The Zhao Family Village Team had a tractor, but it was usually the cherished possession of the team leader and was rarely in use, only during the agricultural rush and for delivering public grain.
Now, Zhao Tianlei was driving the tractor, pulling two injured people, along with Captain Zhao and Zhao Tianhe.
Zhao Tianhe was initially told to go back, but he insisted on following them.
But by doing so, he left Sister-in-law Zhao and Second Sister-in-law Zhao anxiously waiting at home, wanting to go out to look, but it was pitch dark outside, and there was no flashlight in the house.
"Mom....." Daya hadn’t fallen asleep yet, though the younger ones had.
Small children can’t stay awake for long.
Sister-in-law Zhao’s face was full of worry, "Why haven’t they returned yet?"
Her man had gone into the mountains and hadn’t returned so far. She had sent her daughter to call Laosan, but he hadn’t returned either?
If something had happened to Daya’s dad, what would they do?
"Mom, with Uncle Laosan going to find dad, he will surely come back."
Right, with Laosan there, Daya’s dad would definitely be fine.
"But it’s already midnight. You should go to sleep quickly, you still have school tomorrow."
Although Sister-in-law Zhao favored sons over daughters, she still supported both her daughters’ educations.
"Mom, dad will definitely come back."
Sister-in-law Zhao knew that ever since she had married into the Zhao Family, much of the meat had been brought back from the mountains by Laosan, who was very familiar with the area. Her husband had told her that Laosan knew where the rabbits and chickens were, nearly everything about the mountains.
"Right, he will definitely come back safely."
Just then, suddenly there was the sound of knocking from outside.
"Sister-in-law, Xiangzi got hurt, Uncle Second and the others have taken him to the town."
Sister-in-law Zhao immediately got up to find out more about the injury.
"What happened to Daya’s dad?"
Brother Zhao Tianhe, called out to Zhao Tianyong, "His leg is broken, taken to the town clinic, but don’t worry, Uncle Second and Laosan are with him, I’ll let Da Shu’s mother know."
After watching her elder cousin leave, Sister-in-law Zhao was dazed for a long time.
Daya’s dad’s leg is broken?
As she came to her senses, her first thought was to go and check on him. But after taking a few steps, she remembered that they were at the town clinic, and there was no flashlight at home.
Now she deeply regretted it. When Daya’s dad had left the house, she should have made him stay.
Zhao Tianyong had gone to Da Shu’s mother’s home to inform her, before returning home.
As soon as they reached the town, the tractor stopped outside the health clinic.
The clinic wasn’t very big and had no night watch.
It was still necessary to call someone to look after Zhao Tianxiang, and after examining him, then they could tend to Zhao Tianhai.
"His leg is broken, but you brought him here without causing secondary injuries, which didn’t make his leg injury worse."
After examining Zhao Tianxiang, the doctor had them move him to a hospital bed.
The clinic wasn’t very large, just one area for consultations and payments and two wards with four hospital beds.
"Doctor, I’m injured too." Zhao Tianhai saw his dad, and how Laosan and the others had completely overlooked his presence. Now that his elder brother had been seen to, it was his turn.
Team leader Zhao slapped Zhao Tianhai hard, "You encouraged your elder brother to go into the mountains and even got him hurt..."
Zhao Tianhai quickly stepped back, not wanting to receive a second slap.
"Dad, I’m sorry. Please don’t hit me." Zhao Tianhai immediately surrendered. He hadn’t meant for it to happen, but who in these times wasn’t craving meat?
It wasn’t just because they saw that Laosan’s family ate meat; they too had longed for a bite of meat, which had emboldened them to venture into the mountains.