Zhang Jinfang held on to the wall and limped forward.
The man followed and said, "Sister Zhang, I'd better help you go to the hospital for a checkup."
Zhang Jinfang supported the wall and asked him strangely: "How do you know my surname is Zhang?"
The man smiled and said: "Sister Zhang, I have relatives living on Yuwang Street. I met you when I was visiting relatives, and I even said hello to you. Maybe it was so long ago that you don't remember."
Zhang Jinfang felt ashamed after hearing this. He had said hello to him, but he didn't remember him.
"I'm sorry." Zhang Jinfang apologized ashamedly: "I don't have a very good memory, so I would like to thank you very much today."
"You don't have to be so polite, Sister Zhang. Are you really okay? I'll take you to the hospital." The other party insisted.
Zhang Jinfang repeatedly refused: "It's really no need. Thank you, comrade. Go and do your work. I'll just stand there for a while."
After hearing this, the other party actually walked away.
Zhang Jinfang breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned against the wall and tried to turn her ankle again, but it was really painful.
This time, she couldn't even support herself to buy food.
"Sister Zhang." The man actually left and came back, stood in front of her again, and stretched out his hand to hand over a crutch: "Sister Zhang, I borrowed a crutch for you. You can take this and borrow it."
A little more force."
Zhang Jinfang couldn't refuse anymore.
She can refuse others to carry her and help her, but she can no longer refuse others to lend her a crutch.
"Slow down and hold the crutch carefully." The other party reminded her kindly and followed her cautiously: "There is a quack herbalist over there, why don't you just take a look there?"
"Okay." Zhang Jinfang limped with a cane and walked to the herbal medicine stall over there.
The other party reached out and pinched Zhang Jinfang's ankle. The pain made Zhang Jinfang break into a cold sweat.
"Fortunately, there are no fractures. Apply some medicine to activate blood circulation and remove blood clots. Don't rush to walk on the ground. Let's rest for a few days." The person at the herbal medicine stall said and prescribed several pairs of dog skin plasters for Zhang Jinfang.
Zhang Jinfang felt that she was not in a good position to go out today. She was hit by someone and could not stand firmly, so she sprained her foot.
Alas, now, I can neither pick Xiaoling up from school nor come to the market to buy vegetables and cook.
Regardless of whether Zhang Jinfang objected or not, the man just now insisted on escorting Zhang Jinfang home.
He smiled and said: "Sister Zhang, I borrowed this crutch. I have to send you home before I can take the crutch and return it to you."
At his insistence, Zhang Jinfang was escorted home.
"Sister Zhang, since there is no one at home, I will leave first and I will come to see you another day." The other party said to Zhang Jinfang politely, took the crutches, turned around and left.
This kind of behavior is quite a gentleman.
"Thank you so much for today." Zhang Jinfang thanked you again and again: "For a long time, I still don't know what your last name is, comrade."
"My surname is Li, and my name is Li Yong." The other party replied with a smile: "Sister Zhang, you have a good rest, I'm leaving first."
When Xiaoling came home with her schoolbag on her back, she saw Zhang Jinfang sitting by the stove.
"Mom, why are you sitting here?" Xiaoling asked strangely.
"Well, I sprained my foot." Zhang Jinfang said.
"Is it serious? No, I have to send a telegram to my brother to ask him to come back." Xiaoling said.
Zhang Jinfang said angrily: "You kid, why are you in such a hurry? Your brother has his own business to attend to. When he's done with his work, he will naturally know to come back. Don't bother him with just a trivial matter."
"But you sprained your foot."
"I just sprained my foot, not broke it." Zhang Jinfang couldn't help but laugh: "It's not a big problem. How can country people be so precious and make a fuss about a little injury?"
When Xiaoling thought about it, she was right. She had sprained her feet when she was in the countryside. It was really not a serious problem.
Xiaoling put down her schoolbag and ran to the kitchen to cook.
She used to do such tasks as cooking, washing, and weeding pigs very quickly in the countryside.
After coming to the city to study, she has fewer opportunities to do these things, but that doesn't mean she won't do them.
There was no food at home, so Xiaoling cracked two eggs and cooked two bowls of egg noodles.
Mother and daughter were eating deliciously when Aunt Osmanthus came back.
During this period, she was living here according to Xu Erlong's instructions, which was equivalent to keeping Zhang Jinfang company.
"Hey, mother and daughter, are you eating egg noodles? You can smell this fragrance from all the way." Aunt Guihua walked in with a smile.
"Aunt Guihua, have you eaten? How about I cook you a bowl of egg noodles?" Xiaoling asked politely.
Aunt Guihua smiled and said: "I have eaten. Why are you thinking about cooking today?"
"My mother has a sprained foot, so I asked her to rest." Xiaoling explained.
Aunt Guihua and Zhang Jinfang smiled and said: "Look, it's so good to have a girl. She's a caring little cotton-padded jacket. She knows you have a sprained foot and lets you rest. Alas, those two boys in my family are just bastards. I
I was sick last time. I had vomiting and diarrhea and lay in bed for two days. Those two guys actually said that I was lying in bed pretending to be sick. I had been pretending to be sick for two days and it was time to get up. Do you think this is annoying or not?"
"Aunt Guihua, are you kidding? Your two sons are very good. I envy you for your good fortune." Zhang Jinfang and Aunt Guihua complimented each other politely.
This is how it is between people, you praise me, I praise you, everyone is happy.
After all, Zhang Jinfang is not the kind of person who wants to be strong at the extremes, and does not think about competing with others.
As for Aunt Guihua, she has worked in a leather shoe store for so long, and she can tell things with her eyebrows, so naturally everyone gets along well with her.
"This hurts my foot, and it won't heal for a while. How about I go out early tomorrow and help you buy groceries?" Aunt Guihua thought of an idea.
"No, Aunt Guihua, there's no need to go to such trouble." Xiaoling refused.
Aunt Guihua can help with the grocery shopping, but someone has to cook.
It's already very late when I wait until I get back from school to cook.
"Aunt Guihua, I will eat in the school cafeteria tomorrow, and then I will bring a box of food back to my mother. Kill three birds with one stone." Xiaoling said her thoughts.
In this way, Zhang Jinfang can rest in peace and recuperate without wasting her study time, and she doesn't have to worry about Aunt Guihua having to go out early and come back late.
"Okay, that's a good idea." Zhang Jinfang agreed, feeling that this arrangement was good.
"This girl is still smart." Aunt Guihua smiled and praised Xiaoling: "She thinks about things more thoughtfully than us."
The next day, Zhang Jinfang did not go out to buy food or cook any more, and nursed her injuries peacefully.
However, she was not idle either. Although her feet were injured, her hands were not injured. She could also do many manual jobs.
I heard that after winter, it was very cold in Beijing and it would snow. Zhang Jinfang planned to knit two more sweaters for Xu Erlong and Wen Ye.
The sweaters bought outside are not as warm as those knitted by oneself.
Zhang Jinfang was knitting a sweater seriously when she heard a knock on the door.