Chapter 33: Du Ruhui Falls Seriously Ill

  Cheng Chu Mo saw Chang Sun Chong and Li Ye chatting very congenially, his ears perked up high as he eavesdropped, wanting to join in, but seeing the chaotic bamboo forest outside that had been ravaged, he could only squat where he was, being extremely honest.

  A few old men were chatting enthusiastically when suddenly "thud" someone fell to the ground.

  It's probably a father-son bond, Du He was originally leaning against the wall, standing but not standing upright, drowsy and about to fall asleep, when he heard the "thud" sound, he took a step forward and rushed out, squatting on the ground to support Du Ruhui who was lying on the ground.

  Du Ruhui felt unwell and was originally resting at home, but Li Er issued an order to summon him, so he had no choice but to brave the scorching sun and ride over. At noon, he didn't even have time for lunch, and seeing others in high spirits, he didn't want to spoil the mood, so he endured it silently.

  "Dad, what's wrong?" Du Ruhui's teeth were clenched, his face was pale, his hands and feet were icy cold, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. Du He had always thought that her father was strong and robust, never thinking that he would collapse and faint. Big tears rolled down Du He's cheeks, falling plop, plop, plop.

  Li Er was shocked, Du Ruhui was his right-hand man, and in terms of state affairs, Li Er indeed relied heavily on Du Ruhui.

  "Ke Ming, don't scare me like that!" Du Ruhui didn't react, Li Er's eyes were bloodshot red, and he shouted loudly: "Summon the imperial physician! Hurry up and summon the imperial physician! It's all my fault, I made you come over, and it's exhausted you, dear!"

  Chang Sun didn't understand medicine, so he blocked a few little guys from getting in the way. Suddenly, an emotionless mechanical electronic voice came from his mind: "Du Ru Hui is because of exhaustion, not eating, low blood sugar, and heatstroke. You can give him some sugar water to drink first, but he has severe diabetes that cannot be cured with the current medical level of the Tang Dynasty!"

  "Cheng, brother, hurry to the kitchen and pour a bowl of sugar water, quick! Quick!" Chang Sun let go of Si Lang. "Er Lang, Cheng Qian, take your younger brothers out first, I still have important matters to attend to!"

  "Big brother, Commander Du has fainted, I'm worried about him!" Li Chengqian didn't leave, standing still on the spot.

  "Stand still where you are and don't go anywhere, don't cause trouble for everyone." Chang Sun Chong said in a deep voice, warning these mischievous kids not to make trouble.

  "Uh-huh, I'll be watching them." Big brother has a proper matter to attend to, so now it's his turn to watch over the younger brothers.

  Li Er heard Zhang Sun's voice and suddenly seemed to think of something. He said sternly, "Chong, come over and see if Ke Ming can be saved."

  Chang Sun Chong walked over with a stern expression, Du He grasped Chang Sun Chong's hand and said: "Big Brother Chang Sun, please save my father! I'll kowtow to you!" Du He knelt on the ground, his forehead knocking against the floor, the sound echoing loudly.

  Chang Sun Chong hastily pulled Du He and said: "Du Xian Di, hurry up, I'll try my best!"

  "Thank you, Great Uncle Zhangsun!"

  Chang Sun Chong carried Du Ruhui to the next room, put him on the couch, and flipped through Du Ruhui's eyelids. The pupils did not disperse, and the corners of his eyes were moist. He should have just fainted from heatstroke, but as for diabetes, he didn't know how to judge it. He hastily asked in his heart: "Can you cure diabetes?"

  "We can, we have pills here, one a day, and after a month, Du Ruhui will be cured. I guarantee that he will live to be 70 or 80 years old and die of natural causes!"

  This medicine is so powerful, it must require a lot of antiques.

  "Then... how many antiques do I need to pay?" Chang Sun was a bit scared, he didn't have the luck of the past two days, stealing someone's night pot, besides, there weren't that many Qin Shi Huang's night pots to steal!

  At this time, the voice that responded was not a cold and emotionless machine electronic sound, but rather the pharmacy owner Zhou Meili, who chuckled and said: "Little Zhao, I like the crimson gold phoenix coronet on Empress Longsun's head. If you can get it for me, I'll give you a week's worth of medicine!"

  "But a week is not enough! I know you're beautiful and kind, Sister Zhou, so please be kind to the end, send Buddha to the west, give me a month!" Chang Sun was haggling over the price, he now had less than 100 cents in his pocket, he didn't have enough money to buy anything.

  The Empress Longsun's phoenix hairpin with red gold and kingfisher feathers, he could only exchange it for seven days' worth of medicine, but he didn't know what else to trade for the remaining twenty-three days' worth.

  Zhou Mei-li on the big screen, had long been eyeing the headdress on Empress Changsun's head, and her heart softened as she was begged by Changsun. Her eyes darted to Li Shimin's thumb ring and she said: "Then you give me the thumb ring on Li Shimin's right hand, and I'll give you the remaining 23 days' worth of medicine!"

  Zhang Sun glanced at the jade ring on Li Er's hand, and from its brightness and wear, it was clear that the Hetian white jade ring was Li Er's treasured possession, but whether he would be willing to part with it was another matter.

  "Chong'er, what's going on?" Li Er saw that his eldest grandson Chong was looking at his hand with a puzzled expression.

  "He was hungry, and also had a slight heat stroke, but Du Chengxiang had been ill for a long time and didn't receive timely treatment, that's why he suddenly fainted." Zhangsun Chong said with a smile, patting Du He's shoulder. After being together for over a month, Du He and Chai Lingwu were quite popular on the farm, except for their slightly lewd behavior, always teasing the young women in the village. Men are not bad, but women love them, it has been this way since ancient times. These two were especially welcomed on the farm, people often sent food to the mansion, making Zhangsun Chong and Cheng Chumo brothers jealous, all the good food was snatched away, and they had to go beat up these two charming young men.

  "Here it comes! Here it comes!" Cheng Chumou worried that one bowl would not be enough, so he directly picked up half a bucket of hot water and added half a box of sugar.

  Chang Sun Chong now somewhat understands why Cheng Yaojin has been kicking and punching Cheng Chu Mo all day. This guy doesn't use his brain when doing things, he just carried a big bucket of sugar water with hot steam rising from it, but that's not the worst part, older brother, you forgot to bring bowls, how could you also forget to bring spoons!

  "Where's the bowl? Where's the spoon?" Zhang Sun shouted, gritting his teeth. Was he supposed to lift the bucket and pour it into Du Ruhui's mouth? This wasn't feeding pigs!

  Cheng Yaojin kicked Cheng Chumo's buttocks again and scolded: "Bastard, hurry up and fetch it!"

  Wei Chi Gong also didn't hold back and kicked him once too.

  Not only Cheng Yaojin, Wei Zhongxian also wanted to beat Cheng Chumo, if it weren't for the urgent situation, Li Er would have kicked him a couple of times too.

  Cheng Chumu, who turned around and ran out to fetch a bowl, happened to bump into Xiaobaozi, who was about to enter the door with a bowl and spoon. Xiaobaozi's head was small and round, but standing in front of Cheng Chumu, he looked like a pure little white rabbit, and was immediately knocked flying by Cheng Chumu.

  "Ah!" "Clatter" One was the sound of Xiaobaozi being knocked to the ground, and the other was the sound of the bowl in Xiaobaozi's hand flying out.

  Cheng Chu's face stiffened, and his butt was in trouble again. He quickly went forward to help up the little bundle, the bowl was broken, but the spoon was wooden and hadn't been damaged. He picked up the wooden spoon and trotted into the house, the spoon clattering against his body. With a forced smile, he said: "Chong Xian, brother, the spoon is here!"

  If it weren't for Du Ruhui's life hanging by a thread, everyone would probably be amused by Cheng Chumo's absurd appearance!

  Chang Sun Chong took out a handkerchief to wipe the wooden spoon, scooped out a spoonful of sugar water from the bucket, blew it lightly to test the temperature, and then fed it into Du Ru Hui's mouth.

  Du He gently lifted Du Ru Hui to sit up, slightly opened Du Ru Hui's lips, and fed him lightly until he drank a bowl of sugar water. The electronic voice in his brain prompted: "Enough, feed him two bowls of rice porridge an hour later! This person is already critically ill, please go to the Beautiful Life Pharmacy to buy medicine for treating diabetes as soon as possible."

  Before long, Du Ruhui slightly woke up, and Du He burst into tears again.

  Du Ruhui stretched out his bony, emaciated large hand and smiled slightly: "Foolish child, why cry? Everyone will die eventually. When you grow up and understand things, your uncles and elder brothers will take care of you. I'm afraid that even if I go, I can rest in peace."

  "Father!" Du He sobbed uncontrollably, thinking that his father's life was really coming to an end!

  Chang Sun Chong couldn't bear to see this touching scene of paternal love, his eyes grew hot as he said: "Uncle Du, you will definitely get better."