Noticing her condition, Mother Shi screamed in panic with bulging eyes. When the daughters-in-law saw her appearance, they were so frightened that no one dared to approach her. Her husband and sons were stunned when they realized she had suffered a stroke.
Their family only had less than 10 yuan, and they still had to find more than 40 yuan to pay the old man. How can they have the money to treat her?
When they regained their senses, Shi Dalang looked at his father and asked, "Father, what should we do now?"
Sitting on the edge of the Kang bed, Father Shi took a deep drag from his tobacco. After exhaling a cloud of smoke, he said, "What else can we do? We don't have money to take your mother to the hospital. For now, we can only invite Doctor Xie to take a look."
As soon as he finished speaking, the second daughter-in-law interjected, "Father, we still have to pay back that old man. If we invite Doctor Xie, how will we repay the debt?"