Chapter 22 I pick stars for my sister!
"Dad, come in quickly, the third child is injured!"
Tai Jizu's words sounded a little anxious, which made Old Man Tai kick the gate open and stride in.
Everyone hurried to follow and quickly rushed into the three somewhat dilapidated thatched houses.
Tai Jiye was lying on the earthen kang in the west room, his head and face were bruised and swollen, with blood at the corners of his mouth.
My coat and pants are dirty, and my hair is messy!
Perhaps he didn't expect anyone to come to his house, including his strict father. He hurriedly tried to get up, but one of his legs couldn't move and he grimaced in pain.
The eldest son and the eldest grandson are the lifeblood of the old man and the old woman.
Seeing his son like this, Old Master Tai felt a sharp pain in his heart, but he continued to curse, "You useless thing! Didn't you say you were going to make it big in the city? And now you're being beaten like a dead dog!"
Tai Jiye lowered his head and dared not answer.
Yang Lihua quickly helped to smooth things over and changed the subject.
"Whose house are you staying at, Third Brother? Why isn't the kang heated? Also, have you had a doctor check your injuries?"
Tai Jiye regarded his sister-in-law as a half-mother. When he heard this, his eyes reddened and he replied sullenly, "This is the old house of a friend of mine. He went out of town for business and lent it to me for the next few months.
My body aches and I don’t have the energy to heat the kang…”
Yang Lihua had no choice but to make arrangements quickly.
Tai Jizu went to ask for a doctor, and the two boys helped to unload the things on the sled and find some firewood.
Yang Lihua opened the side room that served as the kitchen, cleaned and prepared to cook porridge for her brother-in-law.
In fear of such an unexpected situation, she brought a lot of things from home, especially food.
Soon, Tai Jizu came in with the doctor, and Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue also came back carrying two large bundles of dry grass.
This area is full of dilapidated courtyards, overgrown with weeds. It's considered the poorest area in the north of the city, yet it's also adjacent to the richest east city...
The doctor was a man in his thirties with good medical ethics and skills. After a thorough examination of Tai Jiye, he said, "The leg isn't broken, it's probably just a contusion. It will heal after a few days of rest."
Finally, he left a bottle of ointment and told the patient to apply it to the bruises and swellings.
Simply put, Tai Jiye's injuries were just superficial.
Everyone in the Tai family felt relieved and asked the doctor to take Zhuzhu's pulse.
The doctor was very curious. Such a fair and cute baby with big watery eyes didn't look like he was sick at all.
When he heard that the child had been stupid for three years and suddenly became smart, he became even more interested.
The doctor examined her for a full quarter of an hour, and even teased Zhuzhu with a few words, before he made a decision.
"Don't worry, the child is fine! He just suffered some hardship when he was young. He just needs to get more sleep and rest more in the future."
Everyone in the Tai family was even happier. They thanked the doctor repeatedly and finally paid a hundred coins for the consultation and medicine before sending the doctor out.
After Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue heated up the kang, they ran out to help Tai Jizu by clearing the remaining snow from the yard and repairing the leaky doors and windows.
Tai Jiye applied the ointment and huddled quietly at the head of the kang, not daring to speak.
Zhuzhu lay in her grandfather's arms, and saw the gray mist rolling above her uncle's head. The little fat on her face was filled with anxiety and heartache.
She struggled down, quickly crawled to her uncle's side, and tried to blow air on the bruises.
"Hoohoo, pain, pain, pain!"
Tai Jiye held his soft niece in his arms, feeling the warm air with the fragrance of milk blowing on his face, and his heart was so soft.
Then I looked at my little niece, puffing up her little face and blowing the flute again and again, so pious and serious.
His nose suddenly felt sore and tears started to fall.
"Zhuzhu, stop blowing. I'm tired. Uncle San doesn't feel any pain!"
The old man couldn't bear to see his son like this, and he felt extremely distressed. He endured for a long time before speaking.
"Don't be a woman. If you have something to say, just say it. What happened? Who beat you up like this? Your father is still alive and I can still lift a knife!"
Tai Jiye quickly wiped away his tears, held his niece tightly in his arms, and replied, "Dad, I really didn't do anything bad! I was just watching the fun in the casino as usual! I originally thought I could help others fill a vacancy and make a little money.
"As a result, those thugs in the casino kept trying to get me involved! I said I didn't have any money, so they offered to lend me a hundred taels!
"I felt something was wrong, so I made up an excuse and ran out. But when I got to the alley, I was put in a sack and beaten severely!"
The old man frowned and asked, "Are you saying that the person who beat you was from the casino?"
Tai Jiye nodded, his eyes fierce, "They weren't so generous to anyone else, they just kept pushing me! They insisted on me borrowing money, and I refused to be fooled, so I got beaten!
"The strangest thing is, I haven't offended them in any way, and we usually get along well. I don't know why they're targeting me!"
The old man glared at his son and said nothing more.
He knew his own son well. Although Tai Jiye was a little unreliable, he was also quite clever.
It's almost certain that the casino's thugs did it.
However, we still need to think more about what their purpose is!
At this time, Yang Lihua had cooked the rice porridge and heated up the steamed bread she brought from home.
The family simply gathered around the kang and ate a bite of their meal.
After dinner, the old man said he wanted to go out for a walk, but he didn’t take anyone with him.
Zhuzhu was drowsy and lay down on the kang with her sick uncle. After a while, the uncle and nephew began to snore...
When Zhuzhu woke up, it was already dusk and the old man had not returned yet.
Tai Jizu was worried and went out to look for someone.
While Yang Lihua was busy cleaning up her brother-in-law's dirty coat and pants, Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue coaxed Zhuzhu to play in the yard.
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