The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 3 Situation at Home
Jiang Cheng's brother Jiang Quan, who was only two years older than him, got together with Li Xianglan through a matchmaker when he was 18. When he went to the army, his sister-in-law Li Xianglan was pregnant with her second child.

This time, there are already three children. The youngest is only two years old and still wears open-crotch pants. But let alone the youngest, the oldest is almost six years old, a girl, and she also wears open-crotch pants.

There were three children, and not one of them was wearing shoes.

But it is basically the same in rural areas. It is normal for children to wear open-crotch pants until they are six or seven years old. Many children run around barefoot in hot weather. Even some poor families have no shoes in their teens.

"Aunt Zhao, Xianglan, your Jiang Cheng is back, come out quickly~~."

Before Jiang Cheng entered the house, the nearby neighbors who had come with him to watch the fun shouted to inform others.

Many people were talking about how Jiang Changhe's family would have a better life once Jiang Cheng came back. But the youngest son Jiang Cheng would suffer. He was 22 years old and still unmarried, with a father who was almost paralyzed. He also had a widowed sister-in-law and three burdens.

Jiang Cheng is not married now. With the current situation at home, who would be willing to marry him?

However, I have to say that Jiang Cheng, the second son of Jiang Changhe's family, served in the army for several years. When he came back, he was wearing a military uniform and had a handsome face. He looked really good.

Zhao Yuxia and Li Xianglan, who were cooking in the kitchen, heard the shouting outside the house and couldn't believe it was true, but no one would joke about it. They ran out of the kitchen excitedly and saw a handsome young man in military uniform. Who else could it be but Jiang Cheng?

"My son, my son, you are back at last."

When Zhao Yuxia saw Jiang Cheng, tears immediately flowed down her face and she started crying with excitement.

As for the eldest sister-in-law Li Xianglan, she was okay and she didn't have much feelings for Jiang Cheng.

After all, she had only been married to the Jiang family for two years when her brother-in-law went to join the army. At most, she had someone to rely on in her heart. No matter what, Jiang Cheng was Jiang Quan's younger brother, and he couldn't just ignore her sister-in-law and nephews and nieces.

Jiang Cheng was hugged by Zhao Yuxia, a mother, and felt very emotional and a little awkward. He had the memories of the original owner of the body, and had some emotions, but it was difficult to treat her as his own mother.

But no matter whether she is my biological mother or not, since I have borrowed the original owner's body, I will do my best to be filial to him.

"Okay, Mom, I just came back and haven't put down the things yet. This is the rice and noodles I bought in the county town, you can put them away. And this candy, I bought it from the army when I came back, you can try it, and let the neighbors have some too." Jiang Cheng said awkwardly as he put the things on the ground while being held by his mother.

"Son, look at me. I'm just too happy. Hurry up and bring the things into the house." Zhao Yuxia came to her senses when she heard her son's words. Her son was carrying a lot of things, so she quickly asked Jiang Cheng to go back to his room first, and then said to her daughter-in-law, "Xianglan, quickly put these rice and flour in the kitchen."

Following Zhao Yuxia's greeting, Li Xianglan saw the rice and flour Jiang Cheng brought, and a smile appeared on her face. She was not happy because she could eat her fill, but because her three children could at least eat something good these few days.

Jiang Cheng also returned to his own house, leaving his mother outside to greet the onlookers. Except for those with whom Zhao Yuxia had a good relationship, there were not many candies left.

The lunch must be cooked again. It is too watery now. Just save it for the evening. Jiang Cheng is back and needs to cook rice.

Jiang Cheng returned to his room. He was surprised to find that it looked quite clean, but it was empty and didn't look like anyone lived there. In fact, when Jiang Cheng's brother was not married, his sister Jiang Yan lived in this house. Jiang Cheng and his brother lived in the same room. Later, when his brother got married, Jiang Cheng moved into this room. His sister Jiang Yan moved in with his parents. His parents separated the room with some wooden walls and put a bed in it.

After Jiang Cheng joined the army, Jiang Yan would probably move back. But rural girls usually get married when they are 16 or 17 years old. Jiang Yan is 20 years old this year, and she has already married and has a child.

After a simple tidying up, Jiang Cheng went to the main house, where his parents lived. He had to go check on his father Jiang Changhe. In his memory, when he joined the army, his father Jiang Changhe only had some minor health problems. In just a few years, he had reached the point where he needed help to get out of bed.

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng has a job to attend, and he will report to the urban area of ​​Changcheng after a few days. Otherwise, if he stays at home like a farmer, his father may become paralyzed, and he may have to take care of him when he poops or pees.

"Chengzi, you're back. It's your father's fault for being useless and delaying you."

As soon as Jiang Cheng entered the room, he saw that his father hadn't spoken yet, but Jiang Changhe spoke to him with a guilty look on his face.

Just now, someone outside the house called out to his wife and daughter-in-law, saying that their second son Jiang Cheng had returned, and Jiang Changhe heard it in the house.

Jiang Changhe hoped that his son could leave the countryside, but with his health condition, he could not earn work points and needed someone to take care of him. If he could work in the fields, he could support the family even if his eldest son died.

Now, in Jiang Changhe's opinion, this family cannot be sustained if Jiang Cheng does not come back.

"Dad, I'm back so I won't talk about this. It's not a waste of time. I'll tell my family something while we eat. But what's wrong with your health? I remember you were in good health when I was in the army." Jiang Cheng responded, but he almost called dad "dad", although the meaning is the same. But this is the way people in the city call each other, while people in the countryside call each other "dad and mom".

When Jiang Changhe heard his son asking about his current health condition, he told him everything. At the beginning, when the condition was not serious, he went to the town clinic for a checkup, but the clinic could not find anything wrong.

After a while, he was already in poor health and had to work in the fields every day, so his condition got worse. Then he went to the county town for treatment. The doctor prescribed some painkillers and told him to go to the city for a checkup. The county doctor said that there might be something wrong with his bones and he had to go to a big hospital in the city.

Rural people don’t have the money to go to big cities for treatment. The key is that the disease cannot be cured in the county town. They are afraid that they will spend money but still cannot be cured, and then gradually it becomes like this.

After listening to this, Jiang Cheng felt that Jiang Changhe's initial symptoms were very familiar. In Jiang Cheng's own era, he had a herniated disc when he was driving for Didi, and then he had cramps, and it was like a needle prick, neuralgia.

Because Jiang Cheng had a mild lumbar disc herniation, he deliberately looked up information. The symptoms of lumbar disc herniation are that it initially compresses the bone marrow and nerve roots, causing pain in some corresponding parts of the body.

If the condition is not treated and becomes more serious, it will indeed lead to lower limb weakness, then paraplegia, and finally incontinence. If the condition really reaches the point of incontinence, it will be a torment to the people who take care of him.

If Jiang Changhe really has symptoms similar to lumbar disc herniation, and now he just has weakness in his lower limbs, it might be possible for him to be treated if he goes to a large hospital.

But going to a big city for treatment would cost a lot of money. Besides, Jiang Changhe is just a farmer. If he had a job in the city, a lot of his medical expenses could be reimbursed.

Facing such a father of the original owner of the body, Jiang Cheng planned to take things one step at a time. After going to the city to work, he would go to the hospital to inquire about the situation. Can it be cured? If so, how much will it cost?

(End of this chapter)