He Jinzhi's face flushed with embarrassment. She had known for a long time that her mother had this problem, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, it was her family that benefited. But this time, the advantage was taken by Tian Cai, and for some reason, she didn't dare to look up at the other's eyes.
I couldn't help but feel lucky that Second Brother Qin wasn't here, otherwise it would be so embarrassing.
Old Mrs. He's face turned pale and blue when Tian Cai said that. She had been doing this since her early years. Because she had four sons, no one in the village dared to quarrel with her. Even if she was dissatisfied in her heart, she dared not shout it out. Old Mrs. He also knew that she could not pluck the wool of a sheep, but she did not expect to be humiliated in front of a young doctor this time.
"You—what do you mean?" Old Mrs. He raised her eyebrows and pointed at Tian Cai, angrily scolding, "Who do you think I, Zhu Jinxiang, am? I have four sons. I owe you a few cents. I'm telling you, don't look down on others. If you look down on the working people, you're just showing off your capitalist ways. Be careful or I'll report you to the commune!"
"Go—" Tian Cai was not afraid of her and immediately retorted to her, "Go now, whoever doesn't go is a grandson!"
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed her arm, dragging her outside. "Come on, it's useless if you don't sue me. I'm a licensed grassroots doctor, and charging for treatment is a requirement of the commune. I'm going to see how you sue me, and then I'll sue you again. You're just fleecing socialism, undermining socialism, and trying to take advantage of the organization!"
After being accused of two big crimes by Tian and Cai, Old Mrs. He was completely dumbfounded. This was not what she expected. Shouldn't a young girl be shy and embarrassed to argue with an old woman like her? Why did this Doctor Tian seem even more aggressive than her?
Besides, she didn't dare to go to the commune. She didn't know whether she was right or not. She could only scare the ignorant women in the village. Her four sons had said that as long as the word "capitalism" was involved, no family would not be afraid. But why did she run into a tough guy this time?
She started to throw a tantrum, "I won't go! I won't go, I won't go. Oh, someone come quickly, Doctor Tian is beating people up! He's killing people! Government, please come and save our poor mother and daughter—"
Tian Cai had a strong hand and easily grabbed Mrs. He with one hand, making it impossible for her to break free. He said sarcastically, "It's best to get out of the way when I'm getting the medicine, but you pretend not to hear when I'm paying. I want to see how thick your skin is to be able to do such a shameless thing!"
Although Qin Ling was working in the backyard, his attention was always on the front yard. When he heard the noise coming from the front, he immediately dropped what he was holding and rushed over. When he saw the situation in front of him, he paused. He should not have worried about Tian Cai. He should always have worried about others.
Tian Cai caught a glimpse of his figure out of the corner of his eye, put his hands behind his back and waved at him, sending him back.
But as soon as he showed up, he was seen by He Jinzhi, who had been looking around for fear of being seen. When he met Qin Ling's gaze, his heart started beating uncontrollably, as if it was about to fly out of his mouth.
"Second Brother Qin..." He Jinzhi could no longer see Tian Cai and her mother. The voices around her seemed to have drifted away from her. Only Qin Ling was left in her eyes. She hadn't seen him for two months. Second Brother Qin seemed to be more energetic than before.
At first, she was still immersed in the excitement of finally seeing Qin Ling. But when she realized that Qin Ling came out from the backyard of Tian Cai's house, which meant that he had been there before, her excitement suddenly turned into jealousy.
Tian Cai pulled Old Lady He out of the door and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the commune now. You came to see the leader, right? Let's go and have a good discussion with him."
The noise of the two people quarreling outside the yard quickly attracted a lot of people. When they saw that the person involved was Old Lady He, they all looked as if it was just as they expected. This old lady must have taken advantage of Doctor Tian, and Doctor Tian's bad temper would not tolerate her. So they all came to watch the fun, and some even made a few jokes without thinking it was a big deal.
"Aunt He, what's going on? Our Doctor Xiaotian is such a good-natured person, how could you still quarrel with him?" Dongzi's mother found a shady place and said while eating melon seeds.
Liu Guihua's eyes wandered to He Jinzhi who was standing next to her. That blatant look made He Jinzhi so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in. She had heard He Laosi's wife say before that this sister-in-law had something bad on her body and looked disgusting. She thought that she must have come here to see Tian Cai for medical treatment. So she opened her mouth and did not let him off. "Oh, Jinzhi is here too. Your mother brought you here for medical treatment and you still made a fuss. Tsk tsk, you are such a grown-up girl, but you don't know how to stop yourself."
She was picking vegetables at home when she heard the noise. Now she was standing aside picking a bunch of leeks, chattering away, without wasting any time.
After hearing Liu Guihua's words, the onlookers saw He Jinzhi pretending to be a coward. Her round face was already red, and they didn't know whether she was angry or embarrassed.
Someone looked her up and down several times and asked, "What's wrong with Jinzhi?"
"What kind of illness could a little girl have? She can only feel pain and itch."
Aunt Du looked at the two people who had been confronting each other, and was afraid that Tian Cai would hit Old Lady He in an impulsive manner, so she hurried forward and asked, "Xiao Tian, what's going on?"
On the surface, it seemed like a mere five cents, but Tian Cai was more concerned about the impact of the incident and had nothing to fear from others. He immediately told the story of how Old Lady He insisted on getting the medicine and refused to pay. "She even said that charging for the medicine was capitalism and that she was going to sue me at the commune!"
Old Mrs. He rolled her eyes, knowing that she couldn't get any advantage today, so she simply acted like a rogue. "I didn't say that, I just didn't bring any money. When I wanted to go home to get it, she grabbed my arm and wouldn't let me go. I, Zhu Jinxiang, have four sons. How could I be short of five cents? It's a joke!"
"You don't need that five cents, so don't refuse to pay," Tian Cai snorted, pointing at He Jinzhi on the side and said, "Since you said you didn't bring it, then let your daughter go back and get the money. You can leave when she gets it back."
"No way!" Old Mrs. He said angrily, "I hid all the money in our house. Only I can find it. It's useless for her to go back. What? You still want to learn the capitalist way? How dare you hold me hostage and not let me leave?"
When everyone heard her mention capitalism again, they frowned and looked over.
"Stop talking about capitalism. Who are you trying to scare? I pay the money for medicine to the brigade regularly. Since you want to default on it, I can only send you, the one who undermines socialism, to the commune!" Tian Cai didn't say anything and grabbed Old Lady He and walked towards the brigade headquarters.
When Mrs. He saw that she was not frightened at all, and was not afraid of people watching, and was really determined to drag her to the commune, she immediately became afraid. However, she was also a flexible person, so she softened her tone and pretended to fumble around for a while. "Oh, I'm so old and confused that I forgot to bring money with me. Doctor Xiaotian, why do you have to argue with an old woman like me? I'll give you the money right away, right away."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
