Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Tao Yimei remained silent, her eyes red. Li Jianguo comforted her, saying, "Yimei, don't worry too much. Uncle Tao is a lucky man, he'll be alright."

Li Mu, sitting in the passenger seat, kept urging the driver, "Sir, could you please drive faster?" He took out a...

She stuffed a hundred yuan into the driver's hand: "This is for your fare, please hurry!"

Seeing the money, the driver became even more motivated, stepped on the gas, and the car sped forward.

Soon after, the group arrived at the county hospital and took Tao Qingshan to the emergency room.

Outside the emergency room, everyone was on tenterhooks, wondering what would happen to Tao Qingshan.

Time passed second by second, and the lights in the emergency room remained on, showing no sign of going out.

Zeng Dazhen kept wiping away tears, muttering prayers for the Buddha's protection. Tao Yimei also looked distressed and restless.

As dawn approached, there was still no movement in the emergency room.

The emergency room door finally opened slowly, and the doctor came out.

Everyone rushed over, asking all at once, "How is the doctor?"

Is he out of danger?

How long will it take for him to wake up?

The doctor took off his mask and glanced at everyone: "He's getting old; his mind and body aren't as sharp as young people's. Although he was brought to the hospital in time after the stroke, he'll still need some time to recover. Also, we need to be careful in the future and avoid subjecting him to any major shocks, otherwise his condition may relapse."

Everyone sighed.

Tao Yimei hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how is my father's condition now?"

The doctor sighed: "He's out of danger for now, but he still needs to stay in the hospital for observation. Also, there may be some aftereffects from the stroke, requiring long-term rehabilitation treatment."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Dazhen immediately

Tears welled up again, and she choked out, "What are we going to do? With him sick, how are we going to manage the household chores?"

Li Mu comforted her, saying, "Aunt Dazhen, don't worry too much. Uncle Tao is out of danger now, which is a good thing. We'll help him out more in the future, and we'll get by."

Tao Yimei nodded: "Yes, Mom, the most important thing for us now is to take good care of Dad and help him recover slowly."

The doctor gave a few more instructions and then left.

Li Mu went to pay the fee, but he only had a few hundred yuan on him, which was not enough. He borrowed a phone from a nurse and called the village committee first.

"Hey, is this Uncle Wang? This is Li Mu from Lijia Village. I'm in the hospital right now. Could you ask someone to let Tian Xiaohu answer the phone?"

A moment later, Tian Xiaohu's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, Brother Mu, what's wrong? Why are you in the hospital?"

Li Mu hurriedly said, "Xiao Hu, Uncle Tao has had a stroke and is in the hospital now. I don't have enough money on me. Go and get Brother Chuzi to bring all the fish we've caught these past few days to the county town. We'll sell them and pay Uncle Tao's medical bills first. Also, tell Brother Chuzi to gather everyone in the village. We need to work together to figure out a solution for Uncle Tao's situation."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaohu also became anxious: "Brother Mu, how did Uncle Tao have a stroke? Okay, I'll go and talk to Brother Chuzi right now, and we'll sell all the fish to raise money for Uncle Tao's medical expenses."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu went to buy some roasted sweet potatoes and hot soy milk, intending to share them with everyone when he got back. They had been busy all night and were all hungry.

Back outside the emergency room, seeing everyone still waiting, Li Mu distributed roasted sweet potatoes and soy milk to everyone. Zeng Dazhen held the hot roasted sweet potato, and tears welled up in her eyes again: "Mu'er, you've really worked so hard, running around in the middle of the night."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Aunt Dazhen, what are you saying? Uncle Tao's business is my business. We're all family, so let's not talk like that."

Everyone felt a warm glow in their hearts upon hearing this.

At that moment, the emergency room door opened again, and a nurse came out and called out, "Are Tao Qingshan's family members here?"

Zeng Dazhen quickly responded and ran over.

The nurse said, "The patient has woken up. You can go in and see him, but be careful not to excite him too much or make him talk too much. Let him rest well."

Zeng Dazhen nodded repeatedly and followed the nurse into the emergency room.

A short while later, Zeng Dazhen helped Tao Qingshan out. Tao Qingshan's face was still a little pale, but his spirits were much better. Seeing everyone there, Tao Qingshan forced a smile: "I'm sorry to have worried you all."

Everyone quickly gathered around and offered words of comfort.

Tao Yimei, her eyes red-rimmed, asked, "Dad, what happened? How could he have a stroke out of nowhere?"

Tao Qingshan closed his eyes, temporarily putting aside the fact that He Yinglian had pushed him, and asked with concern, "I'm fine now, I feel much better. But what are you all doing here? Go back and rest."

Zeng Dazhen wiped away her tears: "You old man, you said you were fine, but you had a stroke. It scared me to death."

Tao Yimei's family and Li Guozhang stayed to take care of Tao Qingshan. Li Qianjin went back to the village to help him pack some clothes and daily necessities, since Tao Qingshan would be staying in the hospital for a while and needed some changes of clothes.

Li Mu, along with Tian Xiaohu and Chuzi, transported all the fish in the village to the county town to sell, raising money for Tao Qingshan's medical expenses.

Li Mu noticed Li Jianjun following behind him and asked, "What are you doing here? Aren't you going back to the village?"

“Who’s following you! It’s not easy for me to come all the way to the county town. I’m here to sell some vegetables I grew myself to earn some money to supplement my family’s income.”

Li Jianjun scratched his head. Upon hearing this, Li Mu's opinion of Li Jianjun improved slightly. Although the two had some conflicts before, the fact that Li Jianjun was willing to sell some vegetables to supplement the family income showed that he was also a family-oriented person.

Li Mu patted Li Jianjun on the shoulder and said, "Okay, then you can sell them here. I'll go sell the fish first and raise money for Uncle Tao's medical expenses before going back."

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Li Jianjun stopped Li Mu, looking somewhat hesitant: "Um... do you have enough money on you? I have some here, you can take it and pay Uncle Tao's medical bills. Everyone in the village has to help with Uncle Tao's situation." After saying that, Li Jianjun took out a wad of crumpled change from his pocket and handed it to Li Mu.

Li Mu stared in disbelief at the money in Li Jianjun's hand.

"What do you mean? You've taken out all the family savings!"

"No! This is money I saved myself. It's not much, but it can help in an emergency. Uncle Tao has been so good to our village. Now that he's in trouble, we can't just stand by and do nothing."

Li Jianjun felt guilty. Li Siming was his uncle, and he understood that although Li Siming and He Yinglian were wrong, they didn't want Tao Qingshan to suffer a stroke.

The most important thing now is to get Tao Qingshan's illness cured as soon as possible; other things can be dealt with later.