Chapter 15 I Suspect I Picked It Up

Seeing Xia's mother trying to unreasonably come over to snatch the bicycle, Xia Liang felt anxious. Neither the bicycle nor the medicine could go wrong.

"Second Uncle Yang."

Finally seeing the village chief following behind the group, Xia Liang shouted loudly.

Uncle Yang was not walking fast, but a figure ran over quickly:

"Sister Xia Liang, you're back? Have you bought the medicine?"

It was Wang Bin. Xia Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly:

"Push the bike back. I haven't bought all the medicines yet. I'm still short of three kinds. I'll go to the mountains to look for them some other day."

"By the way, the remaining money is in my pocket. You can count it later. I spent ten yuan and twenty-two cents."

Xia Liang spoke clearly and concisely, but when Xia's mother heard it, her eyes widened as big as copper bells:

"Xia Liang, you little bitch, how could you be such a spendthrift? You used our money to buy things for a strange man and spent so much money."

Xia's mother obviously thought Wang Bin was that wild man.

When Wang Bin heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly and his face turned dark:

"Auntie, what are you talking about?"

"Did you eat pig manure for lunch today? Why does your mouth stink so much?"

"You keep calling me a little bitch. Is this still your daughter? I've lived for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've met someone like you. Humph, don't think you can say anything just because you're old. If you continue to slander my reputation, I'll sue you."

It was the first time that Wang Bin cursed someone. He was so angry. He had seen many unreasonable old ladies in the countryside, but it was the first time he had seen someone like Xia's mother who was full of feces, especially when she was spitting it viciously at her own daughter.

"I... who are you talking about? How can you, kid?"

As Xia's mother spoke, she raised her hand to hit someone.

Wang Bin is a soldier and cannot take the initiative to hit others, but no one says he cannot fight back.

Seeing that the fat man's slap was about to fall, Wang Bin raised his hand and grabbed Xia's mother's wrist.

"Foul-mouthed lady, please talk nicely. It's no use using violence."

"You..." Mother Xia tried to break free, but Wang Bin was very strong. When he exerted force with his hand, Mother Xia screamed in pain.

The village chief also came over at this time, and looked up at the sky in silence when he saw the situation.

Is this the first time that their Yangliu Village has been so lively?

"Auntie, I can testify that this afternoon, the educated youth Xia Liang rode squad leader Wang's bicycle to buy medicine for him. The money belonged to him, not your daughter."

"As for what you just said about Xia Liang stealing Xia Jing's money, do you have any evidence?"

"Jingjing said that. She is the sister of this little bitch. How can you wrongly accuse her?"

"Haha, what my sister said is correct? Then why should I say that my sister borrowed 80 yuan from me? She not only lent me money, but also lent me food and asked me to help her with work."

Xia Liang sneered. Now the bicycle and medicine were in Wang Bin's hands. They were safe. What was she afraid of?

If you don't agree, just fight! She has had enough of her mother's partiality and exploitation for two lifetimes.

Are the Xia family her relatives? There is no good thing about them. If possible, she wants to completely cut off ties with them.

Xia Liang's eyes were cold and sad. His eyes turned red and he looked at Xia's mother with a wronged expression:

"Does my sister have any witnesses to what she said? Everything I said has been proven. The money was earned from digging herbs when it rained. My sister borrowed it as soon as I sold the herbs. Every time we had a meal, my sister said she was not full and wanted to take half of my rations. She ate it herself and even gave it to her lover. You can ask the educated youths about this, they all know it. As for the farm work in the fields, ask everyone present, they can all testify, how much does my sister do in a day? She always cries that she can't finish the work and asks me to help her."

Xia Liang felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, but it wasn't entirely an act.

The onlookers all felt sorry for Xia Liang, except for Xia's mother, who snorted and raised her triangular eyes with a fierce look on her face:

"Humph, isn't it your responsibility as a sister to take care of your younger sister? Xia Liang, how dare you complain here? You're taking care of your younger siblings, and you still want to complain to me about your grievances?"

Xia Liang was used to her double standards, but she still felt uncomfortable when she heard it again.

"I deserve it?"

Xia Liang sneered and looked at Xia's mother's fierce face:

"My sister just asked me how much money I took? Thirty? But I sold nearly a hundred dollars from selling herbs. Mom, don't you think it's strange? Or maybe my sister kept the rest of the money for herself?"

"What?"

Mother Xia heard that there were originally nearly a hundred yuan, but Xia Jing only said thirty yuan. Could it be that the damn girl kept the rest for herself?

"Bring it here."

Mother Xia stretched out her hand and snorted coldly.

"What?"

"Thirty dollars."

"Jingjing said you stole thirty dollars from her."

"Hey, Auntie, what you said is wrong. Didn't you listen to what the educated youth Xia Liang said? Didn't he make all the money from digging herbs? How come it's stealing when you say it?"

Wang Bin couldn't bear to listen any longer, and the onlookers were also whispering. This Xia's mother was really a bitch. Not only did she call her own daughter a little bitch, but now she even slandered her daughter for stealing money.

What good does it do her to keep throwing dirty water on her daughter?

"No, I haven't seen any money."

Xia Liang refused to admit it. She had hidden the money and would never give it to her mother.

"You... Humph, I'll go ask Jingjing now."

Mother Xia was still thinking about the hundred yuan. Compared with thirty yuan and one hundred yuan, one hundred yuan was definitely more attractive.

Xia Jing never mentioned the 100 yuan, she only mentioned 30 yuan...

Humph, you stupid girl, now that you have grown up and become so powerful, you actually dare to lie to her.

All that money belonged to her son.

As for the bicycle... Mother Xia took another long look at it. She didn't dare to snatch it from this man. She could only think of a way later.

"Xia Liang, educated youth, did you cut your hair?"

Xia's mother turned and left, and Wang Bin greeted Xia Liang with a smile.

"Your mother is really... Hey, she didn't even notice that your hair was short just now."

Wang Bin complained, and Xia Liang smiled bitterly: "I suspect I picked it up."

"Maybe." Wang Bin was also convinced. It was the first time he saw a mother like this.

She seriously suspected that Xia's mother had a grudge against Xia Liang, or that Xia Liang was the child of her enemy.

"By the way, you said that Brother Yuan is still short of a few kinds of medicine. What are they? Why don't you tell me and I'll go ask?"

The medicinal materials in their small place are definitely not complete, and the army should be able to think of a solution.

Wang Bin was stunned when he learned that Ning Zhiyuan might be able to walk in half a month.

Although nothing has been decided yet, Wang Bin inexplicably believes in Xia Liang.

As the village chief said, this girl is honest and seems steady in what she says and does. In addition, Brother Yuan trusts her, and he believes in Brother Yuan's vision.

It was probably because it was too real that Xia Liang was sucked dry by her sister and tortured by her mother.

"For now, it will take time to get it back from outside. I want to take some time to go to the mountains to have a look. I remember there is some in the mountains here."

Xia Liang now understands that work points are not something that must be earned.

She had already decided to take the college entrance examination, and she never expected her mother to bring her back to the city.

"That's fine. Why don't we go tomorrow? I'll talk to the village chief."

Wang Bin is an impatient person, and he wishes Ning Zhiyuan could run right now.

"OK."

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"Jingjing, tell me the truth, how much money do you have?"