Chapter 111: Severe Burns

Upon hearing this, the eldest and third wives of the Sun family both turned pale. Once money entered their pockets, how could they possibly take it out again? Shitou’s Grandma said, “Why doesn’t the second family go get the money? Do you want our Sun family to be criticized because of you?”

Sun family’s second daughter-in-law, Kong Yuru, finally regained her senses. She realized she had caused trouble and now the entire village was watching her, so she dared not act recklessly anymore.

She turned and went inside to fetch twenty yuan, handing it to the village secretary. The secretary instructed someone to call Lu Yichen to drive the tractor.

Sun Baowen, the eldest uncle of the Shitou family, quickly picked up Shitou and got in the car, accompanied by the village doctor Gao from the health center. Originally, Luo Qiao also wanted to go, but the village secretary did not allow it.

She reluctantly took out ten yuan from her pocket and handed it to Doctor Gao, saying, “Doctor Gao, please hold onto this money for now. If the money for Shitou’s treatment isn’t enough, you can use this. If it’s not needed, just bring it back.”

She absolutely did not trust the Sun family with this money. They divided her sister’s compensation and treated their own nephew like this. The conduct of the Sun family was truly questionable.

Watching the tractor drive away, the villagers finally dispersed a bit.

It was only then that Kong Yuru noticed her son was still playing in the river. She wanted to call out to stop the tractor, but when she looked up, the vehicle had already crossed the bridge and turned out of the village.

She was so angry that she stomped her feet in frustration.

Grandma Sun noticed that her second grandson also had blisters on his arm and said, “What are you standing there for? Hurry and find someone to take Shengyuan to the commune health center.”

Although Sun Shengyuan’s burns were confined to his little arm, they were still severe. His face also had a few splashes, but compared to his arm, it was slightly better, with a small reddened area that stung painfully.

Initially, due to realizing his mistake, he was too scared to speak up. Now that many villagers had dispersed and his mother was tearfully tending to him, he couldn’t hold back his tears either.

He complained about the intense pain in his arm and face, which frightened Kong Yuru into immediate action. She went back inside, retrieved thirty yuan, and put it in her pocket. Then she pleaded with the village secretary to let her son ride a bicycle to take them both to the health center.

After this incident, even though the village secretary was reluctant, he had no choice but to send his eldest son, Zhang Dongze, to send them.

Luo Qiao was worried about Shitou, but now she couldn’t show too much concern herself. She had to go back first and wait for news.

Fortunately, her job site in the afternoon was just at the village entrance. Luo Qiao spent the whole afternoon absent-mindedly, occasionally looking up towards the main road.

Later, she heard the sound of a tractor and saw villagers running over to inquire about the situation. Luo Qiao followed behind.

It was then she learned that Shitou’s burns were quite severe. The commune health center had already taken him in to assess his condition first; if necessary, they would transfer him to a hospital in the town.

Doctor Gao was somewhat worried. Firstly, he feared that if Shitou’s condition worsened and required treatment in the town, it would need more money. Secondly, he was concerned that the commune health center’s facilities were limited, and if a scar formed on Shitou’s back, it could affect him for the rest of his life.

Upon hearing Doctor Gao’s words, many women among the villagers cried. Luo Qiao felt extremely uneasy and decided that after work, she would personally go to the commune health center to check on the situation.

It was almost time to finish work. Luo Qiao didn’t want to attract attention, so she hurried back to quickly finish her remaining tasks. After the scorekeeper came to check and recorded her work points, Luo Qiao hastily ran back home.

Without even caring to do anything else, she washed her hands and immediately went into her room. She wanted to check if there were any methods in the medical books in the room that could treat burns.