Wang Shouzhi came over with lunch boxes to deliver food to them and raised the question of who would take care of them.
Wang Shouren glanced at Zhengkang and said, "I have already given him the money. He said he would go to the hospital cafeteria to eat."
Wang Shouzhi thought about it and realized that Zhengkang was already 15 years old and was indeed a grown man, so he didn't say anything.
After dinner, Wang Shouzhi carried the empty lunch box back to the Water Conservancy Bureau.
Today, he has a whole day off and doesn't have to go to work.
After sending Xiaodie to school, Wang Shouzhi thought about cooking some pork rib soup and sending it to the hospital to nourish Zhengkang. The child was too thin. He wondered if he should remind his mother to give Zhengkang more living expenses. Zhengkang was already fifteen years old and was still growing taller. Why was he as thin as a bamboo pole
When he arrived at the ward with his lunch box and was about to push the door open, he heard Zhengkang's slightly excited voice, "Xiaofang, come and eat. This is the food I got from the cafeteria. My dad gave me a lot of meal tickets last night. It's enough for you to eat for a while."
Liu Fangming wiped her tears and looked at Zhengkang with a touching face, "Zhengkang, you are so kind to me." She took another steamed bun and handed it to him, "You eat it too, you are still injured now."
Zhengkang held the steamed bun and smiled sweetly.
Liu Fangming was eating steamed buns when Zhengkang told him that he had asked his father for money again.
When Liu Fangming heard that there was seventy yuan, his eyes flickered.
Before she could speak, Zhengkang took out the remaining money from his pocket and said, "I just bought food and spent fifty-three cents." Then he stuffed all the money into Liu Fangming's hands and said, "You keep the money."
Liu Fangming subconsciously held the money tightly, then looked at him casually, "Give me all the money, aren't you afraid that I will run away?"
Zhengkang scratched his head. "It's just a few dozen dollars. Why are you running away? I'll give it to you, and it's yours."
Liu Fangming felt very complicated.
Wang Shouzhi, who had been standing outside the door, was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Seventy dollars? Isn't that a lot? This brat!
He had several stitches on his head and suffered a concussion. Instead of using the money he had to support himself, he used it to subsidize the girl
No wonder he was so thin. He said, his mother is such a son-loving person, how could she treat even her eldest grandson so harshly? It was his own fault.
Wang Shouzhi turned around and walked towards the hospital entrance with his lunch box. He had to teach this brat a lesson today for his elder brother!
After a while, Wang Shouzhi saw Liu Fangming coming out.
He went straight up to her, stretched out his hand, and said in a cold voice, "Take out the money, or I'll go to the police station to find a police officer to warn you of fraud! You're so young and you've learned how to hook up with young people! Is this what your parents taught you?"
Liu Fangming was a little scared when she saw Wang Shouzhi. Last night, she came home late and was beaten by her father, and her stepmother stood by and fanned the flames.
If it wasn't for seeking justice for Zhengkang, why would she have to suffer like this? Now, he even wants to take back the money Zhengkang gave her. It's really bullying.
Liu Fangming's eyes were red, and she began to wipe away her tears. She had a delicate and pretty face, and when she cried, she looked particularly lovable.
However, she was facing Wang Shouzhi, not Zhengkang, so even after she had been crying for half an hour and her eyes were swollen, she still couldn't win Wang Shouzhi's sympathy. Other people who passed by, seeing the pitiful appearance of this little girl, couldn't help but feel sympathy and looked at Wang Shouzhi with condemning eyes, but Wang Shouzhi ignored them.
Liu Fangming was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. It was the first time he had seen such a heartless person. Seeing that he insisted, Liu Fangming could only take the money in his pocket and give it to him.
Wang Shouzhi felt better after receiving the money. When he saw the wound on her wrist, his eyes flickered and he took out a fifty-cent bill and said, "Take it home and buy some medicine to rub it on."
Seeing her looking at him in surprise, Wang Shouzhi finally said, "It's good for a girl to be thoughtful, but you shouldn't take advantage of others like this. You have hands and feet, why do you want to cheat others' money? Zhengkang's money was all given to him by his family. He has no ability to make money at all. Don't you feel guilty for cheating him of his money? When you see him become so thin, doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Liu Fangming was a little stunned. She stared at Wang Shouzhi blankly. No one had ever said such words to her.
Since her mother died, her father no longer showed her the kindness he once had. After he married a stepmother and the stepmother gave birth to a younger brother, her life became even more difficult.
She was only fourteen years old. Every day, she had to wash clothes and cook, and she also had to chop wood and boil water. She got up earlier than chickens, slept later than dogs, ate worse than pigs, and worked harder than donkeys. If she hadn't met Zhengkang four years ago and he had helped her from time to time, she would have starved to death.
Zhengkang had to go to school, so it was impossible for him to deliver meals to her every day, so she would occasionally ask Zhengkang for money. Anyway, she had promised Zhengkang that she would marry him in the future.
It's nothing to eat his food now. That's how she comforted herself.
But now someone told her that she should rely on herself. She has hands and feet and should not lie to others.
Liu Fangming blushed with shame when Wang Shouzhi exposed her self-consolation. She always liked to use weakness to win sympathy from others. On the one hand, her life was indeed miserable, and on the other hand, it was because she could get benefits from doing so. Over time, she got used to doing this.
But, she didn't expect that she would hit a wall today. Wang Shouzhi didn't buy it at all.
She lowered her head, her cheeks began to burn, and she stood there at a loss, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She felt an unprecedented sense of shame, which made her feel embarrassed and ashamed.
Wang Shouzhi saw the girl's wrist injury just now and guessed that her current living environment must be very bad. He hated her for causing his nephew to get hurt. On the other hand, he felt that this girl was quite pitiful.
Zhengkang was spoiled by his elder brother and his mother. He didn't know how hard it was to make money.
However, after all, she is his nephew. Even for his nephew's sake, he cannot watch this little girl go astray.
"If you don't want to stay at home, you can come to the city. You can make money by making paper boxes for others, fetching water for others, or collecting firewood in the mountains. As long as you have hands and feet, you can support yourself." After so many years in the city, he also knows some ways to make extra money. Many families with poor conditions will try every means to make more money.
Liu Fangming was very moved by what she heard. She really didn't want to be beaten by her father. She looked at him with wide eyes, frowning, and asked in confusion, "Why are you telling me this?"
Wang Shouzhi smiled. That's right! Only those who can stay alert at all times are smart people. He didn't beat around the bush. "I hope you don't associate with Zhengkang anymore. He was seriously injured because of you. He might even be expelled from school. You have a huge influence on him. You two are not suitable to be together. I hope you can understand the selfishness of being an elder."
Liu Fangming bit his lip and kept his head down, tears flickering in his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Wang Shouzhi frowned at her expression, but he didn't say anything to comfort her. After thinking for a while, he said one more thing, "There is a big bunk bed over at Cheng'an Street. It costs one yuan a month. You can live there. There are many people doing private work for others over there. You can also give it a try."
Liu Fangming kept her head down, weighing the pros and cons. She could tell that Zhengkang's fifth uncle didn't like her very much. Even if she waited until Zhengkang graduated from high school, they might not be able to get married if this fifth uncle was involved. It would be better to leave Zhengkang and support herself without relying on others. After she figured it out, she wiped her tears, looked up at him, and said, "Okay."
Wang Shouzhi nodded and said, "I told you this because I hope you can keep it a secret. You can't tell Zhengkang about this."
Is this the exchange for telling her this news? Liu Fangming finally agreed. She had no choice but to agree. If she turned around and told Zhengkang about this, this man would definitely tell her biological father and stepmother about her, and then she would have no peace of mind.
Looking at Liu Fangming's back, Wang Shouzhi sighed heavily. The reason he did this, besides sympathizing with the girl, also had another meaning, which was to break up the two people.
Zhengkang is just a fool. This girl is so scheming and has some character problems. If Zhengkang marries her, there will be one more troublemaker in the family. Especially his elder brother and sister-in-law are not smart people, they can be easily fooled by this girl.
Being led by the nose.
For the sake of future harmony in the family, he could not allow such a thing to happen.
In a happy family, women are extremely important. This is what Wang Shouzhi realized after his marriage broke down.
After the people had gone far away, Wang Shouzhi went in carrying the lunch box.
He handed the lunch box to Zhengkang, but found that the soup had already gone cold. Wang Shouzhi went to the hot water room to add some hot water for him.
When he came back, Wang Shouzhi found that two steamed buns were missing from his bag.
Even if he eats very fast, he can't finish two steamed buns in one minute, right? This brat must have hidden it.
Thinking that the girl would be ill for a while, Wang Shouzhi did not expose him.
Zhengkang waited for Liu Fangming for several days. He was so anxious that he was worried that something had happened to Liu Fangming. But he was still dizzy and the doctor refused to let him leave the hospital. Even if he wanted to go to Liu Fangming's house to see him, he couldn't.
Therefore, he could only ask his fifth uncle to help him make the trip.
Wang Shouzhi didn't expect his nephew to be so rude and actually order his fifth uncle around. However, seeing the boy's anxious look, Wang Shouzhi finally softened his heart.
When he came to see Zhengkang again in the afternoon, Wang Shouzhi told him about Liu Fangming, "The girl ran away. I heard that she didn't come home a few days ago." At the end, he couldn't help but frown and mutter, "You said this girl didn't have a penny, where could she run off to?"
Zhengkang's face turned pale. It's not that she has no money, she has money, she has nearly 70 yuan on her.
But what can seventy yuan do? At best, it can only support her for half a year. What about after half a year
Zhengkang couldn't help but worry about her.
Wang Shouzhi saw that he looked worried and said casually, "I heard that many places in big cities are hiring. She can definitely make enough money to support herself, so you don't have to worry."
Zhengkang was astonished. He could support himself? What about him
Didn't Xiaofang want him anymore? Didn't she agree to be his wife
He was so anxious that he threw off the quilt and was about to get up. Wang Shouzhi held him down and scolded him, "Are you crazy? You just got a scar on your head, and it hasn't healed yet. How can you forget it so quickly? You stay here quietly."
Zhengkang grabbed Wang Shouzhi's clothes with both hands and cried to find Liu Fangming, "Fifth Uncle, I want to find Xiaofang. She is my wife, I can't live without her."
Wang Shouzhi held his head and let him cry, "Who is your wife? You are only in the first year of high school, your hair has not even fully grown."
Zhengkang was crying so hard that he was out of breath. Wang Shouzhi sighed and stabbed him in the heart again, "Don't worry too much. Maybe she will come back after a while. Her family doesn't love her and can't give her money. Without money, she will come back soon."
Zhengkang's hands, which were wiping his tears, froze suddenly, and he cried out, "But she has money! I gave her all my money." So, Xiaofang will never come back
That's right, her biological father and stepmother treated her so badly, she had worked so hard to cheat money from them and escape from that home, how could she possibly come back.
Maybe she has already run away to a big city, which is much better than staying in this remote place like Liuguan County.
Wang Shouzhi pushed Zhengkang away, frowned at him, and said coldly, "You gave her all the money your father gave you?" Without waiting for Zhengkang to answer, he slammed the bed, pointed at his nose, and cursed, "Are you stupid? Your father worked hard for a whole year and couldn't earn more than 70 yuan, and you gave all the money to a little girl in the blink of an eye. Did you become stupid from studying too much? Huh?"
Zhengkang was so frightened when he saw his uncle in front of him whose facial features were distorted by anger that he forgot to cry for a moment.
Wang Shouzhi put his hands in front of his eyes and showed them to him, "Look, your uncle's hands, I used to dig wells in the countryside, using a shovel to dig wells bit by bit, and I have calluses on them. I am still a worker, but what about your father? He is just an old farmer who works in the fields. He works a hundred times, a thousand times harder than I do. How could you be so ignorant? You have read so much that you have no idea, right? Huh?"
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. When he thought about how Zhengkang had fought for that swindler, but the swindler had cheated him out of his seventy dollars, and even now he was worried about whether the swindler could survive, he wanted to beat up this idiot.
He really hit people. Wang Shouzhi, who was always gentle and honest, picked up the broom behind the door and hit Zhengkang on the leg, "You idiot, I'll let you do something stupid! You idiot, you even dare to lie to your father, you ungrateful bastard, you want to support a girl, why don't you go and earn money yourself? You lied to your parents, your dear grandmother, you little filial piety, I'll beat you to death, you little beast!!" The more he hit, the angrier he got, and the harder he hit, and he hit Zhengkang dozens of times in a row, making him scream.
The nurse on rounds heard someone crying and ran over to stop them. Under the nurse's stern warning, Wang Shouzhi had to throw away the broom.
After everyone left, Wang Shouzhi began to interrogate, "How much money have you spent on this girl over the years?"
Zhengkang wiped his tears and began to sob. Wang Shouzhi frowned and shouted coldly, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Zheng Kang was so scared that he quickly replied, "I haven't calculated it. It's less than a hundred yuan." It used to be one or two yuan, and after three years, it would probably be a hundred yuan. Zheng Kang was so upset that his intestines turned green.
Wang Shouzhi was almost amused by him. Less than a hundred yuan? He really wanted to hit him with a broom again! But he was afraid of calling the nurse. He turned around several times and suppressed his anger.
He pointed at Zhengkang's nose and trembled, unable to utter a word, "Well, you are quite capable, aren't you? Don't you have too much money to spend? I will let you know what it feels like to be penniless!"
Having said that, he put away the lunch box and turned away.
Wang Shouzhi was so angry that he didn't go to deliver food to Zhengkang the whole next day.
As for Wang Shouren, although he wanted to go to the hospital to see his son, he was too busy. Because the summer harvest was approaching, their Grain and Oil Bureau needed to take inventory and clear out everything in the warehouse.
He simply couldn't find time to see his son.
At this moment, Zhengkang, who had been hungry for a day, felt more than just dizzy.
He covered his hungry stomach, looked at the ferocious couple in front of him, swallowed his saliva, and burped because he was too nervous.
Liu Sanxi clenched his fists and glared at Zhengkang fiercely, "Tell me! Where did you hide my daughter?"
"Uh... I don't... know." Zhengkang shrank his neck in fear.
"Young man, you have always been so close to our Xiaofang, you must know where she went, right?" After raising her to the age of fourteen with great difficulty, she was about to be engaged in exchange for a dowry, but who knew she would run away! How could Bao Yongmei be willing to accept this? She and the old man had agreed at home that one of them would play the bad guy and the other the bad guy.
Zhengkang shook his head violently, only to find that his concussion was more serious, with stars in front of his eyes. "I really don't know." He wiped his tears and cried bitterly. If you listened carefully, his voice was mixed with strong grievance. "When she left, she cheated me out of 70 yuan. I've been hungry for a whole day. Mmmm..." Then he covered his face and cried bitterly.
Liu Sanxi and Bao Yongmei looked at each other and quickly changed their words through eye contact. Liu Sanxi slapped his thigh and scolded Zhengkang, "Well, I said my daughter was so well-behaved, how could she run away from home? It turned out that you, a jerk, instigated her. With the 70 yuan you gave her, she would go anywhere. It's all your fault. Where is your home? I must find your parents to have a say."
Hearing this, Zhengkang was so scared that he kept shaking his head. Seeing that they were about to leave, he quickly lifted the quilt to stop them.
But as soon as he grabbed Bao Yongmei's arm, she shook him violently, and Zhengkang, who was already dizzy, fell to the ground.
The wound on Zhengkang's head opened again and a lot of blood flowed out.
The bright red blood on the ground frightened Liu Sanxi and Bao Yongmei. They turned around and wanted to run, but suddenly they saw a man walking in with a lunch box.
Wang Shouzhi saw the situation in the room at a glance, blocked the two people's way, turned around and shouted to the nurse outside, "There are two people committing crimes here, please help call the police."
The nurse on duty heard the scream and ran over. Seeing the patient fallen to the ground, she immediately ran to find the doctor on duty.
When the doctor came over, he immediately took the patient to the examination room for another X-ray.
However, Wang Shouzhi in the ward was entangled by Liu Sanxi and Bao Yongmei.
"Brother, we didn't do anything to him. He just insisted on grabbing my arm. I didn't hit him. Who knew he would be so weak?" People in this era are most afraid of going to the police station. Not only are they afraid of being punished, but they also feel ashamed.
Wang Shouzhi didn't listen and said in a deep voice, "He was sitting on the bed, how could he get up? Besides, I heard you guys were going to my house to ask for justice. Fine! I'm here, how can you ask for justice? Your daughter cheated my nephew's money, I didn't ask you to settle the score, but you came to my door. It's just right, this time I must sue your daughter as well, let's see if she can get married in the future!"
When the two heard this, they were so frightened that they kept begging for mercy and even knelt down before him.
"Okay, if you don't want me to sue you, that's fine. Return the money your daughter cheated my nephew out of! Otherwise, I will never let you go!"
Liu Sanxi and Bao Yongmei looked at each other and tried to bargain, but Wang Shouzhi was a little impatient and waved his hand to interrupt them, "Are you going to give it to me or not? If not, I'll report it to the police station! Don't even think about running away! My nephew can find your house." Thinking of the 100 yuan that Zhengkang was cheated of by that girl, Wang Shouzhi wanted to vomit blood. He was really stupid. He actually gave that little girl 50 cents. He really regretted it so much! Aren't they the little girl's parents? It was only natural for him to pay off her debt.
Liu Sanxi and Bao Yongmei were somewhat discouraged when they heard this. They took out the money hesitantly.
Then, the two of them, filled with anger, fled out of the hospital in shame.
Not long after, Zhengkang woke up and his wounds began to bleed again, but there were no new injuries.
Wang Shouzhi handed the food he brought to Zhengkang. Zhengkang, who had been hungry all day, saw that there were only two cooked sweet potatoes and a few dried radishes in the lunch box.
He curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "Uncle Wu, why is there only this?"
Seeing that he was still making trouble, Wang Shouzhi took the lunch box lid and was about to close it, "If you don't want to eat, forget it. There are countless families who can't even afford sweet potatoes these days. I think you just don't know how to appreciate your blessings." I thought that starving him for a day would make him learn his lesson, but who knew he would still be like this, thinking that I owed him something! What a heartless brat!
Zhengkang, whose stomach had been growling with hunger for a long time, saw his uncle was about to take it away, so he snatched it back and said, "I'll eat it, I'll eat it!"
As he said this, he stuffed the sweet potato directly into his mouth without even peeling it.
Seeing him like this, Wang Shouzhi actually felt relieved. He glanced at him and started to tease him, "I see you gave all the delicious food to the little girl, and kept the bad food for yourself. I thought you just liked to eat these. What do you think, I know you well, your fifth uncle?"
Zhengkang had a bitter face and felt very unhappy.
Wang Shouzhi saw his cowardly look and sneered, "I think you are just a cheap bastard!"
Zhengkang, who was stuffing sweet potatoes into his mouth, wanted to say to his uncle proudly, "I am not!" But he didn't want to be hungry anymore, so he continued to stuff sweet potatoes into his mouth. He almost choked because he ate too fast. Wang Shouzhi scolded him again.
The next day, Wang Shouzhi went to Zhengkang's school to help him apply for leave. He returned to his hometown and told his mother about Zhengkang's situation.
He didn't mention Zhengkang's hospitalization, mainly because he was afraid that his mother would be upset. He only said that Zhengkang often cheated money from his family to give to the little girl, about a hundred yuan.
Although Qian Shulan knew about this a long time ago, she was still surprised when she heard that there was a hundred yuan. She frowned and thought for a long time about her memories of her original body giving money to Zhengkang, and found that many of them were vague.
However, when Sun Daqin heard the news, she jumped up from the stool and went to settle the score with that little bitch.
Wang Shouzhi stopped her, saying that if the person had run away, how could they settle the account? Besides, what would happen if they found the person? The money had been spent and the food had been eaten, so they couldn't spit it out.
Before, the couple paid the money because they injured Zhengkang. Otherwise, why would they pay the money based on their empty words without even a witness
Qian Shulan was thinking about how to make Zhengkang know that it is not easy to make money. She could only work harder, and she was thinking about how to torture him effectively.
The author has something to say: In the next chapter, the grandmother teaches her grandson, but beating alone is not enough? ! Right? !
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