Zheng Ying stayed in the hospital for ten days, and Zhang Wenrui and a young man from the militia, Geng Zhong, took turns to take care of her.
I was discharged from the hospital in mid-December. The house near the cowshed had been renovated, and I moved back into the original house with Sun Qingping. I saw that a new kang had been built.
When Sun Qingping saw that Brother Zheng came back wearing a military coat, it was a rare and valuable item.
Zheng Ying stuffed a can of peaches that she had left behind into his hands and asked him to eat it. She said, "I was sent to the hospital that day, and when I woke up I saw this military coat. Oh, and I'll return that quilt to Mrs. Qin later."
He leaned on the pillow at the head of the kang, covered himself with clothes, and continued to chat with Sun Qingping.
"I heard that it was the little girl named Lian Xiaomin who lived at the foot of the mountain who sent me to the commune hospital."
"I was saved! Not only did she give me the military coat, she also paid for my hospital bills and left me some money and food. I really don't know how to thank her..."
Sun Qingping took the can, sat next to him, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zheng, you don't know that our 'benefactor' has come to give us something again!"
"It was the night you were sent to the hospital, at two o'clock in the morning. There were eleven sets of cotton jackets and trousers, especially thick, and cotton shoes. I put your set aside for you..."
His voice became even quieter, almost whispering: "I guess the 'beneficiary' is that Miss Lian Xiaomin! But the fact that she gave me the cotton-padded jacket as a present must not be revealed to anyone!"
"Also, how did she know that the eight hundred dollars and a pocket watch that belonged to you and me were confiscated by Hu Daguo? I didn't tell anyone that she returned them to us, only the two of us knew about it."
Zheng Ying opened her eyes wide in surprise and didn't say a word for a long time. After calming down her excitement, she spoke.
"Qingping, that little girl was able to carry me so fast and send me to the hospital. She must have some skills! She's not just an ordinary person."
"I can get her help. Although I don't know why, I am sure that she is a good person. I must have accumulated good deeds in her previous life! We must hold on and fight against fate to the end. Sooner or later, we will be cleared of all charges."
Sun Qingping looked at Zheng Ying's serious face as she said these words, and nodded.
Fortunately, it was the wintering season and Zheng Ying did not have to work in the fields, so she continued to recuperate. By the time the New Year came, the wound on her head had healed.
On New Year's Day, January 1, 1970, Lian Xiaomin took Xiaofu and Xiaoya to spend the whole day at her aunt's house.
A few days ago, she handed over the remaining male elk weighing more than 400 kilograms in the space to the team and earned a lot of work points.
The village distributed meat, although it was not much, but for some of the villagers who received the meat, their homes could still smell the smell of meat during the New Year.
The Li family also cooked a piece of venison and a dish of "stewed goose in an iron pot". Lian Xiaomin still used the excuse that she had been bought for the goose by Brother Sanyong.
The iron pot stew smells so delicious that the whole family closes the door tightly, covers it with thick curtains to leave no gaps, and eats inside the house.
The whole family sat together in the newly built big tile house, sitting on a big warm kang, eating meat and sorghum rice, and having a great time. For the Li family, this was a life they had never dared to imagine before.
"Yufang, don't give me all the goose leg meat, eat it yourself!"
Lian Xiaomin looked at the person next to her who kept picking up pieces of meat for her, grinned, and picked up two pieces for her as well.
Lian Qiuping was feeding Xiao Ya. She served her millet porridge with meat soup, and also picked out a few small pieces of meat for her to eat slowly.
Xiaofeng can already eat by herself. She doesn’t need to be fed and she eats with relish.
Lian Xiaomin ate while feeding Xiaofu, chatting and laughing with Yufang beside her, listening to her talk about the tips of stewing in an iron pot.
But when it comes to cooking, she really has no talent. She can only say that the food is cooked, but the taste is just bland, so she has to eat it as is.
On this day, Lian Xiaomin learned another piece of good news. It turned out that her aunt was pregnant again and had been pregnant for more than two months.
Next month, the triplets will be one year old, and she is pregnant again. It’s really... No wonder many families have so many babies these days, one after another, they are really fertile.
But in this era, being able to have children is a good thing, and the whole family is so happy that they can’t contain themselves. Don’t you see that Grandma Cui is so happy that she can’t stop smiling.
Lian Xiaomin knew that after giving her aunt the tonic pills, her body had been nourished and would definitely improve her physical deficiencies, which would bring many benefits, so she was not too worried about her health.
When it was getting dark in the evening, after finishing her dinner, she carried the slightly sleepy Xiaoya and took Xiaofu back home.
After entering the room, I quickly heated up the kang. The little kids were tired from playing and fell asleep as soon as they lay down.
She was packing her things when she suddenly heard a knock on the gate outside.
When he went out and opened the door, he saw that it was Zheng Ying and Sun Qingping. He was stunned for a moment and quickly invited them in.
The two men entered the yard, but did not go inside to sit down. They just stood in the yard, talked for a few words, and then left.
It was obvious that they came here specifically to thank Lian Xiaomin.
Zheng Ying looked at Lian Xiaomin with tears in her eyes, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "Ms. Lian, you saved me... Not only did you run all the way to the hospital on that snowy day, but I also know that you are the benefactor who has never shown up and has been sending us food and cotton clothes!"
At this moment, he was so excited that he was incoherent, and tears kept welling up in his eyes, but he still suppressed his inner emotion and sadness and continued speaking.
"I really don't know how to express my gratitude to you. How can I...be worthy of all the care and support you have given me..."
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