Chapter 323 Settling down
Chapter 323 Settling down
Zhou Rong pulled Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Chuanyi aside and whispered his plan to them.
If Hu Xiaohua is lucky enough to survive, Zhou Rong hopes that Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Chuanyi can take in Zheng Lan and her daughter.
If God doesn't give her a chance and Hu Xiaohua can't hold on, Zheng Lan will have to go out and make a living on her own.
Zhou Chuanyi said: "There is a thatched shed in the village that has been empty. If the child can really survive and the man surnamed Hu does not come to bother them, there is no problem in taking them in. They just need to go to the fields and earn work points like everyone else every day."
Zhou Chuanjing: "I have no objection either. This mother and daughter look pitiful. They must have been forced into a dead end by their husband and mother-in-law, so they are committing suicide. If we watch them die without helping them, we will feel guilty!"
Zhou Rong: "Please take some people to deal with Hu Bing and his mother. I will take Zheng Lan and the child to the hospital first."
Zhou Chuanyi: "Okay."
There are two small paths leading to the commune from Zhoujiawan. Zhou Rong didn't want Hu Bing to see that he intended to save Zheng Lan and Hu Xiaohua, so he would hold on to them.
She went home and picked out a clean piece of clothing for Zheng Lan. She also took out Nini's old clothes from the space and asked Zheng Lan to change the wet clothes on Hu Xiaohua.
After that, he took a small path and waited until he got away from Hu Bing and his gang before riding his bicycle and taking Zheng Lan and Hu Xiaohua to the commune clinic at high speed...
After examining Hu Xiaohua, the doctor said that the child was very hungry and had a fever. It was hard to say whether he could be saved. He could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
Because Hu Xiaohua was too thin, the doctor couldn't find a vein and couldn't give her an IV, so he could only give her an injection in the buttocks.
Thanks to God, Hu Xiaohua's fever subsided after an hour.
Worried that Hu Xiaohua would have recurring fever, the doctor prescribed some medicine and asked Zheng Lan to take it home for the child.
The total medical expenses were 1.2 yuan. Zheng Lan took the medical bill and repeatedly promised Zhou Rong that she would pay the money back as soon as possible.
Zhou Rong: "I believe that with your hard work, you can pay me back soon. I think our captain and team leader have almost dealt with it. Let's go back first."
Zheng Lan: "Okay."
When Hu Bing and Sun Pozi met the people from Zhoujiawan, they insisted that they pay compensation, otherwise they would take action and sell the stones to the quarry.
After murmuring for a while, the mother and son said that it was Zheng Lan's fault and they should take responsibility for it. It had nothing to do with them. If they wanted to sell them, they would sell Zheng Lan and her daughter to the quarry.
The two also said they wanted to sever their relationship with Zheng Lan.
Zhou Chuanyi did not believe what they said: "Zheng Lan is the daughter-in-law of your Hu family, she is registered in your Hu family's household registration book, and she gave birth to a child for your family. You said you want to sever the relationship?
If you bring the household registration book and the police to take our people, won’t that be harmful to us?”
Hu Bing: "Captain Zhou, Zheng Lan is my wife whom I bought with my own money. We don't have a marriage certificate. She is an outsider and she gave birth to a girl. How can she be registered in our household register?
Zheng Lan used to live in Zhengjia Village, which is very conservative. Girls are not registered in the household registration book. You sell Zheng Lan and Xiaohua to the quarry, and I guarantee that no one will find out their backgrounds. "
Zhou Chuanyi: "Is everything you said true?"
Hu Bing: "Of course, I can swear! But after you sell them, can you give us something to eat?
My mother and I haven't eaten for a few days. We are starving. Can you please have mercy on us?"
Zhou Chuanjing snorted coldly: "When you were being arrogant in our production team just now, how could you look pitiful at all?!
Given that your wife and children look so skinny and unable to work, the people at the quarry may not accept them. Even if they do, they won't be able to pay much.
You guys come with us to the quarry, and if your wife and children don’t sell for a good price, you and your mother can just take over.”
Grandma Sun was shocked and said fearfully, "I don't want to go to the quarry. Those two money-losing guys are not our family. You can do whatever you want, but don't cause trouble for us!"
Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing pressed on a few more times. Hu Bing and Sun Pozi didn't want to do hard labor in the quarry, so they took the initiative to write a letter of commitment and a letter of severance of relationship, promising that they would never come to the territory of Hong'an Commune again, let alone get close to Zhoujiawan. If they broke their promise, they would be dealt with as they pleased.
Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing let them go...
When Zhou Rong brought Zheng Lan back to Zhoujiawan, Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing were already waiting for them at the entrance of the village.
After the two told Zhou Rong what happened, she gave Zheng Lan the letter of severance: "From now on, you have nothing to do with those scumbags. You and Xiaohua can live in our Zhoujiawan first, and you can also go back to your parents' home."
Zheng Lan hugged Hu Xiaohua and said excitedly: "Thank you for helping me get rid of Hu Bing and his mother! After I followed Hu Bing, I never went back to my mother's home. My parents never came to the Hu family to see me. I no longer have a mother's home.
You are all kind-hearted people. I want to stay here with Xiaohua to repay your kindness."
Zhou Chuanyi: "We don't need you to repay us, just live a good life with your children."
Zhou Chuanjing: "You and your child don't have a household registration, so it will be difficult to arrange things when the production team distributes things in the future. I will get one for you tomorrow, and you will be settled in our Zhoujiawan."
Zheng Lan: "Okay, thank you Captain Zhou!"
Zhou Chuanyi gave the thatched hut that he had built for Dong Huiru but had never been used to Zheng Lan.
Zhou Chuanjing asked the accountant to allocate 20 kilograms of millet and 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes to Zheng Lan, saying that they would be loaned to her first, and when she earned work points, she could deduct them from her work points.
Zhou Chuanjing also found two pottery jars and a few sets of old bowls and chopsticks from the warehouse and gave them to Zheng Lan, asking her to use them for now and buy new ones when she had money in the future.
Some enthusiastic villagers, upon learning of Zheng Lan's situation, packed up some old cotton quilts and clothes from their homes and gave them to Zheng Lan and her daughter.
Zheng Lan's eyes were red as she kept thanking everyone.
In the evening, Zhou Rong carried a basket to the thatched hut where Zheng Lan lived and asked about Hu Xiaohua's condition.
Zheng Lan: "She just woke up and said she wanted to drink some water. Now she seems to have fallen asleep again. I touched her head and it felt a little hot. I was just about to give her some medicine."
Zhou Rong handed the basket to Zheng Lan: "Here is a pound of brown sugar and ten eggs. Take some time to make them for the child. She needs to take good care of her body, otherwise she will not be able to hold on and will develop a chronic disease."
Zheng Lan held the basket and said with emotion: "Thank you, I will remember your kindness all my life."
Zhou Rong didn't want Zheng Lan to think that she could get something for nothing, so he said, "I'm not giving you things for free. My family is short of food, and I spent a lot of effort to get these brown sugar and eggs. Consider it a loan to you. You have to return them to me when you have money."
Zheng Lan: “No problem!”
For a period of time afterwards, Zheng Lan worked in the fields to earn work points while taking care of Hu Xiaohua, making porridge, steamed egg custard, and brown sugar water for her.
After treatment, Hu Xiaohua no longer had a fever, her health improved, and she was able to walk again.
With the care of Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Chuanyi, Zheng Lan and Hu Xiaohua's household registration was officially moved to Zhoujiawan.
Zheng Lan specially took Hu Xiaohua to kowtow to Zhou Chuanyi, Zhou Chuanjing and Zhou Rong to thank them for saving her and her child from danger...
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