The doctor in the emergency room came out and shook his head at Wang Gang and Li Shufen.
"We have tried our best."
Hearing the doctor's words, Li Shufen felt a little dizzy and was supported by Wang Gang.
Although they are divorced, Li Shufen and Yi Zhonghai have been married for decades. It would be a lie to say that they are not in love.
At the moment of separation, Li Shufen was still very sad.
"Doctor, what disease does he have and can't be cured?" Li Shufen's voice was trembling.
"The old man is not ill, but he is running out of oil and gas. There is nothing we can do," the doctor said.
"He is only in his early sixties, how could he do this?" Li Shufen asked in disbelief.
"The patient has been malnourished for a long time and is engaged in strenuous work. His body is severely depleted and his organs are beginning to fail. It is really a miracle that he can survive until now." The doctor regretted.
Yi Zhonghai lived a very unsettled life in the past ten years. Not only was his job in the factory gone, but his pension was also cancelled. Later, he found a job in a small factory. He did hard work and could only make ends meet.
It is indeed a miracle that it has survived until now.
"Can I go in and see him?" Li Shufen calmed down and asked the doctor.
The doctor opened the door to the emergency room and motioned for Li Shufen and Wang Gang to go in.
After the two walked in, the medical staff all walked out, as if they wanted to give Yi Zhonghai his last words.
Li Shufen walked to Yi Zhonghai's bed, while Wang Gang leaned further away.
At this time, Yi Zhonghai's complexion was extremely poor, his face was sallow, and his eyes were dull. Only when he saw Li Shufen approaching did he feel slightly energetic.
"Xiaofen." Yi Zhonghai called out weakly.
At this time, Li Shufen no longer had any resentment towards Yi Zhonghai.
"Old Yi." Li Shufen grabbed Yi Zhonghai's hand.
"I'm about to die." Yi Zhonghai said weakly: "I didn't expect that you would still be with me in the last moment of my life."
Li Shufen's eyes were moist and she said, "Don't say any depressing words, you will get better."
Yi Zhonghai shook his head slightly and said: "I know my body, you don't need to comfort me."
Li Shufang couldn't help it, and two lines of tears ran down her face.
"Xiaofen, I'm sorry. I was so obsessed with sex back then that I did such a scandal. I really regret it." Yi Zhonghai also started crying.
"Let the past be bygones! In the past ten years, you have paid back all your sins." Li Shufen choked with sobs.
"Yes! Everything is returned!" Yi Zhonghai's face returned to calm.
Wang Gang on the side finally understood why Yi Zhonghai had not escaped from Sijiu City in the past ten years. He was atoneing for himself and Li Shufen.
He did repent.
"I still have some savings over the years, and I keep them in my old place at home. You can take them out after I die." Yi Zhonghai began to explain his last words.
"The room in my compound is also reserved for you. I went to the street office to say hello to Director Ma a few days ago."
Yi Zhonghai slowly closed his eyes and muttered his last words to himself, his voice getting lower and lower, until it was silent.
Li Shufen lay on Yi Zhonghai's body and cried, crying very sadly.
Wang Gang was worried about her health and hurried over to comfort her.
"Godmother, your health is not good to begin with. Don't be too sad."
After Li Shufen cried for a while, she recovered and then calmly began to deal with Yi Zhonghai's future generations.
Wang Gang knew that the calmer Li Shufen was, the sadder she became, but it was not easy for him to comfort her.
Yi Zhonghai's funeral was very simple. He simply set up a mourning hall at home and his body was taken to the funeral parlor.
Not many people came to attend Yi Zhonghai's funeral, including He Yuzhu's family, the second uncle Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui.
In the past ten years, Yi Zhonghai's reputation has been so bad that neighbors dare not come into contact with him.
At the funeral, He Yuzhu also told Wang Gang that in recent years, he had proposed to take care of Yi Zhonghai so that he could retire in peace, but he refused.
Wang Gang knew that Yi Zhonghai wanted to atone for his sins, so he refused He Yuzhu's help.
In fact, Yi Zhonghai's death was more or less related to Wang Gang.
In the plot, Yi Zhonghai lived until the end. He was still strong in his seventies or eighties and could still pick up rags on the streets.
The reason why he couldn't stand it when he was in his early sixties was because people have to pay for what they do. Wang Gang never wronged Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and never forced Yi Zhonghai to find Qin Huairu.
Everything is Yi Zhonghai's own choice, and naturally he has to pay the price for what he has done.
Wang Gang's only regret was that it was indeed a bit immoral to torture Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu's children to death.
After Yi Zhonghai's funeral, Li Shufen's health began to deteriorate rapidly.
She was originally in poor health and had a bad heart. In the plot, Li Shufen passed away a few years after the earthquake.
Wang Gang and He Yuyu took her to the hospital for examination. The doctor also said that there was no way to cure her and they could only go home and take good care of her.
Li Shufen was taken back to the small courtyard by Wang Gang, and this time she did not refuse.
It seems that after Yi Zhonghai died, Li Shufen also lost the reason to return to the courtyard.
As soon as Wang was fine, he asked his son to spend more time with Li Shufen, so that she could enjoy family happiness and relax her mood.
In the second half of 1977, the college entrance examination was resumed, and the entire Forty-Nine City was in a state of excitement. Many people signed up to take the college entrance examination. Originally, Wang Gang asked He Yuyu to sign up, but later she said she wanted to take care of her godmother and children, so she refused.
Ran Qiuye, on the other hand, signed up for the college entrance examination, but unfortunately failed in the exam. She felt very regretful for a while.
In the past ten years, Ran Qiuye has been taking care of her children and family, and has long forgotten the knowledge in the books. In addition, because she is not young, it is more difficult to study, so it is normal for her to fail the exam.
Wang Gang didn't take the college entrance examination. He knew that he wouldn't be able to pass the college entrance examination, and there was no need for him to take the college entrance examination. People in their thirties couldn't go back to school and study again.
After the college entrance examination resumed, Wang Gang found that Sijiu City had gradually undergone some changes. The originally lifeless streets gradually became more popular.
The former black market for pigeons was completely liberalized and no one was in charge anymore. People set up stalls everywhere to make money.
Zhao Zihao approached Wang Gang again, hoping to cooperate again.
This time Wang Gang did not refuse. As long as it was not illegal, he was still interested.
Wang Gang went to Daxing again and spent 10,000 yuan to collect 50 tons of fresh pears, and then used the space to bring them back to Sijiu City to sell them.
This time, there was no need to sell it secretly. It was handed over directly to Zhao Zihao and asked him to distribute it to other people. In less than a month, it was all sold out, and even sold to other towns near Sijiu City.
This time when he sold pears, due to the large quantity, the profit was divided thinly. Wang Gang's income was not much, only about 5,000 yuan.
But this is a signal that the country will completely liberalize the private sector, and no one will investigate private transactions anymore.
Zhao Zihao now became bolder and encouraged Wang Gang to go to the south and buy more rare fruits. He had ready channels to sell them.
Wang Gang was also a little moved, so he took ten days off from the factory and took a train to Yangcheng.