Chapter 44 Qin Erzhu leaves the Qin family
In the past few days, Ah Si has been feeling uncomfortable in his throat, but thinking that Shen Changzhou would soon return to the army, Ah Si kept it a secret to avoid worrying him. But later he felt more and more uncomfortable, and even had difficulty swallowing saliva. Ah Si's abnormality attracted Shen Changzhou's attention.
Shen Changzhou was very worried when he learned that Ah Si had been feeling unwell for a few days. However, Qin Zhi smiled and told them not to worry, saying that he would be fine in a few days.
Finally, one day after drinking the medicine, Ah Si vomited a large piece of black skin, and the foreign body sensation in his throat disappeared immediately. Shen Changzhou finally put his anxiety at ease.
Qin Zhi smiled mysteriously at the two of them and said, "I'll give you another surprise."
"Come on, aunt, speak a word."
Ah Si was stunned, opened his mouth and made a sound, and finally a sound came out of his mouth.
Then, she called out Shen Changzhou, and actually called out.
Ah Si felt like he was dreaming. He tried again and again and called everyone in his family.
Everyone was so excited that tears welled up in their eyes. Especially Shen Changzhou, who hugged Ah Si tightly with tears in his eyes.
To celebrate Ah Si's ability to speak again, and also because today was Shen Changzhou's 31st birthday, and thirdly, Shen Changzhou was leaving tomorrow, so this was also a farewell party for him. Qin Zhi cooked for him personally.
Today's menu is braised pork, black pepper beef ribs, steamed sea bass, spicy chicken, steamed egg with minced meat, pheasant and mushroom soup, stir-fried shredded pumpkin, and cabbage dumplings. The staple food is white rice and white flour buns, which are available as much as you can.
As for the origin of the food, everyone was used to it. Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen didn't ask anything, as long as there was food. Qin Zhike liked to spend time with this lovely old couple, calling Uncle Shen "Uncle" every day, and he felt happy to hear the two of them.
Today's meal made everyone particularly satisfied. After eating and drinking, everyone went back to their rooms for lunch, and the house was peaceful. However, this peace did not last long before it was interrupted by an anxious knock on the door. This knock startled everyone, and everyone followed to the gate of the courtyard.
Qin Zhi opened the gate and standing outside was Qin Zheng, the young man who went to the county government to report the case that day.
"What can I do for you?" Shen asked.
"Second Aunt" Qin Zheng is the grandson of Uncle Qin. He has always called Shen "Second Aunt". Now, probably because he was anxious, he suddenly forgot that Shen was divorced by Qin Erzhu, so he still called her "Second Aunt".
"Second uncle is injured." Qin Zheng said.
Shen's heart tightened, but then she laughed at herself. She was an abandoned woman now, so what did his injury have to do with her?
"Since your second uncle is injured, just look for someone from the Qin family. We have nothing to do with him anymore," Shen said.
Qin Zheng looked anxious, and felt a little disappointed when he heard Shen's words.
"My second uncle fell into a trap and his thigh was badly injured. It was the funeral procession today who heard his cry for help and found him. The clan leader ordered people to send him back to the Qin family. The barefoot doctor in the village said that the tendons in his leg were broken and he wanted to see a doctor in the city. If he wasn't treated properly, he wouldn't be able to walk in the future. They just bandaged his wound and left." When Qin Zheng said this, Shen's heart was already in a panic.
Qin Zheng continued, "Second uncle said that the family had no money to treat second uncle, and they didn't even pay for the barefoot doctor's consultation. Eldest uncle and third uncle urged second uncle to separate second uncle from his family to avoid an extra burden. Second aunt, when I came, they left second uncle outside the door, and he was just sitting there all by himself. I came to see second aunt because I couldn't bear it," Qin Zheng, a grown man, started crying as he spoke.
"Brother Qin Zheng, don't cry. We won't abandon my father." Qin Zhen felt sad when she thought that her father, a tall man, was abandoned by his relatives.
"Yulan, have you made up your mind? He has divorced you." Shen Changzhou said.
"My second uncle was forced by the second master," Qin Zheng hurriedly explained.
"Mom, let's go and take a look." Qin Zhi sighed. Her mother must be struggling with her conscience.
The two mothers followed Qin Zheng away. Shen Changzhou was worried and followed them.
Qin Erzhu was curled up outside the door of Old Qin's house at this time. The pain from broken tendons made him twitch involuntarily. Although the wound on his leg had been bandaged, it was now stained red with blood.
Qin Zhi was furious when she saw this scene. She was angry that Qin Erzhu only knew how to work hard, but when something happened, he was thrown out without saying a word. She was also angry that the Qin family had a bunch of conscienceless people who did such a thing worse than an animal. She kicked open the door of the Qin family without thinking.
Old man Qin felt really speechless today as they all came forward to kick his door.
"What do you mean?" Qin Zhi pointed at Qin Erzhu and said to Old Man Qin.
"It's none of your business. Didn't you break off the engagement?" came Liu's harsh voice.
"I have severed my relationship with the Qin family, but not with him. If you leave him out like this, it will cost him his life." Qin Zhi didn't want to waste any more words with Liu, so he turned around and spoke to Old Man Qin.
"We no longer have the ability to take care of him," replied Old Man Qin.
"If you are unable to take care of him, abandon him. If you don't want to take care of him, just give him a letter of severance of ties."
"You're talking nonsense. How is he going to provide us with pension if we break up?" Liu cursed angrily.
"So you threw him out, not caring about his life or death, and yet you expect him to take care of you in your old age. There is no such thing in the world. Today, either you take him back and take good care of him, or write him a letter of severance of ties. Otherwise, I don't mind beating the drum once again to appeal and accuse you of murder. You know how you got out that time." Qin Zhi's tone was cold, but unquestionable.
"Dahai, go write a letter of severance for Erzhu," Old Man Qin ordered.
Qin Dahai quickly finished writing and handed it to Qin Zhi. Qin Zhi glanced at it and threw it to Qin Dahai, "Add one sentence, Qin Erzhu will not bear any pension expenses for the two elders."
Qin Dahai had no choice but to write it down as required, in duplicate. Old Man Qin and Qin Erzhu both put their fingerprints on it and each kept a copy.
After the matter was settled, Shen Qingzhou helped to carry Qin Erzhu on his back, and the group returned to the foot of the mountain in high spirits.
Qin Zhi immediately checked her father's injuries and performed an operation to reconnect the broken tendons.
The operation was successful, and Shen and Qin Zhen were completely relieved.
Qin Zhen cares a lot about her father and makes soup for him every few days to nourish his body.
After the operation, Qin Zhi took a shower and rested for half an hour, and felt much better.
Qin Zhi flashed into the space. His uncle was going back to Yuanzhou tomorrow, so Qin Zhi planned to buy some things online and have his uncle bring them over.
Qin Zhi remembered that Zhan Xiao was interested in military binoculars, so he bought 100 of them. He also prepared 100 compasses suitable for jungle warfare, 10 stab-proof suits, 100 tactical flashlights, and 100 thermos cups. He packed all of them in cartons.
He also bought a set of modern combat uniforms for Zhan Xiao, including a belt, combat boots, and gloves. He also bought a large-capacity camouflage backpack, which was already equipped with a set of military tactical daggers, and a large-capacity special-purpose strong light flashlight. These were all given to Zhan Xiao alone. Qin Zhi bought a large tote bag to put them in, and wrote "exclusively for Zhan Xiao" with a big pen.
Qin Zhi browsed through the food again and bought a lot of vacuum-cooked beef with soy sauce, braised pig's trotters and the like.
I also bought some dry food, drinks, beer and other things for my uncle to eat on the road.
After the purchase, Qin Zhi left the space.