The town hospital.
Jiang Suichu took the payment slip and paid at the window. After paying, he quickly ran to the pharmacy to get medicine.
"Grandma, these boxes are for after meals, two pills each time. Drinking this granule twice a day is enough. You drink one bag at ten in the morning and one bag at six in the evening." Jiang Suichu helped grandma As he was going back to the van in the village, he told her, "If you don't remember or can't understand what I wrote, just call me."
Originally, she wanted to take the milk to the county hospital for a check-up, but her grandma refused. She had no choice but to take her to the town hospital.
Grandma took the bag of medicine and carried it herself, took her granddaughter's hand, patted it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry. Grandma is not that dim yet, she can still recognize a few big characters."
Jiang Suchu: "Yeah. Also, don't do heavy work!"
Grandma agreed quickly: "I won't do it, I won't do it. I'll plant some vegetables in the vegetable garden at the door, and I won't go to the far fields."
Even though she knew what grandma said, she would definitely go back and do it when her eldest aunt called her.
But she had no choice. She just wanted to grow up quickly and become independent as soon as possible.
"Grandma, take this money. If I'm not at home, you can buy whatever you want to eat. If you are sick, you should see a doctor in time." She took out the hundreds of dollars she had earned from part-time work in the scenic spot these days and stuffed it into her grandma's pocket. In coat pocket.
"What do I need your money for?" Grandma pretended to be angry and wanted to return the money to her, "I am an old woman, so what can I spend? You are studying outside by yourself, so you should carry more money with you."
As he spoke, he looked around worriedly, took his granddaughter's hand, and tried to put the money back into her hand.
Although today is not a market day, it is the day when students return to school, so there are many students on the street.
"Grandma!" Jiang Suichu felt helpless. She knew that it would not be so easy for her grandma to accept her money.
I can only clench my fists tightly and refuse to accept the money.
Grandma patted the back of her hand and glared at her: "Take it. Grandma is not short of money. Besides, how can your uncle not care about my life or death? I am also his mother after all."
"But..."
"Sui Sui, listen to grandma." The old lady took her granddaughter's hand and rubbed it carefully. Cloudy eyes sparkled with tears.
"Grandma knows that you are a good and filial child, and you want to earn money to treat me. But I am half buried in the ground, so this money is wasted on me."
Jiang Suchu shook his head, with tears in his eyes: "No."
Grandma put her hand away from the broken hair on her forehead, and continued: "During the holidays, all the celebrities are playing at home, but you are working part-time in the bright sun. Doesn't grandma feel distressed on such a hot day? But why didn't I advise you? You don’t want to go, I just want you to go out and work part-time to gain more experience and earn some money. This way, even if one day I really am no longer here, you can survive on your own."
The old lady wiped away her tears, opened her fingers, put the few hundred yuan into her palm, and then closed her hand again.
Then he pulled Jiang Suichu to a less crowded area and took out a small green book from his bag with a few gilded characters printed on it.
——Martyr’s Pension
Jiang Suichu had never seen this passbook before. She looked at her grandma and asked, "Is this one?"
The old lady put the bankbook in her hand and said, "This is your father's pension. Your mother gave it to me when I went to pick you up in Xuancheng."
Speaking of Jiang Suichu's mother, the old lady glanced at her granddaughter and saw no reaction on her face before continuing.
"Every month, a sum of money is transferred here on time. You have been doing well in school these years, and you have not spent much money relying on the subsidies from the school village. So there is a sum of money deposited here. Now I will give you this passbook, You have to take good care of it.”
Jiang Suichu had never known that this money existed. She opened her bankbook and found several pages of transaction records. From two to three hundred per month at the beginning, it has increased to more than eight hundred per month now.
So far, I have saved more than 60,000 yuan, and my grandma has almost never used the money.
"This subsidy will last until you turn eighteen, which happens to be when you graduate from high school. As for the money you saved in previous years, you can take it out and put it into your card to go to college in two years." Grandma said something came to her mind and whispered to her, "Your uncle and aunt don't even know about this money, so you should hide it and don't let them know."
When the car arrived, grandma straightened Jiang Suichu's collar and told her: "Study hard in school and don't worry about me."
After saying that, he waved his hand to tell her to leave quickly, then he bent down and put his hands on his knees to climb into the van with difficulty.
Jiang Suichu put his bankbook and money into the mezzanine of his schoolbag, and quickly ran forward to help his grandma into the car.
Jiang Suichu didn't have time to take her grandma home, so she had to ask the van driver to drive slower and take care of her grandma on the way.
The van driver was from the same village and knew Jiang Suichu. I know that this girl has good academic performance. She is one of the few in the village who has been admitted to the city's high school, and she has received scholarships all year round.
The driver smoked a cigarette and smiled to reassure her.
After watching the van go away and disappear around the corner of the street, Jiang Suichu looked away and headed towards the temporary bus stop in the town.
Muyang Town is located in a remote location, with no dedicated passenger terminal and only temporary township bus stops. Right in front of the largest supermarket in town.
When she turned around, someone came out of the door of the black Internet cafe in the alley behind.
Jiang Mingzhu was still wearing Jiang Suichu's blue gauze skirt, standing next to Jiang Mingjie with her arms folded.
"Brother, let me tell you that grandma is partial. You see, grandma just quietly gave her money again."
When they came out, they happened to see grandma putting money into Jiang Suichu's hand.
Jiang Mingjie and Jiang Mingzhu look very similar. They both have dark skin, are tall and thin, and have decent looks.
At that time, Jiang Mingzhu was considered a popular figure in the town's junior high school, and Jiang Mingzhu was still very arrogant because of Jiang Mingjie's fame in the school.
Jiang Mingjie put one hand in his pocket and held a cigarette in the other. He leaned against the wall and smoked, looking at Jiang Suichu's back without saying anything.
He didn't really want to embarrass Jiang Suchu, but he was indeed short of money recently.
Seeing that Jiang Mingjie didn't speak, Jiang Mingzhu stepped forward and hugged his arm and started to add fuel to the fire.
"The money grandma gave her doesn't belong to our family. She has been living in our family for free for so many years, how can she have the nerve to ask for our family's money."
After smoking a cigarette, Jiang Mingjie threw the cigarette butt to the ground, crushed it with his foot, and looked at the blue skirt she was wearing.
"You were offended by her and you want me to get it back for you?"
Although Jiang Mingzhu thought so in her heart, she was a little embarrassed that her secret was exposed like this. She pouted, stamped her foot, and said angrily: "Brother..."
The voice was sweet, and several boys behind her screamed.
Jiang Mingjie was obviously used to it. He glanced back with a warning look, and the boys behind him immediately closed their mouths.
He reached out and pinched Jiang Mingzhu's cheek, "Wait."
Most of the students returning to school took the morning bus, and there were not many people in the afternoon. There were only a few scattered people standing in front of the canteen.
Jiang Suchu stood aside with his schoolbag on his back and took out his mobile phone to send a message to Jiang Minghao.
Jiang Suchu: [Where are you? 】
Jiang Minghao: [Come on, five minutes. 】
In the morning, Jiang Suichu went home from the scenic spot early, but Jiang Minghao was busy there and wasted some time.
Jiang Suichu responded with an OK expression.
After exiting the chat interface, I saw several unread messages, sent by Tang Mi and Lu Zhinian.
L: [Good night]——1:35 am
L: [When will you go back to school? 】——9:14 am
She glanced at the message sent by Lu Zhinian and didn't know how to reply. She stared at the chat interface and thought for a long time before quitting and replying to Tang Mi.
Tang Mi: [Suisui, didn't you go to work today? I went to look for you and didn't see you. 】
She was supposed to work a half-day shift today, but in the morning the manager informed her that she didn't have to work and she came back early.
After returning home, I took my grandma to the hospital for a check-up. I have been so busy that I haven’t looked at my phone yet.
She tapped the screen a few times and replied: [Well, I'm home. 】
Tang Mi's message came back very quickly.
Tang Mi: [Aren’t you going back to school today? 】
Jiang Suichu: [I'm back, waiting for the bus. 】
Tang Mi: [Where are you waiting for the bus? We are about to go back to the city. Come with us. 】
Jiang Suchu thought they would go back to the city in the morning, but he didn't expect they were still in the town now. However, she didn't really want to be with them. The scene from last night is still clear in my mind. After all, she was no longer a child, so she was still a little embarrassed about the scene of crying on his shoulder.
Before she could think of how to respond, she heard someone calling her name.
The voice was high-pitched, a bit pretending to be sweet but unable to hide the bitterness.
She put away her phone and turned around, and sure enough she saw Jiang Mingzhu, still wearing her skirt. Standing next to him was Jiang Mingjie, followed by a few boys who played well with Jiang Mingjie.
She knew them all, and this was not the first time she had met these people.
Jiang Suichu's eyes swept across several people indifferently, and finally stopped on Jiang Mingzhu's face.
"Is something wrong?"
The voice was deep, without any extra emotion other than indifference.
Jiang Mingzhu hated to see her look so aloof, as if she was always different from them.
She snorted coldly and said with a smile, "It's okay. I just want to ask you for something?"
Jiang Suichu subconsciously hugged the schoolbag on his chest tightly: "I don't have what you want. You have found the wrong person."
Jiang Suichu guessed why they were looking for her. Over the years, Jiang Mingjie and Jiang Mingzhu had robbed her of money overtly and covertly not once or twice.
After saying that, she turned around and walked a few steps to the side, trying to get away from them. Before he had even taken a few steps, the collar of his clothes was grabbed from behind.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Mingjie grabbed her collar and pulled her hard, causing her to stagger back a few steps.
A few scattered hairs on the back of his neck were torn off with great force, and Jiang Suchu hissed in pain.
She turned around and pushed Jiang Mingjie away with both hands, angrily scolding him: "Jiang Mingjie, you are sick!"
Jiang Mingjie was pushed back a few steps by her, but he still didn't let go of his hand. He kept pulling her by the collar and pulling her to the alley next to the small supermarket.
"Sister, why are you talking to your brother?" Jiang Mingjie patted Jiang Suichu's cheek a few times, "Huh?"
Not heavy, but not light either.
Soon, a red mark appeared on Jiang Suchu's face.
Jiang Mingzhu smiled and watched with her arms folded. She felt indescribably happy when she saw Jiang Suichu in such a mess.
Jiang Suichu reached out to break Jiang Mingjie's hand, "Let me go!"
Jiang Mingjie was a head taller than her, and he was so strong that he could carry her as easily as he could a little chicken.
"Sister, my brother's money is a bit tight recently. Lend me some money to spend." Jiang Mingjie smiled carelessly and reached out to grab her schoolbag.
Jiang Suchu protected his schoolbag and struggled, "I have no money! Let go!"
Jiang Mingzhu also stepped forward to grab her schoolbag, "I saw it all. Grandma secretly stuffed you with money just now."
Jiang Suichu hugged his schoolbag tightly and wouldn't let go, his forehead was covered with sweat from the exertion.
"No, that's the money I earned from my part-time job at the resort. I didn't want it for my grandma, but it wasn't given to me by grandma."
Although she knew that explanations were useless, she just didn't want Jiang Mingjie and Jiang Mingzhu to misunderstand her grandma.
Jiang Mingzhu obviously didn't believe it. She snorted and said, "Do you think I will believe it? You have always been scheming and pretending to be sensible and filial since you were a child. You just want to coax grandma into giving you money."
"After all, grandma's money doesn't belong to our family. Not to mention that your dad died and didn't take care of grandma for so many years. My family has been raising you for so many years. How can you have the face to pretend to be arrogant and aloof in front of me every day? Huh?"
As she said this, Jiang Mingzhu was obviously not thinking about grabbing money, and she scratched Jiang Suichu's hands, face and neck with her fingernails.
Jiang Suchu's arm was scratched with several bloody marks, and it was burning. She knew Jiang Mingzhu did it on purpose. She had known this trick since she was a child, and half of the scars on her hands were attributed to her.
Jiang Suichu was anxious and tried to protect her schoolbag, but the power gap was too great. She knew that if the stalemate continued like this, the money in her schoolbag would definitely be snatched away by him.
In desperation, Jiang Suichu turned around and bit Jiang Mingjie's wrist that was holding her collar.
"Ah!!" Jiang Mingjie focused on his schoolbag. The sudden pain on his wrist made him subconsciously slap Jiang Suichu.
With this slap, Jiang Suchu finally broke away from Jiang Mingjie and was thrown to the ground.
"Brother, are you okay?" Jiang Mingzhu stepped forward to support him, looked at his wrist and said, "Brother, you are bleeding."
Jiang Mingzhu didn't expect Jiang Suichu to be so cruel. She just wanted to bite off a piece of meat from Jiang Mingjie!
Jiang Mingjie glanced at his wrist, and saw a row of blood-red tooth marks, and blood droplets were pouring out.
He gasped.
Jiang Suichu ignored the pain on his face, stood up slowly and supported the wall, rubbed the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and a trail of blood traced from the corner of his mouth to his cheek.
Her hair was disheveled and there was still blood on the corner of her mouth. She hugged her schoolbag tightly with both arms and ran out.
Jiang Minghao should be here, just find Jiang Minghao.
