Chapter 4: It's a Spiritual Spring
It can be said that my eldest sister and her husband chose to have a second child because they were afraid that after they died, no one would take care of their son with cerebral palsy. However, by doing so, they also made another little girl unhappy for her whole life!
In her previous life, Hua Xiali helped this "niece" from time to time.
Hua Xiali wants her eldest sister to take the college entrance examination this year. If she passes, she will have to study in a four-year university, and the matter of having a child will naturally be postponed for a few years. By that time, the child born may not still have the same cerebral palsy.
Even if it is still that son, she can use the time gained to persuade her elder sister and brother-in-law to get checked out and get their bodies in the healthiest condition, so that the child may not still have cerebral palsy.
As she was thinking, she fell asleep again without knowing when. She was woken up by the stench after a while. Hua Xiali was startled and thought she had defecated on the bed, but this smell was much stronger than that one. Finally, she smelled the stench on herself, and she was so scared that she jumped off the bed quickly.
After getting some clean clothes from the closet, I went to the bathroom. After putting down the wooden tub, I directly transferred out a basin of spring water and poured a bottle of hot water into it. After it became warm water, I took a bath.
The temperature was quite low on that April morning, so she didn't dare take a cold shower directly.
When Hua Xiali was taking a bath, the black water flowed directly downwards, and soon the entire basin of bath water was completely dyed black. Hua Xiali then realized that what he had obtained was not ordinary spring water, but the spiritual spring water described in the novel, right?
There were only two bottles of hot water at home. After using them up, Hua Xiali didn't wash herself clean yet. She took cold showers the next few times. Until the shower water was clean as if it had never been used, she wiped the water off her body, put on her clothes shiveringly, and hurried to the kitchen to boil hot water so that she could warm herself by the fire.
Since this spring water is spiritual spring water, we must not let the family drink so much at once like she did, so as not to scare them. We can let everyone drink a little at a time and slowly regulate their bodies.
Her father had been paralyzed for three years. If he recovered overnight and was able to walk on his own, wouldn't this be telling Hua Qingmei clearly that she had discovered the spiritual spring. Doesn't she have the spiritual spring in her hands?
It is still uncertain whether Hua Qingmei was reborn or knew something, so she still had to be careful, take each step steadily, and wait until Hua Qingmei got married.
Hearing the noise coming from the house, Hua Xiali knew that his family members were starting to get up, so he quickly got up and ran back to the room, took the medicine patch and put it on his eyes.
Her eyes, which were badly injured and bruised yesterday, would definitely arouse suspicion if they recovered to normal overnight, so she put the patch prescribed by the barefoot doctor directly on her eyes to block everyone's vision.
"Xia Li, why did you get up so early?" Hua's mother walked into the kitchen and saw Hua Xia Li sitting behind the stove. She asked worriedly, "How are your eyes? Are they better? Do you want to see a doctor again?"
"No, Mom, I don't feel any pain anymore." Hua Xiali shook her head. If she went to see a doctor, wouldn't that just expose her true colors?
So I can't go.
After the water in the pot boiled, Hua Xiali filled two thermos with hot water, brought them to the living room and placed them on the tea table. He then poured the remaining boiling water in the pot into everyone's teacups.
I quietly added a spoonful of spiritual spring water into my elder sister's teacup. If my elder sister really wants to take the college entrance examination this year, then I have to help her improve her memory now.
After all, she has been away from the classroom for three years, and her self-study is definitely not as good as that of students who have teachers to guide and tutor them in school.
What worries me most now is the tuition fee. The tuition fee is 500 yuan, and miscellaneous fees are 300 yuan. The school is several kilometers away from home, and my eldest sister will definitely live in the school, and the accommodation fee will be more than ten yuan. There is also living expenses, and we have to buy stationery for exams. It will take about 1,000 yuan to prepare!
If I get admitted to university, I will need another 3,000 yuan by the end of August.
Those who are willing to lend money to their family have lent them a lot in the past three years, but now they can't even ask for a loan anymore. As for those who are unwilling to lend money, they will not agree to lend you money even if you kneel down and kowtow. Thinking of this, Hua Xiali sighed heavily.
"Xia Li, why are you sighing so early in the morning?" Hua's mother asked in confusion.
Hua Xiali shook her head and said, "Mom, Wang Liang and Ding Yong will definitely come to see me today. Please chase them away when the time comes. I don't want to have anything to do with them."
Hua's mother nodded, "I understand. Since you said you don't want to get married, we won't force you."
Soon, Hua Chunli and Zhang Yongfeng also got up. After Zhang Yongfeng finished washing up, he went to the room to help Hua's father wash up. After having breakfast at home, Zhang Yongfeng took lunch and set off to the brick factory.
The brick factory was not far away, about 20 minutes' walk away. In order to load more bricks and earn more money, Zhang Yongfeng did not go back for lunch but chose to bring his own lunch.
Not to mention Hua Chunli, the daughter-in-law, who felt distressed, even Hua Xiali, the younger sister, felt distressed. If Zhang Yongfeng had not joined their Hua family, why would he have to suffer so much?
The Hua family today is like a fire pit, but Zhang Yongfeng still jumped in without hesitation. This affection is very touching.
Hearing the sound of a bicycle outside, Hua Xiali hurriedly put down the dishes in his hands, got up and ran to the backyard, then slammed the backyard door.
Hua's mother and Hua Chunli looked at each other, then got up and went out together. Wang Liang came riding a bicycle. Seeing Hua's mother, Wang Liang politely asked, "Auntie, is Xia Li up yet?"
Hua Xiali, who was standing behind the back door, couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. This guy's acting skills were really good and he fooled all of them. If Hua Xiali hadn't suffered enough in his previous life, who could have seen that he was such a person?
"Wang Liang, do you really want to marry our Xia Li?" Hua's mother put away her usual peaceful look and her eyes turned serious when she looked at Wang Liang.
Wang Liang didn't know what had happened to change Hua's mother's attitude towards him so much. He suddenly became more cautious and prudent. Then he nodded and said, "Auntie, I really like Xia Li and I really want to marry Xia Li."
When Hua's mother heard this, a brilliant smile bloomed on her face, as if she was completely relieved. "Okay, we have received your kindness. Now it depends on whether your Wang family is sincere."
After hearing this, Wang Liang smiled with relief, as if everything was settled.
Mother Hua continued, "You know the situation of our family. We owe a lot of money for Xia Li's father's medical treatment, and it will cost more money for future treatment. If you really decide to marry our Xia Li, please go back and tell your parents. Our family wants a dowry of 50,000 yuan, and also a bicycle, a color TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and Xia Li's father's subsequent medical expenses, which will also be paid by your family. After all, given our situation, it's not easy to meet someone who doesn't despise our family, so we naturally can't miss it."