It seems this dispute is far from over.
Su Yueyue bit her lip and quickly spoke.
"Village chief, we'll compensate you! We're willing to compensate you!"
She was afraid that Su Qingzhi would make some unreasonable demands, so she spoke up first.
“My dad’s leg injury is quite serious. The wound is so long, he’ll need at least half a month to recover.”
Su Qingzhi said slowly and deliberately.
"Besides medical expenses, you also need to provide nutritional support."
The moment the words "nutrition fee" were uttered, many people secretly nodded in agreement.
This request is reasonable; shouldn't anyone who is injured take some rest and recuperation?
“More importantly, my dad can earn eight work points a day now. You have to make up for his work points for the next two weeks. Su Yueyue has to go to the team and complete eight work points every day, and they will be recorded under my dad’s name. It won’t be over until my dad can work in the fields again.”
The moment those words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.
Su Qingzhi's words were perfectly flawless.
It is both reasonable and realistic, and it addresses the actual losses.
Su Yueyue suddenly looked up, her eyes wide open.
"What? You want me to do manual labor? Eight work points a day? How can I possibly manage that!"
She had always been pampered and had never done any heavy work.
If we make her do eight work points a day, wouldn't that kill her?
Her lips trembled, and her voice changed tone.
"You...you're trying to kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Chunhua's face instantly turned ashen.
"Pah! You mean you want my daughter to work for your dad for a few months? You're really scheming! My Yueyue is precious, I can't let her dig in the fields!"
She knew it perfectly well.
Although my daughter doesn't do proper work, gathering herbs is a quick way to make money.
The money earned from sending the medicinal herbs to town could buy half a bag of rice.
Moreover, they don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, nor are they subject to the management of the production team leader.
In comparison, going to the team to earn those few work points is a huge loss.
"Dr. Wang!"
Su Qingzhi spotted the barefoot doctor Wang Changpu standing at the back of the crowd at a glance.
"Please be fair, how long will it take for my dad's leg to heal?"
She knew that at this point, she had to ask an authoritative person to testify.
Otherwise, without evidence, even the most reasonable argument can be easily distorted.
Wang Changpu is both the village doctor and a respected elder.
His words are worth more than the arguing of ten people.
Wang Changpu was secretly eating melon seeds.
Caught off guard by being called out, he was taken aback and had no choice but to put down the sunflower seed shells in his hand and stand up.
"Ning girl."
He coughed.
"How long do you think it will take for my dad to be able to walk normally again after this injury?"
Su Qingzhi pressed for an answer again, her tone gentle.
If Dr. Wang's answer is vague, she will have to find another way.
But if he were to tell the truth, her demands would have a solid basis.
Wang Changpu squinted and thought for a moment before slowly speaking.
"The wound is a bit deep. The skin and flesh heal easily, but the tendons and bones will take time to recover. Half a month should be enough; any less, and I'm afraid it might cause problems later."
Su Qingzhi's eyes lit up.
She originally thought that Dr. Wang might try to brush it off, perhaps by saying something like "it depends on the recovery."
She would then have to go to great lengths to persuade them.
Unexpectedly, he proactively suggested "half a month," emphasizing that "any less might cause health problems."
This is tantamount to publicly supporting the timeframe for compensation she proposed!
"Okay, let's set it for half a month. Eight work points a day, that's one hundred and twenty in half a month."
Su Qingzhi nodded, her voice remaining steady.
"Medical expenses and nutrition expenses shall be paid at market prices, not a penny less."
She read out the numbers one by one.
Su Yueyue's face was pale, as white as paper, and her lips were bitten so hard they were blue and purplish, with faint traces of blood seeping out.
She stood in the center of the crowd, head down, her hands gripping the hem of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
But the thought that if Wang Chunhua were really sent to the police station, she would be completely without support, with no one to shelter her from the wind and rain, and no one to cook for her or plead for her would come true.
The loneliness and helplessness surged up like a tide, forcing her to grit her teeth, take out the only two yuan she had from her pocket, and hand it over with trembling hands.
Su Wanshan slammed his hand on the table, his voice steady and authoritative, as if he had set the tone: "Su Yueyue will pay ten yuan in compensation and start working in the fields from tomorrow! This matter will not be over until she has earned one hundred and twenty work points."
His gaze was sharp as he swept over everyone present, his tone leaving no room for argument: "These are the village rules, and no one can break them."
She originally wanted to just buy work points with money, since it only cost ten yuan and she could scrape together the money if she gritted her teeth.
But Su Qingzhi refused to agree, standing coldly in front of her, and said, word by word, "Work points are earned through labor, not bought with money. If you want to slack off, what will the villagers think? If you want to be a parasite, my Su family can't afford to lose face like that."
His eyes were so sharp they seemed to see right through her laziness and wishful thinking.
Now she is from Qingshan Village, no longer the pampered young lady from the city.
Even a three-year-old child knows that cutting pig feed on the mountain and picking up rice ears in the fields can earn half a work point. Little by little, they can accumulate enough to get grain points and cloth coupons at the end of the year.
She's a twenty-year-old young man who spends all his time being lazy, lying under the eaves sunbathing, drinking cold water, and eating ready-made meals. If everyone followed her example, wouldn't the village be in chaos?
Where is labor discipline?
How can the collective system be maintained?
The villagers had long disliked her.
He usually dresses in flashy clothes, walks with a swagger, speaks in a sarcastic tone, and never takes the initiative to do any work.
Recently, she has been secretly going up the mountain to gather wild animals—digging for wild vegetables, catching wild rabbits, and collecting bird eggs. She has even managed to exchange them for a considerable amount of money on the black market, making her quite well-off.
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