Everyone in the room gasped.

Lao Yang quickly asked, “Don't just talk nonsense! Chen Biao's father is not old, he's only in his early forties, and he doesn't even have any married sons. He’s the pillar of the family…”

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Yang Huaming looked at Lao Yang with a hint of grievance, saying: “I didn't say that. It was the doctor and Chen Biao who said it. I just overheard a couple of words.”

"Well, what did the doctor say? Old Four, you better speak clearly, don't make me ask one question and you squeeze out a word. This isn't like your usual way of speaking." Old Yang said again.

Yang Huaming hung his head and said, "Yesterday when we arrived, we happened to catch the doctor's second visit to check on Chen Biao's father."

"Why is it called the second wave?"

“Because Chen Biao is such a filial child, he first sent his father to a clinic in Wanghai County, saying that it was run by a distant relative of a doctor from his village. It's not bad.”

"But that acquaintance's clinic gave his father a diagnosis and wouldn't accept him at the time,"

“Chen Biao wasn't convinced and dragged his father to Yihe Chun, the best medical hall in Wanghai County. Yes, the same one where Lao Wu was hospitalized last year after getting injured.”

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“At that time, they were received by the doctor who was seeing patients in the front hall. After examining Chen Biao's father, the doctor said something similar to what the relative's clinic had said before,”

"Just let Chen Biao drag the person back. Serve him good food and drink, and keep him there for as many days as possible."

“Chen Biao was not convinced and almost got into a fight with the doctor on duty. He was eventually persuaded to calm down,”

"First, we arranged for him to be in the ward in the backyard. Then when we went over, a second group of doctors came to examine him and they also said the same thing."

“Chen Biao is such a filial and unfortunate child, kneeling before so many doctors there, begging them to save his father…”

“The shopkeeper of Yihe Spring Medicine Hall was moved and agreed to let them stay there first. He studied several prescriptions and, acting as if dead horses were living ones, decided to try them out. They couldn't just stand by and watch someone die!”

After hearing Yang Huaming's words, Lao Yangtou's mouth hung open, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

But the expression on his face clearly showed that he had been convinced by the doctors' words. Chen Biao's father was truly nearing the end of his life...

"Fourth Uncle, what's the condition of Chen Biao's father like again?" Yang Ruqing couldn't help but ask.

"This didn't involve any bumps or falls, so how come you suddenly say someone is not doing well?" she asked.

Old Yang came to his senses and quickly said, "That's right, that's right. What exactly is the illness? The doctors should have given a diagnosis, right?"

When asked about his illness, Yang Huaming's face turned even worse, and he hesitated to speak.

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“That illness, it's really despicable. Ordinary folks in our village don’t even dare to talk about it, for fear of bad luck...” Yang Huaming said.

Old Yang's eyes widened, his face full of shock. "Could it be...blood disease?"

Yang Huaming nodded with difficulty.

Old Yang's eyes almost popped out of his head, and the dry tobacco pipe he was holding almost fell to the table.

"Oh my, if it really is blood disease, then there's no hope, we can only wait for death!" Old Yang murmured.

“What exactly is blood disease?” Yang Ruqing turned her head to ask Luo Fengtang, who shook his head with a confused look on his face.

Yang Huaming pretended to go drink tea, burying his head and saying nothing.

Yang Huazhou let out a satisfied burp and said, "Let me continue."

“Chen Biao’s father had finished the banquet at our place that day, and the two of them went home. According to Chen, they got home in the afternoon.”

"Chen Biao's father had finished his drink and was about to go for a nap. That day, as he was about to sleep, he happened to run into Chen Biao's uncle's house in the village behind the town where they were castrating piglets and were short-handed."

“Chen Biao’s father just went, probably because he exerted too much force when pressing the pig and accidentally fell,”

“At that time, I just felt a pain in my tailbone. Nothing else happened. But when it was almost bedtime, suddenly all my bones started aching and I couldn't even lift my arms to take off my clothes.”

“After lying down for a while, he developed a fever. Chen Biao's two brothers quickly took him to the clinic in town.”

When we arrived, Chen Biao's father still had a high fever and was delirious. He was so feverish that even we barely recognized him.

"Though he hadn't eaten anything, blood kept seeping from his gums."

"...and there was blood seeping out of the inside of her ears."

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"By the way, there's also this spot," Yang Huazhou pointed to the area below his chin and in between his neck.

Bao Suyun sat on the side and whispered to Yang Huazhou, "Just say what you have to say, don't keep pointing at yourself…"

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Yang Huazhou glanced at Bao Suyun and said, “It’s nothing to worry about.”

Bao Suyun could only remain silent, sitting quietly beside him, listening intently.

Yang Huazhou went on to say, "Chen Biao's father has a huge lump here. I touched it, and it's almost as big as an egg. It makes him lie there unable to turn his neck, he's so miserable..."

Upon hearing Yang Huazhou's words, everyone was shocked and then sighed with regret.

Sun Shi and Bao Suyun both took out their handkerchiefs to wipe away their tears.

Yang Ruqing also frowned.

According to Wu Shu's descriptions, Chen Biao's father's lymph nodes had swollen to the size of an egg, and there was blood flowing from his gums and ears.

...along with body aches and muscle soreness, as well as a fever. These symptoms combined,

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And the doctors here call it 'blood disease,' maybe it really is!

Thinking about this, Yang Ruqing's heart sank a few points.

This disease is indeed very pessimistic. Even in today's era of advanced medical care and pharmaceuticals, it's incredibly cruel. Repeated devilish treatments ultimately leave you with nothing but empty pockets and a broken spirit.

What's more, this is ancient times!

So the doctors were right, with good food and drink taking care of him, he'll get better sooner or later.

Oh, how pitiful! Truly pathetic!

Furthermore, this disease may also be hereditary, passed down from father to son, from son to grandson, and in some cases, even across generations...

"I can't believe it. Just the other day, at Xiaozi's wedding, I was sitting next to him and we even drank a few cups." Lao Yang's low voice echoed again, his face full of sorrow as he sat there.

“I also told him that if we weren't nearly twenty years apart in age and separated by generations, I would really want to befriend him as a close friend!”

He also said at the time, "When Chen Biao and Ju'er get married, we'll have a good drink together, until we're tipsy!"

“Oh, I never would have guessed! Why did fate choose him? With two sons at home still unmarried, he was just about to take the lead. Now that he’s gone, the whole family is likely to fall apart.”

Everyone in the room was sighing.

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