After notifying Xiao Chengze, Xiao Yuanshan and his wife, escorted by Guo Liren and Zhou Dagang, rushed to Tiancheng Central Hospital.
Forward Brigade
Zhang Sufeng hurriedly ran back to her parents' home.
"Father! Father!"
Hearing his daughter's call, Zhang Shuren hurriedly jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed).
"What's wrong? Did you suffer any mistreatment or bullying at your in-laws' house?"
Zhang Sufeng was panting heavily, and it took her several minutes to calm down.
"Dad, my third cousin from my aunt's family is in trouble!"
"What the heck?"
Zhang Shuren frowned and asked with a look of surprise.
"Dad, I saw two officers drive up and take my aunt and uncle away."
I asked our captain and found out that my third cousin was injured and was currently at Sweet City Hospital!
"My goodness! This is terrible! Your aunt and the others have already left? Did they leave any message?"
Zhang Sufeng shook her head.
"My aunt and the others left in a hurry, they probably forgot."
"What are we going to do?!"
Zhang Shuren was so anxious that he paced back and forth at home.
"Dad, shouldn't we tell Uncle, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle?"
"Yes, let me know so everyone can be prepared if anything happens! My head is spinning from worry!"
"Then, Father, should I go to the fields to find Uncle? Or should you go?"
"I'll go. You've been running all the way. Rest at home. Don't make a fuss about this. Just stay home and wait."
"I know, I was just in a hurry!"
Zhang Shuren shook his head, picked up his pipe, and walked towards the field.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the sun is shining scorchingly on this land. The crops in the fields are starting to wilt in the afternoon.
As soon as he arrived at the field, Zhang Shuren broke out in a sweat.
Following his memory of the location, he soon arrived in front of Zhang Shuli.
Zhang Shuli is Zhang Guizhi's older brother and Xiao Chengyi's maternal uncle.
"Brother, wait a minute, I need to talk to you about something!"
"What's wrong? I'm almost done. Go wait for me at the edge of the field!"
"Alright then, I'll go call my second and third brothers first, and then we'll all meet up at the edge of the field!"
"Um!"
Following the same method, Zhang Shuren quickly notified the other two people.
Knowing that Zhang Shuren had something to say, the three of them quickly finished their work and then came out of the field.
"Tenth Brother, what happened?"
Zhang Shuren was the tenth child in his family, a ranking based on the order of all his cousins.
Of course, as the only girl, Zhang Guizhi was not included in this sequence.
Zhang Shuren's grandfather, Zhang Dongliang, had four sons. Zhang Guizhi and Zhang Shuli, along with their siblings, were born to their eldest son, Zhang Huaimin.
Zhang Shuren's father, Zhang Huaijing, was Zhang Dongliang's youngest son and Zhang Huaimin's fourth younger brother.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, it's not that something's wrong with me, it's about Sister Guizhi!"
"What happened to Guizhi? Tell me quickly!"
Zhang Shusen had a quick temper, and he became somewhat irritated by Zhang Shuren's slow and deliberate nature, so his tone was not very pleasant.
"Second brother, let the tenth brother finish speaking!"
Zhang Shuren received his elder brother's signal and continued speaking:
"Su-Fen just came back with news that Gui-Zhi's third son is injured and is currently at Tian-Cheng Hospital."
The person who came took Guizhi and her husband away in a hurry, suggesting that her third nephew's injuries must be quite serious.
"The third son is Guizhi's lifeblood. If anything happens to him, how can Guizhi bear it!"
"Big brother, what should we do? Should we go to Sweet City and check out the situation?"
Zhang Shuli frowned, his face full of anxiety.
"Go to Sweet City? How are we supposed to get there? You and the second brother have barely even been to the commune a few times. You get lost as soon as you step out the door. If I take you two along, it won't be to help; it will be to cause trouble!"
Zhang Shujie touched his nose somewhat sheepishly; he had simply forgotten about it in his haste.
"What should we do? We can't just do nothing and wait for the news!"
Zhang Shuli smacked his lips and looked at his two younger brothers beside him, saying:
"The eldest son of Guizhi's family doesn't work at the commune. I'll have Mingliang go there later to check on things."
Even if Guizhi left in a hurry and forgot to inform Sufen, she would still contact Chengze when she arrived at the commune.
If we go without knowing the situation, it won't do us any good. We might as well stay home and make do.
If the injury is really serious, the medical expenses will definitely be a lot! Don't let Guizhi be in a difficult position then.
"Should we also inform my eldest brother and fourth brother?"
"We don't know the specifics yet, so we won't say anything for now. We'll decide after Mingliang returns from the commune!"
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, brother. I'll go home and try to scrape together some money and see how much I can come up with."
"Tenth Brother, it's good that you have this thought. Guizhi can have the three of us as her older brothers. She doesn't need you!"
"Brother, you can't say that. Although the three of you are Guizhi's biological brothers, I am also her cousin!"
When I was little, Sister Guizhi gave me a lot of candy. Besides, when Sufen married into the Progressive Brigade, Sister Guizhi took good care of her.
No matter what, I should do my part! It's what I should do, and I can't refuse on behalf of Sister Guizhi.”
"Then it's up to you. But we're just preparing for now. Cheng Yi has the military to take care of him, so he might not be able to use the money."
"I know that, but it's always good to be prepared!"
Zhang Shuli nodded and didn't say anything more. At this point, the group was no longer in the mood to continue working. They informed the scorekeeper and then prepared to go home.
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