Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

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It got hot again in no time!

Jia Dongxu has finished get off work.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Jia Zhangshi drinking cold water.

He didn't pay attention. Isn't it normal to drink cold water?

He soon found himself unable to ignore it.

Jia Zhangshi drank another bowl of cold water, then a second bowl, then a third bowl, one after another, until he realized something was wrong.

"Mom, why do you keep drinking cold water?"

Jia Dongxu inquired.

"I'm hot, so I'll drink some cold water."

"Uh, no, I can't drink anymore."

Jia Zhangshi touched her belly.

It's less than ten months of pregnancy.

I'm eight or nine months pregnant.

"Mom, your face is all red. Are you sick?"

Jia Dongxu noticed something was wrong.

"I'm fine, I just feel a little hot."

Jia Zhangshi shook her head.

"Then you must have a fever, and a pretty high one at that."

"I'll call him 'Grandpa,' and let him take a look!"

Jia Dongxu went to find Yi Zhonghai.

The two of them came back together.

Yi Zhonghai's family.

"Zhonghai, I just saw Jia Zhangshi..."

An older woman wanted to talk about Jia Zhangshi stealing leeks.

Before she could speak, Jia Dongxu arrived, looking very anxious.

"Uncle, something's happened to my mom. She has a high fever and keeps drinking cold water. Her belly is swollen, bigger than a pregnant woman's belly."

Jia Dongxu was really anxious.

"Don't worry, I'll go with you to take a look."

The two arrived at the Jia family's house.

As soon as he entered, Yi Zhonghai went back out.

It was too hot for Jia Zhangshi, so she started taking off her clothes. When Yi Zhonghai went in, Jia Zhangshi was shirtless, and her fat body trembled.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Hurry up and put your clothes on!"

Jia Dongxu frowned deeply.

"I feel hot!"

Jia Zhangshi shook her head.

"Mom, I know you're hot. You must be sick. Uncle and I will take you to the hospital. Come on, let's go to the hospital now."

Jia Dongxu urged Jia Zhangshi to get dressed.

The three of them went out together.

I ran into He Daqing as soon as I arrived at the door.

He just went out to use the restroom, and when he came back, he ran into an acquaintance and they exchanged a few words; otherwise, he would have been back much earlier...

"Hey, Jia Zhangshi, why is your face so red?"

He Daqing was very surprised.

snort!

Jia Zhangshi ignored He Daqing.

When He Daqing got home, he was dumbfounded. Where were the chives he had left on the table?

I can't find it!

"Who stole my chives?"

"I don't want the chives anymore, but I must say that the chives I bought are the famous Jade Chives, which are not for everyone."

"If you have a wife, or your wife is at home, you can eat whatever you want."

"If you're a young, unmarried man, or if your wife isn't home, you absolutely mustn't eat this. If you get sick from it, you deserve it!"

He Daqing called out to everyone in the courtyard.

"Old He, what are you shouting for?"

Liu Haizhong was startled.

"My chives were stolen. You know what jade chives are, right?"

He Daqing was furious.

"I know, I even went to the tavern specifically to have it once."

"Let me tell you a secret, jade chives are incredibly effective. I used them all night and I wasn't even tired when I got up, but they're a bit pricey!"

Liu Haizhong lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear him.

"Old Liu, you're amazing!"

He Daqing's eyes lit up.

Wait a while, then go find Wan Ping'an to buy another pound.

"Of course I can."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, Lao He, you don't have a wife, why are you buying jade chives?"

Liu Haizhong realized what was happening.

"You don't have to worry about it."

He Daqing went to find Wan Ping'an again.

When he came out, he was carrying a small bundle of chives.

hospital.

The doctor examined Jia Zhangshi.

"Have a headache?"

The doctor asked.

"It doesn't hurt!"

Are you dizzy?

"I'm not dizzy!"

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"No, it just feels very hot, and it's getting hotter and hotter."

The doctor asked the questions and ended up completely baffled.

Jia Zhangshi was just hot, without any discomfort, so she didn't seem to be sick. But if she wasn't sick, why was she so hot all over like she had a fever?

"Was there anything unusual before you developed a fever?"

"Were you frightened, exposed to cold water, or ate something unusual?"

"Think carefully!"

The doctor advised.

"I remember now, I..."

Jia Zhangshi remembered the chives she had eaten.

She swallowed the words back down her throat.

If she confesses, wouldn't that be admitting she stole the leeks?

You'd better not hide it.

“Your symptoms are very strange. If you delay treatment because you conceal them, it could have serious consequences. You must think it through.”

The doctor reminded Jia Zhangshi.


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