Chapter 17: Shadows
It is said that the memory of children when they are four or five years old is very vague, but she remembers it clearly.
She's only four or five years old, what can she do? But Li Minghui always scolded her: "You can't do a little thing well!" You're not stupid! ”
"You hurry up and do things! Otherwise your grandfather will be angry! ”
The uncle's family gave birth to two sons, and the grandfather was patriarchal, and he was very angry with the second son as long as he had a girl, and he was not a nose or an eye to the second daughter-in-law and granddaughter all day long.
In the past, my grandfather planted a lot of fields, his four sons had not yet separated, and the third and fourth uncles had not yet started a family and were working outside. The family's farm work is divided among the two families.
The two cousins are both in their teens, and the two of them follow the children in the village, going up and down the mountains and rivers all day long, and grandpa can't talk if they don't work.
But she was different, after playing for a while, grandpa's cold snort arrived.
Li Minghui yelled at her: "Hurry up and go to work!" ”
What kind of work can a four- or five-year-old girl do? The little girls from other families are still at the player's house, and she has already started to do all kinds of housework.
The children of poor families are in charge of the family early, and she is not ignorant. She worked hard, as hard as she could.
But Li Minghui always stabbed her with words: "You can't do this little thing, what else can you do?!" ”
"Did you do something bad? Got your brother angry? ”
"What time is it, and you can't get up yet?"
"Patronizing and playing, the rice is not cooked, you are begging!"
Sometimes Li Minghui secretly wiped her tears: "Your uncle's family is a son, and you are a girl." If your grandfather gets angry, he will treat her badly. Lin Yue, you have to be more considerate and considerate of your mother......"
She didn't seem to understand.
How do you empathize with your mother? She doesn't understand. But she knew that if she was not diligent and did not please her grandfather, her mother would be angry, she would beat her, and she would shed tears.
She began to grow frightened.
Afraid of her mother scolding her, afraid of her mother tears.
Although Li Minghui left later, she didn't have to be afraid of these, but in the deepest part of her heart, she always hid those indelible memories.
Later, when she grew up, because her grandfather was seriously ill, she had several phone calls with Li Minghui.
Li Minghui does not have a bit of adult respect for her because she is getting older.
Li Minghui said in that tone every time: What do you know? Tell your dad to tell me!
More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now she is thirty years old, and what she has received is still Li Minghui's swaying contempt.
Lin Yue didn't move: "My dad is not in good health and has just been discharged from the hospital, what is the matter with you, tell me." ”
Li Minghui was impatient and begged Lin Yue: "I said that your father should come, but you can't be the master." What do you know as a child? ”
Lin Yue didn't speak, just looked at her expressionlessly.
Yang Jiaojiao only felt that the atmosphere between her mother and sister was very strange, and her mother seemed to be very contemptuous of her sister?
She hurriedly played a round: "That, sister, mom wants to talk about the homestay...... You'd better call your uncle out......"
Where is the B&B?
Lin Yue raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Minghui, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes: "It turns out that Ms. Li came back for this land." ”
"Ms. Li wouldn't think that this land still belongs to her grandfather, right?"
Li Minghui said angrily: "This land belongs to your grandfather, so naturally it is mine!" You have built a house on this land without my consent, and you will be ashamed! You Lin family, you are really too deceitful! ”
Lin Yue only felt that the woman in front of him was extremely ridiculous. My grandfather was seriously ill, and she didn't come back to take care of her. Now I'm back for a piece of land.
But how astringent is she in her heart, she only feels sad and desolate?
"Yue Yue." A gentle male voice sounded behind her. It's Daddy Lin Quan.
Lin Yue turned around and saw Aunt Huang supporting her father, still standing behind her like a man standing up to the sky.
"Dad, your body ......"
Lin Quan waved his hand and smiled at her: "Dad is fine." ”
Aunt Huang carefully supported him and took a few steps forward.
Li Minghui looked at the intimate movements of the two, and her face became more and more ugly.
She couldn't help but ridicule: "I can't imagine that you are so old, and you still think about the second spring." Your own daughters aren't married, right? Shameless! ”
Yang Jiaojiao knew that her mother sometimes spoke very impulsively, but she didn't expect to go back to Lin Yue Town, it was like ordering an ammunition depot, and she would offend whoever she saw.
"Mom......" she involuntarily pulled at her mother's clothes.
Lin Quan looked at her with a warm attitude: "This is your daughter, right?" How can the meals cooked at our homestay still appetizing? ”
Li Minghui snorted: "It's useless to win over my daughter. Lin Quan, I only ask you, is the land under your feet my Li family? ”
Lin Quan nodded: "It used to be." ”
"What about you...... Wait, what did you call once yes? Li Minghui couldn't get the answer she thought she would, and she was stunned for a while.
Lin Yue looked at her coldly: "Grandpa was seriously ill back then, and it was not enough to use up all his savings, so he sold this land, don't you know?" Oh, of course you don't know, your baby daughter was also sick back then, and you didn't even listen to the phone. ”
Li Minghui was stunned, her mind turned, and she blurted out: "Won't it be you who took advantage of the fire to rob and push the price of this land extremely low, and then take the opportunity to buy it?" ”
For some reason, Lin Yue wanted to laugh a little. Sometimes what Li Minghui says is really ridiculous.
Lin Quan opened his mouth in front of her: "At that time, we didn't have any money, Yue Yue her...... It was true that the price of the land was not high, but when we bought it back, the price doubled. Bright...... Ms. Li, I'm sorry, but now this land is in the name of Yueyue. ”
The implication is that Li Minghui will not be able to find him again. Now it is Lin Yue who is in charge.
Li Minghui sat there in a daze, still dancing with her teeth and claws, and suddenly turned into a decadent lioness.
Lin Yue was still a little unaccustomed.
Yang Jiaojiao looked at her mother at a loss, wanting to comfort her, but she didn't know where to start.
My mother came back in a hurry this time, but she got such a news, and she must have been very disappointed.
She didn't know why her mother had to come back to talk about this piece, but their family was doing okay.
Li Minghui raised his head and looked at Lin Quan: "I have something to tell you alone." ”
Yang Jiaojiao was brought to the fireplace.
Lin Yue's tone was calm: "You wait for her here." ”
After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, when Yang Jiaojiao stopped her: "Sister! ”
"Please call me Shopkeeper Lin." Lin Yue's tone was still calm.
She walked away without looking back.
In the small restaurant, Li Minghui looked at Lin Quan. Lin Quan is a few years older than her, and after so many years of not seeing her, Lin Quan is also old. And not much in good condition.
Lin Quan looked at Li Minghui, his eyes calm: "Just say anything about it." ”
Li Minghui gritted her teeth: "I am very grateful for you taking care of my dad and sending him away." But my dad really didn't have any money left? ”
Lin Quan frowned, but did not refute her eagerly. He has been a husband and wife with Li Minghui for several years, and he still knows a little about her. She has a stubborn and strong temperament, and there must be something wrong with suddenly coming to the door.
Sure enough, Li Minghui suddenly covered his face with his hands: "My husband is seriously ill, and the money for treatment is still 200,000 yuan, I thought that this land could be sold and scraped together some money......"