Chapter 12: The Wei Family
The man who called the door was called Xue Qiang, a well-known scoundrel in the village, who relied on the debt relationship between the two families to force Wei Tu's sister-in-law Wei Lan to marry him.
"Boom... Knock ......"
The door of the Wei family was locked, and two heavy knocks came from inside, as if in protest.
"Wei Lan, it's useless for you to knock on the door, your eldest brother hasn't seen anyone for a few days, maybe he ran away with a mother-in-law outside, who cares about you dumb oil bottle!"
The more the people inside resisted, the more energetic the short and fat man named Xue Qiang became.
The Wei family is not bad-looking, the men are handsome, the women are beautiful, although Wei Lan is a mute, but his appearance is famous for ten miles and eight towns, if it weren't for the Wei family's poverty and whiteness, and they still owe a lot of debts, maybe the people who came to propose relatives would have already arrived at the entrance of the village.
"Wei Lan, listen to my aunt, this marriage should be done, the Xue family is well-off, you are blessed to marry in the past." The matchmaker brought by Xue Qiang kept saying good things.
"Knock-knock-"
The knocking on the door in the house became more intense, and Wei Lan protested strongly inside.
"Okay, you stinky bitch, don't you eat and drink in a toast? If Lao Tzu doesn't clean you up today, he won't be surnamed Xue! The man took off his vest, threw himself heavily on the ground, and was about to climb over the courtyard wall.
Wei Lan in the courtyard, with a graceful figure and beautiful appearance, looked at the wall with a pair of smart eyes, as if she guessed the other party's next move.
She scooped a spoonful of manure water from the dry toilet, and as soon as the other party showed his head, she gave him a full house!
Xue Qiang's hands slammed into force, and his entire upper body leaned out of the wall, only to see Wei Lan in the wall winking at him, curling the corners of his mouth and chuckling, hooking his soul to fly.
Before he could react, a fishy and thick dirt splashed over his head and face.
"Gross-"
The man fell to the ground with his back to the sky, and there was a strong stench all over his body.
He was being teased, Xue Qiang couldn't swallow this breath, he stroked his face, and scolded: "Little sao goods, dare to play Lao Tzu, when I open the door, I have to kill you!" "It's a kick to the courtyard gate.
"Smack-"
The movement of kicking the door was not small, and Wei Lan inside was extremely scared......
"Xue Qiang! What do you want to do! ”
A roar with anger came from not far away, and everyone gasped when they saw the comer! It turned out to be Wei Tu!
Someone in the crowd shouted in fear: "Wei Tu! It's Wei Tu! He's back! ”
The tall and burly man, against the light, walked towards everyone step by step with great anger, and some of the timid and fearful had already sneaked away.
Wei Tu is not a master to be messed with, since his family was in the middle of the road, his parents were both sick, and he was a teenager with a ruthless strength, and he was stunned to gain a firm foothold in the village, which made everyone jealous.
He walked to the door and stood still, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, his aura was fully open, and he condescendingly intimidated the other party: "Are you tired of kids?" ”
Xue Qiang's heart was furious, but his mouth was stiff: "You owe my family money, and it is only right to marry Wei Lan to pay off the debt!" ”
The man's eyes were fierce and his tone was cold, he took out two hundred-yuan bills and threw them in the other party's face.
"Fellow villagers, make a witness, the money that our Wei family owes to the Xue family will be paid off! You're good to go! Don't lie on my doorstep, it stinks. ”
Xue Qiang was stunned on the spot, the only handle to control the Wei family was gone, how could he marry Wei Lan, he glanced at the matchmaker next to him.
Seeing this, the matchmaker hurriedly stepped forward to accompany the smiling face: "Hehe, eldest brother of the Wei family, the conditions of the Xue family are among the best in the village, if your sister marries to ensure happiness......"
Before she finished speaking, she saw the door of the Wei family suddenly open, and a basin of cold water splashed over her head and face.
"Ahh
The matchmaker screamed loudly, Xue Qiang's face was, and he was splashed with water, and the sticky dirt flowed down the clear water all over his face, and he was so disgusting that he couldn't do it.
Wei Lan glared at the two angrily, pointed at them, looked at the eldest brother, and tears fell in a hurry.
"Don't get out of here! Wait for me to invite you? ”
Seeing his sister crying, Wei Tu's eyes widened angrily, his green tendons cracked, and he kicked at the old tree on the side.
"Click-" The new branch snapped.
Xue Qiang's eyes widened, he swallowed his saliva in fear, and before Wei Tu could put down his feet, he ran towards home without looking back.
"Hey! Wait a minute! Wait for me! The matchmaker chased after her.
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The villagers dispersed, and the siblings returned home......
"Xiaolan, brother earned a lot this time, and after returning the Xue family, there are still four hundred left, you take it, I will run a few more times, and the money for your treatment should be enough."
Sister Wei Lan, who was able to speak when she was young, became more and more silent as she got older, and after her parents died of a serious illness, she became mute directly.
Wei Tu once took her to visit a famous doctor, and the diagnosis was that there was a polyp in her throat, which compressed the vocal cords, resulting in her inability to speak, and she had to go under surgery if she wanted to cure it.
The operation was expensive, and it was thanks to his delegated father and mother, who passed on the archaeological knowledge they had learned all their lives to him before they died, otherwise his sister's illness would ......
He didn't dare to think about it further.
Wei Lan picked up the pen and wrote a line on the paper: "After paying off the Xue family, how much debt do we still owe?" ”
Wei Tu thought for a while: "There are more than seven hundred." ”
Wei Lan continued to write: "These four hundred will pay off the debt first!" ”
"No! Your illness is important, so you can scrape together money for surgery first, and you don't have to worry about debt. ”
Wei Tu was categorical and did not give the other party a chance to refuse.
Wei Lan didn't continue to dwell on it, and directly changed the topic: "Brother, have you thought about going to university?" Are you going to be a bad master for the rest of your life? ”
She looked solemn and looked at her eldest brother sincerely.
Wei Tu crumpled the paper into a ball with a hippie smile and casually put it in his pocket: "What are you thinking, your brother and I are too busy to make money!" There's a lot of money waiting for me out there! ”
He stretched his waist and yawned, "I'm tired, go back to the house and lie down for a while." ”
Wei Tu locked the door, sat on the edge of the bed, took out the paper ball, carefully smoothed every wrinkle, looked at his sister Juanxiu's handwriting, he laughed self-deprecatingly and shook his head, and then there was a long silence......
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And Jiang Yun, who also arrived home, had already plunged into bed, fell asleep fragrantly, and in a daze, she had a dream.
The self in the dream is like a ghost, floating in the air......
Jiang Yun came to the hall and glanced at the wall calendar on the wall, 1993, this is five years later?
As soon as the picture of the dream turned, I saw a thin and faltering old lady walking towards her, and when she got closer, it turned out to be her mother Wang Mei, and her tears were constantly pouring out of her eyes.
Jiang Yun shouted loudly: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Mother?! "No matter how hard you scream, the other party can't hear or see it.
Wang Mei, who was tired of crying, looked a little dull, she hugged the things in her hand tightly, stretched out a hand and groped forward.
!!!
My mother was crying blind!
At this moment, Jiang Yun couldn't calm down for a long time, she struggled to wake up from the dream, but unfortunately it didn't go according to her wishes.
The picture changed again, at this time, the skinny Wang Mei was sleeping tightly holding two rectangular planks.
Jiang Yun took a closer look, and instantly broke out in a cold sweat!
It turned out to be two posthumous portraits! One is Jiang Hao, and the other is Jiang Yun!
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Author's Little Theater:
Wei Tu blinked: "Xiao Yun, have you ever dreamed of me?" ”
Jiang Yun blushed, and all kinds of imaginations flowed: "Count... I guess I dreamed it. ”
Wei Tu was curious: "What did you dream of me?" ”
Jiang Yun's face was hot, and she didn't say anything, and she had to taste it slowly in some dreams. (covers his mouth and snickers)