Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"What's it to you? Who asked you to come?"

Gao Hongmei wiped her eyes and turned her face away.

"Uncle Gao has a broken femur. The doctor said he needs to have surgery at the county hospital. The surgery will cost anywhere from tens to hundreds of yuan."

It was Su Lihua who spoke.

Although she harbored resentment towards Li Yunshan, she understood that now was not the time to argue with him.

After listening to Su Lihua's explanation and seeing Gao Hongmei's expression, Li Yunshan roughly understood what was going on; it was most likely because of the surgery fee.

After all, a sum of money, ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan, is a huge expense for anyone or any family in this day and age, and could even be a devastating blow.

"Uncle"

After all, he was his former father-in-law. In his previous life, he had only been married to Gao Hongmei for a few days before divorcing her. Gao Zhankui was furious with him, so Li Yunshan greeted Gao Zhankui cautiously.

"You bastard, what are you doing here making a fool of yourself in front of me? Get out!"

Sure enough, as soon as Li Yunshan finished greeting him, Gao Zhankui's face darkened, and he cursed angrily.

But his cursing aggravated his injury, causing him to wince in pain.

"Get out."

Gao Hongmei glared at him, and Li Yunshan could only laugh awkwardly as he left the examination room.

At this moment, the doctor came over: "Let's get the old man down and take him to the ward for the night. I'll prescribe some painkillers for him so that he can relieve the pain and get a good night's sleep."

The doctor glanced at Li Yunshan and was startled to see that he was carrying a hunting rifle.

"Doctor, we came here at night because we were worried about safety on the road and what kind of dangers we might encounter, such as tigers or bears. So we brought a hunting rifle for self-defense," Li Yunshan quickly explained.

"You must be a relative of the old man. Perfect timing. You look strong and healthy. Come in and lend a hand to help carry the old man to the ward."

The doctor looked Li Yunshan up and down for a few moments, then pointed at him and said...

"Huh? Me?" Li Yunshan was surprised. He was about to explain that he was not a family member and that the old man was furious with him. If he went to carry the old man to the ward, the old man would surely slap him twice on the way.

"If it wasn't you, were you suggesting we have a few women carry it?"

"I'll be myself, just don't let the old man slap me across the face."

Li Yunshan said helplessly.

"You haven't done anything wrong, so why would anyone slap you like that? Go get the stretcher first."

The doctor rolled his eyes.

Li Yunshan thought to himself, "I married Gao Hongmei and then divorced her. Does that mean I have a guilty conscience?"

The old man hated me to the core because of this.

With that in mind, he didn't sit still and quickly went to find the stretcher.

When Gao Zhankui saw him come in with a stretcher, his face darkened, and he pointed at the door and cursed, "Li Yunshan, get the hell out of here! I don't need your pretense of kindness. Get out!"

"Uncle, I know I have let Hongmei down and you hate me. I have realized my mistake, but no matter how much you hate me, you still need to have the surgery and wait until you recover so you have the strength to beat me up."

Li Yunshan quickly replied.

"I'm going to beat you up right now, you bastard! Your father was such a good man, how could he have given birth to such a bastard like you?"

Gao Zhankui gritted his teeth and looked for something to throw at someone, but then he saw an enamel cup on the table next to the hospital bed. He grabbed it and threw it at Li Yunshan.

Fortunately, Li Yunshan dodged quickly, and the enamel cup flew in an arc before falling outside the inspection room.

The doctor turned his head and glanced at Li Yunshan. He never expected that such a tall and upright man would be such a heartless scoundrel. No wonder this old man was so angry that he wanted to beat him up.

"You can go out now, don't upset the old man."

The doctor kicked Li Yunshan out.

"Ugh!"

Li Yunshan sighed. "What the hell was I thinking in my past life? How much lard did I have to be blinded to commit so many sins, to make so many people hate me, to make so many people feel disheartened?"

"Lihua, come in and help me out."

Gao Hongmei poked her head out and called out.

"Why."

Su Lihua responded and looked at Li Yunshan: "If there's nothing else, you can step aside. You know that Uncle Gao doesn't like you."

After saying that, he walked into the examination room.

Li Yunshan wisely kept his distance to avoid angering Gao Zhankui.

Not long after, he heard Gao Zhankui let out a scream.

A little while later, Gao Hongmei and Su Lihua carried Gao Zhankui on a stretcher to the ward.

When they lifted him onto the hospital bed, they must have accidentally aggravated the fracture, and Gao Zhankui let out another scream.

A dozen minutes later, after settling Gao Zhankui in, Gao Hongmei walked out of the ward with red eyes, but her gaze was somewhat blank.

The cost of surgery can range from tens to hundreds of dollars.

A few dozen yuan is manageable; she can scrape together what she can.

But what if the surgery fee is only a few hundred yuan...

Although she spoke with great conviction, saying she would sell everything she owned to pay for her father's surgery, once she calmed down, she couldn't imagine where she would find the money to pay for the surgery, which would cost several hundred dollars.

She thought about it for a while, but still couldn't think of anyone to borrow money from.

After all, these days, every household is poor; who can lend hundreds of dollars at once?

Even borrowing a few dozen yuan is difficult.

Even lending three or five yuan would be a huge help.

Moreover, if she wants to borrow money, she has to be related to the person in question; otherwise, who would lend her money?

But there are only a few families in the village who are related to her family, and each of them has a difficult life, with a large family to support.

It's difficult to borrow money.

It's even harder to raise the money for the surgery!

Upon thinking of this, Gao Hongmei felt a chill run down her spine.

Just then, she saw Li Yunshan squatting in the corner, dejectedly scratching and rubbing his hair.

This suddenly reminded her of how Li Yunshan had hunted a wild boar a few days ago, and a red deer and three wolves yesterday. She heard that he had made a lot of money, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to buy Lin Xiulan face cream and fabric, and he himself had even carried a brand new hunting rifle.

However, when she thought about how she and Li Yunshan were already divorced and had no connection with each other, and how she had never given Li Yunshan a kind look and often insulted him when she saw him, she wondered if that bastard Li Yunshan would lend her money if she were to abruptly ask him for it.

She'll probably get a lecture from Li Yunshan again.

However, if she didn't borrow money from Li Yunshan, she really couldn't find anyone else who could lend her so much money.

If we can't borrow the money, the surgery can't be done, and Dad will have to keep suffering from the pain.

The doctor said that if we don't have surgery and just let it drag on, the injury will most likely worsen, and we might even have to have an amputation, which would make my father suffer even more.

After some internal struggle, Gao Hongmei decided to swallow her pride and ask Li Yunshan for money.

Although she might get a scolding from Li Yunshan, she couldn't care less about that in order to borrow money for her father's surgery.

"Li Yunshan, I...I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Gao Hongmei approached Li Yunshan, and although she found it difficult to speak, she still managed to say something.

"Huh? What's up?"

At this moment, Li Yunshan was also regretting the absurd things he had done in his previous life.

Why did his ex-father-in-law dislike him? It was because when Gao Hongmei advised him not to mess around with Yu Ergou and others, he took her kindness for granted and divorced her.

Li Yunshan knew that this was a thorn in the side of his former father-in-law, Gao Zhankui.

That's why Gao Zhankui reacted so strongly when he tried to help lift Gao Zhankui onto the stretcher.

"I... my dad broke his leg, as you know. The doctor said the surgery will cost anywhere from tens to hundreds of dollars... If the surgery costs tens of dollars, I can afford it, but if it costs more than a hundred dollars, or even several hundred dollars, I... I... I really can't afford it."

"Although I don't know the exact cost of the surgery right now, just in case, I thought... I'd like to borrow some money from you. I don't need much, just a hundred yuan will do."

This was the first time Gao Hongmei had ever borrowed money, and it was from her ex-husband.

Thinking about how she used to often belittle Li Yunshan, and now she had to humbly ask Li Yunshan for money, Gao Hongmei felt extremely embarrassed, with an expression of reluctance on her face.

She had even figured out how to face Li Yunshan's scolding.

The expected scene did not occur. Instead, Li Yunshan took a deep breath, a look of relief on his face.

"I was just about to tell you that, but I was worried that you might resent me because of what happened in the past and wouldn't accept my help. You have no idea how upset I was just now."

As Li Yunshan spoke, he pulled out a wad of cash from his inner pocket. This was the money he had left over from selling venison and buying wolf meat yesterday, and he estimated that he still had about 350 or 360 yuan left.

He took out some loose change and stuffed the remaining ten-yuan bills into Gao Hongmei's hand: "A fracture surgery can be serious or minor, how can a hundred yuan be enough? Take this money first, keep it close to your body, and pay me back if you don't spend it all after the surgery."

"Oh, right, this five yuan is what my mom asked me to buy for your dad some nutritional supplements. I didn't know what to buy, so here's the money for you. Buy whatever you want."

As Gao Hongmei watched Li Yunshan stuff the money into her hand without hesitation, she couldn't help but say, "You've lent me all your money. What if your family needs it urgently? Besides, if the surgery costs a lot, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it back in three to five years."

Li Yunshan patted the Tiger Head brand hunting rifle slung over his shoulder: "Don't worry, look at this new thing I have. If I'm short of money, I'll just go deep into the mountains and forests. I'll make some money then."

"Besides, I don't intend for you to pay this money back. Consider it my way of making amends for the mistakes I made in the past."

"But won't Xiulan have any objections?"

"Xiulan? She treats you like an older sister, what could she possibly have a problem with?"

As Gao Hongmei listened to his words, she initially thought Li Yunshan would take the opportunity to criticize her. However, she was surprised to find that his words revealed his concern for her father and his indifference towards money. Was this still the Li Yunshan she knew?