The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

The breeze was not dry and the sun was shining brightly. Darong and Wu Meifeng were riding their bicycles, with Ruyi and Jixiang sitting on the back seats respectively, and they were heading towards Erdaohezi together.

The two of them pedaled the bike while talking in low voices, while Ruyi and Jixiang sat quietly in the back seat of the bike and listened to their conversation.

"I don't know what's wrong with his grandmother this time. It's been several days. Erhong came back yesterday and said it was still in pain." Wu Meifeng said with a pout.

"This is the thing about the old woman that makes us worry. She won't go to the hospital and insists on staying at home alone." Darong also frowned slightly.

When they went back together last weekend, Mother Zhong complained about her back pain. She said she was tired. It had been a week, but not only had the pain not gotten better, it seemed to have gotten even worse.

"That's right. You can at least check what the problem is. Why are you being so stubborn?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Wu Meifeng's tone.

"She is probably afraid of spending money. The family's financial situation is good enough, and she doesn't have a company to reimburse her." Darong sighed and said softly. Only now did she begin to understand the helplessness Darong's mother felt in facing life when she was a child.

When Darong, Wu Meifeng and the children arrived home, they saw Mr. Zhong standing at the window in the yard looking inside.

"Dad, why are you outside?" After Darong greeted Mr. Zhong, she followed his gaze and looked inside.

Only then did she realize that Mother Zhong was lying on the kang, holding her lower back tightly and breathing heavily. Darong didn't have time to ask Father Zhong anything, and she just opened the door and went into the house.

"Mom, how are you? Are you in a lot of pain? Let's go to the hospital right away. We can't stay here like this any longer."

Darong asked with a frown after helping Mrs. Zhong sit up.

"Yes, Mom, don't worry about the money. We are here to take care of it." Wu Meifeng also came over quickly.

Wu Meifeng was quite smart. She put the words she just heard from Darong into practice. It seemed that she had heard Darong's words on the first day of the new year.

"Your father is an old man. He makes me uncomfortable when I am close to him, and he keeps making me angry."

It turned out that before Darong and Wu Meifeng came, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong had a dispute over trivial matters. Mrs. Zhong was already unwell, and the conversation between Mr. Zhong and her seemed to make the pain worse.

When Mr. Zhong saw that he had caused trouble, he came out of the house. But he was worried about the sick Mrs. Zhong, so he stood at the window and looked out foolishly.

After Darong and Wu Meifeng looked at each other, they took turns persuading Mother Zhong to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Finally, after being persuaded by her two daughters-in-law, Mother Zhong agreed to go to the hospital for a check-up early the next morning.

On the way home in the evening, Zhong Yunxing and his family first sent Wu Meifeng and Jixiang back.

Darong and Wu Meifeng agreed that Darong would come to see her at 8 o'clock the next morning, and the two of them would take Mother Zhong to the hospital for treatment.

"It cost a lot of money to take Ruyi to see the doctor today, didn't it?"

After arriving home, Zhong Yunxing looked at the big and small bags of medicine at home and asked Darong.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Coughing like this every day is not a good thing. We have to cure it." Darong sighed and replied softly.

The next morning, Darong was worried about the long queues in the hospital, so she arrived downstairs of Wu Meifeng's house just after 7:.

But she shouted for a long time on the balcony and Wu Meifeng didn't open the window, so she could only lock the car and go upstairs to knock on the iron gate of her house.

"Sister-in-law, Jixiang's mother is not at home. I ran into her when I went downstairs this morning. She said she was taking grandma to see a doctor, so she left early in the morning."

Darong knocked on the door for a long time, but Wu Meifeng didn't open the door, so she knocked out the neighbor next door instead.

After hearing what the neighbor said, Darong was dumbfounded. They had originally agreed to take Zhong's mother to see a doctor together, but Wu Meifeng not only didn't wait for her, she also tricked her to come to her first.

Wu Meifeng's intention was not necessarily too obvious. Not only did she buy it for herself, she also played a trick on Darong.

Darong was also very angry, and hurriedly pedaled her bike towards Erdaohezi.

As soon as they arrived at the village, the eldest sister-in-law from the same family who lived behind Mother Zhong's room saw Darong.

"His eldest aunt is here. There's no one at home, so his second aunt took him to the hospital. It's been several days, but someone took him to see a doctor."

The eldest sister-in-law's eyes were full of contempt, and her words implied that Darong didn't care about her mother-in-law, and it was up to the second daughter-in-law to take the old lady to see a doctor.

Darong was already very angry at Wu Meifeng for playing tricks on her, and now she was being scolded by her sister-in-law. Naturally, she was very unhappy.

She wanted to say something to defend herself, but on second thought, she said nothing and put on a gentle and soft expression.

"That's right. We persuaded her for a long time yesterday and she finally agreed to go to the hospital with me. Her second aunt might have been afraid that the hospital would be crowded, so she left before I could wait. I'll go over and take a look."

Darong's words neither criticized Wu Meifeng nor implied that she didn't care about the elderly. Since someone wanted to wear a flower, Darong simply helped them. After so many years of being together, Darong didn't need to defend herself. Wu Meifeng would clarify things for her sooner or later.

Sure enough, just when Wu Meifeng had earned a lot of goodwill by taking Zhong's mother to see a doctor, she immediately fell out with Zhong's mother over the medical expenses.

Actually, as long as you don't get less, it'll be fine. She can't take it. Four children have to share it equally. It's unfair for the old aunt not to take any money.

"Well, every time there is something at home, we have to give a share to aunt. Oh, when we take advantage, it has to be counted as aunt's share, but when we take care of the elderly, it can't be counted as aunt's share." Wu Meifeng said in a distorted tone.

"My aunt is having a hard time, and her child is sick again. I'll take her share."

After the examination, Mother Zhong confirmed that the pain was only caused by ureteral stones. After lithotripsy at the city hospital, she received intravenous fluids for two days and is now basically fine.

Since Wu Meifeng had already paid for all the medical expenses, this was a good thing. She quickly discussed it with her sons and asked them to all shoulder some of the cost.

At that time, in Zhong's mother's mind, the inherent concept of raising children to provide for her in her old age was more important, so from the beginning she never thought of asking Xiaoping to come over.

As soon as she saw Xiaoping was not involved, Wu Meifeng was the first to become unhappy.

"Ruyi is also sick. Besides, if you take one portion, it will not be four but five portions." Wu Meifeng said softly with drooping eyelids and back straight.

"Are you done yet? What do you want?" Zhong Yunhong couldn't bear it any longer and retorted to Wu Meifeng face to face for the first time.

In the end, it was divided into five parts, and Mother Zhong paid for two parts. Although she said that it was her aunt who paid for it, everyone knew that it was definitely Mother Zhong's own money.

However, since then, Wu Meifeng's calculations have also spread in Erdaohezi. Compared with the good reputation she brought to the hospital, it is much more overwhelming. After all, such stories are the topics that more people are willing to talk about.