Chapter 314: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 314: Poor Communication, Both Sides' Hearts Are Tired

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Zhanggen heard Li Xiulan volunteer to take him to the county town hospital for an examination, and he was stunned inside.

Actually he also knew his temper was sometimes a bit big, but when he lost his temper, he just couldn't control himself, and he didn't know why.

"I don't want to go to the hospital at all, I'm very well!"

Wang Zhanggen was very resistant to going to the hospital in his heart; it wasn't that he wasn't afraid of death, but rather he was afraid the examination would turn up some winter melon and tofu, and he didn't dare to face his own physical condition directly.

"Just go this once; by coincidence the medicine for treating your cerebral infarction is almost finished, tomorrow go and have the doctor prescribe some."

Li Xiulan patiently advised him.

Wang Zhanggen however said:

"I'm already almost well; after finishing those medicines, I won't take them anymore."

Li Xiulan continued to persuade:

"The doctor said to take them until you no longer feel dizzy; haven't you been feeling a bit dizzy recently?"

Wang Zhanggen put on a black face and said impatiently:

"Anyway I'm not going; if you want to go, you go yourself!"

Seeing him like this, Li Xiulan also lost her patience and said angrily:

"You're not going, right? Then if you're paralyzed in the future, don't let me take care of you; if you're paralyzed in the future, I'll just throw you into the pigsty!"

Wang Zhanggen's heart thumped.

He knew Li Xiulan was speaking angry words, but he also knew that if Li Xiulan became ruthless, she really would do that.

After all, the two of them no longer had any love for each other, only gnashing hatred for each other.

"Rest assured, I definitely won't be paralyzed; I won't let you throw me into the pigsty; tomorrow I'll go to the hospital, I'll go to the hospital, I'm not afraid!" Wang Zhanggen still had a black face, but it was very obvious he had already given in.

The next day Li Xiulan got up very early; at dawn she got up.

She fed the livestock, washed clothes, watered the vegetable garden, and made breakfast.

After finishing breakfast it was only six-thirty in the morning.

She tidied up her things, picked half a snake skin bag of good sweet potatoes, chose two plate-sized old winter melons, grabbed two fat and big roosters, and additionally brought some dried vegetables, pickled bamboo shoots, fresh vegetables, etc., big bags and small bags, then she and Wang Zhanggen went to the highway at the village entrance to take the first rural bus to the county town.

Wang Xiaohua did not go with them; he was studying by himself at home.

School wouldn't start until the eighth; he would return to school on the afternoon of the seventh.

The first rural bus to the county town departed from Shanggou Village at six forty-five in the morning; Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen happened to be able to catch it.

When they got on the bus, they found many passengers were already seated.

They were all villagers who knew each other, either from Shanggou Village or from the neighboring village.

Everyone chatted here and there, and the atmosphere on the bus was very harmonious.

Besides Li Xiulan bringing things, other villagers also brought many things.

Some brought two baskets of persimmons to sell in the county town; some brought renovation tools to renovate for others in the county town; some wore factory uniforms to go to work at the county town factory.

The two roosters Li Xiulan brought were nothing special; this was very common.

She got on the bus and spread a snake skin bag beside her seat, then put the chicken coop on top of the snake skin bag, to prevent chicken droppings from dirtying the bus floor.

"Xiulan, what are you bringing two roosters to the county town for?"

Liang Yuanchao was also on the bus; he had a senior citizen card and didn't have to pay to ride the bus, and now basically if he had nothing to do he would take the bus to the county town to wander around.

Seeing Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen bring things in two snake skin bags and two roosters onto the bus, he casually asked this sentence.

"Take them to Dashan."

Li Xiulan smiled in response.

She was embarrassed to say she was taking Wang Zhanggen to get his body examined.

This kind of thing was fine if not spoken of, but once spoken of it would spread everywhere; originally there might be nothing wrong, but it could be passed around by the villagers until it was said they had a terminal illness.

"Didn't your Dashan buy a car? Let him drive back to get it; why bother delivering it?"

Liang Yuanchao said with a hehe laugh.

Li Xiulan said:

"The car had a problem and is being repaired in the county town; Dashan is coming back today to pick up the car; he's very busy and doesn't plan to go home, so I'm bringing some things down to the county town for him; anyway we're not working today, and being idle is being idle, so going to the county town to look around is fine too."

Liang Yuanchao said with a hehe laugh:

"That's right, that's right."

The bus drove all the way to the town, stopped at the town street entrance for ten minutes, then continued driving to the county town.

There were more and more people on the bus. The carriage became more and more crowded.

Most of those getting on were middle-aged and elderly people.

Only middle-aged and elderly people would go to the county town to look around this early.

Young people nowadays are used to sleeping in; at this time they haven't even gotten up yet.

Fortunately Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen had occupied seats early; they sat in their seats, from time to time guarding the sweet potatoes and winter melons in the snake skin bag, and from time to time reminding people getting on not to kick the chicken coop.

After nearly an hour's journey, at around seven forty in the morning, the bus arrived at the Renmin Hospital stop in the county town.

Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen did not get off here.

Because neither of them wanted acquaintances to see them going to the hospital.

Waiting until the next stop, Yinzuo Mall, they then got off.

After getting off the bus, Li Xiulan immediately called Wang Dashan.

At this time Wang Dashan still hadn't gotten up, sleeping in a drowsy haze, and received his mother's call.

"Mom, calling so early in the morning, what's up this time?"

Wang Dashan appeared somewhat impatient.

Li Xiulan said:

"Didn't you say you're coming back to the County Town today to get the car? I brought your dad to the County Town Hospital for an inspection this morning, and conveniently brought some local specialties down. When you get back to the County Town, give me a call and I'll bring the things over to you."

Wang Dashan immediately gave an embarrassed bitter smile:

"Mom, didn't we say last night it wasn't needed? What did you bring?"

Li Xiulan honestly said:

"Not much, just half a Snake Skin Bag of Sweet Potatoes, two Winter Melons, two Chickens, and additionally some Dried Vegetables and Pickled Bamboo Shoots and such."

"This is still not much." Wang Dashan couldn't help but feel a splitting headache.

Actually he doesn't really cook for himself much; he usually eats outside.

He also has no time to cook himself; when busy he might work until past ten o'clock at night before getting off duty, exhausted to death, where would he still have the energy to cook.

"Since it's already brought, anyway you drive yourself, just take it down when the time comes."

Li Xiulan sensed Wang Dashan's embarrassment, but still said so.

"No, if you want to bring things down for me, can't you give me a heads-up in advance..."

Wang Dashan covered his forehead, his expression somewhat complex.

Li Xiulan was very uncomprehending:

"It's just bringing some things along the way, it's not like I made you personally go home once. This is a mother's sincerity, don't let your mom feel chilled."

Wang Dashan hurriedly explained:

"Mom, that's not what I meant. I just... how should I explain it to you? After hanging up your call last night, Cousin replied to me on WeChat. He said he wants Sixth Brother to go down to Guangzhou, he still has some matters to handle on the fifth, asking if I can go pick him up on the sixth instead. I thought about it, it's actually not impossible. I'll just go get the car on the sixth, it's not like it matters one day, so I agreed."

Li Xiulan was somewhat dumbfounded:

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Wang Dashan bitterly smiled: "You didn't ask me either. Additionally, you didn't tell me either and just ran to the County Town, right?"

A small lack of communication made both Li Xiulan and Wang Dashan, mother and son, feel their hearts were so tired.

Wang Dashan isn't returning to the County Town today, but Li Xiulan has already arrived at the County Town carrying large and small bags of local specialties. What to do about this?