Chapter 95 I Don’t Want to Be a Ghost Substitute
Sun Bomin said hesitantly, "Shanzi, it will take two or three days to walk. Can you bear it?"
What Shanzi said makes a lot of sense. We should indeed go to the provincial capital to see a doctor. My elder sister should know a skilled and kind doctor.
Sun Shan said firmly, "Father, how did you get to the city? Did you all walk?"
Sun Bomin shook his head and said, "You don't have to walk. There are ox carts and donkey carts for you to ride."
If you are going to the city alone with only a little luggage, you can just book a parking space. If you need to transport goods, you can go directly by car, or you can ask the escort agency to send a car to help you carry the goods.
Each method has a different price, it depends on your choice.
Sun Shan understood and said, "Father, there is a car to ride in, so I don't have to walk. It won't be too hard."
Regardless, Sun Boming was still worried.
But Su was different. Instead of seeing a Mongolian doctor in Huangyang County, he would rather go to the provincial capital to see a doctor named Hua Tuo who was still alive.
It is best to find out what Shanzi's physical condition is, and take timely treatment and good care of him while he is still young.
Su said firmly, "Boss, take Shanzi with you to the provincial capital and ask my eldest sister to find a good doctor to check Shanzi's whole body and find out his physical condition. The doctors in Huangyang County are no match for those in the provincial capital. Early detection means early treatment. We are not short of money, so we can't save money on medical treatment."
Huang agreed, nodded and said, "Bomin, take this opportunity to go to the capital and take Shanzi with you to see a doctor, no, find a few doctors.
Shanzi is too thin and too short. Compared with other children, he looks sickly. He should be treated early while he is still young. If he grows up, the root of the disease will be planted and there will be endless troubles. "
After a pause, he continued, "Are you worried about the money? I have some here, you can take it. If it's not enough, ask Chunlan to borrow. People are more important than money, so you have to be considerate when borrowing money. We will pay you back slowly in the future."
In these years, since Su gave birth to Shanzi, she has not been pregnant again. Bomin only has Shanzi, and there is a high possibility that he will only have Shanzi in the future. He must take good care of him no matter what.
When Sun Bomin heard that Huang and Su were so determined to let Shanzi go to the city for treatment, he no longer hesitated and nodded, saying, "Well, mother, I'll listen to you. Let's discuss it with the village chief tonight, and go to the county town tomorrow to make an appointment with the escort agency for departure."
Su smiled and said, "Guyu will go with you. Tell others that I am taking care of Shanzi. If others ask me why I am not going, just say that I have to work on the land at home and cannot leave both of us alone."
As for why Huang didn't go, the villagers wouldn't ask at all. Widow, if you went, you would be criticized to death and others would say you were tactless.
Huang said to Su, "Tomorrow you will also follow Bomin and the village chief to the capital city to buy some cloth for girls. Hurry up and make a new dress for the eldest girl."
Men don't know how to buy cloth, so Su had to go buy it. After buying it, she would ask the skilled craftsmen in the village to help with the work. As long as the money was enough, it could be made in one night.
Su understood her mother-in-law's intention and said with a smile, "Mother, I understand."
Sun Shan was secretly delighted. Hehe, he finally had the chance to go to the provincial capital. Finally, a country boy could see the world in the city.
He said to the three of them, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, I'm going to do my homework." Then he turned around and went back to the study.
As for asking for leave from Master Zheng, we need to wait until they go to the county town and confirm the departure time before we can ask for leave.
Early the next morning, Sun Bomin, Su and the village chief went to the county town.
Sun Shan was having lunch under the shade of a tree. It was a hot summer day, and the cicadas kept chirping, which made people irritated.
After lunch, De Ge'er got a cicada from somewhere and was playing with it happily.
Yang Qingbei fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan, and soon beads of sweat appeared on his pretty face. He said in distress, "It's so hot in this weather. I'm most afraid of summer."
De Geer echoed, "Oh, I really want to swim in the Dakeng River. It's too hot."
Sun Shan finally finished his meal and put away his lunch box. When he heard that De Ge'er was going to swim, he said sternly, "De Ge'er, if you dare to go swimming, I will tell Uncle San and Aunt San."
The boy is naughty, he might really go swimming secretly.
He advised, "There are many rocks and water plants under the Dakeng River, and there are undercurrents. Two years ago, a child from Zhengjia Village went swimming without permission, got entangled in the water plants, and drowned. Dege, you don't want to die at such a young age, do you?"
De Geer retorted: "I don't play in deep water, how could I drown?"
De Geer really wanted to go swimming to cool off, but he was in school all day and had to finish his homework before he could go back home. After finishing his homework, he ran to Dakeng River, but before he could get in the water, he was warned by the villagers, so he never had the chance to swim.
Sun Shan said seriously, "De Ge'er, that's what you think of the drowned person. A child drowns in the Dakeng River every few years. I heard from adults that there are water ghosts at the bottom of the river. The drowned person who wants to reincarnate will turn into a water ghost and wait for a child of his own age, then drag him to the bottom of the water and drown him, so that he can be a scapegoat and be reincarnated.
De Geer, do you want to be a scapegoat? "
When De Ge'er heard what Sun Shan said, he couldn't help but tremble a few times, and even Yang Qingbei next to him was scared.
Sun Shan continued, "Think about it, aren't the people who drowned always children? Aren't they about the same age as us? In fact, those people were dragged down by the water ghosts below.
De Ge'er, if you go swimming, the water below will pull you to the bottom, and the water plants will entangle you and suffocate you to death.
Hey, I didn't hear of anyone drowning in the Dakeng River last year. The water ghosts down there must be getting impatient. If you go swimming, you'll fall into the water ghost's hands. He's waiting for you down there."
After hearing this, De Ge'er and Yang Qingbei hugged each other in fear.
De Ge'er stiffened his neck and said boldly, "I don't believe it!"
Yang Qingbei said seriously, "Ade, what Shanzi said is true. The people who drowned in Dakeng River were all children about our age. My grandparents also said so. You must not go swimming, or you will really be dragged under the water by the water ghost and become his substitute. You will never be able to reincarnate, which is miserable."
Sun Shan didn't expect Yang Qingbei to be so helpful and describe it so vividly.
He coughed a few times and said seriously, "Brother De, you have to think carefully. If you are spotted by a water ghost, as long as you walk to the water's edge, even if it is not deep water, the water ghost will tempt you to go in. You have heard of ghosts covering your eyes, right? You will think that the water is not deep, but it is actually very deep. It will drown you in a moment. Oh, you will die miserably."
After hearing this, De Geer turned pale and trembled, but he refused to admit defeat and said, "I'm not afraid."
I thought to myself that I should not go swimming in the Dakeng River. It was too scary and I didn’t want to be a substitute ghost.