I live in the countryside

Chapter 11 Seeing a doctor in the provincial capital, refusing treatment

Chen Mei's condition was not good, the mother and daughter rested at the station for nearly two hours, and waited for Chen Mei to recover before taking the two o'clock bus to the provincial capital.

When we arrived in the provincial capital, it was already after [-] o'clock in the evening. Qiao Churan took Chen Mei out of the station. Gao Tingting, a roommate and best friend who was studying at Beicheng University, was already waiting outside the station. Seeing Qiao Churan helping Chen Mei out, Raising his hands, he said, "Ranran, here!"

"Tingting!" Qiao Churan raised her hand and helped Chen Mei go: "Mom, I told you before, my college roommate and best friend Gao Tingting, she came to pick us up."

Gao Tingting's family lives in the provincial capital. When she was in Beicheng University, because Qiao Churan and Qiao Churan were fellow villagers in Gui Province, they had a very good relationship. After graduation, they returned to work in Gui Province together.

Chen Mei's mental state is not very good, but she still remembers that Qiao Churan works in the provincial capital and has a best friend named Gao Tingting.

Gao Tingting had already trotted over. She was cheerful and lively, and she was not at all restrained when she saw Chen Mei. She was worried that Chen Mei would suffer from severe motion sickness. The three of them rested at the station for a while before Gao Tingting drove Qiao Churan and Chen Mei back to Qiao Churan between rented houses.

Chen Mei still felt a little scared when she saw the car. Gao Tingting said thoughtfully: "Auntie, don't worry, I will drive slowly. There is not much traffic at night, so I won't get motion sickness."

"Girl, then, please."

"Auntie, you're welcome. I'm doing well with Ranran. Just use me like you use Ranran."

Chen Mei just smiled, and the car drove on the fast track. Gao Tingting took the driver's license test when she was in college. After driving for many years, the car drove very steadily, and Chen Mei didn't feel dizzy.

It's just that Gao Tingting, a girl who can also drive, can't help but envy: "Girl, you are really capable, and you have learned to drive by yourself."

Gao Tingting laughed: "Auntie, you can just call me Tingting. In fact, Ranran can also drive. She just didn't buy a car."

"Ah?" Chen Mei looked at Qiao Churan in surprise, "When did you learn to drive?"

Qiao Churan smiled and said: "I learned it in the first year of work. Sometimes I need to drive out for work, so I went to learn it. It's not difficult."

Chen Mei felt a little complicated, but Gao Tingting didn't care about it at all: "Ranran's car is also very stable. If it weren't for this time to resign and go home, I would have persuaded her to take out a loan to buy a car. Now that she has a car, it is very convenient to go out. I can drive back to see you, auntie."

"Tingting..." Qiao Churan frowned slightly, reminding her.

Gao Tingting stuck out her tongue. She didn't agree with Qiao Churan's resignation and going home. Seeing that her best friend didn't want to say more, she had no choice but to stop.

Chen Mei was completely silent.

Along the way, Qiao Churan didn't say much. After driving for more than half an hour, she arrived at Qiao Churan's rental house. Gao Tingting didn't follow her in. After Qiao Churan and Chen Mei got off the car, she turned around and went back. Her home is not far away, in a nearby community.

It is true that the rental house still has a half-month lease period. The reason why Qiao Churan did not check out immediately was that the lease period had not expired, and also because she thought that she might bring Chen Mei to the provincial capital for medical treatment. She has only been back for a few days, and there is no dust in the room, and there are even things in the small refrigerator.

Qiao Churan knew that Gao Tingting must have prepared it, and she just felt warm at the moment.

It was the first time for Chen Mei to come to the house Qiao Churan lived in. It was a large one-room rental house. Although he lived in a high-rise building, the house was small and could be seen in a blink of an eye. It was about the same size as a room at home. Lazarus is here. Although the layout is better than at home, it is too small. Thinking of her daughter living in such a small place for the past two years, she actually feels sad.

Qiao Churan didn't think too much about it, "Mom, I'll cook something for you. You haven't eaten much today. After eating, take a shower and have a good sleep. The car ride is too hard today."

Chen Mei was really tired and uncomfortable, she didn't reject her daughter any more, she just sat on the small sofa, looking at Qiao Churan's busy back, with mixed feelings in her heart.

After a night's rest, Qiao Churan took Chen Mei to the No.1 People's Hospital the next day to see the doctor who had made an appointment.

After sitting down for an examination, the doctor said, "It's a scoliosis now. During this time, it hurts a lot, right?"

Chen Mei nodded cautiously: "But after I use medicinal wine, it can be relieved."

The doctor shook his head: "It is still recommended to have an operation, the sooner the better, otherwise it will be more serious in the future, and the problem will be even bigger. In this situation, you should have come to the hospital a long time ago. If you delay it, your waist will die .”

Later, the doctor spoke a lot of terminology, and Chen Mei didn't understand a few words, but she knew that an operation was needed. The question she was most concerned about was how much the operation would cost.

"Doctor, how much does this operation cost?"

The doctor raised his eyes, but did not hide anything, "Your lumbar disc herniation is already very serious, and you need surgery to remove the nucleus pulposus, and it will cost more than 3 yuan."

"More than 3 yuan!" Chen Mei took a deep breath, and said, "Why so much, isn't it a few thousand yuan?"

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Chen Mei left the hospital worried.

"Ranran, it's too expensive. I said I don't need to come to the provincial capital to see a doctor. One operation costs more than 3 yuan. Let's not do it. Go home tomorrow!"

Qiao Churan was helpless: "Mom, the doctor said that your problem is already very serious, and you must have surgery, otherwise you will not even be able to stand up in the future, and the problem will be serious."

"That's more than 3 yuan, so much, how can there be so much money for surgery, no, this is an old problem, I just need to apply some herbal medicine and wine when I go back, so why use surgery?"

Qiao Churan naturally refused to agree, "Mom, I have savings. Really, I can operate on you. Our family is not so nervous."

Chen Mei said angrily: "How much savings do you have? Even if you have, how much do you have left after the operation? Do you still need it in the future?"

Qiao Churan was helpless, knowing that Chen Mei was being stimulated by medical expenses and couldn't hear what to say, so she said, "Let's go back to my place first, let's talk about this matter, and don't rush to make a decision, I'll ask the doctor Is there a better way?"

Chen Mei said dissatisfied: "Don't think about giving the money in advance like last time. If you dare to give the money in advance this time, I will go to the hospital and ask them to return the money to you. Such a large amount is not a joke. Yes, rural people all suffer from back pain, how can it be so serious, besides, I also heard that hospitals in the city are like this, even the slightest ailment, you will find an excuse to make you spend a lot of money on useless examinations , Prescribing expensive medicine to you is all deceiving you, don't think I don't know anything."

Listening to Chen Mei's words, Qiao Churan felt a bit of a headache, and she had some strategies, but she couldn't do anything else, so she had to think of a way: "Mom, it's not like you said, the doctor is a professional..."

Seeing that Chen Mei wanted to refute again, Qiao Churan knew that she was concerned about money. She had never spent so much money at once in her life, and she couldn't even bear the two yuan for the car ride, let alone such a large amount, and said immediately: "Okay Okay, let's not talk about this for now, let's go back first, think about it again, or discuss it with my dad, my house still has half a month's lease, even if you don't have surgery, stay in the provincial capital There is no problem for a few days, shall we talk about it?"

Looking at her daughter, Chen Mei didn't seem to be so persistent anymore, she felt slightly relieved: "It's fine, but don't persuade me to have an operation."

Chen Mei was determined not to have an operation.

(End of this chapter)