Chapter 59: Trivial Matters
At this time, Su Tong's sleeve was pulled, and Lao Qi pointed at the stretcher with an angry look on his face.
Only then did Su Tong realize that this man was Wu Erlai.
The original owner had recognized him, but this man was not very presentable and had not been around the village for quite a while. Now he had a scruffy beard and was dressed so it was no surprise that he could not be recognized in the dark.
Right now his mother is seriously ill but instead of sending her to the hospital, she is making a scene here in the middle of the night...
"Wu Erlai! Why are you relying on Brother Dongyang when your mother is sick? He has no obligation to treat your mother!"
The person who spoke was a female educated youth. Su Tong thought about it and realized that her name was Zhang Yaping. The girl's face turned red with anger, but her voice was too weak and had no intimidating power.
"I want to send him to the hospital too! But I don't have the money, so I asked Xing Zhiqing to find a solution!"
Wu Erlai really lives up to his nickname, he looks like a scoundrel.
"You, you have no money, why do you ask Brother Dongyang? And you asked for a hundred right away!"
one hundred?
It was really an exorbitant request. There was a lot of discussion among the crowd, but most of them were gloating.
Wu Erlai is a scoundrel who doesn't care about his reputation or reputation. This time he has set his sights on the wealthy educated youth from the city.
Xing Dongyang silently stretched out his hand to block Zhang Yaping behind him. Behind him stood Li Weidong and a group of educated youth.
"Everyone in this village knows that Xing Zhiqing is kind-hearted! My old mother is dying, and whether she can be saved depends on Xing Zhiqing's words!"
Wu Erlai knelt on the ground, as if he was determined to rely on Xing Dongyang.
What was there for Su Tong and the others to not understand after hearing this? This scumbag was using his own mother as a bargaining chip to force Xing Dongyang to borrow money. This was pure moral kidnapping!
However, it is his business to be shameless and act like a rogue here, but I don’t know what’s going on with Aunt Cuifen behind him. She is lying on a stretcher in the middle of winter, and she has to make some trouble when there is nothing to do. She really doesn’t treat her own mother as her own mother.
Su Tong looked around the crowd and picked up the stone from between the people.
Shitou saw Su Tong and said, "Sister Tong, why are you here too?"
"Hurry up and find Secretary Wu. Things have gotten to this point."
Shitou's face was embarrassed. "Sister Tongya, Secretary Wu is in a meeting and is not in the village. My dad said that Wu Er is just like that. He blames whoever cares about him. He will act like a scoundrel and disgust people whenever he gets the chance. This has happened many times."
The two were still talking when they heard someone screaming:
"Ah—Aunt Cuifen is over! I just saw her twitch once and then there was no movement!"
Someone bravely stepped forward to check and said in panic: "He…he has died! He is no longer breathing."
When Wu Erlai heard this, he lay down on the ground and started howling:
"My poor mother! You all just watched me die without helping me..."
Su Tong didn't care about anything else at the moment. He pushed through the crowd and rushed to the simple stretcher. Aunt Cuifen's face was pale and she was lying motionless in a flowery quilt.
Su Tong reached out to check the pulse in her neck and quickly unbuttoned Aunt Cuifen's neck, "Shitou! Bring some lights over!"
Shitou was smart, and quickly snatched a few lamps from the hands of a familiar villager nearby and brought them to the stretcher. Su Tong came prepared, and quickly took out a silver needle and pierced several acupuncture points on Aunt Cuifen's body.
The villagers who were watching the scene started to stir. Some scolded Wu Erlai, some accused Wu Jiada Ya of making a fuss, and some complained that Xing Zhiqing did not help...
Fortunately, no one dared to step forward to stop Su Tong. He had just run out of breath. Anyone who stepped forward now would be a fool, and would be skinned alive by Wu Er.
Su Tong's face was gloomy, and he twisted the silver needle in his hand with the help of the dim kerosene lamp. Aunt Cuifen had just stopped breathing, but if she couldn't breathe again, she would be in great danger.
Not long after, Aunt Cuifen coughed lightly and opened her eyes slightly.
"Mother - my poor mother - they all watched you die without helping! You died such a tragic death!"
Wu Erlai was still crying and wailing.
Aunt Cuifen raised her hand tremblingly, grabbed Su Tong's fingers, and said in a sad voice without caring who was in front of her:
"Please, please! Let me die! Don't let this evildoer embarrass himself again! Beast... "
Before he could finish his words, he ran out of energy and passed out.
Su Tong only now understood that Aunt Cuifen was clearly so angry that she fainted because she couldn't catch her breath. However, she was already seriously ill and had been frozen in the cold winter night for who knows how long. If she continued to endure it, she might not be able to survive.
Su Tong glanced at Wu Erlai who was still crying and said sternly, "Wu Erlai! Your mother's condition is very dangerous. You can't let her freeze like this any longer!"
Wu Erlai didn't give up when he heard it. He rushed forward and hugged Xing Dongyang's legs, saying shamelessly:
"Xing Zhiqing! Did you see that? My mother is dying! Please lend me a hundred dollars! You can save Xiaoshun's grandmother, so why can't you save my mother?"
Xing Dongyang knew that Wu Erlai was using this to extort money. This scoundrel had cheated countless people in the village by playing tricks. He said he was borrowing money, but he never paid back a cent...
I knew he was a scoundrel, but I didn't expect him to be so scoundrel. He actually forced me to borrow money with his seriously ill mother. This guy is hopeless.
Xing Dongyang is not a stingy person. He has helped a lot of people in the village, young and old. But Wu Erlai's behavior really makes people feel sick and disgusted from the bottom of their hearts!
Not to mention borrowing money, just the way he treats his mother makes me want to beat him half to death...
If Wu Erlaizi's idea is allowed to succeed once, I'm afraid that not only he but also other educated youth will have trouble living in peace in the future.
He was in a dilemma right now. He didn't want to be associated with this scoundrel at all, but Aunt Cuifen's condition was indeed critical. If he delayed any further and something bad happened, he would probably feel guilty...
Xing Dongyang sighed in his heart and was about to let go...
But Su Tong came over a few steps and grabbed Wu Erlai's neck with one hand. She didn't seem to use much strength, but Wu Erlai screamed and let go of his hand that was holding his calf.
Su Tong looked at Wu Erlai lying on the ground coldly and said:
"Wu Erlaizi! If you still have a conscience, you should immediately carry your mother back home. Given her current condition, she won't be able to make it to the hospital!"
Wu Erlai saw that the loan was going to fail, and he got angry and stood up, "You are a jinx! You are not allowed to get involved here! Why do you want to meddle in my mother's business?"
Su Tong sneered, "I just want to ask you one question, do you care about your mother? If you don't, I will go to the police station to report the case tomorrow. You abused your own mother, didn't treat her illness, and carried her outside in the middle of the night until she fainted from the cold! Everyone present is a witness! Even if you are not sentenced to prison, you will be sent to a farm for reform for a few months!"
The people around looked at each other in bewilderment. When had this Wu family girl ever been so tough and spoke in such a complicated way?
Wu Erlai was furious and was about to get up and start fighting, when he heard a roar from the side:
"You idiot! Your conscience has been eaten by dogs! You carried your mother here in the middle of winter! Is this human behavior?"
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