"Call me daddy now and make me happy."
Song Jianye teased Baoya and took this opportunity to divert their attention.
Baoya blinked a few times, moved her mouth, and tentatively uttered a sound: "Dish?"
Song Tianen sobbed and corrected her: "Little... Baomei... Sister, it's... it's dad~"
Baoya frowned and tried again: "Dad~?"
"Yes...that's right!" Song Tianen clapped his hands, feeling less depressed than before.
Seeing that they were no longer sad, Song Jianye also became happy. Especially when he heard Baoya's soft call of "Dad", his heart softened.
After the lunch break, everyone knew about this. The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, and everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly, with mixed emotions.
Chen Xiuxiu looked around at everyone and couldn't help but ask, "So, is it still being treated?"
Chen Xiuxiu's emotions were mixed as she asked this question. If she wanted treatment, she'd have to go to town or the city. Regardless, it would cost money, considering this wasn't a minor illness.
But the problem is that the Song family is poor. If they really go for treatment, not to mention how much it will cost, at least the tuition for the children will definitely not be enough.
However, they were all family after all, and she couldn't bear to stop Song Jianye from receiving treatment just because she was afraid of the cost of medical treatment, and make him lame for the rest of his life.
Two complicated emotions were tugged back and forth, leaving Chen Xiuxiu at a loss as to what to do.
Song Jianshe pursed his lips and said, "Third brother said he doesn't want to be treated anymore."
Chen Xiuxiu sighed inwardly, but ultimately remained silent. The two brothers, Song Aiguo and Song Aimin, also had sullen expressions and remained silent.
Feng Guizhi didn't say a word from beginning to end. She sat in the chair, not knowing what she was thinking about.
Sun Suyun cooked lunch at noon. Chen Xiuxiu went back to her room and sat on the bed with a worried look on her face. Song Aiguo came in and saw her like this, and knew that she was thinking about Song Jianye. He sighed and sat beside her:
"Thinking about Jianye?"
Chen Xiuxiu nodded, feeling a little down: "I don't feel very comfortable."
"Why are you uncomfortable?"
Chen Xiuxiu turned to Song Aiguo, frowned and said to him: "The third brother's leg is like this. If I don't let him treat it, I will feel guilty. After all, this leg is a big deal. However, you should also know our family's situation. If we really have to send him to the town
If I go to a hospital for treatment, my children may not be able to go to school when school starts in September."
"I...ah." Chen Xiuxiu didn't know what to say.
Song Aiguo could understand her thinking. If he could, why wouldn't he want his own child to go to school? His own family was too poor to afford schooling, and he'd spent his life scraping by the land, so he certainly didn't want his child to end up like that. However, he was also quite open-minded.
"Jianye's leg cannot be delayed. Even if the child studies at night for a year, it won't be a big deal. Nowadays, many families are not well-off, and many children start school late. As long as our family is well, we can definitely make it possible for the child to go to school."
"Jianye is weaving reed mats to sell now. Once they are ready, he will be able to earn back the money sooner or later. By then, the children in the family will be able to go to school again."
Song Aiguo’s idea is very simple. Although going to school is important, it is nothing compared to the health of his family.
After hearing what he said, Chen Xiuxiu suddenly came to her senses. Yes, at worst, the kids would just have to study at night for a year. As long as they worked hard, even if they couldn't go to school this year, they would definitely be able to next year.
"Yes, you are right." Chen Xiuxiu suddenly felt much more relaxed.
Before dinner, Chen Xiuxiu went to find Sun Suyun and asked her what she thought about this matter. Sun Suyun didn't think too much about it, but she was still a little worried.
Chen Xiuxiu recounted what Song Aiguo had said to Sun Suyun, and she agreed. They were all family, and it was best for everyone to be well. Besides, her children, Wenjie and Wenzhi, were both relatively young, only in second grade at the start of the school year. With Boyun and Boyu in fourth and third grade, they could both teach them, so it wouldn't affect anything.
"Let Bowen Boyu teach a few children at home. If they learn well, maybe they can skip a grade when they go to school." Chen Xiuxiu said.
Sun Suyun never had too many ideas, so she agreed immediately: "Yes, I'll learn from my two brothers at home first."
Not to mention skipping grades, if, if the family situation gets better, maybe I can catch up by waiting until the spring.
During lunch, Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun said to Yang Yulan, "Old Third Wife, don't worry too much about Jianye's leg. You know Old Yang, but he's just a mediocre doctor. You can't trust him. Let's find a time and have your eldest brother take a day off to take Jianye to the town hospital and let the doctor tell him to go.
Let me see first."
"Yes, it's not that serious. Old Yang must be talking nonsense because he doesn't know what he's talking about." Sun Suyun also said.
Yang Yulan was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected them to persuade her to continue treating Jianye. After all, everyone knew how expensive medical treatment was, and they themselves were afraid to get sick.
It went without saying that treating Song Jianye's leg would cost a fortune. The Song family was already poor, and they simply couldn't afford it. She had been a little hesitant before. Although she wanted to treat Song Jianye, she was afraid her family wouldn't agree. After all, their children still had to go to school, and they didn't have any spare money.
As a result, at this moment, Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun not only did not object, but also actively persuaded her to treat Song Jianye.
Suddenly, her heart felt as if it was burned by a pair of tongs, and Yang Yulan's eyes turned red.
Song Aiguo and Song Aimin felt both comforted and proud when their wives said these words. They were so lucky to have married such good wives.
Feng Guizhi's face was expressionless, but she was happy in her heart. Although the Song family was a little poor, the daughters-in-law were all very good, and there were no conflicts or troubles. Although the family had a hard life, they lived a comfortable life.
After saying this, Chen Xiuxiu felt as if she had gotten rid of all the troubles she had been having recently, and she felt extremely relieved.
Seeing tears welling up in Yang Yulan's eyes, Chen Xiuxiu smiled and said, "After you recover, you have to ask the third child to work harder and earn money so that the children in the family can go to school earlier."
Yang Yulan knew that Chen Xiuxiu's words were a joke, so she held back her tears and didn't say anything else. She just replied softly, "Okay."
The family had a pleasant lunch together. After a short rest, the adults went back to work in the fields.
In the west room, Yang Yulan told Song Jianye what Chen Xiuxiu and the others had said at the dinner table just now. He couldn't help but sigh after hearing it.
If this happened in someone else's family, not only would they cause a split, they would definitely not agree easily, let alone actively persuade him to get treatment.
He patted Yang Yulan's hand: "Both sisters-in-law are kind-hearted people just like you."
Yang Yulan felt a warm current flowing through her heart, and finally a smile appeared on her face. She once again felt fortunate to have married into the Song family.
......
After that, Yang Yulan also went to work in the fields. Song Jianye sat at the head of the bed and thought for a while before continuing to weave reeds.
The banquet was over.
In the afternoon, Baoya followed the other kids to the back mountain again. The other kids all knew about this, so they were even more active in looking for cicada shells.
They thought that cicada shells could be sold for money. If they found a lot of them, they might have enough money to treat their uncle's leg.
Song Tianen didn't come today. After all, he was frightened yesterday. In addition, Song Jianye's leg was injured, so he stayed at home to accompany Song Jianye.
After the children arrived at the back mountain, Song Bowen didn't dare to let them separate, so they searched together. Baoya searched seriously, but from time to time she recalled what Song Jianye said in her mind.
If there was a good doctor, his leg could be cured. However, Baoya frowned and looked a little distressed, not knowing where to find a good doctor.
The younger ones searched all the way. They had been in the north before, but they had searched a lot there and now there were not many left, so now the younger ones searched all the way to the south.
After arriving at Nantou, after walking for a while, I saw a boy about the same age as Song Bowen and Song Boyu, also looking for something with his head down. Looking carefully, I found that he was pinching a cicada shell and putting it into the basket next to him.
Yuanbao immediately pointed at him and shouted, "You, what are you looking for?"
He still remembered his grandmother telling him not to let anyone know about finding cicada shells, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sell them for money or eat the meat, and besides, his father would be arrested.
So, when he saw a stranger also looking for cicada shells, Yuanbao immediately felt panicked.
Shen Yibei only noticed Yuanbao and the others when he heard the sound, and immediately put his hands behind his back with a cold expression on his face:
"No."
He turned around, and Baoya and the others finally saw his face. However, his face was a little dirty, and his messy hair covered his eyebrows and eyes, so they couldn't see his appearance clearly.
But he pursed his lips, and his whole body had a kind of silence and arrogance that did not belong to his age, and he did not look like a child at all.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" Yuanbao looked at him and thought for a long time but couldn't remember. It seemed that he had never seen him in the team.
Song Bowen and Song Boyu stared at him for a long time, but had no idea who he was.
Shen Yibei didn’t answer them, his cold eyes swept over them, and after pausing for a second on Baoya’s face, he turned around and left directly.
"Alas, he's gone."
Song Boyu waved his hand: "Forget it, forget about him, let's just keep looking."
"good
.”
The little ones immediately put Shen Yibei behind their minds and continued to look for him. Baoya, however, stared at the direction where Shen Yibei left for a long time, frowning.
In the evening, the little ones basically came back just in time for dinner. After coming back, they scooped a bowl of water and drank it up.
After drinking a bowl of water, I felt my throat, which was about to smoke, felt better, so I wiped my mouth and went to the main room.
"Grandma, these are the cicada shells we found today." Song Bowen gave all he found to Feng Guizhi.
Feng Guizhi took a look and saw that there was a layer of things under the small basket, which was more densely packed than what she had found on any previous day.
Guessing their thoughts and intentions, Feng Guizhi felt relieved and praised them with a sigh: "You are all good children."
After receiving the praise, the little ones all smiled with their little faces turned upside down.
"Go wash your hands, it's almost time for dinner."
"Yeah." The little ones nodded and ran to the well to wash their hands.
.......
Chen Xiuxiu would come out from time to time to look outside, and she couldn't help but frown and mutter, "I told you yesterday to ask those people from the Ma family to come and apologize to Tianen, why haven't they come yet?"
Sun Suyun also looked outside: "Is he not coming?"
Feng Guizhi was busy in the kitchen, listening without looking up: "If they don't come today, then we'll go another time."
Tian'en was frightened, and Song Jianye's bones were dislocated. If it weren't for this incident, the Song family wouldn't have had to deal with all these troubles. Just asking for a few work points was already a bargain for their family. If they didn't come to apologize in person, then the Song family wouldn't mind making another scene.
Chen Xiuxiu thought so too. If they dared not to come, she would scold them before she even got to their doorstep.
Just as she was about to go back to the house, someone came to the door: "Her aunt..."
Chen Xiuxiu looked back and saw that it was Ma Zhenggang's wife Liu Chunmei, along with Ma Yuzhu, Ma Laicai and the other two. Mrs. Tian hadn't come, but it was obvious that she wouldn't come.
She turned around and called out to Song Boyu: "Boyu, go call Tianen and your third aunt out."
"good."
Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun walked to the gate of the courtyard, but did not ask them to come in. They were still angry, so they casually greeted them:
"Here I am."
She looked at the three children behind Liu Chunmei, each with red eyes, obviously having been beaten, and she felt a little relieved.
After the old Song family left yesterday, Mrs. Tian thought about the work points she had lost and was so angry that she
Even his grandson was beaten. After such a big incident, Ma Zhenggang, Ma Zhengqiang and their wives were inevitably beaten again.
If they took someone to the deep mountains and something happened, could their family afford the compensation? They were all scared just thinking about it.
Last night, the Ma family's crying lasted for most of the night.
Mrs. Tian couldn't bring herself to apologize, so today she let Liu Chunmei bring the three of them to Old Song's house to apologize. To make it look better, she also brought a few eggs.
Liu Chunmei felt somewhat embarrassed, but after all, her family had been at fault first, so she could only smile and hand over the things. "I brought a few children with me to apologize. We don't have anything special at home, just a few eggs. Please accept them."
"Don't take the food. Keep it for yourself." Chen Xiuxiu didn't take it.
At this moment, Yang Yulan also came out with Tianen, and Baoya and Yuanbao followed behind. The little ones were still angry when they saw Ma Yuzhu and the others. If the adults were not there, they might have rushed up to fight.
Seeing someone coming out, Liu Chunmei quickly apologized: "Mother Tian'en, I'm really sorry this time. The children at home are ignorant. We taught them a lesson yesterday. I hope you can calm down."
After saying that, he grabbed Ma Yuzhu and the others and said sternly, "Hurry up and apologize to Tianen."
Ma Yuzhu and the others were pulled to the front. Their eyes were red and swollen. They lowered their heads and began to apologize to Tian En:
"I'm sorry, we, we shouldn't have left you in the mountains. I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry..." All three of them apologized one by one.
Tian En watched them like this, his fists tightened and loosened, and then he turned and ran inside.
If, if it was just him, then he might forgive them. However, Song Jianye broke his leg again because of this, and he might not be able to walk anymore. Thinking of this, Tian En didn't want to forgive them.
He ran into the yard, turned his back to the door and wiped his tears.
Yang Yulan felt distressed when she saw Tian'en in the courtyard. She then looked at Ma Yuzhu and the others, sighed, and said, "Don't make such a mistake again."
After saying that, she went in directly.
After finally apologizing, Liu Chunmei took her three children and went back in shame.
At dinner time, Song Jianye also came to the main hall to eat. He looked at Feng Guizhi, his brother and sister-in-law at the table and told them his plan:
"I've thought about it seriously, and I don't want to continue treatment."
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