Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Finally, after Zhao Da'e expressed his gratitude profusely, he strolled back to the hospital.

The east gate of the hospital was closer, so Zhao Da'e went to the east gate of the hospital.

There are several pine trees next to the East Gate. I heard that they were planted during the Ming Dynasty, and now they are tall and spreading out.

Behind us is the park, the only park in the county. There aren't many people here right now. People are struggling to make ends meet, so not many people are thinking about sightseeing. They just want to work hard to get rich.

After entering the east gate, Zhao Da'e turned a few more corners and arrived at the ward corridor. Looking up, he saw his mother holding his younger sister and looking in his direction.

Zhao Da'e thought that his mother, Cheng Jinxiang, was worried because he had been gone for a long time, so he ran a few steps to his mother's side: "Mom, I bought you some ginger millet porridge and some dishes, they're still warm."

When Cheng Jinxiang saw Zhao Dage return, her eyesight improved, and she said with a hint of reproach, "Dage, why were you gone for so long? What would I do if you got lost?"

Zhao Da'e chuckled: "No way, no way. I have three heads and six arms, and an indestructible body. No one can steal me. Besides, even if they stole me, they'd still have to take care of me, wouldn't they? My grandma, my third aunt, and my aunt always say I'm a money-loser. Who wants to take care of a money-loser?"

Cheng Jinxiang said angrily, "It's one thing for others to talk nonsense. But you belittle yourself. How can that be allowed? You're not allowed to talk about yourself like that again."

"Okay," Zhao Da'e said obediently.

Afterwards, Zhao Da'e helped his mother back to her hospital bed and fed her the food he had brought.

Then Zhao Da'e ran out and used the money to buy a lot of daily necessities at the supermarket: a washbasin, toothbrush, bed sheets, blankets, quilts, quilts, slippers, pajamas, and blankets. She also got a new thermos and a cup, and bought two sets of new clothes for her younger sister, two blankets, and some other household items. She then bought two cans of food. After spending two hundred yuan, she didn't have much left.

Zhao Da'e couldn't help but sigh: This money really doesn't last long. I spent so much on these little things. I'll have to work harder to earn more money in the future.

Back in her mother's hospital room, Zhao Da'e found her father, Zhao Tiesheng, there as well. However, judging from her parents' pale faces, she guessed they must have had a fight while she was out.

Zhao Tiesheng has been away from Cheng Jinxiang for three or four days since she gave birth to her second child. He only visits her once a day, so it's no wonder that Cheng Jinxiang is dissatisfied.

Zhao Da'e was actually quite dissatisfied with her father, who favored sons over daughters. Although Zhao Tiesheng and Cheng Jinxiang had discussed sending their daughter away, Cheng Jinxiang did not agree. Zhao Tiesheng did not insist on not having the daughter, but he knew that his sister Zhao Chunqin and mother Wang were trying to coerce and entice Cheng Jinxiang to send their daughter away. Of course, Zhao Tiesheng did not stop them.

Therefore, Zhao Da'e's attitude towards his father, Zhao Tiesheng, was also ambiguous. After all, he was his biological father, but this biological father wasn't much better; he was just not guilty of anything deserving of death.

When Zhao Tiesheng saw Zhao Dage return, he said, "Why did you buy so much stuff? We're not going to stay in the hospital until the New Year. What a waste of money..."

Zhao Tiesheng was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly froze: Where did Zhao Da'e get the money?

You should know that a thermos costs more than ten yuan. Daily necessities were always expensive in this era. So even at home, Zhao Tiesheng and his wife used a thermos that was left over from someone else and was not very good at keeping things warm. They didn't even spend money to buy a thermos when they got married. Zhao Da'e just bought it so casually.

Zhao Tiesheng continued looking: blankets, electric blankets, quilts, clothes, washbasins, foot basins, towels, soap, thermos cups, soy milk powder.

Zhao Tiesheng was completely dumbfounded. Although he was already thirty years old, he had never used such a novel thing in his life. Coming from a farming background, he had no idea that two basins were needed for washing his face and feet. Of course, Zhao Tiesheng didn't wash his feet much either...

How much does this cost? It must be at least two hundred yuan, just to buy these things?

You see, Zhao Da'e's grandmother, Wang Guixiang, was arrested, and even getting bail through connections cost five hundred yuan. Zhao Tiesheng and the others couldn't come up with five hundred yuan, so they made Wang Guixiang squat in the fence for three days and three nights.

Sure enough, Zhao Tingxu was throwing a tantrum at home when Wang Guixiang's family came to make a scene. His eldest brother, three brothers, and several uncles also joined in, claiming that Zhao Da'e had sent their mother to jail and therefore demanded that Zhao Da'e bail out their grandmother. As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it.

Furthermore, everyone said that Zhao Da'e, as a junior, was unfilial for sending his own grandmother to prison. However, because Zhao Da'e had been in a coma due to excessive blood loss, Zhao Tiesheng had come twice but couldn't bring it up. Today, Zhao Da'e finally woke up, so Zhao Tiesheng came to see her again, only to find that she had bought so many things.

"Big Goose, where did you get your money? How could a little girl like you have so much money?" Zhao Tiesheng asked in confusion.

You should know that the money for these things is what a farmer has to work on several acres of dry land to earn.

A few days ago, Zhao Tiesheng went to sell wet corn for only 12 cents a pound. At this time, Dongtaizi Village didn't have much chemical fertilizer; most of the time, people could only use some farmyard manure. So, the corn yield per acre was only about 500 to 600 pounds at most. Therefore, people didn't plant much corn at this time. Relatively speaking, they planted sorghum and millet more often. Although these two had lower yields and required more work in the fields, their prices were around 30 to 40 cents a pound.

Zhao Tiesheng had a lot of work to do at home, and most of his land was reclaimed by himself, so it wasn't fertile land and he could only grow corn.

The corn from over ten acres of land only brought in seven or eight hundred yuan. After deducting the cost of seeds and fertilizer, there wasn't much left.

So when he saw that Zhao Da'e had spent so much money in one go, his heart was bleeding: that's money!

Zhao Da'e placed the items on the bedside table of his mother Cheng Jinxiang's hospital bed and spread his hands, saying, "I met some really hospitable relatives who gave these to me."

When Zhao Da'e said this, not only was Zhao Tiesheng stunned, but Cheng Jinxiang was also bewildered, because where in the Zhao family did they have such a wealthy relative?

Of the Zhao family, the wealthiest is undoubtedly Zhao Chunqin, who works at the county court. Zhao Chunqin graduated from university and was directly assigned to the job, having worked there for several years. Even with seniority-based subsidies, her monthly salary is barely a little over three hundred yuan. Only during holidays can her salary reach over four hundred yuan.

These items, costing around two hundred yuan, are equivalent to half a month's salary for Zhao Chunqin, the wealthiest member of the Zhao family.

However, it is clear that even Zhao Tiesheng believes that the money could not have been given by Zhao Chunqin.

Zhao Tiesheng knew that his younger sister was never very close to him; she was only close to Zhao Tiegang. If it were the third brother's child, Zhao Chunqin might give him two hundred, but as for Zhao D'e? That was absolutely impossible.