A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Several more months passed, and it was the end of December.

This morning, before dawn, Bai Wushuang woke Xiao Sanfeng up.

After washing up, Bai Wushuang took out a set of cotton clothes for Xiao Sanfeng to put on.

This cotton-padded coat was something Bai Wushuang had painstakingly saved up for by hunting for two months.

Northern Sichuan is a hilly area with no large mountains. The only prey in the mountains are pheasants and rabbits, and their numbers are limited.

On a lucky day, you might catch two or three prey. But often, you might spend an entire day hunting without encountering a single prey.

Saving up enough money for a cotton-padded coat was Bai Wushuang's hard-earned reward.

As Bai Wushuang helped Xiao Sanfeng get dressed, she said, "Yesterday, we sold our chickens. Five chickens made 10 yuan and 2 mao. Today, we'll go to the county hospital to check what's wrong with you."

"Sigh, hopefully there will be some good news from here!"

"Once our three children recover, we won't sell the chickens we feed anymore. Grandma will feed them even more, and we'll slaughter one chicken a month for them to eat."

"From now on, we'll not only eat chicken, but also eggs and meat. We'll fatten up Sanwa and make him strong and healthy."

Bai Wushuang dressed Xiao Sanfeng, checked the purse containing money, and then took a cloth bag and carried it on her back.

"Sanwa, Grandma has packed water and dry food in a cloth bag. Tell Grandma if you are hungry or thirsty." After saying that, she carried Xiao Sanfeng on her back and set off.

The grandfather and grandson arrived at Taoyuan Town and then at the bus station. There was a tractor running between the town and the county, making two round trips a day.

Upon arriving in the county, Bai Wushuang carried Xiao Sanfeng on her back, asking for directions as they made their way to the county hospital.

It took almost another hour to get to the county hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Bai Wushuang registered Xiao Sanfeng and then went to the consultation room.

Grandma said, "Doctor, you have to take a close look. My grandson couldn't speak or stand up after being hit."

"Can he hear me?"

"He can hear me. He can hear everything I say."

The doctor began the examination, but the hospital didn't even have X-ray machines. The only tests they could perform were the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.

After taking Xiao Sanfeng's pulse, the doctor examined his throat and then began to check his legs.

The doctor pinched Xiao Sanfeng's leg and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Sanfeng nodded.

Does it hurt here?

Xiao Sanfeng continued to nod.

After a while, the doctor finished the examination and said, "The child's body is perfectly normal, but why can't he walk or talk? Our hospital really can't find anything wrong with that either."

"I suspect he suffered brain damage after being hit on the head. But this is just my guess. To find out the cause, we would have to go to a major hospital in Beijing or Shanghai."

"Those big hospitals have X-ray machines that can examine the inside of the brain. Perhaps that will help find the cause of the illness."

Bai Wushuang asked dejectedly, "Doctor, is there really no other way?"

"No, the level of medical technology in China is currently limited. Even if a brain problem is diagnosed, there is basically no way to treat it."

"Doctor, is my grandson going to live like this forever?"

"Yes, that's how it is for most kids. Unless a miracle happens."

"Waaaaah, why is my third child so unlucky!" Grandma cried as she spoke.

"Family members, please don't be sad. There's really nothing we can do! But the child seems very intelligent and doesn't seem to have any mental problems, so perhaps there's a chance for things to turn around!"

Xiao Sanfeng gestured to his grandmother, "Grandma, don't cry, I'll be alright. Let's go home!"

Doctors today are very ethical, unlike doctors in later generations. They would prescribe a lot of medicine regardless of whether the patient was sick or not, and they wouldn't treat a common cold as cancer.

The doctor also advised, "Family member, since nothing was found wrong with the child, you should take him home!"

"Thank you, doctor." Bai Wushuang carried Xiao Sanfeng on her back and left the hospital, heading towards the station.

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Arriving outside the station, it was only 53, and there was no public-private partnership yet. There were still many businesses in the city, and a lot of small vendors.

Especially outside the station, there are fixed stalls that temporarily sell their goods in baskets or wicker baskets.

They sell a wide variety of things, including snacks, needles and thread, and household goods...

"Hey comrade, have a bowl of noodles!"

"Jelly jelly, pea jelly... When I'm hungry, I'll have a bowl of jelly..."

"Tangyuan... Let's eat tangyuan, we have sesame and red bean paste fillings..."

"Needle and thread, thimble..."

"Comb, hairpin, etc..."

Various hawking cries and shouts rose and fell.

This was the first time Xiao Sanfeng, who had traveled from the future, had seen such a scene from that era. He lay on his grandmother's back, looking around curiously.

Bai Wushuang said, "Sanwa, are you hungry? Just point to what you want to eat, and Grandma will buy it for you."

Xiao Sanfeng quickly waved his hand, indicating that he would not eat.

When the two arrived at the station, Xiao Sanfeng glanced at the large clock on the wall; it was already 1 p.m. The tractor returning to Taoyuan Town had already left, and the second one wouldn't arrive until 2 or 3 p.m.

The grandmother and grandson waited at the station. Bai Wushuang took out dry food and water from her cloth bag and began to feed Xiao Sanfeng.

As Xiao Sanfeng ate his dry rations, he silently asked the system in his mind. But this damn system just kept charging up.

"What kind of bullshit system is this? It's been half a year and it still hasn't finished charging?"

"Damn system, once you're fully charged, Master Feng will curse you for three days and three nights."

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As everyone eagerly awaited its arrival, the tractor finally came. Bai Wushuang quickly picked up Xiao Sanfeng and got him onto the tractor.

Before long, the tractor was packed with people.

The tractor, chugging and belching black smoke, drove out of the station and headed towards Taoyuan Town.

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It was getting dark when the grandmother and grandson finally returned home.

Bai Wushuang put Xiao Sanfeng on the bed and then hurriedly went to prepare dinner, spinning around like a top.