A moment later, the nurse was called.

The director of the inpatient department, who was taking off his glasses and wiping the lenses, said casually, You continue to give the patient Hu Feng a day of medicine, and the grace period is until tomorrow, and if you don't pay the money tomorrow, you will stop taking the medicine.

Hu Caigao followed the nurse out, and was a little relieved to see her hoisting a big needle for Hu Feng in the ward, and made an explanation to Gong Lanying, who took care of Hu Feng, and walked out of the hospital, planning to go back to his hometown to raise money.

At this time, the sky outside was dark and thick with clouds, as if it was going to rain. From the county seat to Hujiashan direction of the bus half an hour a trip, Hu Caigao waited on the platform for a while, did not wait for the car to come, he hesitated and walked away, because of the lack of money, the money for the ride can not be taken out, he simply walked along the road to his hometown, about 20 minutes, the sky was raindropping, just from the county to drive out of a bus, he heard the sound of the car, sensitively turned back and beckoned.

The bus slid a few feet away, slowly stopped, and the door of the car also opened with a "bang", he walked over quickly to get on the bus, but said to the conductor, comrade, I want to go back and raise money to treat patients living in the county hospital, I have no money for the time being, can I take a trip on credit? Next time to you.

No way! The conductor hasn't spoken yet, but the driver has spoken, there is no next time, go down, don't delay me.

Hu Caigao was very embarrassed, touched the white short beard on his head that was wet by the raindrops, and said with an old face, can you do it well? I'm so old, it's still raining outside the car.

Say no more, go down. The driver is non-negotiable.

The car was silent, Hu Caigao had no choice but to get off the bus, and heard the conductor behind him say that the old man wanted to take advantage of it, and what he said was a lie. He turned his head a little angrily, the door closed again, and the car started, Hu Caigao looked at the car that was gradually driving away and the rain floating on his body, and his heart was cold, couldn't he meet a good person?

It was raining heavily, he came to the side of the road under a green plane tree to shelter, just when he was bored and thinking nonsense, suddenly a truck on the highway suddenly stopped, he didn't look at it, the young driver in the cab of the truck poked his head out and shouted, Uncle Gao, why are you here? Do you want to go back? Get in the car when you get back.

Ah! I'm in trouble, take me a kick. Hu Caigao met like a savior, wiped the rain on his forehead with his sleeves up, and got into the car door.

This young driver is his nephew Hu Caicai, Hu Caicai said that he helped Boss Liu, who raised ducks, to tow a cart of duck feed to send it, Hu Caigao said that he planned to go back to raise funds for the treatment of the patient, Hu Caicai did not say a word, just like he was worried that Hu Caigao would ask him for a loan.

When the truck drove to the entrance of the village, Hu Caigao got out of the car. He suddenly said to Hu Cai, I want to borrow money from Boss Liu, but I don't know if he can borrow it.

I don't think he will borrow it, he is now going to buy an old house to stack feed and raise ducks, which will cost money. Hu Caicai, who was in the driver's seat, finished speaking, closed the car door with his hand, and drove to the village.

Hu Caigao has been single all his life, and a three-bay tiled house next to the soap tree at the entrance of the village is his home. At this moment, the rain stopped, he did not go home, walked through the slightly wet road, and went door to door to intercede for Hu Feng, who lived in the hospital, to borrow money.

When he returned, it was already noon, and there were people in everyone's house, and when they saw that he was a widower, they would not want to borrow it. Some people give him a liter of rice and a few eggs, even if they are sent away.

In the afternoon, he still hadn't borrowed a penny, he was very anxious, and suddenly came up with a little idea, so he still asked Boss Liu to give it a try.

At this time, Hu Caigao felt hungry, and he remembered that he didn't eat breakfast or lunch. Usually at home, he eats two meals a day, morning and evening, but today he is worried about Hu Feng, so he forgot about it. Now his stomach was growling, and he didn't bother to get food when he rushed home, so he counted the eggs and counted them eight in total, and he knocked them open one by one, craned his neck, and sucked the slippery egg whites and yolks clean.

After a while, there was an extra layer of broken eggshells under the soapberry tree in front of the village. Feeling full, he locked the door and went straight to the north end of the village, and went around the duck house, which was covered with linoleum and surrounded by bamboo walls, and came to the door of a low tiled house made of red brick, but there was no one with a lock.

This low tile house was originally the engine room in the village, and it is now used for Boss Liu and the lame third man who is herding ducks for accommodation and cooking. Unable to find them, Hu Caigao ran to a high-lying mound to look, and found that the third child was holding a bamboo pole and was chasing ducks by the pool, so he walked over and asked, where is Boss Liu?

The third child looked at Hu Caigao and didn't answer for a long time, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked, what are you looking for Boss Liu? Hu Caigao felt that there was no need to hide it, so he told him to ask for help in treating the patient.

The third child understood, blinked his somewhat cloudy eyes, turned his head and said, Boss Liu may not have money to borrow. An hour earlier, he had gone into town in a truck that had brought us duck feed, and by the way he had taken two baskets of duck eggs to sell, and he was going to return in the evening.

Hu Caigao looked at the ducks surging from the center of the pool to the bank like a cloud, and said almost as follows, "Third child, I'll help you catch the ducks." The third child said, you go away, the duck is afraid of people, you want to help, it's good, but I'm afraid of helping.

Hu Caigao thought that this was reasonable, so he retreated to Zhang Xuyuan's field and let the ducks pass over the pond bank, and he followed. The third child is like a musician with a baton conducting a conductor, the bamboo pole in his hand is very orderly, and the ducks are quite spiritual, and they obediently walk in a crooked line in the direction of the duck house, quacking along the way.

It was dark, and Boss Liu hadn't come back yet, so Hu Caigao walked around in front of the tiled house, and saw the third child coming from the duck house, and gossiped with him again. The third child couldn't stay idle and began to start a fire.

Hu Caigao didn't wait here, went back and scribbled a scribble for dinner and walked over, walked to the door, and saw that the third child was still alone in the house, he was secretly angry, what if Boss Liu didn't go back tonight? His ears seemed to be haunting the words of the director of the inpatient department...... If you don't pay tomorrow, stop taking the drug.

The third child heard the footsteps outside, thinking that Boss Liu was back, looked up, couldn't see clearly, the lights in the house were on, it was dark outside, he only vaguely saw a black shadow at the door, and was about to ask, Hu Caigao asked him first, did Boss Liu come back? I'm still waiting for him.

As soon as the third supper was over, he wiped his grease and said, but he didn't reply. Why don't you come in and sit and do outside? Hu Caigao entered the house, and the third child asked him if he had a supper, why didn't he have a supper here? Hu Caigao knew that this was a good word, and thought: I was here at the beginning, you didn't keep me, why do you want to talk like this now? He sat on a chair and smiled indifferently, I went back for supper, I just came, I'm sorry to have a supper at your place, I'm here to beg Boss Liu.

What's so embarrassing about that? The third child said, looking very energetic under the light. The third child is the third in the family, and he has two older brothers, both of whom are married. He was lame due to polio as a child, and it was difficult for him to get a daughter-in-law.

He has a hard temperament, refuses to compromise and wants to find someone with similar conditions, so he is still in his thirties, and he is still alone. Fortunately, he is still diligent and helps Boss Liu to herd ducks neatly.

Hu Caigao sat here unsteadily, stood up and paced again, he looked at the low tiled house, stood on tiptoe and could touch the tiles on the roof, and there were gaps in the walls of the tiled house, so he said with feeling, the third child, the quality of this house is not good, Boss Liu is so rich, why not make a high-grade house?

Boss Liu said that he was going to build a few decent houses or buy a few private houses in the local area to repair them. The third child who was washing the dishes accosted him. This room has a cooking utensils at the west end, a sleeping bunk at the east end, and a large bamboo board in the middle of it, which makes it look crowded.

Hu Caigao was about to find something to talk to the third child, when he suddenly heard a cough outside the door, and looked at it, Boss Liu was back.