When Li Ke woke up the next morning, it was already ten o'clock. The weather was cold, and the warm bed was really intoxicating. Li Ke played with the dogs for a while, and then went into the space with the dogs and the bed.
After washing up and taking full precautions to keep warm in the space, Li Ke finally left.
The snow was still falling, and many people downstairs were braving the wind and snow to clear the snow from the roads. The temperature today was close to minus thirty-five degrees Celsius. Li Ke looked outside and saw that the snow had been cleared several times, otherwise the bottom floor would have been buried.
There's a notice posted downstairs that says two hours of snow shoveling earns one work point, and the management office provides raincoats and shoe covers, but they're not free.
Li Ke ate a small bowl of pickled vegetables and noodles in the canteen, which cost 300 yuan. If he had work points, he would only need one work point.
After finishing his meal, Li Ke went to the management office to register. Wearing his raincoat and carrying his tools, he went out to shovel snow. It was a good way to get some exercise and earn some work points, so Li Ke joined in.
She and some other snow shovelers followed the management office staff to the front of the medical clinic to shovel snow. They also had to clear the area around the building and connect the main roads.
Halfway through the work, two women carrying a tightly wrapped child ran out of the building next door and headed straight for the infirmary.
The two women came out in a hurry, holding the child tightly, but their own faces were mostly exposed.
Li Ke was shoveling snow in front of the infirmary when she came across them. The older woman's face flashed before Li Ke's eyes, making her pause for a moment. It matched a face she remembered. As for the younger one, she thought about it and seemed to have some impression of her as well.
Li Ke sighed, surprised to run into them here, before continuing with what she was doing.
"This child needs a fever-reducing injection, and then some medication. You need to pay close attention afterward, and it would be best to try to give him some purified water. Don't let him drink purified water yet, as his digestive system is a bit weak, and he may not be able to fully adapt to purified water," the doctor said to Li Meng.
Li Meng nodded repeatedly, then watched as the doctor gave the child a fever-reducing injection and went to get the medicine.
When it was time to pay the bill, Li Meng and her mother He Ru looked at the bill for fifteen work points and felt worried. They only had eight work points left. Their son-in-law was still working at the power plant and hadn't returned yet. They also needed to have dinner together that night.
In the end, they discussed it with the staff and agreed to pay five work points first, then paid 1,500 yuan in cash, and leave the remaining five work points as a debt.
He Ru first sent her daughter and grandson back to the dormitory lobby, then wrapped her head and face, put on thicker clothes, and prepared to go out.
Li Meng grabbed her and asked, "Mom, it's snowing so heavily, where are you going?"
He Ru said, "I saw that two hours of snow shoveling outside earns one work point. I'll go out and do two hours, but I can't do without you right now. Just take good care of him."
Li Meng said with some concern, "Isn't your back hurting? How can you handle going out to shovel snow?"
"It'll only take two hours, it'll be quick. We can't rely on Wang Zhuo alone. Don't worry, Mom will take good care of herself." He Ru was at her wit's end. She was almost out of money, and her grandson was sick. If she didn't find something to do, she was afraid they wouldn't even be able to afford three meals a day tomorrow.
Li Meng was well aware of the situation, and finally let go of her hand: "Mom, then you should see how you feel. Don't force yourself if you're not feeling well."
When He Ru arrived at the management office downstairs, she found a place to register her name and start date. As she was filling in her own name, she saw a familiar name: Li Ke? Could it be someone with the same name? He Ru frowned, thinking.
He Ru's gaze lingered on Li Ke's name for a while. She thought that Li Zhenzhen must be living a good life. Her grandson Xiangxiang's illness came on suddenly, and it was hard to buy bottled water. Their money couldn't buy much either. Should she lower her head and ask them for help?
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