After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Things turned out just as Shen Nian had guessed. The county hospital also refused to accept Feng Yaniang. They simply stopped the bleeding for her and then suggested that Zhang Ergen and others send her to the city hospital.

The hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant, the lights were dim, and the doctor, wearing a mask, frowned and spoke to them in a cold tone.

The patient's injuries were so serious that their hospital had limited facilities and was unable to do anything.

Zhang Ergen hesitated. First, the road to the city was farther than that to the county, and he had to take a train. It was a big question whether he could make it to the city.

Secondly, Feng Ya Niang's injuries were too severe, and the medical expenses would be ridiculously high. Their family was small, and their work points were not as many as other families. They didn't get much money all year round, so they had no money to pay for her treatment!

Zhang Ergen squatted beside the bed, his head in his hands, his brow furrowed. He wanted to stand up and say, "There's no cure," and go home.

"Dad, save me, I don't want to die..."

Feng Yanniang's voice came softly. The more time passed, the stronger people's life-saving awareness became. Others thought she would not be able to make it to the county, but she held on to her last breath and insisted on reaching the county hospital.

Zhang Ergen looked at his wife who was mauled beyond recognition by the blind bear, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Save her! Let's go to the city hospital! I'll find a way to get the money!" His eyes revealed determination, as if he had made up his mind.

Zhang Ergen asked Zhang Xiaolong to go back to the brigade and find a way to borrow money. He took the letter of introduction issued by the brigade leader and prepared to take Zhang Dalong and his wife and Xiaolong's wife to the city.

Xiaolong's wife originally wanted to refuse. They had already separated the family business, and the old couple were under the care of their eldest brother and his family. It had nothing to do with them anymore!

She glanced at her mother-in-law who was missing limbs, gritted her teeth, and swallowed her refusal.

Still muttering to herself, she went to take care of this biased mother-in-law, thinking that she was doing a good deed and accumulating merit for her daughter Xiaoying!

Zhang Xiaolong hurried back to the brigade with the team leader. As soon as he arrived, he began to knock on doors from house to house to borrow money.

Most of the villagers in the team are not rich. After all, every family has many children, and most of their work points are exchanged for food. They are grateful to be able to eat enough, so they don’t have any extra money to lend to others.

In particular, Zhang Ergen and his wife had bad character in the brigade. They never helped anyone when they had problems, and everyone had always been quite dissatisfied with them.

But seeing Zhang Xiaolong's anxious and helpless look, many people were moved with sympathy and everyone chipped in some money, fifty cents or a dollar.

Some even took out eggs that they were reluctant to eat at home and asked Zhang Xiaolong to take them with him, saying that they were to nourish his mother on the road.

Aunt Zhang looked at Zhang Xiaolong in front of her, rolled her eyes, stuffed ten yuan in change into his hand, gave him a basket, and then slammed the gate shut.

Zhang Xiaolong lifted the cloth from the basket and saw that it was filled with neatly stacked pancakes. He looked at the closed gate, his eyes red and he was choking with sobs, unable to speak.

After borrowing money from everyone in the brigade, even the Youth League Home, Zhang Xiaolong took the letter of introduction and rode his bicycle to the town.

"Sister Nian, how is Zhang Fengfeng's mother now?"

Ye Jiaojiao put a still warm egg into the basket and asked Shen Nian curiously.

Shen Nian shook her head and stopped what she was doing: "How would I know? I didn't go with them." She raised her head and looked at Ye Jiaojiao with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

However, there is one thing Shen Nian is sure of: no matter how well Zhang Fengfeng's mother treats her, she will never be able to recover as before.

Moreover, current medical care is not as advanced as that of later generations. Even if it is a municipal hospital, when accepting patients like Zhang Fengfeng's mother, they probably only do so with a try-it attitude.

It is estimated that these people have just arrived at the city hospital not long ago. Whether they can survive and how long they can live is probably a big question.

After all, it has been a few days, and Zhang Fengfeng's mother was injured so seriously. If she gets infected, she may die at any time.

Shen Nian thought silently in his heart, frowned slightly, and had some ideas in his mind.

……

Zhang Fengfeng lay on the kang, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

She couldn't understand why her mother was the only one injured so seriously while her sister-in-law only suffered minor skin injuries when they encountered the blind bear together.

Her eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness, and her hands were clenched into fists.

It would be great if her sister-in-law could be bitten into the same miserable state as her mother! It would be best if they both died together! But the current situation is not too bad.

Looking at her nephews and nieces lying on the kang, Zhang Fengfeng's mouth curled up in a creepy arc. Now is the good time.

But before that, she had to do something.

That afternoon, Zhang Fengfeng stopped Zhou Jindong on the road.

Zhou Jindong had just returned from the mountains, carrying a bundle of firewood on his shoulders. He was planning to go home to wash his face, change his clothes, and then go deliver the firewood to Shi Shengxia when he was stopped by Zhang Fengfeng.

His face was covered in sweat and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

Being blocked by Zhang Fengfeng, he frowned and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the corner of his clothes: "Fengya, why are you blocking me?"

Zhang Fengfeng swallowed, shifted her gaze away from his exposed skin, bit her lip, and looked pitiful.

"Brother Jindong, my mother...she is still in the city hospital and I don't know whether she is dead or alive. I am so scared. My father has gone to take care of my mother again. I am the only little girl left at home, along with my nephews and nieces. I really don't know what to do." As she spoke, she sobbed and her shoulders shrugged.

Zhou Jindong was feeling a little annoyed. Shengxia had been angry with him again recently, and he was already very annoyed, so how could he have the mood to meddle in other people's affairs?

"Feng Ya, it's no use coming to me for this matter. I can't help you at all. You should go back and take care of your nephews and nieces. If that doesn't work, go to the hospital to see your mother." Zhou Jindong looked at Zhang Fengfeng with helplessness in his eyes.

Zhang Fengfeng burst into tears when she heard this: "Brother Jindong, I want to go see my mother. Can you accompany me to the city hospital to see her? It's too far from the city. I don't dare to go alone, and I don't have the courage to face it."

As she spoke, she reached out and gently tugged at the corner of Zhou Jindong's clothes.

Zhou Jindong subconsciously took a step back, avoiding Zhang Fengfeng's hand: "Fengya, don't be like this. We are a man and a woman, how can we go together? When Shengxia finds out, she will have all sorts of thoughts. You should find someone else to accompany you!"

Seeing that soft tactics weren't working, Zhang Fengfeng started to act tough: "Brother Jindong, we grew up together. Are you really so cruel? If anything happens to my mother, I won't want to live anymore. If you don't go with me, I'll follow you wherever you go."

Having said that, she simply sat down on the ground and started crying.

There were already several villagers passing by, casting curious glances and whispering about it.

Zhou Jindong looked at Zhang Fengfeng's shoulders shrugging, thinking that they were all from the same team and grew up together. If he went there for a few days to help, Shengxia probably wouldn't think too much of it.

So he sighed helplessly and compromised, "Okay, okay, I'll go with you."

Zhang Fengfeng stopped crying immediately after hearing this, and got up from the ground with a triumphant smile on her face: "Brother Jindong, you are so kind. I knew you wouldn't really ignore me."