Chapter 65 Brother, go and take the college entrance exam!

Xia Qingxi said as he took out the money that he was going to give to Guo Yumei. It was a thick stack of ten yuan each, and it was obvious that it was more than five hundred yuan.

As soon as the money was taken out, the people around widened their eyes. They had never seen so much money before and immediately started talking:

"Qinggui is married well. She can easily take out so much money. Maybe she can bring Yumei to the city to enjoy a good life in the future."

"That's right. I heard that people don't burn firewood in the city and you don't have to carry water. You just need to turn on the tap to get water. This girl is really blessed."

Niu Xianhua, who had laughed the most happily when she saw the joke just now, couldn't laugh anymore after seeing the money. It was enough to build a blue-tiled house. Thinking of the three melons and two dates that her daughters usually sent her, she immediately felt unbalanced.

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

Seeing Xia Qingqing pay 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 she made the right bet this time.

People said that this girl from the Xia family was very stupid. Even though she married to the city, she was still the same. After being provoked by me so lightly, she took out the money obediently.

Seeing Xia Qingxing 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, she looked at the thick stack of money again, with greed in her eyes, and immediately raised the price:

"But five hundred yuan isn't enough now. If you want to get married, you have to pay three hundred more, a total of eight hundred yuan."

The matchmaker didn't expect the woman to be so smart, and she hurried forward to help and said, "That's great, it's auspicious, it's auspicious."

Guo Yumei was not willing to let her daughter spend so much money to help her son get engaged. Xia Qingshu, who was standing by, became anxious. He had never decided on this marriage. If he had to marry this vulgar woman who was full of dirty talk, he would rather be a bachelor all his life.

The mother and son were about to speak when they were stopped by Xia Qingxi. Xia Qingxi smiled lightly, looked at the two greedy women, and said as if she had agreed:

"Well, it's Ji Li. Here is exactly 800 yuan."

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

"Give it to you quickly!"

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

"We won't get married!"

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

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

But before she could finish her words, Guo Yumei's big broom came towards her. She was seen swinging the broom vigorously and shouting loudly:

"I told you to scold my daughter, I told you to scold 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 her two children.

The woman didn't expect that she would suddenly attack, and was forced to retreat repeatedly 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!"

The three people were driven to the gate of the courtyard, and then they reacted and immediately looked for something to fight back, and began to shout,

"Old whore, you dare to hit people, let me see how we deal with you!" As

the three of them spoke, they picked up the bamboo poles they found and were about to attack Guo Yumei. Xia Qingli 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. He changed his usual gentleness, held the hatchet tightly, and with bloodshot eyes, he shouted at the women who were making trouble:

"Get out of here, or I'll kill you. Anyway, my life is over. I'm making a profit by holding you guys as a burden."

After that, he strode towards the three women, with a fierce look in his eyes, looking particularly scary.

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

Everything happened so fast. By the time Xia Qinggui reacted, there was no one in the yard. Even those who came to watch the fun had run away.

When they returned to the house, Guo Yumei felt wronged and distressed. She wiped away her tears unconsciously.

Her son was so talented. His articles had even been published in newspapers. If he hadn't saved money, he wouldn't have been disabled for life.

In the final analysis, she still blamed herself. Why didn't she notice that there was something wrong with his walking? If she had discovered it earlier, maybe her son wouldn't be like this now.

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

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

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

"How can this be? You spend more money in the city than us, and 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, so don't worry. I finally came back, and now I'm making you feel bad."

Hearing her self-blaming words, Xia Qingxi felt even worse and said hurriedly,

"I still have money, so don't worry about it." Fearing that she would feel burdened and think that she gave her the money because of what those women said, Xia Qingxi explained,

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

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

"Don't worry about keeping it. This is also given to you by Jingqi. If you don't take it, you're treating us as outsiders."

Guo Yumei wanted to refuse, but after hearing what she said, 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 walked into the house in shock. He had just gone to the village chief's house and talked to the village chief about something. When he came back, he saw several women running out of the Xia family yard, cursing and swearing. From those words, it was not difficult to guess what happened in the family.

Xia Qingliu in the house was relieved when he saw Guo Yumei accept the money. Then he turned his head and looked at Xia Qingshu who was sitting there with his head down. He saw that he was sitting there indifferently, with a dark look in his eyes, as if his soul had been taken away and only a shell was left.

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

Xia Qingli knew that her brother must have heard a lot of the usual consolation, and it was no longer of any use 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? Where is she?"

She knew that asking this question now would embarrass Xia Qingshu and even make him feel ashamed, but she had to ask this question to make Xia Qingshu 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 broke up a long time ago."

After saying that, he suddenly smiled bitterly and unconsciously put his hands on his legs:

"I'm like this now... Being with her will only drag her down. It's reasonable for her to leave me."

When saying this, Xia Qingshu was very calm, as if he had already accepted his fate. His face was expressionless 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 topic of conversation after dinner, and live a miserable life all your life." Xia Qingying seemed to have no regard for Xia Qingshu's feelings, and said bluntly and cruelly:

"Or if you really marry that hot-tempered girl today, your children will become the laughing stock of those who laughed at you, and you will 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 away and wiped her tears silently. Lu Jingzhen, who was standing beside her, also had a flash of surprise on his calm face.

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

He said nothing, clenched his fists, sadness, regret, anger, unwillingness, despair... a variety of emotions filled his chest, pressing him to the point where he could hardly breathe.

Ever since the injury to his leg, he had done nothing but feel sorry for himself and give up on himself. Over the years, his family was afraid that he would be sad, so they always carefully protected his dignity. No one had ever opened his scars like this, telling him clearly how he would live in the next few decades.

Was his life destined to be so sad?

Was he destined to spend his life in such a state of confusion?

He didn't want to! He was unwilling!

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

Just when he was lost and helpless, 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 strong voice:

"Brother, cheer up and go to college!"