Ding Sha held her belly and couldn't bend down, so she quickly asked Aunt Zhuang to go and see if it was a baby.
Aunt Zhuang couldn't wait to pick the person up from the ground. It was a child who looked three or four years old. His body was dirty and his face was as dirty as a cat.
Aunt Zhuang carried the person into the house, and Ding Sha tried hard to shout Xiao Jun out.
"Where did this child come from?" Xiao Jun was shocked.
"I found it at the door," Ding Sha said absentmindedly, clutching his sleeve tightly.
Pregnant women hate to see children suffer. They feel very uncomfortable seeing their children like this.
Xiao Jun patted her soothingly, "It's okay, don't worry, my aunt and I will take him to the hospital, you and sister-in-law wait for us at home, I will call you."
Ding Sha knew that if he insisted on going, Xiao Jun would be worried, so he patiently agreed, "Be sure to call me."
Xiao Jun hummed. Aunt Zhuang saw that the child was wearing thin clothes, so she went back to the house, got a blanket, wrapped him up in her arms, and said, "Poor boy, it's so cold and you're only wearing one piece of clothing!"
Xiao Jun called a taxi, and Ding Sha transferred 20,000 yuan to his phone. "This is for medical expenses. Tell me if it's not enough."
Xiao Jun kissed her forehead and said, "I know. Just stay at home and don't worry."
The car arrived. Xiao Jun and Ding Sha waved their hands and took Aunt Zhuang into the car, heading to the nearest maternity and child hospital.
Aunt Zhuang couldn't hold the child for too long, so Xiao Jun took the child and ran into the emergency department. "Hello, the child is in a coma."
The young nurse quickly took him to the bedside and put the child down, and another nurse ran to call the doctor.
Xiao Jun breathed a sigh of relief and stood aside with Aunt Zhuang, waiting quietly.
The doctor came over and checked and said, "It's nothing serious, probably just hunger."
"Do a blood test, put him on IV drip, and he'll wake up in a while."
The doctor handed the list to Xiao Jun, "Are you the child's family member? Go and pay the fee to create a medical record for the child."
Xiao Jun took the order and said, "I don't know this kid. He fainted in front of my store and I asked him to deliver him here."
"The cost is no problem, but I guess I'll have to wait until he wakes up and ask him what his name is before I can find out the medical records."
The doctor raised his glasses and said, "Then there's no need to rush. You can sit for a while."
"See if the child can find his parents when he wakes up."
Xiao Jun nodded and went to pay the fee first.
When the doctor came back after finishing his work and saw a stack of bills in his hand, he knew that he had paid the fees and exclaimed.
"You can wait for his parents to come and pay. There's no need to pay for it yourself."
It's not that he is petty, he has really seen parents who refuse to pay medical bills.
Seeing that this kid doesn't look like a wealthy person, he should not be cheated if he can. And seeing that the kid's clothes are dirty and he fainted from hunger, it's likely that his parents are not good people either.
Xiao Jun shook his head, "I'll hand it in first."
He didn't have much hope of finding the child's parents, and he couldn't let the hospital pay for it.
It’s not that he is kind, he is just afraid that when Ding Sha comes to give birth, the hospital will hold a grudge against them.
Although he knew it was unlikely, he just couldn't help but think of all sorts of random things.
Xiao Jun took out his cell phone and sent Ding Sha the details. Aunt Zhuang borrowed a pack of wet wipes and dipped them in hot water to wipe the child's face.
"Oh, he's still a handsome boy." After wiping his face clean, the little boy's face was revealed.
Aunt Zhuang wiped his unpierced hand and said, "Let Shasha see this beautiful baby when the time comes. I hope the baby will grow up to be beautiful too."
As she spoke, she started chatting with Xiao Jun about some folk remedies for pregnant women that had been passed down by word of mouth in the village.
If pregnant women eat more grapes, their babies' eyes will be bigger...
What is it that if pregnant women look at good-looking people more, their babies will also be good-looking...
Xiao Jun listened with great interest.
Little Shitou vaguely felt that he was lying in a warm place. He even felt that his little stomach was not that hungry anymore.
Is it your brother
Did my brother find me and take me home
He opened his eyes blearily and saw a snow-white ceiling. The back of his hand felt a little painful.
It feels like being held in someone's hand and kept warm.
He stared blankly at the strange aunt and brother standing by the bed, laughing and chatting.
There are a lot of people here and it's very noisy, but Little Stone is not afraid at all.
Aunt Zhuang felt the small hand in her palm move, and when she turned around, she saw a pair of misty big eyes looking at her.
The little guy even called out "Auntie" with a smile.
Aunt Zhuang exclaimed happily, "How are you, little one? Are you feeling uncomfortable or in pain anywhere?"
Little Stone shook his head and touched his stomach, "I'm hungry."
"Oh, what a sin," Aunt Zhuang touched his little face distressedly, "After hanging this bottle, let's go home and eat."
Xiao Jun saw that he had woken up, so he went to find a doctor. The doctor checked him again and looked at the blood test report. "No problem. Children cannot stand hunger. You can leave after the IV drip."
He said, smiling and asked Little Stone, "Little guy, what's your name?"
"Little Stone." The little guy answered in a baby voice.
"How old are you this year?"
"Four years old."
"Good boy," the doctor pinched his little face, "where are your parents?"
Little Stone lowered his head and said nothing.
The doctor asked again, but Xiao Shitou still didn't speak.
The doctor stopped asking questions and pulled Xiao Jun aside. "Isn't this child abandoned by his parents?"
Xiao Jun shook his head. "I don't know. I'll take him home first. It's too late today. I'll go to the police station tomorrow to see if I can contact his parents."
"That's okay. Thank you for your hard work, brother." The doctor patted his shoulder and was called away as soon as he finished speaking.
The young nurse removed the needle from him, and Aunt Zhuang wrapped him up in a blanket. "Okay, let's go home!"
Little Shitou lay obediently on her shoulder, looking at Xiao Jun with some fear.
Xiao Jun didn't say anything, took out his cell phone and sent a message to Ding Sha.
The light at the door of the shop was still on. As soon as I entered, I saw Mrs. Tong supporting Ding Sha and persuading her to sit down.
Xiao Jun strode over and caught Ding Sha.
"Are you back?" Ding Sha looked at him with a smile, "Are you cold?"
"It's not cold." Xiao Jun frowned and grabbed her cold hand, "Why don't you stay inside?"
"I can't sit still." Ding Sha acted coquettishly with a guilty conscience.
Aunt Zhuang put the little guy on a chair, and Ding Sha poured him a small cup of hot milk. "Are you awake, little guy?"
Little Stone blinked and stared at Dingsha for a while, "Fairy sister!"
Ding Sha smiled and touched his head, "Are you hungry?"
Little Stone took a sip of the sweet milk, touched his stomach, and nodded, "I'm hungry."
Ding Sha pulled Xiao Jun and said, "I made some dumpling soup. Everyone has been waiting for half the night. Why don't we have a midnight snack together?"
Xiao Jun glared at her, "You're still cooking!"
Ding Sha grabbed his arm and shook it.
Xiao Jun had no choice but to go to the kitchen to get the dumpling soup.
When you open the lid of the pot, a burst of fresh and fragrant hot steam hits you in the face. The colors in the pot are distinct: red tomatoes, golden frangipani, green bok choy, and black shredded wood ear mushrooms, with white lumps of dough floating among them.
It's not too fancy, nor too expensive.
But it will evoke a desire for longing in the middle of the night.
Maybe it’s the smell of my mother, or maybe it’s the aroma of cooking in other people’s homes that I smelled when I was playing as a child.
But it is undeniable that when you smell or see it, you will suddenly wake up and think, ah, I'm really hungry.
Everyone crowded around a table and drank the steaming hot dumpling soup. Little Shitou held the bowl with a small spoon and ate it relishing the delicious taste.
Tong's wife couldn't help but say, "Shasha's craftsmanship is really amazing."
Indeed, although Xiao Jun’s cooking is also delicious, after eating Ding Sha’s cooking, I still feel that Xiao Jun’s cooking is not as good as hers.
The sound of slurping filled the hall. Before he finished eating, he heard someone knocking on the door anxiously.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Author's side note: I really love pimple soup~