Old ladies under the old locust tree
Text by: Zhou Zheng
As soon as the twilight comes, the sky is so hot, the sun has set, and the mountains have not yet calmed down, The cowbell sways the sunset down the hill, and the dark shadows quietly come down, in the evening, The poisonous heat has not gone away. The world is like a big steamer, steaming the mountain village in the steamer and boiling it in the pot. It’s so hot! The third sister-in-law walked out of the hospital, shaking a cattail leaf fan.
In the open space in front of the door, there is a thick old locust tree. The big crown, like a huge umbrella cover, covers half of the street. There are several stones under the tree, which are polished and smooth. This is a place for villagers to enjoy the cool air.
The third sister-in-law saw a person sitting under the tree from a distance. Who is so early.
The third sister-in-law walked over asking herself.
is osmanthus?
Osmanthus has a towel in her hand to wipe sweat from time to time. Seeing the third sister-in-law, she said in a long tone: "You are still willing to give up. I wonder if you are raising your children at home."
Your third brother just came back, didn't he?
The third sister-in-law sat down next to Guihua. Guihua saw that she was wearing long trousers and covered her mouth with a towel and smiled.
What are you laughing at?
You are wearing such thick pants on a hot day, do you want to protect yourself from maggots?
There is nothing I can do. My legs are getting sick now and it hurts so much.
The third sister-in-law rolled up her trouser legs as she spoke, and her knees were bright red.
Oh my god, it’s swollen, don’t even look at it.
I went to all the big and small hospitals in the city and spent a lot of money, but there was no chance.
It hurts, right?
It doesn’t matter if it’s just pain, that kind of swelling and pain is not what a human feels like.
The third sister-in-law shook her hands in pain.
Osmanthus widened her eyes and suddenly shuddered. Fortunately, the pain in the third sister-in-law's legs was transmitted to her body. She had experienced that kind of heartbreaking pain and bone-chilling coldness.
The pain in my legs makes me want to die.
Sister-in-law, stop talking, I have experienced this, and it is really not something that humans should suffer.
Osmanthus trembled again.
Yes, Osmanthus fragrans, how can you feel better?
I feel so good, I don’t feel any pain anymore.
Osmanthus stood up and took two steps, no longer limping.
Doctor Zhang treated me at the west end of our village. He said it was called chasing the wind.
You said it was Dr. Zhang. Don't you say he is a liar? I don't know if
is a liar or not. Anyway, I took his medicine and used his chili plaster. I have used countless medicines from big hospitals and pharmacies to no avail, and it was a waste of money. In his case, although I spent a thousand yuan at a time, I was cured and the pain was gone. He also said that if he continued to take the medicine, the root cause would be eradicated. , this is a good time to catch a cat, you try it.
I don’t want to go, your brother doesn’t believe it. Can chili pepper cure old cold legs of and ? I saw him having fun. As the third sister-in-law spoke, she covered half of her face with a cattail leaf fan, put her head next to Guihua's ear and whispered: I heard that his wife had a major operation. What a waste of money. Then the miracle doctor will treat his wife.
His wife is sick?
Well, it’s cancer.
When did this happen?
just a few days ago.
Isn’t that right? I went to get medicine in the dark yesterday and saw that his wife was fine.
What, have you seen her?
seen it.
You didn't notice that she had lost weight and her face was sallow.
has lost weight. I asked her and she said she was taking medicine to lose weight.
No matter how much weight she loses, she is just sick. Think about it, if the miracle doctor can’t even cure his wife, how can he heal others?
Osmanthus looked at Sister-in-law three without blinking.
I don’t believe it.
The third sister-in-law fanned loudly and gestured to the ground from time to time, as if her determination was harder than a stone.
Sister-in-law, if you ask me to eat whole grains, I won’t have a headache or a fever. Am I not promoting a miracle doctor? His medicines are all secret recipes passed down from ancestors and cannot be found anywhere else. Besides, why do you care if his wife is sick? If he can cure your disease, then you have it.
I won’t go. Your fourth sister-in-law has a lump on her breast. He said it’s okay and he can cure it. If she had an operation at the hospital in the morning, she wouldn’t have died.
Haha, Osmanthus laughed for a while, spitting on the third sister-in-law's face, but she didn't dislike it at all.
Don't laugh, I can't get over this.This is not just me looking at him like this. Look, are there cars parked outside his door? How many cars were parked outside his door in the past? He was always seeing doctors all day long.
The third sister-in-law used a cattail leaf fan to cut down the sweet-scented osmanthus and said, "Please wake up." What does
mean? Osmanthus asked, glaring nervously.
You have a man as your boss, don’t go to the miracle doctor’s house all the time, that’s not good news.
Nonsense!
Osmanthus stood up and left, the flesh on her butt trembling with anger.
With this kind of virtue, what kind of gossip is there?
Click, a thunderous sound, and raindrops hit the ground like beans.
The third sister-in-law was so frightened that she covered her head with a cattail leaf fan.
The heavy rain came silently. It was instantly watery outside the tree, but it was dry under the old locust tree, so it was nice inside and outside the house.
