When Dachuan saw Zhao Chuchu, he was the first to welcome her. “Doctor, are you here to eat breakfast? Mr. Xie has already made breakfast for you. I’ll bring it for you…”
“No need, I’ll do it myself.”
“Doctor, when will you take a look at my mother?” Dachuan asked cautiously.
Zhao Chuchu looked at Dachuan. “I remember you said you were from Heyang Village?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It just so happens that I’m going to Heyang Village today. Do you want to come with me?”
“For real, doctor?”
“Of course.”
“That’s great. Thank you, doctor.”
Dachuan hurriedly ran to the back kitchen and brought a bowl of porridge for Zhao Chuchu. “Please enjoy your meal, Doctor.”
Zhao Chuchu was at a loss for words.
Dachuan seemed to have heard Zhao Chuchu’s advice to the people in town and taken it seriously. He washed his hands before serving Zhao Chuchu’s porridge.
Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng had breakfast, took Xie Jun with Dachuan, and headed towards Heyang Village.
The shopkeeper also asked Dachuan to take the inn’s mule cart so as to get to Heyang Village as soon as possible to save lives.
From Dachuan, Zhao Chuchu learned more information related to Heyang Village.
But no matter how much she heard, it was still far less shocking than seeing it with her own eyes.
Zhao Chuchu had already prepared for the worst but did not expect the situation to be worse than she had imagined.
All the animals, including wild ones, shared the same water source, which was the lake by the village.
There was excretion all over the place near the lake. Even when Zhao Chuchu arrived, there were kids catching fish by the lake.
Zhao Chuchu was rendered speechless.
A place like this was a severely afflicted area for the Blood Bug Virus.
When they reached the village, the villagers sat in the shade with indifferent expressions. The whole village wasn’t lively at all.
When the children saw them, they just blankly swept their eyes and withdrew their gaze, and then they did not look at Zhao Chuchu.
They didn’t even answer when Dachuan greeted them.
When Dachuan saw the village become this way, his eyes turned red. “Doctor, please, you must save them. They are not ignoring us. They have experienced too much despair and cannot believe they have become like this…”
“I understand. It’s okay. Let’s go take a look at your mother first.” Zhao Chuchu interrupted Dachuan’s words.
In such an environment, there was no chaos in Qiaoyi Town because these people no longer had the will to live.
They felt they were bound to die, so they didn’t want to continue struggling.
This was the most terrible situation.
The mentality of the people who wanted to die had changed as well. Therefore, it wouldn’t be easy to save them even with Zhao Chuchu’s help.
Dachuan’s residence was in the western part of Heyang Village.
There were a few scattered families in this area, and they were quite a distance away.
In front of the dilapidated fence was a horribly thin old woman who seemed to be propping a human skin on a skeleton, and she was hunched over and moving forward with difficulty.
“Mother!”
Dachuan saw the situation and immediately rushed over to hold the old woman. Even for someone like Dachuan, tears began trickling down his face.
Dachuan’s mother looked over when she heard Dachuan’s voice. She recognized it was her son and immediately pushed him away.
“What are you doing back here? Don’t ever come back to Hengyang Village. I don’t have a son like you!” the old woman yelled at Dachuan with all her strength.
But because she was weak and sick, she didn’t have any strength at all, and she couldn’t even push Dachuan.
Dachuan cried and said, “Mother, we met a miracle doctor. She can cure you. I came home this time to bring her to see you. Mother, you will be able to live well.”
“A miracle doctor? How many doctors call themselves miracle doctors, but none of them can cure us. This is not a disease. It is a ghostly fetus, a ghostly fetus that the god of plague had sent to come to collect a debt!” Dachuan’s mother was worked up, and her voice trembled.
“Mother, I’m not lying to you. This doctor is really a miracle doctor. I saw with my own eyes that she cured those people in town with the same disease as you. Moreover, the doctor said that the ghostly fetus was not real. You are just sick.”
Dachuan’s mother smiled miserably. “Dachuan, I know you are filial, but now this village can not return to the way it was. Go away. Leave this place. Leave Qiaoyi Town, and go far away. Keep the family blood running for your father, okay?”
“Mother, I’m not leaving. The doctor can cure you. You can definitely live a long life.”
“Dachuan, leave quickly. I beg of you.”
Zhao Chuchu watched the mother and son cry and couldn’t help but interrupt them. “If you keep talking, it’s going to be dark. Dachuan, help your mother sit down first. I will check her pulse first.”
Zhao Chuchu finished and went forward, taking the lead in finding a place to sit down.
Dachuan hurriedly helped his mother over.
Dachuan’s mother wanted to struggle. She was unwilling to spend any more money to see any doctors. She hoped that Dachuan could save some money for himself and live well.
But she was no match for Dachuan.
Dachuan believed in Zhao Chuchu. Naturally, he would not give his mother a chance to break free.
Zhao Chuchu checked her pulse, and her brows knitted slightly.
Dachuan’s mother was not only diagnosed with the Blood Bug Virus, but her body has also taken a beating from old age, and some medicines couldn’t be used on her.
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Zhao Chuchu could only give her a milder medicine to temporarily relieve her pain and then gave Dachuan another prescription to use on his mother.
“Doctor, why is this medicine different from yesterday’s?” Yesterday, Dachuan was watching at the side and remembered the pills Zhao Chuchu gave out, so he could tell at a glance that the medicine given today was different.
Zhao Chuchu explained, “Your mother’s body is different from those strong men. Some medicines can not be used. Otherwise, it will kill her. This is a milder medicine for your mother, although the effect is slower; if your mother takes it persistently for some time, your mother will be cured.”
“So that’s how it is. Sorry doctor, I’m not a professional. I shouldn’t point fingers at you.”
Dachuan felt embarrassed.
Zhao Chuchu wouldn’t be offended over such trivial matters.
It was usual for him to be nervous about his mother.
In addition to Dachuan’s mother, his brother, sister-in-law, and nephew also had the Blood Bug Virus.
Only their condition was not as severe as Dachuan’s mother’s, and the medicine they took was similar to the ones Zhao Chuchu prescribed in town yesterday.
After they ate the medicine, they obviously felt that the discomfort had been relieved.
“Doctor, you are a miracle doctor!” Dachuan’s elder brother, Dahai, had an excited look on his face. “I’m feeling better already!”
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“The symptoms are reduced, but you still have to continue taking medicine,” Zhao Chuchu said after a pause. She looked at Dachuan. “Go get your village chief to come over.”
“Oh, I’ll go right away.”
Dachuan ran outside without looking back.
While going to the village headman’s house, he shouted loudly, “All fellow villagers, there really is a miracle doctor who can cure the disease. We are saved, don’t worry. All of us in Heyang Village will definitely be fine!”
However, none of the numb villagers believed Dachuan’s words, and some even scolded him.
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