Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

"It sounds like Da Zhuang from the west courtyard."

"Let's go and take a look."

Li Youcai also ran outside and arrived at Niu Dazhuang's house, which was just across the wall to the west.

Niu Dazhuang was standing in the yard, shouting desperately.

Widow Wang squeezed out of the door and called out through the wall, "Da Zhuang, what happened?"

"My grandma fainted and I couldn't wake her up no matter how hard I tried." Niu Dazhuang shouted.

"Go and have a look!"

Li Youcai ran out first, followed by Widow Wang and several other female comrades.

The old Niu family is the only extinct family in the village. In order to continue the family line, Grandpa Niu adopted a homeless child and named him Dazhuang, who is now Niu Dazhuang.

Unlike normal people, Niu Dazhuang's intellectual development is a little slow and he looks silly.

As a peer, Li Youcai often teased Dazhuang when he was young. He used Dazhuang as a ladder and stepped on Dazhuang to dig out bird nests. He also took Dazhuang to throw firecrackers into other people's thatched houses and then ran away.

Later, when he grew up, Li Youcai became addicted to gambling and rarely played with Dazhuang.

A few years ago, Grandpa Niu passed away.

Only Da Zhuang and grandma were left at home.

People in the village rarely interact with him.

Li Youcai ran into Dazhuang's yard and saw Dazhuang's simple and strong figure: "Dazhuang, where is your grandma?"

"My grandma fainted in the house, please save her." Dazhuang was crying with tears and snot, standing in the yard looking anxious and at a loss.

Li Youcai ran into the house and saw Grandma Dazhuang lying on the ground.

His skinny body was curled up, and his face looked extremely painful.

"How is it?" Widow Wang and several other women followed in and asked as soon as they entered the door.

"Grandma Cow! Grandma Cow!" Li Youcai tried calling out a few times, but Grandma Dazhuang didn't respond at all. It was obvious that she had fainted completely.

"Pinching the Ren Zhong point might be helpful." Someone shouted.

Li Youcai pressed his thumb on Grandma Dazhuang's philtrum, but there was still no reaction.

"No, let's go to the hospital!"

"The county town is so far away, how can we get there?" Widow Wang shouted.

Li Youcai picked up Dazhuang's grandmother who was lying on the ground and said, "Dazhuang, go to my dad's house and bring the cart over."

"Oh!" Da Zhuang responded and turned around and ran.

"Bring two sets of quilts!" Li Youcai shouted again.

Widow Wang jumped directly onto the kang, grabbed two quilts from the pile, and covered the old lady with them.

A group of people rushed out in a hurry.

On the way, they met Niu Dazhuang who was pulling a cart, and Li Youjie who was chasing after him.

"Brother, what happened?"

Li Youcai put Grandma Dazhuang on the cart and wrapped her tightly with a quilt.

"Grandma Dazhuang has fainted. She needs to be rushed to the hospital."

"Help push the cart."

"Oh."

Dazhuang pulled the cart, and Li Youcai and Li Youjie helped push it from behind.

Most of the women in the village stopped, but Widow Wang still followed, preparing to go to the county hospital together.

Dazhuang was anxious and pulled the cart forward with all his might.

The old dirt roads in the countryside are not good, and the cart is shaking a lot.

"Da Zhuang, pull the cart steadily and don't bump your grandma." Widow Wang was careful and reminded Da Zhuang quickly.

The group of people were in a hurry.

When he ran to the county hospital, Dazhuang was drenched in sweat.

Li Youcai ran into the emergency room holding Dazhuang's grandmother: "Doctor! Help, doctor!"

Seeing this, the nurse on duty immediately pushed a cart over.

"Put the people in the car!"

"Call the doctor, call the doctor quickly!"

"The emergency room is over here!"

Hurry and quarrel.

Soon, Grandma Dazhuang was pushed into the emergency room.

Li Youcai and his friends were blocked outside.

"Who is the patient's family member? Go and pay the deposit first!" Soon a man who looked like a doctor, wearing a white coat, handed out a list.

Da Zhuang took it in his hand blankly and looked down.

"I do not have money."

"If you don't have money, you need to find a solution quickly. The patient is likely suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage, and she can't afford to wait!"

Widow Wang snatched the list from Dazhuang's hand and asked, "Why are there so many?"

On the form, the deposit is 100 yuan, and the words are clearly written.

"I'm asking you whether you are still going to save the patient or not? If you want to save him, go and raise money quickly. The patient is still waiting for medicine!" the doctor urged again.

"Save my grandma, I will work like a slave for you, I beg you, please save my grandma." Dazhuang remembered to bow and kowtowing.

Li Youjie looked at Li Youcai without saying anything.

Li Youcai snatched the order from Widow Wang's hand and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go pay the money."

"Brother, that money of yours is for Duoduo's medical treatment!" Li Youjie grabbed Li Youcai and reminded him in a low voice.

"I know, let's deal with the emergency first. We can't just watch Grandma Dazhuang die."

Rushing to the payment counter, Li Youcai counted out ten Great Unity banknotes and paid the deposit.

Da Zhuang was sweating all over. Worried that he would get cold again, Widow Wang put the quilt directly on Da Zhuang.

Brother Li Youcai sat on the bench.

"Brother, I find that you have really changed." Li Youjie said in a low voice.

"Why have you changed? I'm still myself." Li Youcai smiled.

"You weren't like this before. If you had money before, you would never have paid the deposit for Dazhuang even if you had it. What's more, you knew clearly that Dazhuang would not have the money to pay you back even if you paid the deposit."

Li Youcai supported his head with both hands, leaned back, and said nothing.

After ten minutes,

The light on the emergency room door went out.

Li Youcai and his companions hurriedly gathered in front of the door.

Click, the door opened and a doctor in white came out.

"Where is my grandma? How is my grandma?" Da Zhuang rushed in front of the doctor and asked in panic.

The doctor slowly took off his mask and half-lowered his head. "I'm sorry, we tried our best. The patient had intracranial hemorrhage and was elderly. He didn't make it and is now gone."

Da Zhuang grabbed the doctor and shook him hard: "How can there be no way! You are a doctor, how can you not be able to save my grandma!"

"Da Zhuang, calm down!" Li Youcai and Li Youjie held Da Zhuang back.

The doctor shook his head: "I'm sorry, we really tried our best."

In the emergency room, the sorted milk was pushed out.

His face no longer showed pain, but he was no longer breathing.

"Grandma!" Dazhuang threw himself on Grandma Niu's body, crying heart-wrenchingly.

Widow Wang stood by and wiped her tears.

Grandma Dazhuang passed away.

On the way home, Li Youcai originally wanted to take over from Niu Dazhuang to pull the cart, but was rejected by Niu Dazhuang.

The silly Niu Dazhuang pulled the cart and walked towards home step by step.

As he walked, he kept muttering, "Grandma, let's go home."

When we returned to Dongsheng Village, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening.

Many families in the village have turned off the lights and gone to bed, and the whole village is quiet.

According to current rural customs, when an elderly person dies, a mourning shed is set up at home, the person wears funeral clothes and sleeps in a coffin, and a long-burning lamp is kept lit for three days. After three days, the person is buried with a banner and a pot.

If the conditions are good, they will also invite a suona player to play at home for three days.

As for those in poor conditions, many were simply wrapped in straw mats and buried hastily.

As for cremation, it is only advocated verbally now, and it will not be until 85 that it will be elevated to a legal requirement.