The diagnosis report on the coffee table in front of him was like a reminder, tingling every nerve of Zhu Changan.
[Pathological diagnosis: lung lobe squamous carcinoma]
The words are cold and ruthless, but they are the verdict of his fate.
"I'm only 23 years old!"
Zhu Changan couldn't help but burst into tears, "Is this the end of life?"
Last year, Zhu Changan saw that the short drama market was booming and many investors were making a fortune, so he mortgaged his house at the instigation of his college classmate Gao Yuan and joined the short drama industry without hesitation.
After one year, the 800,000 yuan loan was lost, and he was about to be sued by the bank.
The unsatisfactory career made Zhu Changan often smoke and stay up late.
I suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath in the past few days. I went to the hospital for a checkup yesterday and got the pathological diagnosis today.
When he saw the words "cancer cell", Zhu Changan felt like the world was spinning, and he didn't know how to return home in a daze.
"What should I do? Where can I get money?"
Zhu Changan wiped away his tears and calmed down his depressed mood.
I opened the bank APP and checked the balance. There was only 8,000 yuan left.
The doctor told him that the cost of surgery to remove the tumor was between RMB 80,000 and RMB 100,000. Including the cost of later chemotherapy, it would be around RMB 200,000 to give him a chance of survival.
"In order to buy me a house, my parents have borrowed all the relatives' houses. We can't let them ask for help anymore."
Thinking of his parents in the county town, Zhu Changan's eyes couldn't help but become moist again.
Zhu Changan was so afraid of death that he decided to smoke a cigarette to calm down.
As the smoke entered his lungs, Zhu Changan's irritability and frustration eased a lot, so he dialed Gao Yuan's number.
"Hey...Chang'an, have you got the money? I have received a new script. If you find a way to get 300,000 more, this script will definitely explode. Let's try to make back the money we lost!"
"Yuan Yuan, I'm sick and want to borrow some money from you?"
"Ah... I'm in the elevator and the signal is not good. I'll call you later!"
A moment later, Zhu Changan called again, and the phone rang, "Sorry, the number you dialed is currently on a call."
"Fuck me!"
Zhu Changan was so angry that his teeth itched, "What a damn beast, are you so direct?"
Zhu Changan's confused eyes fell on the three-meter-long fish tank, which he had originally bought to raise arowanas. Because the business was not going well, it had long been idle.
At this moment, a village field appears inside this fish tank that is three meters long and 1.5 meters wide, as if it has become a landscaping box.
"Hey...what's going on?"
Zhu Changan looked surprised. How did the drained arowana tank turn into a landscaping box? What happened while he was out?
Zhu Changan immediately walked to the fish tank to observe, confused.
I saw a dilapidated-looking village in the box, with probably dozens of households, all of which were thatched houses.
The land outside the village was almost cracked, and the crops were withered and yellowed by the sun, and they fell in the fields and lost their vitality.
"What happened? My fish tank turned into a landscaping box for no reason. Why is it still so desolate and dilapidated? Is this scene my destination after death?"
Just when Zhu Changan was puzzled, the door of a thatched house opened, and a small man about one centimeter long walked out.
"Hey...there is actually a villain in this box?"
Zhu Changan looked surprised. He temporarily put his worries behind him and studied with his eyes wide open.
I saw this little man wearing a light blue coarse cloth clothes, with a salesman's load on his shoulders.
Following behind the salesman, a middle-aged man and a girl walked out of the house. They waved goodbye to the salesman and muttered something.
"This little guy can not only move, but he can also talk? He can also hear clearly."
Zhu Changan felt more and more miraculous, "What on earth is going on? A world will appear in my fish tank, right? Will people turn into villains after death and enter the country of Lilliput?"
Zhu Changan was confused and could only continue to lie on the box to study this magical change.
"Thank you, Uncle Jiang, for taking me in. When I, Zhu Renxia, finish selling the goods in my bag, I will definitely come back and give you the reward."
The salesman called himself Zhu Renxia, clasped his fists in thanks, and looked polite.
Jiang Dali smiled boldly and said: "Young master, you are too polite. The wild vegetables you ate with us for a few days is not worth mentioning."
At the age of sixteen, the handsome Jiang Axiu waved with some reluctance: "I hope I can see you again in the future."
"I, Zhu Renxia, will definitely come back to repay my kindness."
Zhu Renxia showed a silly smile, picked up the pole and walked out of the yard.
"drive!"
At this moment, a burst of shouting came from the entrance of the village.
Zhu Renxia looked up and saw a dozen young men in Tsing Yi surrounding a fat man riding a white horse, entering Jiangjiacun in a majestic manner.
Looking at the menacing team, Zhu Renxia suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly reminded Jiang and his daughter.
"I think these people are here for Axiu, let her hide quickly!"
Jiang Dali hurriedly asked his daughter to enter the house: "Axiu, hide first."
People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. Jiang Axiu was a famous beauty in Yinma Town, which attracted the attention of many dandy boys, so Jiang Dali thought of betrothing his daughter to this salesman.
As soon as Axiu hid in the yard, the group of evil slaves came to Jiang Dali's door with a fat man on a white horse.
Zhu Renxia put down the salesman's pick and stood aside to watch angrily.
"Mr. Tian, this is Jiang Axiu's family you are looking for."
A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and a pockmarked face led the way. Jiang Dali knew that this man was Kang Mazi, a scoundrel from a neighboring village.
"Kang Mazi, I have no grievances with you, what are you doing?"
Kang Mazi clasped his fists and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm being polite. I've brought you a fortune. What do you think I'm going to do?"
Kang Mazi pointed to the fat young man on the saddle and said flatteringly: "This is the young man of Mr. Tian, the prefect of Liping. He heard that your daughter was beautiful and came here to propose marriage. Wait until your daughter becomes the young master of the Tian family in the future. Madam, don’t forget to take care of me as a matchmaker.”
Jiang Dali glanced at Mr. Tian, who had a big belly, a face as round as a winter melon, and narrowed his eyes, and snorted coldly.
"I'm thinking of you, sir, but my daughter is already married!"
Mr. Tian was furious and shouted at his men: "Go in and search!"
Jiang Dali stretched out his hand to block the door: "How dare you break into a house in broad daylight?"
"Give the shameless bitch a bone and seek death!"
Mr. Tian snorted coldly and unsheathed the sword on his waist.
There was a flash of silver light, and the sharp blade tore Jiang Dali's throat.
"Uncle Jiang?"
Zhu Renxia's eyes were about to burst, and he rushed forward and hugged the limp Jiang Dali.
"Abba!"
Hearing the increasingly fierce noise outside, Jiang Axiu, who had just hid in the house, rushed out.
I saw that my father, who was still alive just now, had collapsed in Zhu Renxia's arms. He let out a heart-rending scream and almost fainted.
Mr. Tian let out a lewd laugh: "Hehe... this girl is really good-looking, take her away from me!"
"stand up!"
Three or four angry wolves and tigers are about to come forward and arrest people.
"stop!"
Zhu Renxia felt that every hair on his body was about to stand on end.
He lowered Jiang Dali's body to the ground, stepped forward, and stopped several evil slaves who rushed towards him.
"In broad daylight, you committed murders and robbed civilian girls. Do you still have the law?"
"Haha...Wang Fa?"
Mr. Tian laughed contemptuously, glanced at his minions and said, "He actually told me the king's law?"
"Haha...it's so funny!"
"Hehe... who doesn't know that in Sizhou, what the Tian family says is Wang Fa?"
A dozen evil slaves armed with sticks laughed in unison.
Zhu Renxia stood in front of the Jiang family and his daughter, shouting loudly: "Under the Ming Dynasty, how dare you say such arrogant words? See if I don't go to the Yamen to sue you for the crime of disrespect!"
"How dare a passing salesman meddle in other people's business!"
Young Master Tian was furious and shouted, "Young Master, I will beat you to death with a stick!"
An agile servant rushed forward with a water and fire stick, and hit Zhu Renxia's back with the stick.
Zhu Renxia was unarmed and received a solid stick on his shoulder.
"hiss……"
Almost at the same moment, Zhu Changan, who was looking furious outside, twitched suddenly, as if his back had been pricked by a needle.
"What's the meaning?"
Zhu Changan was surprised, "This landscaping box is immersive? Why do I still react when this villain is beaten?"
