When Lin Dan regained consciousness, he found himself sitting beside a single bed. On the bed lay an old man with bronze complexion and gray hair. One foot was covered with thick plaster, and the other was uncomfortable. Curled up, the breath is a little weak, the forehead and arms are covered with large and small scars and bruises, and a retention needle is stuck on the back of the thin hand.
Lin Dan immediately realized that this was a ward, and when he looked up, he found that there were two hospital beds next to him, a middle-aged woman with casts all over her body and a young man with casts on both hands, outside the window. The night was dark, and Lin Dan was the only family member accompanying him in the ward, which seemed quiet.
Lin Dan looked up at the wall clock on the wall and found that it was already two thirty in the evening. Logically speaking, at this point, the hospital does not allow the patient's family to stay overnight. Lin Dan stood up immediately, opened the door gently, sat on the stool outside the corridor, and started sorting out the memories in his mind.
The original owner is also named Lin Dan. He is thirteen years old this year. He is in the second year of middle school in a remote town. He lives in Liuxing Village, a small mountain village that is more remote. His parents died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his grandfather. household. That's why she was granted permission to live in a hospital ward, because she really had nowhere else to go in the city except here.
The original owner's grandfather was an honest and honest person, except for his strength, there was no way to make money. In order to support this little granddaughter, he worked day and night, and coupled with the government's poverty aid, he barely managed to get by.
However, just last year, things changed, all of which stemmed from an obsession of the original owner's grandfather, Lin Shuanzhu. When he was young, he fell in love with Jiao Xiao'e, the eldest daughter of a wealthy family in the village, but the Jiao family despised him as a poor boy, and married his daughter to another rich family in the same village. After that, Lin Shuanzhu, the grandfather of the original owner, also gave up his thoughts and married another woman of the right match, that is, the original owner's grandmother.
Some people have long forgotten their dreams when they were young, but Lin Shuanzhu always remembers that without him, because Jiao Xiaoe's husband Zhou Da is his neighbor, the two families live across a wall, and they can't see each other all day long. , I can't even forget. But Lin Shuanzhu was an honest man, and he couldn't forget it, but he just kept it in his heart. A widower, one became a widow, and had a relationship when he was young, can you not nod your head
Lin Shuanzhu's mind was alive again, as for what Jiao Xiao'e was thinking, no one knew. She has a good family since she was a child, and she has never suffered much. After marrying Zhou Da, that person also loves her very much. She did not let her do heavy work. She has her mother-in-law to help her, and she lives a really comfortable life. Now that both her husband and mother-in-law are gone, her son Zhou Cunzhi has gone to work in another province, and only comes back once every two or three years. Her daughter-in-law has also run away with others. She is sad these days.
She has to manage the fields, do housework, and raise two grandchildren. Life is really miserable. Lin Shuanzhu took the initiative to help her with her work, gave her some money from time to time, and took good care of her two grandchildren, so she acquiesced to this kind of relationship. Appear.
Her family's several acres of fields are all planted by Lin Shuanzhu, but Jiao Xiao'e takes the money earned from selling food. The original owner had to walk a two-hour mountain road to go to school, and the soles of his shoes were worn out. He asked his grandfather to buy him a bicycle. The grandfather was reluctant, but Jiao Xiaoe’s grandson Zhou Fang wanted a bicycle, and Lin Shuanzhu brought it for him the next day. A variable-speed bicycle that made the original owner's eyes red with jealousy.
Lin Shuanzhu said that Jiao Xiaoe's family of three was so good that he gradually forgot that his little granddaughter also needed to be taken care of. Jiao Xiao'e also pretended to be deaf and dumb, and if there was anything delicious to drink, she just stuffed her two children. Even if she saw the original owner passing by the door and was so hungry that her chest was on her back, she never called her in to eat a bite. meal. When Lin Shuanzhu came back in the evening, she also complained to Lin Shuanzhu, saying that the original owner was left-handed, had no family education, did not know how to respect the elders, and refused to help her with her work.
Of course, this fight wasn't a real fight, it was just to scare the original owner. After all, their mutual dependence was not fake. Lin Shuanzhu was working outside all day, so how could he know how Jiao Xiaoe treated his granddaughter
So the original owner hated Jiao Xiaoe's family thoroughly. When they met Jiao Xiaoe's grandson Zhou Fang and granddaughter Zhou Cuicui, their noses were not noses, and their eyes were not eyes.
Zhou Fang was also a chicken thief. He never fought with the original owner. He only walked around the village with his sister, who was bleeding and bleeding. While wiping away tears, she looked very pitiful.
Zhou Fang is very fair-looking, his eyebrows and eyes are very handsome, and his grades are good. He is a well-known good boy in the village. Everyone believed what he said. At night, Jiao Xiao'e came to the door to cry with Lin Shuanzhu, which made Lin Shuanzhu furious, and chased and beat the original owner with a stick in the village.
Over time, the original owner became a famous wild girl in Liuxing Village. Everyone said that if Lin Shuanzhu left her alone, this girl would be a prisoner sooner or later.
Life is just like this. I don’t think Lin Shuanzhu is too old. He grows two families alone, and his body can’t bear it. He almost died of exhaustion in the field this autumn when he was engaged in double robberies. When he came back, he took a sip of water. , I have to go to Jiao Xiao'e's house to help install the glass and repair the roof.
He repeatedly asked Zhou Fang to help hold the ladder, but Zhou Fang hated him so much that he didn't listen to him at all, and walked away when he climbed to a high place. Jiao Xiao'e's dog ran wild all over the yard, knocked the ladder and knocked Lin Shuanzhu hard.
When people are old, their bones are brittle, and Lin Shuanzhu's leg was broken on the spot. The villagers took him to the city hospital. When they heard that the treatment cost was as high as 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, Jiao Xiaoe turned her head and left, saying that Lin Shuanzhu's injury It has nothing to do with her. The villagers were reluctant to pay the money, so they walked away cleanly at that time, leaving only the original owner alone.
Fortunately, on the day of admission, a film crew from the province came and said that they were here to shoot some kind of documentary. The hospital was afraid that the impact would not be good, so they did not drive the grandfather and grandson away. Instead, they performed surgery on Lin Shuanzhu first. In the middle of the night, the more the original owner thought about it, the more aggrieved she couldn't help crying. The debt of seven or eight thousand was an astronomical amount for a child in a poor small mountain village, and she was young, where could she go to get money
The original owner was very desperate. Lin Dan came crying and crying, but the one who took over was still a mess.
After sorting out the memory, Lin Dan couldn't help but wiped his face, but he didn't think too much. He returned to the ward and pulled out the folding chair, and fell asleep. The big things have to wait until the daybreak. At night, you can't sleep because of the worry, and then the body is overwhelmed. Isn't the gain more than the loss
The next day, Lin Dan called a basin of hot water to wipe Lin Shuanzhu's face. The old man looked around and asked in a low voice, "Where's your grandma Jiao?"
"I sent you to the hospital yesterday and went back. She said that your injury has nothing to do with her family. Please don't ask her for money. Your hospital fee has not yet been paid." Lin Dan said blankly.
"Your grandma Jiao is not that kind of person." Lin Shuanzhu retorted subconsciously. Before entering the hospital, he felt dizzy, and naturally he didn't know what happened next.
Lin Dan pursed his lips and didn't speak. Anyway, the doctor came to urge the fee later, and this person would understand. Unexpectedly, the nurse was very cooperative, and immediately pushed the door in and said loudly: "Lin Shuanzhu's family, you can find a way to pay the operation fee and hospitalization fee as soon as possible. We can only accommodate for three days at most, otherwise it will be difficult for you in the future. Medicine is prescribed."
"Doctor, how much is the surgery fee and hospitalization fee?" Lin Dan asked politely.
"You'd better prepare 10,000, at least 8,000. I know it's not easy for you, but our hospital's funds are also tight." The nurse said while dispensing medicine to Lin Shuanzhu.
"Okay, I will hand in the money as soon as possible, thank you doctor."
"No thanks, your grandfather is going to have anti-inflammatory injections later, you can buy him some breakfast to avoid him fainting." The nurse waved her hand and went out, with a good attitude.
Lin Dan then looked at Lin Shuanzhu, but saw the other person's face full of disbelief, his thin lips trembling, as if he was clenching his teeth tightly, suppressing something.
Lin Dan continued: "Where are the bankbooks at home? What's the password? I'll go back to the village later." A day or two.
Lin Shuanzhu's eyes were red, and he said in a voice like a mosquito: "The passbook is with your grandma Jiao, and the password is your birthday."
"Her family has recently added a lot of large items, including washing machines, color TVs, and refrigerators. I'm afraid the money in your passbook is almost used up, right?" Lin Dan said clearly.
Lin Shuanzhu lowered his head deeply, unable to say a word. He acquiesced in adding these things to Jiao Xiaoe, because she said that she wanted to live with him after the new year.
Lin Dan stared at the top of the old man's gray head, and said calmly, "In order to ask the doctor to save you, I knelt down in front of the hospital for half an afternoon yesterday and kowtowed hundreds of times." She didn't say that Jiao Xiao'e was bad, but she said everything . It's just a broken leg, and it's not a terminal illness that can't be cured. She is unwilling to pay for you seven or eight thousand medical expenses. Do you still expect her to live with you in peace? Pull it down!
Lin Shuanzhu's tears came down immediately, and he said with remorse: "Dan, grandpa is sorry for you! I knew that Jiao Xiaoe was such a person, and I wouldn't give her a dime. What can I do now, you are so young? Where can I get the money? We have died of this leg, and we will be discharged from the hospital now." As he spoke, he was about to get out of bed, but he couldn't move.
"You lie down, I'll go to Jiao Xiaoe to ask for money. Do you have an account book at home?" Rural people live a hard life. Every household has an account book to record the income and expenditure of the whole year, and Lin Shuanzhu should have it too. Lin Dan hadn't figured out how to get the money out of Jiao Xiao'e's pocket for a while, but having a certificate was better than empty words.
"If you have something, just put it in the box under my bed, and you can look for it. Dan, if you don't want the money, you will ask your uncle Fang to pull me out of the hospital. We will die." Lin Shuanzhu burst into tears, regretting the beginning .
Lin Dan waved his hand and said nothing. She went downstairs to buy breakfast for the old man, watched him finish the injection, taught him how to ring the bell to call a nurse, and then left.
The middle-aged woman and young man lying on the side listened to gossip, and after Lin Dan left, they said to Lin Shuanzhu: "You old man is really confused, how can you let outsiders hold your bankbook. Take the money out of your pocket? How old is your granddaughter, thin and small, is she over twelve years old, can she be able to offend the family? I think your loss is settled. "