"It's over, it's over, Shujie, I may have sprained my ankle." Cao Jianguo was a little frustrated.
Without an umbrella to hold him up, the rain instantly covered his face, making it difficult to open his eyes.
Cao Shujie didn't bother to look for an umbrella or a flashlight, so he moved his umbrella over his father's head and asked, "Dad, how do you feel?"
Cao Jianguo shook his head: "I can't walk now. You go down first. I'll rest here for a while and then walk slowly."
"Dad, it's raining too much. You can't just wait here. I'll carry you down and go home first. I'll take you to the hospital to take a X-ray later." Cao Shujie didn't feel reassured by anything.
It's raining today, it's only four o'clock at this time, most people are still asleep, and it's hard to find anyone to help.
Moreover, when we arrived, we knew that there were no phone calls, and we were afraid that the phone would be damaged by water, so we didn’t even bring our phones with us.
The only good thing was that the raincoats they wore were of good quality. With such a heavy rain, no water got in at all except for their faces that were not covered.
When Cao Jianguo heard what his son said, he felt very relieved, but he was very clear-headed: "Shujie, don't be willful. It's raining so hard that I can't stand alone when I go down. You still want to carry me down? That's nonsense!"
But there was no way Cao Shujie could leave his father here alone.
The next moment, Cao Shujie squatted down and said, "Dad, hold the umbrella and lie on my back. Let's walk down slowly."
"You go home first!" Cao Jianguo said loudly.
But Cao Shujie was even more stubborn: "If I want to keep you now, I will have no shame hanging around Caojiazhuang today."
"You bastard, the older you get, the more disobedient you become." Cao Jianguo scolded him.
But Cao Shujie didn't care. He grabbed his father's arm with both hands and arched his back: "Dad, you are so heavy. You should try harder at least."
"Grandma's." Cao Jianguo said, still lying on his son's back, with his intact foot on the ground for support, and the two of them slowly moved down little by little.
It was a short journey, but it took a long time. Fortunately, Cao Shujie was very attentive and did not fall down again. It was difficult but smooth and he reached the foot of the mountain. He opened the back of the tricycle and helped his father.
After sitting on the tricycle, Cao Shujie hurriedly rode the tricycle towards home.
After arriving at home, her mother Wang Yuelan got up regardless of the weather to prepare breakfast. Seeing the two fathers coming in, Wang Yuelan was frightened: "Shujie, what's wrong with your dad's foot?"
Cao Jianguo asked his son to help him walk, keeping his right foot raised. The expression on his face showed that he was in pain.
Before Cao Shujie could say anything, Cao Jianguo waved his hands with an unlucky look on his face: "Don't mention it. When I was going down the mountain, I slipped and fell to the ground, spraining my right foot."
"Mom, let's quickly change my dad into dry clothes. I'll take him to the hospital to take a X-ray and check to see if he's injured any bones?" Cao Shujie said.
When Wang Yuelan heard what her son said, she felt even more panicked. She stopped making breakfast and turned around to look for her wife's clothes in the bedroom.
Cheng Xiaolin also heard the commotion here in the west bedroom. She got dressed and came over. She saw her father-in-law's right foot resting unnaturally on a small stool.
With her raincoat covered in muddy water, she knew something must be wrong.
"Dad, what's going on?" Cheng Xiaolin turned to look at her husband: "Shujie, our dad has sprained his foot? Hurry up and drive our dad to the hospital to have a look."
"Don't panic, I'll go change my dad's clothes and go." Cao Shujie said.
Wang Yuelan came over with a set of clothes. When she saw her daughter-in-law, she said, "Linlin, it's raining heavily outside, why don't you sleep more."
"Mom, I can't sleep, hurry up and change dad's clothes." Cheng Xiaolin said.
The three of them helped together and quickly finished changing Cao Jianguo's clothes. Cao Shujie said to his wife: "Wife, go and drive the car to the door. I will help our dad get in the car."
"Okay, I'll drive it." Cheng Xiaolin didn't show any pretense, turned around and went out with her keys and umbrella.
A few minutes later, Cao Shujie used himself as a crutch to help his father come out of the house.
Wang Yuelan was holding an umbrella for the two of them next to her, and was also holding her husband's other side.
Cao Jianguo felt that he was being underestimated, and he continued to nag: "I'm fine, I can walk by myself."
"Dad, don't be stubborn, hurry up and go to the hospital to check. It's best if everything is fine." Cheng Xiaolin said.
It was easy for the daughter-in-law to talk, so Cao Jianguo remained silent this time.
Slowly helping his father sit in the passenger seat, Cao Shujie said to his mother and wife: "I will go directly to the county hospital and call you after the examination."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xiaolin said: "Mom, I'm afraid Shujie will be too busy in the hospital alone. You watch Mengmeng at home, and I'll go with you."
"I'd better go, you look at Mengmeng." Wang Yuelan said quickly: "Breakfast is ready, but it hasn't been cooked yet."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued for a while, but finally Wang Yuelan got in the car and followed her to the county hospital.
The wind was blowing loudly, but the rain did not slow down at all. The rainwater pouring on the front windshield was like opening a hole in the sky and pouring water directly down. The wipers could not be used at full speed.
Wang Yuelan found that she couldn't see outside at all, and she was very worried: "Shujie, drive slower, your dad is not in a hurry."
"..." Cao Shujie wanted to laugh but didn't dare, but it was really hard to drive fast in this kind of weather.
It usually took him more than half an hour to get to the county town, but this time he had to drive for more than an hour to get to the county hospital. It was almost six o'clock by now.
Cao Shujie drove directly to the entrance of the hospital, and asked the nurse on duty to borrow a wheelchair.
There are not many emergency patients on the night shift at the county hospital. When Cao Shujie knocked on the door and went in, the doctor on duty was too sleepy to hold on and was sleeping on the table.
Seeing the redness on his forehead from the pressure, Cao Shujie felt that this job was not easy to do despite the scenery.
After explaining the situation to the doctor, the doctor immediately ordered an X-ray to check the situation.
An hour later, the results of the X-ray came out. Fortunately, there was no fracture.
Cao Shujie, Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan all breathed a sigh of relief, letting go of their worries.
But according to the doctor, although there is no fracture, the situation is not very optimistic.
After all, Cao Jianguo was fifty years old. He had a sprained ankle and was unable to do heavy work for ten days and a half.
This is already the best result.
When he went to get the medicine, Cao Shujie sent a text message to his wife: "It's nothing serious, don't worry, we will go back in a while."
At this time, the rain had not stopped, and Xiao Xiao had not been seen yet. Cao Shujie frowned: "This God has no eyes. Did someone beat me to tears? It started to rain and it hasn't stopped yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of thunder in the sky, which continued from far to near, and finally with a "bang", Cao Shujie felt his ears hurt.
He looked up at the sky with lingering fear: "Grandma Nie, I can't even say a few words to you?"
