Chapter 26 Jia Zhang's Hard Mouth

Steel mill workers' hospital.

In a clinic of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Wang Mengde was happily treating a co-worker.

"Weak waist and knees, fatigue, accompanied by night sweats, irritability, insomnia, and easy erection... and other symptoms; the pulse is weak and rapid, and the preliminary diagnosis is kidney yin deficiency."

Looking at the worker in front of him who was about thirty years old, he spoke slowly.

After these days of seeing patients, Wang Mengde has become more calm and at ease. If he were not young, others would have thought he was an experienced Chinese doctor who has been practicing medicine for many years.

"Doctor, what's going on with me?" the worker said impatiently.

"Ahem, you have kidney deficiency."

Seeing that the other party was so impatient, Wang Mengde didn't give him any face and spoke directly.

"Ah! How is it possible?" When the worker heard that he had kidney deficiency, his face changed immediately. He was a little anxious: "I am in such good health, how could I get this disease? Maybe you are too young and I saw it wrongly."

He turned to look at Zhang Hanhua and said, "Doctor, please help me."

Zhang Hanhua looked calm, motioned him to stretch out his hand, and asked him questions while taking his pulse. After a while, Zhang Hanhua slowly said, "Comrade, you do have kidney deficiency."

"Ah, I am still so young, what should I do in the future?"

When the worker heard Zhang Hanhua say the same thing, he was struck by lightning and sat there muttering to himself.

Zhang Hanhua did not continue speaking, but gestured to Wang Mengde, meaning that he would be the one to handle the next matter.

"Comrade, don't panic. Your current condition is not too serious. If you take good care of yourself, there is a great chance that you will recover in the future." Wang Mengde comforted.

"Besides, when you reach middle age, it's inevitable that you'll feel powerless. You should be more careful about moderation in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes, doctor, please prescribe some medicine for me."

The worker nodded quickly.

Wang Mengde breathed a sigh of relief only after the last patient left. There were a lot of patients today and the factory had already gone off work. He hurriedly packed up the medical records and prescriptions, and then followed Zhao Hanhua off work.

After walking out of the steel rolling mill, thinking that there was a big show waiting for him in the yard, he stretched out his long legs and walked quickly towards Nanluoguxiang.

After entering the gate, he heard a noise coming from inside. He passed through the hanging flower gate and came to the middle courtyard, where he saw the neighbors gathered. He felt relieved, thinking that he had finally caught up.

He did not step forward immediately, but stood on the periphery, tiptoeing to look inside.

The stall owner angrily said to Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, the three managers: "This is what happened. You are the managers of the courtyard. Do you care about this matter?"

When the neighbors heard that Jia Zhang had actually committed the act of stealing, they all whispered about it.

Aunt Xue had always disliked Jia Zhangshi. She said with disdain, "I didn't expect Jia Zhangshi to be such a person. She added three spoonfuls of sugar and only paid for one spoonful. Is she still a human being?"

"Yes, it's really evil and wicked."

"What's even worse is that he overturned other people's tables and smashed their bowls before leaving. This is a typical case of someone throwing the pot after he's had his fill."

Jia Zhang also vaguely knew that the neighbors definitely didn't say anything good about her, but the situation was not right at this time, so she had to hold it in, and by the way, she mentally remembered a few people who pointed fingers at her, and prepared to find an opportunity to settle the score later. Especially Xu Damao's mother, her mouth was almost as big as her pants waist.

"Old Lin, we need to clarify this matter first, so don't worry." Yi Zhonghai said soothingly with a gentle smile on his face.

"Old Yi, okay, I believe you. Just ask clearly first." The stall owner named Old Lin obviously also knew Yi Zhonghai and knew his "good" reputation, so he said with a relaxed expression.

Yi Zhonghai turned around and looked at the Jia family of four. He sighed in his heart and began to doubt whether what he had been insisting on was right or wrong.

After calming down, he said to Jia Zhang: "Sister-in-law, is what Lao Lin said just now true?"

Before Jia Zhang could speak, Jia Dongxu jumped out first: "Uncle, don't listen to what outsiders say. How could my mother do such a thing at such an old age? It must be fake."

Then, he turned to Lao Lin and said, "You said my mother did this. Do you have any evidence? Is there anyone who can testify? Don't slander people without any evidence. My mother kept complaining about pain today, and I said you hit her."

"Dongxu is right. Why do you blame me for what he has to do with me?" Jia Zhang also said righteously.

"Okay, okay, you don't admit it, right? Then don't blame me for being rude. I'll go to the street office and the police station later." Lao Lin was furious. It's true that he is an honest man, but when he meets unreasonable people, honest people will also get angry.

After saying that, he turned around and was about to walk out.

"Old Lin, wait a moment." Seeing that Old Lin was going to get serious, Yi Zhonghai quickly pulled his arm and winked at Jia Jialian.

He knew in his heart that this was definitely done by Jia Zhang. If Old Lin reported it to the police station and the street office, the Jia family would be in trouble.

Even though Jia Zhang is usually very loud and noisy in the yard, she is only a bully at home. It is hard to say whether she can still be so stubborn when she is frightened.

"Dongxu, don't say anything first." Yi Zhonghai gave his apprentice a reassuring look, and then said to Jia Zhang: "Old sister-in-law, if you are confused for a moment and do something stupid, just say it. If you are really wrong, let's apologize quickly."

Jia Zhang was also a smart person. She heard from Yi Zhonghai's tone that he wanted her to admit it, apologize and then let the matter go.

But she also had her own considerations. If she really admitted to stealing other people's things, her family's reputation in the yard and the alley would be ruined.

"I definitely didn't do anything to steal anyone. Don't try to bully an old man like me." She turned her face to the side, staring at Lao Lin with her triangular eyes with a bad look.

"Then why didn't you stop when I called you, but instead ran so fast?" Seeing that she still didn't admit it, Lao Lin questioned again.

"I was in a hurry to come back to take care of my grandson, so I ran a little fast. As for knocking over a few bowls in your house, I'll compensate you now." Jia Zhang argued cunningly.

"Lao Lin, this was definitely not done by my sister-in-law. As for the bowls on the stall that were broken, the Jia family will compensate you one dollar later. Is that okay with you?

It's not easy for my sister-in-law. She's old and has to take care of her grandson. Maybe she left in a hurry. Please bear with me."

Yi Zhonghai spoke with a smile on his face and in a sincere tone, and he habitually tried to smooth things over.

However, his words were full of excuses, and there was also a faint taste of moral blackmail in them.

Although Lao Lin was an honest man, he was also so angry that he laughed at this time.

"Okay, okay, in that case, don't blame me for being rude. I'll go find the street now."

Having said that, he ran straight out of the yard.

(End of this chapter)