The eldest brother said, "Didn't I just get paid?" I have money now, Qiao'er, don't worry, hurry up and get dressed! ”

He quickly walked to the next door, put on a padded jacket, and picked up all the money. You're going to take me to the hospital.

I shook my head and said, "Let's go tomorrow, it's too late, maybe tomorrow will be better." ”

"This can't work, how can it hurt so badly and have to wait for tomorrow? You come with me. ”

I just discussed this matter with my sister-in-law, and I didn't tell my eldest brother that he was a person who would not hide himself, and he would not be willing to lie to his mother like this, and now I was ashamed to see his anxious expression, and my sister-in-law began to wipe her tears on the side. Must be guilty of her husband.

Mom was so anxious that she wanted to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything. She was afraid of spending money, but she was afraid that if she said such a thing, my eldest brother and I would be angry, so we could only endure it.

I stopped my eldest brother and said, "I'll go to the hospital tomorrow, don't worry about it, big brother, it's just a bit of a pull, I'll go over if it doesn't work tomorrow, okay?" ”

Mom also hurriedly took it and said, "Qiao'er is right, it's too late, let's be tomorrow, there is no one in the hospital now." ”

I strongly opposed going to the hospital, and my sister-in-law was also persuading on the side, so the eldest brother could only forget it.

He handed the salary of dozens of yuan to his sister-in-law: "I'll go to work early tomorrow morning, and when the hospital opens, you can go with Qiao'er, you need to take medicine or something, don't be stingy, if not, I'll borrow money." ”

The sister-in-law took the money and agreed.

Mom hurriedly said, "The famine at home has just been repaid, do you want to borrow money again?" No, Zhiguo, now you ......"

The eldest brother interrupted her: "Mom, don't say it, Qiao'er has lived for such an age, she has never had a good life, and the second child has never suffered so much from her, I will cure her even if I smash the pot and sell iron." ”

"Mom, Qiao'er is not feeling well now, you and your sister-in-law go to sleep on the small kang over there, and I will just lay on the floor." He said that he didn't wait for his mother to agree, so he picked me up and put me on the kang.

"Zhiguo ......"

"If you need to borrow money for Qiao'er's medical treatment, it's also my business, I don't need the help of my family to pay it back, you and your second brother can live a good life, I will never bother you."

My sister-in-law and I looked at each other and frowned together. What is this big brother talking about!

Mom couldn't help but tremble all over, the eldest brother's words were so heavy, obviously expressing strong dissatisfaction with the statement that the second brother is the pillar: You are you, I am me, and I will be completely separated from you in the future.

Mom gritted her teeth and looked at me, and she must have been resentful.

I immediately closed my eyes and began to hum. My sister-in-law went to find the medicine that Gao Tiansheng left for me in a panic.

The eldest brother's hand was on my forehead: "I don't have a fever, it shouldn't be fine, do you have a pain in your heart?" ”

"I'm fine, big brother, it's okay. You go to sleep, and you're going back tomorrow morning. ”

"If you feel unwell, tell me quickly, and I'll take you to the hospital immediately."

Mom pulled Zhiguo and said in a soft tone: "Guo'er, don't be too careful, they are all family members, if Qiao'er is really wrong, can I still care?" Don't worry, if you need money, I'll take it! ”

"No need, I can make money, how can I use the money of the second family? I also slept, and I was really tired today. After he finished speaking, he pulled up the quilt and went straight to sleep. I don't pay attention to my mother anymore.

He never said in front of his mother that he was tired, this was the first time.

Mom couldn't help crying, but the sister-in-law came over and pulled Mom over to the house.

I heard my mother sobbing and saying, "Cailian! My heart for Zhiguo is the same, you have to believe me......"

The sister-in-law said, "Mom, we believe in you, it's okay, you can sleep." ”

I lay on the kang and regretted it in my heart, I never thought that things would get so serious.

Later, I figured out that for so many years, my eldest brother has been working hard, willing to do all the hard work, and willing to take care of all the money he earns to his mother, just because he is the eldest son in the family, and his father is gone, and he has the responsibility to support this poor family. Even if you know that your mother has always been partial to the second child, when you think that he is the boss, she is naturally willing.

But when I heard that my mother regarded my second brother as a pillar, it was equivalent to never admitting my own efforts, and what this man had been holding on to suddenly collapsed, of course it was impossible to forgive my mother.

Mom's crying gradually weakened, I should have fallen asleep, but the eldest brother almost didn't snore all night, I shouldn't have slept much, but I didn't dare to talk to him, lest he think I was in pain and worry about me again.

The next morning, my eldest brother anxiously asked me how I was.

I smiled and said, "It's okay, it's still a little painful, much stronger than last night." No need to go to the hospital. ”

"That's good, if something is wrong, tell your sister-in-law, don't be greedy for money and leave a lifetime of problems."

As he was talking, my mother walked over with a calm face, and wanted to leave without even eating breakfast.

"I'll come to see you, I'm relieved to know how you're doing, Liu Ye is about to give birth, and I'm afraid I'll have to use it here for a few days then. Qiao'er, you don't have any opinions. ”

I nodded, "Okay, give me a letter before you come." ”

Mom said with a cold face, "I know." ”

If something like this happens, it is naturally impossible to ask for money, and there is a gap between her and her eldest brother that can no longer be bridged, and her hatred for me is estimated to increase a few points.

The eldest brother said: "You better eat and then leave, I'll send you to Lao Zhang's house." ”

"Don't eat, you guys are busy." She was about to go out as she spoke.

The eldest brother said, "Mom, if we come back without even eating, what do the people in the village think of us?" ”

Mom smiled: "Okay, now it's time to divide you and us." ”

The eldest brother didn't speak, but just took off her baggage. The sister-in-law had already built a stove, and the family had a simple breakfast, and the eldest brother sent his mother out.

The sister-in-law was not at ease, so she also followed, and she whispered to me: "Your eldest brother is not in the right mood, I'll go and see." ”

I nodded, and went to the stall myself. A heart was always up and down, and it wasn't until nine o'clock that my sister-in-law came back with red eyes, and I hurried to meet it.

"What's going on? Nothing, right? ”

"It's okay, your eldest brother is crying, crying very sadly."

It turned out that the eldest brother sent his mother to the carriage, and his mother was always faint and frosty.

The eldest brother asked the sister-in-law to take out five yuan, and the sister-in-law wanted to give her ten yuan, but the eldest brother stopped her.

"It's just five yuan, we can't slap a swollen face and become fat. Mother! We should honor you, but the conditions are really not good, Qiao'er is sick now, my wife is pregnant, you can take care of it more, and when I earn a little more, I will give you ten yuan. ”

Mom sighed while holding the money, and left like that, and they didn't say a word.

The eldest brother turned around and found a person who was no one and cried, although there was no sound, but he could understand the sadness and despair in her heart.

The sister-in-law had never seen him like this, and she was also panicked, and she didn't dare to go over to persuade her.

After a while, he wiped his tears, returned to normal, let her come back, and went to work himself.

The sister-in-law also cried when she said: "Qiao'er, your eldest brother is sad!" I was also very sad. ”

I comforted her and said: "When my heart is cold, I will understand, how much my eldest brother paid in the past, after all, it was not a little better, but now I simply look at it, only do what you do, no matter how you live in the future, how many children you have, she can't care about it." ”

The sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, and then stroked her belly with her hand: "You're right, in fact, I hope that this child is a daughter, with the same character and intelligence as you, and will not be angry." ”

My resistance and wisdom are what I have exchanged for a lifetime of blood and tears, and naturally I will not be angry and suffer.

I said, "Let's lie to my mother and my eldest brother together, isn't this too much?" Do you want to apologize to your big brother? ”

The sister-in-law waved her hand in a panic: "No, Qiao'er!" Your eldest brother is already very sad now, and I can't even imagine what would happen to my sister if he lied. ”

I think so, it's better to rot this thing in your stomach.