1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 4 Even a hero can be brought down by a penny
Upon hearing this, Kong Yizhang jumped to his feet, but then, remembering something, he swallowed the words that were about to come out: "Where are you?"

Liu Chuxue glanced around discreetly and said in a low voice, "Baiye Commune Post and Telecommunications Office."

"I'll come find you in an hour and a half. I'd appreciate it if you could help me carry some of the things I need to bring."

Liu Chuxue naturally understood what he meant: "No problem."

After hanging up the phone, Kong Yizhang hurriedly gathered his men. He knew that something must have happened to Fu Yancheng, otherwise he would not have risked sending a message. After all, they had previously agreed that this code word would not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Liu Chuxue, having left the post office, already had a plan in mind: since her aunt was unkind, then she wouldn't blame her for being unjust.

She went to the school first, explained her family situation to her homeroom teacher, and then asked for a week's leave.

Afterwards, he wandered around the classroom, greeted a few classmates he got along well with, and specifically asked the only male classmate with a watch for the time before leaving the school.

After that, he quickly ran to the township health center.

When she arrived, the elderly couple from the Liu family had already left, and the original owner's mother was wiping away tears in the corridor outside the ward.

Seeing Liu Chuxue approaching, she asked, "Why are you here?"

"I was worried about my dad, so I asked the homeroom teacher for leave."

Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Liu's mother's eyes again. Afraid that her husband in the ward would hear, she raised her hand to cover her mouth.

Liu Chuxue glanced into the ward and lowered her voice, asking, "Mom, what's going on?"

Liu's mother wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, choking back sobs as she said, "The doctor at the health center told us to go to a higher-level hospital for treatment. They also said it would be best to go to the city for treatment. The reservoir construction site said that it wasn't during working hours, and the construction site would only cover half of the treatment costs. I asked the old director of the health center, and he said that your father's injury is quite serious, and that he needs to have steel nails inserted, which would probably cost at least two or three hundred yuan, and there's no guarantee that he'll be cured, not to mention what will happen afterward. But your grandparents said that the family can't afford much money."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chuxue said, "Mom, no matter how much it costs, this illness must be treated, and we can't delay for too long, otherwise we might miss the best time for treatment."

Liu's mother was well aware of the situation, but her in-laws said they needed to go home and discuss it. She was a skilled cook but had no rice to cook, and she had no one to discuss it with, so she was almost frantic with worry.

Although Liu Chuxue was not the original owner, she was still occupying someone else's body: "Mom, don't worry. Since the reservoir said they would pay half of the treatment cost, even if we can't afford much, we can't afford nothing. I'll go to my sister's place again and see if I can borrow some from my brother-in-law. A living person can't be held back by their urine, can they?"

Hearing her second daughter's words, Liu's mother felt reassured. She knew she couldn't keep running away: "Then I'll go back to the village and see if I can borrow some money from the villagers. I can't put all my eggs in one basket at home."

After the matter was settled, Liu Chuxue entered the ward and looked at the man on the hospital bed with a haggard face. She felt a mix of emotions.

It's true that even a hero can be brought down by a penny; no matter the era, you can't move an inch without money.

Sensing someone approaching the hospital bed, Liu's father turned his head and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Chu Xue, what brings you here?"

Remembering something, he quickly added, "Dad's fine, you should go back to school."

My second daughter will graduate from high school in a few months. I can't let myself affect her studies. If she doesn't get her diploma, all that education will have been for nothing. Thinking about my situation, I clenched my hands, which were hidden under the blanket, in despair.

(End of this chapter)