Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

A short while later, they returned with the doctor.

By this time, the father had stopped coughing and was panting heavily.

There were still some blood clots in the old towel in my hand.

"Dad, how is it?"

Zhao Qingsong was very anxious. If he drank himself to death, he would feel extremely guilty.

The father waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing. After drinking water, my lungs felt really itchy. Now that I've coughed it up, I feel much better and I don't feel short of breath at all."

Hearing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's very likely that the medicine is helping to heal the damage to my father's lungs. When new tissue grows, it itches and causes a cough.

"Let me hear it."

The doctor walked over with a frown.

He held the stethoscope to his father's chest and listened for a while.

Everyone else watched nervously.

After a while, the doctor finally frowned and released the stethoscope.

"Doctor, how is my dad?"

Zhao Qingsong asked anxiously.

"That's strange."

The doctor muttered something in confusion, then his brow relaxed and he said, "It's nothing, it's probably just blood clots in your lungs. You'll be fine once you cough it out. I just listened to your lungs, and there was some noise before, but it's gone now."

I'll prescribe some licorice tablets later, take some when you get home, it's nothing serious.

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

After hearing this, Zhao Qingsong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the doctor left, Zhao Qingsong remained there to observe.

……

"Oh, you know what, coughing up this bloody phlegm feels so much better. I feel warm all over and have a lot more energy."

The father sat there, waving his only remaining hand.

I am very happy.

Seeing this, the mother said irritably, "Nonsense, don't you see how much it cost? More than thirty yuan! Three days of IV fluids. And that sugar thing again."

Zhao Qingsong chimed in at the opportune moment: "That's right, didn't the doctor say that if we had treated it earlier, we wouldn't have spent so much money, and it wouldn't have gotten so serious?"

To minimize the effects of the medicine.

Father chuckled: "Isn't it because we're short of money? It's already good enough that we're not losing money. We have several accounts with losses exceeding our savings!"

The mother rolled her eyes at the sight.

Zhao Qingsong waited for a while and saw that his father was still drinking brown sugar water, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that his father's illness is cured, he can go back to work at the steel factory without worry.

"I'm going to see a doctor and get some eggs and soybeans."

"Okay, go ahead!"

This time, her mother didn't stop her.

Seeing this, Zhao Qingsong left the ward to find a doctor to prescribe some nutritional supplements.

……

After buying everything, we returned to the ward and waited for my father to finish his IV drip. The discharge procedures had already been completed.

Once the money is settled and the IV drip is finished, you can go home; there are no complicated procedures like in later generations.

Lying on the hospital bed next door, he was thinking about the system tasks.

Now that he can continue the mission of killing mutated beasts, he needs to think about how to complete it. It seems that he will probably kill more and more of them as time goes on.

purchase?

It is possible, but there is no stable source of goods.

Chicken, duck, and fish used to be available without coupons, but now that pork is no longer available, these items all require meat coupons to purchase, and even with coupons, it's rare to be able to buy pork.

The old man's words were enough to tighten our belts and repay the money owed to the Russian bear.

This is no joke.

It has a strong appeal.

Even chickens, ducks, and fish are only released in batches around the Lunar New Year. We'll see if we can buy a batch then.

The rest you'll have to find yourself.

Zhao Qingsong's rural home is right on the edge of the mountains. Even if it's near a steel factory, hunting in the mountains shouldn't be a big problem once you cross the river.

What might be difficult for others to find animals in the mountains should be easy for him.

However, there's no rush.

……

Around noon, after finishing their IV drips and speaking with the doctor, the group left the hospital.

With the money and tickets in hand, I ordered a few dishes at a nearby restaurant.

While you're at it, take out the canned pig's head.

The family ate with gusto, their mouths greasy, making the adults next door drool with envy.

After finishing our meal, we rushed to the station.

……

Two hours later, the car stopped on the main road of the commune, and the group got out.

"No need to help me! I feel much better now, and I'm not cold anymore."

Seeing his mother trying to help him up, his father laughed and broke free.

He stretched his legs and waved his arms.

"I feel like I'm going to rust from lying at home all day."

Seeing this, everyone smiled, and the mother was so moved that she shed tears.

"Okay, that's good."

Actually, things were alright this summer, but I caught a chill in the winter, which made my condition worse. It dragged on and got more and more serious, until I was finally bedridden.

The father smiled and sighed.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Qingsong, although you don't want us to interfere, medical treatment costs money, and it won't be easy to explain that money later! The villagers will talk."

Zhao Qingsong shrugged and said nonchalantly, "It's fine. Just say we sold the family's grain. Anyway, I'll have a job and a ration. Grain prices are high right now. It makes sense."

This era is indeed very troublesome.

Having money of unknown origin is a very serious problem.

Including his purchase of a house, if someone investigates, it could cause some trouble if he can't explain it clearly.

However, he had already made up his mind.

For now, let's just explain it as selling grain.

The family isn't actually short of food, but we need to eat it until the summer harvest in late May next year, so we have to be careful with our food.

Although food is a matter of life and death now, there are still people selling food.

The food on the black market is for people who urgently need money to exchange for cash or other supplies.

Sell ​​some things that are acceptable.

Food, being a consumable commodity, is the most difficult to detect.

……

After listening, the father nodded gently: "Alright, tell them that when you get back."

The group then headed home.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the group returned home.

"Phew, it's freezing! Mom and Dad, go change your shoes! I'll start a fire."

When the younger sister got home, she warmed her hands, stomped her feet, and said with a smile, "I'm going to start a fire under the stove."

Zhao Qingsong was also freezing.

He put some of the exchanged grain at home, and then took out the pheasant and cotton shoes.

"Mom and Dad! These are new cotton shoes, put them on."

I also got myself a new pair of shoes.

The matter of the cotton shoes had already been mentioned on the way, so neither of them found it strange.

The mother took the cotton shoes and put them away immediately: "You can get new ones. You're different from us. You can't go to the steel factory looking too shabby. Keep ours for the New Year. Xuemei, put your cotton shoes away for the New Year."

The next sentence was naturally addressed to the young woman who was lighting the fire in the living room.

"Oh no! I can't wear new shoes!"

The younger sister was a little disappointed.

"Why wear new shoes when it's neither a holiday nor a festival!" the mother complained, and put them away immediately.

The younger sister pouted, somewhat disappointed, but still agreed.

……

Zhao Qingsong ignored it; he wanted to wear new shoes, as the old cotton shoes weren't very warm anymore.

I put on the new shoes immediately.

So warm.

"Zhao Lao Er!"

Lost in thought, a roar came from the doorway, instantly shattering the warm atmosphere in the house.

"Brother, brother, something terrible has happened! Uncle and the others are here."

My younger sister was cooking outside when she noticed something was wrong and rushed in in a panic.

Zhao Qingsong's smile faded, and he reassured them, "It's alright, don't be afraid! I'll go and meet them."

After saying that, he strode out.

Seeing this, the parents naturally followed suit.