Chapter 143 Fell
Su Tong thought, with the things they brought, I don’t know how many meals they would have paid for. I don’t even know how much I still owe Qin Yi…
But she didn't say anything. If she didn't accept it, Qin Yi would never agree to let them stay.
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, then you...can come along too!"
Su Tong said, "I'll make a bed on the floor for you. It's wide enough for three people. There's a brazier in the west room, so it won't be too cold to sleep at night."
Zhou Jin was somewhat tempted. He was currently staying at Ma Daming's house. It was really inconvenient for Ma Daming's family to have elderly and children. It would be more convenient for him to communicate with Lin Li and the others if he stayed with them.
"Zhou Jin, please come live here too!"
Qin Yi said, "Cheng Gang, come with me and go to the county bureau to be in charge of liaison."
If Zhou Jin insists on staying, Cheng Gang can spare some time to do some other work. The main reason is... it will be troublesome for Su Tong to cook with too many people.
"Yes!" Zhou Jin also agreed happily.
Su Tong knew that she couldn't keep Qin Yi, so she had to run into the kitchen, packed some braised dishes and cooked food, as well as some freshly fried peanuts and sweet potato chips, and put them in a cloth bag for Qin Yi to take away, so that he could have some extra food no matter where he had his New Year's Eve dinner.
Qin Yi did not refuse this time. He nodded in thanks and said goodbye with Cheng Gang.
Seeing Qin Yi gone, Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"The boss is finally gone! He was so scary when he was angry! I have had such a hard time these past few days!"
Then he turned around and looked at Su Tong, "Comrade Su! It has to be you! With our boss's temper, it's really hard to change his mind!"
Su Tong also smiled, "Since you are staying here, I will make some delicious food for you today to compensate you!"
Lin Li looked at Su Tong, was silent for a moment, and said seriously:
"Comrade Su, to be honest, although I am very happy to live with you, I really feel guilty and a little embarrassed to see you! If you are angry, you must tell me, I will let you beat me and scold me! I will never complain."
Su Tong looked at Lin Li, straightened his expression, and said:
"Comrade Lin, now that we have come to this, I would also like to say that I am the one who should feel guilty. It was me who stopped you from following me. It has nothing to do with you.
Besides, when I drank the anesthetic that day, more than half of it went into my sleeves. Although this anesthetic is strong, its effect is limited. I have drunk it twice in a short period of time, so I have experience in dealing with it. When I set out, I brought a dagger and silver needles with me. Even if Wu Erlaizi didn't come to find me, I have the ability to protect myself."
She looked at Zhou Jin again and said:
"Comrade Xiao Zhou arrived just in time and was very decisive in dealing with the situation, so I didn't need to use more drastic methods to save myself. You all did a great job, so you don't need to feel guilty because of me. On the contrary, I would feel guilty for dragging you down!
So, let this matter be over! I will cooperate with you in the future. Before these things are settled, I will not act on my own again, and you don’t have to say anything like you feel guilty to me anymore. "
Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, gave Su Tong a thumbs up, and said:
"Oh! I knew that our Comrade Su has the ability to respond to emergencies! Now that I've said this, I feel much better! I don't have to feel like I'm being crushed by a rock anymore!"
He patted Zhou Jin's shoulder vigorously, "Xiao Zhou, Xiao Zhou, let's not talk about this matter anymore! Let's just enjoy our food today!"
Zhou Jin also opened his mouth and laughed foolishly.
Lin Li looked at Su Tong, touched his head, and said with a smile:
"Hey! Comrade Su! Can I just call you Su Tong? Just call me Lin Li! We are close friends, and it's too formal to keep calling each other comrades like this!"
"Okay! Lin Li!" Su Tong also smiled.
"Then you can just call me Zhou Jin! I'm always Comrade Zhou, Comrade Zhou. I'm almost twenty, so I'm not young anymore!"
"Okay! Xiao Zhou Jin!" Su Tong answered.
Zhou Jin was stunned, and then Lin Li and Su Tong both laughed.
At this time, Wu Qiuyu timidly poked her head in, holding a small bamboo basket with some fried peanuts and dried sweet potatoes in it.
Just when she was halfway through the work, someone came home. Fortunately, Shitou ran over to help her light the fire, and she just finished frying now.
"Sister, has the leader left? I'll bring some food over."
Su Tong hurriedly let her in, "Qiuyu, this is Lin Li and Zhou Jin. They are going to stay with me for a while. You can come and meet them."
After greeting each other with a smile, a few people sat down around the brazier, eating and talking, and the room was filled with warmth.
However, not long after, Qin Yi's voice was heard in the yard again, obviously with anxiety in his voice.
"Lin Li! Come out and help!"
Lin Li's expression suddenly became stern and he ran out of the house like a flash.
Before Su Tong and Wu Qiuyu could run out, Lin Li pushed the door open and Qin Yi appeared outside the door, but he was carrying someone on his back. Lin Li supported the person on Qin Yi's back and walked in carefully, bringing in a gust of cold wind.
Su Tong looked closely and found that the person Qin Yi was carrying was Xing Dongyang.
"We met him on the way to Qingfeng Town. He fell into a ditch while riding his bike."
Qin Yi explained, then looked at Su Tong and said:
"I wanted to take him straight to the hospital, but he...insisted on coming to your place."
Xing Dongyang's face turned pale and his lips turned purple due to the cold, but he was conscious. When he saw Su Tong, he gave a weak smile.
There was only a kang in the east room, so Su Tong asked Qin Yi to carry Xing Dongyang to the east room.
Xing Dongyang struggled for a while, but refused to get on the bed, "My body... is dirty."
"Take off your cotton jacket and trousers, so that Su Tong can take a look at the wound on your leg." Qin Yi said.
It was icy and snowy just now, and he saw bloodstains. He only knew that Xing Dongyang fell hard, but he didn't know where exactly he was injured.
Xing Dongyang hesitated for a moment and nodded.
After taking off the cotton pants, I found that the legs of the thin flannel pants underneath had been scratched. There was blood from the ankles to the calves, and the trouser legs were also stained with blood. I couldn't see the severity of the wound for a while.
"Hurry up and cover yourself with the quilt. I'll go get some water to clean the wound."
Su Tong let Xing Dongyang lie down under the quilt, leaving only his legs exposed, then turned around and went out to get some hot water.
Qin Yi followed out and said to Su Tong:
"Go check on him first. I'll wait here for a while. If his condition is serious, I'll take him to the hospital."
Su Tong nodded and turned to go to the kitchen.
After fetching the hot water, he gave a few instructions to Qiuyu and Shitou who was still eating secretly in the kitchen, and they both nodded repeatedly.
After cleaning, they found that Xing Dongyang's legs were covered with scratches. The soil was frozen hard in winter, and it might have been caused by the fall. I don't know which ditch he fell into that caused such severe scratches.
External injuries are fine, but his legs... He was frostbitten last time, and he hasn't rested well. He'll feel sore, numb, and painful when the weather changes a little. If he doesn't get proper treatment, it will leave a chronic disease. The fact that he fell in broad daylight might be related to this.
Su Tong had all the bandages and medicines for external injuries, and he cleaned and bandaged him in no time.
It’s just that Xing Dongyang’s expression today is a little off. He seems to be worried, his eyes are confused and empty, and it seems like he has lost all his energy.
From beginning to end, he just sat on the kang blankly, watching Su Tong busying himself silently without saying a single word.
Qin Yi looked at his watch and whispered to Su Tong:
"If Xing Zhiqing has nothing else to do, I'll leave first."
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