CHAPTER 168: CHAPTER 168: STROKE

Mr. Jiang opened the door and called Jiang Hua in, handing him half a string of Copper Coins, "Hurry to the city and call a doctor, get the best one."

Jiang Hua took the Copper Coins, nodded, and ran outside.

Jiang Rong glanced sideways at Mrs. Zhou on the bed, "Why hasn’t mom woken up yet?"

Mr. Jiang’s anger that had been building burst forth, "You still have the face to ask!"

"Your mother has had a stroke!"

"All because you angered her!"

"You unfilial son, what are you doing arguing with your mother?"

"Do you not know the condition of our family?

"Your mother tightened her grip, all for the sake of this family?"

Jiang Rong was startled inside, had she really had a stroke?

He hung his head in silence, as if listening obediently to the old man’s reprimands.

At this moment, he dared not talk back; Mrs. Zhou might not survive, and he couldn’t bear the blame for causing his mother’s death.

Jiang Hua was gone for an hour before bringing Doctor Li back.

Doctor Li took the pulse and wrote a prescription, then said, "This illness came quickly for the elderly, and it’s dangerous. Let’s see if a few doses of medicine help. If she can make it through three to four days, her life should be saved."

Mr. Jiang couldn’t help but ask, "Just medicine, no acupuncture?"

Doctor Li looked at him displeased, "I never studied acupuncture, what needles!"

He snorted, "Doesn’t your family have a miracle doctor?"

"Nowadays, people in the county are saying that Doctor Gu’s skills are even better than her father’s."

"Why not call the miracle doctor, instead of calling me from such a far place!"

Mr. Jiang fell silent.

Doctor Li grumbled, "Consultation plus prescription, total comes to three Silver coins."

Mr. Jiang fetched three Silver coins from his pocket to give to Doctor Li, who took them and headed out.

Upon leaving, he happened to see Yun Jiao coming out of the kitchen.

Doctor Li stopped to look at her, snorted, and got into his carriage.

In his view, Yun Jiao was just enjoying an undeserved reputation.

If she really had skills, why wouldn’t she treat her own family?

Yun Jiao was bewildered, what’s wrong with this person.

Jiang Hua returned from the county with the medicine, and the Liu Family prepared it, took it to Mrs. Zhou’s room, and spoon-fed her slowly.

Mr. Jiang, Jiang Hua, and Jiang Rong watched as the medicine dripped down from Mrs. Zhou’s lips, yet no one reached out to wipe it.

The men of the Jiang family only did work in the fields and never touched housework except for carrying water.

The Liu Family endured the impatience, barely forced the bowl of medicine down, and then hurriedly went to the kitchen to cook.

Yang Family lost their son and had lain in bed for several days, still unable to get up.

Now all the household chores fell upon the Liu Family.

The Liu Family washed vegetables and cut them for a good while, just started cooking when Jiang Hua came over, "Mom made a mess, go clean her up and change her clothes."

The Liu Family stabbed the spatula into the wok with a noise, "I’m cooking here, can’t leave."

Jiang Hua saw she truly couldn’t leave, so he went out again.

The Liu Family finished cooking, with no one to help carry dishes or serve the meal.

She ran from the kitchen to the dining room several times alone, finally getting the meal and dishes set on the table.

Just after setting the meal, Mr. Jiang stood at the door and shouted, "Third daughter-in-law, hurry and bring water, clean up your mother and change her clothes."

The Liu Family said nothing, went to the kitchen to get water, and went inside to clean Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou had messed herself.

The Liu Family endured the foul smell, took off her undergarments, cleaned her body, and with great effort changed her into clean clothes.

Then opened the door, one hand covering her nose, the other holding Mrs. Zhou’s dirty clothes by pinching it delicately, carrying it outside.