Fight the Giants

  Chapter 254 Why?

  At the gate of the medical center, Huo Wuniang begged her mother-in-law Zhang Shi bitterly.

   "Mother, the family hasn't run out of food yet, why don't you save Xiaoling?"

"Xiaoling is the grandson of my Wei family. How could I not save him? I'm thinking of something now. Xiaohe is also six years old. This big family in Beijing likes a little lady like her. Where can I send her to?" Isn't it better to be a maid at home than to suffer at home?"

   And take it to Beijing and sell it, which is two or two taels more silver than the Yaman would collect in the village.

   I don't understand why Huo Shi is reluctant. It's just a little girl, and it's not like she can't give birth. With ten taels of silver, I can pay for Xiaoling's medicine and have a few taels left in the family.

   Isn't it better than eating plain rice at home?

   "Mother, Xiaoling and Xiaohe are both my children, how could I sell Xiaohe to save Xiaoling!" Huo Wuniang cried and begged.

   Wei He, who was dragged to Beijing by her grandma, was quite frightened, thinking that grandma brought her to the clinic to see her younger brother, but unexpectedly, grandma wanted to sell her.

   Pulling Huo Wuniang's sleeve desperately, crying and shouting: "Mother, don't sell me, don't sell me! I will eat less, no, I won't eat, I will leave it to my brother!"

   Wei Qi felt pain in his heart, his son was lying in the hospital, waiting to pay for the medicine, and if he defaulted, the hospital wanted to drive Xiao Ling out, and went home to ask his parents for money, but his mother brought Xiao He along with him.

  Thought that Xiao He was going to see his younger brother in the hospital, so that he and Wu Niang could do some odd jobs in the city to earn some money, but she didn't expect that Mother had the idea of ​​selling Xiao He.

   "Mother, there is still money at home. When the autumn harvest is over and the grain is sold, there will be no shortage of money. Why don't you want to use some to pay for Xiaoling's medicine?"

Mrs. Zhang jumped up when she heard it: "How much money is there in the family? I raised you so much, married you and started a family. You don't want to go back to support your parents, but you want to pay out, but you are thinking about the autumn harvest. The food is gone! After selling the food, the family drinks northwest wind in winter?"

  Huo Wuniang hugged Xiaohe tightly, not letting her mother-in-law take her away: "Mother, please lend us some money first, and we will pay back the money when we earn money."

   "Bah, you have a good idea, the money you earn is not at home?" I didn't want to waste too much time, so I wanted to drag Xiao He to Ren Ya.

  She finally spent more than a dozen big money to inquire about the whereabouts of the matchmaker who came to the village to collect girls. How could Huo Wuniang ruin it.

  The family can’t keep three or five taels of silver all year round. If Xiao He is sold, the family can get a few taels older, and the family’s life will be easier. Pull Weihe to leave.

   "Mother, Dad, I don't want to go, don't sell me! Mother, I don't want to go!"

  The two sides were arguing at the entrance of the medical hall. It attracted many people to look around.

  Everyone was discussing and pointing at Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang didn't show any fear at all, and even poohed at the woman who pointed at her: "Drink too much cat pee, and meddle in my family's business. If you have spare money, why don't you give me some money? You, you give me alms several?"

  While speaking, he stretched out his hand towards the crowd, and the onlookers stepped back one after another, sniffing.

"Bah, I know that you people don't think it's a big deal when you watch the excitement, and you're used to making sarcastic remarks. If it doesn't happen to you, you don't care about it. Is it easy to save a few taels of silver at home?" Mrs. Zhang sprayed at the crowd. After a few words, he grabbed Weihe and wanted to pull him out.

   "Mother, please. Don't sell Xiaohe!" The two couples begged hard, but Mrs. Zhang didn't get half of it.

  Seeing that Wei Qi was pulling, Mrs. Zhang was not as strong as him, so she slapped him in the face with hatred: "Get out, you are unfilial! If you dare to stop my old lady, I will go to the Yamen to sue you for being unfilial!"

   Wei Qi stood there with his face covered in a daze, Zhang Pozi kicked Huo Wuniang again, and dragged Wei He out who was crying with tears and snot all over his face.

   "Stop!" Huo Erhuai trotted over and shouted.

Everyone looked at him, and Huo Wuniang raised her tearful eyes to look, and seeing that it was Huo Erhuai, she immediately rushed towards him like a drowning man encountering driftwood: "Brother, second brother, please save Xiaohe!" , don't sell her. Second brother..."

  Na Wei Qi also came over and called his second brother. Huo Erhuai cast a glance at him resentfully, and pulled Xiao He over while Mrs. Zhang was in a daze.

   "If you want to sue you, it depends on whether the yamen judges Wei Qi as unfilial, or punishes you for selling your own flesh and blood."

  Since Huo Erhuai appeared, Mrs. Zhang has looked him up and down.

  She didn't know much about Huo Wuniang, the second elder brother. She only knew that he was a door-to-door son-in-law and had little contact with the Huo family. Today I saw him wearing fine cotton clothes without any patches, and a pair of thick cloth shoes on his feet.

  Where does this look like mud legs rolling in the mud in the countryside?

   Immediately regained his energy, he stepped forward to pull Huo Erhuai's hand, but Huo Erhuai pushed him away.

  Huo Erhuai said to Huo Wuniang: "Let's go and see my nephew." He dragged Wei He and Huo Wuniang into the medical clinic.

   Mrs. Zhang hurriedly followed behind: "Oh, his second uncle, my Xiaoling has been lying in the hospital for several days, but I was looking forward to you!"

  In the medical hall, Wei Ling lay weakly on a small couch. Huo Wuniang hurried over to check her son's breath, shed tears after checking, turned her head and called out sadly: "Second brother."

  Huo Erhuai raised several children in the past ten years but failed to keep them. He is very soft-hearted towards children, and he doesn't want to see them suffer.

  At this time, seeing Xiaoling's yellow and thin face, few hairs on his head, sparse and scorched lips, white lips and rotten lids, and slightly bulging abdomen, he felt a pain in his heart and turned around to ask about Wei Ling's condition.

"It's malnutrition, and I have to stay in the hospital for recuperation. I have been here for a few days, and I have to spend one or two taels of money for medicine every day. Everyone who should borrow it has borrowed it. I went back to Huojiaba and took two taels from my parents. two."

   Seeing Huo Wuniang wiping tears, it's been a long time since I saw her, and Huo Erhuai couldn't help but sigh.

  Just took two steps outside, Huo Wuniang thought that he saw that he would spend a lot of money every day, so she turned around and wanted to leave, so she hurriedly followed and shouted: "Second brother, where are you going?"

  Xiao He tightly pulled the skirt of the second uncle's clothes, following every step, peeking at Mrs. Zhang secretly.

  Huo Erhuai glanced at Huo Wuniang, sighed, and took Xiao He's hand: "I'll go and pay for Xiao Ling's medicine."

Mrs. Zhang stopped him when she heard this: "Oh, his second uncle, just give me the silver. I don't know how many days this Xiaoling will live, and how much money I have to pay every day. It doesn't matter if you give more or less. Give it to me, I Come and pay every day."

  Huo Erhuai cast her a glance: "Why should I hand over my money to you?"

   Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, wondering why this man who was supposed to be a door-to-door son-in-law was so imposing. Startled her.

Huo Erhuai has helped Huo Xi to receive and sell goods in various places these years, and he has met many people, and he does not have any fear when talking about business. household.

  After drinking Mrs. Zhang, Huo Erhuai led Xiao He to pay the medicine bill.

  (end of this chapter)