Chapter 378 The poor and self-improving brothers and sisters
Weiwei’s mother suddenly became dumbfounded.
She really doesn't dare!
If she really did that, she would have to pay a lot more for medical expenses than Fu Qiang.
Her original intention was to blackmail Fu Qiang by using the fact that her son was beaten by Fu Qiang's mother.
Even extorting ten or twenty eggs is still good.
But he didn't expect Lin Mai to intervene, and he was about to steal the chicken and lose the rice.
Weiwei's mother had no choice but to find her way down the steps: "Forget it, for the sake of the folks in my hometown, and your family is old, weak, sick and disabled, I won't argue with you."
After that, he took his son and left reluctantly.
Although I was unwilling to give in, I could only hold it in.
Because the person who intervened was Lin Mai, someone she couldn't afford to offend.
If it were other villagers, she could scold others to the point of being autistic, but who told him/her to be a bitch and meddle in other people's business!
But Lin Mai didn't dare.
Afraid of offending her and ending up with the same fate as Wu Jinhua's family, Lin Mai stopped collecting her family's agricultural products, which would have resulted in heavy losses.
When Lin Mai saw that the matter was resolved, he wanted to leave.
Fuqiang stopped her and said, "Sister Maizi, thank you. Come in and have a cup of tea before you leave."
Lin Mai thought for a moment and followed him into the house.
The light in the room was very dark, with only a kerosene lamp lit.
Although many rural areas here have not yet received electricity, all the rural areas around Simei Town have electricity.
Electricity is not expensive, but wealthy families still light kerosene lamps. Is kerosene cheaper than electricity?
Lin Mai expressed his doubts.
Fuqiang poured her a glass of cold water and said sheepishly:
"Although electricity is not expensive, I can't afford to hire someone to bring electricity into my home, and it also costs money to go to the electricity department to apply for installing an electricity meter~"
He smiled self-deprecatingly: "My father gave me the name Fuqiang just to attract wealth, but unfortunately his wish has not come true yet."
Lin Mai had already adapted to the light in the room and looked at the four walls of the family in front of him, as well as a few little carrot heads who still looked frightened.
And the woman sitting cowering in the corner, looking at her with some fear and some curiosity.
The woman has disheveled hair, just like those little carrot heads, her clothes are ragged, and her face is sallow and skinny.
Fu Qiang saw Lin Mai staring at the woman and said softly: "That's my mother."
As he spoke, he walked over to help his mother up and said warmly: "Mom, Sister Maizi is here to visit us."
He helped her sit down opposite Lin Mai.
Fuqiang's mother tilted her head and looked at Lin Mai, murmuring: "You are a good person."
Lin Mai was a little surprised. How did a mentally ill person know that she was a good person? It was just nonsense.
The biggest one among the carrot heads is a girl.
Seeing Lin Mai's confused look, he explained in a low voice: "My brother often says you are a good person at home, and my mother always listens, so she knows you are a good person."
Lin Mai was still surprised: "But your mother doesn't know me."
Seeing Lin Mai's gentle and friendly attitude, the girl relaxed a lot and laughed out loud: "As long as my mother hears the word wheat, she will reflexively say, 'Here comes the good guy.'"
Lin Mai also smiled, feeling a little ashamed.
She did not deliberately help this distressed family.
She just ordered Chen Feng to purchase agricultural products from the countryside near Simei Town, but this family was grateful to her~
Lin Mai asked Fu Qiang: "Besides farming, how else does your family make money?"
"Like all the folks, I raise pigs and chickens to sell." Fu Qiang sighed, "I don't know any skills. Apart from these, I have no way to make money."
Then, he straightened his back and said, "It will be better next year. Next year, my brothers and sisters and I will raise more chickens and pigs and sell them to you, and life will be easier."
He likes to sell agricultural products to Lin Mai because her buyers never deduct half a pound from him, let alone give him a penny less.
He used to sell agricultural products to others or sell them in the market. Many people bullied him as a child, either weighing him down or giving him less money.
(The meaning of deducting the scale: For example, this chicken weighs two kilograms or three taels, but they only give you two kilograms. This is called deducting the scale.)
The eldest sister said excitedly at the side: "Leave the task of raising chickens and pigs to me and my younger brothers and sisters. It's hard enough for my eldest brother to farm the land.
We will raise a large group of chickens and five pigs next year, and we will definitely be able to sell them for a lot of money!"
Lin Mai looked at the children who did not give up hope in the difficult situation and wanted to live a better life with their own hands. He felt a little moved in his heart and shouted cheers to them.
At this time, several violent coughs came from a back room, and then a weak voice asked: "Are there any guests at home?"
The eldest sister covered her mouth and lowered her voice: "I woke dad up!"
Fu Qiang ordered: "Why don't you go and serve food to Dad?"
Then he loudly responded to his father: "It's Sister Maizi who is here."
As he spoke, he walked towards the back room.
Lin Mailai hesitated for a moment and then walked over.
Seeing this, Fu Qiang ordered a younger brother to take the kerosene lamp on the dining table and light the way for Lin Mai.
Before even entering Fuqiang's father's room, Lin Mai smelled the smell of Chinese medicine.
The strange thing is that there is no other unpleasant smell, which shows that the children take good care of their father.
Lin Mai followed Fu Qiang into the room.
Fu Qiang had already helped his father up and was sitting on the head of the bed.
Fu Qiang’s father is even thinner than his children and his psychotic wife. It’s not an exaggeration to describe him as skinny and bones.
This is already the 1980s, and although people are generally still very poor, that kind of poverty is caused by lack of money rather than lack of food. People have long since lost weight like this.
Fuqiang's father is so thin, he must not be hungry, nor is he suffering from some unknown disease that causes weight loss.
Fu Qiang's father looked at Mai Zi and smiled weakly: "Mai Zi, thank you."
Lin Mai smiled and shook his head: "You're welcome, I really didn't do anything for you."
At this time, the eldest sister walked in carrying a bowl of rice.
Strictly speaking, it cannot be called rice, it can only be called vegetable rice, which is rice cooked with vegetables and rice.
When there is not enough food to eat, local people will cook it like this to save food.
Fu Qiang’s dad took the rice and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Lin Mai noticed that the vegetables in the bowl of vegetable rice were actually wild vegetables.
In rural areas, almost no one eats wild vegetables unless it is a time of famine.
Unlike in the city, where wild vegetables are a treasure.
She was a little confused. Although the Fuqiang brothers and sisters were young, they didn't know how to grow vegetables.
In this era, it is very common for seven or eight-year-old children in rural areas to farm.
Fu Qiang is already in his teens, so it is impossible that he cannot grow vegetables.
She secretly took out all the money from her body, secretly placed it on the broken cabinet next to the bed, and then quietly exited.
This family is really too poor. It is not enough to just shout cheers to them, but also to give them financial help.
Seeing that Lin Mai had gone out, Fu Qiang asked his eldest sister to take good care of his father while he ate, and then also came to the living room.
Lin Mai is a guest and he has to accompany him.
Lin Mai waited for him to sit down and asked in a low voice: "What disease does your father have and why is he so thin?"
Fu Qiang shook his head: "I don't know."
Lin Mai was a little surprised: "Have you never taken your father to the hospital for examination?"
"Yes, I have been examined several times at the county hospital, but the cause of the disease was not found." Fu Qiang said with a grimace.
Lin Mai thought for a while and asked: "Isn't it hyperthyroidism and diabetes?
These two diseases are most likely to cause rapid weight loss.
Although hepatitis and kidney disease can easily cause weight loss, they will not lead to skinny skin.
Fu Qiang shook his head firmly: "The doctor also thought at first that my dad had one of these two diseases, but after repeated tests, it turned out that it was not the case."
Lin Mai was silent for a moment and said: "I will return to the provincial capital in a few days. You and your father will go back to the provincial capital with me.
Go to Puji Hospital for a check-up to see what kind of disease your dad has.
As long as the cause of the disease is found and the right medicine is prescribed, your dad may be able to get better soon."
Fu Qiang's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. He poked his knees with his hands and said nonchalantly: "How much does it cost to go to Puji Hospital for treatment?"
Lin Mai said gently: "Don't worry about money. I'll pay you in advance, and you can pay it back slowly in the future."
Although she is rich now, she has no problem affording her father's medical expenses.
But she doesn't want wealth and strength to be obtained without hard work.
Because this will make him develop a mentality of expectation, always hoping that others will help him for free, and he will lose his ambition to create a world on his own.
Fu Qiang nodded and said, "Thank you, Sister Maizi. I will pay back the money as soon as possible."
Lin Mai smiled and said: "Okay, I will show you an easy way to make money, and you will be able to realize your wish to pay me back as soon as possible."
Fu Qiang asked with bright eyes: "What is the way?"