Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan got up early and didn’t delay on their way, arriving at the hospital by only eight o’clock.
At the entrance of the hospital, just as Fang Pingying was about to ask around, she spotted Luo Zhiyong coming out from one of the wards, looking rather pale.
Fang Pingying imdiately approached and called out to him, "Zhiyong, how is Uncle doing?"
Hearing her voice, Luo Zhiyong lifted his head and hurried over, asking with a frown, "Why are you here so early?"
"Never mind that now," Fang Pingying urgently inquired, "How is Uncle’s illness?"
Luo Zhiyong massaged his temple wearily, his tone somber, "Uncle’s illness is pretty serious. The doctor tried everything to bring down his fever last night, but it’s still not subsiding. Now he’s even started to talk nonsense. The doctors here issued a critical condition notice, but they still suggest that we transfer him to the county hospital since this clinic’s equipnt and all are limited."
At this news, Fang Pingying urged him, "Then let’s transfer him. We can’t delay Uncle’s illness."
In Fang Pingying’s view, the clinic was too small, and its dical equipnt was not comprehensive.
Luo Zhiyong nodded, saying he was just about to go and inquire with the doctor again, but also revealed the reason for the indecision, "But Auntie is unwilling; she’s afraid sothing might happen to Uncle on the way, and that we won’t even be able to find a house for him..."
Fang Pingying understood what Luo Zhiyong ant; since the doctor had issued a critical condition notice, Qiu Xiu feared that if sothing truly happened to Uncle en route, he would die away from ho.
Rural people value these things the most, so Qiu Xiu’s intention was to treat him in this town so that if it doesn’t work out, it’s easy to transport him back ho quickly. Even if he were to die, he should die at ho.
Fang Pingying inhaled sharply; she hadn’t expected the situation to be this grave.
Luo Honglan began to cry softly upon hearing this.
Fang Pingying forced herself to stay calm and in a flash rembered so details from her past life; she recollected that Luo Dahu lived to a ripe old age, seemingly well into his eighties.
Although things in this life were sowhat different from her past life, Fang Pingying firmly believed that Luo Dahu wouldn’t just pass away so easily.
She lifted her head and said to Luo Zhiyong, "Zhiyong, go talk to the hospital and say we want to transfer. Ask them to arrange an ambulance, and we’ll go to the county imdiately."
After a pause, she took out two hundred yuan from her bag and handed it to Luo Zhiyong, "Don’t worry about the money for now, I have so. No matter what, we must get Uncle treated."
At this point, Luo Zhiyong couldn’t think of anything else, and gave a nod to Fang Pingying, "Alright, I’ll go find the doctor. You go call Auntie out. You’ll have to convince her."
"No problem."
Thus, Luo Zhiyong hurried off to find the doctor, and Fang Pingying opened the door of the ward Luo Zhiyong had just exited and stepped in.
Inside the ward, Qiu Xiu, Luo Dashan, and Luo Zhiming were present. After the villagers brought Luo Dahu to the town, they had all gone back, with New Year approaching and many matters to attend to in their own hos.
Luo Dashan saw Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan, nodded, and greeted, "You’re here."
Luo Zhiming didn’t speak and stepped aside, allowing Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan to approach Luo Dahu.
Qiu Xiu was silently weeping by Luo Dahu’s bedside; hearing so noise, she turned and saw Fang Pingying. Unable to hold back, she grasped Fang Pingying’s hand and burst into loud sobs, "Pingying, what should we do? The doctor says your second uncle is beyond help."
Fang Pingying patted her hand and whispered comfortingly, "Don’t panic, it’s not hopeless. The doctor said we need to take Second Uncle to the county hospital. We will transfer him right away."
As soon as Qiu Xiu heard ntion of the county, she imdiately objected, "No, I can’t send your second uncle that far away, in case sothing..."
Fang Pingying held her hand, forcing an extrely relaxed expression as she said, "Second Aunt, it’s okay. It’s just a high fever. This kind of illness is easily treated in a big hospital. Absolutely nothing will go wrong. I guarantee a few days in the county hospital, and he’ll be better."
Qiu Xiu seed to find hope in her words, "Really?"
"I’ve seen plenty of this in the provincial city; it’s not a big deal." Fang Pingying patted her shoulder gently and said, "We’ll transfer imdiately. I’ve asked Zhiyong to make arrangents. We’ll have the hospital ambulance take him directly to the county hospital. There will be a doctor accompanying us on the road, so Second Uncle will be fine."
After finishing, Fang Pingying urged Luo Zhiming and Luo Dashan to go see how Luo Zhiyong was discussing with the doctor so they could prepare on this end.
Luo Zhiming and the others nodded and quickly left.
Fang Pingying then told Qiu Xiu to pack up, ready to transfer Luo Dahu to the county hospital.
They had rushed out and had not brought anything, so there wasn’t much to pack, just two quilts that were initially used to cover Luo Dahu.
Qiu Xiu rolled up the quilts, still hesitant, and said to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, do we really have to transfer hospitals? Cheng Fei and Yu’er haven’t arrived yet, and I don’t know what to do. Besides, if we transfer to the county hospital, we can’t afford the dical expenses. Just yesterday, we spent quite a bit here, nearly draining our savings at ho."
Speaking of money, Fang Pingying nodded at her and comforted her, "Second Aunt, don’t worry about the money. I have it. It’s important to get Second Uncle treated first; we’ll talk about the rest later."
"Pingying, this..."
"Second Aunt, let’s not talk about this. We are one family after all." Fang Pingying cut off what she was going to say, negotiating with her, "Since Cheng Fei and the others haven’t arrived, Zhiyong, Hong Lan, and I will accompany you to the hospital."
Just then, Luo Dashan ca in, and hearing that Fang Pingying was going, he hurriedly said, "Pingying, you’re pregnant; maybe you shouldn’t go. I’ll have Zhiming and the others go instead."
"It’s okay, Dad. I’m fine. Zhiyong and Hong Lan will take care of ." Fang Pingying knew that Luo Zhiming was always not diligent in handling matters; having him go to the county hospital wouldn’t be of help. And Luo Dashan was old and not used to the county; he wouldn’t find it convenient to buy anything needed. So she said,
"Dad, you and Zhiming head back first. If Cheng Fei cos back, tell him and Yu’er to hurry to the county hospital."
Seeing Fang Pingying had everything well-organized, Qiu Xiu no longer hesitated, making up her mind, "Then that settles it, I trust Pingying."
The transfer from the town to the county hospital was swift as they used the hospital ambulance, without delay.
Upon arrival at the county hospital, there was no holdup either; they imdiately took him to the ergency room.
After the examination, the doctor did not specify how severe the condition was but directly asked their family to make paynt and transfer to the inpatient departnt for imdiate dication. The doctor just ntioned that the cost of the dication for such a disease wasn’t cheap and asked Fang Pingying if she could afford it,
The doctor explained that the dication was an expensive import, and considering Luo Dahu’s condition, the treatnt would cost at least five to six hundred yuan. Moreover, they would need to pay the entire amount upfront before the doctor could prescribe the dication; otherwise, if the family couldn’t afford the dication later on, the doctors would have to bear the responsibility.
Hearing the dical expenses were so hefty, Qiu Xiu’s legs went soft, and she nearly collapsed onto the floor. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welco you to vote for recomndation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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