In the next few days, Jiang Yule stayed at home all day. The only activity he could think of was walking around the yard a few times, and Meng Wanshu supported him the whole time. Even though his waist didn't hurt at all and the swelling had gone down, Meng Wanshu still didn't believe it.
In the past few days, Jiang Yule learned from Mu Chuan that the Qian family had fallen, along with many real-name reports, and even involved several murder lawsuits. In order to appease public opinion, the higher-ups sent someone to investigate, and in just two days they had already obtained all the evidence of the crime. The father and son of the Qian family finally ended their sinful lives by being killed in a wooden cang.
Another thing that Jiang Yule expected was Gao Anguo in the bullpen.
Since he was sent to the cowshed that day, Gao Anguo's wound became inflamed and the night mountain wind caused him to have a high fever. When the people from the educated youth camp went to deliver lunch as usual, they found that he had been feverish and unconscious, and his wound was showing signs of festering. Everyone became anxious and asked the team to take over the oxcart and rushed him to the town hospital. Until now, Gao Anguo is still in danger.
The captain had paid for his hospital stay with the team's money. He was looking at the pile of bills and sighing when a girl in the room ran out.
"Yu Le, Wan Shu, I'm here to play with you guys." The girl jumped into Jiang Yu Le's yard.
The person who came was Li Sisi, the little girl of the captain's family. Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu were at home during this period. They loved to cook something delicious every now and then. The fragrance could not be blocked by closing the kitchen door.
At first, Li Sisi was too embarrassed to go over, but finally, she couldn't stand the aroma anymore and came over to get close to the two of them.
Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu are both easy-going. Li Sisi is the daughter of the captain and is also cute and well-behaved. They became very close and chatted well. Seeing her jumping in, they couldn't help but smile.
"Didn't you say that the captain was at home today and you couldn't run around? Why are you out again?"
"Hey, what else could it be? My dad is at home sighing with groaning while holding the hospital receipt."
"This money has to be paid by Gao Anguo himself. He can return it to the team when he gets better. If things don't work out, there are still his family. What is there for the team leader to worry about?" Meng Wanshu poured Li Sisi a glass of water and asked her to sit down.
"The problem is that Gao Anguo's situation doesn't seem to be good. I contacted his family, but they haven't responded in the past few days. I heard from the people at the Youth League Center that his family conditions are not good either, so I'm afraid they can't help."
Jiang Yule listened to Li Sisi's words and thought about the efforts the captain had made to ensure that the villagers could have a hot meal. He was afraid that a trip to the hospital would waste most of his efforts.
"I heard before that there are several families in our village who can't get enough food?"
"No food to eat? We are considered wealthy here, so it is understandable that we can't have enough to eat, but how can we still not have food..."
"There are two families like that, and they are just about to eat the tree roots..." Li Sisi told the two the gossip she heard in the village.
"Other families are better off, as they have at least one able-bodied laborer. However, two families have special situations. One is an elderly couple who I heard fled here during the famine. They have no children and are too old to do any work. They live entirely on the extra annual bonuses from the brigade."
"The other family was a widow with three children. The eldest was ten years old, and the second and third were five and one years old. They used to live a good life, but her husband was involved in a mudslide. When she got the news, she was so anxious that she gave birth prematurely. So the third child was basically a sick child. On weekdays, she took the third child to work while the eldest took the second child to collect grass for pigs. All the work points she earned were spent on the child."
"Ah, that's too tragic. If the team doesn't have extra food this year, won't we all starve?"
"I guess so. My sister-in-law can still do some needlework, but she doesn't have a sewing machine, so she does it by hand, which is very slow. The villagers don't care about it. They can do it at home by sewing and mending. Who is willing to spend the money? So she can't make much money. If there is really no subsidy this year, it will be really hard to survive."
Li Sisi was quite melancholy as she spoke. She was born and raised here. Who doesn't want her hometown to get better and better? But things like not having enough food to eat are really beyond their control. The world is like this. She can help with one or two meals, but every household is barely able to get enough food and clothing. How much can she help?
"Where does your aunt live?" Just when Li Sisi was feeling melancholy, Jiang Yule suddenly asked.
“At the end of the village”
Jiang Yule looked at the time. It was already time to get off work, so he should be at home.
"Then let's go and take a look. The weather is going to get cold soon. If appropriate, we can make two sets of winter clothes."
Meng Wanshu looked at Jiang Yule after hearing this, knowing that she had softened her heart, so she stood up and said, “Then let’s go, is your injury okay?”
"No problem, Sisi, please show me the way." Jiang Yule smiled gently, and her beauty like a flower made Li Sisi a little dazed.
It's really beautiful, Li Sisi sighed in her heart
"Sisi?" Jiang Yule called Li Sisi.
"Ah...okay, ok," Li Sisi came back to her senses and responded shyly, her cheeks flushed.
"Okay, then wait for me for a moment. I'll change my clothes and go out." Jiang Yule said and turned back to her room. In order to apply the medicine conveniently, she wore a very loose short-sleeved shirt and wide-leg pants. It was no problem at home, but it was a bit inconvenient to go out.
After changing their clothes, the three of them headed towards the end of the village. Concerned about Jiang Yule's health, the three of them walked very slowly.
In the summer, it gets dark very late. Some people passing by are preparing dinner, while others are already sitting on the stone piers at their doorsteps eating.
Seeing Li Sisi with the two educated youths, many people were curious.
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