Reiko has a special affection for her sister Eiko.

Although Yingzi is three years younger than Reiko, she has been very smart and obedient since she was a child.

When Reiko is at home, she often takes Eiko out to play.

I remember when I was a child, the sisters always went out together to hunt pigweed, pick wild vegetables, and touch screws.

In the dry season, the sisters also went to the small river to stop the embankment, and then used a bucket to dry the water, and then caught ten catties or eight catties of various miscellaneous fish, and took them home to improve the life of the whole family.

Moreover, the sisters often help their parents grow vegetables, harvest rice, raise chickens, ducks, cows, and pigs.

Once, oh, yes, wasn't that time——?!

Reiko remembered that when Yingzi was eleven years old, she took her sister to the county seat to buy clothes on her uncle's walk-behind tractor, and the sisters sat in the car and played happily, but the tractor was in a sharp bend, and because of the inertia, she threw her sister out of the car body!

That time, Yingzi was bruised and swollen and bloody;

The uncle hurriedly sent her to the county hospital for treatment, and the medical expenses alone cost more than 600.

Fortunately, my uncle was engaged in the transportation of small goods in the county seat, and the money on his body was more than the money in Reiko's passbook.

Fortunately, when he came out of the hospital that time, he didn't leave Yingzi with a broken appearance.

Now that Yingzi is suffering from nephritis, will it be related to that fall?

If it was the after-effects of that fall, my guilt would be too great!

"Reiko, don't worry, although Yingzi has chronic nephritis, it has not reached a particularly serious illness."

When the mother saw Reiko standing in front of her in a daze and not squeaking, she restrained the sadness in her heart and comforted her eldest daughter and said:

"The hospital told your dad that as long as it is treated in time, Yingzi's illness can be cured. It's just—"

Mom looked at Reiko hesitantly and said with some difficulty:

"It's just that the hospital said that we should treat it in advance, and if it is late, it will be difficult to do."

"W-is it a lot of money?"

From her mother's words, Reiko remembered that her father had just said twice in a row, "I want money to spend now", and she was also worried.

"Yingzi's illness must be hospitalized if it is to be treated. The doctor said that if you want to be cured, it will probably cost about 30,000 yuan. In addition, some people suggested that your father take Yingzi to Shanghai, and I heard that a military hospital in Songjiang, Shanghai, has a special treatment for chronic nephritis. They said that the doctors in that hospital were of high quality and had good results. But what about the money spent, it must be much more than in the county, right? ”

Mom whispered to Reiko about her plan to treat Eiko, and sighed as she spoke.

Ah, thirty thousand dollars???!!!

For the Yan family, 30,000 yuan is simply an astronomical amount!

However, for the sake of Yingzi's body and her future life, even if it is 30,000 yuan, she has to find a way to raise money for treatment!

Moreover, since it is cured, it must be cured!

If you really need to go to Shanghai, then make up your mind to go to Shanghai!

However, if you really want to go to Shanghai, then you can't beat it for 30,000 yuan, I'm afraid - at least 50,000 yuan, right?

Thinking about the family's financial situation and the possible expenses of her sister's treatment, Reiko was speechless.

Reiko doesn't know much about the condition of chronic nephritis, but I've heard people say before that if the nephritis is severe, you can't get married when you grow up. Even if you are married, you can't have sex and you can't have children! If that's the case, then, won't Yingzi's life be wasted?

"Mom, I've heard people say that chronic nephritis is not a minor disease. Since Yingzi has that kind of disease, let's hurry up and treat her! ”

Reiko has always been caring for her family.

Especially for Yingzi's current lesions, Reiko also thinks that it is directly related to the fact that she took her to the county seat to buy clothes when she was a child and accidentally made her fall off the walk-behind tractor. Therefore, while she cares for her sister, she still has a serious sense of guilt and guilt in her heart.

"Yes, Yingzi's illness should be seen as soon as possible! No, your dad and I are just waiting for you to come back today to discuss this! Originally, your father wanted to tell you about this on the phone two days ago, but he was afraid that you would be in a hurry, so he waited for you to come back and discuss it. ”

Mom sat on a broken bamboo chair, and while continuing to choose vegetables, she showed a sad look on her face.

"Oh, Reiko, when my sister comes home, don't ask her too much. She still doesn't know how serious this disease is! ”

Mom chose the dish for a while, and then specially told Reiko.

Reiko nodded silently.

At about half past eleven, Yingzi returned from the street with her younger brother.

"Sister! Sister! You're back! ”

When Yingzi and her younger brother saw their sister, they all shouted excitedly and rushed forward, and you rushed to hold hands with your sister.

"Ah, are you having fun? There's a lot of people on the streets today, right? ”

Reiko greeted her younger brother and sister, and then led them to the right wing, and took out the holiday gifts for her younger brother and sister from the suitcase that she had packed earlier.

"Come, Yingzi, this is a skirt and a floral shirt for you; Baby,"

Reiko called out her brother's nickname and said:

"Here's your clothes, pants and bag, remember, you have to study hard! Otherwise, my sister won't buy you anything in the future. ”

"Thank you, sister!"

"Sister is so nice!"

After the younger brother and sister received the holiday gift from Reiko, they couldn't put it down and looked at it carefully.

At this time, Reiko quietly paid attention to her sister and found that her face was a little purple and foamy, and her spirit was also a little sluggish;

She pretended not to mind and gently shook Yingzi's arm, and a few reddish and white puffy finger marks immediately appeared on Yingzi's arm.

Reiko's heart immediately sank again.

In order not to affect the emotions of her younger brother and sister, and not to affect the emotions of her parents, Reiko did not ask about Yingzi's physical condition, but still pretended to be very happy, and said to her younger siblings with a smile:

"Come, baby, Yingzi, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, let's have a reunion dinner together!"

With that, he led his younger brother and sister out of the right wing.

The family sat down around the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall and began to eat with laughter and laughter.

For Reiko's family, especially for her father, mother, younger brother and sister, today's noon dishes are absolutely hearty:

Chicken, duck, fish, and meat are all available, as well as tea eggs and rice dumplings with the leaves peeled, as well as seasonal vegetables and tofu soup.

Today is the festival, in order to make the family happy, before eating, Lingzi specially took a fifty yuan bill to his younger brother, and asked him to go to the commissary at the entrance of the village to buy a large bottle of Huiyuan juice as a drink.

It's time to eat, because it's a holiday, Reiko went home again, and she brought so many good things;

Moreover, Reiko also transferred 10,000 yuan to her bank card yesterday! Therefore, Reiko's father is in a much better mood today.

He tore open the "cloud smoke" that Reiko had bought for him, took out a pack of it and put it on the table; Then, he happily opened a bottle of Beijing "Erguotou" wine.

To be honest, before this, he had never smoked cigarettes of this grade as "Yunyan", nor had he drunk such a good wine as the hardcover Beijing "Erguotou"!

Dad began to pour wine into his glass.

At the same time, Reiko also poured Huiyuan juice for her mother, younger brother, sister and herself.

After everyone's cups were full, Reiko took the lead in picking up the cup full of juice in front of her, and became the host of the dinner table:

"Dad, Mom, Yingzi, baby, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is the day of our family reunion, and it is also a festive moment for our family to have a reunion dinner. Come, Yingzi, baby, let's first toast dad and mom, and wish dad and mom a happy holiday, good health, and all the best! ”

"Okay, a glass to dad and mom!"

The younger brother and sister raised their glasses together with Reiko and touched their father's and mother's cups.

"Good, good, happy holidays, cheers everyone!"

Reiko's father happily touched his children with a wine glass.

Mother raised her glass as well.

So, the family began to happily eat Chinese food, they ate, laughed, and talked, and the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere and occasional laughter.

However, during the meal, Reiko could see that her parents' eyes were more or less covered with a layer of haze.

In order not to let her parents' emotions affect the joy of the holiday, Reiko used her strong laughter to influence her parents' emotions and fulfill her responsibility as the eldest daughter.

That night, after her younger siblings fell asleep, Reiko's parents called Reiko to the hall.

The three of them sat around the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall and began to discuss the issue of curing Yingzi's illness.

"Reiko, Yingzi's treatment costs a lot of money, your mother told you, do you think there is a problem?"

The father looked at his eldest daughter with a worried and anxious look.

"No matter what, Yingzi's illness must be treated, and it must be treated immediately!"

Reiko replied unequivocally.

"But, money ——?"

The father looked at his daughter with a heavy heart.

"Dad, I'll figure out how to solve the problem of money. The two bottles of 'Moutai' wine and the two 'Chinese' cigarettes, according to what my father said, I took them back to the city to sell. According to the current market, it can be sold for more than 2,000 yuan. ”

Reiko replied.

"Oh, then, what else?"

The muscles on the father's face jumped slightly, still staring at his daughter intently.

He didn't know how capable his daughter was now, and he didn't know how she could make so much money at once!

To be honest, he's worried about Reiko, he's worried about what the hell is Reiko doing now after she goes out to work?

After all, he and his wife had heard that there are many girls who, in the name of going out to work, go to the leather and meat business when they go out to work, and sell their bodies to earn that kind of dirty money.

The night before, when Reiko said on the phone that she had transferred 10,000 yuan to her family's bank card, Reiko's father muttered and worried with his wife all night.

Now, when there are only three people in the hall, her parents and Reiko, Reiko's father stammers and begins to question Reiko.

He was going to ask Reiko what the hell was going on outside now?

He wants to ask Reiko how she can make so much money in such a short period of time?

However, he couldn't ask his daughter directly about that kind of sensitive topic.

"Oh, Mom, Dad, don't worry. Didn't I say it, you guys put together the money at home first, and if it's not enough, I'll find a way to prepare. ”

At this time, Reiko didn't know that her parents were suspicious of her way of making money, and still answered her father according to her own ideas.

"Reiko-, are you really working as a nanny at Mayor Wang's house?"

But her mother couldn't help it, and she asked Reiko with strong worries and doubts.

On the most sensitive issue of a woman, she knew that the old man could not ask her daughter directly, so she plucked up the courage and spoke herself.

"What do you mean ——,? You think I'm going to be outside——? ”

From the two pairs of suspicious and worried eyes that her parents are staring at her, Reiko understands what her parents mean!

She shook her head like a rattle, and said with an angry expression:

"What do you think of me? Don't you believe in your daughters? ”

"No, no, we thought, you are a nanny, you only have more than 3,000 yuan a month, why do you send so much money to your family after only ten months of going out?"

Mom continued to ask with a stutter.

"Let me tell you, I work as a nanny at Mayor Wang's house, and my aunt and uncle are very satisfied with my work, and my aunt often gives me bonuses, and there are guests at the mayor's house, and sometimes they give me gifts. If I sell a gift from a guest, won't it become money? ”

Reiko began to explain to her parents with her heart.

Of course, she didn't completely truthfully explain to her parents how she got the money, and she was afraid that her parents wouldn't understand it if she told the truth.

So he said that the Jiang Wenhua Jiang boss gave him a "tip" as "my aunt will often give me a bonus", and said that the sale of cigarettes and alcohol given by the mayor's wife was "a gift from the guests of the mayor's house".

"Hmm, Reiko, we are a family of rules, we are children of a peasant family, can't we mess around outside?"

The father listened to his daughter's explanation, and although his face was a lot calmer, he still seemed to be a little uneasy.

"Hey, Dad, Mom, you can put 10,000 hearts! My daughter is working outside, and she will never disgrace you and your family! ”

Reiko looked a little impatient and a little anxious.

"Okay, okay, with my daughter's words, your father and I will be relieved. Reiko, you took a day's car yesterday and another busy day today, so why don't you go to bed early? ”

The mother nodded trustingly as she lovingly stroked her daughter's shiny black hair.

"Okay, then we've decided, and when the festival is over, you will send Yingzi to Shanghai for treatment."

Reiko felt that she had dispelled her parents' worries, and immediately said her thoughts.

"Go to Shanghai for treatment?"

The mother glanced at her daughter with some abruptness, and then turned to look at the old man.

The father also looked at Reiko's expression for a while, thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind to say:

"Okay, after the festival, let's take Reiko to Shanghai for treatment!"