The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 86 The Situation at Zhou Lingying's Home
Jiang Changhe’s illness can be cured, but if Jiang Cheng were not there, it would be impossible to cure it without selling everything he had and even borrowing money.

The cost of treatment is not that high, there are no miscellaneous fees, and there is no need for hospitalization. Of course, hospitalization fees are not expensive, only a few cents a day.

But a few cents is not cheap for people in this era. If Jiang Cheng was sick, he could ask the company to reimburse part of the expenses. But Jiang Changhe's hospitalization and treatment cannot be reimbursed, which does not mean that the family members of employees cannot be reimbursed.

In this era, many units have their own medical clinics, with just one or two medical staff. In the unit's own medical clinic, employees' families can also see a doctor, and half of the medical expenses can be reimbursed.

Therefore, if a family member of an employee has a fever or a cold, they will be taken to the infirmary for a quick check-up and prescribed some medicine.

Some medium-sized factories with more employees may have their own outpatient clinics. Factories with more than 10,000 employees may have their own employee hospitals, or even their own schools.

Of course, the commune can actually reimburse, but it only reimburses some conventional medicines, and the proportion is not high. For people like Jiang Changhe, there is basically nothing to be reimbursed.

Today, Jiang Changhe's treatment cost 2.2 yuan. Both acupuncture and massage were performed. Acupuncture costs 1 yuan per session. Massage is a technical and physical job, 1.2 yuan per session. Together with today's registration fee, the total cost is 2.4 yuan.

This is just one day. The doctor said that I have to go for a few days. I will go for a few days in a row first, and then I may go once every few days. Anyway, before the doctor says that I am completely healed, even if Jiang Changhe can walk later, I should not work.

The specific situation depends on the treatment, but judging from the results of today's treatment, it is relatively good.

Jiang Cheng chatted with his father for a while, and then the meal was ready. Today's lunch was very rich, with a stewed pheasant, the yellow eel left over from yesterday was cooked the same way Jiang Cheng fried loach, and there were also roasted eggplants and green vegetables.

When Jiang Cheng came back, he ordered a portion of stewed meat in the cafeteria. Although for so many people eating at noon, a portion of stewed meat was not much. Each person might only taste one piece, and the piece of meat was not big. But a piece of meat is still meat, and it can be considered a hard dish.

Not to mention a piece of meat, even the aluminum lunch box that Jiang Cheng used to hold the meat had some soup left over from his meal, which Zhou Lingying put some rice in and ate and licked up.

After lunch, Jiang Cheng went back to his room to rest. The weather was too hot to lie on the bed. He wet the bamboo bed with water, waited for the surface to dry a little, and then lay on it to feel cool and comfortable.

Master Li and his two apprentices were also too hot at noon and would not work. They found a piece of wood to cushion their buttocks and rested in the shade by the wall.

Cicadas chirped on many trees inside and outside the courtyard. Cicadas are actually quite fragrant, but Jiang Cheng likes to eat cicadas when they are still young.

The whole body of the golden cicada can be fried and sprinkled with some seasonings, which is very fragrant. But the adult golden cicada is also called the black grasshopper cicada, and Zhiliao is just a nickname for the black grasshopper cicada.

The shell of a cicada is too hard, and Jiang Cheng only knows one or two ways to eat an adult cicada. One is to wash it clean and leave the belly part, then stir-fry it.

Another way that children might eat it is to simply roast it, then peel it and eat the little bit of meat in the middle. But it is indeed very fragrant, with a chicken flavor and a crispy crunch.

"Jiang Cheng, give me a seat."

Zhou Lingying washed the dishes and went back to the room to see Jiang Cheng lying on the bamboo bed. In the room, she had no regard for the difference between men and women and walked over to Jiang Cheng and sat down.

If Jiang Cheng hadn't twisted his body quickly, Zhou Lingying would have sat on him. As soon as Zhou Lingying sat down, Jiang Cheng's hands started to touch her body. Zhou Lingying was used to it now. It was hard for her to let her man touch her, so why would she let others touch her? The neighbors in the yard often had several children at home. She thought they were probably not being honest at home.

"Lingying, I'm going to load some goods at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I'll set off tomorrow morning, and this time I'm going to Shanghai to deliver some goods. I tried to find the delivery note from Nanjing but couldn't find it, but when I come back from Shanghai, I'll take a detour through Nanjing." Jiang Cheng said.

When Zhou Lingying heard Jiang Cheng say this, she stood up and went to lie down behind Jiang Cheng. The bamboo bed was not big, and it was a bit crowded for two adults to lie together.

Zhou Lingying hugged Jiang Cheng from behind, knowing that he liked some intimate actions. Almost face to face, Zhou Lingying began to tell Jiang Cheng about the details of her family.

It was very hot, but Jiang Cheng enjoyed this intimate state with Zhou Lingying.

Last time, Zhou Lingying also briefly told Jiang Cheng about her family situation, but it was not detailed. This time she wanted to tell Jiang Cheng about it in detail.

Zhou Lingying's parents both have jobs, but they are ordinary workers. She is the third child in the family, with two older brothers. The eldest brother is Zhou Fanyi and the second brother is Zhou Xingcai.

But it was because of her two older brothers that Zhou Lingying's parents tried everything but still couldn't keep her with them. The eldest brother, Zhou Fanyi, was only 22 years old this year. In 1968, he had to ask for favors and spend money to arrange a job for him.

The second brother Zhou Xingcai, who is 20 years old this year, almost went to the countryside. He started working in 1970. Anyway, when he started working, Zhou Lingying's family lost their bicycles and sewing machines.

It was getting harder and harder to find a job every year, and when it came to Zhou Lingying, there was really no way to keep her. If she couldn't find a job, hiding at home was useless.

"Lingying, your family is rich. Your parents and two brothers all have jobs." Jiang Cheng said.

"I can only say it's okay. My parents have spent all their savings of more than ten years on my brother's work. They also borrowed money from relatives, but they have paid it back." Zhou Lingying replied.

A family with four earners is indeed very enviable. In the 1980s and 1990s, many people who could afford TVs and refrigerators without doing business were basically this group of people.

Jiang Cheng nodded, and suddenly felt something was wrong behind him. He turned around and kissed Zhou Lingying on the face and said, "Lingying, you are so shameless."

"You are my man, so you are allowed to touch me. I can't touch you." Zhou Lingying said with a dimple-revealing smile.

Jiang Cheng looked at Zhou Lingying's face. How could such an innocent-looking woman say such shameless words?

Unfortunately, the weather was too hot and the door was not closed. Zhou Lingying was also doing some tricks behind Jiang Cheng's back. There were people outside the door, so even if Jiang Cheng was angered by Zhou Lingying, he had to endure it.

Well, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Now that they're married, how can Zhou Lingying remain pure and shy?

When we first met, I would blush for a long time just by touching your hand. But now, he dares to sit on you directly.

(End of this chapter)