When the four of them left Songling Town, the sun had just climbed above their heads, and it was the hottest time of the day.
After Wang Da pushed the trolley to send the doctor back yesterday, he came to the gate of the town overnight. He finally waited for the guard to open the door and entered the town. He waited at the gate of the drug store for a while. He went in early but could not get the medicine. It was delayed.
It took a whole morning.
Fortunately, he met Zhuang Keqing, and his urgent need was finally solved.
On the path back to the village, Zhang Da pushed a cart in front. The cart was piled with pig bones, live chickens, and herbs. Although it was not full, it was still quite heavy. The dog was holding it on one side, and it was moving from time to time.
He turned around and glanced at Wang Da, who was pushing the cart behind him.
The Wang family's cart was very old, and the wheels made a creaking sound when pushed. Several pairs of medicinal materials were placed on it, and it was knocked over.
"Sister Ke'er, what do you think is going on?" Gou'er turned his head and secretly glanced at the man behind him.
Zhuang Keqing frowned slightly.
She really doesn't know.
I just heard Wang Da go back and forth in the drug store saying that it was Meimei's life-saving medicine. So is this person named Meimei sick? But why can't he even pay 30 yuan?
Although Wang Da is not a wealthy family, he is still well-off. The brothers in the family live in four large tile-roofed houses, have a big yard, and build a pigsty and raise chickens. It doesn't look like he can't even afford thirty coins.
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"Who is Meimei?" Zhuang Keqing asked.
"Meimei?" Gouzi is already in his teens. He spends most of his time in the field with his father. When he has free time, he also plays wildly with the boys in the village. He really doesn't know who this Meimei is.
However, Zhang Da pondered for a while and spoke, "Meimei seems to be a girl from the Wang family. She is only seven or eight years old."
Wang Da is younger than Zhang. They have been married for many years and have only one daughter. Aunt Wang often scolded her in the village for this matter. It was nothing new.
Is she Uncle Wang’s daughter?
Zhuang Keqing lowered her head, still unable to figure it out. Although she didn't want to meddle in other people's business, if it was about people's lives, she had to ask clearly.
She slowed down her pace and signaled Gouzi to continue walking with his father. She fell behind and walked with Wang Da.
"Uncle Wang, has something happened to your family?"
This question is really a bit abrupt to ask. If Aunt Wang were present, she would definitely spit on her, and then she could point at the person's nose and scold the entire family for eight generations, which would make the person fall down in anger.
But this time Zhuang Keqing was asking Wang Da, a surprisingly honest man, and he had just accepted her money, which helped him a lot.
Wang Da's hand that pushed the car squeezed the handle tightly, and the blood vessels on his forearm emerged. He gritted his teeth twice, closed his eyes, and then sighed long and tiredly, saying: "This matter
It’s embarrassing to talk about.”
"My third brother went crazy for some reason yesterday. He came back and robbed the family of money. My mother refused to let her go, so he took it with force. In the end, he even kicked my girl Meimei to pieces."
After saying this, Wang Da stopped talking. The man lowered his head and pushed the cart silently, his steps heavy.
Zhuang Keqing was shocked.
It turns out that Wang San, the beast, had already run away yesterday when he saw something was wrong. He was not stupid, and he knew how to rob money before leaving. But his character was really corrupt, and he even hurt people during the robbery.
She turned her head and looked at Wang Da beside her. He was obviously still in his early thirties, but his back was slightly bent because he had been working in the fields all year round. He was dressed in a coarse cloth with patches piled on top. There were obvious sweat stains on it, obviously from unknown sources.
I had gone back and forth so many times that I was sweating, but my trouser legs were still rolled up. Even after wearing a pair of straw shoes, the mud on my calves had long since dried and fallen off, forming mottled mud marks.
I guess he just learned about this yesterday and was running for his daughter. Turning around and recalling how he kowtowed and begged in the drugstore just now, Zhuang Keqing felt sad and pitiful.
Wang San is really worse than a beast. He can do such a cruel thing to his own niece or a child under ten years old! Fortunately, I didn't fall into his hands, otherwise I can't even imagine the consequences.
Although Zhuang Keqing was angry at the bad things Wang San had done and was disgusted with what Aunt Wang had done before, Wang Da's family was also a victim after all. His daughter was still lying in bed, and there was no money at home. Looking at this serious situation,
It’s not like you can get better by just taking seven pills.
"Uncle Wang, I will take this medicine today." She thought about it and said, "If you find it difficult later, just ask and I will help you as much as I can."
Wang Daben was worried about what to do with the medicine later. He thought that it was not possible to go back, so he discussed with his father, mother and second brother to sell the pig. This pig was only picked up in the spring, and it was not raised for a few months after being bred.
When he eats a lot and starts to put on meat, if he sells it at this time, although he won't get a good price, it can still be enough for Meimei to take a few more medicines. He is afraid that his mother will cry and refuse again, and then she will
At that time, the house was in chaos again.
But at this time, Zhuang Keqing said these words, which suddenly broke Wang's guard, and even the hard-edged man had his eyes red.
It wasn't that he didn't know what was going on in the village recently, otherwise he wouldn't have questioned the third child like he did the day before yesterday.
In short, it's all his Wang family's fault.
In fact, now that I think about it, although the third brother is usually too lazy to work and sometimes stays up at night, asking for money is just a small fuss. Even if the mother gives it, it will not damage the family foundation. At worst, he and the second brother will have to do more.
Handyman can always be filled. But from the tone of the younger brother and sister yesterday, the third brother is obviously crazy! He must have done something terrible and there is no way to remedy it, so he thought of grabbing money and running away, otherwise there would be no one to eat and drink at home.
How can you want to run away from home if you keep it?
Although Wang Da is dull and honest, he is not hopelessly stupid. There were many things that he did not want to care about before, but now that something like this happened to his family, his mind suddenly became clear.
At first, he was still wondering whether the bad thing Wang San did had something to do with the banker's girl, but now that the little girl was willing to help him, he must have guessed wrong. No matter how honest he is, he can't help him.
I still don’t believe that there are really people in this world who repay evil with kindness.
After Zhuang Keqing said this, he walked to the front to join Zhang Da. Gouzi stretched his head to find out something, but was slapped away by his father and pouted in annoyance.
In fact, Wang Da didn't specifically lower his voice when he spoke just now. Although Zhang Da was pushing the cart in front, he still listened. What happened to the Wang family is not glorious, and he can't let Gouzi, a kid, continue to be heartless.
I asked in a gibberish voice to avoid hurting anyone again.
Thinking that Wang Da was still in a hurry to go back and deliver medicine, Zhang Da's pace became faster.
Compared to the dull atmosphere in the Quad Room, Erlizi Village is extremely lively and cheerful.
Today is the day when the water-powered mill starts construction. After a few days of fermentation, the villagers can't wait to go over and see. Those who can be chosen by the village chief to work feel doubly proud.
Except for those who went to the fields, all the villagers who had nothing to do went to the back village, not for anything else but to get some fresh happiness.
