diskusbooks Chapter 265 Taking Medicine
Chapter 265 Taking Medicine
Faced with Lai Gou's questioning, Du Mei naturally dared not tell him the truth.
She feigned innocence and said, "I also want to have a son for you, but I can't get pregnant. There's nothing I can do. Who knows why!"
Lai Gou said, "Let's go to the hospital and see if there's anything wrong with you."
Du Mei certainly didn't dare go to the hospital to see a doctor, because if she did, she would be exposed.
"You scoundrel, you're the one who should be looking. I'm perfectly fine. I've had children, everyone knows that. How could I have a problem? If I can't get pregnant, it must be your problem."
Lai Gou thought about it and realized it made sense. Du Mei had given birth to five children before, so she was definitely capable of having more. The fact that she couldn't get pregnant now meant it was his problem.
For the past two years, Lai Gou has enjoyed the good life of having a woman. Now that he's had enough of that, he wants a son, just like everyone else in the village, who not only has a wife but also a child who calls him "Dad," preferably a son.
Once the idea is sparked, it grows stronger and stronger.
He went to the hospital alone, and after the examination, the hospital said he was fine.
Both of them are fine, so why can't they get pregnant?
That's a matter of superstition.
He had consulted a fortune teller before, who said he would have no children and would die alone.
He's not lonely anymore! He has a wife now, and his fate has changed.
Therefore, he firmly believes that he will have children.
Lai Gou secretly went to see the fortune teller.
In this day and age, fortune tellers have all changed professions and dare not perform for people anymore.
No matter how much Lai Gou pleaded, she simply refused to see him. In order to get rid of Lai Gou's entanglement, she directed him to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
Why is he called a self-taught TCM doctor? Because he never studied TCM with anyone. He knew the properties of a few herbs, cured his own illness by taking them, and then boldly explored prescribing medicine for others, curing some people as well.
Lai Gou, desperate for a cure, actually went to see that folk doctor, spent more than ten yuan, and got more than ten doses of medicine.
From then on, Lai Gou brewed medicine to drink every day.
That medicine was really bitter! It was so bitter that his cheeks trembled, but thinking that after drinking it he could hold his son and become a father, Lai Gou frowned and drank it.
But more than half a year has passed, and Du Mei's belly still shows no signs of pregnancy.
Lai Gou said, "Du Mei, is it because of you? Maybe it's because you're getting old! You were able to have children before when you were young. Why don't you go and get some medicine to take?"
Du Mei retorted confidently, "I'm only in my early forties, and you're almost sixty. Who's older between us? What kind of talk is that!"
Lai Gou had no choice but to continue taking his medicine.
Because Lai Gou had been drinking medicine for years, everyone in the village naturally knew that Lai Gou wanted a son, so he treated medicine like food and had been drinking it for almost a year. His whole body smelled of bitter herbs.
Qi Zhengyang naturally learned about this as well.
I think Du Mei and Lai Gou are a pair of idiots.
Once, Qi Zhengyang had been drinking and was staggering to the toilet when he ran into Lai Gou, who was passing by his door.
He used to look down on Lai Gou, and even more so on Du Mei. He disdained both of them and wouldn't bother talking to them. But that day, Qi Zhengyang was in a bad mood and had been drinking. When he saw Lai Gou, he suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to confide in him.
"You lazy dog, do you know why you don't have a son?"
Lai Gou didn't want to talk to Qi Zhengyang, but when Qi Zhengyang brought up the question of why he didn't have a son, which was what Lai Gou wanted to know the most, Lai Gou stopped involuntarily.
Without hesitation, he asked, "Why?"
"Because Du Mei can't have children, no matter how much medicine you drink, it won't be of any use."
"Du Mei can't have children? Didn't she already have two children for you?"
Lai Gou's intuition told him that Qi Zhengyang was trying to sow discord between him and his wife.
Qi Zhengyang's eyes were blurry with drunkenness.
"She had a difficult labor when giving birth to her son, and almost lost both her and her baby. She eventually gave birth to her son and survived, but the doctor said that her uterus was severely damaged and she will never be able to have children again."
Lai Gou was struck dumb by what he heard.
He asked incredulously, "Are you serious?"
"It's true! If you don't believe me, take her to the hospital to see for yourself! You haven't even been to the hospital, you've just been giving her medicine. No matter how much medicine you give her, it won't cure her illness!"
Lai Gou was so angry that his head was buzzing.
If what Qi Zhengyang said is true, Du Mei watched him drink that bitter medicine that made his cheeks tremble every day for the past year without saying a word. This woman's heart is truly cruel!
When Lai Gou got home, he wanted to take Du Mei to the hospital for a checkup, but Du Mei naturally refused.
Lai Gou then relayed what Qi Zhengyang had told him.
Du Mei still refused to admit it and refused to go to the hospital for a checkup.
Lai Gou was so angry that he beat up Du Mei. Lai Gou was really angry, and he hit her pretty hard.
Du Mei couldn't take it anymore and had to beg for mercy, admitting that she couldn't have children.
Lai Gou became even angrier and launched into a barrage of punches and kicks.
That time, Lai Gou beat Du Mei so badly that she was bedridden for six days.
From then on, Du Mei and Lai Gou had a small argument every three days and a big argument every five days.
Lai Gou disliked Du Mei for being a hen that didn't lay eggs, while Du Mei disliked Lai Gou for being old, ugly, poor, and lazy.
Sure enough, during the Chinese New Year, Lai Gou and Du Mei started arguing again.
Du Mei left Qi Zhengyang without hesitation and went to Lai Gou's place. After only two years of peaceful life, she fell into a chaotic situation where the two of them disliked, attacked, and insulted each other because they didn't have children.
It's Chinese New Year, and while other families are bustling with activity and the aroma of food fills the air, their house is quiet and deserted, and they don't feel like cooking anything delicious.
Both of them harbored resentment towards each other, and conflict was about to erupt, escalating from minor arguments to major fights, and finally to physical violence.
The commotion was so loud that most of the people in Daben Village could hear them arguing and fighting.
Because neither of them was popular, no one was willing to try to break up the fight.
There were quite a few people watching the spectacle and gloating.
On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the lazy dog died.
Du Mei said she didn't know how or when he died. When she woke up in the morning, she found him dead, but he was already stiff.
Many people suspect that the dog's death was suspicious.
The village also called people from the township government to come and take a look. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with it at all; there were no external injuries or signs of poisoning.
Because Lai Gou had no relatives, no one really cared how Lai Gou died.
Du Mei had long since severed ties with her family. With the help of village officials, she hastily buried the dog.
Du Mei has married three men in succession, and now she is all alone. But this time, she has a place to live, albeit a dilapidated one.