In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 224 The Tian Family Couple

As soon as Yu Dawei entered the courtyard, an elderly woman, slightly older than his mother, came out of the house.

Perhaps it was because she gave birth at an older age and her body was severely depleted, but Aunt Si, who was not young to begin with, looked older than other women of similar age in the village.

"Fourth Aunt, is my Fourth Uncle here?" Yu Dawei walked over and handed over the fruit he had brought.

"Oh dear, you're here, why bring things? You're being too polite, child!" Fourth Sister has a naturally beautiful voice, and her speech is particularly pleasant to listen to. It's not a affected tone, but a natural and generous timbre that makes people feel comfortable.

"Don't bring anything next time you come," Fourth Aunt said reproachfully as she took the oranges. Then she added, "Your Fourth Uncle just went to Old Tian's house. Old Tian's cow got sick yesterday, so this morning he went to Shanwopeng Village in the Second Brigade to find Veterinarian Dr. Long, but he had to leave this morning."

"There's really no other way. Old Tian's family had no choice but to ask your Fourth Uncle for help." Fourth Aunt sighed, opened the door and walked into the house. "Your Fourth Uncle is the kind of person who can't let go of his pride. He's fine treating people, but treating cattle, horses and sheep is like forcing a duck onto a shelf."

This is indeed a bit of a mismatch between my major and my job," Yu Dawei thought to himself as he followed behind the old lady.

"Where's Da Chuan?" Yu Dawei had a good relationship with Da Chuan when they were young, but ever since the kid learned medicine, he's become arrogant.

Fortunately, there are quite a few people in the village who can cure this kind of show-off. Yu Dawei is one of them, and Yu Damin, the son of Uncle Eleven, is another. He used to beat up Yu Dachuan a lot when they were kids.

If Yu Dazhi, who runs a small shop, is second in the village for the number of times he gets beaten up, then Yu Dachuan is definitely number one.

He's gotten much better as he's grown up. Over the years, he's become humble, low-key, and helpful, showing some resemblance to his grandfather.

This year, he helped out when there was a fight with the third team of Lijiatunzi and when the old man was being buried. Whenever Yu Dawei invited everyone to dinner, he would always arrive early.

The two brothers get along a lot now, just like back then, it's a very comfortable feeling.

“Da Chuan went with his father. I don’t know why those two are so stubborn. Do you think you can make a rooster lay eggs? This is not something they can control. What good would it do if they did? If they don’t cure it and the cow dies, Da Wei, who do you think will be held responsible?” Although Si Niang was complaining, she was more worried. “Everyone in the village knows what kind of people the Tian family in the west are.”

“Especially his wife, who can argue with anything, can even make her father-in-law eat in some corner. What kind of good person is that?” Fourth Sister also considered Yu Dawei as one of the Yu family’s own, so she spoke her mind without restraint.

Ever since Yu Laonian "cured" Yu Dachuan's illness, the Fourth Uncle's family has become very close to his family. In particular, Fourth Aunt and her mother always seem like sisters who haven't seen each other for decades whenever they meet. The two of them can sit on the kang (a heated brick bed) and chat from noon until night.

Yu Dawei had experienced this firsthand when he was a child, and he didn't know what these two had to talk about.

That's why Fourth Sister treats Yu Dawei more affectionately than the other Yu family sons in the village.

"Fourth Aunt, don't worry about it. Don't you know my Fourth Uncle? He never does anything unreliable. If they had really found something wrong, they would have come back long ago." Just as Yu Dawei finished speaking, two figures appeared at the courtyard gate.

The old man in front was wearing a dark blue coat, black trousers, black cloth cotton shoes, and a dog-skin hat on his head, except that the sides of the hat were turned up, making it look like two airplane wings.

The young man behind him was wearing the same hat, with two hand sashes hanging around his neck and dangling on either side of his clothes. He had an old-fashioned brown medicine box slung over his right shoulder, with dark green straps. Perhaps it used to be military green, but it had been so long that it could no longer be washed out.

When they entered the room, neither of them looked too happy.

The old man in front had a sullen face, as if someone owed him a huge debt, while the young man behind him was even more so, with his brows furrowed and his eyes filled with unyielding resentment.

"Dawei's here." As soon as Uncle Si entered the house, he saw Yu Dawei sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). However, he was in low spirits and simply greeted him.

"What's wrong with you two? Did you really kill someone's calf?" Fourth Sister felt a pang of distress seeing the expressions on their faces. She stood up and couldn't help but scold them, "You two stubborn fools, didn't I tell you before we went that you shouldn't meddle in the Tian family's affairs? Did you two listen?"

"Hey, stop arguing, it's so annoying." The old man glared at his wife, annoyed. "Pour me a glass of water, I'm thirsty."

Fourth Sister was angry, but she couldn't bear to see her husband thirsty, so she turned away and poured a glass of water, placing it on the windowsill next to him.

She then turned to her son and said, "Chuanzi, tell me what happened."

"Sigh, it's not about the cow." Yu Dachuan took off his dog-skin hat and hung it on the wall inside the house. "The calf just had diarrhea and dehydration these past few days, and it can't stand up a bit. My dad gave it some human antidiarrheal medicine and some saline solution, so it should be fine now."

"If it's not about the cow, what could it be? Is that woman Liu Chun'e causing trouble again?" Fourth Sister couldn't help but ask again.

This time, Yu Dachuan fell silent. He found a stool, pulled it to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and plopped down. "Aunt Tian really isn't very good... My dad and I were about to leave when Uncle Tian told us to come in for a drink of water before we left. We also wanted to wash our hands before we left..." "But as soon as we entered the room, we saw Grandpa Tian lying on the kang, covered with a quilt, his face sallow and looking very unwell." Yu Dachuan frowned even more. "At that time, both my dad and I could tell that Grandpa Tian was definitely sick, and quite seriously so."

“My dad wanted to take Grandpa Tian’s pulse, but those two wouldn’t let us. Aunt Tian even insulted my dad and me!” Yu Dachuan said, his face flushed. “They said we couldn’t make money from our own clan, so we were trying to make money from outsiders!”

“Mom, do you think she has any conscience! When Dad and I treat patients from other families in the village, we only charge for the medicine. When have we ever charged for a consultation fee?” Yu Dachuan became more and more angry as he spoke, rubbing the kang mat with his right hand. “What’s even more outrageous is that Dad said that Old Master Tian’s illness is not ordinary. If we don’t take a look, he might not be able to hold on for more than a few days.”

"But listen to what Aunt Tian said! She said it would be better to die. Treating illnesses costs money, so it's better to die and be done with it, saving us from wasting food." Yu Dachuan clenched his fists, furious. "Is that something a human being should say?! And when she said that, Old Master Tian's own son, that good-for-nothing Uncle Tian, ​​didn't dare utter a word. He just hung his head and didn't say a sound!"

"I'm so angry!" Yu Dachuan picked up the water glass that Yu Dawei had just drunk from and drank all the water in it in one gulp.

Yu Dawei was speechless. He picked up the thermos next to him and poured the boy another cup.

He could tell that Chuanzi was really angry this time. Some of the families in the village really did have a lifestyle that was worse than the animals kept in their yards.

It wasn't just people from other families in Yujiatun who experienced this; even members of the Yu family had similar experiences.

Fortunately, even though the Yu family had branched out and separated, there were still some rules. If there were any beasts causing trouble in the village, Uncle Yu Quan would not tolerate it, and Uncle San Liezi would be the first to take his cane and beat the other person on the head.

So, although the Yu family's children are all quite wild, most of them are very filial. Take Yu Dachuan, for example. He learned some medical skills when he was young and was extremely proud. He always carried himself with his chin held high wherever he went.

But when he's actually in front of his own mother, he has to hang his head and not dare to act recklessly. He never dares to confront his mother directly, let alone have the courage to challenge his fourth aunt to her face.

When Fourth Sister was sick, she took better care of him than her father did, and this was a topic of much discussion in the west alley.

That's why the girls from all around took a liking to this handsome and skilled doctor, Da Chuan.

But this guy probably hasn't gotten over that unspeakable love from junior high school. Now he's become an older single man in the village and still doesn't have a girlfriend.

All I can say is that a warrior of pure love is willing to give up everything.

As far as Yu Dawei knows, that female classmate from junior high school now has two children, and this guy is still having a one-sided crush on her.

It's possible that the lineage of the Fourth Master might truly end in the future.

"Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. It's unbelievable that you two can get so angry over this." Fourth Aunt couldn't help but roll her eyes at the two of them. "The Tian family lives so close to our house. If they really wanted to treat his father's illness, they would have come over long ago."

"These two would rather treat a beast than find a doctor to examine their own father. Do you really expect these heartless bastards to change their minds?" Fourth Sister's mouth was like a troll, attacking anyone who was right or wrong: "I think you two are just bored and have nothing better to do than worry about other people's lives. You should be more concerned about your son's marriage."

Uncle Yu Huai rubbed his face and sighed, "But, but we live in the same village after all, and doctors are compassionate..."

"Mind your own business! Worry more about your son! Look at Dawei, his child is almost a year old, and look at this one!" Fourth Aunt pointed at her own son beside her, "You two are really trying to drive me crazy every day."

Yu Dawei pursed his lips, picked up another cup next to him and drank water. He wanted to laugh but felt it was inappropriate.

It must be tough for this father and son, living under the terrifying shadow of Fourth Aunt every day.

However, he still felt that this matter was "very much in line with Uncle Si's"!
The main reason is that Fourth Uncle Yu Huai is a soft-hearted person who can't stand seeing life and death, but he happens to be a doctor.

Most of the time, he was holding back, trying his best to appear calm and rational.

These were things that Fourth Uncle overheard while drinking with his father.

Although I was young then, I had an exceptionally good memory.

The old man had also told him that the people of the Fourth Uncle's branch were all very kind-hearted. He wondered if the ancestors of the Yu family had recognized this kindness in this branch and passed on their medical skills to them.

"Let's not talk about it anymore, let's not talk about it anymore, sigh." The Fourth Uncle felt he was losing face, so he waved his hand and quickly changed the subject, asking Yu Dawei, "Dawei, what brings you here? Is your old man's back pain acting up again?"

(End of this chapter)