Chapter 23: The Liberation of the Heart
The sisters drove to Luohu early the next morning, and beside her sister who was behind the wheel, Huang Siyao looked as small as a shy cat.
The doctor carefully examined Huang Siyao and asked her about all aspects of her life.
The doctor said, "I sometimes see photos of you and Mr. Zhang Haifei in reports. You're pretty much famous, aren't you? It's okay, there's nothing wrong with your organs. But it doesn't work, you have depression, it's not serious now, but it has a tendency to get worse. Tell Mr. Zhang that he has to show you around, take a walk, and make you have a little entertainment. You don't have enough qi and your nerves are slightly abnormal, but it's not a big problem. I can help you recuperate within a month, whether it's going to Japan and South Korea, or Singapore and Malaysia, you have to go out for a walk. You have to have a recreational pastime, a proper and healthy pastime. You want to avoid depression! β
Du Wancheng happened to be in Hong Kong, and when he heard that they were here, he was busy and came with roses.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" He exclaimed, "Why are you so thin? Why didn't I notice you became like this? Why don't you let me know? Come with me to Southeast Asia! You need energy! Why are you wasting your life? Damn Zhang Haifei! Leave him and come with me. As soon as he divorces you, I will marry you. Come on, start living! You need a normal life. β
But at the thought of abandoning Zhang Haifei, Huang Siyao's heart couldn't bear it. She couldn't do anything like that. She must return to Huizhou.
Du Wancheng is annoying. Although Huang Siya doesn't like Du Wancheng, she would rather choose Du Wancheng than Zhang Haifei.
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The sisters returned to Huizhou.
Huang Siya talked to Zhang Haifei. Zhang Haifei's eyeballs are still yellow, but he is actually exhausted. But he had to listen to everything Huang Siya said, and listen to her relay the doctor's words, of course, not Du Wancheng's words. Huang Siya gave him an ultimatum, and he sat still.
"It's the address of a male nurse who served on the doctor's patient until the death of the patient last month. He is indeed a good guy and should come to take care of you. β
"But I'm not a patient, and I don't want a male nurse." Poor Zhang Haifei said.
"Well, here are the addresses of two female nurses or nannies. I've seen one of them, and she's going to do a good job. She's in her fifties, she's quiet, she's in good health, she's kind, and she's quite educatedβ"
Zhang Haifei refused to answer, and he was angry.
"Okay then, Zhang Haifei. If I can't decide anything tomorrow, I'll call my father, and we'll take Huang Siyao away. β
"Will Huang Siyao leave?" Zhang Haifei asked.
She didn't want to, but she knew she had to go. Our mother's cancer was caused by depression. We don't want Huang Siyao to take any more risks. β
The next day, Zhang Haifei suggested finding a local competent nanny, she is a native of Huidong and a Hakka family, her husband's surname is Bo, and everyone generally calls her Botai.
When Botai heard the news of the hire, he resigned from the other families, because Hai Fei was paid more and they were half acquaintances. If you have to climb relatives, they are still relatives for more than a few generations, and they usually have occasional contacts. However, in my hometown, almost every family is related to each other, but the kinship is different.
The sisters immediately went to see Botai, who lived in a self-built house in Huidong County, where it was considered a well-appointed house. What they saw was a woman in her forties, good-looking, easy-going, and smiling.
Bota was very courteous and polite, and looked quite kind. Over the years, she has taught herself Chinese medicine and can show people simple minor diseases, so she thinks very highly of herself. In short, although she is also a village woman, she can be said to be highly respected.
"That's right, Mrs. Zhang really doesn't look good! She used to be a watery girl, but now she's so much worse! She's been going downhill all winter! Oh, life is hard, it's hard! Poor Zhang Haifei! Alas, they all complain about mountaineering, and they have nothing to do with mountaineering. β
On Sunday, Botai took two boxes from Huidong County to the countryside. Huang Siya talked to her, and Botai was willing to talk at any time. Hirota looked so young, and his pale face was flushed with excitement. In fact, she is forty-seven.
Botai's husband, Master Bo, died in an accident twenty-two years ago, on Chinese New Year's Eve twenty-two years ago. The big holiday left her and two children, one of whom was still a baby in her mother's arms. Oh, and now even the baby is married, her name is Bo Jiaowen, and she is married to a person in charge of a chain pharmacy. Another daughter works as a teacher in the neighborhood and comes back on weekends when no one is invited to go out. Today's young people can enjoy life, but they don't follow the rules like Bota did when he was younger.
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Master Bo died at the age of 28 in an explosion accident.
At that time, Zhang Haifei's grandfather was the village chief in the village, and he personally led everyone to open the mountain, a group of four of them, and the others all lay down in time, and there was no accident, only Master Bo did not lie down in time, and he was blown up. When investigating the responsibility, people said that Master Bo was frightened and tried to escape, but did not listen to the village chief's orders.
It sounds like his own fault, so he was given a pension of only five thousand dollars, yes, five thousand dollars. The gesture made by the village was more like giving a donation than legal compensation, because he died through his own negligence. And this 5,000 yuan seems to have a big blood for the village.
Not only that, but they didn't let her get the money all at once, and she originally wanted to use the money to open a small shop. They said she might squander the money and maybe use it to play cards. So she received a hundred dollars a month. She had to wait in line every month to get her money, and she stood for hours at a time. Yes, she went once a month, almost four years before she got all the money. Pulling two small children, what can she do?
But Master Bo's mother was very good to her. When the baby was still a toddler, she watched both children during the day and asked Hirota to study Chinese medicine, and finally graduated in the fourth year. At that time, most of the people who studied medicine were men, and there were very few women. However, the state advocates equality between men and women, and at the same time, women can also deliver babies and see gynecological diseases, so she also has her own unique advantages.
She was determined to be self-reliant and raise her children on her own. She was well-known in the local area, and she was the local "Women's and Children's Hospital" at that time. Now this job is a bit difficult for her, people prefer to go to the hospital to give birth and see a doctor, so she needs a lighter job to do.
"Yes, people treat me very well, I always say that, but I will never forget what they said about my husband. He has always been a steady and brave man, and when everyone says that, don't they call him a coward? Anyway, he's dead, and there's no way to break with any of them! β
This woman has a complicated feeling for this village and for Zhang Haifei. On the one hand, she loves the village, which is her home, and she has been healing and caring for them all these years.
But she felt that she was superior to the other villagers, and she almost felt that she was a literate person. On the other hand, the resident population in the village is decreasing, but everyone still comes back during the New Year's holidays, especially the Chinese New Year.
She has mixed feelings for Zhang Haifei's family. When confronted with problems between farmers and hired workers, she always sided with them. In addition to those from other places, the local hired workers used to be villagers, but now they have become hired workers.
But if there is no struggle, she thinks she is superior and regards herself as a cultural person.
Coming to Zhang Haifei's house made her a little excited. Talking to Mrs. Zhang also made her excited. Zhang Haifei's grandfather used to be the village head, and of course he was the most respected person in the village. During the turmoil, Zhang Haifei's grandfather was tortured and became the biggest smelly shit in the village, and everyone avoided it. However, when the turmoil ended, through his own efforts, he became the village chief again and returned to the top of the village.
Zhang Haifei's grandfather attaches great importance to the education of his children. After entering the city, Zhang Haifei's father not only became a civil servant in Shenzhen after graduating from university, bought a few peasant houses, but also became the largest farmer in his hometown. Those who shunned them back then become their hired hands again. Of course, hired workers are also willing to contract because they can earn more money.
People say that IQ has a "mean reversion", but Zhang Haifei's family has been passed down from generation to generation and is still one of the most prominent families in the village.