Chapter 43 Cheer Up
Cao Biao said "oh", Zhou Yong looked at Ma San deeply, and left the ward with big strides.
Cao Biao stayed by Ma San's bedside for the entire morning, during which time the doctor came twice.
Ma San woke up in the afternoon, but his mood was very unstable.
He cried and made a fuss, and shouted that he wanted to go home.
The doctor gave him an injection of sedative, and Ma San slowly calmed down.
"Captain, I want to go home."
go home?
Where is his home?
Be it Cao Biao, Xing Laoqi and Liu Dazhuang, none of them had the heart to tell him the truth at this time.
The three of them looked at each other, and Cao Biao said, "We'll go home when your condition stabilizes."
Ma San's eyes were a little dull and his hands were clenched into fists.
"I want to go home, not stay in the hospital..."
As he spoke, Ma San started crying, which made Cao Biao and the other two feel uncomfortable.
Liu Dazhuang went forward and wiped Ma San's tears: "Don't cry, you can't go home now."
Ma San shed tears: "Brother Liu, I want to see my mother, I miss her so much..."
When people are at their most vulnerable, they always want to have a loved one by their side.
Liu Dazhuang, who was not good at speaking, was at a loss for words and could not help but look at Cao Biao and Xing Laoqi.
"You're a kid? Why are you looking for your mother to feed you? Don't you know how far the county town is from your home?
Besides, we haven’t told your family about your situation yet. If your mother knew about your current situation, just imagine how angry she would be.
You are already an adult, you should be more sensible and stop causing trouble for the family..."
Ma San curled his lips, glanced at Cao Biao who said this, and turned his face away as he was not interested.
Xing Laoqi sighed and coaxed Ma San, saying, "Ma San, be obedient. When you get better, I will go back and bring your mother to accompany you..."
Ma San said nothing, but just shed tears silently. Cao Biao scratched his head and remained silent.
Liu Dazhuang took the thermos and left the ward to get some water, while Xing Laoqi was counseling Ma San.
Yesterday morning, Ma San had all four limbs intact, but in the evening he lost one of his legs, which was a devastating blow to him.
But this cannot be blamed on anyone else; it was his willfulness that led to the current situation.
Xing Laoqi was talking until his mouth was dry, but Ma San was still in his bad behavior, so finally Xing Laoqi shut up.
There are some things that are useless no matter how others advise them; only the person involved can figure it out themselves.
Time passed unknowingly and it was evening. Liu Dazhuang entered the ward carrying dinner for four people.
"Ma San, look what I bought for you?"
Liu Dazhuang ordered a plate of sweet and sour pork for Ma San in the restaurant.
If it were normal, Ma San would be extremely happy, but now he had no reaction at all.
"Look at your behavior? I'm telling you, this pot-fried pork is not cheap. It's just you, kid. I won't buy it for anyone else..."
Liu Dazhuang muttered as he passed the sweet and sour pork and two kinds of rice to Ma San: "Smell it, is it fragrant? You've been talking about wanting to eat sweet and sour pork before, isn't that kind, Brother Liu?"
They would occasionally go to the commune to eat out, and Ma San would always order sweet and sour pork.
But the next second——
Ma San knocked over the food in Liu Dazhuang's hand with an expressionless face. Liu Dazhuang exclaimed, and Cao Biao and Xing Laoqi stepped forward.
"Are you crazy? Why are you wasting food?"
The sweet and sour pork was scattered all over the floor. Cao Biao yelled at Ma San, then squatted down and picked up the meat piece by piece and put it into the lunch box.
You have to know that in his early years, Cao Biao didn't have enough food to eat, so he cherished food very much.
"The rice can still be eaten, don't waste it."
Cao Biao only threw away the rice grains that were really inedible, and he collected all the rice grains with even a little bit of dust on them.
Xing Laoqi narrowed his eyes and looked at Ma San who was in a bad mood, and was so angry that he pushed Liu Dazhuang away.
"Ma San, have you had enough of this? Do you know what you are doing? Your situation has nothing to do with us, but you're acting like we owe you something...
We are all here to accompany you and take care of you, and this is how you treat us? I think you need to be shaved..."
No matter what Xing Laoqi said, Ma San remained silent. Finally, he closed his eyes with an impatient look.
This scene made Xing Laoqi so furious that he rubbed his hands and wanted to beat Ma San up, but he held back.
Cao Biao looked at Ma San and said, "We know you are in a bad mood, and we know that you find it hard to accept your current physical condition.
But people should always look forward when they are alive, and not seek death just because they lost a leg.
You think you are very miserable, then let me ask you, there are many people in the village who are injured while hunting. You know the miserable conditions of some of them, but aren’t they all alive and well now?
So you have to be more open-minded. When you are discharged from the hospital, I will make you a cane myself, and then you will be able to walk..."
Ma San, who had his eyes closed, felt a lump in his throat. Before Cao Biao could finish his words, he broke down and burst into tears.
Everyone looked at each other. Liu Dazhuang wanted to go forward to comfort Ma San, but was stopped by Xing Laoqi.
"Let him cry and let him vent his emotions."
Liu Dazhuang pursed his lips. Ma San cried helplessly. He said to himself: "I have become a useless person now. I can't do anything. What should I do in the future..."
No one responded to Ma San's words, and just let him talk to himself.
Ma San cried very sadly and talked about his family affairs.
He was afraid that he would bring trouble to his family, and even more afraid that he would become a burden to his parents.
Cao Biao and his companions listened to Ma San's words, looked at each other, and remained silent.
Ma San considered his family, but his family abandoned him. I wonder how he faced this cruel reality afterwards.
Zhou Yong stood quietly at the door of the ward with some fruit in his hand. He heard what Cao Biao and the others said when they counselled Ma San.
Ma San was a good boy who always cared about his family. Even when he was once exploited to the point of suffocation, he never complained.
He always thinks from his parents' perspective, but in the end he gets abandoned.
Zhou Yong took a deep breath, feeling that fate was playing tricks on him, and felt even more sorry for Ma San's experience.
Without waiting for Ma San to finish his words, Zhou Yong entered the ward carrying some fruit.
Ma San still had his eyes closed. Cao Biao and others heard footsteps and all three of them looked towards the door at the same time.
Zhou Yong nodded at them and walked in, placing the fruit on the small cabinet next to the bed.
Putting down the fruit, Zhou Yong bent down slightly and wiped the tears from Ma San's face.
Ma San opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Yong.
"Come on, I believe you can do it."
He just said this, because Zhou Yong knew that Ma San was a very strong man and it was impossible for him to become depressed because of a setback.
Ma San was crying and said nothing. Zhou Yong could read his inner emotions from his expression.
After all, Ma San was afraid of dragging down his friends, and even more afraid of dragging down his parents, so he gave up on himself and wanted everyone to hate him.
But humans are spiritual animals with emotions after all. How many people can be so cold-blooded and heartless?
Of course, Ma Youcai is an exception, but the decision he made was also out of helplessness.
After all, it was a fact that Ma San had become a disabled person. Instead of draining the family's savings to treat him, it would be better to leave a way out for the rest of the Ma family...
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