Mao Zi has always felt like a grass, inconspicuous, but tenacious, he relied on the neighbors' feeding when he was a child, survived with difficulty, and later relied on the pit to be abducted, not only to support himself, but also to feed his younger brother.

Afterwards......

After Maozi woke up, he looked at the strange house, and his first thought was to get out of here quickly.

He didn't know if the monkey had been caught, and he didn't know where he was, but there was only one word in his heart: escape.

Escape home!

It was already dawn, but there was no one in the room, and he was lying naked under the covers, and his clothes were resting on the fire, the brazier in the middle of the fire cage had been extinguished, but the wet clothes had been dried.

Mao Zi tiptoed out of bed and quickly put on his clothes, but when he touched his pocket, he found that the pocket was empty, and the pair of carved silver bracelets that had been placed before were gone.

He didn't know if he was lost in the process of running, or if he was taken away, but at this time he didn't care about that, he carefully poked his head out, observed the situation outside, and saw that there was no one around, and immediately left quickly.

It was also his luck that he didn't even touch anyone, so he quickly walked away.

When the person who rescued him came in with a bowl of rice porridge, he saw that the person on the bed was gone.

Two hours later, Maozi finally walked to a town, where he bought some food, asked for directions, and then continued in the direction of home.

In these years, it is not easy to take a car, in addition to the main trunk line shuttle, if you want to take a car, you can only try your luck, if you meet a vehicle on the road, after stopping the car, the other party is willing to take you along the way, then you have a car to sit.

At first, Mao Zi thought that his pair of silver bracelets had been taken away, but later he found that the money sewn into the crotch of his pants was still there, so it was very likely that the silver bracelets had fallen in the process of escaping, and it was most likely to fall in the stream.

Otherwise, how could someone else take only the silver bracelet and not his money?

You know, the pair of silver bracelets have turned black, it looks very ordinary, but Maozi and antiques have been dealing for a long time, roughly guessing that the silver bracelet should be from the Qing Dynasty, then it is also considered an antique, this time to the provincial capital, he just wants to look for opportunities, to see if he can find someone willing to buy a silver bracelet at a high price.

Pity......

Die before you get out of school!

In this way, Mao Zi followed the road, walking and stopping, until he met a tractor, and the other party was willing to take him for a ride, so he got into the car and was able to rest for a while.

At this time, the young man wearing a peaked cap had already arrived in Jiuyangji by car.

He came here, naturally, to find Maozi, but by mistake, the two of them were perfectly staggered.

……

The closer we get to the Chinese New Year, the more people come to call.

There are still public telephones in big cities, but in small cities like theirs, there are no public telephones installed at this time, so if you want to make a call, you can only go to the place where the landline is installed.

Gao Mingcheng's clothing store has installed a landline, and since the installation, people have come to borrow the phone one after another to call, which is of course not free, but charged.

Gao Mingcheng doesn't use phones often, and is willing to spend a lot of money to install, which is convenient.

Because phone calls are expensive, people don't call easily unless they really need to call, and even if they do, they will finish the matter in a minute or two and then hang up quickly.

Because the landline phone at this time does not have a screen timer, when making a call, someone needs to stare at the watch to keep time, so that it is convenient to charge.

Sometimes Gao Mingcheng is annoying, but the women in the family feel that they can earn a little more, and they are happy to have someone call.

If the business in the store is not busy, it is also interesting to listen to people calling.

In a sense, doing business is similar to going to jail, staying in the same place all day, and once the store door opens, people can't move around, so it's necessary to listen to some gossip and have some fun for yourself.

Gao Mingcheng felt that this was also reasonable, so he welcomed the neighbors to call, sometimes the phone rang, it was looking for the neighbors, and they were willing to shout.

On this day, the phone rang, Gao Mingcheng picked up the microphone and put it to his ear, and was about to feed it habitually, when Gao Shouwang's hurried voice rang over there.

"Is it Mingcheng? I'm Gao Shouwang! ”

"Uncle Shouwang, it's me, you called, is there something wrong?" Gao Mingcheng immediately asked.

Since Gao Shouwang also installed a telephone, it has become easier for Gao Mingcheng to know what is happening in the village.

Sometimes when it was necessary to arrange for Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong to do something, they couldn't afford to drive back by themselves, but just make a phone call and ask Gao Shouwang to help spread the word.

Gao Shouwang on the other side of the phone said: "Mingcheng, it's been cold recently!" Many people in the village are sick, especially the elderly and children, your grandmother has been sick recently, and she doesn't look very good, and the tall grandmother is also sick, I think you have a good relationship with her, so I specially called you to inform you, what about you, if you are free, come back and see. ”

As soon as he heard this, Gao Mingcheng's brows furrowed, and he immediately said, "I'll go back now!" Uncle Shouwang, thank you. ”

"Hey, what is there to say thank you to me? So be it, I have a lot of things going on in my workshop, and I'm busy. ”

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Mingcheng glanced at his watch, the time was not too early, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

However, since he knew the news, he still wanted to rush back as soon as possible to see if he could take people to the county hospital for treatment.

Their village is remote, there is only one health center in Junling nearby, and there is only one barefoot doctor in the health center, this barefoot doctor, the basic disease will be seen, and the fetus and sterilization will be done, these are all to the county to participate in the training, but after the training, if you want to get the relevant certificate, you need to spend more than ten yuan to get it, but the barefoot doctor is not willing to spend this money, so it is considered to be practicing medicine without a license.

Gao Mingcheng told many beauties about the matter, and heard that Grandma Gao and Grandma Xi were sick, and many beauties and Gao Shufang were anxious.

Gao Shufang said quickly: "Second brother, then you go back and take a look, grandma, she is old, but you have to be careful." ”

Many Mei said: "Grandma's body has always been tough, it should be just a minor illness, and it won't be a big problem." ”

Gao Mingcheng nodded, knowing that a lot of beauty was comforting himself.

For him, the fine grandmother is the same as his own grandmother, oh no, it is closer than his own grandmother!

Gao Mingcheng quickly dressed up and prepared to drive the tractor back to the village, and before leaving, he deliberately took some spare medicines, which are Western medicine and Chinese patent medicine, which can treat colds and fevers and other diseases.

Watching Gao Mingcheng leave in a hurry, many beauties looked at Gao Shufang and comforted: "Don't worry, grandma will definitely be fine, Mingcheng will go back, you can rest assured." ”

Gao Shufang nodded.

She is full of trust in her second brother.

The second brother is capable, decisive, and willing to spend money, once he feels that his grandmother's condition is not good, then he will definitely be sent to the county hospital to see a doctor.

In Gao Shufang's impression, as long as she enters the hospital, there will definitely be no major incident, and she is full of confidence in the doctors in the People's Hospital.

There was no snow today, but it was cold and there was still a little snow in the grass beside the road.

Gao Mingcheng was blowing the cold wind, but his heart was a little hot, he kept driving, just hoping to rush back to the village as soon as possible.

But just when he arrived at Junling and was about to turn around and walk towards another path, he suddenly saw someone in front of him waving his arms excitedly, shouting something to him like a heartbreak.

Gao Mingcheng's five senses are keen, even if the other party is far away, his voice is hoarse and blown away by the cold wind, but he still hears that the other party is calling his name.

"Brother Mingcheng!"

Gao Mingcheng hurriedly braked and looked carefully at the man.

"Maozi?" After recognizing who that person was, Gao Mingcheng was a little surprised.

"Maozi, where are you going? How is it to walk and not take a car? Gao Mingcheng stepped on the accelerator and drove the tractor in front of Maozi.

In the cold wind, Maozi's face was red from the cold, the skin of his lips was dry and cracked, and his eyes were bloodshot, and he was in a bad state at first glance.

"Brother Mingcheng......" Mao Zi opened his mouth excitedly, his voice was hoarse, and tears flowed from his eyes.

O dear! He finally met his loved ones!

Gao Mingcheng looked at him like this, it was really not a good time to ask, so he said: "I'm going back to the village now, you get in the car, follow me back to the village first, what's the matter, let's talk about it later." ”

Mao Zi nodded excitedly and hurriedly climbed into the carport.

He is like a lonely soul who has struggled in the bitter sea of the desert for a long time, and now he can finally rest in peace.

From Junling to Gaojia Village, if you drive a tractor, it will only take ten minutes, and ten minutes later, the tractor will stop at the edge of the pond in Gaojia Village.

Gao Mingcheng got out of the car and came to the carport.

After Maozi got in the car, he didn't speak, which made him a little worried, but now when he looked at it, he was stunned again.

Maozi actually curled up in the car body and fell asleep!

Or maybe it could be said that I fainted?

Gao Mingcheng took off his gloves and reached out to touch his forehead, the hot temperature even made his palms feel burning.

"it!" Gao Mingcheng couldn't help scolding, he looked at Maozi's embarrassment, and knew that Maozi must have encountered something without asking.

Now that a person is sick and is touched by him again, then he can't ignore it.

Gao Mingcheng thought for a moment, simply took off the military coat on his body, covered it on Mao Zi's body, and let him sleep here for a while, as for himself, he had to go to see the situation of Grandma Xi and Grandma Gao, if their condition was serious and they needed to go to the county hospital to see a doctor, then they would pick up the two of them, and then return to the county immediately.

Gao Mingcheng walked quickly towards Grandma Xi's house, and before he entered the house, he heard a cough.

"Grandma, let you rest, why are you rubbing the hemp rope again?" He Xiuman's voice came from the room, and there was helplessness in his voice.

Grandma said with a smile: "Rubbing hemp rope is not tired, and being idle is also idle!" Xiuman, you go out, don't give you the sickness. Also, don't let Xiao Yuanyuan into my house these days, you'll be sick! ”

He Xiuman was helpless and said: "I know, I won't let Xiao Yuanyuan in, grandma, you drink honey water first, you can feel better after drinking your throat, these honeys are still sent by Mingcheng before." ”

Grandma Xi drank half a bowl of honey water, and after drinking it, she felt that her throat, which had been dry and itchy, was slightly better.

At this time, Gao Mingcheng had already strode into the house, and as he walked, he said, "Grandma Xi, I'm Mingcheng, I heard that you are not feeling well, I will come to see you." ”

Gao Mingcheng's steps were very big, and as soon as the words fell, the person was already standing beside Grandma Xi, he stretched out his hand and touched Grandma Xi's forehead.

There was a little bit of fever, but fortunately, in his experience, it was only a low-grade fever at most.

Gao Mingcheng asked, "Grandma Xi, apart from coughing, are you any more uncomfortable?" ”

Grandma Xi didn't answer in a hurry, but looked at Gao Mingcheng with a look of surprise, but said in her mouth: "A little sick, why did you come back for a special trip?" How busy you are in business! It's important to make money! ”

Gao Mingcheng smiled: "Isn't making money just about spending money?" Only when life is good, this money is worth it! Grandma, you haven't said anything else is uncomfortable? ”

Grandma Xiao was helpless, anyway, she couldn't talk about Gao Mingcheng.

At this time, He Xiuman interjected and said: "Grandma had a little cough and discomfort the day before yesterday, she had no appetite all day yesterday, and in the evening, she had diarrhea." I didn't have an appetite today, but because I ate bitter oak powder, I didn't have diarrhea anymore. ”

Everything in the world is useful. For example, it cannot be eaten directly, but after a series of treatments, it can be made into bitter oak tofu to eat, and after grinding into powder, it can also be used to stop diarrhea.

Gao Mingcheng asked again: "Have you gone to the doctor?" ”

He Xiuman said: "Originally, Gao Zhuang said yesterday that he would take his grandmother to see a doctor, but grandma said that she had no energy and wanted to sleep, thinking that she would be good if she slept well, but it was still not good. ”

At this time, Grandma Xi hurriedly said: "I really don't have anything to do, you guys are just worrying!" I'm in good health, this headache and brain fever can happen to anyone, and after a few days of rest, I'll be fine. ”

Grandma Xi said again: "Mingcheng, have you been to see your grandma?" I think she's in a much worse condition than I am! You'd better hurry up and see her! ”

Hearing that Grandma Xi drove him away, Gao Mingcheng carefully looked at Grandma Xi's spirit and felt that it shouldn't be a big problem, so he said, "Okay, I'll go see Grandma." ”

In her previous life, Grandma Xi's body had always been very tough, and it was the death of Gao Zhuang that completely crushed this old man.

But Grandma Gao is different, she is older than Grandma Xi, and her physical fitness is not as good as Grandma Xi, especially after breaking her leg, her spirit is also aggrieved.

Gao Mingcheng was in a hurry, and he didn't bring them gifts, so he had to come to the door empty-handed.

The courtyard door was open, and only Gao Yuanjian sat under the eaves, smoking a cigarette.

The cigarette butt was clearly extinguished, and the smoke curled upward, and the smoke that came out of Gao Yuan's nose was a large cloud, which appeared quickly and quickly dissipated.

"Dad, I heard that grandma is sick, I'll come and see her." After entering the house, Gao Mingcheng greeted Gao Yuanjian first.

Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was back, Gao Yuanjian was not surprised, because he deliberately told Gao Shouwang about Grandma Gao's illness. (End of chapter)