The couple's eyes met in the air. Su Ying understood the meaning behind Gu Sinian's gaze. She sneaked into the room, closed the door, and took out a penicillin from her spatial storage.
He carefully carried the penicillin in his hands as he left the room. This was penicillin worth the price of a yellow croaker, so he had to be careful. Before he knew it, he had a whole penicillin in his hand.
She walked straight to Gu Sinian and placed the penicillin in her hand on the man's large palm.
Be careful. Don't break it, it's expensive.
Gu Sinian nodded obediently, "Mhm."
Gu Siqing stared intently at the familiar penicillin in Gu Sinian's hand. She had the good fortune to see it once before in Beijing and knew what penicillin looked like.
This is genuine penicillin.
There's no mistake, this is it.
I stared intently, not daring to blink, for fear it was a dream or an illusion.
Her hand instinctively reached out to touch it, but remembering how precious penicillin was, she hesitated and lowered her hand, afraid of damaging it—it was her son's life-saving medicine.
Since my second brother promised to give it to me, he won't go back on his word.
He cautiously brought his head closer to examine it, afraid it was an illusion. He touched the bottle with a food item and quickly moved away, staring blankly at the penicillin in Gu Sinian's hand.
I'm afraid it will disappear in the blink of an eye.
Gu Sinian showed the penicillin to everyone, "This penicillin is from a black market boss who owed Grandpa Yingying two large yellow croakers. He couldn't come up with the money to pay it back, but he's a man of his word. Even after Grandpa Su passed away, he didn't renege on his debt. He found Yingying and used the only penicillin he had to pay off the debt."
"Yingying accepted it readily. After all, the black market boss was not a simple person, and she didn't dare to offend him, so she took the penicillin. After all, there was no way to get penicillin, a foreign drug, even if you had money, you couldn't buy it."
"Yingying thought that having a penicillin that was priceless and hard to find was good. Medical conditions in the countryside were poor, so having a penicillin for self-defense would be helpful. It might even save a life if necessary."
As everyone listened to Gu Sinian recount the origins of penicillin, they were all stunned and dared not interrupt.
"My God, one dose of penicillin costs two yellow croakers, why don't they just rob someone?" Yan Yan exclaimed.
Gu Huadong didn't think so. Money was just an external thing; human life was the most valuable. It was indeed painful to spend so much money on a small medicine for just two yellow croakers.
He felt sorry for him too.
Sometimes medicine is more expensive than a person's life.
Two yellow croakers died after just one injection; it's really expensive.
Fortunately, this medicine can cure the disease with just one dose; otherwise, we would be bankrupt and unable to survive.
Gu Siqing was completely dumbfounded. One dose of penicillin cost two yellow croakers. Even if she sold her entire family of three, they wouldn't be worth that much money.
But she had no other choice but to beg this sister-in-law she had never met before.
She rushed to Su Ying and knelt down. Su Ying had never seen such a scene before and instinctively jumped away, hiding behind Gu Sinian.
Kneeling down all the time is bad for one's lifespan; she can't afford to do that.
She peeked out from behind Gu Sinian and said with her furry head, "Big sister, please get up quickly. We don't allow kneeling here, it's scary. Here's the penicillin, don't kneel."
Li Yaxian helped the woman up, feeling sorry for her daughter. She never expected that her daughter-in-law, who was usually so difficult to please, would be so sensible in such a critical moment.
She really couldn't understand Su Ying, who came from a capitalist family, giving away penicillin worth two yellow croakers without asking for money.
It's not to say that capitalists make all their money through shady means, exploiting the working class to live a life of luxury.
Why is this capitalist lady in front of me not quite the same as the one I knew?
"Let's eat first. Everyone, don't huddle together. The food is getting cold. We can talk about it while we eat. After we finish eating, we'll go to the hospital to see Yu Chuan and give him an injection of this nicillin. Maybe he'll get better soon."
Gu Sinian felt this was inappropriate. "Penicillin is a rare commodity. Many people are waiting for this medicine to save their lives. My sister is rashly showing up at the hospital with it. I'm not afraid of thieves stealing it, but I'm afraid thieves will have their eyes on it."
Gu Siqing dared not take such a precious item to the county hospital after Gu Sinian's reminder. If it were stolen, her son's life-saving medicine would be gone. But the child needed penicillin to help reduce the fever, which was really worrying her.
Gu Huadong directly instructed, "Later, Si Nian will go to the brigade leader's house to borrow an oxcart and take Yingying with her. This penicillin is hers, so she should know how to inject it."
"This thing is too valuable. Don't let it be handled by a doctor or nurse. If the item is switched, Yu Chuan's life will be over."
"The rest of you stay home and wait for news. Take the child to Willow Village to be cared for for a while. Yingying knows some medicine and can take better care of the child. Once the child recovers, Si Nian will send the child back to you."
"When you get back to Phoenix Village, don't mention penicillin to anyone. Just say that Yu Chuan only has a common cold and fever and doesn't need penicillin. Our Gu family can't afford any more trouble. Yingying helped you, so don't do anything ungrateful, understand?"
Gu Siqing nodded vigorously, "I understand, I understand, I will keep my mouth shut and not cause unnecessary trouble for my sister-in-law."
"The identity of a capitalist's daughter is already sensitive enough. If she attracts the Red Guards to search her, is involved in speculative business, and has dealings with black market bosses, she will be unable to clear her name no matter what she does."
Gu Siqing understood that her sister-in-law had generously given such precious medicine to her son, and she would not do anything to repay kindness with enmity.
Once she leaves Willow Tree Village, she keeps her mouth shut and won't tell anyone except her family.
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