Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 37 - 36 See a doctor

The final outcome of the alfalfa flower incident was that the village Party secretary, Qian Yongfu, rebuked his own wife fiercely in front of hundreds of villagers. Only then did Xiao Xian let Dahuang off the hook. However, Wang Chunhua's new pants, tailor-made for the New Year, ended up with several dog bite marks, rendering them ruined.

After returning home, Wang Chunhua was not having it. She, Wang Chunhua, was once considered a beauty of Ge Village. Although after marrying Qian Yongfu, she had turned from a beauty into a trumpet flower of sorts, she was still considered a leader among the village women. Being scolded like that, how could she face anyone when she went out? Without saying a word, she began to rummage through chests and cabinets for clothes.

"Chunhua, what are you up to now," Qian Yongfu also had a fire burning in his heart, thinking how the Zhu Family could be so ungrateful. Knowing that it was his family, the village Party secretary's family, they still dared to let a vicious dog bite someone.

"What am I up to? I can't live like this anymore. I'm going to find our son. Those people of the Zhu Family, young and old, along with the village chief, all strut around Ge Village like crabs, thinking they own the place. What hand do you have left in the village, letting the few acres at the village entrance be taken by the Zhu Family on what grounds? How much money did they pay? Did that money and favors end up in Jin Dafu's pockets? I say I must have been blind as a bat to have chosen someone like you back then."

Back in the day, Jin Dafu was also one of Wang Chunhua's suitors, but she had considered the circumstances at the time. Jin Dafu's deadbeat dad, who had a bit of money, gave it all to the village, so she figured there would be no good days ahead with him and instead chose the astute and calculative Qian Yongfu.

"In this freezing weather, with no way to get down the mountain, what are you going to do in Guiyang Town? You just want to make a bigger fool of yourself, is that it?" Qian Yongfu felt humiliated by his wife's provocation and was determined to find a pair of small shoes for Zhu Shijun's family to squeeze into—along with dealing with that dog that bites.

As a result of Wang Chunhua's commotion and the night air, Zhu Shijun, who had been suffering from frequent coughing, had an even more restless sleep that night. Hearing the coughing spells coming from next door, Xiao Xian tossed and turned restlessly, unable to sleep peacefully.

After a while, the old man wrapped himself in clothes, trying to suppress his coughing, and went to the outer room, as if he knew his coughing was disturbing Xiao Xian.

"Grandpa, did Xiao Xian cause trouble?" Xiao Xian also got up quietly.

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Zhu Shijun sat in the living room, holding a packet of cigarettes that remained unopened. Xiao Xian recognized those cigarettes; they were the same kind the village chief used to entertain the Miao people last time. But she remembered that Zhu Shijun didn't smoke.

"Silly child, you did nothing wrong. Yet, when dealing with people, relying solely on a standard of right and wrong is not enough," A child acting solely with one-track mind, discerning good from bad, is not a bad thing in itself.

But the family of the village Party secretary was not easy to get along with, and in a small place such as Ge Village, Zhu Shijun himself didn't mind being wronged, but he feared the villagers would ostracize Xiao Xian.

"Grandpa, then please teach Xiao Xian how to conduct herself properly, that's much more useful than those school lessons," Xiao Xian sat on Zhu Shijun's knees, swinging her legs, "Also, Grandpa, are you sick? Uncle Jin said that Uncle San Gouzi is coming back tomorrow. Shouldn't we listen to Uncle Jin and go to the hospital to have a look?"

"Alright, alright," Zhu Shijun, seeing his granddaughter's sensible behavior, could put aside the worry that weighed on his heart. He had thought too much; in a small mountain village with few people, their thoughts are simple, and surely nothing serious could happen.

However, lately he'd been feeling chest tightness and breathlessness, thinking it was about time to see a doctor. But this time, it wasn't Bai Family Ancient Town he needed to go to, but Guiyang. With the year end approaching, he should buy Xiao Xian a few new outfits, and plans for next year's schooling also had to be arranged.

The next day, San Gouzi once again drove his rattletrap van from the foot of the mountain all the way to the entrance of the village. There were already quite a few people waiting to head down the mountain. No sooner had San Gouzi's tires come to a halt, he took down two bags of bright red Fuji apples from the van. Without a word, he handed one bag to the village chief and took the other straight to the Zhu Family.

"Xiao Xian, it's been a while since Uncle San Gouzi last saw you. Did you miss your uncle?" San Gouzi didn't care for Zhu Shijun's courtesy and rubbed his coarse stubble on her cheek a few times.

This trip he really went the distance, having gone to Shandong to deliver herbs. With the wallet fuller and the van emptied, he took the opportunity to haul back a van full of apples. What cost just over a yuan per jin in Shandong spiked several times in price as he traveled through Jiangsu and Zhejiang. San Gouzi worked hard, but didn't forget to bring back a few bags of good apples after making enough money.

"Uh-huh, I missed Uncle San Gouzi so much," Xiao Xian giggled, thinking to herself, actually, it's your van I missed.

After hearing Zhu Shijun's words, San Gouzi shouted back towards the village entrance a few times and indeed quickly gathered another vanload of people to send them to town.

When Sister-in-law Lian heard that Zhu Shijun was going to the city for medical treatment, she wanted to accompany him. She said it's risky for the elderly and a child to venture into a big place like Guiyang. But as the New Year approached, every household was bustling. Zhu Shijun also felt confident about Xiao Xian, so he packed a thick winter coat, took his ID and bankbook, and took the bus down the mountain.

After arriving at Bai Family Ancient Town, a quick inquiry in town revealed that the bus tickets to Guiyang had been sold out seven days earlier. Not to mention train tickets, sleeper berths and soft seats were long sold out. Thankfully, because San Gouzi frequently ran transportation, he managed to secure the last two hard seats at the town's train station by giving the ticket seller a pack of hard-case Zhonghua cigarettes.

San Gouzi was worried about the old man getting jostled on the train and took a new cushion that he used in his van for long journeys, giving it to Xiao Xian's group to bring along.

It was Xiao Xian's first time on a train, and she was initially quite excited. But when she saw the long green snake-like train carriages coming, the crowd surging from behind almost separated her and Zhu Shijun.

"Xiao Xian, hold Grandpa's hand, be careful not to get separated," Zhu Shijun furrowed his brow as he saw the train. They were about to board the lowest grade green train, with all sorts of people on it. The journey from Bai Family Ancient Town to Guiyang, a full sixteen hours, was going to be tough.

The Zhu grandchildren made their way through the crowd into the train. It was packed with people, and the mixture of food and body odors was so pungent it made one want to give up their sense of smell.

"Grandpa, seats 18 and 19 are here," said Xiao Xian, who, taking advantage of her agility, squeezed through the crowd and found their seats. Only now their seats were already occupied by someone else.

The ones who took their seats were two flamboyantly dressed young people. One had dyed his bangs blue, and the other was smoking in the carriage.

Startled, Xiao Xian then looked at her ticket again to make sure. No mistakes, those were their seats, but why were there people sitting there? "These seats are ours, please move," she requested.