"I...I didn't."
Wang Zhaodi covered her head and said with difficulty, "When the village chief Fu saw her like that, he hurriedly turned around and said to Liu Sanniang who had followed behind him, "Go and call the village doctor quickly. A broken head is a serious matter. Don't let it turn out that someone will die!"
No one knows what Old Lady Wang used to hit her, but Wang Zhaodi's face was deathly pale, and with all the blood on her head, she looked no different from a female ghost.
Seeing Wang Zhaodi's state, Liu Sanniang was also a little scared, so she quickly responded and ran towards the village doctor's house.
That damn old woman Wang, all she does is cause trouble all day long.
Damn it, she said it was bound to cause a death sooner or later!
When Liu San Niang returned with the village doctor, Old Village Chief Fu had also figured out the whole story.
A few days ago, Wang Zhaodi worked for three days straight, and Accountant Liu originally calculated that she would be paid three yuan.
Even if we consider Fu Lao Er as part of her family's regular labor force, since Fu Lao Er only works half a day each time, Wang Zhao Di's half-day should also be counted as her due labor.
But Wang Zhaodi was carrying a load that was similar to that of the men in the village, so after asking Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui, Accountant Liu gave Wang Zhaodi an extra two yuan.
It wasn't just Wang Zhaodi who received an extra two yuan; for everyone who performed exceptionally well, Boss Fu added two yuan to their pay.
We're all from the same village; life isn't easy for anyone.
Although Wang Zhaodi used to often upset Fu Laoda's family, she seems to have changed her ways lately. Not only does she stop causing trouble, but she also avoids Fu Laoda's family whenever she sees them.
Therefore, Boss Fu treated her as a villager, giving her everything that others had, without showing any discrimination.
However, after Wang Zhaodi returned home, she only gave three yuan to Old Lady Wang.
Grandma Wang didn't know that Wang Zhaodi had hidden two yuan, but there are no secrets in the village.
The news that Boss Fu gave an extra two yuan to those who worked hard spread throughout the village in less than a day.
After making a plan in her mind, Old Lady Wang took advantage of the fact that Wang Zhaodi was out working and ransacked her room.
They actually found a dollar in the crack of the stone in the corner of the bed.
But she couldn't find the other dollar anywhere.
When asked, Fu Lao Er didn't know either. Just then, Wang Zhao Di returned from working outside. When she saw that Wang Lao Tai had taken her money, she rushed over and tried to snatch it away.
Old Mrs. Wang wouldn't give it to her; she insisted that she hand over the other dollar.
During the struggle, Old Lady Wang found the spatula in the kitchen and slapped it down, splitting Wang Zhaodi's head open.
That spatula was bought when Grandma Wang got married. It had been used for decades and was long since sharpened to the point of being as sharp as a knife.
This was no different from someone taking a knife and hacking at another person.
When the village doctor came over and saw the wound, he shook his head. "No, I can't treat this. You'll have to go to the county town for stitches."
With such a large wound, even ordinary medicine can't stop the bleeding.
Before the village doctor arrived, Old Lady Wang was extremely dismissive.
It's just a little blood. If Wang Zhaodi had behaved herself, would she have had to be beaten like this?
She only has herself to blame for being disobedient and having ulterior motives!
When she heard the village doctor say that he couldn't cure her and that she would have to be sent to the county town, Old Lady Wang's expression changed immediately.
"You can give us whatever you want, we don't have any money!"
Old Village Chief Fu was so angry that his forehead throbbed with pain. Damn it, the village road had just been repaired, and this family was causing him trouble again.
"Don't give me any of this nonsense. Give me the money and I'll report you to the police. You choose one."
Let me tell you, if you don't hand over the money today, you can expect the police to come and arrest you when I get back. This is what you call…
"Intentional homicide!"
Fu Zhenhua added from the crowd, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he shrugged: "That's what they said on the radio."
"Yes, it's intentional homicide. I think you want to follow in your father Fu Qiang's footsteps and go to a labor camp too!"
Old Mrs. Wang's face turned pale instantly at what the old village chief Fu said. She hesitated for several minutes before going into the house, taking out a few yuan, and throwing it at Wang Zhaodi.
"I've given you the money for your treatment. Now get out of here. If you're going to die, don't die in my yard."
These words implied that Wang Zhaodi should be kicked out immediately.
The crowd gasped in disbelief. They knew Old Lady Wang was ruthless, but they didn't know she was this ruthless.
Just then, the sound of a car came from not far away.
Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Fu Shi riding a tricycle. They recognized the tricycle; it was obviously from the Fu family.
Seeing Fu Shi riding over, Liu San Niang and Old Village Chief Fu both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle, please come with me. Her injuries are too serious. I'm afraid something might happen to her on the way..."
Fu Shi glanced at Wang Zhaodi lying on the ground, then looked at the village doctor and pleaded. The village doctor sighed and nodded, "Alright, I'll go with you."
Seeing this, Liu Sanniang hurriedly called several women to carry Wang Zhaodi onto the tricycle.
Wang Zhaodi was already feeling dizzy. She tried to open her eyes and look at the talisman stone in front of the car, feeling a strange and indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Unexpectedly, it was the son she had abandoned who saved her in the end.
The money she hid was actually meant to subsidize Fu Gang.
Ever since Fu Gang was called back by Granny Wang, she has been constantly urging him to buy meat.
But Fu Gang was also poor, so he only bought half a catty at a time.
Even so, Grandma Wang became more and more addicted to it.
Every time Wang Zhaodi buys meat, she can barely even get a sip of the soup, let alone eat it.
That's not all. Fu Gang couldn't very well say that he had no money, so he could only complain to Wang Zhaodi from time to time that he had children to raise and no money to buy meat for Old Lady Wang every day.
Incidentally, Wang Zhaodi should also subtly persuade Fu Lao Er to sign the agreement to give him the house as soon as possible.
But Wang Zhaodi couldn't make that decision herself, so she could only secretly hide some money and plan to subsidize Fu Gang.
As a result, Fu Gang didn't come back these past two days, and before she could give him the money, Old Lady Wang found out and even accused her of leaving money for a stranger.
That's not the worst part. What broke Wang Zhaodi's heart the most was that she had given Fu Gang a dollar to buy meat that day. But when Fu Gang returned with the meat and saw her lying on the ground, he quietly ran away.
It turns out that the person I've been supporting so wholeheartedly is just like his father and grandmother—a beast!
On the contrary, it was her son, who had long since severed ties with her, who actually stepped forward to take her to the hospital.
Fu Shi remained expressionless, but his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He was also watching the festivities at the ancestral hall when everyone was happy that the village had built a cement road.
When the village chief was summoned, he heard that it was Wang Laotai causing trouble again, so he went to Fu San's place without looking back to see if there was anything he could do to help.
As it happened, he ran into Liu Sanniang, who was on her way to call the village doctor. Liu Sanniang's words seemed to still be echoing in his ears.
“Ashi, that’s your own mother. She has such a big hole in her head. She’s seriously injured.”
I'm not advising you to let go of past grievances, but I'm afraid you'll regret it later if you don't go this time.
Life is too long, and no one knows what they will think in the future. Fu Shi hesitated for two or three seconds, then rushed home, grabbed the money, and ran to Fu San to borrow a car.
He had only one thought in his mind: no matter what, she was his mother, and in order not to have any regrets later, he had to go.
Moreover, he's different from Fu Qiang and his ilk; he's not a beast!
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