Return to the small mountain village in 1986

That night, Gao Mingcheng slept at Fan Chengyao's house. The next day, he went to the clothing factory he had been cooperating with to buy a batch of autumn clothes. Then he ran to the place designated by Xiao Jinfeng to load a truckload of goods and prepared to return to the county. .

With more than [-] yuan in his pocket, he ultimately did not choose to spend time here, but wanted to go home early to share the good news with many beauties.

In addition, collecting old items is indeed a good way to make money.

This business can continue for a while, and when all the old things in the surrounding areas are collected, he will forget it.

The profits from bezoars were so great that Gao Mingcheng wondered whether he should collect sick cows as well as used items.

If the sick cow has a bezoar in its body, it is naturally good. If not, it is considered a good deed.

It was the afternoon of the second day after he returned to the county. As soon as he drove the car to the transportation company, Xiao Jinfeng told him some bad news.

"Mingcheng, Mingwan asked me to tell you that your grandma is sick."

Gao Mingcheng had just been driving for a day and was exhausted, when he heard such bad news.

He immediately asked: "Is my grandma seriously ill? Is she in the village now or sent to the county hospital?"

Xiao Jinfeng said: "Mingwan took leave today and returned to the village. As for whether he was sent to the county hospital, I don't know. Mingcheng, you don't need to unload the goods on the car. You go back to see the old man first. Listen to Mingwan. , your grandma is not young anymore. Such elderly elders often look at each other less. "

Gao Mingcheng was a little sad by what he said.

In fact, Grandma Gao is a pretty good person. She has a good personality and is hardworking. When she was young, she could earn ten work points.

Even now, she does not eat hard work, but does something within her ability to not trouble her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren as much as possible.

Because of this, her presence seems a bit low.

In addition, Gao Mingcheng's relationship with her was not close enough, so he sometimes forgot her existence.

"Okay, I'll leave my bag of clothes here with you first. I'll go back to the village now to have a look." Gao Mingcheng said, taking the tractor key from Xiao Jinfeng's office, and was about to drive his tractor back to the village. .

The tractor happens to be parked here, which is convenient.

After he started the tractor, he remembered something and quickly said to Xiao Jinfeng: "Brother Xiao, please call my clothing store later and tell them that I have gone back to the village and may not come back tonight. Let them do not worry."

"Okay!" Xiao Jinfeng responded loudly.

So Gao Mingcheng took the canvas bag he carried with him and drove the tractor all the way back to the village.

The day after tomorrow is the market day in the county. He originally planned to return to the village early the day after tomorrow and bring the bayberries picked from the trees to the county to sell.

Now we have to see how his grandma is doing, I hope...

Gao Mingcheng's face looked a little ugly.

Originally, in her previous life, Grandma Gao would have been injured due to a fall last winter. She lay in bed for several days and died of torture.

However, when Gao Mingcheng was building a house in Niuweiling, he gave his father some leftover cement and asked his father to repair the road leading to the toilet.

In this way, even if it is a rainy day, as long as you are careful, it will not be easy to fall.

Grandma Gao has avoided death in her previous life, but now she is sick...

Gao Mingcheng suppressed his inner worries and drove the car very fast.

It usually takes an hour to travel, but today I got there in 10 minutes.

As soon as the car stopped, he grabbed the canvas bag and walked to his parents' house.

He hasn't visited the house for a long time since he had a fight with his parents.

Although it was best to carry something with him when visiting a sick old man, Gao Mingcheng was in such a hurry today that he didn't have time to buy gifts, so he could only give him some money later.

With this thought in mind, he entered the yard very quickly.

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw that his parents were at home. Gao Yuan was repairing a hoe and Luo Xiaohua was hooking shoes with wool.

After Zhang Jinling entered the house, the task of cooking fell on her. At this moment, Zhang Jinling was choosing vegetables.

"Mom and Dad, I heard that grandma is sick. Is it serious?"

Seeing him coming back, Gao Yuanyuan and Luo Xiaohua were a little surprised, but it was reasonable. They didn't say anything bad. They only said that Grandma Gao had a fall, but it was not serious, and she was resting in the room now. .

The tone of their conversation was very normal, but when Gao Mingcheng heard the word wrestling, his heart beat hard.

He quickly walked into Grandma Gao's room and saw her lying on the bed with a look of pain on her face.

"Grandma, where did you fall?" Gao Mingcheng quickly came to the bed and asked with concern.

One moment, Grandma Gao's face was full of pain, but the next moment, she smiled and said kindly: "I'm fine, I just fell."

But Gao Mingcheng had already seen through her disguise and knew that grandma must be in severe pain at this moment.

Older people tend to have osteoporosis, so they are most afraid of falling. A slight fall can easily break bones.

Once a bone is broken, not only will the person suffer, but the body's functions will also deteriorate rapidly, leading to various complications.

"Where does it hurt? If the pain is severe, I will take you to the county hospital for treatment. Grandma, I have money, so don't worry about spending money." Gao Mingcheng said sincerely.

The older generation has to survive when they are sick because they are afraid of spending money.

They have experienced the poorest and most miserable days. Even if their living conditions improved later, the frugality engraved in their bones still affects their behavior.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Grandma Gao's face, but she finally said: "It's not easy for you to make money..."

Gao Mingcheng opened the canvas bag he carried with him, revealing a lot of money inside.

The money was tied into bundles with rubber bands. Each bundle contained 1 yuan. It was thick and looked like bricks.

After showing his strength, Gao Mingcheng said: "Do you want to go to the hospital? Otherwise, you will be the one to suffer the pain!"

Grandma Gao was dazzled by the large amount of money, with a look of shock on her face.

After hearing Gao Mingcheng's tough words, a line of tears flowed from the corner of Gao Nainai's eyes.

"Mingcheng...my left leg hurts and I can't move." Grandma Gao choked with sobs.

She fell down yesterday evening. She didn't feel serious at that time. She ate a big bowl for dinner. But after eating, she started to feel pain, and it became more and more painful. When she lay down, she found that she couldn't even think about it. Can't get up.

Because she was afraid of pooping and peeing on the bed, Grandma Gao said she had no appetite all day and refused to eat or drink.

She thought she would be fine just by lying down, but she didn't expect that she couldn't get up after lying down.

Gao Mingcheng was speechless looking at his grandmother's pitiful appearance.

"Wait a moment, and I'll take you to the county hospital for treatment right away." After Gao Mingcheng finished speaking, he opened the closet in the room and took out a winter quilt.

I don’t know how many years this quilt has been used, and it’s hard to the touch.

He walked out of the yard holding the quilt.

The houses in the village are relatively dense and the tractor cannot get in. It is parked at the pond at the entrance of the village.

"Hey, what are you doing holding the quilt?" Luo Xiaohua was stunned when he saw him walking away without saying a word, then put down the wool and soles in his hands and chased after him.

Grandma Gao was frugal, and Luo Xiaohua was naturally frugal too. When she saw Gao Mingcheng taking away things from home, she became extremely anxious on the spot.

Gao Mingcheng ignored her, quickly walked to the tractor with the quilt in his arms, and spread it on the bed of the tractor.

The body of this truck is 1.5 meters long. Grandma is so thin that she can lie down on it.

After he finished laying the quilt, Luo Xiaohua caught up and cursed: "Your grandma is not feeling well. You just came to see her empty-handed. Why did you take away the quilt at home?"

As soon as Gao Mingcheng looked at the damn look, he knew that his grandma could really endure it. She was in pain for a whole day and a night, and she was hungry for a whole day without eating, yet she could remain silent.

I guess when my family asked me, they would smile and say I was fine.

Gao Mingcheng no longer wants to comment on this hard-working quality.

"Grandma's left leg bone should be broken. She is in too much pain to move. I will take her to the county hospital for treatment now." Gao Mingcheng said, and then continued to walk home, intending to carry his grandma into the car.

"What are you talking nonsense about? Your grandma clearly said she was good at wrestling. Who hasn't wrestled before?" Luo Xiaohua didn't believe it and wanted to take the quilt in the bed of the car home.

"If she is fine, can she lie in bed for a whole day? Can she not have the appetite to eat for a whole day? Can she not go to the toilet for a whole day? Do you really believe that she is fine?" Gao Mingcheng asked.It's one thing if Grandma Gao doesn't tell her, but it's another thing if no one in the family sees it.

Is this really careless or unfilial?

He heard that his parents had scolded him for being unfilial behind his back, but how filial could they be?

After all, Luo Xiaohua was not really stupid. After hearing this, he looked a little guilty.

When she got home, she immediately entered Grandma Gao's room and said anxiously: "Mom, you are not feeling well, why don't you tell us? Don't you want others to accuse us of being unfilial?"

This other person obviously refers to Gao Mingcheng.

While enduring the pain, Grandma Gao explained: "You have a lot of things to do, and I was afraid of bothering you. I thought it would be fine just to lie down..."

Her voice became softer and softer. At this time, Gao Mingcheng was already ready to pick her up.

But Grandma Gao asked him to wait and said to Luo Xiaohua: "I haven't been to the toilet for a day and I'm suffocated. Please help me go to the toilet first."

Luo Xiaohua didn't care about anything else and hurriedly went to help Grandma Gao, but Grandma Gao's leg bone was broken and she couldn't move. Although Luo Xiaohua had some strength, it was difficult to lift Grandma Gao completely.

So Gao Mingcheng carried Grandma Gao into the toilet, and then Luo Xiaohua helped unbutton her pants to go to the toilet.

At this time, Gao Yuanyuan and Zhang Jinling also came over.

When he learned that Gao Mingcheng was going to send Grandma Gao to the county hospital, Gao Yuan's first reaction was to blame Grandma Gao for refusing to tell the truth.

Grandma Gao was blamed by her son and daughter-in-law, and felt a little bad.

"Let's not talk about this for now. We need to send grandma to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible." Gao Mingcheng said forcefully and picked up grandma Gao. He was strong and could hold an elderly man with ease.

Not only was he hugging Grandma Gao, but he also had enough energy to carry the canvas bag he carried with him. There were more than [-] yuan in this bag, so he couldn't leave it naturally.

Luo Xiaohua was decisive and said immediately: "Second brother, you are a man and it is not easy to take care of you. I will go with my mother!"

So Grandma Gao lay on the bed of the cart, and Luo Xiaohua sat on the side, taking care of her.

After watching the tractor go away, Gao Yuanyuan was still full of worry. He couldn't help but said to Zhang Jinling next to him: "It's the same with your grandma. She broke her leg and refused to say anything! After her fall yesterday, she was obviously still fine!"

It was also because Grandma Gao behaved as usual last night that the family was careless.

Zhang Jinling said nothing and lowered her head slightly.

In fact, she could tell something was wrong, but she had just married not long ago, and she was not familiar with Grandma Gao. She had had a quarrel with Luo Xiaohua before, so she didn't say much.

But now that I see the behavior of my parents-in-law, I know that they really didn't notice it and didn't just ignore it.

When Gao Mingcheng returned to Gaojia Village, it was relatively late. By the time he sent Gao Mingcheng to the county hospital, it was almost dark.

Fortunately, he was very familiar with the layout of the hospital, so he quickly registered and then took Grandma Gao to see the doctor.

After examination, the orthopedic surgeon said that the leg bone was broken.

Surgery is not allowed. Not to mention that the conditions for surgery are not very good at the moment, but at Grandma Gao's age, it is not conducive to recovery after surgery.

So the orthopedic surgeon corrected the broken bone for Grandma Gao, then fixed it with a cast, and rested for a while. When the broken bone healed on its own, the cast could be removed.

"After healing, the bones may be a little crooked, making walking less convenient. But if you walk slowly and don't lift heavy objects or work, it won't affect anything." The doctor said.

Grandma Gao is 70 years old this year, but because she has worked hard all her life, she looks older than her actual age.

At this age, you can still live till your old age.

I will stay in the hospital for observation tonight. If there are no major problems, I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

After the plaster was put on, it was even later, and the stomachs of the three of them were growling with hunger.

Gao Mingcheng said to Grandma Gao and the others: "You rest here, I will go back and bring you food."

He drove the tractor and soon arrived at the clothing store.

Duo Mei was a little surprised to see him coming back so late. She thought Gao Mingcheng would stay in the village for one night.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Grandma's left leg bone is broken. I just sent her to the hospital for a plaster cast. Is there anything to eat at home?"

Gao Shufang immediately said: "Yes! I knew that my second brother would be back today, so I cooked more rice. Then I received a call from Brother Xiao, so I fried one less dish. But it is still in the refrigerator! I will cook now!"

So everyone got busy, even Gao Mingli helped light the fire.

Gao Mingcheng took out all the leftover rice from the rice cooker, then washed the rice and added water again, preparing to cook another pot of rice.

While cooking and cooking, he ate some leftovers to fill his stomach half full.

Many beauties saw him gobbling up the food and felt very distressed. They couldn't help but said: "Did grandma fall down today? Why didn't you send her to the hospital earlier and were still waiting for you to go back to pick her up? When Brother Xiao called, didn't he say Did Mingwan go back too?"

Gao Shufang also asked her grandma the details of wrestling with concern.

Gao Mingcheng only knew that his grandma fell down yesterday evening. He didn't know the specific details of the fall.

As for Gao Mingwan, he might be as big-hearted and negligent as Gao Yuanyuan and others. Grandma Gao coaxed him to say it was okay, so he believed it.

People's energy is limited, and they naturally have preferences.

Grandma Gao only had one son, Gao Yuan, but she had five grandchildren. In that era when everyone had to work together to get work points, the children in the family grew up beating each other.

As the eldest son and eldest grandson, Gao Mingpeng really took advantage. Gao Mingli and Gao Shufang, who followed, also got some preference.

Only Gao Mingcheng and Gao Mingwan were left out. Gao Mingcheng did worse than Gao Mingwan at home because of his awkward and stubborn personality.

Gao Mingwan was willing to say good things and get closer to Gao Mingpeng in order to get a bite to eat, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

But Gao Mingcheng has been hard-boned since he was a child. If his family didn't give him anything, he wouldn't want it. When he was hungry, he would get whatever he wanted outside, catch fish, touch birds' eggs, and even steal other people's sweet potatoes and cucumbers.

Therefore, his relationship with his parents is average, and his relationship with his grandma is also average.

If he hadn't known that his grandma died after a fall in his previous life, he wouldn't have been so concerned. Maybe when his grandma said she was fine, he believed it, and then walked off the scene and went back.

Gao Mingcheng couldn't tell more about the situation. He only said: "When we go to deliver food, let's go to the hospital to visit together."

Use the rice cooker to cook rice and the big iron pot to stir-fry vegetables, and soon the food will be ready.

Gao Mingcheng had already locked the canvas bag in the room while cooking, took a shower, and changed clothes.

After a busy day today, my clothes are smelly with sweat.

When he went to the hospital to deliver meals, He Xiuman also took Xiao Yuanyuan with him. The family closed the door and they went to the hospital on the tractor together.

Before entering the ward, I heard Grandma Gao's painful moans and groans. It was obvious that she couldn't bear the bone pain.

Gao Shufang was more emotional. When she heard this voice, she burst into tears first.

She walked quickly and entered the ward.

"Grandma, does it hurt?" Gao Shufang squatted beside Grandma Gao's bed, looking at the old Grandma Gao with tears in her eyes.

Grandma Gao saw them coming and cheered up.But the pain left her without much energy, and she looked several years older than before.

"Does it hurt? I'll ask the doctor to prescribe some painkillers!" Gao Mingcheng went to the doctor decisively.

After the doctor came, he checked and said to Gao Mingcheng, "How about giving the patient two bottles of medicine? Which one can relieve the pain."

"Yes, as long as it is a good treatment for the body, it is okay." Gao Mingcheng said.

After the nurse gave Grandma Gao the injection, everyone took out the food they had brought.

Luo Xiaohua had been hungry for a long time and started gobbling it up immediately. However, although Grandma Gao had been hungry all day, she was in so much pain that she had no appetite. With Gao Shufang's feeding, she barely ate less than half a bowl of food and refused to eat any more.

Gao Shufang couldn't persuade her, so she could only put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said: "Grandma, we brought some snacks and fruits. If you are hungry in the middle of the night, just eat."

"Hey." Grandma Gao looked at her lovingly.

Seeing that her granddaughter was doing well, she was very happy. (End of chapter)