Chapter 108 107: Visit to Thank You
Everyone hurriedly packed up their things and ran home. When they reached the edge of the field outside the house, raindrops began to fall down with a "patter".
The three Zhou Huairong brothers rushed to the gate of the courtyard and saw Zhou Jialiang standing at the gate looking around. When he saw the men coming back, he turned around and shouted into the courtyard, "Dad, my grandfather and the others are back."
Zhou Huairong stepped forward and patted him, "Little thing, you didn't even yell when you saw me!"
"Hey! Dad wants to buy me something delicious."
"Greedy cat!"
Zhou Huaian stood at the entrance of the main hall, looking at the people rushing back with bamboo baskets on their shoulders, "Lucky! If it were any later, we would have gotten soaked."
Zhou Huaijun scraped the yellow mud on the soles of his feet, "What a horrible weather. If it doesn't rain, it won't rain for months. Once it starts to rain, it rains every day."
The old man said: "This is the weather for picking mushrooms. I even picked up a few pounds of chicken mushrooms in the mountains today."
Zhou Huaishan looked at him with a smile, "Oh~ my grandpa is really lucky!"
The old man shook his head and said, "My eyesight is not good anymore. The old man Xu who was walking behind me picked up more than me."
Zhou Huaian looked at him and said, "Grandpa, why didn't you tell me about your fall on the mountain?"
"Really?" Father Zhou hurriedly dropped his handkerchief and walked over to him. "Old man, let me see if Ha has fallen anywhere."
The old man lifted up his trouser legs and said, "Look, it's just a scratch. The youngest brother rubbed iodine on me and sprinkled some medicine on it. It doesn't hurt at all!"
Everyone saw that he had a large scrape from his calf to his thigh, and there was an inch-long cut below his knee.
Father Zhou looked at him worriedly, "You thought you were still young! You've fallen like this, and you still say you're fine!"
The old man pulled down his trouser legs and said, "It's just a flesh wound, no broken bones or muscles. It will be fine after two days of rest."
Yang Chunyan thought about the old man falling off the mountain again, "Grandpa, I think it's better to sell the sheep as soon as possible!"
Zhao Huifang and the others also said, "That's right, Grandpa, you should sell the sheep quickly. What if something happens?"
The old man nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, I'll sell it and stop herding sheep."
"Now that the rainy season has arrived, you have to go up to the mountains to herd sheep every day. What would you let us do if something happens?" Father Zhou said as he sat down beside him. "Old man, last time I asked you to tell the sheep dealer about selling the sheep and ask him to come and collect the sheep. Did you tell him?"
"No!" The old man also felt that he was really not doing well. It was better if it was sunny, but on a rainy day, everything seemed gray. "After dinner, go tell your eldest brother and go to Fangtian to find the sheep dealer tomorrow."
"I'll take you there after dinner, and by the way, tell the eldest brother and the third brother that you will live in my house from now on. You have a lot of private money, so tell them so that the eldest sister-in-law won't complain."
"I'm only over thirty, and it's the money Chunyan earned from selling Poria for me. You didn't take the money I gave you last time. I saw that the third brother was not in good health, so I gave him some and asked him to go to the hospital. I don't know what's wrong with him?"
"Wait a minute and go over there, and check on the third brother."
Zhou's mother and Yang Chunyan set the table and everyone sat down to eat.
The family had eaten Swiss chard stewed with broad beans, tender pumpkin soup, and pork intestines and lettuce. The rain had stopped by the time they had finished their meal.
The weather in Ning'an is like this. Even in the rainy season, the rain comes and goes quickly, unlike other places where the drizzle lasts for several days.
The old man changed into the yellow rubber shoes that Zhou Huaian bought for him. Just as he was about to go out with Zhou's mother and father, four people came to the door.
Father Zhou hurried over to greet them, "Secretary Xu, Director Xu, how come you have time to come home today? Come on, come on, please come in and sit down!"
Secretary Xu said with a smile: "Changqing and I came here specially to thank your daughter-in-law. If she hadn't reached out in time, given Xiaozhen medicine to take, and helped squeeze out the poisonous blood, she would have been in great danger this time."
Xu Changqing took the backpack his wife handed him and handed it to Zhou's father, saying gratefully: "Little girl, you have not been to the mountains much, you don't know how serious the insects are in the mountains. Today, thanks to wife Huai'an, otherwise our youngest child would be gone."
Father Zhou saw that the backpack was filled with a few handfuls of noodles, two pieces of meat, two bottles of wine, two cans of malted milk, two large Chongjiu cakes, and some paper packages wrapped in red paper.
These things are already the most expensive gifts in the countryside.
Seeing so many good things, he was a little tempted, but then he thought that he should help his fellow villagers if they encountered such things.
If they gave him two handfuls of noodles and two bags of candy, he would accept them, but how could he accept such valuable things?
"Secretary Xu, Director Xu, what are you doing? We are all from the same hometown, we are just helping out, this is really too wasteful. These things cost a lot of money, you should take them back quickly, we can't take them."
Xu Changqing stepped forward and said with gratitude: "Old Zhou, this is what I should do. Don't push it. Xiuying and the others sent Xiaozhen to the town hospital, and then I found out about the accident. I was busy all afternoon and only came now."
Father Zhou was a little overwhelmed. "Then there's no need for such a big gift. Secretary Xu has helped us a lot over the years. Without his help, our family would have starved to death long ago. Besides, your child is blessed with a good life."
Seeing him like this, Xu Changqing felt that the villagers in the mountains were still simple and honest, and his smile became sincere, "Old Zhou, let me tell you, my Xiaozhen was sent to the hospital, and the doctor said after seeing her,
If I hadn't given her snake medicine or squeezed out the poisonous blood in time, even if my little Zhen was saved, her hand would have been lost. The child was also very grateful to her sister-in-law and didn't come because she was recovering at home. You must accept these things, as they are our little token of appreciation."
Father Zhou waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, how can we accept such an expensive gift! Director Xu, please take it back quickly. We have lived in the same village for generations. It is only natural to help others when we see them. Why do we need to give such an expensive gift?"
Secretary Xu patted Zhou's father and said, "Old Zhou, no matter what you say today, you have to accept it. Xiaozhen is a life, so you should give her something valuable. We have only given her these things, and they are already very shabby."
"That's right, this is a small token of our appreciation." Xu Changqing looked at the old man and bowed, "Uncle Zhou Er, this little thing is worth more than a child's life. Please accept it."
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, the old man patted Zhou's father and said, "Secretary Xu, brother is sincerely grateful, please accept it!"
Zhou's mother then stepped forward to accept it, "Secretary Xu, Xiaozhen, are you feeling better?"
Secretary Xu smiled and said, "After the injection of serum, he is basically fine. The doctor said that the snake medicine must have been made by Doctor Wang of Deshengtang to have such a good effect. He also praised your youngest daughter-in-law for her excellent technique of making a cross-shaped incision to release the poisonous blood. If there is a chance, let her teach the villagers."
Father Zhou nodded readily, "Okay, no problem. If you need her someday, just call her."
"Okay!" Secretary Xu said to Zhou's father, "There are two cement specifications and some steel specifications in it. You can use them to repair the house!"
Father Zhou was deeply moved after hearing this, and he rubbed his hands and kept thanking them: "Thank you very much, Secretary Xu, Director Xu, thank you, thank you so much!"
Xu Changqing smiled and bowed, "These are the leftovers from repairing the house. My eldest brother said you might need them, so I took them. We still have to rush back to town, so I won't keep you any longer. Come visit me next time you're in town!"
Zhou's mother smiled and asked them to stay. "Secretary Xu, Director Xu, please sit for a while and have a bowl of sugar water before you leave!"
"No!" Xu Changqing bowed repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you!"
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(End of this chapter)
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