Goldfield
Chapter 44: The Bitter Disappointment

“Borrow money? Who will pay the debt? ” Mrs Li interrupts.

Yu Hai glared at him and replied in a slightly angry tone, “It is only natural that I will return the money because I am the one who borrowed it! Eldest brother-in-law did not have to worry about that! ”

“Second brother-in-law, do not forget that all the money you make must be handed over!” Madam Li reminded him with a smirk.

“What? I'm the one making the money, but I can't even use my hard-earned money to get medical care for my daughter. As a father, should I see my daughter die of illness without doing anything? If I did that, would I still be worthy of being a father? What's the point of me getting all this money? Why do I need to go fishing and hunting? I might have been better off staying home, and then dying of illness or starvation with my wife and daughter! ” The honest man finally explodes in his anger and vents his anger at Madam Li, who continues to provoke him.

Mrs Li shouted back, “I didn't even get a single cent of the money you earned! Why are you yelling at me? ”

“Alright, stop talking. Even if you don't talk, no one will think you're mute! ” Yu Dashan noticed that his second brother was furious at this moment, so he hurriedly dragged his wife back to their eastern room.

With a look full of sadness, Yu Hai looked at his father and spoke in a hoarse voice, “Dad, Cao’er is your grandson and the descendant of the Yu Family. Are you really going to be so cruel and just look at him. ”.

Old Yu sighed deeply and said, “I will go to your eldest uncle's house to borrow money. You can pay it back with the game you catch in the future.. ”.

The inner room door slammed open before he finished speaking. With a grim expression, Madam Zhang stared intently at the old man and shouted,

“Someone can fish and hunt, so he has a better reputation than you. Why does he need you to help borrow money? There was price inflation this winter and we are not generating any income now. If we continue to eat like this, won't our family end up going bankrupt? Later, we will have a light breakfast, and pancakes served for dinner will be limited. ”

After he finished speaking, he slammed the door shut again. He closed the door so hard that all the dust in the house beam floated to the ground.

Her daughter's life is still in danger, but her grandmother still attaches importance to saving. Yu Hai dejectedly looked around the house, and then rushed towards his eldest uncle's house with Xiaocao in his arms.

Yu Hai's oldest uncle, Yu Lichun, kept two large dogs at home. They are useful for pulling sleds when it snows. A few days ago it snowed heavily, so he would need at least half a day to reach the city on foot. So, when he visited his oldest uncle this time, not only did he need to get a loan, but he also needed to borrow a sled.

With a puzzled expression, Yu Hai knocked on the front door of his eldest uncle. The one who opened the door was Xiaocao's third uncle.

Yu Jiang looked at his cousin in surprise. As his gaze turned to the small figure inside Yu Hai's embrace, his voice instantly changed, “What happened? Is Xiaocao sick again? Eldest Brother, Eldest Brother ... quickly bring a sled! Second Brother needs to use it! ”

Yu Lichun had two sons and three daughters. His eldest son was five years older than Yu Hai, while his second son was younger than Yu Hai. Yu Hai was the second oldest child, so they called him ‘Second Sister’.

The entire Yu Lichun family was at home, hiding from the winter weather. When they heard the cry of the youngest son, they all immediately ran outside the house. Yu Lichun did not even put on her cotton-coated jacket as she rushed over to check on Xiaocao's situation.

Yu Hai went straight to the point and directly stated the purpose of this visit. Yu Lichun immediately turned his head towards his wife, Madam Sun, and said in a stern tone, “How much money does our family still have? Give it all to Dahai. ”

Without any hesitation, the old woman walked into the room and returned with a gray bag. He did not even open his bag before handing it directly to Yu Hai, and told him, “Take everything. It is more important for the child to get treatment first. ”

The mouth of the eldest son's wife, Yu Xi, twitched and muttered in a low voice, “If we give all our money to Dahai, what will we eat during the New Year? Kids all anticipate the opportunity to eat wheat flour during the holidays! ”

Elder Yu, who had just installed a sled, heard his daughter-in-law's words and glared at her, “Is eating more important than one's life?”

The eldest son's wife did not say a word, but she criticized in her heart: Her parents have more money than our family. Why would our family have to pay for the little girl's medical expenses? The aunt was really stingy who was not even willing to give a single penny!

Yu Hai always felt grateful to his eldest uncle. When his birth mother died, his eldest uncle and aunt took great care of him and his older sister. If not for the support of his eldest uncle, he would not even know when he could get a wife.

Yu Hai bowed deeply towards his eldest uncle's family. He said nothing more and took a bag of money. After which, he took a sled and drove all the way to the entrance of the village.

Shortly after they left the village entrance, Xiaocao, who was attentively listening to her surroundings, pretended as if she had just woken up and called out to Yu Hai, who was hugging her tightly.

A trace of expression finally appeared on Yu Hai's face. He smiled at his precious daughter, who was wrapped up like a ball, and gently asked, “Cao’er, are you awake? Can you tell Dad where you feel unwell? ”

“We should still go to the city and ask the doctor to check on you. We need to make sure that your illness is completely cured. ” Yu Hai touched his daughter's face and insisted on taking her to the doctor.

When faced with Yu Hai's stubbornness, Yu Xiaocao felt overwhelmed and helpless. He kept persuading his father, “Dad! I'm doing fine! No matter what I can still be considered half a doctor. Do I know about my own body? ”

Yu Hai gave him a careless answer as he controlled the sled, “Father knows that our Xiaocao is very capable. However, the ancients often said: ‘Doctors do not treat the disease themselves.’ Father will only feel at ease after the doctor from the Tongren Medicine Hall examines you. ”

With no other choice, Yu Xiaocao came up with a compromise, “Dad, let's do this! Let's go to the mountain first and set some traps. We might be able to catch some of the game. Then, we'll have money for medical expenses. It is not profitable to owe money during the New Year. ”

Yu Hai looked at his daughter's rosy cheeks and her liveliness while speaking. Seeing his persistence, he decided to compromise. So, he ordered the two dogs to turn towards the mountain forest.

The snow piled up on the main road had been trampled by pedestrians and carriages, so it was loud and sturdy. However, it is different on the mountain because the snow is soft and knee-high. When both dogs travel in the thick snow, only their heads are visible, which makes them very difficult to walk.

Yu Hai decided to take down the sled from the dogs and pull his own daughter up the mountain. She would be too worried to leave her daughter alone on a mountain road when the weather was very cold.

The snow started to clear, so many hungry little creatures came out to look for food in the mountain forest. After walking for a while, they saw a pheasant flapping its wings and flying past them.

Yu Hai felt somewhat regretful and said, “It's a pity that I didn't bring any hunting equipment.”

“It's okay, Dad! Let's go to the left side. Brother Han and I hid some ropes to trap there. ” Sitting on the sled, Yu Xiaocao enjoyed this new experience and curiously touched everything around him. From time to time, he made a snowball and threw it on the branch. He giggled incessantly as he watched the snow on the fallen branches.

Yu Hai finally felt relieved when he saw his daughter look so energetic. A moment later, they both found the rope. Yu Hai broke several dead branches and set up around twenty traps of varying sizes.

Yu Xiaocao was also busy working behind him. He was splashing mystic stone water on the snow around the noose or putting dried grass, which was soaked with mystical stone water, around the trap. Ever since Yu Xiaocao prepared two bottles and filled them with mystic stone water, he always carried the bottle with him for emergencies. To prevent the animals on the mountain from causing a commotion, Xiaocao immediately diluted the mystical stone water with snow water before he splashed it.

They took over two hours to complete the installation of all the meshes. Yu Hai was an experienced hunter, so it was inevitable that he was better at setting traps than him. He specifically chose to set a trap on the route that the animals frequented. After they put up the last noose and returned to the same route, they saw that the harvest was already quite a lot.

“Wow! Tragopan Cabot! Jungle chicken! There is also a blue-rumped pitta! ” Yu Xiaocao shouted out in spirit. After such a huge blizzard, this lively mountain bird must have been worth quite a lot.

Yu Hai tied the little animal up with a rope and put it on the sled. After that, they also caught some wild rabbits.

“Dad! Look, what is that? Is that roe deer? ” Yu Xiaocao saw from a distance that there was also a harvest under some of the larger snares they had placed. The creature looked similar to Tiny belonging to their family.

Yu Hai quickly rushed towards the struggling game, pushed him to the ground, and tied his limbs with ropes.

“Ha ha! We got a pretty good harvest today. We actually caught a deer on the edge of the forest! Daughter, this isn't a roe deer. That's a mature stag! The blood and venison were all very good. The rich in the city love this! ” A smile finally appeared in Yu Hai's eyes. The deer probably weighed over a hundred catties. If he sold it, then he would not need to borrow money to pay for his daughter's medical expenses.

By the time Yu Hai and his daughter came out of the forest, the sled was already full of hunted beasts. After he reassembled the sled, they traveled to Tanggu City in a dog-drawn sled.

When they reached the gates of Tanggu City, it was already noon. They left the sled with a family living near the city gate and gave them a pheasant as payment for their help.

After the blizzard, the prices of items continued to soar, so such a fat pheasant would cost at least one or two hundred copper coins. The family was very happy and promised to take good care of the two dogs.

“Hei? Isn't this Brother Dahai? Have you come to deliver the game to our Fulin Restaurant? Hurry hurry! Please login!” The manager of Fulin Restaurant was sharp-eyed and quickly recognized Yu Hai and his daughter. When he saw the game Yu Hai was doing on his back, he, who was usually arrogant, could not help but greet them warmly.

Yu Hai was very uncomfortable with his hospitality. As someone who often delivered the hunted to the city, Yu Hai naturally knew about the usual attitude and behavior of Restaurant Manager Fulin Liu. He was a strong man who looked down on the poor. Manager Liu also unceasingly forced him to lower the price for his game.

With the booming business in Zhenxiu Restaurant and the increasing demand for hunting, Yu Hai rarely did business with Fulin Restaurant. Has Manager Liu gone crazy today? He was actually acting very friendly with her and she even called him ‘brother’.

Yu Xiaocao, who was having a few small matches, had a bad impression of this Manager Liu. Moreover, he had previously made the oral agreement of Third Young Master Zhou. If he caught the hunting results, he would prioritize Zhenxiu Restaurant. So, he naturally did not want to do business with Fulin Restaurant, as they were doing unethical business.