Zhao Meiya was talking a lot and scolded the whole family, but in the end she didn't do anything to Jiang Yanxu.

Because she loves the woman, Dongbao's boyfriend ranks higher than several of her grandchildren in her heart.

Her expression softened. "Xiao Jiang, I don't have any grievances against you. Dongbao is well taken care of by you. Please sit down."

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

He sat on the Eight Immortals Chair, still feeling a little reserved.

He Ruixue turned around and poured a few glasses of water, placing them on the coffee table. "Mom, what are you doing here this time?"

"It's your sister-in-law's fault. I don't know what she ate, but her stomach keeps aching.

The barefoot doctor in the village hasn't completed his training yet. I'm thinking that instead of going to the commune, it's better to come directly to the city. Don't you have a friend who's a doctor? You can ask him for help and save some money."

Of course, her main purpose was to visit her daughter, so in her eyes, the travel expenses were necessary and could not be saved.

"Okay, I'll take her there."

"You don't need to worry about it. Your sister-in-law took her to see Doctor Liu. He said it was appendicitis and she had to go to the hospital to have it removed. Otherwise, no matter how much medicine she took, she wouldn't be able to recover.

Your sister-in-law was terrified when she heard about the surgery and refused. I didn't bother to care about her. If she didn't want to be treated, then so be it. It wasn't me who was in pain anyway."

Perhaps because of the pain, Pan Shuyu's face looked not very good, with a haggard pale yellow color.

She covered the lower right side of her abdomen and gestured, "I heard they're going to make an incision here. It's going to be so painful. Besides, if it doesn't heal properly, my intestines will pop out in the future."

He Ruixue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're not exaggerating as you say, sister-in-law. This disease needs to be cured. Inflammation in the future is a small matter. Once it becomes an emergency, it must be treated immediately. If it is delayed for too long, the patient will not survive."

"real?"

"Yeah, don't be afraid of the pain. You'll be given anesthesia. It'll just be a little uncomfortable to recover from the injury, but a short pain is worse than a long one."

Pan Shuyu was persuaded by her words. "Then I'll go for the surgery. Will it be very expensive?"

“It should be a bit expensive.”

My third sister-in-law doesn't have a job, so the factory can't reimburse her medical expenses. "You and my third brother should have saved some money over the years, right?"

"Hmph, where does the money come from? They usually eat and wear good clothes, with snacks in the summer and sweaters in the winter. They live a more comfortable life than anyone else. Even Xiaohua's toys have to be made by a carpenter. A simple toy costs only one or two yuan."

Zhao Meiya kept complaining, "The money they get from the village throughout the year can only support the three of them. At the end of the year, their pockets are empty. Why don't they have a second child? It's because they can't afford to raise it."

It makes me angry to talk about this. In the year when their village had the best harvest, the dividend for full work points was fifty cents a day. Women did less work and earned seven or eight work points a day.

The couple worked hard and could earn more than 300 yuan a year, plus the annual ration of grain and work points for each person, which was 300 to 400 kilograms.

In the countryside, you can grow your own vegetables for free, but you rely on eggs from chickens for salt and matches. Rural people don't spend much money throughout the year except for weddings and funerals, and the bulk of the money is spent on buying meat and clothes.

Those who are more frugal don't even buy meat. They just wait for the pork to be distributed every year to taste some meat. In total, a couple can easily support four or five children. If they want to send them to school, three are enough.

They were lazy at work. He Qiu Sheng was an accountant and could get full work points, but Pan Shuyu was so slow that people thought she was slow when she went to cut grass for pigs.

It's not enough that these two earn little and spend a lot, Zhao Meiya watched them coldly as they ran to the supply and marketing cooperative every few days. They acted like they had no idea what would happen tomorrow, never thinking about saving money.

But she really couldn't just stand by and watch someone die. "I'll lend you some money this time. Remember to pay it back as soon as possible. Otherwise, you can split up and find another piece of land to build a house. I want to see how you can live."

Pan Shuyu sat on the other side of her with a little gratitude, picked up the water, blew on it gently, and raised it to her mouth to please her.

"I knew Mom was soft-hearted. You're the best mother-in-law. Who else would spend so much money on their daughter-in-law's medical treatment? Qiu Sheng and I will definitely remember your kindness and let Xiaohua take care of you in your old age."

She used to be the daughter of a landlord. Before something happened in her family, she brought some jewelry and gold bars from home, but it was difficult to exchange them for money immediately. It was great that her mother-in-law was willing to help.

"No, Xiaohua is alone, and he has to support the two of you in the future. It's already hard enough. His shoulders are small and he can't bear too heavy a burden. You are not afraid of crushing him."

What a joke. She has Dongbao to take care of her in her old age. No one else should get involved.

He Ruixue was a little surprised, "Mom, why didn't Third Brother come?"

Although He Qiu Sheng is lazy, he is sincere to his wife. If he sees that she is sick, he should come and take care of her personally.

"The village has just harvested grain and is busy paying the public tax. Your brother has to count the grain and arrange for people to deliver it to the grain station. He really can't spare the time, so your father is staying at home to help him. Otherwise, he would have come to see you earlier."

"In previous years, wasn't he just responsible for statistics?"

Zhao Meiya perked up, took her hand and said, "Do you remember the educated youth I told you about who loved to go to the widow's house?"

"Mom, I just like to be clean. I went to the river to fetch water and wash my feet."

Her mother was clearly the one who spread the rumor, but she ended up being deceived. She was also convinced.

"Never mind him. I tell you, he married the captain's daughter a few months ago. With this relationship, he has one of the places in the village for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University this year.

This guy didn't want to come back after he left, and he even started dating someone new at the university. The captain sent a telegram to ask him about it, but he said he and the girl didn't get a marriage certificate, so it wasn't considered a marriage.

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