Gu Jia Ning went to open the door and saw a young soldier from the military region gate guardhouse.
“Sister-in-law, there’s a young boy named Qin Tian from Kaoshan Village outside. He says he has an urgent matter to see you…” The young soldier said as soon as they met.
Qin Tian? Why is he here?
Previously, Qin Tian had sent herbal medicine twice, but then the heavy snow sealed the mountains, and he didn’t come again. He said he would come again after spring.
What urgent matter could he have now to find her?
Gu Jia Ning had a good impression of Qin Tian and his sister Qin Qing, especially Qin Tian. Although he was relatively young, he seemed significantly more mature and stable than his older sister, Qin Qing. Because his parents were not around, and there was a grandmother at home who wasn’t in good health, he shouldered the responsibility of supporting the family at a young age.
Gu Jia Ning always liked children, and she felt even more pity for well-behaved and sensible children.
“Okay, I’ll go see him.”
Thinking that Qin Tian might have some urgent matter, Gu Jia Ning decided to see him.
Back in the room, while she was getting dressed, Sheng Ze Xi, who had just finished washing the dishes, came over to ask.
Gu Jia Ning told him what had happened.
“I’ll go with you.”
“Okay.”
The couple walked over and saw a small figure standing at the entrance of the military region, occasionally looking inside.
It was snowing heavily today. Sheng Ze Xi was afraid that Gu Jia Ning would get snowed on, so he held an umbrella for her and wrapped her up warmly.
But in the heavy snow, the small figure had no umbrella. Even when Gu Jia Ning approached, she saw that his clothes were very thin. His cotton-padded coat looked very thin and old, and it had many patches.
The little guy was almost covered in snow, and his little face was frozen red.
Gu Jia Ning frowned, whispered something to Sheng Ze Xi, then Sheng Ze Xi glanced at Qin Tian, gave the umbrella to Gu Jia Ning, and turned to jog back.
“Sister Gu.”
When Gu Jia Ning walked under the umbrella to Qin Tian and shielded him from the snow, Qin Tian’s eyes turned red, and his voice choked up as he looked at her.
“Sister Gu, Grandma is very ill. The doctor said he can’t cure her. Sister Gu, please save my Grandma, please…”
Speaking of his Grandma’s illness, Qin Tian cried, gasping for breath, his tears flowing freely.
Gu Jia Ning stepped forward, gently embraced him, took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from his face, and comforted him, saying: “Don’t cry first. Tell me what happened, and then I can determine if I have the ability to help you.”
Under Gu Jia Ning’s comfort, Qin Tian calmed down a little and explained Grandma Qin’s situation in detail.
When Qin Tian and his sister first met Gu Jia Ning at the market, Grandma Qin was already ill and had a persistent cough.
Later, after selling herbal medicine, Qin Tian finally had enough money to hire a village doctor to see Grandma. After taking the medicine, Grandma’s condition began to improve.
For a while, Grandma’s health had been quite good.
Before the heavy snow sealed the mountains, because of their cooperation with Gu Jia Ning selling herbal medicine a few times, Qin Tian finally saved some money and bought some grain. Although it wasn’t much, if they were frugal, they could still survive the cold winter.
Unexpectedly, a few days ago, Grandma got up early to cook, and when she got up suddenly, she felt dizzy and fainted. At that time, it was raining heavily, and the sound of the rain covered the sound of the old woman falling. Qin Tian and his sister, who were sleeping in the next room, didn’t hear anything.
When Qin Tian discovered her, Grandma Qin had been on the ground for almost an hour.
Later, Qin Tian went out in the rain to fetch a doctor. Under the doctor’s treatment, Grandma Qin woke up, but she developed a fever that day.
The doctor said it was due to cold entering her body.
Later, Qin Tian spent almost all his money and fussed for two days and two nights before Grandma’s fever subsided.
But then Grandma started coughing…
“…Today, Grandma coughed up blood. Grandma didn’t want my sister and me to see, but I still saw it.”
“The village doctor took a look and said… said Grandma has tuberculosis and he can’t treat it. Going to a hospital in the big city might be possible. Wuwu, Sister Gu, what is tuberculosis? Is tuberculosis really hard to treat…?”
Gu Jia Ning frowned. If it was truly tuberculosis, it would be quite difficult to treat in this era.
Could she cure it?
Gu Jia Ning thought that if she bound Grandma Qin as a patient and let the system analyze the disease, then she could learn how to treat it.
Qin Tian and his sister; their parents were gone, and they only depended on their grandmother. If the old woman was gone, the two siblings would likely be bullied to death.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go back with you to take a look.” Gu Jia Ning agreed.
“Thank you, thank you, Sister Gu.”
At this time, Sheng Ze Xi returned, holding a thick cotton-padded coat.
Gu Jia Ning took it and put it on Qin Tian before he could react. The latter was suddenly stunned, “Sister Gu…”
“It’s so cold, and you’re still a child, you need to wear more clothes.”
Qin Tian looked at the brand-new cotton-padded coat on him, which formed a stark contrast to his own gray, thin, and patched coat.
He didn’t expect that Sister Gu would ask her husband to get him a cotton-padded coat. Qin Tian’s heart was filled with gratitude, and tears welled up again.
“Sister Gu, no, I can’t accept this.” Although he was poor, Qin Tian was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others.
Qin Tian was about to take it off, but Gu Jia Ning stopped him, “Don’t take it off, Qin Tian. Think about it, now your Grandma is sick. If you also get sick, this family will only rely on Qin Qing, a young girl. Can she manage?”
Qin Tian was stunned.
“So, keep it on.”
Qin Tian also understood Gu Jia Ning’s thoughts, his eyes filled with gratitude, he nodded in agreement, but silently kept all this in his heart.
He would repay Sister Gu, he would definitely.
Gu Jia Ning turned to Sheng Ze Xi and briefly explained what had just happened.
Sheng Ze Xi frowned slightly and then relaxed, saying, “I’ll borrow a car, and we’ll drive there together.”
It was so cold, and Sheng Ze Xi wasn’t very happy about Gu Jia Ning going out, afraid she might catch a cold, especially since she was pregnant.
But Ningning had already agreed. Sheng Ze Xi had heard her talk about the Qin family’s situation before and knew that she had affection for the two siblings.
Since he couldn’t stop her, he could only go with her. Driving there would also avoid the cold wind and heavy snow.
Gu Jia Ning looked at Sheng Ze Xi and softly “ummed”. She knew that Xi Ge was doing this for her, always thinking of her in many small details of life.
To put it mildly, he was even more considerate than her parents.
When Sheng Ze Xi drove the car over and they got in, he saw Gu Jia Ning looking at him, her eyes so tender they seemed to melt.
Sheng Ze Xi’s ears turned slightly red, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
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