Dinner was noodles. Boss Fu had prepared the dough in advance, just waiting for them to come back and stretch it into noodles before cooking.
After having a good lunch, Ye Xiaocui wanted to cook some porridge for dinner on the way back, but Fu Wan and Fu Ming both refused.
What a joke! In this cold weather, after drinking two bowls of porridge, once the bed is finally warm, you'll have to crawl out to pee again.
That back and forth must have been quite a hassle!
Fu Wanning would rather cook a pot of instant noodles than eat porridge.
Fortunately, when they returned, they found that Boss Fu had prepared the dough. Fu Ming rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen, while Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui took the things they bought home.
Boss Fu also came to help. Seeing that there was no one else around, Fu Wan couldn't help but gossip.
We still don't know the outcome of Boss Fu's meeting today!
"Dad, what did you say at the meeting today?"
Boss Fu, carrying a bag of clothes, subconsciously replied upon hearing this, "What? Oh, you mean Fu Dazhi, right?"
"Hey, come inside! Let me tell you, the show at the ancestral hall today was absolutely fantastic!"
The group placed their belongings on the table and looked at Boss Fu with curiosity.
Fu Laoda didn't keep anyone in suspense and vividly recounted everything that had happened in the village that day.
After Fu Wan and the others went out today, a meeting was held in the ancestral hall.
The heads of all the households in the village came to the ancestral hall. Before that, the old village chief Fu had the village doctor go to Fu Dazhi's house to examine him thoroughly. The final conclusion was that Fu Dazhi was indeed somewhat mentally unstable.
The village doctor in Fujia Village can only treat minor ailments like sprains and bruises; he cannot prescribe medication for mental health issues.
Therefore, the only suggestion is for Yu Guixiang to take Fu Dazhi to the hospital for treatment.
As for the budget, the village doctor shook his head. Although he didn't know how to treat mental illness, how could he accurately estimate the treatment costs?
In other words, it's an unknown bottomless pit.
This conclusion sparked a lot of discussion. Few people were willing to donate to begin with, and now that they heard it was a bottomless pit, they were even less inclined to donate.
Some people even advised Yu Guixiang that it was enough; at least Fu Dazhi was back, while Da Laizi was nowhere to be found!
Upon hearing this, Yu Guixiang immediately raised her eyebrows and started fighting with the man. Old Village Chief Fu was so angry that he kept slamming his fist on the table until his hands were red before they finally stopped.
Fu Wan and Fu Liang listened with great interest. Fu Laoda, whose mouth was dry from talking, picked up a glass of water and took a sip.
"Dad, did you donate in the end?"
Fu Laoda sighed, "I donated. Uncle Village Chief took the lead and donated five yuan, I also donated two yuan, and most of the others donated one yuan or a few cents."
Ultimately, it all comes down to the old village chief's influence.
"But I always felt something was off. After the meeting, the old village chief and I took the money to Fu Dazhi's house. Fu Dazhi's eyes didn't seem like he had any problems."
"Could it be that they're scamming people?"
"It's hard to say, maybe I'm overthinking it. The village doctor said he does have a problem. Oh well, whatever, I'll just consider those two dollars a donation to help our family!"
Fu Laoda was too lazy to think about it anymore. Whether Fu Dazhi was mentally ill or not, it was none of his business.
Fu Wan didn't take it too seriously. Two yuan is fine. For the sake of the village chief, she'd just pay two yuan for some peace and quiet.
Before they could finish speaking, Fu Ming had finished making the noodles.
Jiang Chunlan and Fu Liang refused to stay for dinner no matter what they said. Fu Ming had made a lot of noodles, so he gave them two bowls' worth and told them to go home and cook for themselves.
After the noodles were pulled, water still needed to be boiled. While they were doing this, Fu Wan let Fu Laoda try on the new clothes they had bought for him.
Originally, Boss Fu was feeling down when he saw Ye Xiaocui's new clothes. Even though he was a grown man, who doesn't like new clothes?
Upon learning that he also had clothes, his furrowed brows relaxed, and when he tried them on, his smile was impossible to hide.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming picked out a handsome military overcoat for him, and to match it, they also gave him a Lei Feng hat that could cover his ears.
Once Fu put on that hat, he didn't want to take it off; it was so warm!
With this, I won't have to worry about my ears freezing in the north wind when I'm fishing at the dock.
Fu Wan immediately understood what her father was thinking and shook her head helplessly.
Her father's passion for fishing was so strong that even wind and snow couldn't stop him.
"Have you finished testing? Time to eat!"
Ye Xiaocui called out, and Qin Anning and Fu Wan hurriedly went out.
When Boss Fu came out wearing a hat, Ye Xiaocui glanced at him and knew he was showing off.
"It's so warm inside, why are you wearing a hat?"
"I'd love to wear it, hehe, doesn't it look good?"
"It looks delicious! Hurry up and get the noodles. We brought back the leftover beef from lunch today. You can try it later!"
Having received a new outfit and a new hat, Boss Fu no longer cared that the others went out to eat while he could only mooch meals at the village chief's house.
It was cold, so when Fu Ming boiled water, he put the beef on the pot lid and steamed it. When he brought it out, the aroma made Fu the eldest star's eyes widen in surprise.
Adding two pieces to the noodles instantly elevates the otherwise ordinary noodles.
After a long day, a bowl of hot noodles is an incredibly happy thing.
Without saying a word, everyone buried their heads in their food.
In Fu Dazhi's house, the stove was still cold.
Fu Dazhi sat on a stool, counting the money that Old Village Chief Fu and the others had brought him.
One yuan, two yuan, ten yuan...
The village has a total of 23 households, and they donated exactly 15.88 yuan.
Apart from Village Chief Fu and Boss Fu, everyone else donated 50 cents, 1 yuan, or even 2 cents.
There's no other way; there are quite a few poor people in the village, and it's already very difficult for them to donate money.
Fu Dazhi counted the money on the table, then turned and glared at Yu Guixiang across from him, saying, "What can you do with so little money?"
“Aren’t there a few wealthy people in our village? What about Old Master Fu’s family and Fu San’s family? They only donated this little bit? Did you not talk to them properly?”
A huge pot was smashed over Yu Guixiang's head. As soon as Fu Dazhi finished speaking, her face immediately fell.
It was only after Boss Fu and the others left that Yu Guixiang realized that Fu Dazhi's illness seemed to have improved.
If Fu Dazhi had spoken like that before, she would have definitely cursed him out, but looking at her son who was so thin he was practically skin and bones, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
All he could do was mutter resentfully, "Dazhi, haven't you heard that the richer a family is, the stingier they are?"
Old Master Fu donated two yuan, while Fu San, that kid, stood in the ancestral hall for a while, and before he could even finish speaking, he threw down fifty cents and ran away.
"What nonsense! He says his wife is about to give birth. Just watch, he's destined to have daughters. He's so stingy, his son will definitely not be born into his wife's womb!"
In the end, all the money he earns will only benefit outsiders!
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