A sleepless night
Zhao Chunhua and Li Zhuang rushed to the town overnight and did not return until the next afternoon.
Li Pozi was too drunk the night before and didn't get up until noon. He called out a few times but found no one there, so he went to unlock Su Man's room and asked, "Where are they? Where did they go?"
Su Man played dumb, "I don't know. I went to bed early last night and vaguely heard some commotion outside. I don't know what happened."
"Okay, I'll go out and ask. You cook dinner at home."
"Why."
Li Pozi came back soon after he went out, and hurriedly put on his clothes to leave.
"What's wrong, Dad?"
"The fifth child is dying. I have to go and see him."
Su Man was shocked. "No more? Why is it no more?"
Li Pozi was impatient and said, "That's enough, woman, why are you asking questions like that? Go back to your room."
Li Pozi has always had no patience with women. He drove Su Man back to the room, locked her in, and left in a hurry.
This lock lasts until night.
Fortunately, Suman prepared food and drinks for herself in the morning, so she didn't go hungry.
After dinner, Su Man sat under the lamp, sewing shoe soles and silently thinking about her next plan.
Li Fuan was admitted to the hospital, so the next step was to find a way to send Chen Susu to Muyu Town.
It's called Muyu Town, but the land here is barren, the economy is backward, and Muyu Town is not very large. Moreover, more than half of the people in the town moved there from several surrounding villages, and they are very united.
Just like the bus that Chen Susu took when she fled to the town, the driver was a villager who moved there from Tieshan Village.
Over time, every household knew each other, and they would help each other if they encountered any problems. After all, if they sided with outsiders today, it would be difficult for them to survive in the town in the future.
So going to town is not a permanent solution, we have to find a way to escape.
It would be best if she could come to town with us...
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard shouting and cursing outside.
Before Su Manduo could listen, the door was opened and Li Pozi came in first. He grabbed her from the kang and slapped her in the face, "Bitch!"
He pushed Su Man to the ground and started to kick her, but was stopped by Li Zhuang who arrived in time, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Zhao Chunhua also advised, "Yes, this is just a coincidence, you can't blame Xiaoman entirely."
She said as she went to help Suman, "Get up quickly."
Su Man lowered her head with a cold expression on her face, but when she raised her head, her eyes were filled with tears. She covered her face with her hands and said aggrievedly, "Dad, what's wrong with you? What did I do wrong?"
Li Pozi pointed at her nose and scolded, "How dare you ask! Why did you put the pesticide in the soda bottle for no reason? What are you thinking?"
"Soda bottle?"
Su Man's face was blank for a moment. It took her a long time to figure it out. She said in a trembling voice, "You mean, Brother Fu An accidentally drank the pesticide I brought?"
"That's you! If you hadn't put it in a soda bottle, how could he have drunk it by mistake!"
Although Li Pozi criticized her verbally, Su Man was not afraid at all. Li Pozi only blamed her for filling the bottle without permission and did not suspect that she was deliberately harming others.
In the eyes of Li Pozi and others who do not have a God's perspective, from Su Man accidentally knocking over the pesticides in Li Fuan's house and being sued for compensation, to Mrs. Zhou coming to diagnose that Chen Susu was pregnant with a boy, to Li Fuan being invited to come and drink alcohol and accidentally drinking pesticides.
There are so many variables involved that it can only be described as a coincidence.
What Su Man did was to turn all seemingly coincidental choices into the only inevitability.
For example, she would definitely break the pesticide bottle in Li Fuan's house, and she would compensate him whether Li Fuan wanted it or not.
Even Chen Susu was pregnant with a boy, so Zhao Chunhua would definitely invite them over for drinks in the evening.
Finally, Li Fuan was drunk. With Su Man's substitution, he would definitely get drunk.
After all these events, Su Man could only be regarded as an innocent instigator, and even Zhao Chunhua couldn't help but explain for Su Man.
"Xiao Man was just trying to save us some pesticides. Actually, it's his Third Aunt's fault. She just spread some pesticides and now she wants someone to compensate her..."
"Shut up!"
Li Pozi still attached great importance to the relationship between brothers. He angrily interrupted Zhao Chunhua, "You have no right to speak in this family! Tell me, you have caused such a big disaster. How can I hold my head up in front of the third brother in the future! If Li Fuan doesn't wake up, I will beat this bitch to death!"
Seeing Li Pozi pointing at her and getting angry, Su Man was so scared that she hid behind Li Zhuang. She explained with tears in her eyes, "I had selfish motives. I thought that a small soda bottle would save the family some money. But when I went there, I had already reminded Aunt San to be careful. I really didn't expect Brother Fu'an to drink it. I..."
Li Zhuang's heart was melted by Su Man's tears. He protected Su Man and said, "Alright, Dad, it's not Xiaoman who fed him the drink. His family didn't take care of themselves. You can't take your anger out on Xiaoman."
"You bastard, you're protecting a piece of scum. I'm going to beat you up too!"
“…”
“Don’t run!”
They quarreled for most of the night, and Su Man didn't fall asleep until dawn, crying her heart out.
The moment the door closed, Su Man wiped away her tears, and there was no fear on her face.
The first hurdle has been passed. As for the second hurdle, it depends on the results of Li Fuan's rescue.
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The next news about Li Fuan was heard ten days later. Su Man was sitting in the yard picking vegetables with Zhao Chunhua when Li Zhuang ran back from the field, breathlessly saying that Li Fuan was back.
"You're back? You're back so soon?" Zhao Chunhua asked in surprise.
"Hey, what's good?"
Li Zhuang wiped the sweat off his forehead with the towel Su Man handed him. "They said it's incurable. He's become a vegetable, paralyzed all over."
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