Chapter 56: His Limbs Were Broken

When Shen Chuning, Father Shen, and Shen Zhengxu arrived at the commune clinic, Shen Zhengliang was still in the operating room.

“Are you Shen Zhengliang’s family? Go pay the fee and sign here.”

When the nurse handed Father Shen the informed consent form, his hands were trembling.

“Nurse, my… what happened to my son?”

The nurse looked at them impatiently and said, “If you don’t know what happened to your son, how would I know?”

After saying this, she took the informed consent form and left.

As she left, she muttered disdainfully, “If you don’t teach your children well, and they get beaten up for stealing and doing bad things, you still have the nerve to ask what happened.”

Shen Chuning’s eyes reddened with anger, she puffed out her cheeks and rushed forward to block the nurse’s path, “What are you talking about? My second brother would never do anything like stealing!”

The nurse lifted her eyelids and glanced at her, “Comrade, whether I’m talking nonsense or not, you can go and ask around.

Who would be beaten up and left on the roadside if they were a good person?”

After saying this, the nurse went around her and left.

Father Shen stammered, “Could it be that Second Brother was really so hungry that he went…”

Father Shen said, his regret flashing across his eyes.

But soon, regret was replaced by anger, “I’ve lived an honest life, that dog of a Second Son, if he really did something shameful like stealing,

when he gets out, I’ll beat him to death!”

Shen Chuning sniffed, holding back her sour tears.

She took her father’s rough hand and said firmly, “Dad, don’t be angry. I believe Second Brother wouldn’t do such a thing.”

Father Shen’s anger dissipated as his daughter held his hand.

“Okay, Dad won’t be angry, Dad will wait for that brat to come out and ask him clearly.”

After getting Father Shen’s assurance, Shen Chuning said to Shen Zhengxu, “Big Brother, you stay here with Dad. I’ll go pay for Second Brother.”

Shen Zhengxu didn’t want his sister to pay the money, but he was short of money and couldn’t pay it himself.

Father Shen had left in a hurry and didn’t bring any money, so Shen Chuning had to pay first.

Shen Chuning had brought money to buy vegetable seeds and a pair of shoes for He Hui for her brother.

These two days, Lin Shulan had also taken advantage of her off-work time to help her turn over the small plot of land in the yard, she was thinking of buying some vegetable seeds to plant and irrigate them with spiritual spring water to see if the spiritual spring water had any effect on crops outside the space.

Shen Zhengliang’s medical expenses had already cost two kuai and eight mao and two fen, and it was uncertain how much more would be needed for follow-up treatment.

Shen Chuning paid ten kuai in advance.

When Shen Chuning returned to the operating room, Shen Zhengliang had already been wheeled out.

Shen Zhengxu asked the doctor about Shen Zhengliang’s condition.

The doctor said, “The patient has fractures in his left arm and left leg, multiple contusions, and two slightly fractured ribs. He needs to rest for a while to recover.”

As for how Shen Zhengliang was injured, the doctor’s answer was the same as the nurse’s.

They didn’t know.

A villager had found Shen Zhengliang covered in blood by the roadside and rushed to the hospital to inform them, so they brought him in for emergency treatment.

After the doctor left, the family fell silent, waiting for Shen Zhengliang to wake up.

In the end, Shen Chuning’s stomach broke the silence.

Shen Chuning had eaten half a bowl of noodles and a poached egg in the morning, but after being busy all morning, her stomach was rumbling.

She looked at the time, it was almost one o’clock in the afternoon.

If she didn’t buy food, it would be past lunchtime.

“Dad, Big Brother, you stay here to take care of Second Brother, I’ll go buy some food.” Shen Chuning said as she was about to go out.

“Eldest son, go with your sister.” Father Shen said.

Shen Chuning looked at Father Shen’s unpredictable expression and didn’t dare to leave her father alone here watching her second brother.

After exchanging a glance with her brother, she walked to Father Shen, gently tugged at his clothes, and acted coquettishly, “Dad, will you accompany me to buy some food? Ningning wants to talk to you.”

Father Shen was a daughter-crazy father, and he couldn’t refuse his daughter’s request.

He quickly agreed, “Okay, Dad will accompany good girl.”

Shen Zhengxu had already asked the nurse, the hospital had a canteen.

The price of the food in the canteen was the same as outside, it could be bought with money and food coupons.

It was past lunchtime, and there wasn’t much food left in the canteen, and they had to bring their own lunch boxes to get food, they didn’t have lunch boxes, so they couldn’t get food.

Luckily, there were still buns and steamed buns for sale.

Buns were five fen each, and steamed buns were two fen each, in addition to money, each bun or steamed bun required two liang of food coupons.

But the buns and steamed buns were large, each weighing two liang.

Shen Chuning bought ten buns, giving five mao and two jin of food coupons.

Father Shen felt distressed watching Shen Chuning hand over the money and coupons, couldn’t help but scold, “That dog of a Second Son, I don’t know what he did, he made himself like that.

He even made my good girl spend money and effort.”

“Good girl, don’t worry, when that dog of a Second Son is discharged from the hospital, Dad will work with him to pay you back.” Father Shen said.

“Dad, what are you talking about? In the past, the money you and my brothers earned was spent on me, now I have money, it’s only right for me to spend it on Second Brother.” Shen Chuning put on a serious face and said seriously.

Shen Qingsong looked at his daughter, his face full of relief, “Good girl, Dad knows your intentions. But your money is earned by Zhou Yubai with his life, Dad can’t let you use it to subsidize your family.

Even if Zhou’s family doesn’t mind, Dad can’t afford to lose face.”

Shen Chuning didn’t speak, only silently regretting that she should have bought steamed buns.

Ten buns were thirty fen more expensive than ten steamed buns, if the harvest was poor, her father could earn full work points for a day’s work, but he wouldn’t earn thirty fen.

When the father and daughter reached the ward, they heard Shen Zhengliang’s voice, “Big Brother, don’t ask about this. I’ll pay you back the money I spent during my hospitalization, with interest, when I’m better.”

Shen Qingsong felt his blood rush, his face instantly sank, he clenched his fist and was about to kick the door open to teach his unfilial son a lesson.