How frightened was Erwa when he was found by Lin Minjun?

The baby had obviously lost a lot of weight. Even with her 90-pound physique, Lin Minjun was able to carry him onto the tricycle, and her bones felt painful as she did so.

Although it was just after the Chinese New Year and the days were moving towards spring, the temperature was still below zero. He was only wearing a thin cotton jacket and his face was frozen blue.

Lin Minjun spread a mattress on the tricycle, covered him with a blanket, and rushed him to the hospital before dark. When she came back, her heart was still pounding, she was so scared.

Lin Minjun got up early the next morning, but today's task was not to do business, she had other arrangements.

First, she had to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to handle food-related business procedures.

Cao Bin came and made a scene yesterday, which was a reminder to Lin Minjun. Although she has only set up a small stall now, she might be able to open a store in the future. She has to complete all the procedures so that she won’t be afraid of thugs making trouble in the future. As long as she is strong, she will be immune to all poisons.

The second thing is to buy two sets of clothes and bedding for the second child, which are urgently needed right now.

When he left with his relatives, they took away everything they could except the house. Lin Minjun went to check once in the morning and found the house was completely empty, not a single piece of clothing was left, and there was nothing on the bed except rat droppings.

The clothes he wore last night were a thin cotton jacket. When Lin Minjun took off the clothes and saw what was inside, she was immediately shocked.

To say that they were clothes is being polite, they were just rags.

The kid left in a hurry and became a little beggar when he came back.

Fortunately, Erwa gave him 15 yuan before he left, which was enough for him to buy clothes and bedding. Even if it was not enough, he could get money from the street office every month.

Lin Minjun planned her morning schedule and went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to register first. She also agreed to get a business license at the appointed time. She also wanted to apply for a health permit, but she didn't expect that the concept of food safety didn't exist in that era and the staff were confused.

As the next best thing, Lin Minjun planned to have a physical examination in the hospital. This could be done while taking care of her second child.

After leaving the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, she went to a clothing store. The store didn't have any children's cotton jackets yet, so Lin Minjun simply bought the smallest size black adult cotton jacket. In winter, people wear a lot of clothes, so she wore a few more sweaters inside to avoid being cold. She also asked for a pair of cotton trousers.

After leaving the clothing store, I had to go to a tailor shop to buy cloth and have custom clothes for my second child. In this way, by the time the clothes I bought got dirty, the custom-made clothes would be ready, so I could catch up.

Although she went to many places this morning, Lin Minjun felt that she was busy but orderly and not messy at all. She took her clothes back to the clinic and asked the doctor for a prescription for a physical examination. After the examination, she could go to see her second child.

After entering the ward and glancing at the bed, Lin Minjun felt a little worried.

It's been a whole night and a whole morning, and the second child hasn't woken up yet. What's wrong with the child?

As he was sitting, he used a hand towel dipped in water to moisten his lips, and then the nurse came in with the medicine.

Glancing at the glass bottle, the nurse asked, "What's your name?"

"Yan Shao." Lin Minjun said.

The nurse said as she changed the medicine for Erwa, "When these two bottles of medicine are finished, the family will call me to get in the water, and then you can be discharged from the hospital."

"Discharged?" Lin Minjun quickly caught up with the nurse, took a look at the bed, and said in surprise, "But the child hasn't woken up yet. Is he going to be discharged now? Don't you want to check him carefully?" After all, the way he fainted last night with a stiff body scared Lin Minjun.

The nurse smiled and said, "This is the notice we received. You need to ask the attending physician for details. Just walk to the end of this corridor and go to Office No. 2 to find Dr. Sun."

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Minjun thanked him and walked towards the doctor's office. When she got there, she found that there was no one there, but there were sounds of conversation next door.

The curtains of the two offices were connected to facilitate communication and discussion between the doctors. At this time, the voices from next door came clearly into her ears. What a coincidence that the people talking were all old acquaintances.

One was a neighboring lady, and the other was Lu Deping’s mother, whose voice I would never forget even if it turned to ashes.

If you think about it carefully, this is normal. Lu Deping's mother works at the Xicheng Health Hospital, and the chance of encountering this is particularly high.

What really surprised Lin Minjun was that it sounded like these two people knew each other?

At the same time, in another room separated by a wall, a mother was talking to Lu Deping's mother.

A mother got a big blister on her mouth yesterday. She was anxious and irritated. When she woke up in the morning, her mouth was even more swollen, like two big sausages.

At this time, he pointed at his sausage mouth and asked Lu's mother, "Is there any way to fix my mouth?"

Mother Lu smiled as she watched, "There's no cure. Go home and eat something light and drink lots of hot water to cool down. You'll be fine soon."

"Will it be fine if I drink some hot water?" The lady asked doubtfully.

"If you don't believe it, forget it."

A normal doctor-patient relationship would have ended here, but it wouldn't have been so casual. The two of them obviously knew each other, because the lady started talking about her own family affairs again.

"I'm looking for you today for another matter. My third son, Xiaobin, is almost at marriageable age. Normally, he should have gotten married at the age of 20, but he has delayed it until now and has even missed the chance to have a baby. Our two families are relatives, so please introduce a good girl to him." The lady went straight to the point.

Mother Lu was willing to help and asked patiently, "I have seen many good girls. What are your conditions?"

A family loves their own son. Although Cao Bin is a scoundrel, he is like the snow lotus of Tianshan Mountain and the bright moon on the sea in the heart of a mother. She dared to speak up, "Forget about ordinary conditions. The girl must be beautiful. It is best if both parents are full-time workers. It would be even better if one of them is an official. Other conditions are acceptable, but the girl must have a formal job."

"What? Why don't you speak?"

Mother Lu smiled with a fake smile, "You are so bold. I didn't dare to set so many conditions for Deping when I was looking for a partner. My Deping is still a high school student and is about to go to work."

The eldest mother frowned and was a little unhappy, but she held it in and stretched out her hand to Lu's mother, "Forget about not introducing the girl, but just prescribe some epilepsy medicine for me. No need for a whole box, just give me two tablets. Say hello to the pharmacy and I'll get it later." What she meant was that she wanted to get it for free and would not pay for it.

The two iron roosters clashed with each other, and it was clear that Lu's mother was more ruthless. "There is no special medicine for epilepsy. I don't have the ability to get it. You should find someone else."

It was just two requests, which were not difficult for a doctor to do, but she actually refused them both. The mother's voice suddenly rose, "I am your aunt, and I am also your matchmaker. I don't think you can do this, right?"

Lin Minjun was listening next door and almost choked by her own saliva.

How lucky I am to have escaped the Lu family's hell and become the neighbor of Lu's mother's aunt. My seniority is really high.

Sure enough, Lu's mother was the first to give in. "Can't you just talk it out nicely? I didn't say I won't help."

"We are all relatives. I am not deliberately making things difficult for you. If there is no medicine, then there is no medicine." The mother also came down the stairs. "You have seen the small advertisements posted all over the streets recently, advertising for chicken eyes, foot ulcers, onychomycosis, and psoriasis. Can you take the medicine? As long as it doesn't kill you, I will buy it back and let Xiaobin try it."

"Didn't you just say Xiaobin wasn't sick?"

"I believe it, but people in the alley don't. You don't know, these people look down on others. When they heard about epilepsy, they were all scared to death. I took the pills back and gave them to the child, and said that the child was cured after taking the medicine." The eldest lady explained.

After listening to this, Mother Lu didn't say much. She smiled and took out a medicine bottle from the drawer, poured out two pills, and then took out an instruction leaflet, folded it in half several times, and wrapped it into a small paper package.

"This is vitamin C. You can take it back and give it to your child. It has the same effect as in the advertisement." When Lu's mother said this, she was very calm and determined.

The old lady stopped talking after she had gathered the wool, and just took the small paper bag and left.

So Yida Ma is not only Lu Mu's great-aunt, but also the matchmaker for the old couple?

Lin Minjun was listening intently in the next room when someone behind her said, "Are you Yan Shao's relative?"

She snapped back to her senses in a second, "Yes, I am."

"Has the child been abused at home?" Doctor Sun's eyes were sharp, as if he would report to the police immediately if she admitted it.

Lin Minjun immediately shook her head, "You misunderstood, I am his neighbor and also his sister, but this child went home with relatives to celebrate the New Year a month ago, and he was like this when he came back yesterday. I took him to the hospital. Doctor, was the child beaten?"

She felt a little uneasy.

After hearing what she said, Dr. Sun's face looked much better. "From the film, there is no external or internal injury. He is just very hungry and extremely tired. He must have not eaten for a long time and did not sleep well. Don't worry too much. The child has a good ability to recover and will recover soon."

"You mean he just passed out from hunger?"

Lin Minjun breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the doctor and walked out of the office. She took another look and found that Erwa was not awake yet. She simply went to the market to have someone slaughter a chicken, and sent it to the hotel next to the hospital to ask them to help process it. She also bought some steamed buns and vegetables, and carried the chicken soup and these things back to the ward. When she entered the room, Erwa had already woken up.

Lin Minjun walked into the ward carrying a lot of bags, and saw Erwa lying on the bed with his eyes closed. When he heard the noise, he suddenly sat up with a startle and stared at her in a daze. He just stared at her with a particularly strange look in his eyes.

"Comrade Erwa, you won't forget me, will you?" Lin Minjun pretended to be relaxed and made a joke. As she spoke, she put the chicken soup on the table and opened the lid. A strong aroma wafted over her face. She pointed at the chicken soup and smiled, "The doctor said you are tired and hungry. Have you slept enough now? If you have, eat something. There are steamed buns and vegetables here..."

Halfway through the conversation, Erwa suddenly whimpered and threw himself into her arms.

Erwa had always been afraid of contacting people. Even in the past, he rarely took the initiative to contact Lin Minjun, but today he jumped into her arms without hesitation.

It was the first time that Lin Minjun was held in a child's arms, with her head resting on her shoulder, motionless.

She held her hands open, stunned for a long time, then slowly, very uncomfortably, took the baby into her arms, patted his back, and said softly, "Okay, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, don't leave again in the future."

No matter what his reason was, he left the courtyard without even saying goodbye, and no matter what his reason was, he came back in such a rage.

At this moment, just go home, this is the only thing Lin Minjun can say.

After holding him for a long time, Lin Minjun's arms were sore. "Aren't you hungry? Let go. I asked someone to cook chicken soup. It's delicious. Don't you want to eat it? Comrade Erwa, you won't secretly wipe your snot on me, will you? I will beat you. What's the matter? Why don't you say anything?"

"You're so noisy." The child said in a low voice.

Lin Minjun listened and felt that something was wrong with the voice. She lifted up Erwa's head and saw that the child had tears in his eyes and his nose was redder than a cherry.

"What's the matter with you?" she asked.

It would have been fine if I hadn't asked. As soon as I asked, the child's face changed and he choked up, "I knew that my sister was waiting for me. She would wait for me."

Lin Minjun was shocked. "I've been here the whole time. Stop crying. Eat something and slowly tell me what happened. Why did you leave without saying goodbye that day? Did you know that I went to look for you later? But Aunt Xia pointed in the wrong direction, so I couldn't find you. Also, what happened to those relatives? Why did you come back like this?"

She had a lot of questions to ask.

A bite of vegetables, a bite of steamed bun, and a spoonful of fragrant chicken soup. Erwa ate two big steamed buns before filling his stomach, and had to continue drinking chicken soup.

After eating and drinking, his complexion looked a little better and he began to tell Lin Minjun what had happened.

"When I came back from school that day, Aunt Xia told me that relatives had come to visit. I looked and saw that they were indeed relatives. They said they came to take me home to celebrate the New Year." Erwa said.

Lin Minjun: "This is not like you. When I first came here, you were very alert."

Erwa looked angry after being cheated. "Yes, I didn't want to leave at first, but they said there was a soldier in the village who was on leave and had been to the battlefield. He knew about my brother and asked me to go over and listen. So I went over and wanted to say hello to you, but they pulled me away."

"So the news turned out to be false?"

Erwa's eyes darkened. "Yeah, that's fake. When I got there, they forced me to hand over the house deeds and land deeds, and also asked me to hand over the treasures hidden in the house. I said I didn't have them, so they searched me. When they didn't find anything, they took off my clothes and locked me up. I've been locked up these days, and someone takes turns to watch over me every day. They said they wanted me to learn my lesson."

Lin Minjun held her breath when she heard this. "Then how did you get back? You look like that."

"They scared me, saying my brother was dead and I was an orphan, and no one would come to my rescue even if I died there. I didn't believe it, and I knew you were waiting for me at home, so I knocked out the guards in the dark, ran away, and fled all the way back." Erwa was quite happy after saying this, "You see, I knew you would come to find me."

Although Erwa was smiling the whole time and his tone was very calm when he spoke, after hearing these words, Lin Minjun's scalp went numb from her scalp to her fingertips.

Fleeing all the way, these four words come out easily, but a child in his early teens, walked such a long way on foot in the middle of winter, came back here hungry, and fainted at the door of her house. Lin Minjun didn't know what to say. She was touched by Erwa's trust in her, but she also felt that these relatives deserved to die.

"So what did you eat and drink along the way? Did you just walk on your feet?" Lin Minjun asked with a choked voice.

Erwa was still smiling and took a sip of chicken soup. "I hid some dry food and had some money on me. When I was hungry, I bought steamed buns or steamed bread. When I was thirsty, I went to other people's homes to ask for water. On the way, I met a kind old man who let me ride in a donkey cart."

As he said this, he scratched his head, as if remembering something. He searched in his cotton-padded jacket and found a green fruit. He held it in front of Lin Minjun and said, "Sister, this was given to me by someone on the road. I ate one and it was not bad. It was sweet. Would you like to try it?"

A green fruit with slightly wrinkled skin lay quietly in his palm.

"So sweet, taste it." Erwa was still smiling, but there was a hint of flattery in his eyes.

Lin Minjun had never understood how a ten-year-old child could dare to walk such a long distance and return to the capital alone, and what supported his belief.

But at this moment I understood that Erwa wanted to come back to see the only person in the world who treated him as a relative, or was he waiting for him?

So he panicked, he tried to please, and he had to smile.

Lin Minjun was filled with mixed feelings, and anger suddenly rushed to the top of her head. She snatched the fruit and took a bite, forcing herself to suppress the sobs in her voice, "You don't need to please me, and you don't need to be afraid. I said you are my brother, and we will always be family. I'm going to call the police to arrest these bastards."

As she spoke, she walked out, but when she glanced back, she noticed that Erwa's face had suddenly turned pale, extremely pale.

She asked, "What's wrong?"

The author has something to say:

I'm late today!! Sorry, I thought I put it in the draft box, but it's not there yet. I was shocked when I saw it in the evening.