Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1170: Chapter 1170: Illness

So after dinner, he slowly got up and returned to his own room.

Zhao Tian didn’t like this atmosphere either, but the couple of the second family didn’t say anything.

Zhao Tian wasn’t unaware that the second family was upset because they didn’t slaughter a pig.

But wasn’t it for their own good? Just trying to make them save more money? How can they be so inconsiderate?

So he too left with a sullen face.

Qi Xue Mei was even more upset, why put on a sour face during New Year’s? Isn’t this just looking for trouble?

"Qing Jie, what’s the point of living like this?"

Qi Xue Mei’s voice wasn’t low, the elderly couple next door could definitely hear it.

"Calm down."

"I can keep quiet, but I’ve worked hard all year, and now it’s like this? Plus, Zhixue is back. In which household doesn’t the return of children mean an improvement in living standards?

As for us, we eat the same things every day.

I’ve worked a whole year. Why do we still need to be so frugal and save?"

"We’ll slaughter a pig tomorrow."

"It has to be done, I need to send some to my mother’s house. My mom didn’t raise a daughter for nothing."

"Alright, we’ll slaughter the pig tomorrow."

Zhao Tian and his wife lay on the kang, feeling very uneasy. For whose benefit are they doing this? Who doesn’t want to eat well?

Forget it, I can’t manage, if they won’t listen, so be it.

"Old man, my back hurts too much. I can’t get up."

Zhao Tian hurriedly helped his wife up, "What’s wrong?"

An Lixia could no longer sit, Zhao Tian realized his wife was stiff.

"Qing Jie, Qing Jie, hurry over here."

Zhao Qingjie replied but didn’t hurry over after just finishing his meal.

Not until Zhao Tian called again did he finally come down.

Zhao Tian was very worried, and seeing his second son arrive late, he had no strength left to be angry.

"Quick, go hitch the cart and take your mom to the hospital."

By this time, An Lixia had already started breathing heavily.

Now Zhao Qingjie was scared too, rushing to hitch the cart.

Qi Xue Mei heard the commotion and didn’t want to come out initially, but then she heard that her mother-in-law was in critical condition and needed to be taken to the hospital, and her son had already run over.

"Zhixue, quickly go call your uncle, tell him to come over right away."

Zhixue ran immediately. Qi Xue Mei went inside and was shocked by her mother-in-law’s condition.

"Dad, what happened to mom?"

"I don’t know, hurry and pack some things, lay some bedding for your mom, it’s too cold now."

Qi Xue Mei quickly prepared. She got closer and smelled a foul odor, did she soil herself?

There was no other way now, she hurriedly carried the bedding outside, or else she would have to clean it later, it’s so disgusting, I can’t manage it.

At that time when she washed her child’s diaper, she would gag the whole time.

Zhixue arrived at his uncle’s house and smelled the aroma of meat.

"Uncle, hurry to my house, my grandma can’t move."

The family was shelling corn. There weren’t many kernels left to shell.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingxiang hurriedly went outside and ran.

Sun Yun sighed, "Let’s go over and check too. Xiao Ling, take your dad’s coat and hat. No, the cotton pants too."

The four females made ready and rushed over.

By the time Zhao Qingxiang arrived, Zhao Tian was in the middle of scolding. He knew his wife had soiled herself and was calling Qi Xue Mei to change her clothes.

Qi Xue Mei, no matter how much she was called, wouldn’t go in. Zhao Tian was furious and scolded, but Qi Xue Mei just refused to enter.

When Zhao Qingxiang came in, he saw the couple standing in the main room, and he hurriedly rushed inside.

Zhao Tian saw his eldest son and was overwhelmed with tears. Zhao Qingxiang also noticed the smell, quickly ran out to fetch a basin, there was no hot water, seeing the couple just standing by.

He kicked Zhao Qingjie, "Beast, aren’t you heating water yet?"

Zhao Qingjie was very disgruntled but didn’t object now, instead starting to make a fire.

Sun Yun and the three kids arrived. The four females went inside once, she didn’t glance at her father-in-law, and Zhao Qingxiang came in with the basin.

Sun Yun understood immediately, "You three go out. You’re not needed here."

Women have it hard enough; she wouldn’t let her children see such a sight.

Zhao Xiaole led the sisters out.

Zhao Tian saw his eldest son and daughter-in-law uncomplainingly changing his wife’s clothes.

Now he realized how wrong he had been. No, it was absolutely impossible to live with the second family anymore, they were such ingrate wolves.

The couple finished changing clothes. Zhao Qingxiang carried his mother out. Sun Yun followed with an armful of bedding, because just one isn’t enough for the trip to the city in this condition.

Zhao Tian saw his daughter-in-law wouldn’t even look at him, his heart full of regret.

He took all the money he had, realizing now they couldn’t rely on the second family at all. Finally, the three of them went together.

Sun Yun led her three daughters home without entering, let the eldest daughter fetch water for her, washed her hands twice outside before going in.

"Mom, how’s grandma doing?"

"Not good, very bad, I feel we should go back and prepare for the funeral.

Xiao Le, your sewing skills are good, start making padded knee covers that can tie over the knees, especially make your dad’s thicker.

Xiao Ling, let’s finish shelling the corn and stop."

The four females tidied up at home. Zhao Qingxiang and company rushed to the hospital; it hadn’t snowed yet this year so the weather was bitterly cold, wind like knives.

In their rush, the three of them walked along outside.

Finally, they arrived at the hospital at six in the morning.

The doctor examined and shook his head, "She won’t make it. She already had spine issues before; why let her do such heavy work? It’s too late now. You better go back and prepare for the funeral."

Zhao Tian was anxious, "Doctor, we have money, please think of a way to save her."

The doctor shook his head, "It’s truly hopeless, it’s not us refusing to help, but the patient is already unconscious."

Zhao Tian held his wife’s hand and cried, "You’ve suffered all your life with me, and now I’ve wronged you even in old age. I’ve let you down, it’s all my fault, if I hadn’t thought blindly, if we lived with the eldest, you wouldn’t have ended up like this.

The doctor said it was heavy work that tired you, I’ve let you down."

Zhao Qingxiang was wiping tears away on the side, being a deeply emotional person. Zhao Qingjie just hung his head, full of regret too, this was his own mother after all, how could any son not grieve losing her?

The nurse came over then. "You better hurry back; maybe you can still dress her in burial clothes."

Zhao Tian took it in. He stood, wiping his tears with his sleeve, "Let’s go home, old woman, we’re going back."