I wonder if we can travel together?
Jiang Lin defended her: "She lives by the sea, yet you are so nosy! You have no manners or upbringing."
"At that moment, I realized the common saying among people: 'If you don't study well, you have to go back home to farm.' Agriculture is a way out in people's minds, but I think agriculture is a sunrise industry."
The evening breeze stirred people's heartstrings, and Jiang Lin sat in the yard reading the comments.
"What fresh tangerines! I want to show them off!"
"10 yuan for 5 jin! Is this price real?"
"Then what's the 9 yuan per pound tangerines I eat?" A netizen replied below: "You are greedy and you are rich."
"Have you considered being a blogger selling agricultural products? The greedy girl wants to show off her sugar oranges!"
Jiang Lin glanced at the number of fans, 31 fans, "Do I sell it to myself?"
The smell of burning grass and the aroma of food mixed together to arouse appetite. Pei Qi and his wife asked Jiang Lin to eat more. "We just bought fresh duck meat this afternoon. We added ginger and sour garlic. It's appetizing and delicious!"
Jiang Lin looked like he was enjoying the ordinary farm meals, maybe there was nothing wrong with ordinary days.
"Village Chief!" Aunt Li rushed into the yard, shouting breathlessly, "Grandma Zhang is in trouble! She's been gasping for breath!"
Pei Qi and his wife immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the yard like a gust of wind.
Jiang Lin was stunned for a few seconds, then immediately followed.
"Jiang Lin!" Pei Xu shouted from behind with a flashlight.
"Pei Xu, something happened to Grandma Zhang." Jiang Lin said a little flustered.
"My dad rushed over too."
Grandma Zhang's house was in chaos, and the villagers stood inside and outside the house watching the situation.
Grandma Zhang's grandson was so panicked that his hands were shaking. He called his father and cried, "Dad, grandma is sick. She fell on the bed and can't get up. She's still gasping for breath. What should I do?"
The person on the other end of the phone was obviously panicking, "Xiaobao, go find the village chief! Send grandma to the hospital."
Pei Qi rushed into the house, and the savior came! Pei Xiaobao burst into tears, "Grandpa Qi, please save my grandma."
The 120 call was connected, and Pei Zongli immediately handed the phone to Pei Xu.
Jiang Lin stood outside the door. Grandma Zhang was half lying on a quilt with a kapok pattern, curled up in a ball. Her panting could be heard outside the yard, making the villagers panic. Her face was a little dark, and her eyes were a little unfocused.
Jiang Lin's fingertips trembled unconsciously. He even felt that the air in this winter night was a little breathless, depressing and suffocating.
"Jiang Lin." Pei Xu walked through the crowd to his side, grabbed his hand without saying anything, and led him away from the noisy yard.
"Get in the car! We're going to get an ambulance into the village."
Jiang Lin was like a puppet, following instructions in a panic.
It’s so cold! I’ve never felt the night in Peijia Village so cold!
Jiang Lin asked dully: "Will Grandma Zhang die?"
“Puh, puh, puh!” Pei Xu pouted and said, “Grandma Zhang will be fine.”
The ambulance entered Peijia Village with red and blue lights flashing, causing a sensation. It was dinner time, and the villagers put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked out the door. "What happened?"
"I don't know. Who is seriously ill? Why is the ambulance here?"
"The ambulance is here. Maybe something serious has happened."
Jiang Lin and Pei Xu helped push the ambulance out of the car. They shouted, "Make way."
The doctor took off his stethoscope and said solemnly, "The situation is not good. We must send him to the hospital as soon as possible, but we suggest that you send him directly to the county hospital. The conditions in the town hospital are limited."
Grandma Zhang's son instructed over the phone to send her directly to the town hospital to prevent any misfortunes for the old lady and to allow her to return to the nearby ancestral hall.
Pei Qi shouted, "Ali, you and Xiaobao get in the ambulance and go out together."
Jiang Lin stood at the side of the door, watching the ambulance start. Pei Qi looked at him earnestly, "Xiao Jiang, you and Pei Xu are young people who know more. Please go with us to understand the situation."
Pei Xu said softly: "Let's go."
Xiao Bao's eyes were filled with tears. He held Grandma Zhang's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Grandma, we will be at the hospital soon. Don't be afraid."
Grandma Zhang looked at him with blurry eyes and said weakly: "Xiao... Bao, where has your father returned to..."
"Grandma, Dad and the others have already rushed to the station to catch the long-distance bus. They will arrive tomorrow morning."
Grandma Zhang squeezed his hand tightly and said, "Call...call dad back."
After she finished speaking, Grandma Zhang suddenly began to twitch all over. The nurse said urgently, "Family members, please get out of the way."
The ambulance was driving on a bumpy road. Xiaobao was so scared that he fell down in the car. Pei Zongli asked hurriedly, "Doctor, what happened?"
The doctor looked at Grandma Zhang and gave her first aid. The nurse kept saying, "Family, please make a decision quickly. Should we return home or send her to the hospital? The patient is dying."
Pei Zongli asked in a trembling voice: "Is there still a chance?"
The doctor shook his head: "There is nothing we can do."
"Then send him home." Pei Qi made the decision while choking.
The ambulance suddenly stopped, and Pei Xu also stopped with a bad feeling. Jiang Lin leaned forward and suddenly came to his senses, "What's wrong? Is the ambulance turning around?"
Pei Xu lowered his eyes and quickly turned the car around: "Let's go back and ask them to prepare everything."
Before Pei Qi left Grandma Zhang's house, he saw Pei Xu and Jiang Lin slamming their brakes in front of him with unhappy faces.
Pei Xu spoke slowly: "Seventh Master, ask someone to escort Grandma Zhang to the ancestral hall."
Pei Qi took two steps back, then steadied himself and said in a deep voice, "Okay."
With the lights of the ambulance flashing behind them, several villagers quickly picked up the dying Grandma Zhang and headed for the ancestral hall. The women went back to their rooms to get her mat and quilt, as well as some dry straw.
All of a sudden, the lights in the ancestral hall were lit, and every household in Peijia Village also turned on their lights. Grandma Zhang had passed away.
Jiang Lin felt his eyes were blurry, perhaps because he was dazzled by the lights. There was a lot of noise and crying, and Jiang Lin dragged his heavy steps back home.
The night gradually fell into silence, extremely quiet, terrifyingly quiet.
The next day, Grandma Zhang's son, daughter-in-law and daughters ran to the ancestral hall crying. Jiang Lin watched it all silently. He played the erhu and suona to play funeral music, which echoed throughout Peijia Village.
There were no aunties and grandmothers excitedly exchanging gossip under the big banyan tree, nor were there children playing skipping rope on the large ground at the entrance of the village. The quiet village was shrouded in mourning music and the atmosphere was depressed.
Jiang Lin was lying on the bed with headphones on when suddenly a red dot popped up on WeChat, indicating a friend request.
Jiang Lin quickly approved the application and immediately opened the other party’s circle of friends. There was no content in it and it was only visible for three days.
"Who are you?" Jiang Lin popped a message to the other party.
"I'm Pei Xu, open the door."
Jiang Lin stood up and opened the door in confusion. He saw Pei Xu standing at the door wearing a black coat and holding a box of beer. "Would you like a drink?"
The two of them closed the doors and windows, Jiang Lin opened the wine skillfully, and without saying anything, they toasted each other.
Pei Xu exhaled and asked, "Have you never experienced such a scene?"
Jiang Lin rested one hand on the edge of the table and said solemnly, "The day before yesterday, I passed by Grandma Zhang's house. She smiled and told me that she would bring me some delicious banana leaf rice cakes next time she went to the street, but..."
"But there are unexpected events, and no one knows what will happen in the next second. Grandma Zhang was sick for a long time. At first she thought it was just a minor cold, and then it developed into pneumonia. But she still thought it was just a serious cold, so she took medicine from a small clinic in the village for a few days. When her condition gradually worsened, she just went to the clinic for an IV drip."
Jiang Lin blamed himself: "If only I had persuaded her to go to the hospital."
"Old people won't go to the hospital unless it's absolutely necessary, because they have a stereotype in their minds that if they don't go to the hospital, they won't find any problems, and they can save money, so they don't want to spend money. The medical facilities in the town's hospitals are backward, and for slightly more serious conditions, they will recommend patients to go to the county town. However, the elderly have limited knowledge and may even think that the hospital is "scare" them, and deliberately asks them to do a bunch of "meaningless" examinations, which ultimately delays their treatment. I saw a lot of such things when I was a child, and this is also a common phenomenon in rural areas."
Jiang Lin handed him a bottle of wine: "So this is one of the reasons why you want to return to the village to develop, to attract young people to return home, and the elderly and children are no longer empty-nesters and left-behind children. The young will have education, and the elderly will have someone to rely on."
"Do you think I'm daydreaming? Some of my friends have criticized me for being an idealist and romanticist, and I don't deny that. But why not? I'm still young and have the education to support me to make mistakes." He raised his glass and invited sincerely: "Jiang Lin, I need your help. I wonder if we can go together? Even if it's just for a short distance."
After that, Pei Xu drank a bottle of wine in one gulp. The amber liquid flowed down his chin into his collar. "I have parents too, and I have selfish desires. I don't want to receive a heart-wrenching phone call in Beijing one day, and Beijing is too far away."
Jiang Lin raised the bottle to signal, and drank it in one gulp.
Two days, three days later, Grandma Zhang's son and daughter-in-law had dealt with her funeral affairs and were preparing to return to the city to work.
Pei Xiaobao cried and chased to the big banyan tree, "Dad, Mom, I want to go with you. I will study hard and not cause you any trouble. Grandma is gone, and I am scared to be alone at home."
Wang Ting's slightly swollen eyes were filled with tears. She squatted down to wipe her son's tears. "Xiaobao, you must listen to your uncle at home, study hard, and don't fight with your classmates. When you go home, you must help your uncle with housework and feed the pigs. When your parents make more money, they will come home to pick you up to go to school in the city."
Pei Xiaobao cried bitterly, holding his mother's hand reluctantly. Wang Ting wiped her tears with one hand and held his hand with the other. His father also stroked his head with red eyes, "Xiaobao, be good and listen."
The adults who were moving forward without hesitation to make a living were in tears, and the children left behind were wailing loudly. Jiang Lin turned his face away, unable to bear to watch any longer.
Pei Xu touched his head. No matter how heartwarming the words were, they could not comfort him at this moment. He cried bitterly to express his reluctance to leave and also foresaw the loneliness in the future.
Jiang Lin slowly walked up to him, stood shoulder to shoulder with him, and said solemnly: "Pei Xu, I want to give it a try, even if it's just to change Pei Village."
Pei Xu turned his head and looked at him: "Jiang Lin, you'd better think about it." He raised his eyebrows, "My road is not a red carpet with thousands of people welcoming you with bouquets and cheers, but a narrow ridge and a rugged mountain road."
Jiang Lin said confidently: "Strong people never complain about their environment. I, Young Master Jiang, am good at everything. With a strong partner like me, you will wake up in the middle of the night and sigh that you are lucky."
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