"Aunt Huo, Aunt Huo!" Qian Guo shouted as soon as he entered the courtyard, "The police are looking for you, come out quickly."
public security?
The police have arrived.
Liu Cuicui, who was in the kitchen cellar, immediately widened her eyes.
Upon hearing Qian Guo's voice, Huo Yan hurriedly ran out of the house, her eyes red-rimmed.
"Captain, something bad has happened! My mom has been so scared she has a fever and is talking nonsense."
The group entered the house in a grand procession.
Huo Xiaoyan lay on the bed, her face flushed, mumbling incoherently.
"Jun, you're back! Let Mom feel if you've lost weight. Cuicui, your husband's back, don't bother with all that..."
I'm really delirious from the fever.
Liu Cuicui must have died a long time ago, right?
Qian Guo frowned, placed his hand on Huo Xiaoyan's forehead, and immediately withdrew his hand because of the burning heat. He looked at Fu Jing.
"Officer Fu, you do have a fever, and it's quite high."
"Let's take them to the hospital together," Fu Jing said.
He turned to his subordinate Pan An and instructed him, "Go to the hospital and keep watch until the person wakes up, then call the police station."
After giving his instructions, Fu Jing left with the others.
Pan An carried Huo Xiaoyan on his back and took a few steps. When he realized that Huo Yan hadn't followed, he frowned.
"Your mother is sick, aren't you going to help take care of her?"
Qian Guo patted Huo Yan: "Xiao Yan, are you scared out of your wits? Hurry up and go with this police officer to the hospital to take care of your mother."
“Okay…okay…” Huo Yan stammered.
Liu Cuicui, who hadn't eaten much for several days, finally managed to pry open the wooden planks on the cellar with her head after a lot of effort, when she heard this sentence.
Suddenly, everything went black, and I fell to the ground with a thud.
The police have left? What will happen to her then?
Liu Cuicui's tragic experience began after Huo Jun made that phone call.
That day, after hanging up the phone, Huo Xiaoyan slapped Liu Cuicui and started cursing.
"You lazy woman! You've only done farm work for a few days, and your delicate body can't take it anymore? All you think about is going to join the army. Do you even know that your husband is doing dangerous jobs that put his life on the line? You don't show him a single concern, and all you want to do is shirk your responsibilities and enjoy yourself!"
"How could my Huo family have married such a lazy and greedy woman like you! I think you're just a capitalist, you should shave your head and be paraded through the streets!"
The anger that had been building up since he followed Huo Xiaoyan back to the brigade, where he had been constantly disliked and bullied, finally erupted when he heard that "he couldn't join the army for the time being and would have to wait."
"Shave my hair? You're the one who should be shaving me! You old hag! Me, acting like a capitalist? I think you're the evil mother-in-law from the old landlord's family, a heartless old witch who exploits her daughter-in-law! You deserve to have rotten eggs and vegetable leaves thrown in your face!"
Having grown accustomed to Liu Cuicui's obedience, Huo Xiaoyan was still stunned when she saw Liu open her mouth and start cursing.
But soon, the spittle that splashed onto her face brought her back to her senses. A feeling of her absolute authority as a mother-in-law was being challenged surged within her, making Huo Xiaoyan furious.
"You dare talk back? I'll teach you a lesson!"
She grabbed Liu Cuicui's arm with one hand and raised her other hand to slap Liu Cuicui's face.
Before the slap even touched Liu Cuicui's face, she couldn't catch her breath, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Given Huo Xiaoyan's desire for Liu Cuicui to die, she naturally didn't think about taking Liu Cuicui to see a doctor, and even slapped her face several times in anger.
But it was at this moment that...
The villagers who noticed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leaving one after the other joined in the fun and gathered around.
Someone with sharp eyes noticed the red mark on Liu Cuicui's thigh and immediately shouted, "Xiaoyan, stop hitting her! Your daughter-in-law is bleeding down there! Get her to the hospital right away!"
The experienced women whispered among themselves, "Could she be pregnant?"
"It seems so. Wasn't Huo Jun's wife quite capable before? But I don't know why she's become weaker and weaker. I think it's probably because she's not getting enough nutrition and has no strength."
...
Hearing these comments, Huo Xiaoyan, who hadn't paid much attention to them before, changed her mind and took Liu Cuicui to the brigade clinic to find the brigade's barefoot doctor.
She had something to hide and dared not go to the hospital.
The barefoot doctor in the team had previously worked as an apprentice at a clinic, so he knew how to take a pulse and had some medical knowledge. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen to be the barefoot doctor.
After all, this job counts as work points, and it's much easier than digging up clods of dirt in the field.
“Aunt Huo, your daughter-in-law is pregnant, more than a month along. She is too weak and has been overwhelmed by anger. She is showing signs of miscarriage.”
Huo Xiaoyan didn't care about that; she asked, "Boy or girl?"
How can you tell in just over a month?
Sensing the implication in Huo Xiaoyan's words, Qian Youfu's eyes flickered, and he said, "Judging from the roundness of her belly, it's more likely to be a boy."
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and give him the medicine to save my grandson."
Qian Youfu hesitated: "Aunt Huo, these are prescription drugs distributed by the hospital, and they're not cheap."
"Money is no problem as long as I can save my grandson."
"With Aunt Huo's words, I feel relieved," Qian Youfu said cheerfully.
In those days, barefoot doctors stationed in the brigade received not only work points but also bonuses from the commune hospital for good performance, including some cash coupons.
The cure rate and drug usage are both within the scope of the assessment.
Qian Youfu wouldn't let Huo Xiaoyan ruin his reputation.
He took out the medicine, fed it to Liu Cuicui, and said, "Aunt Huo, your daughter-in-law is a little weak. She should take more nourishment, otherwise the baby in her belly will suffer."
Since returning to the village, she has been giving me pesticide every few days. How could I not feel weak?
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