Donghu Town was called Donghu Village before it became a town. The houses in the whole village were basically close to each other. Since the road was built and the north-south was connected, the village was also divided into two, East Village and West Village.
With the establishment of Donghu Town, the name has also changed. Fangyuan's family lives in Dongzhen, and Chen Chao's family lives in Xizhen. It sounds like a long distance away, but in fact, you can get there by crossing the highway.
When he was a child, Fang Yuan often came to Chen Chao’s house to play, so even after many years, he was still familiar with the road. He originally wanted to buy something on the side of the road and go home. After thinking about it, he continued to walk in with his toys, tight from the side of the road. Passing through the gap between the houses next to the facade, the original concrete road has also become a dirt road. Tianqing stepped on the dust and flew, and when it rained, he stepped on the muddy foot.
Fang Yuan soon came to the door of Chen Chao’s house. The front door was overgrown with weeds and looked like a ruin. The low courtyard wall had collapsed in many places. Fang Yuan stretched his head and looked inside, just in time to see the little girl Chen Xiaoshan stretched her head up. Drink water in a bucket.
The bucket was a bit big, Fang Yuan was really afraid that she would fall into it, so he hurriedly walked a few steps and stepped into the yard from outside the door.
The little girl was startled by Fang Yuan's footsteps. She raised her head and saw Fang Yuan. Her face was beaming and she opened her mouth without saying anything. She turned and ran into the room behind her.
The house behind her is a bit old in Fangyuan’s memory, but it can still live in. It looks like the door is missing half of it now, the roof is missing a lot of rubble, and the cracks in the bricks are full of weeds. It feels like it has been abandoned for a long time.
Fang Yuan stepped in and walked in through the gate. He felt that his eyes were dimmed. Fortunately, his eyesight was so good that he adapted almost instantly. He saw a skinny man with pale face, withered hair, and a skinny man leaning against the corner of the wall. On the bed, Chen Xiaoshan was holding his hand and staring at him curiously. Her eyes were as clear and innocent as Xinxin. Seeing Fang Yuan looking at her, a smile appeared on her dirty little face.
"Ball?" The man lying on the bed stared at Fang Yuan for a closer look, and then asked suspiciously.
Fang Yuan felt sour when he heard this. Very few people were nicknamed "Mall", and Chen Chao was one of these very few people, and he gave this nickname.
"It's me, Xiaochao." Fang Yuan tried hard to squeeze a smile, but couldn't smile.
"I didn't expect to see you before I was dying, it's great!" Chen Chao smiled, seeing no sadness, only a relief.
"Dad don't die." When the little girl heard her father say the word "dead", she shook his arm vigorously with crying voice, Chen Chao's smile froze on her face, which was uglier than crying.
"Dad is not dead, you can go out and play, I will talk to Uncle Fang." Chen Chao reached out and touched his daughter's messy hair, not as indifferently as before.
The little girl nodded obediently, put down her father's hand, turned around and was about to go out, but was yelled by Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan squatted down in front of her and handed her the plastic bag in her hand. Sister? That is my uncle's daughter. Her name is Fang Xin. This is a gift she asked me to bring you. She wants to be a good friend with you."
The little girl didn't pick it up immediately, but looked back at her father.
Chen Chao nodded, and the little girl took it. She opened the plastic bag eagerly and glanced inside. Her eyes immediately showed joy, "Thank you Uncle." Then she ran to the door with her bag and sat on the doorstep. Play on it.
"How old are you?" Fang Yuan asked, looking at the little girl.
"I will be 6 years old in two months." Chen Chao watched as the daughter outside the door took out toys from the plastic bag, his face was full of surprise and joy, but his heart was full of sorrow and sorrow.
The little guy was originally the little princess at home, with a lot of snacks and toys, but he hasn't had anything in the past two years, and he doesn't know how to get over it.
Fang Yuan sat down on the edge of the bed, and carefully looked at Chen Chao in front of him.
Chen Chaochi. His upper body was topless, only a pair of shorts was on his lower body. The skin and bones on his legs were already shaved, and there was a little white and fat appearance when I saw him for the last time. He was leaning against a quilt behind him, but he looked darkly. There is no color, there is a bowl of boiled potatoes and half a bowl of cold rice on the bedside.
Fangyuan's sense of smell is excellent, and he can even smell the rotten taste of boiled potatoes.
"How to make it like this, can you tell me?" Fang Yuan asked tremblingly, unable to cover the grief in his heart.
Chen Chao saw Fang Yuan's expression and seemed extremely happy, so he told Fang Yuan what had happened, which was no different from what Zhao Shu said.
"Have you seen it with a doctor?" Fang Yuan saw that Chen Chao could move his head and hands, only the body below his neck could not move at all.
"Why didn't you watch it, but what can you do if you watch it?" Chen Chao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"What did the doctor say, can it be cured?" Fang Yuan asked hurriedly.
"The doctor said that I injured my spine. This operation is currently not available in China. Only foreign doctors can do it. Even so, there is only 50% hope at best."
"The 50% hope is not small, why don't you give it a try?"
"What about the money?" Chen Chao glanced around at his home, "What should I try?"
Fang Yuan was silent, and thought for a while and said, "I lend you."
Chen Chao was stunned when he heard the words, and then he laughed, "Maruko, you are bragging again, I don't know the situation of your family."
The little girl playing at the door heard Dad's laughter and glanced into the house, full of surprise. She hadn't heard Dad's laugh for a long time.
"I'm serious, I'm not kidding you." Fang Yuan said seriously.
Seeing Fang Yuan's serious expression, Chen Chao also became serious, "Two years ago the doctor told me that if I want to cure my disease at least one million, two years later, there must be more than that. You have so much money?"
"I don't have one now." Fang Yuan said.
Chen Chao heard this, a little relieved, but didn't feel lost. Instead, he smiled and said, "You kid, really boasted again."
"But I have it in half a month." Fang Yuan said seriously.
Chen Chao was stunned when he heard the words, and then said suspiciously, "You kid, don't you do anything bad? Can you make so much money in half a month?"
"Don't worry, the money is coming from a very good way. I helped people to do a project before, and the payment will be settled in half a month, which is enough for you to treat." Fangyuan casually said a reason, and did not talk about Bitcoin, of course. I guess Chen Chao didn't understand either.
"It's better to study. It's fast to make money after studying." Chen Chao sighed, his eyes fell on his daughter at the door, who is also at the age of studying.
He just watched quietly, and Fang Yuan didn't bother him. After a while, he withdrew his gaze and said in a serious manner, "Maruko, I beg you for something."
"You said."
"I'm not cured. Can you take care of Xiaoshan for me? I don't ask too much. Just give her a bite of food and don't let her starve to death." Chen Chao said, tears streaming down silently. .
"Why not? After the cure, can't you take care of her yourself? Give her food, teach her, and watch her grow up happily." Fang Yuan said angrily.
"It's too late. Two years ago, when I had an accident, the doctor said that I had a 50% chance of being cured, and a 50% chance of dying during the operation. At that time, I was in good physical condition and the doctors said that. You see me now? Is it 50% hope? Why spend that wrong money?" Chen Chao smiled bitterly.
Fang Yuan was also silent when he heard the words, and after a while, he said, "Since they are all dead, try the treatment. After the cure, you raise your daughter by yourself, and you will make money back to me in the future."
"If it can't be cured, I will raise your daughter in the future. Whatever my daughter eats, she will eat what she eats, what she wears what she wears, and what she has what my daughter has."