Chapter 41: Plans

The woman, hearing this, opened her floodgates even wider: "Oh my, you're good-looking and cultured, and I'll find you a golden-turtle son-in-law later. Big sister, just wait and enjoy your fortune."

Liu's mother smiled but said nothing; she hoped all her daughters would marry well, but finding a golden-turtle son-in-law was too much to dream of, after all, her family was just rural farmers, and she knew her own worth.

Now she truly had no mood for idle chat, so she took the basin she brought: "Sister, how can you draw cold water up on this floor?"

She didn't know how many people had touched this hospital bed, but the bedrails were so worn they had developed a patina; she simply couldn't bear to look at it.

The woman pointed casually: "Go out the door and turn right; the water room is right at the end."

When Seeing Liu Chuxue returned with a bowl of hot water, she saw her own mother wiping the bedrails: "Mom, take a break, drink some water, and make do with the dry rations in the bundle for now."

Hearing her daughter say this, she remembered that she had been so worried about her husband earlier that she hadn't even had the mood to accept the dry rations her daughter had handed her at noon.

The family of the patient in the next bed saw this scene: "Look, I told you so; daughters are the most considerate. Big sister, just wait and enjoy your fortune."

At this moment, Liu's mother's heart was indeed warm; her second daughter was becoming more and more thoughtful. If this child hadn't come along, she feared she would have lost her composure long ago.

Not wanting to make the child worry, she threw the rag into the basin: "I'll pour the water, wash my hands, and be right back."

Seeing Liu Chuxue didn't stop her; when Liu's mother came back in, she had already taken out the dry rations: "Man is iron, rice is steel; don't save on it, or if your health collapses, no one will be left to take care of my father."

That mother was actually making her daughter worry; Liu's mother felt a bit embarrassed: "Back then I was worried about your father and had no appetite, but now I really feel hungry."

Fearing her own mother would feel awkward, she said: "Then you eat, and since I have nothing to do right now, I'll go out and familiarize myself with the surroundings."

Liu's mother knew her second daughter was very determined: "Don't go too far, and come back early."

Seeing Liu Chuxue, having left the hospital, had a clear goal; she asked someone where she could fish nearby.

Given their current situation, let alone having no money, even if they had money, without coupons it would be Bai Da; for now, they could only mooch.

The only thing she could think of that could be mooched on without danger was the fish in the river; it was just right to test her hypothesis, and most importantly, if it worked, she could store some in her space.

Before going, she had to make some preparations; the first thing was to fill her stomach, after all, the dry rations she brought from home were limited, and she couldn't really eat her fill.

Secondly, she needed to prepare some bait in advance.

Although she hadn't yet had time to find the money Ge Pozi had hidden among the pile of collected items, when she collected the bedding on the kang, she did see a few scattered banknotes under the mattress, which were enough to handle the current situation.

She first went to the state-run restaurant diagonally across from the hospital; it wasn't mealtime, and besides steamed buns, there was no other food for sale.

She would have liked to buy several more steamed buns to store in her space while there weren't many people, but unfortunately, Ge Pozi didn't have many grain coupons left, and they were all used up, so she could only buy six steamed buns.

However, for something obtained for free, having something was better than nothing; as for how chaotic the Ge family was now, she couldn't care less; as long as they didn't come looking for trouble again, it would be considered even.

After leaving the state-run restaurant, she found a secluded spot, confirmed it was safe, and entered the space.

Thinking about what she needed to do next, she immediately took a large meat bun and started gnawing on it, after all, the fishing spot wasn't far from here, and she couldn't waste too much time.

However, eating so fast almost made her choke.

(End of this chapter)