Chapter 26 Scream
"Okay..." Liu Jinduo agreed with trembling lips, and then said, "But Lili, I can't be hospitalized here. I'd better go to the village clinic... I have never seen such a prosperous place since I was a child, nor have I been to a luxurious place like a hospital. This place looks too expensive, I'm scared..."
First, she was afraid of spending money, and second, she felt that she was not worthy of living in such a good place. She even felt scared when she saw such a wide road with so many bicycles and pedestrians.
She grew up in the village, and had never been to the commune. The farthest she had been was to a village ten miles away to watch a movie, and she walked there with other villagers.
She had only heard about the county town from other people and had no idea what it was.
"You don't have to spend any money, it's good for you to see the world here." Lin Li stood up, "Just rest here and recuperate, you don't have to worry about the following things. After I have dealt with everything, I will arrange for you to marry my third brother Lin Fu. My family will raise money and build a house for my third brother as soon as possible."
"House...build a house? You want to build a house for me and your third brother?" Liu Jinduo totally didn't believe her ears.
"Yes," Lin Li nodded, "Everyone in my family lives in my eldest brother's house. It's too crowded."
"No, no, no, let's just make do with what we have to do," Liu Jinduo waved her hands in panic again, "Building a house is too expensive. Although Brother Lin is popular and has many friends who are willing to help build a house without payment, the bricks, tiles and cement used to build the house are all bought with money... and sooner or later I have to treat them to a meal, how can I not be polite..."
In those days, workers were not paid for building houses in rural areas. All they did was ask relatives and friends to help. They would build the house brick by brick and tile by tile. All they had to do was cook some delicious food and provide two meals a day.
Because we are all friends, everyone has sons and daughters. Even if some families do not have sons and do not need to build a house, the favor they owe to him will be repaid when his daughter gets married.
It's not even that absolute. Birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable. In the 1980s and 1990s, people in rural areas mainly lived in groups, and there were always things that needed help from relatives and friends.
"I have to pay them wages, and I don't like this kind of exchange of favors." Lin Li shook his head decisively.
It is really better to pay people their wages than to owe them favors.
Money is the thing that can bring people happiness in the simplest and most brutal way.
Lin Li herself had saved nearly three thousand dollars in the past two years. In fact, building a house and decorating it would cost at most one thousand dollars, and she was reluctant to build a house for both her second and third brothers.
"What? Lili, just listen to me and don't think about building a house for now..." Liu Jinduo wanted to say something else, but Lin Li had already walked out.
When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "Even if you don't care, our family can't let you down. I don't know if the new house can be prepared, but we should have one. You don't have to worry about it, just take good care of yourself."
Lin Li left the ward and went to Ling Xiao's single room to find Lin Hua.
Lin Li didn't know that ever since Zhou Qiang left the ward, Lin Hua had been looking at Ling Xiao on the sickbed with a cold face.
It was all because of the letter of self-criticism written by Lin Li.
Lin Hua was really mad.
Even though Lin Hua felt that Ling Xiao was completely unaware and couldn't hear his sarcastic words, he couldn't help but complain to Ling Xiao.
He said word by word: "Ling Xiao, it's not that I have to be greedy for money, it's that my sister was too harsh on herself in this self-apology. I'll say this in advance, when you wake up, if you argue with her about money, don't blame me for being angry with you..."
After saying that, he looked at Ling Xiao, but saw no reaction.
…
At night, perhaps because Lin Li was constantly thinking about the divorce he would ask for when Ling Xiao woke up, he did not sleep well.
In the early morning, she suddenly dreamed of a hand...
Moving fast and slow on her body.
Then, she saw that the hand was the hand of Ling Xiao who was sleeping peacefully.
Ling Xiao’s face in the dream was not so thin that it was unrecognizable. He was really handsome.
The body is not in the thin state of the later stage, but is neither fat nor thin.
It turned out that she was holding his hand and walking around.
She naturally understands her own sensitive points.
After a while, she started to tremble and scream.
But fortunately, the scream in the dream did not come true in reality, she just woke up suddenly.
He breathed heavily, his whole body drenched in sweat.
He looked around the ward, then at his second brother sleeping on another bed, and Ling Xiao on the hospital bed; they were all the same.
Lin Li wiped himself with a towel awkwardly and then covered his head.
…
The next day.
The autumn wind was blowing outside the window, and a few leaves were blown off.
The leaves floated to the window, making a rustling sound.
The nurse changed Lin Li's medicine.
After breakfast.
Lin Li said he wanted to go out for a walk and see the scenery.
Lin Hua wanted to accompany her, but she refused.
"Don't worry, brother. I can't walk far. The doctor said that my injury is fine now. Walking around more and staying up late will be good for my recovery. If you don't believe me, ask the nurse..." Lin Li reassured Lin Hua.
Lin Hua had no choice but to give a few more instructions and let Lin Li go.
Lin Li left the hospital and asked for directions to Mengjiazhuang.
It seems that this village is only fifteen miles away from the commune.
There are very few cars on the roads in this era.
There are quite a few people coming and going, most of them walking.
One third of them ride bicycles.
There is also the occasional horse-drawn carriage passing by, a sign of the journey to the countryside.
In the past, when there was a large collective, each village had only one horse-drawn carriage, and driving a horse-drawn carriage was a very popular skill.
Now that I am working alone, most of the carriages in the village have been sold to private individuals.
Now, people who buy horse-drawn carriages use them for business.
He often took villagers to the city to buy things and earned some pocket money.
Only villagers with good conditions and a more outgoing temperament would spend money to ride in a horse-drawn carriage, or they might be the elderly, children, pregnant women, etc.
Most people don’t take walking forty or fifty miles seriously.
Some even went on a trip to the sea, which was a distance of 200 miles, 400 miles round trip, and they all walked.
Now, whenever Lin Li sees someone passing by in a horse-drawn carriage or donkey-drawn cart, he asks them where they are going.
Finally, I asked a master, and he said he was going to Liujiazhuang.
Just pass by Mengjiazhuang.
"Master, I'll give you the fare, can you give me a ride?" Lin Li asked.
"What's the fare? It's so close, just turn two corners and you'll be there." The master said with a smile, "Come on board, young lady."
After Lin Li got on the carriage, he asked again, "Master, how much is the fare?"
The master still waved his hand and said, "No need to give me money, it's on the way. My dear, you are injured, bleeding and dizzy, right? Otherwise, you can walk back home in a short time for the fifteen miles..."
The eldest master mistakenly thought that Lin Li was from Mengjiazhuang, so after visiting the commune to see his wounds, he wanted to go home.
In fact, he overestimated Lin Li. Even if Lin Li was not injured, he did not want to walk the fifteen miles.
In his previous life, Lin Li often walked long distances and did heavy work in a workshop, but later he developed a lot of illnesses, including pain in his cervical spine and knees. As a result, he developed a resistance to work and walking.
Even though she has a new body now, this body is actually very healthy and can run, jump and fight. Her fists are very powerful because she often beat her three brothers. Her brothers' bones are very hard, which has sharpened her fists.
But because Lin Li's appearance has not changed, the psychological barriers in Lin Li have not been cleared, and he still resists working and walking.
Just as the master said, we arrived at Mengjiazhuang in a carriage in a short while. It just turned three corners.
Lin Li got out of the car and still stubbornly gave the master money, one dollar.
Finally, the master couldn't refuse anymore, so he took out eighty cents from his cloth bag and insisted that Lin Yu take it. Lin Yu had no choice but to take it, and the master got angry.
The farmers of this era were really simple and honest.
According to the location written in the book, Lin Li found the southernmost part of the village.
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