Chapter 45 Tang Wan and Chen E Voluntarily Lend Money
Shi Feng's face turned pale from the scolding. She sighed, "With your temper, I'm only doing this for your elders' sake. You're not a barefoot doctor, what do you know? I told Grandma Ji a long time ago to have you transfer your household registration here and work with everyone to earn food, but Grandma Ji said you wouldn't..."
The chatter annoyed Wang Yuqing: "Didn't you instigate Grandma Ji to dig up wild vegetables to eat? If you open your mouth again, I don't care if you're the women's team leader or a pretending-to-be-good-person team leader, I'll tear your mouth off."
Shi Feng knew how formidable Wang Yuqing was, and quickly covered her mouth in fright, especially after Wang Yuqing's previous remark, which made her feel extremely embarrassed and awkward.
Chen E exclaimed in surprise: "So it was you, Shi Feng, who sent the old lady to dig for wild vegetables? What were you thinking? I knew it! How could you possibly be genuinely good to the old lady? Back then, when your husband beat Ji Xuening's father to death, you didn't even want to pay a penny in compensation."
Shi Feng lowered her head and dared not speak.
Wang Yuqing continued to pour water into Grandma Ji's mouth, then picked up a spoon and put it at the base of Grandma Ji's tongue. She asked Lei Yongxia, "Aunt Lei, does our brigade have a tractor?"
Lei Yongxia replied, "There is a tractor, and my son is in charge of driving it."
Wang Yuqing said, "Then I'll trouble you to go to the brigade headquarters and borrow a tractor for me. If you can't borrow one, then borrow a handcart."
She guessed that the brigade director would definitely find an excuse not to lend it, so in order not to waste time, she told him directly that she could also borrow the handcart.
Lei Yongxia replied, "Okay." She was always kind-hearted and happy to help, so she turned around and ran towards the brigade headquarters.
The barefoot doctor stood to the side, glancing sideways at Wang Yuqing: "Can you really do this? Isn't this just making the old man suffer more?"
Grandma Ji started vomiting.
Wang Yuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She glared at the barefoot doctor and said, "You don't even know the basics of inducing vomiting? How can you be a barefoot doctor?"
Everyone's attention was focused on the barefoot doctor, who blushed with embarrassment but also felt guilty: "I've been trained at the commune, what are you questioning? As for you, you're not even a barefoot doctor..."
Grandma Ji had vomited a lot, and the vomit gradually became clearer, and her complexion improved.
Wang Yuqing sneered, "I'm not a barefoot doctor. I know a bit of common sense and can save lives. Look at you, you have no humanitarian spirit whatsoever. People who know you are just a barefoot doctor, but people who don't know you would think you're a half-baked doctor."
The barefoot doctor was someone who got the job through connections. He could also earn work points every month. Usually, when people got sick, they would just suffer on their own and hardly needed his help.
He was so embarrassed and angry that he retorted, "What common sense do you know? If you're so capable, why don't you become a barefoot doctor? No wonder the people in the brigade say you're like a shrew, they were right..."
A punch landed on his eye.
The people around him shuddered in fright and quickly moved away from the barefoot doctor.
Just as the barefoot doctor was about to throw a punch back, he saw Wang Yuqing's sinister eyes and remembered how she had single-handedly taken on three men from the Cao family. He suppressed his anger and pointed at her, saying, "A good man doesn't fight with a woman!"
After saying that, he covered his eyes and ran away.
This punch also frightened the men watching, especially the bachelor, who secretly slipped away.
Grandma Ji had vomited most of it and felt much better, but she was still very weak due to her age and could only utter sighs.
Chen E exclaimed, "Yuqing, how are you so amazing? You saved Grandma Ji's life! You're much better than that barefoot doctor!"
Niu Zhenzhen and Chen Xiang also praised Wang Yuqing.
The onlookers all craned their necks to look at Grandma Ji.
Shi Feng rushed forward, looking extremely worried: "Grandma Ji, are you alright? Oh my, I was so scared! I'm so glad you're okay. If anything had happened to you, the Ji family would have collapsed. What would have happened to the children?"
Grandma Ji was speechless.
Shi Feng added, "If you have no food to eat, just tell me. I'll eat a little less each time and give you some."
Thank you.
Wang Yuqing expressed her gratitude from the side.
Shi Feng: "..."
Tang Wan said coldly, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go back to get it. Grandma Ji is waiting to eat. Besides, everyone knows your family has enough food."
Chen E said, "That's right. I hear you talk about how good you are to Grandma Ji every day, but I've never seen you give Grandma Ji anything."
The onlookers whispered among themselves.
Shi Feng gritted her teeth inwardly, but could only smile and agree: "I'll go back and get it now."
After saying that, he added, "I really feel sorry for Grandma Ji. She's so old, yet she doesn't have enough to eat or wear, and she has to save on food rations. If there were one less person to eat or one more person to do the work, things wouldn't be like this."
Wang Yuqing said to her back, "Yes, yes, I can tell you really pity my grandma. I don't think you'll give her any corn grits or bran to eat."
Shi Feng: "..."
After she left, Ji Xiaoming ran out of the house, crying, "Mom, I searched everywhere, but we don't have any money. Last time Dad went to tell you in advance, he took all the money in the house."
Wang Yuqing smiled bitterly, knowing that taking Grandma Ji to the hospital would cost a lot of money.
"I'll go back and get you some."
Tang Wan noticed that no one was offering to help, so she frowned in disgust and moved away from them.
Wang Yuqing was surprised and thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Tang. I will return it to you as soon as possible."
Tangwa put Ji Meimei down and said, "No rush." Then she turned and went home.
Chen E felt that she was not as humane as Tang Wan, and besides, she had the best relationship with Wang Yuqing now. She said, "I will go back and get some for you too. I don't have much money at home, so I can't give you much."
Wang Yuqing thanked her gratefully, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Chen."
As for Niu Zhenzhen, with whom she had recently become quite close, Chen Xiang and Niu Zhenzhen exchanged a glance. Niu Zhenzhen took a few steps back, and Chen Xiang followed suit, saying, "I don't have any money on me, and I don't manage money. I'm really sorry."
Wang Yuqing didn't mind. Everyone was poor. Lending money was a favor, and not lending money was their right. They hadn't done anything wrong.
Chen E gave Wang Yuqing three yuan and fifty cents, and Tang Wan gave her five yuan and two grain coupons, saying, "These are from my dad. You should be able to use them."
Everyone was extremely envious of Tang Wan's food coupons. After all, people with rural household registration couldn't get food coupons at all, unlike Tang Wan, whose family background was exceptionally good.
Lei Yongxia pushed a handcart over and said guiltily, "Qing'er, I'm not capable enough. I couldn't borrow a tractor. The brigade director said the tractor's wheels were broken."
Wang Yuqing had expected this, and she said, "It's nothing, thank you."
Lei Yongxia said, "Don't mention it. You're thanking me. What kind of relationship do we have? I'll help you with anything you need in the future."
Chen E pouted beside her, clearly unhappy, and muttered, "You're the best at being obsequious."
She and Lei Yongxia were mortal enemies.
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