The scorching sun melted the asphalt on the road little by little, and the asphalt stained on the sole of the shoe was stretched into a long filament when you stepped on it, and you could hear the slightest sound with every step.

Zhao Shuxin was not comfortable lying on the board car, and he passed through many bumpy dirt roads along the way, and Qian Manzhi gave him the straw hat on his head and did not use it.

Qian Manzhi and Zhao Shuli were also uncomfortable, their clothes were soaked with sweat, they were in a hurry to go out, and they didn't bring a kettle, and everyone had a dry mouth.

When the group walked to the hospital in the town, they were all so tired that they exhaled, and they were lucky to be active under the scorching sun in such weather.

"Manzhi, you go buy some popsicles and share them with everyone." Zhao Shuxin was uncomfortable and still remembered these small details.

"Xiaojun, you help me go." Qian Manzhi promised well in her mouth, but she didn't feel at ease to leave, so she handed the money to her taciturn eldest nephew Zhao Xiaojun and asked him to run errands.

When Zhao Xiaojun bought popsicles, Zhao Shuxin had already been treated by doctors, there were not many patients in the hospital in the town, and many important examinations could not be done, but the basic quality of doctors was still there.

After listening to Qian Manzhi's complaint, the doctor criticized her with a head and face, blaming her for not letting the patient be willful, let alone just drinking Chinese medicine, which is harmful to the patient.

Zhao Shuli looked at Qian Manzhi's pale face and had to help ask: "Doctor, what do you mean?" ”

"What do you mean? If you are sick, you can look good at the disease, and don't drink messy Chinese medicine. The doctor rebuked unceremoniously.

Qian Manzhi's face turned pale again, and she asked tremblingly, "Doctor, what now?" ”

"What to do? Stop the messy medicine first, I can't cure it here, you can send it to a big hospital as soon as possible, and go to the county seat first! The doctor said half-helplessly, half-sympathetically.

"Doctor, can't you prescribe medicine?" Zhao Shuli's first reaction when he heard that he was going to the county seat was that he was troublesome.

"I can prescribe some medicine, but it's difficult to cure the disease with this medicine, and I don't have a lot of medicine here, so let's go to a big hospital!" The doctor also does not want to push the patient out, but the capacity and medicine are not enough, and he must also be responsible for the patient.

Qian Manzhi started crying again, Zhao Shuxin had been listening to the doctor's words, but he didn't have much sadness on his face, and he could comfort her not to cry.

Zhao Xiaojun came back a long time ago to buy popsicles, he stood at the door and saw that the atmosphere was not right, he didn't dare to come in or speak, or Zhao Shuxin took the initiative to call him into the house when he saw it.

"Let's eat a popsicle and rest first, let's go home first, don't go to the county seat, just prescribe some medicine in the town." Zhao Shuxin was scolded by the doctor, and he didn't dare to mention the matter of drinking traditional Chinese medicine, but he still insisted on going to the county seat to spend money on treatment, and he was also distressed about money.

Qian Manzhi couldn't help it, he was angry, and the group could only go back after prescribing medicine.

Zhao Shuxin hung a bottle of water in the hospital, rested for a while, and his body was almost recovered before he was ready to go home. He wanted to walk back by himself, but Zhao Shuli pressed him on the cart and let him sit steadily, and it was not a lot of effort to pull him alone.

Qian Manzhi followed the cart worriedly, chatting with Zhao Shuxin from time to time, worried that he was not feeling well.

Zhao Lele waited restlessly at home, and it wasn't until Zhao Shuxin returned home that her hanging heart was put down.

"Mom, Dad!" Zhao Lele stared nervously at his parents, wondering the results of going to the hospital for examination.

"Lele, help your mother cook." Zhao Shuxin wants to keep his eldest brother's family for dinner, and it is right for his brother to help, but he can't say nothing at all.

Qian Manzhi didn't object to inviting Zhao Shuli's family to dinner this time, thanks to his help today, she was just worried that there were no good dishes at home, and she couldn't buy vegetables at this point.

Qian Manzhi took out the bacon in the kitchen cabinet and cut it into a three-inch thick piece, and the small dried fish prepared for the farm also packed up a full bowl. She estimated that it was not too ugly to have two bowls of meat dishes, and it was only meat and fish on the table during the New Year's holiday, and it was difficult to put the same on the table.

"Lele, you go catch a chicken and kill it to eat." Zhao Shuxin shouted in the hall.

When Qian Manzhi heard that she was going to kill chickens, her face suddenly lengthened, and the chickens she worked so hard to raise were still expected to be sold at a good price for the New Year's Festival, so she was reluctant to kill them and eat them.

"Mom, my dad told me to kill chickens." Zhao Lele looked at Qian Manzhi's ugly face, and then listened to Zhao Shuxin's urging again, knowing that her family's economic situation was not good, she was reluctant to kill chickens.

"Go get it!" Qian Manzhi still made a compromise.

Zhao Lele caught chickens all over the yard, and the millet was scattered to say that there was half a catty, but not a single chicken was caught. In the end, it was Zhao Xiaojun who helped her catch a rooster, and Zhao Xiaoming would only watch the excitement and laugh at her incompetence.

Qian Manzhi is not worried about the lack of good vegetables, there are fish, meat and fresh chicken, plus all kinds of vegetables grown in the vegetable garden, and the table is full when the meal is served.

A family of three, plus Zhao Shuli's family of five and two elderly people, the square table that the family usually uses for dinner is definitely not enough.

Zhao Shuxin put out the large round table that he usually doesn't use, and moved out a few long benches, which happened to sit down for a total of ten people from two families.

There are good dishes on the dinner table that are only available during the New Year, but unfortunately Zhao Shuxin is sick and can't drink, and Zhao Shuli and Zhao's father don't drink much.

Although the brothers separated early, they were a family in the eyes of Zhao's father and Zhao's mother, and the two were not polite, and went directly to the good dishes, and did not forget to clip a big chicken leg to their favorite grandson.

Zhao Lele was also greedy when he saw good dishes such as meat and fish, but he pretended to eat elegantly in front of the guests. The result of her good face is that she finished one meal, and she didn't eat many meat dishes, and she still ate a lot of vegetarian food.

The dishes on the table looked sumptuous, and there were many people who could eat them, and there were no outsiders present, and no one was polite. Not to mention that only killing a chicken, killing another chicken is not enough to eat, and in the end, Zhao Xiaofang directly used chicken soup for bibimbap, insisting on eating one more bowl than usual, and he was reluctant to put the bowl until his stomach was round.

Qian Manzhi has eaten all the dishes he has prepared, and there is no cucumber left even that she usually eats, and if there are still vegetables, she will probably be able to eat them.

A family of three is still very particular about eating, and they don't eat much compared to usual. Zhao Shuli's family is different, the family eats to the end, even Zhao's father and Zhao's mother eat more than usual, and they are not afraid of eating too much and not being able to sleep at night.

Zhao Shuxin didn't say thank you, but inviting Zhao Shuli to dinner was to express this meaning. There is no need to be too polite between brothers, but he can't call people in vain, and he doesn't say anything that no one will help next time.

This is also the biggest reason why Qian Manzhi felt uncomfortable and still did not object to killing chickens to entertain Zhao Shuli's family.

Zhao Shuxin's fainting scared her, in case such a thing happened again, she had to go to Zhao Shuli's family for help, of course she couldn't offend people at this time.