When he learned about this situation, he rode his bike to the town and told Shumei the bad news, hoping to discuss whether there was any solution.
"Boyi, why are you here? Don't you have to work at this time?" Seeing Boyi coming, Shumei asked while cutting the customer's hair.
Boyi frowned, not replying to Shumei. He was about to go into the store, but instead turned back to the door and started smoking.
Shumei immediately noticed Boyi's abnormality and knew that something must have happened. She handed the scissors to Qianqian, "Qianqian, you can cut it! Judging from Boyi's expression, something must have happened."
Shumei walked to the door, snatched the cigarette from Boyi's hand, threw it on the ground and stomped it out. "Smoke less, it's bad for your health. What happened?"
"The brick factory closed down, and the boss ran away with a year's wages. I wanted to use that money for our wedding. What should I do?"
After hearing what Boyi said, Shumei felt relieved. She smiled and took Boyi's hand and said, "I thought it was a big deal. It's no big deal. We can just not have a big party. I have some extra money, so it's no problem to invite one or two tables of close relatives."
"But I want to give you a proper wedding and buy you a beautiful wedding dress. How about we postpone the wedding?"
Boyi was thinking that he should not let Shumei down too much, and he didn't care even if the wedding date was postponed.
But Shumei didn't care about these things. "Boyi, I really don't care about these things. As long as we can be together, nothing else matters."
"Thank you! Shumei, having you in my life is enough!" Boyi held Shumei in his arms and whispered in her ear. After that, he moved his lips to Shumei's forehead and gave her a deep kiss.
With Shumei's guidance, Boyi's mind suddenly became clear and he no longer pursued those unimportant forms.
Before coming here, he was still entangled in various issues, but he never expected that Shumei would solve the problem in just a few words. Boyi did not stay long. After a brief chat with Shumei at the door, he rode back to the village. Before leaving, the two did not forget to hug each other.
Wencai was like a walking corpse. After months of living in the open air, he was so emaciated that he looked unrecognizable.
At the moment of death, the fear of death rekindled his will to live.
He lay on the grass, eyes closed, motionless, his breathing growing weaker and weaker, and his body exuded the peculiar stench of a beggar. Perhaps the flies also thought he was a corpse, buzzing around him.
The snakes, insects, rats and ants beneath him were also wantonly biting his body. He could feel their presence, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
Am I dead? Wencai asked himself with his last bit of consciousness.
Although his father and brother kicked him out, Wencai still missed the days he spent with them. The family ate together in harmony, the brothers were friendly and respectful to each other, the children were loving and the mother was filial. What an enviable family it was.
The Li family was shattered, and it was all his fault. Only on his deathbed did Wencai truly realize his mistakes. Thinking about leaving this glamorous world, where everything would vanish, he would take nothing with him, leaving nothing behind. He felt so much undone, he hadn't become a real man, he hadn't even left a child to sustain his life, and no one would remember he had even been in this world. He began to feel terrified.
This kind of fear cannot be described in words, and only those who have truly experienced near-death experiences can understand it. It is an intense feeling of unwillingness and a strong sense of anxiety about gain and loss.
No, I don't want to die. I can't die. I still have to forgive my sins, honor my father, and fulfill my mother's last wish. Who will save me? Who will save me?
Soon, Wencai lost even his fear of death. His consciousness completely faded and he fainted.
"Is this man dead?"
"Maybe! Look, there are flies flying around."
"How about you go and take a look?"
"No need to look, he must have died."
"Call the police?"
…
The crowd passing by was talking about the incident. Some kind-hearted people went to the roadside to find a public phone and called the police station.
A kind policeman rushed over and sent Wencai, who was still alive, to the hospital. After the doctors' rescue, Wencai was saved from death.
The police confirmed Wencai's identity through the ID card he found on him. To be honest, the police weren't sure at the time whether this person, who looked completely different from the one on the ID card, was actually Li Wencai. However, they were able to contact Li Wenxue using the information on the ID card.
After learning the news, Li Wenxue immediately told Li Yushu about Wencai's situation.
"Dad, the police station just called and said there's a critically ill person, possibly Wencai, and they want the family to come over to confirm and pay for the medical expenses."
Li Wenxue hung up the phone and said to Li Yushu who was playing with Xiao Shitou while changing his shoes.
"Don't worry about him. Whether he lives or dies, it's all his own fault."
After so long, Li Yushu still hasn't forgiven Wencai and is still blaming him for making his aunt angry to death.
"dad……"
Li Wenxue wanted to persuade him further, but before he could say anything, Li Yushu sternly rejected him.
"Do you want me to go find your mother?"
Seeing Li Yushu's firm attitude, Li Wenxue didn't say anything more. His wife Meng Li also came over to support him, saying that he was not a three-year-old child anymore and he couldn't survive without them.
Li Wenxue went out alone. After all, they were brothers from the same mother, and he couldn't just watch Wencai die without helping him. So he secretly came to the hospital without telling Li Yushu and Meng Li.
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