Xu's Mother Extra
Since last winter, Xu's mother has been sick. She stayed in the hospital for a few days at the beginning of winter, and stayed in the hospital for a few days again when the Chinese New Year was approaching. Now, just after the first month of the lunar year, she is not feeling well again. She feels that she is dying soon, so she waits for death peacefully at home. No matter her husband, daughter or other relatives come to persuade her, she does not want to go.
She is not the only patient in the Xu family at the moment. Grandma Xu has also been ill for several years and has recently become critically ill.
There was no way to persuade them, so Grandma Xu grabbed her children and grandchildren and gave them her last words, holding a wrinkled passbook and giving them all: "I won't spend your money even after I die. I have enough money, so don't make it a big deal. Just use this money and do whatever you can..."
She had already made her last wishes several times, and everyone thought that she might not die this time, so they all advised her not to say such things and to take good care of her health. However, she died before she could finish her words.
People will eventually die, and there are no filial sons for a long-term sick bed. After being ill for several years, Grandma Xu finally died, and everyone felt relieved. Although relieved, the children still felt sad when they recalled the past and cried very sadly, so the atmosphere that should be there for a dead person was still there.
The Xu family quickly got busy. According to local custom, firecrackers should be set off when someone dies. As soon as Grandma Xu died, Uncle Xu asked his son to light firecrackers, and the whole yard and even most of the village could hear it.
Xu's mother was in good health, but she had to cheer up after someone died in the family. She had been fighting with Grandma Xu for a lifetime, and she didn't want to intervene at this moment. But because she didn't want to intervene in her heart, she had to intervene in her actions. Otherwise, what would the distant relatives and neighbors say when they saw her?
After taking care of Grandma Xu's funeral, Mother Xu lay in bed exhausted.
Xu Qing was taking care of her by the bed. She woke up in a daze, grabbed Xu Qing's hand and said, "I'm leaving. You have to take good care of your dad!"
"Mom, don't talk nonsense." Xu Qing said, "Take the Chinese medicine Grandpa Liu prescribed first. If it doesn't work, you'd better go to the hospital and stay for two days. If you really die, what will happen to Dad? You should think about Dad too..."
Xu's mother paused, thinking of her husband, and she couldn't bear to let him die. She turned over in bed, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes, and then asked: "Qingqing... Tell me, what happened between your brother and that Ding?"
Xu Qing was stunned. It's been so many years, why are you asking about this again?
"You know." Xu's mother said, "I wronged her, didn't I?"
Xu Qing was silent for a while. Seeing her looking at him dimly, he told her the truth about Xu Zhong and Wan Qing's marriage and said, "It was not Wan Qing's fault alone. Don't blame your brother. He was also very sad at the time... He just wanted to make you happy."
Xu's mother burst into tears: "I know... I know... I gave birth to the child, how could I not know?" But at that time, she could only persevere by putting the blame on others.
"She doesn't hold a grudge..." Xu's mother said, holding Xu Qing's hand, "You helped her, she does remember... Do good things! If you do bad things, there will be retribution!"
Xu Qing opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. Why did they talk about karma? She didn't believe in it and didn't know how to persuade the old man.
Xu's mother said: "If it doesn't come to me, it will come to my son. If it doesn't come to my son, it will come to my grandson... Your brother's death is the retribution for our family!"
"Mom... stop thinking about it!" Xu Qing shouted, afraid that she would be too sad and wanted to call her out of her thoughts.
Xu's mother shook her head and whispered, "Your grandmother is so cruel... That... your second mother-in-law's daughter, later it was said that she was the mother of Ding."
"Yeah." Xu Qing nodded.
"At the beginning, your grandmother and your aunt sent the person away together. Halfway through the journey, your grandmother didn't want to send him off anymore and wanted to kill him..."
Xu Qing gasped.
"At that time, your grandmother sent your aunt away and held the child in the field. Fortunately, your aunt ran back, so she had to stop, otherwise she would have drowned!"
"Mom...Mom, how did you know?" Xu Qing asked in shock. Although she had the impression that her grandmother was sometimes fierce, she was unwilling to accept this - that her grandmother actually had the intention to kill!
"Your aunt said it secretly." Xu's mother wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, feeling cold. "How could your grandmother be so cruel? She must have done a lot of bad things, and God wanted to punish her, so he let your brother die..."
Xu Qing felt that she was mentally ill. If she continued to make trouble like this, she would also become mentally ill. She could only persuade her: "Mom, don't think about it. You should take good care of your body! Xiaojie is getting married soon. When he has a child, it will be to carry on your family line!"
Xiaojie is Xu Qing's second son. After Xu Chong died, she discussed with her husband and let Xiaojie change his surname to "Xu" so that he could carry on the Xu family line.
Xu's mother nodded and patted her hands: "You will definitely be more blessed than me..."
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