Fitting Dentures to the Old Lady
To go to the county town from their village, you need to wait for the bus at the roadside. There are buses from the town to the county town that can be stopped for 15 cents per person, but it is not easy to wait for the bus.
"Grandma, you don't get motion sickness, do you?"
"I don't get dizzy, I don't get dizzy, I don't get dizzy wherever I go!"
"That's good."
After waiting on the roadside for more than an hour, they saw a bus coming. After paying money and buying tickets, they took their seats.
From the village to the county seat, you have to take a mountain road. There is no expressway at this time. When you drive on the mountain road full of dirt and gravel, dust is thrown up all over the sky. It is full of dust when you look out of the window. Ye Yaodong is so hot that he does not even dare to open the window.
The mountain road has eighteen bends, and people in the car were swaying left and right. They could only hold on to the handrails on the side of the chair and drove around for almost an hour before reaching the main road.
In later generations, there was a highway, and it only took 15 minutes to get from their village to the county seat. Now the transportation is not developed yet.
Fortunately, the old lady didn't get car sick and was quite strong. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to take her out at such an old age.
Along the way, he kept hearing someone vomiting in the back seat of the car.
After arriving at the main road, it took another ten minutes to drive to the station. He held down the old lady who was about to get up and said, "Don't worry, let's let others get off first."
The old lady smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Okay..."
The old lady moves slowly, so don't be crowded by other people. They are not in a hurry and would rather be the last to get off the bus.
The current county seat is not as big as that of later generations, and the surrounding villages are not included in the county seat. But it is still a county after all, and it is not too small. It is a long way from the station to the county hospital.
There were many rickshaws at the entrance of the station. The old lady was old after all. He was afraid that she would be tired after walking for too long, so he simply stopped one.
"Ah, do you still want to take this car? Let's walk by ourselves to save some money and don't waste money. I can walk..."
"It's okay. I'll help you up. We're not short of a cent or two. You're exhausted. Dad will beat me to death when you get back."
The old lady felt very distressed along the way, nagging: "Why do you have to work so hard and waste so much money? I am already old and can only eat for a few days. It is not easy for me to earn some money."
, just keep it for yourself, I’m an old man..."
It’s because I can’t eat for a few years that I want to be filial to you...
"Are you thirsty? Do you want a drink of water before talking?"
The old lady was dumbfounded and slapped him, "I haven't finished talking to you yet. I know you are filial, but grandma really doesn't have many more years to live..."
"Oh, don't say bad words. We'll be at the hospital soon. It won't cost much."
She had no choice but to let him go, but she felt that her grandson's pain was not in vain.
After coming out of the hospital, it was already noon, and the old lady's removable dentures had been fitted.
Ye Yaodong finished what was on his mind and was in a good mood, "Do you remember what the doctor just told you? Wear it when you eat every day, and brush it down after eating. It's easy to wear, right?"
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"I know, I know, I can, but these dentures are too troublesome. When I had teeth in the past, I only brushed them once a day. Now I have to take them out and brush them every time. I told you not to give them to me, but you still insist on them.
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"Well, now you can eat everything, and you can also bite corn. You like to eat peanuts. When the small patch of peanuts you planted matures in August, you will have teeth to bite them too!"
The old lady smiled so hard that her teeth couldn't be seen. She was happy to be able to eat what she liked. However, "Tell me honestly, how much did this denture cost? I asked the doctor, but you even winked at him and refused to let him tell me."
I still have some private money, so I will treat this as my own..."
"No, this really doesn't cost much. It's already noon. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat some noodles?" He quickly changed the subject.
"What kind of noodles are you eating? You can't spend any more money. Things outside are so expensive. Let's go home to eat. It's only been an hour since we got home. I'm not hungry. Let's go home quickly."
"Okay, let's go back now."
At this time, the county town looked shabby everywhere. It was not as prosperous as their town, and there was nothing to see. It was inconvenient for him to move around with the old lady, and if the old lady watched him spend money, she should
I feel so bad.
He waved his hand and hailed a rickshaw to the station as usual.
The old lady knew that it was useless for her to say anything, Dongzi would not let her walk such a long way, so she kept her mouth shut this time, lest she become thirsty and the water in the bamboo tube was almost finished.
It was a mountainous road with 18 bends on the way back. The old lady didn't walk much for most of the day, but the car kept shaking and she didn't move her buttocks, so she would be tired.
After her feet hit the ground, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We're home. It's better to stay in our village."
"Wait a minute, we happen to be on the side of the road. I'll break some corn in the field opposite and cook it in a while. You can take a bite of it."
"Okay, okay..."
The old lady was waiting for him, watching him picking and peeling, pulling open the hem of his clothes, and hugging him in his arms. She also went to pick two melons from the melon field next to her and hugged them full before she ran over and said, "Melons, please."
I can chew it too.”
"Hey...well...I'm home..."
It was already past dinner time. Ye's mother didn't know when they would come back, and she didn't leave any food for them. Ye Yaodong didn't know how to use an earthen stove, so the old lady cooked the noodle soup for them.
He hadn't eaten this stuff for many years. After his wife died, no one cooked it for him. The old lady specially put in a few razor clams, oysters, and dried shrimps. The soup was particularly delicious. He
I was really hungry, and I ate everything, not even leaving any soup.
Seeing that the old lady was eating deliciously and could bite the razor clams, he smiled and said, "Aren't the dentures easy to use?"
"It's easy to use! It's easy to use!" the old lady said with a smile, "Now you can eat anything."
"You don't think I've wasted my money, do you?"
"I can't eat it for a few years..."
"Oh, why did you say that again? Eat quickly. After eating, rest at home. I'm tired from riding in the car all morning, so don't move around. I'll go to the house to take a look."
"Hey, okay...I'm just reciting the sutra at home. I haven't recited it yet today. Bodhisattva bless...Mazu bless..."
Well...these words are the old lady's mantra...
As soon as Ye Yaodong went out, the old lady stopped chanting. She wore her dentures and went to the door to show off. She showed her teeth to the neighbors when she met people. She smiled so hard that her eyes became a line, saying that it was Dongzi who took her there.
Went to the hospital in the city to get it prescribed for her.
She also pretended to complain and said that she had half her foot in the coffin and would not live for a few more years. This stupid kid still insisted on giving her dentures, which was a waste of money...
It wasn't until she heard people praising Ye Yaodong for her filial piety and that she was lucky that she showed a satisfied smile.
After wandering around the village for an afternoon, almost all the elderly ladies and men in the village knew...
Then when it was time for dinner, all the middle-aged people in the village knew that the third son of the Ye family who was building a house turned out to be quite filial...
Chapter completed!