In this world, no family has the extra money to support a lazy person.
Moreover, in Su Nan's condition, he still needs to take medicine. Not to mention the cost of the medicine, just decocting the medicine is a big hassle. The labor force of every household has to go to the fields to earn work points, except for some infants and the elderly.
But how can we make good medicine for the elderly and children?
As far as Old Man Huang knew, the Xiao family had just built a new house, and they probably had no money left. Not only that, they also owed debts. Even if they had to be responsible for Su Nan, there was no point in keeping him for nothing.
Besides, the blame for Su Nan's fall cannot be put entirely on the eldest son of the Xiao family. Who made her run into the mountains when she was unfamiliar with the place?
Xiao Fangchi naturally also considered his family's current situation, so he remained silent, not knowing how to answer.
He wanted to take responsibility, but he was not the head of the family, and he could not be so selfish as to let the whole family bear the responsibility for him.
"I will help Su Zhiqing with her work. The environment at the educated youth site is not suitable for recuperation. She should stay at my house first until her injury is healed." After thinking for a long time, he finally came to a conclusion.
"Brother, how can you finish the work of two people by yourself?" Xiao Fangyun was the first to disagree and stood up to refute.
Since ancient times, Xiao Fangchi has been the main labor force of the Xiao family. He has to get the highest work points every day, because only in this way can he pay off the money owed for building the house after distributing the food at the end of the month.
But it is not so easy to get full work points. There are only a few people in the whole village who can get them, and the assigned work is hard and tiring. Even if Xiao Fangchi's father is the team leader, it cannot change this fact.
The villagers were all very clever. Sometimes the team leader assigned his female comrades to easy work, and he did it with a blind eye, because easy work meant low work points. From another perspective, it was actually a good thing.
But if you assign an easy job to your family members, everyone will spit at you and drown you.
So every night when Xiao Fangchi returned home, he would fall asleep immediately due to exhaustion without exception.
If I have to help Su Nan with work in the future, wouldn’t that be risking my life?
"Yes, that's not right." Xiao Honghai also frowned, looking disapproving.
"You can live in our house, but Fang Chi, you can't be so stupid as to help her with work. It's exhausting." Luo Qiongzhi moved a chair and sat aside, her eyelids drooping, looking fierce.
If we really do what Fang Chi said, wouldn't it be like raising a girl for nothing?
Just as everyone was arguing, Zhou Rang, who had always had a cold face, interrupted their conversation.
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it." His firm tone surprised everyone.
After saying that, he stepped into the room and saw that Su Nan was still sleeping, but his complexion looked much better than before. He finally let go of his worried heart.
Xiao Fangchi chased into the house, the corners of his lips twitching slowly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, all he could say was one sentence: "Let Su Zhiqing live in my house."
After a pause, he added, "You know the environment at the educated youth camp. With so many people crowded together, it's easy to bump into each other. How do you heal your injuries?"
"I'll take her to the hospital."
Hearing this, Xiao Fangchi coughed lightly, rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably, and explained, "Maybe you don't understand since you've just arrived, but we're short on medical resources here. So, whether it's the commune hospital or the county hospital, unless it's a serious illness, the maximum stay is three days."
Zhou Rang sat on the chair, his hands clenched tightly together, feeling powerless for the first time. If this were Shanghai, everything would be easy, but this was Xiaojia Village, a place he was not familiar with.
"Is it not possible even if I have money?" Zhou Rang turned his head and said word by word.
"No." Xiao Fangchi cleared his throat, looked at the back of Zhou Rang's head, and complained in his heart: This guy not only has a rich face, but also speaks in an attitude that sounds like he deserves a beating because he has too much money.
Zhou Rang sat silently with his head bowed, his eyes fixed on the ground. After a while, he murmured, "I'll make a deal with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Fangchi quickly waved his hands and said, "I won't do anything illegal. Trading is nothing more than speculation."
"You know and I know." Both of them understood the implication.
"You are also a soldier, right? How can you have such an idea?" Xiao Fangchi turned around and closed the door tightly, making sure that no one could hear, then whispered in confusion.
When they fought on the mountain before, Xiao Fangchi discovered that Zhou Rang's body movements were similar to some military moves, so he came to this conclusion.
"So what?" I've even done black market business.
Seeing that he admitted it frankly without any embarrassment, Xiao Fangchi couldn't believe it and wanted to refuse, but the next second he was silenced by Zhou Rang's words.
"Comrade Su Nan and I are partners. I didn't notice her going up the mountain alone. It's my fault. She was frightened by your sudden appearance and fell down the hillside. It's your fault.
It is my responsibility to pay for her food and provide her with food, and it is your responsibility to provide her with a house so that she can recover in peace."
"Did you understand?"
The sunlight filtered through the window lattice and fell on Zhou Rang's trembling slender fingers resting on his knees, illuminating the underlying uneasiness in his heart.
Fortunately, the silence was finally broken by a faint "hmm", and Xiao Fangchi finally compromised and agreed to this inexplicable "deal".
As darkness fell, the countryside, devoid of entertainment activities, returned to silence, with only the occasional barking of dogs being heard.
There are few places with electricity in the countryside, so kerosene lamps are still popular. This thing is cheap and expensive, but many people are reluctant to use it. In order to save money on kerosene, they even go to bed early.
Of course, it is more because of the hard work during the day, which leaves them with no energy to do anything else. They just want to have a good sleep to ensure that they can have a strong body to face the equally tiring work the next day.
The Xiao family was no exception. They turned off the lights early, but in the darkness, they could faintly hear the sounds of quarreling.
"How could your brother be so stupid? He let someone stay there just because he asked. Now you have no place to sleep and have to squeeze in with an old woman like me." Luo Qiongzhi turned over. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Xiao Fangyun was about to fall asleep, but was woken up by her grandmother's frequent complaints. A trace of impatience appeared on her face, but she still hugged Luo Qiongzhi and spoke to her in a kind manner.
"My best grandma, my brother is a man of love and righteousness, and he dares to take responsibility for his actions. Besides, I am happy to sleep with you. You took care of me when I was a child, and now that I have grown up, we haven't been this intimate for a long time."
Xiao Fangyun acted coquettishly and made Luo Qiongzhi smile with just a few words.
"Okay, go to sleep. You have to go to work tomorrow."
Hearing this, Xiao Fangyun breathed a sigh of relief, smacked her lips, tugged at the quilt, turned over and went to sleep. After a while, she could hear steady breathing, and it was obvious that she was fast asleep.
䀴In the room next to them, a rich fragrance was slowly spreading.
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