Xue Ling is indeed very sleepy. She has increased her efforts in the past few days and plans to finish the columns for the next three weeks in advance.
Doctors from the No. 1 Hospital in the provincial capital said that dry and cold weather is better for wound healing, so they were advised not to wait until next spring and take my father-in-law to the provincial capital as soon as possible.
My mother-in-law is illiterate and cannot understand standard Mandarin, so it would be better for her to stay and watch over her sister-in-law.
The doctor said that the examination and surgery would take at least half a month and two weeks.
She thought that her father-in-law had to take turns taking care of her, and she couldn't let brother Yuan spend half a month alone. It would be better for her to go along with him.
Her English column task is not heavy, but she has to do four weeks of work a week, which suddenly becomes a lot heavier.
In addition, English books will be published and printed after the Chinese New Year, and translation must be accelerated.
People get tired easily if they are too busy, especially mental work, and they need to maintain a good mental state.
She turned the alarm clock, set it for six-thirty, and fell asleep quickly.
When the alarm clock rang, she quickly got up, put on her sweater and coat, folded the quilt, and then went downstairs with a hot water bottle to brush her teeth and wash her face.
Brother Yuan hasn't come back yet, so she is heating hot water in the kitchen while waiting for him.
It's already bright, it's sunny outside, and there's still a ray of sunshine shining down.
Xue Ling was not too worried, because Lin Cong was a showman, and Brother Yuan was so strong and tall that he could be knocked down with one punch.
She had reminded him last night not to act harshly. He was a measured person, so she was not worried.
The water boiled, and she put all the hot water into the kettle.
At this time, shouts came from outside: "A Yuan! Lingling! A Yuan! Lingling!"
ah?!
Isn’t this my mother-in-law’s voice?!
Xue Ling quickly opened the door, hurried out, and opened the outer door.
I saw an aunt wrapped in a worn-out cotton-padded jacket at the entrance of the alley, shouting and looking around.
"Mom!" Xue Ling shouted as he rushed over.
Liu Ying hurriedly turned her head and smiled when she saw it was Xue Ling.
"Ling Ling! Great! Finally found it! I heard A Yuan said that you are in the middle of Songming Road. We searched around and asked many people, and finally found it!"
Then, she hurriedly waved back.
"Chang Bo! This way! This way!"
Xue Ling ran over and took the old man's hand, which was red and cold.
"How did you come?"
At this time, an old donkey came clattering towards the alley!
She saw the kind and honest old man Chang Bo, whom she had met twice, driving a donkey, and sitting behind him was Cheng Muhai, wrapped in an old cotton-padded jacket, wearing a hat, and his face was red from the cold.
"Dad!" Xue Ling exclaimed.
Cheng Muhai's face looked a little pale, and his whole body was trembling slightly. The moment he saw her, he still tried his best to smile and smiled gently and kindly at her.
Xue Ling quickly helped the old man get out of the car, led the donkey cart into the yard, and led the three old men into the house to drink water.
Then, she hurried upstairs, brought the heater down, quickly plugged it in the corner of the kitchen, and blew hot air on the three of them.
Cheng Muhai's face looked slightly better after drinking water.
"We set out here before dawn. Fortunately, Ayuan told his mother the address before, otherwise the county is so big and the roads seem to be almost the same, we wouldn't know how to find it."
Liu Ying gave a low smile and said: "Fortunately, Uncle Chang has a donkey cart. He often goes to the city to sell vegetables and is quite familiar with the city. We haven't been here for many years, the city has changed a lot, and it's still not bright yet.
You will definitely be confused."
Xue Ling turned the hot air to the maximum and poured them an extra cup of hot water.
"Don't be impatient. Let's warm ourselves up first before we talk."
Chang Bo looked at the heater, his cloudy old eyes full of surprise.
"This thing looks so beautiful! It can blow hot wind! Isn't this a fan?"
Xue Ling briefly explained the origin of this heater, explaining: "I picked it up by mail last evening. The one I gave to my parents is still in the packaging box."
Chang Bo said "Wow!" and said with a smile: "It's different when you have a good in-laws! Look, even the heating stuff is given! It's still a foreign thing!"
Cheng Muhai smiled and said: "Old Xue is too polite. Lingling, remember to thank your parents for me."
Liu Ying handed Xue Ling a small basket of radishes on the donkey cart.
"I'll bring you some. There's a lot at home and we can't finish it. I came in a hurry and didn't know what to bring, so I just grabbed some from the cellar."
Xue Ling thanked him and took it, guessing that something had really happened at home.
Cheng Muhai lowered his face and looked towards the second floor.
"Lingling, where is Ayuan? He has gone to work?"
Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"... He didn't go to work, it's not yet work time. Dad, why are you here so early in the morning? Did something happen at home?"
Cheng Muhai and Liu Ying looked at each other with solemn expressions and anger in their eyes.
Chang Bo on the side seemed to have understood the inside story and quickly explained to her.
"Yesterday morning, Fang Yatou went to the market to find me and asked me to take her home. The road has been blocked by heavy snow these days, and I haven't been to the city for several days. Yesterday was the first time. The station has not left for Chengjia Village these days.
I guessed that she had something to do when she got home, so I immediately agreed. I sold the things to the grocery store and took her back with me. The donkey walked slowly and we only arrived home at noon."
Chang Bo put down the bowl and looked at Cheng Muhai and his wife.
"Unexpectedly, yesterday evening, sister-in-law Muhai came to my door and asked me if I had sent girl Fang back to the city. I said no. I saw your sister-in-law running back in a panic, so I hurried after her and asked... It turns out that Fang
The girl stole the family's money and ran away!"
ah?!
Xue Ling stared in surprise and felt a sudden chill on his back!
Oops! Could the money she had left in the house be stolen too?
That's the money for my father-in-law's surgery...
Xue Ling took a deep breath and asked, "How much? Did she say no?"
Liu Ying wiped her tears and whispered: "Amei went to our house in person a while ago and said that she would take her to the city with her. She also said that you would live together now so that it would be easier to take care of each other. I refused, and Fang girl said it was just for two or three people.
It’s just a day, anyway, Amei and her brother are here, so we don’t have to worry, and then we left with Amei.”
"Her brother called and said that she was here and that she was indeed living with you, so we felt relieved. More than half a month passed, but we still couldn't wait for her to come back. The road was blocked by heavy snow and the weather was very cold. We guessed that
The road is blocked, so we can only wait."
"Until yesterday noon, she suddenly ran home. I gave her a bowl of noodles, and she stayed in the house after eating. In the afternoon, the weather was fine, so your dad and I went to the fields to see if the snow had melted, and then picked up some noodles.
I just went home with some firewood. Who knows...who knows..."
"Unexpectedly, she stole all the money from the family and disappeared!" Cheng Muhai added in a deep voice.
Xue Ling frowned and asked, "How much is it approximately?"
Liu Ying swallowed even more: "There is still 100 yuan from the sale of the land at the entrance of the village, and more than 100 yuan that Ayuan gave us when he came home during the Mid-Autumn Festival. A total of more than 200 yuan, not a cent left, all of them were taken away.