Old Mrs. Zhan made up her mind. While Zhan Tiehua was at work, she arranged household matters with her eldest granddaughter Zhan Tingting and her great-granddaughter Zhang Ling, and then hurried out.
She took the bus directly to the bus station and bought a ticket back to the county. After arriving at the county bus station, she took a tricycle to Li Yujia's home.
Li Yujia was deceived by the old lady at first. The old lady said she was looking for a nanny for a relative, but when Li Yujia arrived, she found out that she was going to give birth to a child.
In order to prevent her sister from dropping out of school and to earn money to treat her father's illness, she agreed.
While in the provincial capital, Li Yujia's food and lodging were all taken care of, and she didn't have to spend any money. Xu Jinfeng, considering that she was an older woman, took extra care of her and gave her a little more money than agreed.
Although Li Yujia was extremely reluctant to leave her child, she couldn't always live in such a shameful identity.
The transaction was completed, she got the money, and could finally return to her normal life.
She had been away for a year, and the first thing she did after getting the money was to rush home to see how her family was doing.
With the money she brought home, her sister finally didn't have to worry about tuition anymore.
Her father's leg, which was injured at the construction site, has never fully healed. This time, she brought back the money and took her father to the hospital to check his leg and arranged for another surgery.
Although it cannot be restored to the state before the injury, it is much better than before, at least it does not affect daily activities.
Li Yujia saw that the money she earned could be put to good use, and kept convincing herself that she did not steal, rob or cheat the money, so it was not shameful.
Besides, her home is so far away from the provincial capital, and there are only a few people who know about it. Not to mention that they will not disclose this matter on their own initiative, even if the news gets out, it is impossible for it to spread to her hometown.
As Li Yujia thought about this, her anxious mood, which had been worried about her secret being discovered, gradually relaxed.
After she came back, it wasn't long before the busy farming season began, so she stayed at home to help her parents with the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, the Chinese New Year would be just two or three months away. She had originally planned to use the money she earned to continue her studies, but after a year of delays and the expenses of her father's medical treatment, she had very little left.
Her father had some sequelae of his health, and he could still do some simple farm work at home, but he could no longer do the heavy work on the construction site, and he could no longer go out to earn money.
She thought that after the Lunar New Year, she would go to the city to find a job. It didn't matter if it was as a nanny or working in a factory, as long as she could make money.
But when the New Year was approaching, uninvited guests came to our house.
When Li Yujia saw Old Lady Zhan, she was completely stunned. They had clearly agreed that no one would contact each other again in the future, so what did this old lady mean by coming to see her now?
She was worried that Mrs. Zhan would let the cat out of the bag, so she didn't dare let her into the house. Instead, she took her to a deserted place.
Facing the cold wind, Li Yujia asked: "You, why did you come to see me?"
Mrs. Zhan smiled and said, "Girl, don't be nervous. I just came to see you to catch up..."
Li Yujia didn't know whether it was because of fear or the cold air outside, her voice was trembling: "How can we reminisce about the past? Go away and don't disturb my life anymore!"
Old Lady Zhan wasn't willing to leave easily. She looked at Li Yujia with a smile like a smiling tiger: "Girl, it's different when you have money. You speak with more confidence! If I weren't there, would you still be so confident?"
Li Yujia knew that Mrs. Zhan had come with bad intentions, and she was no match for this old fox.
She was about to cry: "You promised not to tell anyone about this. Are you breaking your promise now?"
Old Lady Zhan laughed and said, "Look at you, girl, what are you saying? We know each other after all. I'm in trouble now, you can't just ignore me..."
Mrs. Zhan said it so bluntly that Li Yujia was really scared and cried: "Grandma, I, I beg you, please go away quickly and don't embarrass me. I really don't have the ability to help you. I can't do that kind of thing again.
You must have heard about my family situation. My father was injured and needed surgery, and it was only possible because I got that money. Now I have no money left..."
Old Lady Zhan said, "Look how scared you are. I don't eat people. You are a smart person and you should know why I am here. I am not a heartless person. You can just give me two thousand or three thousand as a temporary solution. What do you think?"
Two thousand or three thousand? Li Yujia would need half a year or even a whole year to earn this kind of money by working outside.
The tens of thousands of dollars she received at one time was not a lot, but considering her family situation, it was a huge sum of money.
Li Yujia naturally didn't want to give it away so easily.
Seeing that she was unwilling to take the money, Mrs. Zhan threatened her, "This money is hush money. If you don't give it, that's fine. You can't control what I say in the village, right? If your parents lose face in the village, you can't blame me."
Li Yujia didn't expect that this seventy-year-old old lady was actually an old rogue, and she was quickly defeated.
But she didn't have that much cash, so after discussing it with Mrs. Zhan, she went home to get her passbook and went to the town credit union with Mrs. Zhan to withdraw the money. After some bargaining, Mrs. Zhan finally extorted 2,000 yuan from Li Yujia.
She felt a great sense of accomplishment when she received the money. Li Yujia was worried that the old scoundrel Zhan Lao Ma would go back on his word and repeatedly use her as leverage to extort money, so she asked her to write a receipt and a letter of guarantee for her.
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