The boy had no flesh on his cheeks and a sallow complexion. He was so thin that his head looked particularly heavy. Lin Weiwan found it hard to imagine that someone could be so hungry at this time.
The boy's eyes were alert and evasive, his calves were exposed from his original trousers, the legs of his trousers were worn rough and several of them were broken.
The old man in the shed was still coughing, and Lin Weiwan frowned slightly.
"I am deeply ill. I don't have much time left."
Xiao Xingjian looked at Lin Weiwan with shining eyes, "You can tell this without even taking my pulse or looking at me?"
Lin Weiwan nodded slightly, "The cough goes deep into the lungs but is weak, the qi and blood circulation are insufficient, and the phlegm, dampness, internal heat and congestion are difficult to expel. Add to this living condition..."
Lin Weiwan didn't say anything further. Xiao Xingjian took two steps towards the boy.
The boy's eyes were filled with anxiety and vigilance. When he saw Xiao Xingjian coming, he subconsciously took a few steps back.
Lin Weiwan looked into the boy's eyes. Although he was tortured by life, he still had a strong will and... wolf nature. "
"Child, I'm a doctor. I can treat your grandpa. Don't worry, it's free."
Xiao Xingjian wanted to go in and see if the old man was really like what his junior sister said.
"We have no money, nothing." The boy's lips moved slightly and a few words came out of his throat.
Xiao Xingjian's expression was gentle, "You don't want to take me in, and you're our neighbor, can I come and see your grandfather?"
The boy hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to look at it or not.
"Liuyi, let the guests in." A hoarse and weak voice came from the tent.
The boy nodded to Xiao Xingjian, and the two of them entered the tent one after the other.
Several women in the yard came out of their homes to watch the excitement, but when they saw Lin Weiwan's exquisite clothes, they didn't dare to come forward to ask anything, and only talked in a low voice from a distance.
Lin Weiwan looked around and walked towards the small tent. The tent was really small. When Lin Weiwan entered, she was blocked at the door and there was no space at all.
Inside the tent, there was a wooden bed and two tattered quilts of unrecognizable color.
A stove, a wooden box with a small pot and a basin in it, and two chipped bowls.
Xiao Xingjian placed his hand on the old man's pulse and checked it, and it was exactly as his junior sister said.
"Brothers and sisters, please save my grandpa." The boy knelt down.
Xiao Xingjian quickly helped the man up and said, "Don't worry, I will find a way."
"Thank you, thank you brother and sister." Wu Liuyi looked at Lin Weiwan and the others with red eyes and hope.
"Where did you move from?" Lin Weiwan asked the question in her heart.
Normally, such sheds are not allowed in the courtyards of this area.
"We didn't come from anywhere. This is our home." Wu Liuyi said stubbornly.
Lin Weiwan raised her eyes and looked at the old man sitting on the bed.
"Sister, I didn't lie to you. My second uncle is a soldier. He used to send us living expenses by mail, but later he disappeared without a trace.
They said my second uncle had died, my grandfather was gone, and we had no source of income, so they agreed to sign a contract to rent the house as public housing, so that my grandfather and I could continue to live."
Wu Liu spoke clearly, with anger and despair in his eyes.
"It was fine at first, but later, no one paid the rent, and my grandfather and I were forced to move out of the house." Wu Liuyi's voice became smaller and smaller, as if he had no attachment to this world at all.
It was the first time that Lin Weiwan saw despair in the eyes of a child.
"Then the street committee doesn't care?" Lin Weiwan asked angrily.
The boy shook his head. "The people living in the main house are relatives of the street office. If we want rent, we can just say we have to keep it in the account. Our family is in financial difficulty. We will definitely pay it when we get there."
I can’t get rid of them. They have many family members. If I go to ask them, I will be beaten.”
Lin Weiwan didn't expect that such a thing would happen in these nine cities.
"Don't worry, your brothers and sisters will help you. Tell me, what is your second uncle's name and where he is serving in the army?"
As Lin Weiwan asked, Xiao Xingjian had already taken out his medical kit and started giving the old man acupuncture treatment.
"My second uncle's name is Wu Dequan. I don't know much about him, but I know he is in the northwest. He hasn't been back for a long time." Wu Liuyi said slowly.
"Then when did you lose contact with your second uncle?" Lin Weiwan continued to ask.
"After February last year, I haven't received any letters or remittances from my second uncle. I went to the post office many times, but to no avail." Wu Liuyi felt sad.
"What's your grandpa's name?"
"My grandfather's name is Wu Jia." Wu Liuyi answered Lin Weiwan seriously.
Lin Weiwan looked at the tent. There was no ventilation at all. It was not a good idea to live here for a long time.
"Please pack up. My house is still empty. You and grandpa can move in first. I will find a way to take care of the rest for you." Lin Weiwan said to Wu Liuyi.
Wu Liuyi quickly waved his hand to refuse, "Sister, I'll help you see that Grandpa is fine now, so I won't bother you anymore."
"Your grandpa can't recover here. Even gods can't help him. My sister's house is next door and it's been vacant for a while.
How about you just help your sister look after the house and the hospital?" Lin Weiwan continued.
Xiao Xingjian looked at Lin Weiwan standing in the only light and shadow at the door, as if the whole person was glowing.
After they packed up quickly, Lin Weiwan opened the west room and let Mr. Wu and his grandson move in.
"Brother, please help me find someone to build the back wall." Lin Weiwan felt that if she arrived any later, the people next door would run into her yard.
Xiao Xingjian put down his things and said, "I'll be back soon." Then he walked out and drove away.
This attracted many people in the alley to stick their heads out to look.
Lin Weiwan took out twenty yuan and a small stack of grain coupons from his pocket and handed them to Wu Liuyi.
"Sister, I don't want it." Wu Liuyi pushed back quickly.
"Who told you?" Lin Weiwan's words made Wu Liuyi blush.
"You live in my house and help me look after the yard. This is the compensation you deserve, but you don't tell anyone."
Lin Weiwan said this, fearing that her grandfather and grandson would not accept it.
"Sister, you guys helped my grandfather with his medical treatment and let us live here. If I took your money, I would not be a human being. Sister, don't worry, we are living well."
Wu Liuyi was determined not to take Lin Weiwan's money.
"It's a loan for you. You can live on your own, but your grandfather's body can't keep eating wild vegetables with you. If this continues, there's nothing we can do."
Lin Weiwan spoke seriously to Wu Liuyi.
"Take it. Return it to me when you grow up and make money." Lin Weiwan stuffed the money and food coupons into Wu Liuyi's dark little hands.
After looking around, I decided to go with my senior brother to give two quilts and some daily necessities to my grandfather and grandson.
Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Wu Liuyi saw the man at the door standing in front of Lin Weiwan like a cat with its fur standing on end.