Chapter 280 Villagers lent a helping hand
"Everyone, please don't crowd. Line up on the left and exit from the right..."
A table was placed in the Li family's yard. Accountant Sun was in charge of keeping the accounts, Li Baotian was in charge of collecting the money, and Zhang Guifang was standing by to thank the villagers who lined up to give them money.
It took more than an hour before it was Zhou Ling and her husband's turn. She took out 10,000 yuan, and Zhang Guifang and Li Baotian's eyes were red.
Zhou Ling put the money on the table and asked Accountant Sun to check the amount.
"Aunt, how is Niuniu now? Are Goudan and Gousheng seriously injured? Are my brother and sister-in-law okay?"
Zhou Ling is already a mother, and something has happened to her child. She understands how her elder brother and sister-in-law feel at the moment.
Zhang Guifang wiped her tears and told Zhou Ling what she knew.
Zhao Min listened for a while and said, "We'll talk about these things later. Let Aunt and the others get busy first!"
There were quite a few people behind them, so it was inappropriate for Zhou Ling to chat with Zhang Guifang.
Zhou Ling responded and went home with Zhao Min. Zhang Guifang wiped her tears and continued to thank everyone.
This scene is actually very sad, but more touching.
Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang never thought that when their family was in trouble, the villagers would lend a helping hand.
Although the broadcast stated that the Li family only asked each household to borrow 100 yuan, the families who came started with at least 200 yuan, and some even offered 500,000,000 yuan.
It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that the Li family quieted down. Accountant Sun counted the accounts and found that they had raised more than twenty-eight.
Together with the 80,000 yuan raised by Li Baotian in the afternoon, the total was more than 360,000 yuan.
Zhou Kexin no longer had to worry about her medical expenses, but it was terrifying to be in debt of 360,000 yuan in 1983.
And at this moment, this money does not include the 20,000 yuan given by Cao Biao and the other two families. If their money is added, the total amount would be more than 380,000 yuan.
The next day, Li Hongjun, Li Baotian and Sun Qing drove a horse-drawn carriage to the county hospital with the money. When Li Caiyun learned the amount of money raised, she was so moved that she burst into tears.
It was unsafe to take a bus with so much money, so Li Hongjun went to find Cao Biao.
Around seven o'clock in the evening, Cao Biao drove them to the hospital. Zhou Yong looked at the stacks of ten-yuan, five-yuan, two-yuan, and one-yuan bills... and suddenly he burst into tears.
Cao Biao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Niuniu's hospital bill has been settled. You can focus on treating the child."
Zhou Yong wiped his eye sockets randomly and nodded: "It won't take that much. Take the money back and give some back to everyone."
Sun Qing frowned: "Don't rush to pay back the money now. You will have enough time to pay it back after Niuniu is discharged from the hospital..."
In case the money is not enough and he has to ask others to borrow, Sun Qing thinks it is better to keep the money in his hand first.
Zhou Yong hesitated to speak, and Li Hongjun agreed with him. He also did not agree to pay back part of the money now.
Li Baotian sighed: "Let's keep the money for now!"
Zhou Yong nodded. They had not eaten yet, so Chen Pingliang took them to a restaurant not far from the hospital for dinner.
The group was exhausted from the long journey, so after dinner Chen Pingliang sent them to a guesthouse to rest.
After finishing these things, Chen Pingliang returned to the hospital. Zhou Yong was wiping Zhou Kexin's face with a towel.
"I didn't expect you to be so popular. You raised nearly 400,000 yuan in one day. It seems that the wealth of Huaixi Village is not just a boast..."
As Zhou Yong listened to Chen Pingliang's words, his thoughts gradually drifted away.
At first, he was extremely reluctant to become the team leader of the Huaixi Village Production Team. He moved mountains, paved roads, built houses, dug wells and provided electricity, and invested in various assets. His purpose was only to make it convenient for his family to travel, have a good living environment, and accumulate political achievements for Li Baotian.
But he never expected that every villager would be grateful for what he had done.
In the words of the villagers of Huaixi Village, if it were not for Zhou Yong, they would not be able to live the life they have today, and if it were not for Zhou Yong, Huaixi Village would not have developed to its current stage.
So when Zhou Yong encountered difficulties, the villagers reached out to him, hoping to help him overcome the difficulties.
"What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Yong held the towel in his hand and smiled: "I found that people who are kind-hearted will be rewarded."
Chen Pingliang frowned slightly: "What do you mean? Why don't I understand what you are saying?"
Zhou Yong didn't explain, he got up with the towel and left the ward.
The two chatted for a while, Chen Pingliang lay on the hospital bed to rest, and Zhou Yong stayed with his daughter.
Chen Pingliang woke up in the second half of the night. He asked Zhou Yong to go to rest while he went to take care of Zhou Kexin.
Zhou Yong was very tired these days and fell asleep soon after lying down.
When he opened his eyes, it was already past seven in the morning.
Cao Biao, Sun Qing, Li Hongjun and Li Baotian were all in the ward. Zhou Yong went to the bathroom, then took the basin to wash up. When he came back, Chen Pingliang had already bought him breakfast.
"We are not needed here for the time being, so we will go back first..."
Zhou Yong nodded and instructed Sun Qing and Li Hongjun on some work matters.
After talking to them about work, Zhou Yong chatted with Li Baotian again.
Li Baotian is old, and his family suddenly had a debt of nearly four hundred thousand yuan. Zhou Yong was afraid that he would get angry and something bad would happen to him.
"Don't worry, Dad is not as fragile as you think. And if something like this happens at home, who will help you pay off your debts if Dad collapses?"
Zhou Yong pursed his lips. He wanted to tell Li Baotian that he could come up with 800,000, let alone 400,000. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
After all, his family members didn't know that he was doing business with others. If he couldn't explain the source of the money clearly, it would cause a lot of unnecessary misunderstandings.
When the world collapses in the future, he can just do some business and the source of his money will be easy to explain.
Thinking about these things, Zhou Yong looked at his father-in-law: "Dad, I feel relieved when you say this. And as for my mom, you should go back and comfort her more..."
Li Baotian nodded continuously: "Don't worry about the things at home. When the date of Niuniu's surgery is set, you can call the brigade..."
Zhou Yong agreed to the matter. It was getting late, and Cao Biao had asked for a temporary leave, so he had to go back to work today.
After sending them out, Cao Biao said to Zhou Yong: "Don't worry about Goudan and Gousheng. Your sister-in-law and the others are all in the hospital accompanying your brother and sister-in-law..."
When Zhou Yong got into trouble, none of his friends just stood by to watch. Those who had money contributed money, and those who had strength contributed strength. It is a blessing in life to make a few such sincere friends.
Watching them go away, Zhou Yong gained a new understanding of life.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Ling and Zhao Min arrived.
"Why are you here?"
Zhou Ling entered the ward and went straight to the bed. Looking at the unconscious Zhou Kexin, tears immediately rolled down her cheeks.
Zhao Min frowned slightly: "Don't cry, Niuniu will be fine."
Zhou Ling sniffed and wiped her tears: "Brother, let's go see Niuniu..."
Zhou Yong looked at the couple and said, "Don't worry, my brother has already hired the best doctor for Niu Niu..."
In the morning, Zhou Ling and her husband went to the county hospital to visit brothers Li Jingchu and Li Jingen, and then took a bus to the provincial capital to visit Zhou Kexin.
"Brother, this is the five hundred yuan that He Xiulan asked me to pass on to you..."
He Xiulan is still in charge of the family planning work in Huaixi Village. She has been in the county town these days. She only learned about what happened in the Li family when she went to the village today.
So she hurried home and took out 500 yuan to give to Zhou Ling who was about to come to the provincial capital, hoping to do her part to help Zhou Yong overcome the difficulties.
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