"It's okay, it's what I should do." Lin Su said.
All tasks are easy to solve. As long as his baby is fine, nothing else is a problem.
They weren't fully recovered yet, and the doctor recommended a few more days of observation before leaving. However, after learning about the medical expenses, Li Aihong wanted to be discharged: "Huzi, you can recover at home. Now that you're awake, it's better for you to go home early."
Five hundred is really too much for the people in the village. Li Aihong feels dizzy just now.
"Aunt Li, if the poisoning isn't completely cured, there will be sequelae. Don't you care about your own health, and don't you care about Xiu'an?" Lin Su said, looking at the little guy who was sleeping on oxygen. "Xiu'an is still too young."
If there are any sequelae at this age, you will have a hard time in the future.
"I..." Li Aihong sighed, "Xiuyan can't be in any danger. He's my life."
One or two hundred in this era might be equivalent to forty or fifty thousand in the developed era of later generations. A debt of five hundred is enough to make the burden of orphans and widows very heavy.
"Taking a step back, if something happens to you, what will you do to Xiujian?" Lin Su said.
Although he can take care of his little one, the love of a mother cannot be compensated by the feelings of others.
Li Aihong sighed again and said, "I understand. I'll pay you back part of the money when I get back, and I'll pay you the rest later, okay?"
"Aunt Li." Lin Su closed and locked the door, walked to Li Aihong's bed and stood still. "You don't have to pay back the money."
"How can this be possible? It's not easy for you to earn this money." Li Aihong said anxiously.
The interactions they had before were based on affection, so they didn't need to worry about small things, but five hundred was a lot of money. Putting aside the five hundred, she was also very grateful for the life-saving grace this time. She couldn't possibly embezzle a child's money.
"Aunt Li, I don't have any parents, so I've relied on you to take care of me these past few months." Lin Su looked at her and said, "You're like an elder to me, and Xiuyan is like my younger brother. Who cares about these things when they're with our own family?"
Li Aihong looked at him in a daze. Feelings are developed through time. At the beginning, she might have wanted Xiulang to have more playmates, but after such a long time of contact, he sent home everything good, such as eggs, goat milk, fish, all of which were good things for the child's body. Thanks to him, Xiulang's complexion became better and better, and he looked like a healthy child. Li Aihong was used to sewing and mending, and occasionally, looking at his body, she would think of making him some clothes. The quilt that Lin Su brought with him and the thick cotton coat on his body were also made by her.
Since the child has been away for a long time, it is inevitable to worry about him. Those who visit him often feel that he is like half a son to them.
"Brother, let's settle accounts clearly." Li Aihong looked at him and said, "A little kindness will be followed by a grudge. Being too nice to someone will sometimes lead to hatred."
"Others will, but I believe you won't, Aunt Li." Lin Su looked at her and said, "Besides, I'm going to S City soon. If you want to come back, you'll have to come to me."
"You're going to S City? That place is quite far away." Li Aihong had only seen that place in the newspaper. There were small buildings, and the people were all wealthy and well-dressed. But Hu Zi was obviously not someone this small mountain village could accommodate. Just like that man, he had great ambitions for revenge and couldn't stay here forever. "You're a capable person, so be careful out there. I'll save some for now and give it to you when you come back."
"Aunt Li, do you want to go to a big city?" Lin Su said, "I'm thinking of taking you and Xiuyan with me."
"This...can't work." Although Li Aihong can read and has read a little, she has never left here. "I have to wait here for someone to come back."
"Aunt Li, information is more easily accessible in big cities. It would be easier to find people in such places than it is now," said Lin Su.
In fact, he didn't think that person would come back. Most of the educated youth who went to the countryside got married locally. Some of them took root there directly, while others took their wives with them when they left. What kind of difficulties did the family have to leave their wives alone there for four or five years that would allow them to be scolded and criticized in that place?
"Besides, Tangtang is almost of school age. He won't learn anything if he stays in the village. He can't stay in the village forever." Lin Su said.
Li Aihong was speechless: "This matter is indeed not easy to handle. Let me think about it."
When it comes to Li Xiutang, she has to think carefully. She had saved money for her child to go to school before, but if he really has to study with the children in the village, Xiutang might be bullied.
He is always bullied by those kids and likes to stay at home alone. If he changes his environment and those people don't know that his father is not back, will he be happier?
In her heart, Xiuyan is the first priority. As for herself, after so many years, she said she was waiting for his return. Two years ago, she would have been especially looking forward to it, thinking that if he came back, she would not have to be scolded behind her back. But after getting through the most difficult two years and watching her son grow up little by little, that expectation was no longer so great.
Li Aihong did not give any response in the next few days, but just accepted the treatment silently. The little guy seemed to have noticed that she was in a depressed mood, and when he had nothing to do, he liked to nestle in her arms and speak softly to her like a little cotton-padded jacket.
"Tangtang, do you miss your daddy?" Li Aihong asked when no one was in the room.
Li Xiutang shook her head: "I don't miss my dad."
He has never seen his father since he was born. Others say that his father ran away, but his mother always says that his father will come back. However, because of his father, they are always scolded. He hates his father.
"Then let's not wait for Dad, go somewhere else, and not see the people in the village anymore, okay?" Li Aihong asked.
She has skills and can find a job in a big city. There are also job recruitment information in big cities in the newspapers. She will be able to raise her son well.
"Where is Brother Huzi?" Li Xiujian looked up at her and said.
"Brother Huzi should go too," Li Aihong said. "Does Xiulang want to go?"
The little guy hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I want to go."
He wanted to go with his mother and brother Hu Zi to leave the bad guys.
"Good boy." Li Aihong said.
Lin Su didn't hear the conversation between them. Even when they got on the tricycle back to the village, where Li Xiutang cheered and fell asleep all the way home, Li Aihong didn't say anything until they arrived home and Aunt Ye said goodbye and left. Li Xiutang, who was sleeping wrapped in a quilt and had a red face, got off the tricycle and looked at Lin Su, who was borrowing a thick felt hat. She said, "Tangtang agreed. Let's go together."
In recent years, there have been young men leaving their hometowns to do business, but few women have gone out. Lin Su is a capable man, but he is still too young and needs an adult to accompany him.
Lin Su smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go buy the train tickets in the next few days. Aunt Li, you pack first. We'll leave in a few days."
"Okay." Li Aihong said.
Lin Su went to deal with his last batch of goods. At the same time, he went to the village chief to apply and bought three train tickets, a bottle of good wine, and a box of good cigarettes, which were enough for the village chief to keep the matter secret.
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