"No way! Xiaoguang, I was hit by a tree because of my own carelessness. How can I take your food?
My father, my brothers, and my nephews, more than ten people, helped you cut down trees, and we harvested more than ten kilograms of food a day.
They even provide a full meal at noon. Such good conditions cannot be found anywhere else.
I'm almost recovered now and will be able to go back to work in a few days.
If I accept your grain and sugar, my father will beat me to death when he comes back."
The entire Cao family is extremely satisfied with their current income. Today, his father Cao Deyou specifically instructed them not to ask for compensation from the Zhang family.
His original words were: "Xiaoguang said that from today until the second child is fully recovered, his family will take care of him and provide him with one pound of fine grains a day.
The host is so open-minded, we can't be unreasonable.
The second brother's injury this time was completely an accident, and the Zhang family cannot be blamed at all.
If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being careless and careless.
Not only can our family not blame the Zhang family, we should also thank Xiaoguang for saving our second son's life."
Before its full opening up, Longguo was still heavily influenced by Confucianism.
The ruler is the leader of his subjects, the father is the leader of his sons, and the husband is the leader of his wife.
What matters is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, with filial piety as the top priority. So when Mr. Cao spoke, no one in the Cao family dared to object.
"I was the one who publicly announced that I would be responsible for your food supply while you recover. You don't want me to be a person who goes back on my word, do you?
I'm telling you, don't take your injuries lightly.
Your spine is broken and your internal organs are damaged. If you start exerting too much force before you have fully recovered, it is very easy for the old injuries to relapse and lead to paralysis or even death."
Zhang Shuguang was not trying to scare him. In the 1960s, almost all farm work relied on manpower. Whether it was working in the fields or cutting wood in the mountains, it was all heavy physical work. After being seriously injured, Cao Liang simply could not bear it.
"Boss, you have to listen to Xiaoguang. The children and I rely on you. You must not fall down."
Zhang Shuguang's words scared Cao Liang's wife Miao Hongyan.
After getting off work at noon, she heard that her man was hit by a big tree, and her heart skipped a beat.
Seeing that although Cao Liang was lying on the bed, he spoke with full energy and his face looked normal, she thought it was nothing serious. She didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Xiao Guang, are you trying to scare me?"
Cao Liang was also unsure.
"Uncle Liang, what are you thinking? I brought a hundred kilograms of food to scare you, isn't that crazy?
Take good care of yourself. Once you've recovered for a while, I'll come back to check on you. Only after I'm sure everything is fine can you go back to work."
Zhang Shuguang is not a pushover. He does this to avoid trouble later on.
After all, Cao Liang was injured while helping their family with work. If there are any sequelae in the future, both families will feel uncomfortable.
"Okay, uncle will listen to you."
Today, Zhang Shuguang's medical skills really shocked everyone, and the patients dared not disobey the doctor's words.
After some arguing, Cao Liang's wife finally accepted the grain.
The old couple sat for a while and told Cao Liang to rest and recuperate, not to worry too much, and to come home and tell them if he had any difficulties, and they would never refuse to help.
With Cao Liang and his wife's profuse gratitude, the old couple and Zhang Shuguang left the Cao family.
In the afternoon, more than a dozen people in the Cao family received food and returned home. Cao Liang's wife took out the food and told him what happened that afternoon.
"What did I say? Did I say you're not allowed to take the Zhang family's food?
We can die of poverty, but we cannot let others say that we are petty-minded.
The second son is injured, so our family will naturally support him. If you don't want the Zhang family's food, I won't starve you all to death."
Despite his repeated warnings, the second son and his wife still accepted the Zhang family's grain, which made Cao Deyou very unhappy.
"Big brother, third brother, you two take the food back to the Zhang family. We'll eat when you come back."
"I understand, Dad."
Cao Ming and Cao Gang agreed.
"Dad, wait a moment. Xiaoguang said that Cao Liang's spine is broken and his internal organs are severely damaged. He must recover completely before he can work.
Otherwise, if the old injury relapses, paralysis would be the least severe condition, and you might even lose your life.
It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, and Cao Liang’s illness cannot be cured in a day or two.
Cao Liang won't be able to work for a while. It's okay for his elder brother and brothers to support him for a day or two, or ten days or eight days, but what about three months or even longer?
There are no lazy people in our family. Before helping the Zhang family cut wood, we worked very hard, but wasn’t there enough food?
The Zhang family's house would eventually be completed, but what would they do then? The eldest brother and his brothers couldn't even earn enough to support their own wives and children, so how could they support the second son, Cao Liang?
By then they will feel uncomfortable and we will feel guilty. What if Cao Liang insists on going to work and suddenly becomes paralyzed or dies? It will be too late to regret.
Cao Liang is just one of your five sons, but he is the god of me and my children!
Dad, please leave the food here. When Cao Liang is fully recovered, we will work like slaves to repay the Zhang family.
Seeing that her uncle and brother-in-law were going to get food, Miao Hongyan's tears suddenly fell.
"well……"
"Then stay. Let's work harder tomorrow and try to cut down a few more trees. We can also prepare the wood for the Zhang family's furniture before the house is built."
The words of his second daughter-in-law touched Cao Deyou, and he no longer insisted on sending the food back.
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