Chapter 3: Together
Qin Fangci was shaking all over, trembling like a sieve. She was excited and afraid.
My heart was trembling like grass in a storm. Tears had long since fallen uncontrollably from the corners of my eyes. My lips opened and closed several times before an incredulous voice uttered excitedly, "Xiao, Xiao Jie? Is... is it you?"
Oh my God, did you send my child here too?
My heart felt like it was suddenly pulled into the air by a big hand, like a bow stretched to its limit, about to break in the next second.
Li Chengjie's tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He let out a long sigh and subconsciously patted his mother's back to comfort her, "Mom, it's me."
It would be great to meet his mother again in the underworld. He would kowtow to her to repay her for giving birth to him. He asked the King of Hell to let his mother be born into a good family in the next life and raise a healthy and filial child.
As long as his mother lives a good life, he would be willing to be reincarnated as an animal forever.
He owes his mother so much.
Qin Fangci's heart, which had been hanging in the air, suddenly fell back to earth, but the emotions in her heart were like a broken bowstring, tears fell like rain, and she hugged her son's hands tightly, like roots clinging to the soil in the wind and rain, not daring to let go even a little.
"Xiao Jie, you are here, you are here, it's great, it's great..." The heart-wrenching emotions burst out, and the heart-wrenching cries burst out like a tidal wave.
Li Chengjie's tears immediately rolled down his face, and his hands patting his mother's back tightened again and again. The fog in front of his eyes was washed away by his tears, revealing his original face.
The roof was dark and unclear, the walls were made of yellow mud, and there was a window slightly bigger than a fist. The sunlight squeezed in with difficulty. There was a group of stunned people by the door, both men and women, big and small.
Are those also ghosts from the underworld?
That’s not right. Why is there sunlight in the underworld?
Could it be a punishment of soul-splitting?
They committed heinous crimes, and the King of Hell wanted to destroy their souls, so he summoned the sunlight. This explains why there is sunlight in the underworld.
But those people were unforgivable. What had his mother done wrong? Why did she have to endure such torture?
No, you can’t do that.
"Mom, don't cry, run, run quickly, I'll cover you, don't be afraid, I will protect you even if my soul flies away!"
hold head high?
Everyone in the Li family looked at Li Xiaowu as if he were a fool.
"It's over, I seem to have fallen and become stupid?" Li Yulan was about to cry, Brother Jiahuai, my identity as a scholar's wife is gone.
"Money!" Boss Li was heartbroken. If he had known this, he would have listened to the second brother and not asked his mother to send his younger brother to school. It would be better to die than to have no money while alive!
"Can't this be cured with money? I've never heard that a fool can be cured." Yuan made up her mind that if her mother-in-law threw a tantrum and demanded treatment for her uncle's illness, she would also throw a tantrum and demand a separation from the family. It was only February, and corvée labor was usually collected after the autumn harvest. In more than half a year, the head of the household would definitely be able to earn back the money for the labor service.
"The village doctor is definitely not good enough. We have to go to the city to see a doctor, right?" The third brother had just finished speaking when Wang pinched him. You are so talkative.
Li Chengjie: “…”
Qin Fangci stood up and blew her nose, collected herself, and patted her youngest son soothingly, "Don't be afraid, Mom is here."
Li Chengjie looked at the strange woman next to him in surprise. She had the same half-silver hair and the same weather-beaten face, but she was completely different from his mother's.
The neat hair turned into long hair and was tied up with a rough wooden hairpin.
There were wrinkles all over his forehead, his big eyes had droopy eyelids, he had thin cheeks and a pointed chin, like a malnourished cow in a video.
The gentle yet determined look in his eyes looked a little strange, as if such an expression should not appear on this face, giving a sense of incompatibility and division.
Now it was Li Chengjie's turn to be nervous. He also wanted to hug the woman in front of him and shake her. "Mom, is that you? Is it really you?"
"Your little brother didn't fall down and became stupid. He just can't recover for a while. You guys go out first and wait for me to talk to him and let him recover."
Li Yulan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest. She was frightened to death.
Boss Li's eyebrows lit up with joy. "Mom, does that mean we don't need to call a doctor?"
Qin Fangci glared at him, "Why don't you just say that from now on, we won't need a doctor. If anyone gets sick or falls, we'll just endure it. If they die, we'll just wrap them in a straw mat, dig a hole, and bury them! Oh, digging a hole requires hiring people, and hiring people means paying for a meal. Forget it, just wrap them in a straw mat and throw them on the mountain. I agree. Do you agree?"
"Call the children outside in to listen, and tell them to remember the Li family's rules."
"No, no, mother," Boss Li waved his hands repeatedly. Why did he bring up the family rules? "Mother, I'm not, that's not what I meant. I just heard you say that my younger brother is not stupid. It's just a little skin breakage. It will heal in two days at home." His voice became smaller and smaller. "Oh, then you can watch it if you want. I don't care."
Qin Fangci turned to her third son and instructed, "Third son, go to town and get a doctor. And ask for leave for your younger brother to go to school. Tell him that he accidentally fell on the road and needs to stay home for a while to recover."
Li Laosan didn't move. "Mom, my little brother has done something so serious. Will you teach him a lesson when you get back?"
I won't go without teaching him a lesson, otherwise his wife will be scolded!
"When he recovers, I will naturally teach him a lesson. Now he's injured, and if I teach him a lesson and make his injuries worse, would you be happy with that and spend more money?"
Wang Shi felt that this was just empty talk and was not satisfied. Qin Fangci glanced at her and said, "Mr. Third, do you agree that we will not invite doctors to our house anymore?"
Wang Shi didn't dare to respond. Her two children were still young and prone to illness. "No, mother, that's not what I meant. I mean..."
"We'll talk about your opinion later." Qin Fangci retracted her gaze and continued, "Third brother, go borrow the ox cart from the village chief and drive it faster."
Li Laosan patted his wife's shoulder soothingly and said, "Mom, what can we borrow from the ox cart?"
Qin Fangci thought for a moment. "There's six eggs in the smallest basket hanging in the kitchen. Take three of them. Then go to the backyard and pick some vegetables. Then talk to the village chief and come back to feed the cows."
"I understand, mother." Li Laosan turned and was about to leave when Li Laoer grabbed his sleeve and said, "Mom, you can't be so biased. We agreed that you would treat my uncle and also give the head of the family capital to do business."
Seeing that Qin Fangci didn't respond, Li Laoer sighed, looking distressed and helpless. "Mom, I've already negotiated a deal with someone else. It's a sure win, but they won't take me with them if I can't pay. Mom, I have no choice. Besides, I'll give the money I make to you. Why can't you understand?"
Qin Fangci made the decision, "Okay, let your younger brother see the doctor first. When he recovers, I will give you the money to start a business."
Li Laoer was delighted at first, but then his face turned bitter. "No, mother, when I recover, will you still have money to give me? Who knows how much it will cost me?"
"How can I expect your little brother to empty our family's wealth all by himself? Don't worry, I've promised you today. When the time comes, even if I go to the academy to get my tuition back, I will give you the money. If you don't believe me, I swear to heaven."
"Oh, is that so? Well then, mother, you said it, and third brother, eldest brother, youngest sister, and fifth brother, you all are listening." Li Laoer looked around at everyone present, not daring to look Qin Fangci in the eye. "Mother, it's not that I don't believe you, but if you swear, everyone will feel at ease, so that I can go with the third brother to get a doctor. The third brother is not good at speaking, and I'm afraid he won't explain clearly to the school and make the teacher angry."
Qin Fangci: "..."
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