After four years of marriage, the military officer husband came back

As Xia Qingning spoke, she took out the money that she had originally intended to give to Guo Yumei. It was a thick stack of ten-yuan notes each, and it was obvious that there were more than five hundred yuan.

As soon as the money was taken out, the people around him stared with wide eyes. They had never seen so much money before, and they immediately started to discuss:

"Qing Ning girl married well. She can easily come up with so much money. Maybe she can even bring Yu Mei to the city to enjoy a good life in the future."

"That's right. I heard that people in the city don't burn firewood, and they don't have to carry water. Just turn on the tap and there's water. This girl is really blessed."

Niu Xianhua, who was laughing the most when watching the joke just now, couldn't laugh anymore after seeing the money. It was enough to build a green-tiled house. When she thought about the small gifts her daughters usually sent her, she immediately felt unbalanced.

She didn't expect that even when she was old, she was still outshined by Guo Yumei. She was very unwilling but had no choice but to comfort herself that her son was lame and a lame man was shorter than others.

Seeing Xia Qingning taking out the money, the happiest person was Wang the matchmaker. Although she didn't show it on her face, she was very happy in her heart. It seemed that her bet was right this time.

People say that the girl from the Xia family is very stupid. Even though she has married and moved to the city, she is still the same. But after being provoked by me, she obediently took out the money.

Seeing Xia Qingning take out so much money at once, the short and fat woman's expression obviously improved, but she still looked condescending:

"Why didn't you take out the money just now? You have to be scolded by us before you are willing to take it out, right?" After saying that, he looked at the thick stack of money again, greedy light in his eyes, and immediately raised the price:

"But five hundred dollars is not enough now. If you want to get married, you have to pay three hundred more, a total of eight hundred dollars."

The matchmaker didn't expect this woman to be so smart, so she stepped forward to help and said, "That's good, good luck, good luck."

Guo Yumei was not willing to let her daughter spend so much money to help her son get married. Xia Qingshu, who was watching from the side, was also anxious. He had never thought about getting married. If he was forced to marry this vulgar woman who spoke foul language, he would rather be a bachelor for the rest of his life.

The mother and son were about to speak, but were stopped by Xia Qingning. Xia Qingning smiled gently, looked at the two greedy women, and said as if she agreed:

"Yes, it's Jili. It's exactly eight hundred yuan."

The short and fat woman saw that she was willing to give money, and she laughed so hard that her flesh shook. She felt that she had completely controlled Xia Qingning. She walked up to her and stretched out her hand to take the money, but she saw that she withdrew her hand immediately. Without getting the money, the woman immediately became anxious and shouted:

"Bring it here!"

"Why should I give it to you?" Xia Qingning looked at her and asked in a puzzled manner, then raised her voice:

"We won't get married!"

Seeing that the 800 yuan was gone, the woman realized that she had been fooled. She immediately became angry and pointed at Xia Qingning and cursed:

"You little bitch, are you kidding us? You are a little whore born of an old whore..."

But before he could finish his words, Guo Yumei's big broom came over. She waved the broom vigorously and shouted loudly:

"I told you to curse my daughter, I told you to curse my son, I will beat you to death, I will beat you to death..."

People say that even rabbits bite when they are angry. Guo Yumei, who had never quarreled with anyone in her life, now picked up a broom and started beating people for the sake of her two children.

The woman didn't expect that she would suddenly resort to violence, and was forced to retreat again and again by the broom. Guo Yumei pushed her aside, and then pointed the broom at the gossiping matchmaker, waving it and shouting:

"Get out! Get out of here!"

The three men were driven to the gate of the courtyard. They finally reacted and immediately tried to find something to fight back. They started shouting:

"You old whore, you actually dared to hit someone, wait and see how we deal with you!"

As the three of them were talking, they picked up the bamboo poles they had found and were ready to attack Guo Yumei. Xia Qingning was afraid that Guo Yumei would suffer a loss, so she hurried over and picked up the bamboo pole.

At this moment, Xia Qingshu, who had just turned around and walked into the house, suddenly came out with a hatchet in his hand. He changed his usual gentleness, held the hatchet tightly, and with bloodshot eyes, he shouted at the women who were making a fuss:

"Get out of here now, or I'll chop you to death. My life is over anyway, and I'm making a profit by dragging you guys down with me."

After saying that, he strode towards the three women with fierce eyes, looking particularly scary.

It is said that those who wear shoes are afraid of those who are barefoot. When the women saw the shining hatchet in his hand, they immediately became frightened and turned around and ran out of the yard quickly, cursing as they ran. Soon they disappeared from sight.

Everything happened so fast that by the time Xia Qingning reacted, there was no one in the yard. Even the onlookers had run away.

When they returned to the house, Guo Yumei felt aggrieved and distressed, and she began to wipe away her tears unconsciously.

His son is so outstanding. The articles he wrote were even published in newspapers. If he hadn't tried to save money, he wouldn't have ended up with a lifelong disability.

In the end, I still blame myself. Why didn't I notice that his walking was not right? If I had discovered it earlier, maybe my son wouldn't be like this now.

Now everyone is laughing at him behind his back, and some even come to humiliate him. How can a mother not feel sad and distressed?

"Mom, don't be sad." Xia Qingning was also very sad. She stroked Guo Yumei's back to comfort her, and then put the stack of money in her hand:

"Take this money. You can use it to build a house or find a wife for your brother."

"How can you do that? You have more places to spend money in the city than we do. Besides, things in the city are expensive. You should keep this money for yourself and buy more delicious food. Don't starve yourself."

Guo Yumei quickly declined. She had never thought of using her daughter's money to supplement the family. Then she continued:

"I will find a way to deal with your brother's problem. Don't worry. I finally came back and I want to make you worry."

Listening to her self-blaming words, Xia Qingning felt even worse and said hurriedly:

"I still have money, you can take it without worry." Fearing that she would feel burdened and think that she gave her the money because she listened to those women, Xia Qingning explained:

"I was going to give you this money yesterday. I came to see you in the evening, but you were not in the room. I talked to Qingcao for a while and forgot about it. Don't worry, I'm working now and I get paid every month. I'm not short of money."

After saying that, he put the money directly into her pocket:

"Just keep them with confidence. These are also given to you by Jingzhe. If you don't accept them, you are treating us as outsiders."

Guo Yumei wanted to refuse, but when she heard her daughter say this, she knew that if she didn't accept it, her daughter would be angry, so she accepted the money with tears in her eyes.

At this time, Lu Jingzhe walked into the house. He had just gone to the village chief's house and talked to the village chief about some things. When he came back, he saw several women running out of the Xia family's yard, cursing dirty words as they ran. From those words, it was not difficult to guess what had happened at home.

Xia Qingning in the room felt relieved when he saw Guo Yumei took the money. Then he turned to look at Xia Qingshu beside him and saw him sitting there with his head down, indifferently. His eyes were dim, as if his soul had been taken away and only a body was left.

What those women said just now was so ugly and vicious! His legs were lame, but his heart was alive, he had self-esteem, and he would be sad!

Xia Qingning knew that her brother must have heard a lot of ordinary consolation, and it was no longer useful to him. She thought about it and had an idea in her mind. She sat down next to Xia Qingshu and asked:

"Brother, I remember you were with Sister Xiaoyu before, right? Where is she?"

She knew that asking this question now would make Xia Qingshu embarrassed and even ashamed, but she had to ask it so that Xia Qingshu would stop avoiding it and face the past.

Sure enough, after hearing her words, Xia Qingshu's expression froze for a moment, then he lowered his head even lower and said in a calm voice:

"We separated early."

After saying this, he suddenly smiled bitterly and unconsciously placed his hands on his legs:

"I am in my current state...staying with her will only be a burden to her. It is only natural for her to leave me."

When saying this, Xia Qingshu was very calm, as if he had already accepted his fate. His face had a dull expression and his heart was dead, as if he could no longer ignite any hope.

"So you plan to stay like this forever? Endure those people's ridicule and humiliation anytime and anywhere, become their after-dinner talk, and live your whole life in a daze." Xia Qingning seemed to have no regard for Xia Qingshu's feelings at all, and said it bluntly and cruelly:

"Or if you really marry that shrewish girl today, your children will become the laughing stock of the children of those who laughed at you. Will they be looked down upon generation after generation, and trapped to death in this small mountain village generation after generation?"

Hearing these words, Guo Yumei turned her back and wiped her tears silently. A trace of surprise flashed across Lu Jingzhe's calm face.

Xia Qingshu's eyes, which were originally as dead as water, were suddenly touched after hearing Xia Qingning's words.

He said nothing, clenched his fists, sadness, regret, resentment, unwillingness, despair... a variety of emotions filled his chest, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Ever since the injury to his leg, he has been doing nothing but feeling sorry for himself and giving up on himself. Over the years, his family members were afraid that he would be sad, so they were always careful to protect his dignity. No one has ever opened his scars like this and told him clearly what kind of life he would live in the next few decades.

Is his life destined to be so sad?

Is he destined to spend his life in this muddle?

He doesn't want to! He is unwilling!

But as a cripple, what can he do to fight against fate? !

Just when he was feeling helpless and almost on the verge of collapse, a pair of hands suddenly reached out and held his hands forcefully. He looked up in astonishment, and was greeted by his sister's firm and sincere gaze. She said in a powerful voice:

"Brother, cheer up and go to college!"