Unexpectedly, after just two steps, Li Mingyi cried out that his feet hurt. Li Mingxi pulled up his trouser legs and saw that his ankles were swollen. Although Li Mingyi was two years younger than her, he was not short, and she could not carry him. In the end, she had no choice but to support him and walk with Li Mingde.
After finally getting home, they were seen by Niu Cuihua, who asked them what happened. After they told her the reason, they were scolded again. This experience was a deeply memorable one for both of them.
As soon as Gu Tingchen got home, he hurried to the east room to check on his grandfather. Seeing that he was still lying there well, he felt relieved.
Gu Jingan vaguely felt someone enter the room. Seeing that it was his grandson, he murmured, "It's Xiaochen, you're back."
Gu Tingchen said hurriedly, "Yes, Grandpa, I caught some prey in the mountains this time. When I sell it for money, I will take you to see a doctor."
"No need, Xiaochen, keep this money. You don't need to pay for Grandpa's medical treatment. Grandpa is old and weak, don't waste money!"
Gu Tingchen shouted at the top of his lungs, "No, Grandpa, don't you want me anymore? Didn't you say you would stay with me?"
Gu Jingan coughed, "But Grandpa's health is not good. I'm so sorry, Xiaochen, you have to walk the road ahead on your own!"
"I'll go find the captain now and take you to the provincial capital! Grandpa, hold on!" Gu Tingchen said and ran out.
At this time, Li Tiezhu was wandering around the brigade headquarters. When he saw that it was the child from the Gu family coming over, thinking about Mr. Gu's health, he asked, "What's wrong, Xiaochen?"
Gu Tingchen looked at Li Tiezhu expectantly, as if grasping at a lifeline. "Captain, I want to take my grandfather to the provincial capital for medical treatment, but you know my family has no money."
Thinking about Mr. Gu's character, Li Tiezhu said without hesitation: "I'll give you money. You want to take your grandfather to the provincial capital for medical treatment, right? You can't do it alone, right? How about I ask your Uncle Jianye to take you there?"
Gu Tingchen's eyes were filled with tears. "Thank you so much, Captain!"
Li Tiezhu waved his hand in refusal, "What's the big deal? No need to thank me. If it weren't for your family, our village wouldn't have been saved. Forget it, forget it. I won't say any more."
With that, Li Tiezhu took Gu Tingchen home to get the money. Afraid that it was not enough, he went to Old Li's house to borrow money. When Niu Cuihua heard that he wanted to borrow money to pay for Mr. Gu's medical treatment, she agreed without saying a word.
So the next day, Li Jianye accompanied Gu Tingchen to the provincial hospital for treatment. Fortunately, they were sent there in time and Mr. Gu was rescued.
Li Mingxi was puzzled by Niu Cuihua's generous attitude, so he asked her about Mr. Gu. When Niu Cuihua mentioned this, she sighed.
It turns out that Mr. Gu’s ancestors were famous businessmen in this area. If they had not been protecting Lijia Village during the war, the current Dongfeng Brigade would probably be gone.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Gu family, young and old, went directly to Beijing. Until about ten years ago, no one knew what happened, but Grandpa Gu came back to the Dongfeng Brigade alone with his little grandson. Everyone felt sorry for him and was grateful for the kindness they had shown him, so they let the grandfather and grandson stay here.
When Li Mingxi heard this, she finally understood why that man valued money so much that day. It was because he was forced by life to be so unkind. Since she was not familiar with him, she could only sigh.
At noon that day, Mrs. Zhao took a small cloth bag and sneaked into the Dongfeng Brigade.
As soon as he reached the gate, he called out, "Zhao Di, are you home?"
Liu Zhaodi was making new clothes for Wumao. When she heard her mother calling her, she immediately stopped what she was doing and walked into the yard. "Mom, why are you here?"
Mrs. Zhao glared at her and said, "Look at what you said. Mother missed you, so why not come to see you?"
Liu Zhaodi was so moved by this that she quickly explained, "Mom, that's not what I meant. I was just curious why you came. And what did you bring with you?"
"Can't I bring something for my grandson? It's not for you!"
Liu Zhaodi was extremely moved. "Mom, look, my sister-in-law is about to give birth, and you are still thinking about Wumao. If Wumao dares to be unfilial to you, I will beat him up!"
Mrs. Zhao interrupted, "Look at what you're saying. How can you hit a child?"
Liu Zhaodi knew that her mother felt sorry for Wumao, "Mom, look at me, I said the wrong thing! By the way, how is my sister-in-law?"
When Mrs. Zhao saw her daughter had already mentioned this, she immediately looked embarrassed and sighed, "Oh, don't mention it. I fainted a few days ago and went to see the doctor. They said it was a malnutrition. I thought she needed to be supplemented. But how could our family afford to buy her good things? I feel sorry for your unborn nephew!"
Liu Zhaodi immediately felt distressed, "What should I do?"
Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears and said, "It's okay, let your sister-in-law hold on. Everything will be fine when the time comes. It's just that the child is pitiful. If only we had money, it would be so much better!"
Liu Zhaodi immediately thought of her family's wealth and said, "Mom, there's money at home. I'll give it to you!"
Mrs. Zhao tried to stop her, "No, no, how can I take your family's money? Will Aimin agree? Besides, your life is not easy, mother can't take your money!"
Liu Zhaodi stuffed handfuls of money into Zhao Pozi, "Mom, listen to me, first take care of my sister-in-law's health and let her give birth to my nephew. The other things are not a problem. Bu Erni is a worker now, so you can take this money!
Mrs. Zhao looked at the handful of money in her hand, her heart was filled with joy, but she refused, "No, no, this is too much. I just want to supplement my nutrition, how can I take so much!"
Liu Zhaodi advised, "It's okay. Besides, doesn't my sister-in-law still need to recuperate after childbirth? By then, if she nourishes herself well, my nephew will also be able to eat well!"
"Okay, since you said so, I'll take it. I'll ask your brother to return it to you later!" Mrs. Zhao stuffed the money away.
Seeing the clothes Liu Zhaodi had put aside, Mrs. Zhao said casually, "Were you making clothes for Wumao just now?"
Liu Zhaodi nodded. "That's right, Mom. You don't know, Wumao has grown taller recently, and his clothes are too small. There's still some cloth in the closet that Aimin's sister gave him. I wanted to make him a set of clothes, but before I could do it, you came!"
Mrs. Zhao sighed, "Well, that's it. The child is grown up, and it's time to make him some clothes. Alas, your brother's clothes are in bad shape and can't be mended. I want to make him some clothes too, but we don't have any cloth at home!"
"Otherwise, you can take this cloth, since Wumao's clothes can still be worn after patching them up!"
Mrs. Zhao quickly declined, "No, no, how can your brother's clothes be made with the cloth you gave Wumao to make clothes? Besides, he's a working man, so what if his clothes are a little tattered?"
"It's okay, mother. Wumao is just a child. It doesn't matter whether the clothes are good or bad. But my brother can't do that. After all, he represents the reputation of our family. You can take this cloth. As for the cloth for Wumao's clothes, I will ask my mother-in-law for it later!"
Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to accept it, "Okay, then I'll continue!"
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