When we got to the town hospital, the doctor took an X-ray and said that my thigh bone was broken and I had to go to the city for surgery.
The surgery was a bit difficult, so it was only safe to go to a tertiary hospital. But the reimbursement rate of tertiary hospitals was not high, and the old lady had some other minor ailments. After adding up the reimbursements, it was estimated that she would get 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
We are arranging to send the baby to the city as soon as possible, and the children here finally have some time to make a phone call.
When the call got through, the eldest son first said to his mother:
“… You don’t know how to enjoy life! You have food and drink, why do you have to go up the mountain?”
The second child also called and complained:
"Mom, don't you know how important my work is now? How important it is for the children to go to school? Can't you let us take a break?"
My daughter came in person and complained: "There is a hospital in town. If you live here, I can bring you meals every day. If you live in the city, I will have to stay with you in the hospital. The hospital beds are so tight, I don't even have a place to sleep at night..."
The old lady was not much of a talker to begin with, and she just listened silently with tears in her eyes, but in the end she said nothing.
When the children asked about the medical expenses, they became even more unhappy.
According to the rules of the village, daughters need to be taken care of and served, but no money is required.
In other words, the two sons' families have to come up with tens of thousands of yuan.
The eldest brother sighed, and the three siblings made a group call. The sister simply put her voice out loud:
The eldest child talked about how much money it would cost for the child to attend tutoring classes, how nervous the family would be if the child had a headache or fever, and how difficult it was to live in the current bad market...
The second son also sighed and said that it is the eldest son who is responsible for taking care of others in their old age. I don’t care about these things out of filial piety, but the medical expenses are so high, isn’t it unreasonable
This tertiary hospital is a rip-off. We have to find a designated hospital! They reimburse more!
The girl sneered and said to her parents, "Mom, you see, it's not that I don't want to take care of you, but I take care of you every day, and the business of the store is delayed. Do you think my brother can give me money in this state?"
How much business can the store have? Isn't it just a small store in town? A family of three is waiting there, and there is a mahjong table, and it is as loud as gongs and drums.
The call was hung up, and the three siblings did not mention whether to send them to the city.
Zhang Wangjia was shaking when he heard this. He stared at his phone fiercely, "The doctor said that surgery is risky at your age! Only the central hospital is safe. You three, do you want your mother to die on the operating table?"
"You are a bunch of ungrateful people. I have money. I don't want yours!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his two sons exploded:
"Dad! Who said that? Who said that? Aren't you guys just looking for trouble for us instead of enjoying yourselves at home?"
The daughter also hung up the phone, looking grim: "Dad, your grandson's kindergarten tuition is 3,000 yuan, and you are unwilling to support him a little! Do you have money now?"
The man who slapped him left.
The doctor was still persuading her to hurry up, saying that the old lady was so old, it would be a shame if her legs didn't hurt.
It's not about money, it's just a rough estimate. You can apply for it when the time comes, and maybe you can get more reimbursement.
Zhang Wangjia also comforted Mrs. Zhang, saying that it was okay, they had saved more than 40,000 yuan for medical treatment, which was more than enough.
Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything at the time. She just kept holding the old man's hand and told him to go home, with tears streaming down her face.
How can I go home like this
But Mrs. Zhang had been stubborn all her life, and this was the first time she cried like this, so Zhang Wangjia softened his heart and said okay.
Anyway, he had to go home to get his passbook, so he reluctantly asked someone in the same ward to help him make a phone call for a one-stop pick-up service. He also talked about the price and it cost 100 yuan to have the car delivered from the town to his home.
Zhang Jiawang, who had been frugal all his life, had never been so wealthy. But he did not expect that while he was flipping through his passbook to circle a chicken or a duck, the old lady would hang herself on the porch with her belt and kneel down to hang herself.
At this point, everyone started cursing: "Bah! You bastard, you don't care about human affairs!"
Another was also sad: "You raised three ungrateful people, and they are still complaining about such a big thing as a broken leg..."
He then said, "You still want to enjoy life? Aren't we country folk destined to dig for food in the soil all our lives? If we don't work at home, can we still have people to serve us like landlords? Rice, flour, grain, oil, and other food are all blown by the northwest wind?"
"That's all bullshit!"
"That's right! You don't know what kind of personalities Zhang Saozi and Zhang Wangjia have. They would rather endure hardships than be bullied. Is it easy to raise three children by digging in the soil? Now that they are old, this is their fate..."
"You said this bastard, I don't know how to teach him..."
"What did you teach him? Sometimes it has something to do with education, but sometimes it has nothing to do with it! He is just bad at heart! People say that good shoots come out of bad bamboos, but it is easy for good bamboos to produce bad shoots!"
Song Youde took a puff of his pipe and sighed, "Sancheng, their family is their family's business. You know how stubborn Zhang Wang's family is. You can be angry, but you can't just come back like this. So, you should lend a hand and let Mrs. Zhang leave in a dignified manner."
"What a respectable thing!"
Is Song Sancheng the kind of person who would turn back regardless of the consequences
"It broke down on the spot!"
"The three bastards went home to pack up the old lady's things. Zhang Wangjia dragged a cardboard box out of the utility room and opened the plastic bag inside. It was full of money!"
"Dad, do you remember the notes I had when I was a kid? The one-cent and one-cent notes, and later the fifty-cent notes. The largest note was a two-dollar note, all tied up neatly with rubber bands!"
Some of the money has started to mold and rot, some have been gnawed by mice and are incomplete, and some are directly stuck together, and only vague colors can be seen...
But it was indeed all money, a box of sad money that spanned decades.
Zhang Wangjia opened the box of money for everyone to see, and asked several sisters-in-law who were helping to count it together. Several children were also dumbfounded, standing there, saying to him uncomfortably:
"Dad, look at you. You had this money, why didn't you tell me earlier? Now some people are buying back these old Mao notes, and they give quite a lot of money."
"Give it to me sooner, and I'll help you sell it, so my mother won't be reluctant to part with the money..."
As he said this, he stretched out his hand to touch it, and then with a whistling sound, Zhang Wangjia hit him with a hoe, and his arm was almost broken!
"Did your mother die because she couldn't bear to part with the money? She was suffocated to death by you guys!"
After working hard all her life, she couldn't even breathe! Just for that 20,000 yuan, she was willing to give up her life. How could she live like this
When my eldest son got married, I begged and pleaded for a loan of 15,000 yuan to buy him a house funded by his company in the city.
My second son got married late, and he also had to save up the same amount of money, a house for 80,000 yuan... There was nothing we could do, the house prices had gone up.
When it was the daughter's turn, she gave the 10,000 yuan betrothal gift, and her parents gave her another 30,000 yuan, along with some newly made furniture as a dowry.
The couple returned to a state of extreme poverty and debt, and only in recent years have they gradually paid off their debts.
The couple has never let their children down in their lives!