Fifty to sixty thousand, for the rural people in 1998, it is tantamount to an astronomical sum. For many farmers without health insurance, getting seriously ill is equivalent to stepping into the crematorium with two legs, waiting to swallow that breath and send it to the furnace for ashes.
At first, the old lady was a little happy when she heard that her son's leg could be saved, but when she heard that it would cost 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, her heart suddenly turned cold, and her last hope turned to ashes.
Lin Mo's uncle, Lin Cheng, arrived at the hospital at some point and stood outside the office for a long time, listening to the doctor's words clearly. He walked in with a sad face, and said to the old lady: "Mom, where can the youngest get so much money? Even if you sell the house, you can't look down on this disease. Lin Mo and Lin Shu are still young, and the whole family will continue to live like this." It's all going to collapse, or..."
"Should I? What else?" The old lady was so overwhelmed that it almost became a firecracker. Fortunately, Lin Cheng set his mother on fire as soon as he opened his mouth. I'll take your brother home to wait for his death, huh? Boss, that's your own brother. Feel your conscience and think about it. How does your brother treat you? You can say such unconscionable words! It's just a beast, God, why is my life so hard, I gave birth to such a beast...my poor youngest son..." At the end, the old lady burst into tears and couldn't make a sound.
The doctor looked at the Lin family impatiently, with disgust in his eyes behind the lens: "This is an office, please pay attention to the impact, I will quarrel you out. And you should discuss the results as soon as possible, so we can make arrangements here , if the delay continues, the patient will not be able to keep his legs."
Lin Mo gave the doctor a cold look, helped his grandma out of the office, found an empty chair in the corridor, and let her sit there. The old lady kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief. Lin Cheng stood by the side and put his feet on the wall, looked down at the toe of the shoe, as if there were flowers growing on the polished artificial leather big-toed shoes, and said nothing.
The atmosphere was really oppressive, Lin Changqing was so bored that he just wanted to smoke, and took out a pack of Hongtashan from his pocket.
Lin Cheng's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together: "Third Uncle, smoke Hongtashan, is Hai Zi honoring you again?"
Lin Changqing didn't speak, it was acquiescence. He took a cigarette out of the cigarette case and handed it to Lin Cheng, but he thought in his heart, this matter for Lin Jian is not easy to handle.
From the bottom of his heart, Lin Changqing never felt that Lin Mo was capable of resisting the 20,000 yuan debt. He originally thought that Boss Lin would give Lin Jian an edge, but he was lucky enough to just take him back, regardless of his brother's life or death. I'm afraid that what Lin Cheng is really worried about right now is how to get Lin Jian to pay him back the money he owed earlier.
Lin Changqing was quite accurate in seeing people, and Lin Cheng was really beating drums in his heart at the moment. Before, when he went back to the village, he met a person from a neighboring village, who said mysteriously that Chen Laosan had run away. Originally, he hadn't recalled it, and he didn't see Wang Yanyan in the hospital, but when he thought about Lin Jian's accident, she didn't seem to have shown her face, and he immediately understood what that person meant.
The incident between Wang Yanyan and Chen Laosan was not a secret in the village. Some people have long said that the two of them are flirting with each other abnormally, and only his younger brother who has read to the bottom of his book is the one who doesn't take it to heart. This is good, people ran away, most of the money for medical treatment is gone, and there are a lot of debts outside, let's see how this ends.
Lin Cheng thought of what his wife had just told him outside, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt. Lin Jian's family collapsed, and most of the responsibility for the care of the elderly fell on him. The old lady's body looks strong, but the old man's health will not be good anytime soon. If the old lady gets sick, he doesn't have that much money to show her. Therefore, it is still necessary to hold on to the coffin book in the old lady's hand, and don't let her pay it to Lin Jian.
While his heart was racing, Lin Cheng had already graciously lit the cigarette in Lin Changqing's hand, then lit his own cigarette with the lighter, took a deep breath, and began to puff. Looking at the shallow smoke, Lin Cheng remembered that his mother had known for many years that he favored Lin Jian, and his mood became more and more complicated.
"Good smoke." Lin Cheng smacked his lips and praised flatteringly.
Lin Changqing slowly exhaled smoke rings, and asked slowly: "Boss, tell me about Lin Jian, what are you going to do?"
Lin Cheng pretended to be surprised: "Third Uncle, don't ask me about this matter. I can't be the master of such a big matter. Lin Jian and I have separated a long time ago, so you should let him know about his family's affairs." Let me tell you, Wang Yanyan. Let me tell you, my mother is getting old, and she takes care of the youngest here every day. How can she bear it? Wang Yanyan is really, after so many days, she also If you don't show your face, I really don't know how she is someone's wife. I came today, just thinking about taking my mother back to stay for two days, I have no right to speak about other things. "
Lin Cheng's words were too skillful, not only did he completely ignore his responsibilities, but he also seemed to be very filial. It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the words are, when you think about it carefully, the coolness in the words makes people feel chilling.
Knowing a child is like a mother, the old lady never expected any ivory to come out of Lin Chenggou's mouth. However, when he really said such unfeeling and unjust words, the old lady was still very sad.
The emperor loves the eldest son, and the common people love the youngest son. Yes, she also knew that she was partial to Lin Jian, but she asked herself, how could she have treated Lin Cheng and Lin Zhi any less? Which child was not brought up by her hard work, and which child did she lack for food or clothing? When there was a famine in the early years, she tightened her belt, drank water, ate bran, and ate Guanyin soil, and the three of them were not hungry. How could she feel sorry for them? Even if she prefers Lin Jian, she asked herself that when the family was separated, the eldest and youngest shared the same things. Later, because Lin Mo's mother was seriously ill, she secretly slipped money to Lin Jian several times, and accidentally let her eldest son The daughter-in-law bumped into each other, and the couple still brood on her to this day.
Also, she prefers Lin Jian, not only because Lin Jian is the youngest son, but also because among the three children, only Lin Jian is the most filial to her. It doesn't matter which house she lives in, only Lin Jian remembers to give her some meat to improve her life. Everyone, you have to cook meat while she's not at home. Do you really think she doesn't know anything
Raise a son to guard against old age, raise a son to guard against old age, but the son is raised up, and only God knows whether he will provide for you in the future. The old lady felt so sad when she thought of Yao'er lying in the bed, she couldn't breathe. Seeing Lin Shu, he hurriedly squeezed to the old lady, and carefully beat the old lady's back.
Lin Mo didn't find it strange that Lin Cheng would say such a thing. He would find it incredible if he really said something 'human'. If it is more heartless than this, even more heartless things, in his previous life, Lin Cheng did not say or do less.
Lin Changqing flicked off the cigarette ash, frowned and said, "Lin Cheng, you can't say that, after all, the one lying there is the younger brother of your mother."
Lin Cheng smiled and said: "Then third uncle, what do you think I can do? The youngest borrowed thousands of dollars from my family one after another, did I say no? It's not like you don't know the situation of my family. Can't make up that much money, can't I? Isn't there nothing I can do?"
Lin Mo looked at him and said coldly: "Uncle, don't worry, I borrowed your money, and I will pay you back the principal with interest as promised in the IOU."
The brothers borrowed thousands of dollars and paid the interest. Lin Changqing's eyes on Lin Cheng suddenly became more complicated.
Lin Cheng didn't expect that Lin Mo would disrespect him so much, and said angrily: "Your child is talking, why are you interrupting?"
Lin Mo sneered and said, "Uncle, I'm not young anymore. My dad is hospitalized now, and I'm the grown-up in the family. You can't decide what happens to my dad. I'll do it."
Lin Cheng became angry from embarrassment: "Okay, you can do what you are capable of, and I will not interfere in your family's affairs from now on. I want to see how much flowers you, a student, can turn out."
Lin Cheng is not a person who is particularly good at hiding his thoughts, Lin Mo did not miss the secret joy hidden in his eyes. It is estimated that he is happy to take the opportunity to get rid of a hot potato right now.
"Lin Cheng, you're in your early forties, and you actually have the guts to get angry with your nephew!" Obviously, the old lady didn't want Lin Cheng to 'let go' of this matter.
"That's because he has no respect for his elders. He is still a teacher, and his son has not been taught well." Lin Cheng was indomitable.
No matter how good-tempered Lin Mo is, in essence he is not a bun to be rubbed by others, so he immediately turned black: "I don't know if there is a problem with my father's education method, but at least my father's son will not do something Things like stealing chickens and dogs."
Lin Mo revealed Lin Cheng's old background with a single sentence. His son Lin Dong, Lin Mo's first cousin, was three years older than Lin Mo, and he was eighteen years old this year. After graduating from junior high school, he dropped out of school and stayed at home. He was spoiled by Lin Cheng and his wife, and refused to go out to find work. He only did some sneaky things in the nearby villages. However, everyone knew that he did it, but they didn't catch him. , I hate him so much that I can't do anything about him.
Lin Mo vaguely remembered that two years later, Lin Dong encountered a stubble during the theft, and he was beaten until he was limped, and he stopped for a while. After Lin Mo left his hometown, he only came back every year when he went to the grave during the Chinese New Year. Because he had no place to live, every time he hurried back, he burned incense and left in a hurry. I don't know much about the things in my hometown. I only know that Lin Dong got married and still failed.
Lin Mo's impression of Lin Dong is already very vague. He vaguely remembers that they used to have fun together when they were young. Later, they seemed to have conflicts because of some things, so they didn't play together much. Later, he was not in the same grade. He was a standard good student who went to and from school on time every day. Lin Dong was mischievous and playful. When walking around, it is almost impossible to meet and go together.
Lin Mo lived to be in his thirties in his previous life. In his eyes, the current Lin Dong is just a child who will become what he will be later on. Lin Cheng and his aunt have an inescapable responsibility.
Lin Cheng blushed instantly, and raised his hand to hit Lin Mo. The old lady sternly shouted: "Hit it, hit it, slap me if you have the ability, and don't call me mother in your life! You can't teach your son well, and you still dare to hit Xiaomo! Your brother is not worthy of being a son!" Teacher? Are you worthy? How many baskets do you know about Dou Da's characters? My good grandson is a hundred times better than your son!"
Lin Cheng shook his hand angrily, put it down, and said bitterly: "Mom, no matter how biased you are, don't forget that Dongzi is also your grandson! Also, don't forget how Lin Jian became the 'teacher' Why did he lie in the hospital for so many days, and Azhi didn't even take a look!" After speaking, Lin Cheng threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it, then turned and strode away.
Something flashed through Lin Mo's mind, but he was not in the mood to think about it right now.
"Third Grandpa, I still want to ask you for a favor."
Lin Changqing sighed and said, "If you can help me, I have nothing to say."
Lin Mo looked at him seriously, and said in a deep voice: "I would like to ask you or Uncle Hai to help me as a guarantee. I want to put the house in the bank and take the loan to send my dad to the provincial hospital."