Ye Cheng

Because they made some money during the winter vacation, and the momentum is not bad, they might be able to make some money back next summer vacation, so Ye Cheng and his family are quite optimistic, and they always feel that there are no hurdles they can't overcome.

Lan Xiaofeng did well in the final exam years ago. She passed the math test. Her parents were very pleased and wanted to treat Ye Cheng and the others to a meal, but Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan didn't go on the day they got their report cards. The school started, but there was no one to be seen for a long time. He thought that something happened to Ye Cheng's family, so he almost ran to their village to find someone.

After class started, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan still had to make up lessons for Lan Xiaofeng every day as usual. Lan Xiaofeng's parents brought them meals every day at noon and afternoon. There was a fight, but it didn't have much impact on their lives.

After the new year, the weather tends to warm up, but it is still not stable. It will be warmer for a few days and colder for a few days, and the air will become more and more humid. Everyone can clearly feel that spring is coming.Ye Cheng's family has salted a lot of preserved eggs these days, basically they don't make salted duck eggs any more, and Qian Shou Wan's family does the same.When the weather gets hotter, the preserved egg business will get better and better. Everyone likes to eat salted duck eggs, but there are too many people selling salted duck eggs in their area.

Looking at the jars of preserved eggs in the backyard, Ye Cheng and the others held hope in their hearts. They wondered if these jars of preserved eggs would bring changes to their lives. Even if they made a little more money, at least they could improve her family's food. It's also good, maybe I can buy some beautiful clothes for Ye Ping in the summer, she will be in junior high school this fall.

On a certain day in this spring, Cai Jinzhi heard that something happened to Ye Cheng's aunt's house again. In the past few years, Ye Cheng's uncle fell ill, and they brought Ye Ping back. Ye Cheng's aunt, Ye Qiulan, brought her husband Seeking medical treatment everywhere, but in the end he couldn't get his life back from Lord Yan's hands, and his family fortune of more than ten years was emptied all at once.

In the past two years, Ye Qiulan and his son Tan Xiaosong depended on each other. Ye Qiulan sold tofu and got up early every day, and Tan Xiaosong was also very competitive. The year before last, he was admitted to a good university, and last year he won several thousand scholarships. A well-known good boy.

But just a while ago, Tan Xiaosong was running over by a truck in their city on his way to the university with his luggage alone. It is said that he was seriously injured. Fortunately, the driver who caused the accident was not bad, so he called 120 on the spot. He got an ambulance and did not delay the treatment. When Tan Xiaosong's legs were severely crushed and bleeding profusely, he finally saved his life.

As for the traffic accident, Tan Xiaosong himself was also responsible, because he had to catch the train and walked in a hurry when crossing the road. There were no crosswalks or traffic lights in that area, so it was hard to say which side was responsible for the accident. responsibility.

The truck driver was quite kind. Although the traffic police finally ruled that they were equally responsible, he had paid off the main surgical and medical expenses in the early stage, and also prepaid a hospitalization fee. That's quite a lot of money.Afterwards, he once again paid Ye Qiulan 5 yuan in compensation, and the matter was settled.Ye Qiulan is a married woman, her husband passed away, and her son had this kind of accident again, she put all her thoughts on her son on the hospital bed, and didn't have the energy to care about whether the other party's compensation was too much or too little.

After Ye Cheng and the others heard about this, they all went to the city on Saturday. The three children plus Cai Jinzhi were like headless chickens in the city. They only heard that Tan Xiaosong was in the city. The hospital in the city, but there are several hospitals in their city, and each hospital is very large, so it is not easy to find someone.

In order to save money, the grandparents and grandchildren were reluctant to take a taxi, so they looked on the bus plate and saw a station called a hospital, so they took the bus to look for it, and found it from ten o'clock in the morning until after nine o'clock in the evening. Only then did they finally find Tan Xiaosong and the others in the Second Municipal Hospital.

Ye Cheng has only been to her aunt's house once in total, and Ye Ping has never been back since she came back from her aunt's house. Apart from studying, they make money every day, and they are very busy every day.Ye Qiulan is also very busy. Her husband passed away, and she has to rely on her to support the whole family. Her son is in high school, college, and going out to study. She will have to marry a wife in the future. She can only make tofu and wake up in the middle of the night. Work, set up a stall in the vegetable market in the morning, and have to go home in the afternoon to soak beans, sell some tofu, and other miscellaneous jobs. I work every day and never dare to stop for a rest. This dazzling, seven or eight years It's over.

When Ye Cheng and the others found Tan Xiaosong's ward, Ye Qiulan was holding a towel to wipe Tan Xiaosong's face. That day, only a few days later, the boy was already thin and out of shape, his face was sallow, and he was sleeping now, with his head tilted, and his hair was a little greasy in clumps, which made him even more listless.

"Auntie." Ye Ping called out.

Ye Qiulan was stunned, turned her head to look at the door, put down the towel in her hand: "Ye Ping?"

"Auntie..." Ye Ping walked with everyone in the city all day. Her face was disheartened and her feet were sore. The bowl of noodles she ate in the evening had already been digested, so she finally found the right ward. See you Seeing Ye Qiulan and Tan Xiaosong like this, I felt bitter in my heart, and couldn't hold back my tears immediately.

"You girl, why are you crying?" When Ye Ping was young, she stayed at Ye Qiulan's house all the time, and their family raised her as a daughter. Although they had no contact over the years, everyone still kept these feelings in their hearts.Seeing Ye Ping at this time, Ye Qiulan had mixed feelings in her heart. She thought of those years when Ye Ping and Tan Xiaosong were both young, her husband was still there, and although the family's life was not rich, they were happy every day. Yes, one thing after another happened in the past few years, and now, this is already the situation.

Cai Jinzhi greeted Ye Qiulan and asked about Tan Xiaosong's condition. Ye Qiulan said that Tan Xiaosong's right leg was fine and he should be able to stand up in the future. The kneecap of his left leg was a bit difficult to treat. Tan Xiaosong's attending physician gave them a Business card, let them go to a military hospital in X City to find a doctor surnamed Shen, saying that he is an expert in this field and may help Tan Xiaosong's condition.

"Just the two of you?" Cai Jinzhi, who is also a woman, can imagine how much hardship she had to endure while taking her son to other places to see a doctor.

"It's okay, I know the hospital well." When her man was sick, Ye Qiulan often went to and from hospitals in various cities.

"Then when are you leaving?"

"It will take a while. The doctor said that Xiaosong's condition is not stable yet, and he can't run around too much."

"Is there enough money?" Cai Jinzhi didn't have much confidence in asking this question, after all, she really couldn't help much when it came to money.

"How much money do we have to treat as many diseases as possible? If it is cured well or not, it is fate." But if there is still a little hope, she will hold on tightly and never let go.

It was getting late, and there was no car to go back at night, so Ye Cheng and the others made up a bed in the ward. Ye Qiulan borrowed a mat and a mattress from the next ward, and went to the nurse on duty to borrow a bed. Guy, the three children were sleeping on the floor of the ward.Cai Jinzhi and Ye Qiulan shared a bed. Ye Qiulan rented an empty bed in this ward to take care of Tan Xiaosong.

Tan Xiaosong woke up twice in the middle of the night, and Ye Qiulan also had to get up and urinate, which is a must for nursing patients.

The next morning, Ye Cheng and the others got up early, bought some breakfast from a mobile vendor outside the hospital, and Tan Xiaosong just woke up, in good spirits, and talked to Ye Ping for a while, and the words were quite Optimistic, but his smile is obviously different from before, and every time he lowers his eyelids, some not-so-cheerful emotions will flash across his face.

"My aunt definitely doesn't have enough money." After nine o'clock in the morning, Tan Xiaosong woke up a few hours later and fell asleep drowsily. Ye Qiulan went out to wash with a large bucket of clothes, and Cai Jinzhi also went to help. The patient in the hospital had an operation today, and his family also went to the operating room to wait.

"Brother, how much money do we have left?" Ye Ping asked in a low voice.

"There are still more than 800 yuan in the card." This money is all their belongings, and they are not willing to touch it when they are usually frugal.

"Let's borrow some for Brother Xiaosong to see a doctor first, shall we?" Because Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan basically earned the family's money, and the two of them skipped a grade when they were in elementary school, and there was no tuition fee for high school, so they don't usually spend much money.Ye Ping herself has studied elementary school for five years, and she is about to enter junior high school. The tuition fee of five or six hundred a year is not a small sum of money after three years. She always feels that she can earn money from the family. It costs much less, so when I say this now, I feel very guilty.

"Our family still owes my aunt 5000 yuan." And this is 5000 yuan a few years ago, and the current 5000 yuan is not the same concept at all.

"Then why don't we return the 5000 yuan to my aunt first?" Ye Ping suggested.

"Give me 2000 yuan, if you want, give it all. What can you do with more than [-] yuan?" Lu Mingyuan said suddenly, because in the past two years, he has studied well and made money, and his image in the eyes of Cai Jinzhi and the others has become more and more serious. Well, the children have lived together for a long time, and they are really like a family. Gradually, Cai Jinzhi and Qian Shouwan treated him like Ye Cheng and Yeping. This time he said he would follow, and Cai Jinzhi also Didn't say much.

"Ye Ping, what do you think?" Ye Cheng asked Ye Ping's opinion. After all, he and Lu Mingyuan didn't need tuition fees for the past two years, and it was Ye Ping who needed the money the most.

"I want to give it." Ye Ping looked at Ye Cheng and said, her eyes were red, and she didn't know who she was feeling sad for.

"It's okay, brother will help you earn tuition during the summer vacation." Ye Cheng comforted her.

"There are still a lot of preserved eggs at home, maybe they can be sold for a lot of money." Lu Mingyuan also said.

When Ye Qiulan and Cai Jinzhi came back from washing their clothes, Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan went to the ATM machine in front of the hospital to withdraw money. They used postal cards, and they could only withdraw 7000 yuan at a time. I personally looked left and right, fearing that this property would be robbed, so I took the money, stuffed it in my pocket, zipped it up, and hurried back to Tan Xiaosong's ward.

When Ye Cheng and the others took out the money, Ye Qiulan was silent. Her own parents and brothers died early, and after the man died, she gradually became estranged from her husband's family. Xiaosong was so old in the hospital, so there were only a few relatives and friends who came to see the doctor. Everyone who came was paid, it was their custom, no matter what happened to someone's family, everyone had to spend some money to help.

But when Ye Cheng and the others came this time, Ye Qiulan really didn't expect them to pay for it. Even if she hadn't had much contact with Ye Cheng's family in the past few years, she knew the situation of Ye Cheng's family somewhat. They are helping Cai Jinzhi, but they also have to take on the burden of supporting their families. They are considered capable if they can pay the tuition fees. I didn’t expect that this time when I came to see Tan Xiaosong, I would be able to spend 7000 yuan all at once. , It may be that the family has been emptied, but how long can the 7000 yuan help her stay in the hospital?

"Cheng, Auntie knows what you want, but you should keep the money and pay Ye Ping's tuition." After talking to Cai Jinzhi for a while, Ye Qiulan also knew that Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan didn't need to pay now. tuition fee.

"Let's fix Brother Xiaosong's leg. I still have tuition fees." Ye Ping lied.

"You silly girl, how can aunt not know about your family's situation? You can keep the money for your studies, and you will be successful in the future if you get into a good university in the future."

"It's okay, my brother can still earn me tuition fees. Our family has raised a lot of ducks. This year, we have marinated several jars of preserved eggs. We will have money after selling them." In the past, Ye Ping always thought that studying was the most important thing, and tuition fees were her most important thing. Concern is also the most worrying issue, but now she feels that reading is not as important as Tan Xiaosong's legs.

"You can accept the wishes of the children, just for Xiaosong. Don't worry about Ye Ping's tuition. With me and her uncle, you can't let her drop out of school. The old woman doesn't have much money. That's all I brought, and you can accept it too." Said Cai Jinzhi took out a stack of not-so-thick hundred-yuan bills from the hidden pocket of his trousers, which looked like a thousand or so.

"Auntie, why do you think it's so difficult for this person to live..." Ye Qiulan suddenly lost control of her emotions while holding the banknotes in her hand, holding Cai Jinzhi's hand and crying uncontrollably.

"It's okay, it's okay, ah, Xiaosong will get better, this is a hurdle, let's get over it." Cai Jinzhi patted Ye Qiulan on the back to cheer her up, while Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan stood aside with their heads down, Tan Xiaosong didn't know when he woke up, and no one else in the room noticed it. Ye Ping saw it and walked to him. He smiled at Ye Ping, and then stretched out his index finger to make a silent movement.