Lu Yao is seriously ill at the age of 38. Why does he hide his pain and refuse to receive treatment?

Speaking of the most influential writers in China, Lu Yao, who was born in Yulin, northern Shaanxi, is probably an unavoidable figure. As a writer, he has created such popular works as "Life" and "The Ordinary World". Among them, the epic masterpiece "The Ordinary World" has influenced generations of Chinese people.

However, it is a pity that just when Lu Yao completed his work, won the Mao Dun Literature Award, and was at the peak of his life, a series of bad luck followed one after another, and he was eventually killed by disease. However, in fact, Lu Yao's misfortune was entirely avoidable.

In 1987, 38-year-old Lu Yao was busy completing the second part of "The Ordinary World". However, during the writing process, Lu Yao found more and more that he had serious physical problems.

First of all, it was fatigue. Lu Yao found that his body often had no strength at all. His body was as weak as a puddle of mud, and almost every breath he took was extremely difficult. Anywhere, even if he sits for a while, he will fall asleep, and he will not even notice that his face was hit by a water glass and a bloody hole was opened...

The second is severe pain in the throat, and his throat is often so swollen that he can say He was speechless, even having trouble drinking water, and he couldn't even spit out a trace of the phlegm he had held in his chest. The pain was so great that I couldn't sleep twenty-four hours a day. I couldn't breathe in or spit out phlegm. Sometimes I was so tortured that I was rolling on the ground and there was nothing I could do.

What was even more serious was at the beginning of the year, when Lu Yao was writing a manuscript for the Provincial Writers Association and suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood while writing. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. So he called his brother Wang Tianle urgently, and the two brothers rushed to the hospital.

The final "verdict" given by the doctor was like a giant hammer, which made Lu Yao dizzy. Lu Yao's disease is cirrhosis of the liver, and this cirrhosis is caused by the hepatitis B virus inherited from his family.

With the medical certificate in hand, Lu Yao made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life: he decided to conceal his illness and no longer go to the hospital for treatment.

At that time, Lu Yao was already famous all over the world because of the publication of "Life". At that time, hepatitis B was a disease that was highly stigmatized by society. Many people are afraid to avoid hepatitis B patients, and employers often exclude them.

Lu Yao is a strong man and has a great face. He will never tolerate others knowing that he has hepatitis B. Therefore, he strictly ordered Wang Tianle and the few insiders: Never spread the word about my condition.

Therefore, Lu Yao no longer goes to a regular hospital, but looks for famous doctors among the people to treat himself. In this regard, he once said to himself:

"Don't be superstitious about hospitals in big cities. It is said that the traditional Chinese medicine in Yulin, my hometown, is famous, why not go there... I'm lucky if the disease is cured there; if it can't be cured, I'm lucky." But being buried in the loess of his hometown—this is the best destination.”

After returning to his hometown, Lu Yao actually found a miracle doctor, his name was Zhang Pengju. Zhang Pengju is over seventy years old and has superb medical skills. He has treated Wang Zhen, Chen Yonggui and others. After learning about Lu Yao's condition in detail, he pointed to the mirror and said to Lu Yao:

"Look in the mirror and look at your tongue."

In front of the mirror, Lu Yao He stuck out his tongue, but he was shocked. It turned out that his tongue was as black as charcoal.

In order to treat Lu Yao, Zhang Pengju only prescribed him two doses of medicine. However, what is surprising is that Lu Yao's condition improved greatly after taking the decoction.

Sadly, however, this miracle doctor died before the completion of "The Ordinary World". Without Zhang Pengju's support, Lu Yao's body could no longer recover.

After Lu Yao recovered, he immediately devoted himself nervously to the creation of the third part of "The Ordinary World". You know, for patients with early-stage liver cirrhosis, the most taboo is fatigue and staying up late.

In fact, when writing the third part, Lu Yao has consciously slowed down the pace of his writing, increased the frequency of his exercise, and stayed up late as long as he can. Sometimes, his friends would take time to see him, tell jokes, talk about life, and please Lu Yao's body and mind.

However, it is impossible for Youzaiyouzai to write a work like "The Ordinary World".

Therefore, Lu Yao's body still collapsed. One day, his friend Huo Rubi came to see him and found Lu Yao leaning on the sofa, his hands hanging weakly on both sides. So Huo Rubi advised him: "You should rest for a day or two!" But Lu Yao said categorically: "No!"

On January 27, 1988, Lu Yao completed "The Ordinary World" First draft of Part Three. Originally, Lu Yao could take a rest and recuperate his body. However, new jobs soon came.

It turns out that in early 1987, Parts 1 and 2 of "The Ordinary World" had been made into audio dramas and broadcast on the Central People's Broadcasting Station. It has achieved great response in society.

By April 1988, the second part of "The Ordinary World" had been completed. So the Central People's Broadcasting Station urged Lu Yao to submit the second draft of the third part to the station on June 1, otherwise the "Ordinary World" drama would be broadcast.

In desperation, Lu Yao had no choice but to speed up his revision and transcribing progress. At that time, Lu Yao did not have a typewriter or a computer, so all writing work had to be done by hand. Later, Lu Yao couldn't even hold the pen when writing. Stiff hands must be "thawed" with warm compresses of hot water.

On the evening of May 25, 1988, when the final draft of "The Ordinary World" was completed, Lu Yao burst into tears and threw his ballpoint pen out of the window. It was really not easy.

And a tense copying session seriously damaged Lu Yao's health. His friend Ye Yongmei discovered that Lu Yao was completely out of shape at the dinner table. Lu Yao, who used to be able to eat three bowls of rice, could not take a bite. At that time, Ye Yongmei thought that Lu Yao was just too tired. However, in fact, Lu Yao has already overdrawn his life. Ye Yongmei still feels guilty about this.

That summer, Lu Yao returned to Xi'an from Beijing, and his body had been destroyed by the high-intensity work. Therefore, Lu Yao wants to cure his disease because he is planning to write another novel, which must surpass "The Ordinary World".

However, Mr. Zhang Pengju had passed away at that time, and the famous doctors Lu Yao found were all swindlers, and the folk remedies they gave were seriously damaging Lu Yao's body.

Lu Yao’s good friend Jingfu later lamented: “Lu Yao is good at face, and his serious illness is entirely caused by his character. And his hepatitis B is something he would rather die than say anything about. ”

Cirrhosis is a slow and fatal disease. Although it is not visible on the surface, in the advanced stage, it is almost impossible to save the disease, and there is no other way except liver transplantation. In 1991, Lu Yao was terminally ill. However, even so, Lu Yao refused to treat him. In the summer of 1992, Lu Yao, who was nearing the end of his life, was finally admitted to the hospital. Lu Yao, who knew that he was about to die soon, cried silently all day long. He still has a lot of work to accomplish, and his precious daughter Lu Mingming cannot live without her father... In November of that year, Lu Yao unfortunately passed away at the age of 42.

In fact, Lu Yao's death was completely avoidable because he was too strong. But if he was not strong, how could he write a masterpiece like "The Ordinary World" and influence generations of young people.