Chen Cuiju was also a little scared, so she walked over and picked up the phone and asked fearfully.
"Well, we are from the police station..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Cuiju's feet softened and she almost sat down on the ground.
She hurriedly covered the phone and said to Zhang Shubao: "Yes, it's the police."
"ah……"
Zhang Shubao couldn't stand any longer and sat down on the ground with a groan. His head was buzzing and he almost died.
At this time, the person on the phone continued: "Are you Zhang Shubao's family?"
"Yes, yes, comrade police, we are honest people and have not broken any laws..." Chen Cuiju said with a tearful voice. She had not slept well at all in the past few nights. Whenever she heard the slightest sound, she would listen carefully. The sound of a car will make your whole body tremble with fear.
"That's right, is there a man named Zhao Lin in your village..."
"Yes, there is one, what's wrong?" Chen Cuiju immediately replied.
"He was injured and is being treated at the health center. Zhang Shubao is the village chief. Ask him to inform his family members to come to the health center immediately. Since the murderer has not been found, the family members are asked to bring 10,000 yuan to pay for the medical expenses... …”
"Oh...it turns out that's what happened. It's good, okay, I'll go and notify you right now..." Chen Cuiju's blood pressure finally dropped, and the stone in her heart fell from the sky. She almost went crazy just now.
At this time, Zhang Shubao was still sitting on the ground with his head dazed, and his eyes almost turned white.
"Shu Bao, Shu Bao, get up quickly. The police are not looking for you. It's not our business. The police are looking for Zhao Lin's house..."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Cuiju quickly ran over to help Zhang Shubao up.
"Ah? Zhao Lin's family didn't look for me?" Zhang Shubao asked like a half-idiot.
"Yes, it was Zhao Lin who was beaten. Let us immediately notify his family to take 10,000 yuan to the health center..."
"Oh... that's good, that's good..." Zhang Shubao finally took a breath and kept touching his heart. At that moment, he felt like he was about to die. The soft cotton under his feet had no strength at all. It's really scary.
"Shu Bao, don't worry too much. It should be fine. As long as Tiezhu doesn't tell anyone, no one will know..."
Seeing that her old man was scared to death, Chen Cuiju quickly comforted him. Although the two of them usually quarreled, they still felt bad at the critical moment. After all, the family's livelihood depended on this old man to make money.
"Oh, it's okay...I got over it..."
Zhang Shubao touched his chest several times before he felt he could breathe.
"Well, you go and inform Zhao Lin's mother-in-law that I'm not feeling well and need to take a rest..."
Zhang Shubao was frightened and walked toward the house while holding on to the wall.
Zhao Lin's family is also very poor. There are not many rich families in the mountain village. Except for Zhang Shubao's family who has no worries about food and clothing and has a large amount of savings, other families basically have little money left over all year round.
When Zhao Lin was ten years old, his father fell off a cliff and died while going to the mountains to collect medicine. It was his mother who raised Zhao Lin alone.
As Zhao Lin grew older, his mother Li Shuilan became a little more relaxed.
At this time, Li Shuilan was washing clothes in the house, and Chen Cuiju walked over with her big buttocks twisted.
"Shui Lan..."
"Hey, it's the village chief's wife here, please sit down, please sit down..."
Li Shuilan stood up quickly and politely picked up a stool for Chen Cuiju to sit on. This woman had always been kind and polite to everyone.
"Shui Lan, I won't sit down. I have something urgent to tell you today..."
"What's the emergency..."
Li Shuilan's heart beat faster when he heard that there was an emergency. He had lost his man when he was young and had lived in fear for so many years. What he was most afraid of was that something urgent would happen.
"Shui Lan, it's like this. Your son was admitted to the hospital in the town. It seems to be quite serious. The police station just called my home and asked you to send 10,000 yuan to the health center immediately..."
"Ah, my son..."
Before Chen Cuiju could finish speaking, Li Shuilan was so frightened that her feet softened and she sat down.
"Shuilan, are you okay? Get up quickly..." Chen Cuiju quickly helped her up, put Li Shuilan on the chair and sat down.
"Shui Lan, that's what it is. You can decide what to do on your own. I'll leave first..." Chen Cuiju hurriedly walked out of the small courtyard.
At this moment, Li Shuilan suddenly ran up to Chen Cuiju and knelt down to her with a plop.
"Village chief's wife, please help me. My family has no money. The total is no more than one hundred yuan. Please, please lend me ten thousand yuan. I, Li Shuilan, am a cow and a horse." I will repay you, please..."
Li Shuilan grabbed Chen Cuiju's feet and kept shaking them. For ten thousand yuan, the only person who could help her was the village chief, and only his family could afford so much money.
"I, where do I have any money? I don't have it, I really don't have it..." Chen Cuiju quickly broke away.
But in order to save her son's life, Li Shuilan desperately rushed forward again and hugged Chen Cuiju's feet.
"Aster, the village chief's wife, you are the only one who can save my son now, please, please..."
Li Shuilan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chen Cuiju, and soon her scalp was broken.
"Shui Lan, my family really has no money. You can go find Lin Mei. She has money. Yes, she has 10,000 yuan. We didn't ask for the 10,000 yuan that Zhang Tiezhu compensated our family last time. I took the initiative to give it back to him..." In order to escape as soon as possible, Chen Cuiju said quickly.
Their family had already spent 30,000 yuan last time, and Chen Cuiju couldn't bring up the other 20,000 yuan, so she could only talk about the 10,000 yuan that was returned to Zhang Tiezhu.
"Lin Mei..."
At this time, Li Shuilan stood up and ran outside quickly.
Lin Mei is a well-known kind-hearted girl in the village. She often treats people without charging money. As long as she really has 10,000 yuan, she will definitely borrow it.
At this time, Lin Mei was busy in the newly repainted clinic. Zhang Tiezhu was not at home today, so she called Liu Shitou and Li Yunmei, and the three of them brought some useful things from home to the clinic.
"Sister Lin Mei, this is a cabinet for clothes. You have moved it to the clinic. Where will you keep the clothes in the future?" Li Yunmei said, pointing to an old wooden wardrobe with all the paint peeled off.
"You can just put your clothes on the bedside. Bring the cabinet over first for use. You can put medicines and other miscellaneous things..."
Lin Mei brought a bucket of water, took a rag and carefully scrubbed these old things clean. Although the things were very worn, they looked very clean after scrubbing.
Although her family has a lot of money, Lin Mei is still very frugal. As long as she can afford to buy something, she will not spend a penny.
Even the bed in the clinic was an old bed moved from home, and the wooden table in the consulting room was also a broken table with a broken leg. Liu Shitou was asked to nail a piece of wood to it.
Barely usable.
"Lin Mei, Lin Mei..."
At this time, Li Shuilan suddenly ran over in a hurry. Without saying a word, she knelt down in front of Lin Mei with a plop.