I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 217: Lianjiang Village

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Lianjiang Village

Qiao Qingyu couldn’t think much at this point; with her dad and elder brother here, she needed to find an excuse to go to Han Liuya’s to see what exactly was happening.

After all, her mother’s illness had arisen in a truly peculiar manner.

Though medical science wasn’t very advanced at the time, it should still be possible to identify the cause of an illness.

Qiao Qingyu first went to the store across the street and spent dozens of yuan and some tickets to buy two cans of malted milk. Unexpectedly, they also had powdered milk for sale here, but it required a Special Supply Ticket; luckily, before coming, He Xiuyu had given her quite a few Special Supply Tickets.

Having bought the remaining two bags of milk powder, she also bought soap, towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and an enamel basin for drinking water.

She packed all these items into a cloth bag and returned to the hospital and went upstairs.

Qiao Qingyu lied, saying that a family member from the base had a relative in the suburbs, a famous old traditional Chinese doctor, and she planned to go there to see if she could invite her over, which would be best, or if not, perhaps she could prescribe some medicine...

Naturally, Qiao Zhicai and the others couldn’t be at ease letting her go alone.

But this news still gave them hope, and they were ready to let Qiao Genbao accompany her. Qiao Qingyu didn’t agree, "Dad, you can’t manage on your own, what if something happens and you can’t cope? Besides, that old traditional Chinese doctor is a grandma; we even spoke on the phone before. She mentioned she’d invite me to visit her when she returned to North City."

"Really?" Qiao Zhicai asked.

"Really, Dad, elder brother, you stay in the hospital to take care of mom and wait for news, I’ll be back soon."

After saying this, Qiao Qingyu didn’t give the two men a chance to continue objecting. She grabbed her shoulder bag, pushed open the door of the sickroom, and quickly walked out.

Qiao Zhicai followed behind her and dared not shout loudly, only saying, "Qingyu, take care of yourself."

Qiao Qingyu, without turning her head, replied, "I know."

Then, she turned and disappeared around the corner of the stairwell.

Qiao Zhicai sighed and turned to go back to the sickroom.

His daughter made a good point; he couldn’t even close his eyes at night, fearing that something might happen that he would regret for the rest of his life.

He just hoped that the old traditional Chinese doctor his daughter mentioned truly had a solution.

North City in 1980 appeared like an old photograph tinted with color.

Old buildings carrying the atmosphere of the times, granny selling ice pops in a white apron, people coming and going on bicycles, rows of telephone poles with spider web-like wires...

It was already autumn now, the leaves on the trees lining the roads had fallen, the autumn wind whirled the leaves into dances on the ground, and as pedestrians stepped on them, they produced a rustling sound; the bare branches gave off a sense of desolation.

Qiao Qingyu sat on the public bus and took out the letter from her shoulder bag to read it once more, a cold smile on her lips. What kind of trick were Han Lishi and Han Liuya up to?

Clearly, there was no goodwill.

She narrowed her eyes, remembering the last time she went to Lianjiang Village; she stayed for no more than half an hour, and nothing had happened. She had even gone to Han Liuya’s room to take a glance at her; apart from the discomfort her gaze caused, everything else was fine.

Because she had brought canned pastries, Han Lishi was very pleased, praising her for being filial and sensible. Behind the scenes, she also disparaged the Qiao family as terrible and expressed dislike for the Qiao family associating with their Han family.

"""However, when the original owner sent money to Han Xianglan, she even sent a telegram asking Han Xianglan to take out the money and deliver 300 yuan to Han Lishi."""

It was clear from this that the original owner had a good relationship with the Han family.

It was truly baffling.

Perhaps she would find out what was going on once she arrived at the Han family.

Qiao Qingyu first went to Harvest Commune, and then called Uncle Qiao, asking him to wait for her at the entrance of Lianjiang Village.

Qiao Zhiyuan had no idea what medicine Qiao Qingyu was selling in her gourd; he thought she was going to the Han family to settle accounts, especially since Han Xianglan had an incident after seeing Old Lady Han.

When they reached the village entrance, Qiao Zhiyuan hurriedly advised, "Qingyu, don’t do anything foolish. Although your mother fainted at the Han family’s place, if you confront them over this, we won’t have a leg to stand on..."

"Uncle, how could I possibly go to settle accounts with them? I just have something I want to ask Grandma. Come with me."

Of all the people in the family, Uncle Qiao was the most suitable to accompany her to the Han family.

How could Qiao Qingyu possibly come to the Han family alone, as instructed in the letter? Who knew if Han Liuya would grab her hair and stuff her into the stove pit like she used to when they were children?

Although she couldn’t move, she couldn’t discount the possibility of other ill intentions.

That person was always full of envy, especially after lying on the kang for years; could her mentality not become distorted?

And the whole affair was riddled with strangeness; she wasn’t a fool.

When they arrived at the Han family, the main gate was half open, several children were playing with mud in the courtyard, and the eldest sister-in-law was scolding someone, hands on hips, looking like her uncle and two older cousins had gone to work in the fields...

Indeed, the Han family was quite prosperous.

When the eldest sister-in-law saw Qiao Qingyu coming, her eyes flickered, and she raised her voice to shout, "Granny, Uncle Qiao and Qiao Qingyu are here."

Then she ushered Qiao Zhiyuan and Qiao Qingyu into the house.

The two entered the house, and at this moment, Han Lishi also hurried over from the northern room. Seeing Qiao Qingyu, joy flickered in her eyes, and then upon seeing Qiao Zhiyuan, her expression darkened instantly; but in the blink of an eye, she warmly invited them to sit and asked the eldest sister-in-law to pour water, her concern evident as she asked, "Qingyu, how is your mother?"

Qiao Qingyu’s gaze was heavy as she looked at the old lady, unsure whether this Old Lady Han knew about the registered letter, but it was certain that the others did.

Otherwise, how could Han Liuya have sent such a registered letter from North City to the hospital?

"My mother’s condition is relatively stable. Grandma, I just wanted to ask what exactly happened that day, how could my mother have suddenly fallen ill?"

The eldest sister-in-law was not displeased by the side; after all, the matriarch ran the household, and she couldn’t care less about these trivial matters. She excused herself saying she had something to do and left.

Qiao Zhiyuan didn’t drink the offered water either, sitting on the edge of the kang and also inquired, "Aunt, we need to get this clear, so the doctors know how to treat her."

Han Lishi suddenly wiped her tears, "It’s all my fault, I know it. Because of Granny He’s incident, the Qiao family didn’t want to have dealings with us. But I’ve always liked Xianglan since she was little, and treated her like my own daughter; how could I not miss her after such a long time? I had to curse myself and coax her to come. Never did I expect that just after exchanging a few words, she would complain of chest tightness and breathlessness and then fainted. We were so scared we immediately used the commune’s tractor to send her to the hospital... You all know the rest..."

As she spoke, her eyes lingered on Qiao Qingyu.

Qiao Qingyu met her gaze and noticed the old lady’s murky eyes were full of restlessness and anxiety.

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