Early the next morning, although the sky was still gray, fortunately it did not continue to rain.
The roads in the countryside were full of mud, and it was not easy to walk with a cart, but fortunately there were many people. After the children from both families went to school, the four of them started pulling the cart behind them and started to go to the urban orthopedics department.
The most authoritative traditional Chinese medicine hospital.
In order to avoid the bumps on the road, a quilt was placed on the cart, and the second aunt Yan Ping lay on it.
After more than two hours, the family finally arrived at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
Song Wenjing accompanied his second uncle to queue up to register first, and then borrowed a wheelchair from the hospital to send his second aunt to the consulting room where the orthopedic specialist was.
After a series of examinations, it was finally decided to undergo surgery, and the surgery was scheduled for two days later.
The second aunt was admitted to the ward in advance. It was only then that everyone remembered that if it was a surgical treatment, the time spent in the hospital would have been at least half a month, or even longer.
So where did Zhou Lijuan live during this period?
It's not a big problem to make do with it for a few days, but it's definitely not suitable for a long time. Moreover, after the surgical treatment, nutrition must keep up, and they can't always eat hospital food. And there is no way for them here.
A place to cook.
None of us have ever been hospitalized, so it is inevitable that we will be a little concerned about one thing and not the other.
In the end, Song Wenjing came up with a way to rent a house to live in the surrounding area. This would be convenient for taking care of him and also have a place to live.
Others may not know how to deal with renting a house. After all, they have been living in rural areas and do not understand this at all. But Song Wenjing has a lot of experience.
In his previous life, he collected rags in the city and rented houses near the urban-rural fringe, so he was very familiar with these things.
Even though there are not many rental houses nowadays, there are still some.
At this time, Song Wenjing immediately thought of his cousin Yiping Ping. As a policeman at the Chengguan Town police station, he was not very far from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Although it was not within the jurisdiction, I believe it would not be a big problem to find a place to live through him.
After all, as a police officer, you are still familiar with the surrounding environment and personnel to a certain extent.
Just as he was told, Song Wenjing said goodbye to his family and went straight to the police station.
When Song Wenjing found Yi Ping and told him his difficulties, Yi Ping immediately agreed.
He is not familiar with other areas, but around Chengguan Town, he has been a policeman here for more than three years, so he is quite familiar with it.
According to Song Wenjing's request, he wanted to find a private house with a yard. It would be best if he had some daily necessities at home, so he didn't need to prepare anything extra.
The reason for this choice is of course that Song Wenjing also wanted to live here. The collection of rags in the countryside has been going on for a long time, but the overall profit rate is not very high, and most people don't have anything worth worrying about.
Therefore, he thought of taking advantage of this time to rent a house and bring his business directly to the city, which would save a lot of energy. You have to know that every few days, he has to haul hundreds of kilograms of stuff from Songjiacun to the city.
It’s really troublesome. I need my father’s help every time to do it.
If he lives not far from the city, he can do everything by himself and does not need his father to work with him.
The fields at home need to be cultivated by the parents, and the children's daily meals and other things also need to be done by them. What's more, they have to help collect eggs whenever they have time. Song Wenjing doesn't want his elders to continue like this. He would rather suffer a little bit.
I'm tired, and I don't want my family to be similarly tired.
There is another reason, and it is Yang Lili’s reason.
If he could rent a house nearby, he would have more time to find Yang Lili.
The two fell in love not long ago, and they were inseparable.
Seeing these conditions, Zhou Ping thought about it for a long time and finally remembered something.
It turns out that there is Yaojiatun on the edge of Chengguan Town. There is a family in this village, where two old couples live. They originally had one son and three daughters.
Later, all three daughters got married one after another. In order to find a wife for his son, a new room was built next to the old house a few years ago, which he planned to use for his son to live in after he got married.
Unexpectedly, there was an accident the year before last. My son drank fake wine while drinking with friends. In the end, only two of the four people were rescued, and the other two died of alcohol poisoning. One of them was the son of the couple.
So far, the newly built house has been lived in by the couple, while the original old house has been sitting there empty and no one lives in it anymore.
However, the couple cleans it regularly, so it seems to be quite clean, and everything inside is quite complete. Basically, you can move in with just bedding and the like.
Because it belongs to the jurisdiction of Chengguan Town, Zhou Yiping also knows this family well. When their son had an accident, he came to comfort him many times, and the vendor selling fake wine was also caught and sentenced. The couple has always felt sorry for Yi Ping.
Be grateful.
What's more, the couple are not young anymore, almost sixty. If Song Wenjing can rent their house, it can also bring them an income.
What's more, he introduced Song Wenjing, and I believe he will trust him. As long as he goes to the village and says hello to the relevant village cadres, there will be no big problem.
When Yi Ping expressed his idea, Song Wenjing said on the spot that he could go and have a look now. As long as it was suitable, he could pay the rent immediately.
As soon as he left, Zhou Yiping pushed on his bicycle and headed straight for Yaojiatun with Song Wenjing.
The distance was not very far. In about ten minutes, the two of them arrived at their destination. Song Wenjing calculated the distance. If he walked, it would take half an hour to reach the hospital, which was not very far.
"Is Uncle Yao at home?" Outside the courtyard gate of a relatively new-looking three-room tile-roofed house, Zhou Yiping called twice into the courtyard.
"Here we come, here we come." An old man with white hair came out. When he saw it was Yi Ping, a smile appeared on his face, "Public Security Zhou, why are you free to come to us today?"
The late 1980s can be regarded as an era that connects the past with the future. During this period, there were many titles for the police. Some people called them police officers like those on Hong Kong Island, and some called them directly public security or police officers.
Most young people like Song Wenjing still prefer to call them police officers. For example, Yi Ping is called police officer Zhou. And many people call Yi Ping police officer Zhou, police officer Zhou, etc. In fact, they are all called the same thing.
"Uncle Yao, I have something to come and talk to you about. I think it's convenient for you. By the way, this is my cousin Song Wenjing, let me introduce him to you."
Zhou Yiping was very familiar with Uncle Yao, and he didn't say much to him. He directly explained what happened to him clearly.
Uncle Yao saw that he was Zhou Gongan's cousin and was willing to pay to rent his old house, so of course he was happy to support him.
Of course, Song Wenjing did not let him suffer, and agreed to rent his house at a price of 10 yuan per month. At such a price, the rent was an old house in the village, which can be said to be quite sincere.
The main reason was that it was really difficult for Song Wenjing to see the other old couple. Their only son passed away and the three women were already married. Apart from farming and raising pigs, the family had no other income.
Moreover, they are nearly sixty years old, and their bodies do not look very strong. Song Wenjing still hopes to take better care of her.
Uncle Yao was reluctant to accept so much at first, but after Zhou Ping's persuasion, he agreed.
Their family really needs this money for expenses, and the old house is empty there. It would be a good choice to use it to make some money. Since Public Security Zhou nodded and agreed to tell the village cadres
, he no longer has anything to worry about.
The matter went smoothly. Zhou Yiping took Song Wenjing to the village committee again, found the village party secretary, and explained to him clearly what had happened.
Of course the village party secretary supports it. Uncle Yao's family was originally a poor household in the village. Now that they have an extra income and can help the village solve a problem, why not do it.
At this point, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily and the two parties signed an agreement. Song Wenjing rented the house for half a year in advance and paid rent once every three months. The rent was 10 yuan per month.
[Author's digression]: Thanks to "Yingying Liying" for her strong support, I have added two more chapters to express my gratitude!