Chapter 179 Are you just staying at home to gain weight?
Xia Qingcao, who was standing by, saw her mother started crying while laughing. She didn't understand what was going on and was very anxious. She asked hurriedly,
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? What happened to your sister?"
Guo Yumei quickly covered the microphone, fearing that Xia Qingliu on the other side would hear her crying. Then she tried hard to hold back her tears, shook her head at Xia Qingcao, and signaled him not to speak.
"It's not the busy farming season now anyway, so you, your brother, and Qingcao should all come." When Xia Qingcao asked the question, Xia Qingliu was talking and didn't hear him. Afraid that mother and the others would still be worried, Xia Qingliu played a little trick and said,
"If you don't come, then I'll be the only one coming back to see you."
Hearing Xia Qingliu say that he would come back alone, Guo Yumei immediately became worried and said,
"Okay, I'll discuss it with your brother and the others."
"Don't discuss it, just come together. Ask Aunt Jinhua to help look after the house. I'll pick you up at the long-distance bus station tomorrow." Xia Qingliu said hurriedly, fearing that one of them would not come.
"Mom, what happened to Xiao Liu?" Xia Qingshu also arrived at this time. Seeing her mother's red eyes, she couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"Is your brother here too?" Xia Qingli heard Xia Qingshu's voice on the phone and asked.
"Yes, your brother and your younger brother are here." Guo Yumei replied.
"Then let Qingcao answer the phone." Xia Qingli said. She has always felt guilty about Qingcao chasing the car to send her off last time.
"Okay, okay." Guo Yumei said as she handed the phone to Xia Qingcao who was standing beside her. She didn't know if it was because she still had tears in her eyes, but her eyes were bright, and she said:
"Your sister asked you to answer the phone."
Xia Qingcao hesitated for a moment, took the phone, and whispered into the receiver:
"Sister."
Xia Qingying could tell that his voice was still awkward, but since he was willing to call her, it meant that he was no longer angry with her.
"Qingcao." Xia Qingying's voice was full of smiles: "Tomorrow, come up with mom and brother. Sister has something good to give you."
Xia Qingcao was naturally very curious and interested in the "good things" Xia Qingying mentioned, but in her heart, like her mother, her first reaction was whether they would cause trouble to her sister and whether it would make things difficult for her.
"If we come here...will they embarrass you?" Xia Qingcao didn't ask as tactfully as Guo Yumei did.
"No, don't worry, no one dares to embarrass me or you now." Xia Qingli said hurriedly, and then said:
"Sister has promised that she will never lie to us Qingcao again, and never let us Qingcao suffer any grievances again."
Xia Qingcao was moved, his nose was sore, and he almost cried, but out of the boy's face and stubbornness, he tried hard to suppress the urge to cry and nodded. After nodding, he realized belatedly that his sister couldn't see it, and hurriedly replied:
"Okay."
After Xia Qingcao answered the phone, Xia Qingli said a few words to her brother, and then hung up the phone.
After answering the phone, Guo Yumei, her mother and her two sons walked back from the commune. On the way home, they found that the gravel road was a bit uncomfortable, and the three of them noticed that they were not wearing shoes.
The precious family relationship is probably like this: I heard your news, I didn't care about my image, and rushed to you without stopping, but I completely forgot about the thorns under my feet.
Looking at her eldest son walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Guo Yumei asked with some heartache:
"You walked so fast just now, did you hurt your feet?"
"No." Xia Qingshu was afraid that his mother would worry, so he comforted her: "I didn't walk that fast."
He didn't walk that fast. He just wanted to straighten his legs immediately and walk so fast that she saw him stumble several times.
As the three of them were talking, they just walked to the entrance of the village and met Aunt Jinhua, who had a good relationship with Guo Yumei. Seeing that the mother and her two children were all smiling, Aunt Jinhua asked puzzledly:
"Yumei, what are you so happy about?"
Guo Yumei didn't want to hide it, and replied:
"Qingxing just called and asked us to go to the city to play."
She didn't want to show off, but just wanted to leave a good reputation for her daughter in front of the villagers. After all, Qingxing went to the city a few years ago and never came back, and everyone was saying that she had forgotten her roots and was unfilial.
"That's a good relationship, a good relationship." Aunt Jinhua showed envy and relief in her eyes, and then said:
"I really envy you, Yumei, your sons and daughters are filial, and your son-in-law is promising. You will have endless happiness in the future."
"From what you said, your sons and daughters are also filial, and now you are enjoying a lot." Guo Yumei was naturally happy when she heard Aunt Jinhua praising her children.
"Haha, enjoyment, everyone enjoys happiness." Aunt Jinhua said with a smile, and then asked:
"I think the cream you use to wipe your hands is good, and it smells good. If you are going to the city, if it is not expensive, please bring me a box back."
As the two were talking, Niu Xianhua, who had been competing with Guo Yumei all her life, and several sisters-in-law came towards them.
Seeing Guo Yumei, who was barefoot, with her trouser legs rolled up and covered in mud, and Niu Xianhua, who was wearing a floral shirt, he felt a sense of superiority. He immediately walked over, twisting his fat body and said in a deliberately surprised tone:
"Hey, Yumei, why are you not wearing shoes? Isn't it painful to walk?" After saying that, he looked at the two brothers Xia Qingshu and Xia Qingcao behind Guo Yumei, and the smile on his face became even more cheerful:
"Why don't Qingshu and Qingcao wear shoes? Yumei, I'm not saying anything to you. Our family is in such a difficult situation, but you didn't tell me. Why don't you come to my house later and I'll find you two pairs of shoes? My husband wears old straw shoes. Although they are not as good as new ones, it's better than letting Qingshu and Qingcao go barefoot."
At this point, Niu Xianhua did not forget to expose Guo Yumei's scars:
"Hey, your family died early. It's not easy for you, a woman, to be both a father and a mother these years. Now my family is indeed better off than yours, so don't give me face. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I will help you as much as I can."
Niu Xianhua smiled, looked at the aunts around her, and continued to show off without disguising:
"After all, Yumei and I grew up together. Now that I'm living a better life, of course I have to help my old sisters."
Aunt Jinhua couldn't stand Niu Huahua's proud and arrogant attitude, and she immediately retorted:
"Who wears shoes when going to the fields? Flowers, you don't plant grains or go to the fields now, do you just raise your body fat at home?"
Hahaha...
The aunts around them all laughed after hearing her words.