After two days of academic exchange, Ye Weiwei and her group began preparing to return to their village.
The hospital originally did not approve of Huo Erge's early discharge, but Huo Jiang couldn't stay in the hospital. The thought of the expenses he and his family would incur in the county town every day made him feel uneasy sleeping in the hospital bed, as if there were needles in it.
Moreover, he felt that his body had almost recovered, and he could just go home and rest. Anyway, there was no work in the fields during the winter, so he didn't need to go to work and didn't need to waste money in the hospital.
Old Man Huo was at a loss, so he looked at his youngest son, Huo Xiao, and waited for Huo Xiao to make a decision.
Huo Xiao asked Ye Weiwei, and only after hearing from Ye Weiwei that his second brother could be discharged from the hospital and go home to recuperate did he begin packing his things to prepare for his discharge.
After these days of acupuncture, Grandpa Lin's condition has greatly improved. All that's left is to take the medicine prescribed by Ye Weiwei for two courses of treatment.
Grandpa Lin can hardly feel any pain in his joints now, which makes him so happy that he hasn't been idle these days. He doesn't even need the newly hired caregiver anymore. He spends his days strolling around the hospital with his hands behind his back, playing chess and chatting with a group of fellow patients. He treats the hospital like a retirement home and is living a very comfortable life.
His family members visited several times during this period, and after seeing that Mr. Lin had indeed recovered well, they had nothing more to say.
However, they still didn't give Ye Weiwei a friendly look, acting as if they didn't see her when they met. It was probably because the two thousand yuan consultation fee was painful for them, but they didn't dare to act recklessly after being severely warned by Grandpa Lin in private.
Ye Weiwei was indifferent to this. As long as they didn't foolishly try to kill themselves in front of her, she was happy to ignore them.
It's all about getting paid to do something, a simple exchange of money for goods.
Huo Xiao rented a tractor, laid dry straw and an old bed sheet in the truck bed, then carried Huo Erge into the truck bed, made him lie down, and covered him with a blanket.
Huo Xiao, Old Man Huo, and Ye Weiwei sat around Huo Jiang, protecting him.
Little Star was wrapped up tightly by Ye Weiwei, with only his two big eyes showing. He sat in Old Man Huo's lap, wrapped in his military coat, his little head turning left and right curiously, looking at the scenery along the way.
After several hours of churning, the tractor finally arrived at Daqingshan Village and drove to the Huo family's door.
Hearing the commotion, the Huo family members rushed out to greet the person.
The kang (heated brick bed) in Huo Jiang's room had already been heated. Huo Xiao carried him out of the car, and as he lay on the warm kang in his own home, he let out a long sigh: "It's still the kang in my own home that feels the most comfortable."
The hospital bed is so small and uncomfortable, yet it costs so much money every day.
Liu Guilan glared at her second son, annoyed. "Do you even need to tell me? Let's see if you dare to dig a reservoir on your own again next time!"
Hearing his mother's voice choked with emotion and his eyes welling up with tears, Huo Jiang quickly assured her, "I won't dare to do that again, Mother. I'll listen to you from now on."
"Go away! Do you think I care? I think it's more important to find you a wife as soon as possible. With your wife in charge, I won't bother with that!"
Upon hearing his mother's words, Huo Jiang's eyes dimmed, and he forced a smile, saying, "Why bother getting a wife? I have three daughters, that's enough. From now on, I'll listen to you, Mother, work hard to earn money to raise them, and be filial to you, Father and Mother."
Seeing her second son like this, Liu Guilan didn't say anything more and turned to prepare the food.
At noon, Liu Guilan invited Ye Weiwei, Huo Xiao, and Xiao Xingxing to have lunch at the old house.
“I’ve been helping you tidy up over there with your sister-in-law these past two days, and we’ve heated up the kang (a traditional heated bed). After dinner, let the third brother go back first and heat it up a bit more to warm up the house before you take Xiaoxing over, so the child doesn’t get cold.”
"Yes, thank you, Mom and sister-in-law. You've gone to so much trouble," Ye Weiwei said gratefully.
Su Xuemei smiled and said, "It's nothing for a family to say thank you for such a small thing! You two are living together, so don't be shy about helping out if you need anything. I may not be good at other things, but I can still do housework."
"Oh! I'll remember that. I won't be polite to my sister-in-law then."
Su Xuemei: "We're family, no need for formalities. Just let us know if you need anything."
After saying that, she looked at the little star in Ye Weiwei's arms and said, "Your little nephew is so good-looking. He looks smart and clever. When the time comes, let Xiaoshan and Xiaochuan take him to play with the children in the village. He will get to know them quickly and won't be afraid of strangers."
"That's what I think too." Kids should play with other kids.
Ye Weiwei smiled and waved to Xiaoshan, Xiaochuan, Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, and Xiaoqiu, "Come here, let me introduce you to a new friend."
Xiaoshan, Xiaochuan, Xiaochun, Xiaoxia, and Xiaoqiu rushed over and surrounded Ye Weiwei, calling her "Auntie" affectionately.
Seeing Little Star staring wide-eyed at the children, Ye Weiwei smiled and introduced them to him one by one, then asked, "Little Star, what should you do when you meet new friends?"
Little Star hesitated for a moment before saying, "Hello, my name is Ye Xing, also known as Little Star. I'll give you candy."
As he spoke, he took out the chocolates Ye Weiwei had bought for him from his pocket and gave one to each of Xiaoshan, Xiaochuan, and the others.
Xiaoshan and Xiaochuan were immediately attracted by the beautiful packaging of the chocolate. After thanking Xiaoxingxing, they presented the chocolate to Liu Guilan and Su Xuemei.
Xiao Chuan grabbed Xiao Xingxing's hand and said to Liu Guilan, "Grandma, little brother! Xiao Chuan has a little brother now."
Little Star was born a year later than Little Chuan, but was actually less than four months younger than Little Chuan.
However, after he went to the farm, he was not getting enough to eat and his body was not getting enough nutrition. He was thinner and smaller than Xiao Chuan, and looked only a little bigger than Xiao Qiu, who was just over two years old.
Liu Guilan laughed and said, "Didn't you always want a younger brother? Now that you have Little Star, you have to be a good older brother and not bully him, understand?"
Xiaochuan nodded vigorously, "I won't bully him! I'm the older brother! I'll protect my younger brother!"
Liu Guilan asked, "What if someone bullies my younger brother?"
Xiao Chuan brandished his little fist and glared at him: "Beat him up!"
Liu Guilan pinched his little ear in exasperation, "You brat, take your little brother to play!"
As Xiao Chuan was pulling his younger brother's hand to walk outside, they suddenly heard Xiao Qiu crying loudly.
The adult who was speaking was startled, thinking something was wrong with the child, but after asking, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It turned out that after Xiao Qiu received the chocolate, she couldn't wait to open it. But when she saw a dark, unappetizing piece inside, and it didn't smell sweet, and when she licked it with her little tongue, it tasted a bit bitter, she thought it was medicine and cried in fright.
"I don't want to take my medicine! Waaah... Grandma, Xiao Qiu is fine, she doesn't want to take her medicine..."
Liu Guilan picked up Xiao Qiu, patted her back and said, "This isn't medicine, it's candy."
She took a small bite and ate it to show Xiao Qiu, "See, the milk is fine, but you can't just take medicine randomly."
After saying that, he explained to Ye Weiwei, "This child was once sick and was forced to take Chinese medicine by Sun Hongying, so she is afraid to eat anything bitter."
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