Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 122 Interest
"What happened to the old lady? Why is she so critically ill?"

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, including He Daqing, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but put on the airs of a leader and questioned Aunt Yi.

Everyone in the yard knows that it is Aunt Yi who usually takes care of the deaf old lady. Now that something has happened, who else can they ask if not her?

"Old Liu, what do you mean by that? Do you think Caifeng made the old lady like this? It's already this hour, why are you still thinking about these nonsense!"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at He Daqing, who was smiling but not smiling, and knew that this matter was most likely related to him, so he immediately scolded Liu Haizhong harshly.

Although he didn't know what He Daqing said to the deaf old lady, he knew that the matter was shameful and must not be known to anyone in the yard.

At this moment, a middle-aged nurse walked up to the crowd and shouted angrily: "Be quiet, this is a hospital, not a place for you to make noise. If you keep making such loud noises, I will ask the security guards to kick you out!"

The aura made Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong swallow what they were about to say and they moved to the side dejectedly.

Seeing this, the middle-aged nurse glared at everyone again, then hurriedly went about her own business.

“Old Yi, why were you so loud just now? If you get kicked out, who will look after the old lady?”

As soon as the nurse walked away, Liu Haizhong began to blame Yi Zhonghai, but this time his voice was very low, for fear that another nurse would come and scold them.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Liu Haizhong, then said to everyone present: "Isn't this the time to talk about this? Let's talk about the old lady's matter back at the hospital. The most important thing now is to get together for the old lady's medical expenses. The old lady is not a worker at the steel mill, so she has to pay for her medical expenses herself. Let's all get together and pay the medical expenses, and think of it as the old lady asking everyone for a loan."

Zhou Weimin was moved when he heard this. The identity of this deaf old lady in the play was indeed a mistake.

If the deaf old lady was a five-guarantee household, Yi Zhonghai would never have said such a thing. After all, five-guarantee households can see a doctor for free when they are sick, and only need to pay part of the fee for tonic medicine later.

But come to think of it, the five-guarantee policy is only implemented in rural areas, so it would be impossible for this deaf old lady to be a five-guarantee household.

When Yan Bugui heard that he had to pay, he immediately stood up, adjusted his glasses and said helplessly: "He is an old man, who brings so much money to work? How can we get the money together now?"

When the others heard this, they all echoed.

"Yeah, I'm at work, my pockets are cleaner than my face."

"Everyone is right. You asked us to rush here, and now you ask us to collect money. Isn't this embarrassing?"

When He Yuzhu heard what everyone said, he could no longer sit still and immediately stepped forward to take out the money.

No matter what Yi Zhonghai did, the deaf old lady had always taken good care of him. Now that his life and death were at stake, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

Even if my father left the yard with the deaf old lady, she still had to be rescued and the account settled. We can't just watch these people waste time here.

But as soon as he made a move, he was stopped by He Daqing.

He Yuzhu turned his head and glared at him, but he only saw He Daqing's cold and playful eyes, and he became quiet in an instant.

Somehow, he always felt that if he stood up, he would be beaten badly by his father next.

While the father and son were communicating silently, Zhou Weimin, who had been watching the show for a while, suddenly stood up and looked at Yi Zhonghai and said righteously: "Master Yi, the old lady is still being rescued. Instead of wasting time asking everyone to donate money here, you might as well go home and get the money. You said that this money is just a loan from the old lady. It doesn't matter who pays. There is no need for everyone to come together." Yan Bugui's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed: "Yes, Old Yi, Weimin is right. No one has much money. You should go back to the yard. It won't take much time to go back and forth."

Xu Damao also said, "Uncle, please bear with me and go back to the yard. We will take care of the old lady here. If you think it's too slow, I can take you back to the yard to get the money. After all, only you can take out this money. If we take this money, we will have nothing to eat this month."

Xu Damao's words blocked Yi Zhonghai's retreat, leaving him with no excuse not to pay.

He did this on purpose. He remembered everything Yi Zhonghai had done to him before, and he would not miss this opportunity for revenge.

"No need for you to send me back, I can ride my bike back by myself, give me the keys!"

When Yi Zhonghai saw the looks people were giving him, he knew he couldn't escape. He looked at Xu Damao coldly and stretched out his hand.

"Okay, uncle, I often go to the countryside with this bike, and it's not very easy to ride, so please be careful when you ride it."

Xu Damao suppressed his smile and handed the key of the bicycle lock to Yi Zhonghai, without forgetting to give him a reminder.

He doesn't feel bad about the bicycle. It was provided by the factory and if it breaks down, the factory will pay for its repair.

The reason for giving this reminder was simply because he was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would fall and then blackmail him.

"I'll be careful."

Yi Zhonghai grabbed the key and left without looking back.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would not be able to resist attacking Xu Damao.

"Aunt Yi, Uncle Yi has taken care of the medical expenses. The old lady is still in critical condition. Can you tell us what happened today?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai left, Zhou Weimin looked at Aunt Yi with a smile.

The issue of medical expenses was just a way to get Yi Zhonghai out of the way. These days, having an operation is not as expensive as one might think.

Even a major surgery like cancer surgery will only cost over a hundred dollars. The cost of rescuing the deaf old lady will not exceed fifty dollars at most. At the same time, after learning that the deaf old lady is a widower, there will be corresponding reductions.

If this amount of money was put in the countryside, it might have crushed a family, but for Yi Zhonghai, it really didn't matter.

Zhou Weimin's purpose was to get Aunt Yi to reveal the reason why the deaf old lady suddenly became critically ill during the time when Yi Zhonghai was away.

Yi Zhonghai changed the subject by changing the question raised by Liu Haizhong just now, which meant that there was something that Yi Zhonghai didn't want everyone to know, so he would just try to get it out with reluctance.

Anyway, he is free in the hospital, so it might be a good idea to create some trouble for Yi Zhonghai and collect some interest.

Aunt Yi stood against the wall in a daze, and only came to her senses when she heard Zhou Weimin's question.

Then she looked at the people staring at her with a sad face, and said, "Wei Min, I really can't explain it clearly now. The old lady is like this, and I'm very confused now. Can we wait for the old lady to come out and go back to the yard to talk about this?"

(End of this chapter)