Chapter 185 I will protect you with my life

Xia Qingcao was stunned by the question. He didn't expect that the person who just disliked him so much now seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasantness between the two of them. This heartless look made him not angry. Moreover, he was not a petty person. He whispered two words:

"Okay."

After getting the consent, Lu Xiaoxue immediately raised her hand to grab the food on the shovel and put it into her mouth. After eating, her eyes began to shine, and she praised repeatedly:

"Delicious, really delicious!" After that, she reached out to grab the food in the bowl beside her.

Xia Qinggui slapped her hand away and said,

"Eat it later when you eat noodles." Seeing Lu Xiaoxue pouting unhappily, she comforted her,

"I'll put more in for you."

There were too many mushrooms to put in, and they couldn't be finished in one meal. Guo Yumei thought that her daughter would soon go to the army, so she cut the dried cowpeas she brought into small pieces, fried them with the mushrooms, added some chili peppers, and made three full bottles, thinking that her daughter could eat them on the road and in the army.

The chicken mushrooms were fragrant, the dried cowpeas were chewy, and the chili peppers were even more delicious. Mix them together in the noodles...

The taste, wow, it was simply amazing!

Lu Xiaoxue, who was originally clamoring to go out to eat, ate this bowl of chicken mushroom noodles more deliciously than anyone else.

After dinner, Xia Qingxi gave the toothbrushes and towels to her mother and the others. After washing up, Xia Qingxi and her mother returned to the room.

When Guo Yumei arrived, she found that Lu Lidong and his mother had indeed moved out. She knew that Wang Mingfang was very smart and thoughtful, so how could she move out so easily? Something must have happened. She

was very confused, but in front of Lu Baichuan and the others, she didn't ask too much. Now she finally had the opportunity to ask her daughter, and she only heard her doubtfully and worriedly say:

"Xiao Liu, tell mom about the division of the family. Why are Wang Mingfang and her family willing to move out?"

Xia Qingli knew that her mother was worried about her. She should also let her mother know about the grievances that her original body had suffered over the years and how she had helped her clear her name. So she told her mother everything about how Wang Mingfang and her son had plotted against her four years ago and how she had used their own methods to get back at them a few days ago.

While Xia Qingli was saying this, Guo Yumei had been listening silently. Xia Qingli was wondering why her mother didn't respond. When she turned around, she found that Guo Yumei had burst into tears.

Because she had been burdened by heavy farm work for a long time, she looked older and had deeper wrinkles than her peers. Tears were flowing freely along her wrinkled face.

The hatred for Wang Mingfang and Lu Lidong, as well as the guilt and self-blame for her daughter, intertwined in Guo Yumei's heart into infinite regret. Because the emotions were too strong, her shoulders kept shaking.

Seeing her like this, Xia Qingxi hurriedly comforted her:

"Mom, don't be sad, the truth is out now, and we will have a good life in the future."

"I, Guo Yumei, have never done anything against my conscience in my life, and your father is always considerate of others, wuwu... Why should our Xiaoxi, our daughter, suffer such a great injustice, wuwu..."

Guo Yumei could no longer suppress the sadness in her heart, and cried softly. While crying, she gently held her daughter in her arms and stroked her back like many years ago, and continued to say self-reproachfully:

"It's all mom's fault, mom's fault. At the beginning, mom only thought that if you came to the city, you wouldn't have to suffer with me in the countryside. I never thought... It's all mom's fault. Our Xiao Liu has suffered so much grievance... Woo woo...

Xia Qingliu listened to Guo Yumei's self-blaming words, and her heart also felt bad for her fate. But how could she blame Guo Yumei? Sending her to the city was the only way out that she, a mother with a difficult life, could think of for her daughter.

"Mom, everything is over. You see, Wang Mingfang and the others have been punished. I married Lu Jingchen and I'm living a good life now. Don't blame yourself anymore. "Xia Qingxi sat up straight and took up the handkerchief, wiping Guo Yumei's tears while comforting her.

"Fortunately, fortunately you married Jing Xi!" Guo Yumei murmured in a low voice, like a person who survived a disaster, sighing for the hard-earned happiness, and then looked at Xia Qingxi and said very seriously:

"Mom doesn't ask for wealth and honor, but only wants us Xiaoxi to live happily. If I knew that you would suffer these grievances in the city, I would never let you out. Although it's a bit hard to stay at home, at least you are by mom's side, mom can see and touch you, and if others dare to bully you, I can also fight hard..." At this point, Guo Yumei couldn't help crying again:

"It won't be like this now, you suffer in the city, and I am blind and know nothing, huh..."

As the two were talking, Xia Qingshu and Xia Qingcao suddenly appeared outside the door.

Xia Qingcao wanted to come and talk to her sister for a while, and asked her for a basin to wash the clothes.

Because he only had two sets of clothes when he came, one for his body and one for change. After Lu Xiaoxue said that he smelled, he immediately changed the clothes he brought. If he didn't wash them, he would have no clothes to change tomorrow.

He was embarrassed to come alone, so he asked his brother to accompany him.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw his mother crying very sadly. The two brothers became nervous and asked what happened.

Guo Yumei knew that her daughter had suffered such a great injustice. The reason why she didn't tell everyone before was, on the one hand, She didn't want to make everyone worry. On the other hand, she might feel that her family couldn't help her. After all, there was an old man, a young man, and a lame man in the family. It seemed that no one could be relied on.

But she really didn't want her daughter to be wronged and have no one to rely on. The two sons, no matter how young or lame they were, were men and should take the responsibility of protecting her daughter.

So Guo Yumei didn't hide it from the two brothers and sent Xia Qing to the hospital. Xia Qingshu told them everything about what happened in the city and the grievances she suffered.

Xia Qingshu, who was always kind, clenched his fists unconsciously after listening to it.

Xia Qingcao, who had always been particularly protective of her sister, was even more angry, and her teeth were chattering unconsciously.

After the anger, there was only endless guilt and heartache. Xia Qingshu walked to Xia Qingxiu's side with one foot deep and one foot shallow, looked at her and said in a low voice:

"Xiao Xiu, why did you hide such a big thing from us?"

His tone was not accusatory, but more of a sadness of not being needed. He continued:

"Don't hide anything from us in the future. "After saying this, he lowered his eyes, and his voice became inferior:

"I know you feel that my leg is broken, and I can't protect you like I did when you were little."

It is true that he feels inferior in his heart, but more of it is the self-blame and helplessness that he has no ability to protect his sister.

But how can we blame him? He became disabled in order to save money for his family!

If given a choice, who would want to make themselves inferior to others?

Xia Qingxi had never disliked her brother, nor had she ever blamed him for anything. Just as she was about to say something to comfort him, she saw Xia Qingshu suddenly raise his head and look at her. His eyes suddenly became firm, and he promised solemnly:

"Although my leg is broken, I will protect you with my life. As long as I'm alive, I will not allow anyone to bully you again!"

Looking at Xia Qingshu standing in front of her with his shoulders tilted, and listening to his heartfelt words, Xia Qingxi's nose immediately felt sour. She didn't know what she should say to express how touched she was at the moment. How could she repay such a deep family affection?

Xia Qingcao on the side also said immediately:

"Yes, if anyone dares to bully you again, we will fight them to the death!"

His eyes were exactly the same as Xia Qingshu's, so firm and resolute.

Looking at the two men who were willing to fight for her, Xia Qingxu was already deeply moved. In order to make the two men not worry about her so much, she said:

"Don't worry, I have hands and mouth. If anyone scolds me, I will scold back. If anyone hits me, I will fight back. And now I have you to protect me, no one dares to bully me."

After hearing her words, the mother and her two children slowly calmed down. At this time, Xia Qingxu seemed to have thought of something and said to Xia Qingshu:

"Brother, let's go to the hospital to check your leg tomorrow."