Chapter 38: She Has Money
Qin Xiangnuan lowered her eyelashes, her tiny fists clenched tightly. Indeed, the illness struck earlier than expected. It wasn’t supposed to be so serious, but it worsened because her brother had to work in the fields while sick, and after being beaten by Hu Li and Qin Guohua, even an adult could hardly bear it, let alone a child under ten years old.
"Let’s go, first take Xiang Yang to see a doctor."
Uncle Hua hurriedly grabbed Qin Xiangyang’s clothes to dress him, then carried him outside. Qin Xiangyang was thin, pitifully thin, and it was uncertain if he even weighed forty kilograms. Uncle Hua was a strong man accustomed to farm work, so this small weight was nothing for him.
In the village clinic, there was only one female doctor. Normally, if someone in the village suffered minor aliments like headaches or fevers, they would come here. Usually, taking some medicine and getting a few injections was enough, and they rarely needed to hang IV drips. Consequently, the villagers didn’t have many bizarre diseases.
The rural doctor gave Qin Xiangyang an injection to reduce the fever, but after the injection, Qin Xiangyang’s body temperature continued to stay high.
"This won’t do," the rural doctor felt something was wrong, "the child’s fever isn’t subsiding, his lungs may have been damaged. He might need to go to a larger hospital. You better take the child there quickly. I don’t have sufficient medical equipment here; don’t delay the child’s treatment."
"Okay, okay, we got it."
Uncle Hua was also anxious. He quickly pushed his tricycle, placed Qin Xiangyang on it, and then pedaled towards the county hospital with Aunt Hua and Qin Xiangnuan.
At the hospital, after examination, the doctor said the fever was severe and had turned into pneumonia, requiring hospitalization. They were instructed to pay the fees first.
Aunt Hua and Uncle Hua only then came to their senses.