So many of the people rescued had head injuries and were bleeding profusely, which looked quite horrifying.

The medic, who had been waiting on the sidelines, immediately bandaged the wounded on the spot. Of course, he could only do simple things like stop the bleeding. Injuries like those of the Hu family members still needed to be treated at the hospital.

So the brigade leader started organizing the village's oxcarts to take people to the county hospital.

At this moment, Shen Baogen was also in a state of great distress because the Hu family was not well-liked. There were many onlookers, but few people actually offered to help.

There were even fewer people willing to bring out their own quilts to spread on the oxcart. But in this kind of weather, let alone an injured person, even a healthy person would find it unbearable to lie on the oxcart all the way to the county, not to mention that if they set off at this time, they would have to travel at night.

So they had no choice but to have someone dig out the Hu family's bedding, tidy it up a bit, and spread it on the oxcart.

The sight of the quilt, its original color now unrecognizable, and the thick layer of patina made everyone feel nauseous.

Everyone looked down on the Hu family. Including Erlaizi's wife, there were seven women in the Hu family, and they still managed to live such a life. They were really lazy.

Right now, the snow is really heavy, the roads are definitely going to be difficult to travel, and it's even more uncertain when we'll be able to get to the county.

Upon realizing this, the brigade leader decisively abandoned the idea of ​​sending people to the county hospital by oxcart and turned to instruct Wang Wenzheng, who was currently helping to dig people out.

"Wenzheng, stop what you're doing here and hurry to the brigade headquarters to start the vehicle. We'll use the tractor to take the Hu family to the county hospital in a bit, otherwise, in this weather, it might be late at night by the time we get there by oxcart."

Although the captain didn't like the Hu family, human life was at stake. The medic said that Hu Erlaizi's head injury was quite serious, and if he wasn't sent to the hospital in time, his life might be in danger. With human life at stake, the old man couldn't care less about the diesel fuel.

He arranged for a tractor to go into the city to take people. He thought about the current situation of the Hu family. Back then, the whole family had fallen out with their own brothers because of this house.

Now the whole family is injured, and they can't even find anyone to take care of them at the hospital.

Knowing that hospitalization would cost money, he quickly found Hu Erlaizi's wife, whose injuries were less severe, and asked, "Where did you keep your money? I'll have someone dig it out first. Your Erlaizi's injury can't be delayed; he needs to go to the hospital right away."

But I don't know what Hu Erlaizi's wife was thinking. Instead of revealing where she kept the money, she said in a matter-of-fact manner, "Captain, Yang Shouye was injured and hospitalized a few days ago, but he didn't spend a penny. I heard that his wife was taking care of him in the hospital and even provided him with three meals a day!"

These are all fellow villagers from the brigade, why are they asking for money from our family? Brigade leader, you know our situation. We only get so many work points a year, and we have so many children. We can't even afford enough to eat, where would we get the money for hospitalization and medical treatment?

Shen Baogen was so angry he laughed. It really was true that a woman follows her husband wherever he goes. When Sun Hongxia first married into the family, she would blush when talking to strangers, but now she could spout such shameless words so easily.

With a bunch of wounded waiting for him right now, he didn't have time to waste with her. So Shen Baogen said to him in an unfriendly tone, "Can your family compare to Yang Xingye? He was injured while capturing enemy agents, so the army took care of him and he didn't have to pay for hospitalization. What are you doing?"

Besides, I've been emphasizing the heavy snowfall this year and reminding everyone to clear the snow from their roofs. How come everyone else's roof is fine, but yours collapsed under the weight of the snow?

"Look at this thick snow! How long has it been since you last swept your house?"

Shen Baogen's words made Sun Hongxia feel somewhat guilty. It had been too cold lately, and no one in the family wanted to go up on the roof to shovel snow.

Besides, considering that her house wasn't built many years ago, and that the old houses in the village that were decades old hadn't collapsed under the weight of the snow, her house would be even less likely to be affected.

So the family just kept putting it off. This year, it snowed several times in a row. At first, the whole family was worried and would come out to check from time to time.

But when they saw that their house was perfectly fine, the family stopped even looking at it.

Unexpectedly, after lunch, the family had nothing to do and were just about to take a nap when they heard several cracking sounds from the roof beam. Before they could react, the beam broke and collapsed.

Speaking of which, this has to do with those two old geezers. They must have cut corners when they built the house and used inferior wood. Otherwise, how could the house have collapsed so easily? Didn't you see that the houses of other people in the village are all fine?

Even the decades-old house next door to hers was unharmed.

Sun Hongxia was lost in her own thoughts, not saying a word, which infuriated Shen Baogen, who couldn't help but yell, "Are you going to talk or not? If you don't, I don't care anymore. Anyway, the man and the child are yours. If you want to watch him die, no one can stop you."

As he spoke, the old man turned to leave, clearly indicating that he was no longer going to care.

This terrified Sun Hongxia, who hurriedly called out to the brigade leader and reluctantly said, "The money box is in the cabinet on the kang."

Shen Baogen was just trying to scare Sun Hongxia. As the captain of the Qingshan Brigade, how could he really just stand by and watch his subordinates die?

So when he heard Sun Hongxia's words, he didn't hold it against her for what had just happened, and turned around to call people to dig out the corner of the kang cabinet that was sticking out.

The cabinet door of the kang cabinet had already been smashed, which saved the trouble of asking Sun Hongxia for the key again. They simply had someone rummage through it and take out all the money and banknotes inside.

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