At the end of October, the new house was ready, and Xiang Changlin and Ye Qing chose a good day to officially move into their little home. Their colleagues said they would come over to help them have some fun, so Ye Qing cooked a table of delicious food to entertain them, and this time he repeatedly reminded them not to bring gifts.
"Changlin, what's going on?"
The move was over, and the two of them resumed their daily routine. On this day, Ye Qing walked home from work as usual. As soon as he entered the alley, he saw a person lying at the door of his house. Xiang Changlin was squatting beside him checking on him.
"I don't know. I just got home too. This old man must have fainted."
"What are you waiting for? Send him to the hospital immediately."
Ye Qing trotted forward and recognized at a glance that this was Uncle Zhou, who was in charge of cleaning their street.
"Okay, give me a hand and I'll carry him to the hospital."
"Um!"
Ye Qing walked over and helped to lift Grandpa Zhou up. Xiang Changlin lifted him up on his back and then quickly walked towards the hospital.
"Doctor, how is it?"
The two did not think much about it at the time. They just wanted to save the man quickly and not waste time. Now that they have calmed down, they are still a little worried. The man fell at the door of their house and they were the ones who sent him to the hospital. If something happened to the old man and his family members blamed him, they would not be able to explain themselves.
"He must have fainted from hunger. Don't you give the old man food?"
The doctor was speechless about the diagnosis, and looked at the two with some condemnation in his eyes. Judging from their clothes, they didn't look like they were starving, so why did they dress the elderly at home in tattered clothes and not give them food to eat?
"Doctor, you misunderstood. This is not our old man, but the street sweeper in our family compound. We just came home from get off work and found him fainted at our door. We rushed him to the hospital because we were worried that he might be in trouble."
Ye Qing was speechless about some doctors blaming others without understanding the situation, but he had to explain.
"So that's how it is. I'm sorry comrade, I misunderstood you. You are good people."
When the doctor heard that it was his misunderstanding, he apologized directly, which made Ye Qing feel better.
"Doctor, what should we do now? The old man is still unconscious and can't be fed."
Fortunately, it was nothing serious and Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let me give you some glucose first, but will you pay for the medicine?"
"We're going out."
Save the man to the end, the old man is quite pitiful, Ye Qing can't just ignore it.
Xiang Changlin never objects to Ye Qing's decisions.
"Okay, I'll prescribe the medicine now and ask the nurse to come and give the injection."
The doctor looked at the two men with eyes full of admiration. They were truly two good comrades with noble character and a willingness to make sacrifices!
While the nurse was giving Grandpa Zhou an injection, Ye Qing said to Changlin, "Changlin, I'll watch here. Go and bring Aunt Zhou here. She will definitely be worried if she can't find anyone at home."
"Okay, I'm leaving now and will be back soon."
Xiang Changlin didn't know where the Zhou family was, so he went back to the staff quarters and asked people nearby before he found them.
When Aunt Zhou heard that her husband had fainted and been sent to the hospital, she was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to her knees.
"Auntie, don't worry too much. Grandpa fainted from hunger. The doctor has given him a nutritional injection and he will wake up soon."
Reaching out her hand to Xiang Changlin and slowly helping her up, Aunt Zhou said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, child, you are such a good person.
Wait for me, I'll go into the house to get the money."
Aunt Zhou walked into the bedroom tremblingly, took out the only 86 cents left in the house from the rags on the kang and put it in her arms.
"Come on kid, please."
"You're welcome, Auntie."
Xiang Changlin took the man to the ward. When Aunt Zhou saw her husband lying on the bed with his eyes closed, tears suddenly fell from her eyes. "Old Zhou! Wuuwuwu~"
Seeing this, Ye Qing reached out and gently patted her back, comforting her, "Auntie, don't worry. The doctor said that after the injection, the old man will wake up."
Aunt Zhou sniffed and turned to look at Ye Qing and Xiang Changlin, "Thank you for sending Old Zhou here. We old couple will never forget your kindness!"
After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply to the two of them. Seeing this, Ye Qing quickly reached out and supported her.
"Auntie, it's just a small favor for us, you don't have to be polite."
"I know, if you hadn't sent him to the hospital, I might not have been able to see him for the last time. Thank you so much. How much does the injection and hospitalization cost? I'll give it to you."
"No, ma'am, it's not much."
Back then, the Zhou family was a well-known medical family in their county and had saved many lives. Unfortunately, they did not have a good time. During the revolution a few years ago, Uncle Zhou was reported and his house was searched. The old couple were assigned to sweep the streets. They were not well fed all day and had poor clothes in winter. Their only son was sent to the northwest.
Although Ye Qing and his companions had never dealt with the old couple, they knew what they had gone through, which was quite pitiful. Since they had met them, they would do their best to help them and consider it as accumulating blessings for themselves.
"That won't do. You've already helped, so why should I ask you to pay more?"
Aunt Zhou was poor but ambitious, and she was unwilling to owe favors to others even at this point. Since her family fell into poverty, relatives, friends, and neighbors all avoided them. She was extremely grateful that they did not ignore her husband and sent him to the hospital.
"Doctor, how much did my wife spend?"
Just then the nurse came in to change the dressing for another patient, and Aunt Zhou asked the nurse directly.
"The cost of the medicine plus the bed is one dollar and fourteen cents."
“So expensive?”
When Aunt Zhou heard that it would cost more than one yuan, her shoulders instantly collapsed. There was only 86 cents left in the family. Not only could she not pay, she had no money for living expenses either.
"Child, I'm sorry. Can you consider this money as a loan from you? Don't worry, I will pay it back as soon as possible. I can sign a receipt."
Aunt Zhou was embarrassed. She had just vowed to give the money, but now she couldn't afford it. It was really embarrassing. But there was nothing she could do. Her husband would have to eat if he went back home like this. She couldn't give away all her family's wealth.
"Okay, then consider it as a loan from you, and forget about the receipt. I trust you."
Ye Qing saw her embarrassment and chose to respect her.
Aunt Zhou heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her say that. She really didn't want to owe anyone anything, otherwise she would always be worried about it, which was too tiring.
"Thank you, thank you."
Seeing the old man's heartfelt thanks, Ye Qing felt bad. There was nothing he could do about it in this era.
"Changlin, you stay here with grandpa and grandma. I'll go back and make some food and bring it to you."
The two of them came here right after work without even going in, and now they are still hungry.
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