doctor magician

Chapter 77 Ultimatum
"Then how did you know he wasn't cancer?" Huang Lili asked.

Aunt Tian said: "What a coincidence, it is also my husband's fate. There is a fortune-telling master who happened to come to the fortune-telling street. According to what he said, he opened his stomach and found that it was not cancer, but duodenal ulcer bleeding. So he had an operation right away, and he will be discharged from the hospital in a few days. ——By the way, how about I take you to see him? This master, his surname is Xiao, lives in the alley downstairs of me, and he opened a store called Universal Company, maybe he can give you some advice on how to cure your old Guo's illness."

Huang Lili shook her head sadly: "I don't have such a good life as you. Our old Guo's disease was seen by an expert this time. There will be no mistakes or misdiagnosis. It's just that the cost of medical treatment is too high. I will come I was looking for you, originally I wanted to borrow some money from you, but I heard that your family is also in trouble, and you owe a lot of debts to treat Lao Zhuo, so forget it, and I will find a way."

Huang Li stood up and wanted to leave, but Aunt Tian quickly pulled her back and said, "Don't worry, our old Zhuo's disease is almost cured, and he will slowly get on the right track in the future, although I owe a lot of debts, But we two are good sisters, knowing that your old Guo is waiting for money to save his life, I will help you no matter how difficult it is."

Aunt Tian bent down and took out an iron box from under the bed, put it on the bed, and said, "I have the business income for these few days, you take the emergency first, and then we can figure out a solution together."

Huang Lili didn't refuse, she kept thanking her while wiping her tears. After the two counted the money in the iron box, Huang Lili said, "I'll give you an IOU!"

"Hit you big head!" Aunt Tian rolled his eyes at him angrily, "We are good sisters, and we still talk about outsiders, I will find a way for you, you can't just watch Lao Guo die like this. He is a good man , I remember that he played chess very well, but he always liked to regret chess, hehehe."

Aunt Tian deliberately told some interesting stories from the past, trying to relax the atmosphere, Huang Lili forced a smile and said, "Yes, he is a bad chess player, and he is famous in the factory."

"By the way, what's the situation in the factory? We haven't known anything since we left for two years."

"The factory's products can't be sold. It's piled up like a hill. Production has long since ceased. The wages can't be paid, so the stuff is paid for the wages. The sacks are carried home and sold by myself. In the past two years, I have not only taken care of Lao Guo to see the doctor. , just set up a stall to sell shoes and clothes to make a little money. Seeing you make big business and make money, I really feel ashamed to see you, so I didn't contact you. I really came to you when I asked you for something. I'm really embarrassed."

"Oh, look at what you said. When your old Guo is cured, it's really impossible. You come to my shop to help me. I'll give you 200 yuan a month, including food and housing. How about it?"

Huang Lili forced a smile, shook her head and said: "Our old Guo wants to save face and suffer. I used to mention that you used to find those workers who were doing business. Lao Guo said that they used to be workers, but now they work for others. People need shame and shame. No matter how much money there is, I still want this face, so I'm not allowed to go."

Aunt Tian was a little embarrassed, and said, "Since this is the case, then I will not force it. However, among our batch of laid-off workers, there are really not many who actually made money in business."

"Yes, counting, you are the best among our group of laid-off workers."

"What a fart, all the little money I earned in the past two years was spent in the hospital. Every time I think about it, I hate it. If it weren't for Master Xiao's advice, not only would I have lost all my money, even my husband would be gone." Well. By the way, you should go with me to meet him, maybe you can help him!"

"No need, to tell you the truth, our old Guo refused. He hates fortune-telling the most. If he knows that I have hired a fortune-teller to see a doctor for him, he will go crazy. He hates this kind of feudal superstition the most. "

Aunt Tian originally wanted to do her best to facilitate this matter, but when she heard Huang Lili directly characterizing fortune-telling as a feudal superstition, she couldn't help being speechless, and she was in no mood to bring up this matter again.

The two chatted for a while, and Huang Liling was anxious to raise money to pay her husband's hospitalization and treatment expenses. Aunt Tian saw that she was not in the mood to stay, so she accompanied her downstairs and sent her to the alley before waving goodbye .

Huang Lili originally wanted to call a few former workers to raise money. She also saw a public phone in front of Aunt Tian's snack bar, but she didn't call there. For reasons of face, she didn't want to make herself look like she was begging the other party. In the eyes of her former sisters in the same workshop, she still retains the last bit of her dignity, although this dignity has almost worn away during the past few years when her husband was ill.

She walked all the way to the bus station, found a roadside public phone booth nearby, and then went in and started making calls.

The experience of the next few phone calls made Huang Lili feel the coldness of the world again. ——To be more polite, he said that his son was getting married, the other party wanted a large dowry, and the money was used for the dowry, and other such excuses.You're welcome, when she opened her mouth to borrow money, she directly refused that she had no money.What's more, he just hung up the phone when he said something happened.

After this phone call, the money was not borrowed, but a phone bill of more than one yuan was posted.

When he finished the last call, he hung up the receiver and leaned weakly against the phone booth.Borrowing money today, I only have a pile of small bills borrowed from Aunt Tian in my pocket, but the hospital bill still owes thousands of medical expenses and hospitalization expenses have not been paid, let alone borrowing things in the past few years Borrow a pile of debt owed.

After staying there for a while, she left the phone booth dejectedly and returned to the Nephrology Department of the Second Provincial Hospital, where her husband was hospitalized.

As soon as she came to the corridor, a middle-aged nurse stopped her with a stern face: "Have you collected enough for your husband's hospitalization expenses? If you don't collect enough, you can leave the hospital quickly. This is not negotiable!"

Her husband owed a large amount of medical expenses in the hospital and the bill has not yet been settled. Although the husband is a factory worker, the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy and production has already ceased. He can't even pay the workers' wages, so how can he have the money to pay for his medical expenses?Everything can only depend on oneself.

When she was admitted to the Nephrology Department of the Second Provincial Hospital, she begged her grandpa to tell her grandma that she had finally scraped together the minimum amount of hospitalization fees and managed to move in. She had no money to pay for the rest of the hospitalization fees, and she kept procrastinating.Every time the doctors and nurses in the hospital asked her to pay the hospitalization and medical expenses, she could only procrastinate by pleading until the first day.

On the first day, Director Qiu from the Nephrology Department brought a large group of doctors and nurses to her husband's ward, and told her clearly that she would be given another day. They asked the security guards to take them out of the hospital, saying that it was decided at a formal meeting of the hospital, not only her family, but all patients who owed money were treated in this way, and they were treated equally.

So Huang Lili was running around all day, borrowing money from people who could possibly borrow money in the end. Even her good sister, Aunt Tian, ​​who she was most embarrassed to see, finally had the cheek to beg to come to the door, and borrowed a lot of small tickets. , but the money was nothing compared to her almost astronomical hospitalization and medical expenses.

After hearing what the nurse said, Huang Lili almost wanted to kneel on the ground and beg, but she knew that what the nurse said didn't count, and she could only ask the director of the nephrology department.

She came to the nephrology department office and saw several doctors busy in the office.Director Qiu was talking to a doctor about something, his tone was very stern, and when he saw her come in, he immediately said with a straight face: "Have you collected enough for the hospitalization? If you don't make enough, stop taking the medicine and leave. I've already said it, there is no need to discuss it!" "

Huang Lili looked miserable, and was about to kneel on the ground with her knees propped up. Director Qiu stepped aside quickly and said, "Kneeling is useless! The hospital is not run by me, it is owned by the state, and what you owe is money from the state. Don't tell me Kneeling to beg me, even kneeling to beg the dean is useless. Repaying debts is justified. We have considered the cheapest ward for you and used the cheapest medicine to help you save as much as possible. , However, hospitalization costs money, you can’t pay for medical treatment, and you want the country to help you, how can there be such a reason?”

"It's not that I don't have money, I can't raise it for a while. My husband has been ill for many years, and he has spent all his money to pay off a pile of debts. I have been borrowing money all day today, and I have borrowed so little .”

Huang Lili took out a large pile of change tickets from her pocket and put them on the table.

Director Qiu glanced at it: "How much is this? You owe tens of thousands of hospitalization and medical expenses. ——I can't help you. If you can't raise money, you have to stop taking the medicine and leave!"

(End of this chapter)