After listening to Xu Qiuyuan's words, Jian Zhizhen wondered what kind of medicine could cure age-related diseases.
When the old woman saw that she didn't speak, she thought she had made things difficult for them, and tears immediately streamed down her wrinkled face.
"Xiao Xu, no need, no need to help me. I'm old, riddled with illnesses, penniless, and I'm not even dead yet! I really want to die, but I'm too scared to..."
She wiped away her tears with trembling hands, stood up while holding onto the table, and said, "I... I won't bother you anymore, I'll leave now, thank you, thank you Xiao Xu."
Xu Qiuyuan and the audience are very familiar with the old lady's "disheartening" demeanor.
She used to be like this often when she worked in the cafeteria; she would cry at the drop of a hat and think about dying all the time.
But it's not her fault.
The old lady also told Xu Qiuyuan about her life experiences.
She had a husband, but he didn't live to be this old and left her long ago.
She also had a son, but he died, leaving her with a granddaughter who was born with a disability.
She is really pitiful.
So although Xu Qiuyuan's decision to bring her to the base was impulsive, he was also scolded.
But in reality, most people would still be willing to help such an elderly person.
Respecting the elderly and caring for the young, and showing compassion for the weak, are normal behaviors for anyone with empathy.
"Grandma Li, wait a moment." Jian Zhizhen called out to her, took a box of medicine from the table and gave it to her, "You can take this for emergency use."
Xu Qiuyuan looked at the words on the medicine box and asked doubtfully, "Isn't this cold medicine? Can it cure colds?"
Jian Zhizhen said helplessly, "It definitely can't cure it, but this cold medicine contains ibuprofen, which can relieve rheumatic pain. The other ingredients won't cause any major harm to the human body."
Furthermore, Chien Chih-chen had another consideration: there are many alternatives to cold medicine, such as Chaihuang and acetaminophen, which can all treat colds.
If the guests catch a cold, giving them this won't cause any problems.
Therefore, this cold medicine containing ibuprofen can be given to the elderly as an emergency measure.
Jian Zhizhen handed the box of medicine to the old lady, bent down, and said gently, "Grandma Li, if you want to get treatment, it's best to go to the hospital for professional treatment. We really want to help you, but we only have this one box of medicine, which can only last you for a month at most. I still suggest you go to the hospital to see a doctor."
The old woman's eyes widened suddenly, and she shook her head in panic: "I won't go, I won't see a doctor, I can't see a doctor..."
She was so nervous, but she couldn't explain why.
Xu Qiuyuan explained on her behalf, "Grandma Li can't go to the hospital for treatment, partly because she doesn't have the money. Also, if the factory finds out, they'll fire her. Before long, Grandma Li's productivity will drop to zero, and she'll be arrested and tortured by those higher up. She's so old..."
Xu Qiuyuan couldn't bear to continue.
Upon hearing this, Jian Zhizhen couldn't help but frown.
How come this spacetime has absolutely no sense of the big picture of human societal development?
Even in their own time and space, those corrupt and backward capitalist countries have a certain welfare system to ensure that the elderly are cared for and the young are supported.
But Jian Zhizhen also knew that as outsiders, they might not like what they saw.
It's impossible for just a few of them to change the system here.
She remained silent, pondering what she should do.
Suddenly, a series of chaotic footsteps came from the courtyard outside!
Jian Zhizhen snapped out of her daze and looked outside through the small kitchen window.
A group of men dressed in food factory uniforms were walking towards the villa, and each of them was carrying a weapon!
Jian Zhizhen was completely bewildered: "What's going on? Why are these people here?"
Grandma Li's tears, which she had just stopped, started flowing again: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
The old man's language skills had also deteriorated; he stammered for quite a while before Jian Zhizhen could roughly understand what he meant.
In this timeline, there is a group of people who are specifically responsible for ensuring that the production value of those in power is zero; they are called the "Execution Team."
The enforcement team only recruits young and middle-aged people. But recently, the team has run out of manpower.
So a notice was issued: everyone is encouraged to report people around them with low productivity; a successful report will be rewarded with 100 coins. Personally delivering someone with low productivity to the execution base will be rewarded with 1000 coins.
So now many people work during the day and spend their nights looking for people whose productivity is about to drop to zero, then arrest them and send them to execution bases to be punished in order to earn bounties.
Their main target is young people who have just joined the production team, and those people are prone to making mistakes.
In addition, there are the elderly, whose health is poor and whose productivity cannot keep up.
Recently, many people have been keeping an eye on Grandma Li, waiting for her to drop to 0 so they can arrest her.
They are like vultures that eat the flesh of the dead after they die, so these people are also called "vultures".
With a little thought, you can understand the nature of vultures: selfish, cruel, low productivity but high desires, and they can only survive by harming others.
Jian Zhizhen quickly closed the kitchen window and drew the curtains.
Turning back to Xu Qiuyuan nervously, he said, "No, these vultures are all short of supplies. What if they steal our medicine and food?"
The base also has a lot of advanced equipment, all of which were brought from the original timeline.
If they steal it too, we're doomed!
"Sister Qiuyuan, go upstairs and call the guests down to help. I'll take Grandma Li out and have a brief discussion with them to buy some time."
Xu Qiuyuan nodded and was about to leave when Grandma Li grabbed her sleeve, looking at her pitifully, "I...I dare not..."
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