The doctor prescribed two medicines to Mr. Yang, prescribed prescriptions, said a long list of precautions, and repeatedly told the old man to get better, not to be tired, not to wean from medicine, not to eat too badly, and to seek medical attention as soon as possible once his condition deteriorated.

In this way, even if the doctor's visit fee is not counted, the prescription and the medicine fee add up to about fifty yuan, and Mrs. Yang borrowed it with a sad face, and finally handed it to the doctor, and respectfully sent it to the entrance of the village.

Ling'er stayed at home, and with the help of Aunt An, she finally boiled the medicinal herbs, and Aunt An wiped her hands and said, "Silly girl, this medicine needs to be boiled for an hour." You watch the fire carefully, don't get too hot, don't put it out, and remember to fill it up once when the water in the medicine jar is halfway boiled! I'm going back to give you Uncle An, if you have something, go to the village to find someone, ah! ”

Ling'er quickly stood up, thanked Aunt An, and sent her to the door, just in time to see the old lady coming back dejectedly, Aunt An greeted her, she pulled the corners of her mouth in response, and said that the smile was as ugly as it was! Ling'er smiled and waved to Aunt An, and helped the old lady into the courtyard before saying, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" Uncomfortable? ”

"No, my mother is fine! It's just Ling'er, our family has no money now, and we have borrowed a lot from our neighbors, and your father will have to take medicine every day in the future, and he will have to have meat every day, how can he live this day! ”

It turned out that for this matter, Ling'er helped the old lady to sit under the eaves, and sat down by the medicine stove to watch the fire.

"Mother, don't worry, let's earn it again when we have no money, Daddy's body is important!"

"Well, that's what I said, but your father's body ...... If he knew that his body would cost so much money every day, most of them would not want to take medicine, and he wouldn't even eat! ”

Ling'er thinks about it, my father has always been thrifty, he has always been sick, but he would rather carry it than go to the doctor, I can't stand it, I went to the mountains to dig up a few herbs and came back to deal with the past, but I didn't want to spend money!

"Mother, then let's not tell Dad, or he won't be in good health, and this medicine will be wasted, right?"

"Alas, this paper can't contain fire, your father will know sooner or later!"

Ling'er was very optimistic: "It's okay, mother, by the time Daddy knows, Ling'er must have earned a lot of money, enough to buy medicine for him and see a doctor!" ”

Old Mrs. Yang looked at Ling'er like this, although she was still worried, she felt a little more relieved in her heart, "By the way, Ling'er, where have you been these days?" Mother asked Xiaohuzi and Brother Rong to turn over Yamaguchi Town, but they didn't find you! Oh, that's right, by the way, I almost forgot about it in a hurry, come, Ling'er, stand up and let my mother see! ”

The old lady looked Ling'er up and down her body, and was very startled when she saw the wound on her wrist. Ling'er hurriedly explained, saying that she met a lost little sister in the town on the day of the market, and she was afraid that she would be abducted by human traffickers, so she sent her home.

Her house is at the other end of the town, and the two of them asked all the way to find it, but unfortunately they took a fork in the road halfway and accidentally fell twice, and the injury on the wrist was a scrape when they fell! But it's already on the medicine pack, and it will be fine in a few days!

When the old lady was muttering distressedly, Ling'er rolled her eyes and took out a money bag from her arms: "Mother, look! ”

"What is this?" The old lady took it suspiciously, opened it and saw that it was a bag full of copper coins, and was startled! She hurriedly put away the money bag, looked out nervously, and pulled Ling'er into the house, "Ling'er, where did this money come from?" ”

"Mother, don't worry, this money is not stolen or robbed, it comes above board! Didn't I send my little sister home these two days? I didn't expect my little sister's family conditions to be very good, and her father and mother were grateful to me when they saw my little sister, so they had to keep me for two days and buy me new clothes! When I left, they originally gave me a big silver ingot and said it was a reward, but I didn't dare to ask for it, I only took these copper coins, mother, I knew that my father was sick, I should have brought the silver ingot! ”

Old Mrs. Yang lowered her face and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Ling'er, have you forgotten how your mother taught you before?" We must be poor and have backbone! We can't ask for this money, you can send it back to others! ”

Ling'er pouted and objected: "It's not good, mother, little sister and her mother said, if the little sister is lost, no matter how much money they give, they won't be able to get it back, I helped them, this money is deserved!" It's not just good deeds and doesn't take money, our family is like this now, it is the time when we need money, if we send it back, what will my father do? ”

"Alas, you child, why are you so ignorant? Tell my mother, how to go to the little sister's house, I'll send it! ”

"Oh no, I can't remember! Oh, mother, I worked hard and risked a few times to get this money, and I didn't pick it up for nothing! Besides, if people give it voluntarily, you can rest assured! ”

Ling'er persuaded her a lot, maybe Mrs. Yang did feel that the family was short of money, and finally accepted it hesitantly, but she didn't forget to add: "We will borrow this money, and we must pay it back in the future!" ”

Ling'er stuck out her tongue, but fortunately she didn't take out the broken silver. Daddy and Lady are so kind, to put it mildly, they are sometimes stupidly kind! I really don't know what kind of environment will develop such a character in them? Kindness is a good thing, but too much is stupidity, and we must find a way to make them change slowly. Alas, there is still a long way to go!

In the afternoon of the same day, Mrs. Yang counted the copper coins, and repaid the medicine fees owed in the afternoon, as well as the money she asked for help two days ago, and she went out more than 100 wen at once.

In the evening, the mother and daughter fed their father medicine, and after dinner, they sat under the window to settle the accounts. There are more than 600 wen in the money bag that Ling'er gave to the old lady, except for the one that was returned to the family in the afternoon, and the rest is 500 wen.

In addition to buying rice, meat, vegetables, household tools and autumn and winter necessities, the most important thing is to buy medicine for my father. Daddy's medicine is 20 yuan, and it can only be used for two days, and it costs 15 pairs a month, which is 300 yuan!

The old lady counted the copper coins and was worried, originally thinking that 600 Wen was a lot of money, but in this way, this amount of money was not enough for my father's medicine for two months, let alone buying other things!

Seeing that it is September soon, from the cool weather in October to the warm weather in the spring of the second year, there are at least four months in between.

Seeing the old lady's worried appearance, Ling'er touched a few pieces of broken silver in her arms, hesitated and took it back, and comforted: "Mother, or... Shall I go to the town to find a job? You can always earn some money! ”

"Alas, silly boy, it's not easy for strong men in the village to find a job to do, let alone you little girl! Still is... I'll go to the outsider's house to pick up the clothes and wash them! ”

"No, mother, that foreigner is the most tricky! People wash them for one piece of three pennies, and you wash two pieces for them for only one penny, maybe it depends on you not washing or breaking something, and we won't be able to pay enough when the time comes!

Mother, it's decided, I'll go to the town tomorrow to find a job to do, and by the way, I will buy my father's medicine back for the past few days, and you can serve your father at home with peace of mind! ”