She packed the porridge and vegetables into the insulated lunch box at home, including the portions for her parents.

As soon as I went out, I saw the small path passing through the mountain behind my house. In the past, except for a few relatively close neighbors, no one passed by, but now there were people passing by in groups of three or four.

The passerby wore a hat, carried a backpack on his back, and wore a windbreaker. He was obviously a tourist.

It's only eight o'clock in the morning and people are already coming.

She doesn't have time to take care of it for the time being, but with two little ones at home, she doesn't have to worry about any accidents.

Xu Qingzhi always tries to weaken her image when she goes out, so most people won't recognize her immediately, which saves her a lot of trouble.

There was no one at home, so she locked the door again and drove to the county hospital.

Before I even reached the door with my lunch box, I saw my uncle, aunt, second uncle, second aunt, Brother Hua and his wife, as well as my younger sister-in-law and brother-in-law, all gathered at the door of the ward and had not gone in.

"The 5,000 yuan compensation is not enough for medical expenses. Let's share the remaining medical expenses equally." Second Uncle said, "The medicines you used from me before don't count."

The eldest aunt said: "Oh, I told you that five thousand yuan was not enough, and asked you to ask them to pay more. This is a waste of money and makes the old man suffer. It's just after the New Year, where can we get the money?"

Uncle: "Okay, it's whatever we deserve, let's divide it equally among the three brothers."

Xu Fuqiang nodded.

The eldest aunt said: "Grandpa sold persimmons and chestnuts before the New Year. Doesn't he still have some money? If he doesn't have enough money, we can split the difference."

Second aunt agreed, "Yes, the old man doesn't have to worry about food and clothing now. He gets new clothes every year and has enough clothes to wear. Fuqiang usually brings him food, so it's useless to keep so much money on him. When he dies, it will be difficult to share the money. We will also buy the coffin for him."

The aunt said, "We should include our share of Dad's medical expenses. I am well now and I have some money from selling fish recently."

In families with several brothers, it is generally accepted that married daughters do not have to take care of their parents, but the sons do.

When the aunt spoke at this time, the two people who were thinking about the old man's money were choked with speech.

The eldest aunt muttered, "In fact, it stands to reason that whichever brother or sister earns more should contribute more. We make tofu all year round, and your eldest brother only earns that much. We live on this tofu. It's not like Fuqiang who grows vegetables at home and earns 200 yuan per pound. We have to make 100 yuan of tofu to earn that much."

Wang Yanmei had been silent until she heard this and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. When our family was poor, we shared the medical expenses for my mother equally. You didn't pay more."

"Usually, the old couple treat Qingzhi and Zijun better than their other grandchildren. Our Huazai has never eaten more than a bite of their food." The eldest aunt retorted.

Xu Qingzhi strode over, and before he could say anything, he heard his grandfather's voice coming from the ward.

"That's enough. Why are you arguing? I'll pay for the remaining medical expenses myself. You don't have to worry about it."

Everyone looked at each other and entered the ward.

They rushed over early in the morning, and before they even laid eyes on the old man, they were only thinking about sorting out the medical expenses first.

When Xu Qingzhi walked in carrying the lunch box, he saw a hint of sadness in the old man's cloudy eyes.

"Qingzhi, you went to Kyoto, when did you come back?"

Xu Qingzhi placed the lunch box on the cabinet next to the bed, opened the lid, and took out the dishes one by one, which were still hot. He replied, "I came back from the high-speed train last night. I made some dishes and porridge. Grandpa, you try it. Mom and Dad, I made your portions too."

"My dear grandson is still the best. He always cares about me." The old man said with hidden meaning.

Several people were silent for a while.

Second uncle Xu Fuwen said, "Dad, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're so old, why are you still carrying a hoe and getting into a conflict with others?"

Uncle Xu Fumin said, "Yes, Dad, you are not young anymore, you are eighty years old, and I think you should stop fishing. If you go fishing when you have nothing to do every day, what will happen if you fall again? You don't have anything to do in the hospital. I had a meeting today, so I took a leave just for you."

The eldest aunt said, "We went to the market today, and we didn't make tofu yesterday. Huazai is still at home, and he hasn't found a new job yet. He heard about your situation, and he came to see you out of filial piety. If it were any other time, we would all have to make money, so who would have the time to come to the hospital to take care of you."

"Enough!" Xu Qingzhi said sternly.

He is clearly the closest person to you, but when something happens, all you can do is blame him.

It seems that only by blaming the elderly for their ignorance can they feel at ease.

It was as if in their eyes, Grandpa was no longer a living person and he had no autonomy over his own life.

It was as if he was old and just needed to live, and living was just to wait for death.

You can’t do this, you can’t do that, and you can’t cause trouble to your children. The old people in the village often say this: I won’t go anywhere, and I’ll be a nuisance if I go.

But everyone gets old someday.

Can't I have my own way of life when I'm old? Xu Qingzhi glanced at his uncle and the second uncle and said coldly, "You will also get old one day."

Finally, several people fell silent.

The noisy ward became quiet.

The old man's eyes felt uncomfortable, so he picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes.

They just came to take a look, and after sitting for a while they said they had something to do and left.

Xu Qingzhi suddenly thought of Mr. Mo’s suggestion.

Perhaps, it is better to unblock than to block.

It would be better to turn it into a resort. At least tourists can be screened and the retirement environment will be more comfortable.

Someone asked me about the reader group before, and I felt embarrassed to set it up without readers. Now I see this new feature that allows you to add a group, so I tried it. It seems that you can add it at the bottom of the Qyue profile. Anyway, it's not very conspicuous, and I don't have many readers, but since I've set it up, I'll still say it, haha... If you are interested, you can join. I'm not very good at chatting, and sometimes I don't know how to respond to some comments, so maybe the purpose of the group is to tell the group when it's finished, and to tell the group when a new book is opened, something like that. Just add any character name in the book to the group note.