Chapter 251 Ordering at the Agricultural Machinery Station
Xu Erlong woke up, rolled up the bamboo mat, and led Xu Xiaoling home.
Xu Xiaoling was very happy when eating meat.
When the family was not separated, she couldn't eat meat at all. Sometimes she would fight for meat and get beaten.
"It's good to separate our families." Xu Xiaoling pulled the piece of meat, her little mouth bulging.
You don’t need to look at people’s eyes when eating meat.
"Of course." Xu Erlong said in a funny tone, and put a few pieces of meat into Zhang Jinfang's bowl: "The days will get better and better in the future."
After Xu Erlong had dinner, he went for a walk by the river again to catch a turtle.
It's a pity that I was unlucky today and didn't catch any turtle.
Seeing the sun rising, he could only pack up his things and go back.
When I walked around the river bank, I saw Huang Xiaogang from the same village walking along the river with his sister Huang Xiaoxia. It seemed that he was lucky and actually caught a soft-shell turtle.
These two children also have a hard life. Their father passed away a few years ago, and their mother passed away this year. Huang Xiaogang, a thirteen-year-old boy, lives with his seven-year-old sister.
We live purely by relying on the entire production team's handouts from here to there.
It seems that in the future, he committed theft, and his sister went south to become a hairdresser?
Xu Erlong thought about these things and stood in front of the road, blocking the two little guys.
Seven-year-old Huang Xiaoxia, with her brown hair, shrank behind Huang Xiaogang in fear.
Although Xu Erlong was not a gangster, he was famous throughout the production team for his bravery and strength. He stopped at the intersection and naturally frightened the little girl.
Huang Xiaogang was bolder and shouted: "Second brother, it's so early."
"Give me your turtle." Xu Erlong said, thought for a while, and added: "Don't worry, I won't ask for your turtle in vain. Can I exchange it for a pound of meat?"
Huang Xiaogang hesitated for a moment, then obediently handed over the turtle in his hand: "Second brother, you can't trick me."
This is a sign of recognition.
Brother Xu took the turtle and said to Huang Xiaogang: "I'll come back to you later."
He carried the soft-shelled turtle and hurried toward the Changhua Factory.
At the gate of the factory, I was stopped again.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Look for Li Yuanchao." Xu Erlong replied calmly.
It can be said that he was blinded yesterday, but today, he really has a goal.
"Which Li Yuanchao?" The other party looked at Xu Erlong and continued to question him uneasily.
After all, Xu Erlong didn't have to change clothes today. He was wearing a blue I-shaped vest that was commonly worn by rural youth these days. He was obviously different from the workers coming in and out of the factory.
Especially since he was holding a soft-shell turtle in his hand and a fish basket on his waist, he looked like a farmer from the countryside, and the mud spots on his feet and legs had not been wiped dry.
"Li Yuanchao from the factory radio station is a distant relative of mine. His mother is sick and is in the hospital now. He asked me to bring something." Xu Erlong replied.
There was no problem with this question. The guard thought for a while and couldn't find any problem. He frowned and waved for him to come in.
Xu Erlong carried the turtle and followed the original route to the factory hospital.
"Ahhh...it hurts..." A heartbreaking cry came from the front.
Xu Erlong looked around and saw an old woman stumbling out of the corridor holding a little boy.
The little boy was about six or seven years old. His forehead seemed to have been stabbed by something sharp, and blood was pouring out.
The old woman holding her was sixty or seventy years old. She was thin and could not hold him at all. It was better to say she was holding him than pulling him.
"Let me do it." Xu Erlong couldn't bear to look at it. He took a few steps forward and easily took the little boy from the old woman's waist: "Are you sending him to the hospital?"
"Yes." The old woman was also frightened: "How could this happen? I didn't expect that he would poke the glass..."
Xu Erlong held the child in his arms and rushed towards the hospital in three steps and two steps at a time.
He was familiar with the road and quickly sent the little boy to the emergency room of the factory hospital. Seeing the little boy being pushed into the emergency room, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The old woman followed behind, panting, blaming herself and complaining.
Not long after, the boy's parents received the news and rushed to the emergency room.
"How is Xiaohu doing?"
"What happened to Xiaohu?"
The old woman gave an incoherent explanation. Anyway, the child was naughty and poked the glass.
"Thanks to this young man for helping to send the person to the hospital." The old woman praised Xu Erlong.
These days, there is no such thing as blackmail.
Besides, they are all from the factory area, so everyone looks up to each other without looking down, they are all acquaintances.
The old woman subconsciously regarded the people who appeared in the factory as employees of the factory.
"Thank you, comrade." The short, fat man shook hands with Xu Erlong: "Which workshop are you from?"
Xu Erlong politely greeted him: "I'm not, I'm just here to visit relatives."
After shaking hands, Xu Erlong reacted: "Where is my turtle?"
"What turtle?"
Xu Erlong was confused.
When he was rushing to send the child to the hospital just now, he didn't even know where the turtle was.
"I have to go find my turtle." Xu Erlong was no longer polite, turned around and walked out.
That was his hope today.
Fortunately, he saw his soft-shelled turtle crawling hard on the roadside by the flower stand he passed by just now. Several children were looking at it curiously, and the fish basket was also nearby.
Xu Erlong took a step forward, picked up the turtle, and quickly returned to the inpatient department of the hospital.
According to yesterday's agreement, Xu Erlong found the old man who wanted to buy turtle.
"Shh..." The old man looked at him.
Xu Erlong knew it well.
The old man didn't want the old lady to know about buying the turtle. The old lady couldn't bear the money, so she had to hide it from her.
Xu Erlong stood outside, waiting for the old man to comfort the old woman.
"Young man, are all the eels in here?" The old man came over and asked, pointing to the fish basket on Xu Erlong's waist.
"Yes, look at it, it's huge." Xu Erlong opened the lid of the fish basket and showed it to the old man.
Looking at the slippery and sticky eel inside, the old man subconsciously avoided his eyes. Well, it was a bit disgusting.
"Young man, can you help me deal with this?" the old man asked.
Xu Erlong smiled bitterly, this is a local product, but after-sales processing needs to be done?
Alas, just help me, why should I count on this sum?
Xu Erlong followed the old man and returned to the factory's family area.
Rows of towers, like pigeon cages, are sheltered under the shade of the surrounding tall trees.
Xu Erlong followed the old man back to their residence.
He helped put the eel into the bucket, then carried the bucket to the corridor to receive water from the faucet.
When he raised his eyes, he saw the couple from the hospital returning from the hospital carrying the child on their backs.
"Comrade, do you live here?" The other party was surprised.
"Do you know each other?" Uncle Li came out with a basin.
"Oh, I'm ashamed to say it. The child was naughty and was stabbed by the glass. It was all thanks to this comrade to help send the child to the hospital." The other party thanked Uncle Li repeatedly and asked: "Is this a relative of yours?"