DreamersGN Chapter 218 The Stubborn Father and Son of the Niu Family
Chapter 218 The Stubborn Father and Son of the Niu Family
Niu Baisui was just waiting for an excuse to turn against Lu Yao.
Hearing Lu Yao say that he could cure the disease, he immediately became anxious.
If a little kid like you can hunt, it means you're young and strong.
You say it can cure diseases?
You think you have this ability before your hair has even fully grown in? That's just nonsense!
He was about to get angry and chase Lu Yao away.
But at this moment, Niu Wannian inside the house heard:
"Cough cough cough... Happy birthday, Second Girl, who's outside?"
Niu Erya blurted out, "It's Company Commander Lu from the commune's militia!"
Then Niu Baisui said, "It's Director Yang."
The father and son have different priorities.
"Cough cough cough... Director Yang, I'll go out then... cough cough cough..."
The people inside the house were about to get up.
Lu Yao had already strode inside:
"Grandpa, you don't need to move, let us come in."
Niu Baisui and Niu Erya quickly followed them in.
Yang Shouye arrived at the door but did not go inside.
There was an unpleasant smell in the inner room.
The old man spat, and the ground was covered with firewood ash.
In winter, they dared not leave the house, and there was a chamber pot inside.
Yang Shouye was practically covering his nose with his hand.
Lu Yao looked at the old man lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
He's called an old man, but he's actually only in his fifties.
In the later stages, that would be the peak of their careers.
However, at this time, Niu Wannian was wearing a black cotton-padded jacket, Burmese-style trousers, and a felt hat. His complexion was not good, and his beard was unshaven. He looked older than people in their seventies or eighties in the 21st century.
Lu Yao didn't mind the old man's filth and sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
He reached out and grabbed the old man's wrist:
"Old man, let me take your pulse."
Niu Baisui immediately tried to grab his father's hand:
"What are you looking at? Let go!"
Lu Yao also became famous.
He shoved Niu Baisui aside: "I've never seen a son like you! What, don't you want your father to be well? Do you have a throne to inherit, or are you afraid that when the old man gets better, he'll steal your captaincy?"
Lu Yao was quick-witted and eloquent; a few words from him almost made Niu Baisui choke.
It's not an option to let them see, nor is it an option to deny them the right to see.
Niu Wannian looked at him and said, "What's wrong? What's there to be afraid of, young man? It's not like it'll kill you!"
These two are both incredibly stubborn.
The old man's symptoms were very obvious, and Lu Yao knew what was going on as soon as he took a look.
"Grandpa, are you short of breath? You cough as soon as you take a deep breath?"
"Yes, yes, yes... cough cough cough..."
Lu Yao took out a red cloth bag containing several silver needles neatly arranged inside.
"Sir, I studied medicine with a master. Please trust me this once. We won't take any medicine; just a few acupuncture needles will give you some relief."
"What are you doing, sticking needles like that? What if you hurt my dad? Can you take responsibility?"
"I can!"
Lu Yao was very certain:
"If I hurt the old man, you can shoot me with this gun!"
As he spoke, Lu Yao took off his pistol and threw it onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
When he took out his gun, Yang Shouye was startled.
Just as I was about to say "Little Lu, you mustn't," I realized that Lu Yao was annoyed by carrying a gun.
Niu Baisui was still worried: "No, even the doctors couldn't cure my dad's illness, how could you possibly cure him! I can't let you get acupuncture, get up!"
He reached out to pull Lu Yao.
Lu Yao straightened up and looked at him:
"Alright, I'll make a bet with you. With Director Yang here, if I can't achieve immediate results in treating the old man's illness, I'll quit my job as company commander, and I'll hunt five roe deer for you in Shanghewan Village for free!"
Niu Baisui remained silent.
Looking at Lu Yao.
This young man may be young, but he has quite a presence.
Lu Yao continued, "If I can cure your father and cover his follow-up treatment, lend me one of your cows for a month!"
"No way! A cow costs two hundred yuan, and milk is seventeen cents a pound..."
Lu Yao smiled and looked at Niu Wannian on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Anyone who is sick is anxious. Lu Yao has seen many patients in the hospital and understands their feelings all too well.
People only realize the value of something after they've lost it.
If you lose your health, everything else is meaningless.
Therefore, Niu Wannian's feelings at this moment were different from those of others.
He was originally a strong-willed and stubborn captain, but because of his illness, he couldn't go out in the winter. For several years, he was almost going crazy from being cooped up.
At this point, Lu Yao said he could cure it and wouldn't charge any money.
Borrowing a cow isn't a big deal; it's not like I'm not going to pay it back.
He nodded quickly: "A hundred years old, it's settled then... cough cough cough... let's see if he can cure me?"
Niu Baisui still waved his hand:
"No, no, you can treat it or not, it has nothing to do with my cow!"
Niu Erya felt embarrassed:
"Dad, don't you want Grandpa to be happy?"
"Get lost! What do you know? Don't use your grandfather as an experiment!"
Then he said to Niu Wannian, "Dad, what if he hurts you badly? Even if he's executed, you won't recover!"
Hearing this, Niu Wannian hesitated a bit.
After all, he didn't know Lu Yao, and he was so young.
Lu Yao noticed that the situation was somewhat deadlocked.
He looked at Yang Shouye and said, "Director Yang, if you want to watch the show, come in and take a look."
Yang Shouye was startled.
I knew Lu Yao was being picky; he saw through my petty nature.
Hurry up and step in to speak up for Lu Yao:
"Hey, Lao Niu, actually, Company Commander Lu isn't just anyone, he's the company commander of our militia company..."
He didn't know what to say, so he uttered a pointless remark.
However, these words were no longer meaningless to Niu Wannian.
He got angry with his son, Niu Baisui:
"Yeah, right! Did Director Yang, such a high-ranking leader, really come all this way to scam you? Did Company Commander Lu, with his Mauser pistol, really come all this way to swindle you? I bet you just don't want to treat me, do you? In your heart, your father is less than a cow?"
Niu Wannian grew angrier and angrier, ripped off his felt hat, spat into it, and threw it at Niu Baisui.
Niu Baisui dodged, and his felt hat slapped Yang Shouye's face.
Although Niu Baisui was stubborn, he was also afraid of his father.
Niu Wannian was so angry that he kept coughing, as if he might not be able to catch his breath at any moment.
Niu Baisui's face turned red with anger:
"Then let him see it. What if he damages it..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old man took off his felt socks:
"I'll shut you up, you jinx!"
The sock, rolled into a ball, flew over again.
Niu Baisui caught it and threw it back to him:
"Fine, I don't care anymore!"
He turned and went back to the outer room.
This time, no one was causing trouble. Lu Yao said to Er Ya:
"Little girl, help the old man take off his clothes, I'll give him acupuncture!"
Er Ya looked at Lu Yao with a grin:
"Still calling me 'little girl'? How old are you? Are you much older than me? I'm seventeen!"
Niu Baisui hit the sock ball back at him again:
"Stop dawdling, we're here to see a doctor, who asked how old you are!"
Er Ya quickly got onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and helped her grandfather take off his clothes.
Lu Yao then asked Er Ya to light another candle.
Instead of moxa sticks, moxibustion was applied to Zusanli and Feishu acupoints, and the warm heat gradually relaxed Captain Niu's tense body.
Then, Lu Yao held his breath and focused intently, his hands moving with the fluidity of a dragon taming a tiger, precisely inserting the needles into Dingchuan, Feishu, and Gaohuang acupoints. The sensations under the needles gave him a clear understanding of the situation.
"Well……"
Niu Wannian suddenly let out a long sigh of relief, as if the suffocating feeling in his chest had been gently drawn away by an invisible hand.
The old man suddenly shouted:
"Oh my god..."
Niu Baisui, who was in the outer room, was so frightened that he rushed over in a flash, carrying a coal shovel.
He angrily retorted, "What's wrong? Did you hurt yourself?"