"Old man, why don't you go home so late?" The person Liu Dong asked was a man wearing a navy blue top with a few patches on the cuffs, and patches on the knees of his lower body, which were also cleaned.
She is an old rural woman wearing very clean black trousers and black cloth shoes that are common in the countryside. She has some gray hair and a withered face.
Upon hearing his words, the old woman who was huddled under the dim light of the roadside quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with her skinny right hand, then raised her head and looked over.
At this moment, standing from Liu Dong's perspective, with the bright light of the street lamp, he could clearly see the traces of time on the old man's face like a knife and an axe, the dark and skinny cheeks, the high cheekbones on both sides, and the forehead.
The deep wrinkles that are tangled together like the bark of an old tree all show that this is an old man who has experienced all the hardships in life and the ravages of time.
"Young man, are you talking to me?" After looking around and seeing that there was no one else around, the old woman couldn't help but look at the young man standing in front of her with a cautious tone in her voice.
asked.
"Yes, aunt! It's almost dark, why don't you go home!" Liu Dong asked with a smile. He was born in a rural area and knew very well how difficult life in the countryside was, so his face was full of kindness.
After listening to his words, the old woman suddenly sighed deeply, the sad look on her face became a little heavier, and the corners of her eyes where she had just cried appeared again with a glistening color. She subconsciously hugged the young woman in her arms tightly with her hands.
A small baggage with white flowers on the background.
"If you have any difficulties, ma'am, just tell me. Maybe I can really help!" Liu Dong said pleasantly.
After hearing this, the old woman subconsciously raised her head and glanced at him. It had been two days since she entered the city. Except for the fact that she took the initiative to talk to others when shopping, the other people who took the initiative to help him so far were really the only one.
No.
In addition, although the young man in front of her was not dressed like a rich man, the old woman could feel an inexplicable sense of security from him. In addition, she had received too many rejections in the past few days.
I felt a little depressed in my heart, so after hearing Liu Dong's question again, I couldn't help but tell everything that was hidden in my heart.
It turns out that this old lady comes from a small mountain village called Liujiayao on the outskirts of Quancheng. Her surname is Jia, and her ancestors have been farmers for three generations. However, my wife’s ancestors have some background. During the Qianlong Dynasty, she was a high official, but later
When his family fell into decline, he returned to his hometown.
However, many years have passed, and although the family has lost its ancestral splendor, life is not too difficult relying on my wife’s skillful carpentry skills and the few acres of land at home.
However, what was originally a relatively prosperous family had problems with the education of their children. Almost none of the three children they worked hard to raise were filial.
The land was divided, and the property earned over the years was divided among the three unfilial sons. In the end, they were kicked out of the house.
Although such immoral things made the villagers openly and covertly poke their backs, and the village headquarter had tried to mediate it many times, it was a family matter that was difficult for outsiders to interfere with. Therefore, after several attempts to make peace failed, the village also
Had to give up.
In the end, they just found another old house that was unoccupied and let the old couple move in. Fortunately, the old man at home was a good carpenter, and the villagers took care of them, so they didn't have to worry about food and drink.
But "the sky is unpredictable, and people are subject to misfortune and good fortune." When people are unlucky, it's really hard to drink cold water.
One afternoon, as he was preparing to go home after finishing his carpentry work, the old man suddenly foamed at the mouth and collapsed on the ground. Then, the villagers who came after hearing the news rushed him to the county hospital with a tractor.
The old man was diagnosed with high blood pressure.
According to the bill issued by the hospital, the hospitalization fee alone costs 30,000 yuan. If you add in miscellaneous expenses such as medical expenses, it will cost at least 100,000 yuan.
One hundred thousand yuan is a huge sum of money even for city dwellers with a fairly good income, let alone a mountain village where the per capita annual income is less than 5,000 yuan.
This amount of money was almost astronomical. Naturally, the old lady whose family was almost impoverished could not afford so much money. Fortunately, the villagers came forward and borrowed it almost from door to door, and finally managed to collect 10,000 yuan. Then.
, to put it bluntly, and the medical ethics of doctors now are not as bad as they were later, so I saw how pitiful they were and let the old man be admitted to the hospital first.
However, the subsequent medical expenses have become a big problem for the old lady. Fortunately, the antique market has continued to heat up in the past few years, and people in the village often come to collect antiques. This reminds the old lady of her old man’s collection.
It is said to be a calligraphy and painting and a few books passed down by his ancestors. When his son kicked him out of the house, the old man took almost nothing with him, only these few things.
After thinking of this, the old lady had the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse, and showed it to a few people who came to the village to pick up second-hand goods. However, their skills were limited and they could not tell whether these things were genuine or fake.
So the most I could give was a few hundred yuan. Naturally, this was far from the old lady’s expectations.
Later, she was a kind-hearted little antique dealer. After hearing about her family, she felt sympathy and directed her to try the antique market in Quancheng. She said that maybe her things could be sold at a high price here.
Collect enough money for that huge medical expense.
In this way, the old lady took a tractor from the village and traveled dozens of kilometers of mountain roads to Quancheng. Although she found the Quancheng Antique Market in the city center after asking for directions, the antique owners had to look at what she had in their hands.
But no one was willing to pay a high price, basically no more than five thousand.
Although five thousand yuan is a lot of money, it is still too little for the old lady who is in urgent need of a huge sum of money to save her life, so she just keeps the things in her hands. Seeing that two days have passed, if she doesn't use the remaining money
The hospital will start to rush people out once it is filled, so the old lady is now stuck in a desperate situation and can only stay in the provincial capital with the hope of being safe.
"If he leaves, then I don't want to live anymore!" At the end of the sentence, muddy tears appeared in the corners of the old man's eyes, and a deep look of sadness appeared on his face.
Grief is greater than life and death, which may be the truest reflection of the old lady's heart now.
After listening to her words, Liu Dong couldn't help but sigh deeply. If her son was unfilial and her only husband passed away, then this old woman would almost completely lose her livelihood. Rather than living in pain, it would be better to die cleanly. No wonder.
The old man had thoughts of committing suicide deep in his heart.
"Auntie, let's do this. I'll take what you're selling. What do you think of 150,000?" Liu Dong said without hesitation.
If he had encountered this kind of thing before, he might have given him a few hundred yuan out of sympathy. But now he has money in his hands. Although 150,000 yuan is a lot, it is nothing to Liu Dong now.
What a big sum of money.
"Young man, are you telling the truth?" The old woman looked shocked, with deep excitement on her face. The tears in the corners of her eyes had not yet dried, and her body was even slightly trembling.
"Of course it's true. Come with me!" After saying that, Liu Dong parked the car again and led the old woman to an ATM in a commercial bank not far away. He dug his hands into his pockets and said,
With a thought, the bank card originally placed in the mustard space immediately appeared in his hand. After inserting it, he entered the password and clicked to query. A series of long numbers appeared on the display screen. There were three in total.
One million six hundred and five thousand five hundred yuan, in addition to Liu Dong's own more than one hundred thousand yuan, the remaining three and a half million is the money earned from selling snuff bottles this afternoon.
Looking at this number, although he had known it before, but now when he actually saw the money actually appearing in his bank card, Liu Dong couldn't help but feel a little excited.
After taking a deep breath and calming down his mood, Liu Dong tapped his right index finger to withdraw money. One hundred and fifty thousand yuan cannot be withdrawn in one go. It took Liu Dong five minutes.
, and then took out the money.
"Mom, please order!" Although it was the first time he took so much money, Liu Dong couldn't bear to let it go. But after looking at the nervous and excited old lady next to him, he quickly handed over the money.
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"Young man, there's no need to order. Thank you. You really saved our lives!" As she said that, the old lady's eyes were filled with tears, her body was trembling, and she knelt down in front of Liu Dong with a 'pop' sound.