Farming Space Makes Me Rich (3)

Chapter 567: Uncle Zhao and Silly Zhao

"Yu 'Er, this is Uncle Zhao from the Zhao family village!" A man in his forties stood in front of Father Xiao.

"Hello, Uncle Zhao!" Xiao Lingyu greeted him. Xiao Lingyu had already heard stories about Uncle Zhao from her father. Uncle Zhao's full name was Zhao Xiaojun. There was a certain distance between Taoyuan Village and Zhao Family Village.

Uncle Zhao served in the army when he was young. He was injured in a mission and was discharged from the army. Thus, he returned home. However, before he returned home, his parents died in an accident. The family asset was taken by his uncle and auntie, and they refused to return it to Uncle Zhao.

Zhao Xiaojun was in the army, so, of course, he wouldn't be bullied. He slammed the table, and his uncle and auntie immediately returned him the family asset.

They were furious, but they were no match for a veteran. Therefore, they resorted to verbal violence. They would mock Zhao Xiaojun whenever he limped past. They called him an ingrate for abandoning his parents. His uncle and auntie had taken care of everything, but the moment Zhao Xiaojun returned, he kicked them away. He even scolded and hit them.

In the simple village, the people believed the elders. Therefore, Zhao Xiaojun's reputation was ruined. Furthermore, he was a former soldier, so the villagers were scared of him. He couldn't find a match in the local village, so he turned to the matchmaker. The matchmaker found him a girl from a far village but the girl's family demanded a high betrothal gift. Zhao Xiaojun obliged.

After a year of marriage, she gave birth to a son.

At this time, Zhao Xiaojun felt very satisfied with his wife and son by his side, even though his wife was very dissatisfied with him and called him a cripple all day long.

Zhao Xiaojun endured.

However, when his son was one year old, Zhao Xiaojun went out to work and asked his wife to take care of their child. However, his wife left the child alone at home and went out to flirt with other people. She did not even know that the child was sick and had a fever.

When Zhao Xiaojun rushed back at night, his wife was not at home. The child's fever had reached more than 40 degrees. Zhao Xiaojun immediately rushed his son to the village clinic. The village clinic didn't dare to take his case, so Zhao Xiaojun ran for more than 20 miles overnight to the town hospital.

After the town hospital's doctors saw him, they said that the child's fever was too severe. They said there would be complications, but they would do their best to lower the child's temperature. After working all night, the fever subsided. However, due to the long delay, the fever had burned the boy's brain. He had a high possibility of cerebral palsy. The doctors suggested that Zhao Xiaojun bring the child to the county city for a check-up and treatment.

Zhao Xiaojun immediately obliged. The town hospital doctors were right. The child had cerebral palsy. With the medical skills at the time, it would cost a lot to possibly treat this illness. The result was not even guaranteed!

Zhao Xiaojun had spent most of his veteran payment on the betrothal gift. The rest of his earnings were spent by his wife.

In order to save the child, Zhao Xiaojun borrowed 20,000 RMB from his family, friends, and former comrades and went to the Beijing Children's Hospital for treatment.

However, this kind of illness was not easy to treat. It was a bottomless pit. The hero was brought down by the common need for money.

After spending so much money, the child's condition didn't improve. The doctors at the hospital said that Zhao Xiaojun would need at least 100,000 RMB to continue the treatment.