"What's there for an old man like me to be afraid of?" Uncle Fu said with a smile, "Just wait for me to get the rope to tie the cow. It will be done soon."
As he was speaking, an old woman about the same age as Uncle Fu came out of the room.
The old woman is Uncle Fu’s wife, named Wang Chunlian. She is fifty-three years old this year, two years older than Uncle Fu.
Both of them lead busy lives, so they look older than their actual age.
She looked at the young children with a kind face. She did not stop Uncle Fu but said enthusiastically: "We are all old people. Even if we fight with bad guys, we will not suffer any loss. What are we afraid of?"
"Old man, you go and stay with the children. Don't rush back. It won't be too late to pick them up after this is over." Wang Chunlian said, "If you feel sick, I'll pack you two steamed buns and a pot of water."
Uncle Fu said, "I know, I know," but a happy smile appeared on his face because he was cared about.
He took the tools for tying up cows and went to the cowshed. Xu Xiangdong followed him to help, and Shi Wangting followed him when he saw him.
With help, the ox cart was quickly prepared.
Uncle Fu drove the cattle to the door and called out to Tao Wenwen and Dong Huanxin who were staying in the house, "The children are gone!"
Tao Wenwen was chatting with Wang Chunlian and asking about Uncle Fu's stomach problems. It turned out that he was poor when he was young and had developed stomach problems due to starvation.
Although the family situation is better at this age, the youngest son has three children to feed.
My daughter-in-law is a spendthrift and doesn't know how to plan her daily expenses properly, so she spends all her money every month.
The old couple gave all the money they saved to their youngest son, and they themselves lived on pickles and steamed buns every day.
I usually go to the foot doctor to get some cheap stomach medicine.
However, Wang Chunlian never mentioned where her eldest son had gone.
Tao Wenwen just wanted to understand Uncle Fu's condition and did not ask more details about their family situation.
Hearing Uncle Fu's urging voice outside, she said to Wang Chunlian, "I prescribed a stomach-nourishing and stomach-healing medicine for Uncle Fu. If you have time, you can go get it and try it to see if it works."
Because Tao Wenwen gave Uncle Fu some pastries, Uncle Fu talked about Tao Wenwen with Wang Chunlian when he came back.
Just now in the house, Wang Chunlian also heard the greetings between Uncle Fu and Tao Wenwen, and knew that Tao Wenwen was the kind girl who gave him the pastries.
However, Uncle Fu did not tell Wang Chunlian that she had also prescribed medicine, because if he told her, Wang Chunlian would definitely force him to get the medicine, which would be another big expense.
Wang Chunlian was delighted to hear this. "Really? That's great! The medicine the old man has been taking for a long time seems to have lost its effect. I don't know why my stomach has been aching for the past few days. It hurts so much that I can't sleep at night."
However, seeing that Tao Wenwen was young, she was also worried, but she didn't say it out loud. She asked if she could take the prescription to a pharmacy or a podiatrist first to make sure there was no problem before getting the medicine.
Having made up her mind, Wang Chunlian followed Tao Wenwen out, handed the water and steamed buns she had prepared to Uncle Fu, and glared at him, "You didn't tell me you had the prescription. If you keep it a secret like this next time, I won't cook for you and you'll starve to death. Let's see if you can still hide it!"
Uncle Fu was worried that the kind-hearted Tao Wenwen would ask about his stomach problems, so he drove a bullock cart over and urged them to hurry. However, it was too late and Wang Chunlian found out.
He smiled calmly, "Okay, I'll show you when I get back. We'll go to the pharmacy right away to get the medicine. I'll let you prepare it for me then. Let's see if you find it annoying!"
Xu Xiangdong and Shi Wangting helped to tie up the ox cart and then rode in it. Now they were sitting in the cart, looking at Uncle Fu and Wang Chunlian who understood each other and lived in harmony, and they couldn't help but look envious.
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