5. Military Wife (5) (1/2)
Lin Shiheng arrived at just the right time, just when He Xuezhu's family came.
The reason why He Xuezhu doesn't like Li Chunhua, her mother-in-law, is largely due to her natal family.
Her father is a doctor and her mother is an ordinary woman in the village. The reason why the couple got together in the first place is because their three views are in harmony, and their three views are very simple: sons are treasures and daughters are grass.
The two of them wanted to have a son since they got married. Unfortunately, things took a long time. After giving birth to three daughters in a row, they got a baby bump. From then on, they doted on their sons and despised their daughters.
When the eldest daughter was born, although the couple was disappointed, it was still their first child and they were loved a little more. When the second daughter was born, the couple's faces were not very good-looking, and He's mother's health was already due to the continuous She was a little bad at giving birth, and was nursed back to health by her husband with great difficulty before she could get pregnant. When the third daughter, He Xuezhu, was born, her mother would have thrown her into the river and drowned her if the second elder of the He family who was still alive hadn't stopped her.
When He Xuezhu was one and a half years old, her mother gave birth to a son.
Their parents' wish came true, but the lives of the three sisters were not easy. On the contrary, they were even more miserable than before.
The son is delicate, needs milk powder, and the family has no money. He's father and mother not only work hard to make money for their son, but also ask their three daughters to make the same money. He Xuezhu is younger and doesn't have to follow her mother to do needlework every day like her two sisters. She My mother was too lazy to take care of her at that time, and was afraid that she would wander around, so she simply tied her waist with a hemp rope and tied her to the table leg, where she stayed tied for the whole day.
When He Xuezhu grew older and learned to identify herbs, her task was not to do needlework with her sister and sell it for money, but to go up the mountain with her father to collect herbs.
The four children gradually grew up, and the family's life gradually became better. However, when the elementary school was opened in the village and every household was notified, He's father fell down the mountain and died while collecting medicine.
The mainstay of the family is gone, and most of the source of income is gone. What should I do if my son marries a wife and needs to build a new house?
Selling my daughter!
Most of the families that Mother He sells their daughters to are extremely poor. After all, because they are poor, they cannot afford a wife. Anyone who cares about their daughter at all is not willing to marry their daughter to them.
But He's mother didn't mind. As long as she could come up with the bride price, she could nod and marry her daughter off.
He Xuezhu's eldest and second sisters all married into impoverished families. They never went to school and were oppressed by their parents since childhood. They had no intention of resisting. After they married obediently, the He family never contacted them again.
This was what Li Chunhua was looking for. She was not happy with her husband's family, and she didn't want to have another daughter-in-law who was unhappy with her husband's family. In addition, when she was looking for a daughter-in-law, she liked He Xuezhu, who was hard-working and honest, with a good figure and good looks. She was passable and had some skills in picking medicines and treating diseases. Marrying her son would definitely give her a fat and healthy grandson, so she just clapped her hands, gave her the money, and settled on the marriage.
Unexpectedly, the He family actually changed their past style of "throwing water on the married girl" and frequently visited the Lin family, talking about borrowing money.
How could Li Chunhua endure it?
She was able to separate the family from Lin Shiheng's grandma neatly, so she was definitely not someone to be trifled with. The He family failed to let them take advantage every time they came, and they had to reprimand He Xuezhu again after they left.
After being slapped in the face like this, the He family still seemed to be unable to understand people's faces, licking their faces and coming up to her every time, completely regardless of what kind of treatment their daughter would receive in the Lin family.
Li Chunhua's only weakness is her son, but her son has to save face, be filial to his grandparents, and face his wife's family. This makes her helpless and unable to do anything. She can only come to the He family once and rush once. .
Mother He just came to the door with her son, and she just said one sentence.
"My dear, I heard that Shi Heng was seriously injured and disabled?"
Li Chunhua grabbed the kitchen knife and got on it, "Who are you talking about being disabled?!"
Even He Xuezhu, who was always being teased by He's mother, didn't look very good. "Mom, what are you talking about? Shi Heng is fine."
"No, no, didn't I just listen to people in the village saying that I care about Shi Heng?"
Mother He was so frightened by Li Chunhua's ferocious look that she was about to kill someone that her legs became weak. She felt a little regretful for speaking too directly, and quickly stepped back with a flattering smile, "These are all what they said, not me. !”
"Yes, yes, we heard these words too. Sister, please stop your mother-in-law!"
He Xiaobao spoke immediately. He was also soft-spoken, weak-minded towards Li Chunhua, and full of resentment towards his sister who had been bullied by him since childhood.
"In-laws, please don't worry. Didn't I hear that Shi Heng was injured and I'm afraid he might hurt himself? You don't have a good relationship with the old Lin family. Shi Heng won't be able to adopt their children in the future. Look at my family. Xiaobao, that's Xuezhu's biological brother. In terms of closeness, he must be my Xiaobao... Oh my god!"
If Li Chunhua had deliberately scared them before, she was really angry now. She just picked up the broom on the ground and threw it over. Seeing the mother and son squealing and running away, her eyes were filled with anger. Hei put his hands on his hips and started to curse.
"You're such a heartless thing. Even if your son dies, my son will be fine. Even if you adopt us, you can have a wonderful dream!! It won't be possible in the next life!!"
Mother He's heart was pounding with fright, and she was thinking about the Lin family's money. She swallowed her saliva, suppressed her desire to run away, and said carefully: "My mother-in-law, don't be angry first. I'm always listening to you." What his second aunt said was true. She said that Shi Heng was seriously injured and wanted to adopt his son. I thought, since your relationship with the Lao Lin family is not good anyway, you might as well adopt our little baby. You say so."
"You! You! I have to kill you today..."
Li Chunhua threw away the kitchen knife, picked up the broom on the ground, and hit the two of them.
The two of them were shocked and were about to run away when a clear male voice came from behind: "What are you doing?"
Li Chunhua paused and looked at her handsome son in military uniform and carrying a bag standing outside the gate. Her eye circles immediately turned red: "Shi Heng..."
He Xuezhu, who was going to start a fight, also stopped where he was. She looked at her upright and smiling husband, and then looked down at the dirt on her hands from feeding the chickens. She hid her hands behind her back in a helpless manner. , stepped forward cautiously, "Shi Heng, you are back."
"Yes, didn't I say that in my letter? I'll be back in a few days."
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Hearing her husband's questioning voice and seeing her mother's family looking embarrassed, He Xuezhu lowered her head in embarrassment, "Yes, it's my mother and brother who are here."
She knew that Shi Heng didn't like her family. Every time she met them, they would not touch her at night. Even He Xuezhu herself felt helpless. She even hated her family. Why could she come here without any scruples? The Lin family is in trouble.
The more they behave like this, the more difficult it is for He Xuezhu to hold her head high in her husband's family, especially now that Shi Heng has seen her.
He Xuezhu lowered her head tightly to prevent her red eyes from being exposed. She knew that she was going to be disgusted again. Just when her body was trembling slightly with sadness, her shoulders were hugged by a slender and warm hand. Living.
She raised her head in confusion, and it was Lin Shiheng who held her shoulders and leaned close to her.
My heart seemed to drop to the ground for a moment.
Lin Shiheng looked at the mother and son standing opposite with stern expressions. A gentle smile suddenly appeared on his lips, and after coughing twice, his words showed intimacy.
"It turns out it's Mom and Xiaobao. We haven't seen each other for a long time. The last time we met was three months ago, right?"
He's mother and He Xiaobao were stunned for a few seconds. They didn't expect Lin Shiheng to be so easy to talk to, but when they thought about the fact that they had come to make trouble before, and the man in front of them didn't look good but he treated them well, they suddenly felt at ease.
He's mother immediately showed a warm smile on her face: "Yes, yes, Shi Heng, you are too busy. It has been three months since I last went home. Mom misses you too. Look, which time Your mother won’t come to see you when you get home.”
Li Chunhua's face turned blue and white in anger at her son's treatment of the mother and son: "Shi Heng, you..."
"Mom, wait a minute, I'll talk to my mother."
Li Chunhua has always loved her son as much as her life, so after hearing these words, she could only suppress it, holding her chest angrily as her son listened to the nonsense of that old woman from the He family.
"If you want to talk about the relationship between our two families, they are very close. I can't tell you what to say. Your grandparents only think about your second uncle and the others. My family is the only one who sincerely loves Xuezhu and your son-in-law. , My little treasure is also a sensible child. Look, he has so many friends in the county at such a young age..."
"Shi Heng, our two families have broken bones and are still connected...what are they connected to?"
Lin Shiheng continued with a smile: "Broken bones are still connected with tendons. Mom, you are right. I think so too."
"I regard Xiaobao as my biological brother."
"Yes, yes, he is not his biological brother, isn't he? Shi Heng, my mother felt very sad when she heard that you were injured. But fortunately, you can still come up with money to build a house. My mother is also a little comforted. Otherwise, this would be so difficult. I'm worried to death. Look at your little baby brother. His wife just gave birth to a big fat boy. This baby is weak and it's just when he needs money..."
As soon as the subject of money came up again, the expressions of Li Chunhua and He Xuezhu changed. He Xuezhu endured the deep-rooted fear of her biological mother and whispered: "Mom, Shi Heng's money was exchanged for his life, you can't... …”
"Snow beads."
Lin Shiheng called his wife's name in a warm voice, patted her shoulder gently, and looked at He Xiaobao with a smile: "Xiaobao, Brother Shi Heng treats you as his biological brother. Do you also regard me as your biological brother?"
He Xiaobao received the look from his mother and quickly expressed his loyalty: "Yes! Brother Shi Heng, I also regard you as my brother."
"That's good."
The handsome young soldier immediately showed a relaxed smile on his face: "I was injured in the army. I don't think I'm going anywhere. It's the time when I need someone to take care of me. As you said just now, my grandparents are unreliable. Our little treasure is the closest to me. Mom, when I came back last time, didn’t you ask me to help you keep an eye on that bicycle?”
Mother He gradually began to feel that something was wrong, "Well... not yet, it's not too late, this is not the child just born..."
"It's better if you don't buy it." Lin Shiheng put his arm around his wife's shoulders and looked relieved. He coughed twice and leaned against his wife weakly: "Look, let Xiaobao lend me this money." "I have to go see a doctor when I get back. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on if I spend too much money. I was worried along the way, but I didn't expect you and Xiaobao to be so considerate and come to my house to help."
As he said that, he stretched out his hand and took hold of the confused He Xiaobao's hand. His face turned pale for a moment and said seductively: "Xiaobao, look at your sister and my mother. They are both women who have no energy. They support me at night." You can't go to the toilet or carry a urine bucket or anything like that. You are different. You are a young man who is energetic. He will rest at my house today. We two brothers will talk all night. You can accompany me to the toilet tomorrow. Go to the provincial capital.”
He Xiaobao turned his head stiffly and looked at his mother. He's mother was so excited that she quickly snatched her son back.
Only then did she remember that Lin Shiheng had been coughing since he entered the house. He must not have tuberculosis, right?
Why is she so stupid! Before, I only thought that Lin Shiheng was seriously ill and needed to be adopted, but I never thought that he would need to see a doctor. Taking care of a patient costs a lot of money.
"Um, mother-in-law, my baby is still young and a baby was just born at home, so we will go back first..."
They were about to leave, but Lin Shiheng was still unwilling and reached out to grab them: "Mom, don't leave. I just came back, otherwise you let Xiaobao stay."
Mother He didn't even bother to answer. She pulled her son out of the Lin family gate and ran wildly.
Let her good son serve others and pay her back?
Go ahead and dream!
Li Chunhua also reacted at this moment, raising the corners of her mouth crazily, and looking at the backs of mother and son, she felt proud.
Why hadn't she thought of this trick before?
Lin Shiheng was about to pick up the bag on the ground when he was suddenly picked up by He Xuezhu beside him. As soon as she stood up and saw her husband looking at her, she tried hard to endure the sadness in her eyes, holding the big bag and comforting her softly: "Shi Heng, Don't worry about things at home. Let's eat well first and then go to the city for medical treatment. You don't have to worry about money. I can pick medicines and treat minor illnesses. I will definitely be able to survive."
She actually didn't feel confident when she said this, but she still pretended to be very confident on her face, for fear that her husband would feel uncomfortable. However, as soon as she finished speaking, Lin Shiheng burst into laughter.
He tapped her stunned forehead, and said in a nice magnetic voice, "Silly wife."
After saying that, Lin Shiheng picked up the luggage that was being held by He Xuezhu and walked into the house.
He Xuezhu stared at his back blankly, then subconsciously looked at her mother-in-law: "Mom?"
It was also the first time that Li Chunhua discovered that her daughter-in-law was so easy to deceive. Thinking of her hard-pressed expression just now and her serious plans for the family, her heart became a little soft, so she imitated her son and tapped He Xuezhu's forehead.
"You just married into our family. Come on, go in, and mom will make chicken soup for you."
The son came back well and left the mother and son angrily. Li Chunhua felt elated and happily started working in the kitchen. He Xuezhu helped beside her. When the meal was ready, Lin Shiheng in the room had not moved yet.
Li Chunhua asked her daughter-in-law to set the table and then opened the door curtain to call him.
Before she went in, in case the child fell asleep, she quietly glanced at the crack in the door. She saw the handsome young man sitting in front of the window staring at a piece of paper in a daze. She felt relaxed and opened the door and walked in.
"Shi Heng, it's time to eat..."
Lin Shiheng, who had his back to her, trembled and suddenly collected the papers on the table and stuffed them into the drawer. He turned around with a stiff expression and a somewhat flustered expression: "Okay, okay, I'll be right back."
Li Chunhua's eyebrows immediately frowned.
Suspicion arose in her heart, but she smiled calmly on her face: "Hurry up, your wife is waiting for you."
"Okay, I'll come right away."
Lin Shiheng stood up and went to pull Li Chunhua, "Mom, let's go out together."
It was clear that he didn't want her to stay in the room and see the piece of paper.
The curiosity and suspicion in Li Chunhua's heart became more serious. If her son hadn't done this just now, she wouldn't have had any idea, but when she thought of him hiding in such a panic just now...
The two walked to the yard, and Li Chunhua smiled: "I'm going to get something from the house, you go there first."
Lin Shiheng stood there, watching her hurriedly enter the room, thinking about the medical certificate diagnosing that he could no longer have children, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
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