Chapter 28 Empty Hands
"What! How can it not be cured? Isn't it said that the veterinarian is the only one in the village and has attended some training class?"
Secretary Wu felt very confused and everything was not going well.
Ma Daming was sweating profusely in the middle of winter, and he didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He said anxiously:
"Oh! Secretary Wu! We are not concerned about the veterinarian's issue now. It's the cows that no one is taking care of!
After Old Wutou passed away, the people on duty who were not good at raising cattle have completely quit! They said they would rather lose work points than do it! "
Secretary Wu frowned deeply, turned around and was about to follow Ma Daming, but after taking two steps he remembered the mess here and turned back to Wang Guilan and said:
"Dong Ling's mother, you saw it too!
I'm busy now and can't take care of you! No matter what, Tongya's injury and hospitalization were caused by your arranged marriage!
She is a hero now, and she is well-known in the county. If you make a big fuss about this, no one will be in trouble!"
Wang Guilan knew that she would get nothing out of it if she continued to talk, so she put her hands on her waist and raised her neck, "Uncle, I won't waste your time, I just want you to say a word!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his injured foot and said, "My foot is really injured, right? Wu Tong is my Wu family's daughter, right?"
"When her hero award comes out, I, as her mother, will go and claim it. It can be used to offset her medical expenses. That should be fine, right?"
Well, after all this fuss, it turns out he was waiting here!
There was a burst of laughter all around.
Secretary Wu looked embarrassed. It was obvious that Wang Guilan was making such a fuss just for Tongya's reward.
But there was something wrong with what she said. Regardless of whether her foot was injured or not, she was still Tongya's mother, so it was understandable that she insisted on receiving the award.
Secretary Wu turned to look at Su Tong.
"I agree."
Su Tong's clear and calm voice came, "Secretary Wu, when the reward comes, just notify my mother to collect it."
Su Tong agreed readily, which made Wang Guilan wonder why he was so easy to talk to now. It seemed that her foot was injured in vain.
"Hey, hey - good boy! Then it's settled!"
Secretary Wu breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that this matter would cause more trouble, and hurriedly continued:
"Okay! Then you guys clean up the mess! I have to get to the brigade headquarters right away!
I'll use the loudspeaker to notify everyone to gather. I don't believe that there's no one in this big village who can look after the cows!"
"Uncle Dafu——"
Su Tong called Secretary Wu again, put down the basin, walked up to him and said, "No one is going to the cowshed now, do you think it's okay for me to go?"
For a moment, the noisy crowd became quiet, and everyone could hardly believe their ears.
"Tongya, what did you say? You want to go to the cowshed!"
Ma Daming spoke first, "You've never raised cattle before, and now the cattle are sick. This is no joke."
After hearing this, Secretary Wu waved his hand and turned to leave.
"Didn't you say you couldn't find anyone? I'll watch first, and you can take over when you find the right person!"
"Why do you, a little girl, want to go see the cows?" Secretary Wu hesitated.
Su Tong glanced at Wang Guilan who was not far away, "Do you think there is still room for me in this family? Going to see the cows, at least I have a place to go."
Secretary Wu's expression was visibly relieved. Ever since old Wu passed away, no one was willing to go to the cowshed.
Not only are the work points low, but the responsibilities are also great.
With great difficulty, a few older idle men were mobilized to take turns looking after the cows and their work points were increased, but it wasn't long before all the cows fell sick.
Now, people are afraid of taking responsibility and are giving up on the task.
Now that everyone in the village knows that the cow is sick and seriously ill, they are even more unwilling to take on this hot potato.
At this moment, I really can't find anyone willing to go to the bullpen.
Wang Guilan rushed over, pointed at Su Tong and cursed:
"You unlucky thing! You've grown courage, haven't you? Why are you showing off! You have to kill a few sick cows to count! You want to make our whole family suffer with you!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! You old woman with a mouth that can't be restrained!"
The old man had been enduring it for a long time. Farmers hate to hear about birth and death, especially now that the cow is seriously sick. This is just adding fuel to the fire!
Secretary Wu's expression changed again and again, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! If you are willing, then go."
Then he looked around at the people around him and said loudly:
"Tong Ya has made great contributions to the county this time. She is already a hero in our village. Now she has taken the initiative to take care of the cowshed when the village is in trouble. I will increase her work points to ten. Do you have any objections?"
"Ten work points? It would take a strong laborer to work very hard all day to earn that!"
"How many days can I earn that? Even the veterinarians in the cattle commune can't cure it..."
"That's right... In the village next door, a cow died and someone was sent to a labor camp. This is not a good thing, and there is no need for us to be jealous..."
Everyone was talking about it, but no one had any objections, and the few people who usually liked to make noises also shrank their necks.
Secretary Wu waved his hand when he saw this. "Okay, then everyone has no objection!"
"Tongya, pack your things and go over now! Bring more daily necessities and food. There are many people here who can help carry the things."
Wang Guilan refused to do it, and sat on the ground and began to cry and howl:
"You are such an unlucky person. You have become braver after being out for a few days, right? Others are too busy hiding, but you are eager to be the scapegoat! Our Wu family is really in trouble. How could we raise such an unlucky person..."
Secretary Wu was unhappy when he heard this, "Dongling's mother, Tongya is a noble person who stood up at the critical moment. Why do you say such harsh words when it comes to your mouth!"
"Uncle! You are talking without any hesitation! The cow is so sick, how can we not understand this?"
"I'm making this clear today. I can't do anything if Wu Tong, this bad luck star, insists on going to the cowshed, but if she leaves this house, my Wu family will no longer have this daughter. If anything happens to her in the future, don't let it implicate the Wu family!"
After that, Wang Guilan pointed at Su Tong and said, "You have become successful now, but you don't listen to me anymore. If you are really capable, don't take a single grain of rice from the Wu family when you leave!"
Su Tong sneered. Well, they went through so much trouble just because they were afraid that she would take away the food in the house. She even looked down on the coarse grains such as sweet potatoes and corn in their home.
Su Tong turned around and went into the house, and said a few words to Old Mrs. Wu at her bedside.
Although Old Mrs. Wu was paralyzed, she was not deaf or blind, and she could hear everything outside clearly.
Now that her granddaughter was about to be kicked out of the house, she just stared at her with her pair of yellow eyes, without any emotion in them.
Then Su Tong went out empty-handed, stood in front of Wang Guilan and said calmly:
"Look! I left with nothing."
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