after a long time
Qiu Shi finally opened her eyes and found herself lying on a cool chair." Eh?”Just as she was about to get off the chair, she lost her balance and rolled down from the chair with a thud.
Grandpa, who was sitting at the side, hurriedly picked her up." Don't move around. Lie down properly…" The old man's mouth was holding the long pipe that was inseparable from him, and his old eyes were filled with turbid tears.
With great difficulty, the girl reached out her hand and placed it on her grandfather's face to wipe away his tears. " Grandpa, don't cry. Minmin is fine…" It turned out that Qiu Shi had been poisoned after drinking that cup of medicinal wine. She was foaming at the mouth and her body was convulsing. It was her grandfather who hurriedly carried her to the village hospital.
No wonder there was the smell of soap and washing powder in her mouth…Could…Could it be…
"Did that person put poison in the medicinal wine that he gave me?”Qiu Shi shivered in her heart. Even though Xiang had never loved her when she was young, and the father and daughter who talked to each other with sticks every day were not filial at all; However, she was unwilling to believe that he really wanted to poison her.
Perhaps, this was within expectations.
At this moment, the pain in Qiu Shi's heart had already surpassed everything else. She just didn't know how to express it.
The little girl calmed down and realized that many neighbors and uncles were gathered around her. They were all discussing. Third Aunt's face was still covered in tears.
"If you don't like your girl, you can give her to me," An Lin's mother shouted at Xiang. I'll be responsible for raising her into an adult. As long as you admit it in front of the village chief and secretary, I'll bring this child home today!”
"Our relatives are also willing to adopt this child. Xiang, say something! If you don't want her, we'll raise her!”Fifth Aunt also angrily scolded this cousin. "I don't believe that a child can make the family poor! Moreover, she has helped you do so many things. No matter what, it can at least offset the few meals you ate!!!”
Qiu Shi had heard people talking about this more than once. She knew that it was impossible for her to be adopted. No matter how much he said, it was useless! At the moment, she was more concerned about her grandfather, who was sitting beside her and crying.
An old man, who was almost eighty years old, burst into tears at this moment.
" I feel guilty," he shouted. The old man held his head in his hands, and bean-sized tears fell to the ground one after another.
Seeing her grandfather cry in pain, Qiu Shi also cried.
All this while, the old man had always felt guilty for letting down this poor granddaughter in front of him. His son had caused her so much harm and pain. Even in the old society he lived in, not many people had been abused like this. The people in the village were all afraid of him. He used a knife and a gun at every turn. He had two gunpowder guns at home. When he was bored, he would train Qiu Shi like a hunting dog and bring her to the forest to hunt birds. " His " marksmanship was very accurate, and Qiu Shi's mission was to find the body of the bird that " He " had shot. If " He " could not find it, there was no need to mention the consequences…
Not only did Xiang know how to use a gun, but he had also become a butcher by self-study. A person could kill a cow, and killing a pig was not a problem. Wasn't it easy to kill a person?
He had done all kinds of cruel and wicked things. With Xiang's brutal character, who would dare to provoke him?
Not long ago, because of the water source on the dam, he had fought with three people and injured two of them with a hoe. No one dared to ask him for medical fees again. Although this matter caused quite a stir, it was eventually left unsettled.
Grandpa carried Qiu Shi home. He must have been too sad and tired from crying. He hugged Qiu Shi and fell asleep quietly. Tears were still hanging at the corners of his wrinkled eyes.
On the third day.
Qiu Shi woke up early as usual. She lit a fire and prepared to make breakfast and pig feed.
After a long time, her grandfather still didn't get up. Qiu Shi lightened her footsteps and walked to her grandfather's bedside.
"Sigh…Mm!" Grandpa grunted, looking very sad.
"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Qiu Shi reached out to touch the old man's forehead." It's so hot. Grandpa, you're running a high fever!"!!”Qiu Shi soaked a towel with cold water and applied it to the old man's forehead. She hurriedly found the doctor at the village hospital. After the injection, Grandpa still had a high fever. He lay on the bed, unable to move.
"Child, don't worry. Even if it's a panacea, there's still a process of digestion, right?!”The doctor comforted the girl as he tore off a prescription in his hand."Come with me to get the medicine!"
"But…I don't have money.”Qiu Shi said timidly," Can I wait for my mother to come back before paying the money I owe?”After saying that, she handed the doctor a handful of scattered notes. There were one cent, two cents, five cents, and ten cents. The total amount was less than one yuan.
The doctor looked at Qiu Shi and wanted to say something to reject her. However, as a doctor, he had the heart of a parent, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth."Alright then! But when your mother comes back, you must bring it to me. Your grandmother has passed away for so long, and the medical fees have not been paid yet!”
"Yes!" When Qiu Shi saw that the doctor had agreed to give her grandfather the life-saving medicine first, she nodded her head solemnly."I will also plant more pigweed to fatten the pigs. Buy more money to pay off your debts!"
Looking at her seriousness, the doctor's heart warmed and he turned away.
In the afternoon, Qiu Shi returned home from school and went straight to her grandfather's bedroom. She realized that not only did her grandfather not get better after taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor, but he had even pooped on the bed. She didn't know what had happened and hurriedly asked Xiang for help."I beg you, Grandpa, please take a look at him!”
Xiang lowered his head and flipped a few dirty bottles in the basket. He said to her coldly,"It's good that this old fart is dead. I'm afraid he won't die. And wasting food."
Qiu Shi tried her best to hold her red and swollen eyes as she looked at her grandfather and covered him with the blanket. She heated up the food and brought a bowl for Grandpa. She changed Grandpa's dirty clothes and bedsheets and quietly took them to the pond to wash.
At this moment, the school bell rang not far away.
Qiu Shi hung the bedsheets and clothes and ran all the way to her fifth aunt's house."Fifth Aunt, my grandfather is sick!"
Fifth Aunt was still feeding the pigs in the pigsty. She put down the pig feed ladle in her hand and strode forward with Qiu Shi."What's wrong? Is it serious?"
“……”
The kind-hearted woman could not help but feel sad when she saw her uncle's tragic appearance. She turned her head and sobbed softly. She said to the old man who had collapsed on the bed,"Fourth Uncle, it's Fifth Niu. Can you hear my voice?”
"Ah, er-ing-five-five-girl-I-m-afraid-I-can't-make it. Ai, ai, ai, in the future, Min Min will rely on you, you all will, pray, pray, to, you.”The old man recited a sentence intermittently. When he was well, he could still protect his granddaughter from disaster. Now that he had become like this, his days were numbered. However, how could he be at ease with his poor little granddaughter?
"Fourth Uncle, don't worry!" Wu Niu hurriedly comforted him, but she did not take a step towards the bed. She cheered on Fourth Uncle loudly through the curtain.
"This is nothing. Back then, during the Cultural Revolution, we survived all kinds of disasters. Minmin needs you to take care of her. Our families are not well-off, so the only thing we can do is to solve your next meal.”Qiu Shi's fifth aunt looked at her sickly fourth uncle who had raised her up and felt sorry for him. However, she was helpless about the heavy medical fees. After all, she had a child in school. It was too difficult for a woman to support a family in the countryside.
"Sigh…" The old man didn't even have time to reply-
Thunderous curses came from outside the house.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。