Yang Huazhong stayed at the county town clinic for several days, helping Old Yang take care of Yang Yongxian every day. He was so busy that he couldn't even touch the ground with his feet.

Fortunately, Old Yang finally acted in accordance with his words this time. He kept his promise to Yang Huazhong, no matter how the doctor at the clinic treated Yang Yongxian, whether it was acupuncture or something else, Old Yang didn't say a word of objection.

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Under the combined treatment of medication and acupuncture, Yang Yongxian's condition has improved day by day.

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Gradually, he was no longer raging and stopped doing such absurd things as spitting and urinating everywhere. He became quiet altogether.

It mostly sleeps, and when awake it just sits there blankly, hugging its knees in silence.

The attending physician then took Yang Huazhong and Lao Yangtou aside and instructed, "The root of the patient's illness is still in his heart. Now, your family members should spend more time with him. Even if he ignores you, stay by his side, talk to him, comfort him, and praise him. If possible, buy him some docile little animals like rabbits or birds. This will be beneficial to his recovery."

Besides, the diet should be nourishing to replenish the patient's weakened body.

Yang Huazhong and Lao Yangtou nodded repeatedly.

When the doctor left, Lao Yangtou changed his shoes and went out.

"Father, where are you going?" Yang Huazhong asked.

Old Yang said, "I'm going to the tile market to see if they have rabbits and sparrows for sale. I'll buy some back for Yongxian to keep him company."

Yang Huazhong said, "The Wa market should be selling vegetables and grain!"

Old Yang suddenly thought of something and asked Yang Huazhong, "Third brother, where did you get that brown curly-haired dog beside your granddaughter? I think that dog is pretty rare. Last time when Liu stole your mother's wooden box, it was that dog who helped find it. Why don't we buy one back to keep Yongxian company?"

Yang Huazhong smiled.

"Father, that big dog of BaoBao's is called a Giant Teddy. Qing'er bought it from an out-of-town merchant at the HuaNiaoChongYuWa market in Qing'an County. It cost almost ten taels of silver back then!"

Old Yang was stunned: "What? A dog would cost that much? Ten taels of silver? My heavens, our village could marry two brides with that money!"

>Qing'er is truly burning through money!

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Of course, now Old Yang only dared to mumble those words in his heart. In front of Yang Huazhong, he wouldn't dare to say them aloud.

Yang Huazhong said, “That Teddy dog is supposedly a different breed and looks different from the local dogs in our village. To us, they're all dogs anyway, but a thousand gold coins can’t buy my granddaughter’s happiness, and neither Qing’er nor Tang YaZi are short on money.”

Old Yang's face twisted awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

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These days, people are either starving to death or overeating. The life of a truly wealthy person is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Well, we can't afford a teddy bear dog like that anyway. A mongrel wouldn't be special either. I guess I'll head to the Wa Market and look for some rabbits."

After saying that, Old Yang walked out of the ward with his hands behind his back.

Along the way, I've been heartbroken for Yang Yongxian.

Why does that little girl Luo BaoBao have such an expensive dog? Why can't her Yongxian, the eldest grandson of Lao Yang's family, afford one? Oh, it's really unfair! I just hope that after the eldest brother's tomb is repaired properly, it can continue to protect us.

The old man went out for half a day before returning. When he came back, he had a bamboo basket in his hand. Inside the basket were two rabbits, one white and one black, each about the size of an adult's fist.

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“Look, look! I finally found this pair of rabbits. The peddler wanted thirty-five wen for each one, and wouldn't even include a cage! I managed to get them for forty wen for the pair, plus a cage!”

The old man placed the rabbit, still in its cage, on the small table beside his bed and excitedly told Yang Huazhong.

Yang Huazhong glanced at the pair of rabbits and also grinned: "Not expensive, father will haggle."

Then Old Yang was able to raise his chin: "If you don't run a household, you don't know how expensive rice, oil, salt, and firewood are. If you can't bargain, you're easily fooled. It's just like Qing'er spending so much money on that Teddy. If I were there, I could have gotten it for one or two taels of silver!"

Yang Huazhong smiled but said nothing. There was no need to argue about such things.

After a while, Yang Yongxian woke up.

Upon waking, he discovered the rabbit in the cage on the table. He then picked up the clean vegetable leaves prepared nearby and put them into the bamboo cage to feed it.

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Two rabbits flapped their three-petal rabbit lips over and munched on the leaves, their shiny black eyes turning as they curiously looked at Yang Yongxian. Yang Yongxian also curiously looked at the rabbits...

Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong held their breath and observed Yang Yongxian. The father and son exchanged glances secretly, both very satisfied with Yang Yongxian's reaction.

Yang Yongxian and the rabbit looked at each other for a couple of hours until they were tired and fell asleep again.

When he finally fell asleep again, Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong excitedly said to each other, "He finally dared to talk to the rabbit. This shows that he's gradually getting out of that mental rut, a sign that his illness is improving?"

Yang Huazhong nodded: "Almost!"

The doctor said that Yang Yongxian's refusal to contact the outside world is not good. We need to find a way for him to contact and interact with the outside world, only then will there be hope.

Changping Village.

As dawn broke, Sun was just getting up and feeding the chickens in the yard.

Xiuxiu suddenly rushed in, flustered: “Third Grandmother, my mother sent me to call you over. She just gave birth to the little brother!”

"What?"

Mrs. Sun was so startled that the gourd she held, filled with rice, fell to the ground with a loud 'bang'. A few reeds chickens at her feet fluttered their wings and ran away, clucking and squawking as if protesting against Mrs. Sun.

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Mrs. Sun didn't have the time to deal with those angry reeds chickens, she dashed over to Xio Xiu in three steps and two strides, anxiously asking: "Has it been born? When did it happen?"

xiu xiu shook her head in confusion: "I don't know either. Earlier, I went to mother's room and there was a strange smell. Mother's belly had shrunk, and there was a little brother in the bed. Mother said she gave birth last night and asked me to quickly call San Nai-nai (your grandma) and all of you over!"

Mrs. Sun ran out with her legs, and she also instructed Mianmian to go to her family's house to tell the eldest Mrs. Sun about it.

In Yang Yongjin's new house, Sun pushed open Cao Baimei's door directly, and a strong smell of blood hit her face.

Sun didn't care about these things. She rushed to the bedside and saw Cao Bamei lying there, her face a little pale. There was a baby wrapped in her inner garments inside the bed, white as snow, with a full head of black hair. The baby's eyebrows and facial features all resembled Yang Yongjin's.

Sun Shi was both surprised and delighted, her words a bit incoherent: "Goodness gracious, it's really born! Just now Xiu Xiu passed by to tell me, she scared me half to death."

"Eight Sister, how are you feeling these days? Has your afterbirth come down yet? Should I ask Granny Jiang to come over and massage you again?" Sun shi inquired with a concerned face.

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