After handling Wei Hua's compensation matter, the police officers at the local police station stopped dealing with the matter because they couldn't handle it anymore.
The police station neither held Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman accountable, nor did they hold Wei Hua responsible. In the end, they just gave each party a equal share of blame and let the matter drop.
It wasn't that the police wanted to let them off the hook, but their conditions were simply too serious; further punishment would be pointless. The deaf old woman was in a precarious state, possibly dying at any moment, or at least severely disabled. Even the police were frightened by Yi Zhonghai's condition; holding him accountable would only be a burden on the country.
After paying their medical bills, the police stopped caring about them. What happened to them afterward was beyond the police's control. Naturally, the police didn't pay for it themselves; the money came from the deaf old woman's home.
To prevent them from needing additional expenses later, the police paid all the money meant for the deaf elderly woman's medical bills. They figured the money would be refunded when they were discharged.
The deaf old lady woke up the next day, but for some reason, Yi Zhonghai didn't wake up until the third day. As soon as he woke up, he kept crying out in pain.
The two people kept shouting in the yard, making it impossible for others to rest. The hospital doctors had no choice but to have other people move out.
They were left in the ward, making all sorts of noise. This prevented them from sleeping at all. When one of them tried to fall asleep, the other would be yelling, preventing either of them from getting a proper rest.
By the fourth day, both of them were starting to feel the strain. Yi Zhonghai decided to talk to the deaf old lady and see if they could arrange a time to sleep together. But no matter how much Yi Zhonghai called her, the deaf old lady didn't respond. A couple of calls wouldn't have been a problem, but after calling her more than ten times with still no response, Yi Zhonghai burst out laughing.
The mere issue of sleep was nothing compared to his hatred. To avoid the doctors and nurses at the hospital discovering that the deaf old lady had an ear problem, Yi Zhonghai obediently kept his mouth shut.
Yi Zhonghai didn't speak, but the deaf old lady could. At first, she could still hear a little sound, but since today she hasn't heard anything at all. At first, she didn't pay much attention, thinking Yi Zhonghai was asleep. But even though she clearly saw someone talking beside her, her ears still didn't respond.
The deaf elderly woman called out a few times, and the doctor and nurses came over. But no matter what they said, she couldn't hear them. Frustrated, the doctors and nurses took her for examinations. The results showed that she had also completely lost hearing in the other side of her head. The doctors weren't sure how this had happened.
The doctors could only attribute all the problems to the deaf old woman being struck by lightning. The lightning damaged her nerves or hearing system, causing her to completely lose her hearing.
Upon examination, the doctor discovered signs of inflammation in the elderly deaf woman's ears. If left untreated, it could lead to more than just hearing loss.
I don't know if it's because she's done too many bad things, but right after her ear problem was treated, the deaf old lady developed skin problems.
The elderly deaf woman had signs of infection in many places on her skin, so the doctor had to reopen the unhealed wounds and cut off all the infected areas.
The elderly deaf woman, who was already quite old, lost the strength to even call out after undergoing two surgeries. She was constantly running a high fever, and if it weren't for the occasional movement of her hands and feet, people who didn't know her might have mistaken her for a corpse.
It's unclear whether it was influenced by the deaf old lady, but within a day or two, Yi Zhonghai's condition also began to deteriorate.
At first, Yi Zhonghai thought the area where he had cut himself was starting to heal. He didn't pay much attention to the tingling and itchy sensation. But soon after, Yi Zhonghai also started to have a fever. At this point, the doctor immediately realized something was wrong. After opening Yi Zhonghai's wound, he found that, like the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai also showed signs of inflammation.
In order to save Yi Zhonghai's life, the doctors had no choice but to continue operating on him. Yi Zhonghai had already undergone countless surgeries, with nearly half of his flesh removed, and this time another two or three pounds of flesh were cut off.
To prevent further inflammation, the doctor not only applied a lot of medicine to Yi Zhonghai's wound, but also used an oilcloth to isolate it, preventing the rotten flesh from sticking to the gauze.
While the doctor's approach was reasonable, much of Yi Zhonghai's flesh was already cooked. The doctor wasn't sure if Yi Zhonghai would need another surgery in the future.
After the surgery, Yi Zhonghai was wheeled back to his ward. The deaf old lady was doing relatively well; after being wheeled back to her ward, apart from some problems with her feet, her ears were no longer inflamed, but she had permanently lost her hearing.
But Yi Zhonghai's condition was not so good. Since the inflammation started, he had been suffering from a persistent high fever. He had to be taken in for surgery every two or three days.
Each surgery removed a significant amount of flesh. It wasn't until the sixth surgery that Yi Zhonghai's condition improved. Each surgery removed two to three kilograms of flesh, and after six surgeries, nearly half of his body had been removed.
If Yi Zhonghai was once considered a two-dimensional character, now even doctors don't know how to describe him. They can only say that Yi Zhonghai still roughly resembles a person.
Strictly speaking, Yi Zhonghai can only be described as a living skeleton now. In many places, you can even see the bones. At most, you could say the bones are covered with a layer of flesh, making him look incredibly bizarre.
Even the doctors and nurses at the hospital were afraid to arrive late to Yi Zhonghai's hospital. After the deaf old lady underwent her third surgery at Yi Zhonghai's hospital, she cried and begged to be moved to a different ward.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai's miserable state, the deaf old woman felt a sense of revenge. It wasn't that she didn't want to take revenge on Yi Zhonghai, but rather that she had lost the ability to do so.
Although the deaf old lady wasn't as badly off as Yi Zhonghai, she was not only deaf but also lame. In particular, her body had become like Yi Zhonghai's before, as if pieced together from pieces of paper.
Although she didn't suffer from constant infections like Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady's skin hadn't healed either. Even with the doctor using an oil film as a barrier, she screamed in pain whenever her wounds were touched. Because she had been struck by lightning, almost all of her skin and flesh were burned. She was confined to bed, unable to lie still or even crawl, because any contact with the bed caused her excruciating pain.
In this situation, the deaf old lady had no desire to take revenge on Yi Zhonghai. Her biggest wish now was to recover quickly.
No one in the courtyard cared about the two of them; at most, people would come over to watch the spectacle and mock them.
Because of the reduced crop rations, people's standard of living gradually returned to normal. After nearly three years of hunger, everyone was overjoyed that rations had been reinstated. Some even began a spending spree, indulging in lavish meals at home.
Even Qin Huairu has slowly recovered. Now that she's feeling a little better, Qin Huairu is thinking about how to make money.
Qin Huairu, only 30 years old, didn't want to die so soon. She wanted to see her son marry and have children. They would be out in less than two years. The Jia family's situation would be even worse then.
With my current appearance, it's absolutely impossible to make money based on my looks. People would run away as soon as they saw me; no man would be interested in me at all.
Aside from her face, everything else about her was indescribable. This made Qin Huairu turn her gaze to her cousin, Qin Jingru.
Because besides her, Qin Huairu really couldn't think of anyone else who would help her. Thinking of Qin Jingru, Qin Huairu couldn't help but look towards the Wei family.
Wei Hua clearly has such great abilities, yet he refuses to help me, instead choosing to help his cousin. If he were willing to help me, my life wouldn't be so miserable.
Just when things were looking up, Qin Huairu couldn't help but set her sights on the Wei family again. If she could also secure a job, she could have someone else support her family. If she had a job, she could send her younger brother to work and then have him support her children.
Since Wei Hua refused to help, he would do what Qin Jingru did and try to find a way through Yang Tao. If he just acted pitiful, Yang Tao should accept him. Once he got along well with Yang Tao, he would bring his younger brother to her and act pitiful.
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