"Yes." Guo Shenglin said in a resentful tone, "But my mother and I hate this woman not because she doesn't send money to our home. Although my mother is deaf and mute, she is also a mother. She loves my brother and me. Our family is very poor and our life is very difficult, but she has tried her best to give my brother and me the best since we were young.
After my brother started working, my mother was reluctant to spend every penny he sent home. She saved it all. On the day my brother told her that he had found a girlfriend, she still gave the money to my brother.
My brother didn't want it, so she kept crying and gesticulating.
In the end, my brother took it back in tears. "
"Then why do you hate her so much?" Li He found that at this time, his ability to understand was a little lacking, and he was still a little confused.
"Last year, when my brother brought this woman home for the first time, I was still in school. In order to welcome my brother's girlfriend, I specially asked for leave to go home." Guo Shenglin calmed down and said unhurriedly, "My house has three stone houses. You know, in our mountainous area, there is no shortage of stones. My father is the best stonemason in the surrounding dozens of miles. After he and my mother got married, he built the best house at that time, the walls are smooth, and the ground is also smooth.
My brother was 30 years old when he got married last year, and that house is also 30 years old, very old. Although my mother can't speak, she knows in her heart that she is afraid that the new daughter-in-law will dislike it, so she specially went to town to buy wallpaper, and my brother's house was covered by her. Even the potholes on the ground, she used the chisel left by my father, kneeling on the ground from morning to night, to chisel by chisel, and the ground became smooth again. "
Li He lit another cigarette, did not interrupt, and just quietly listened to her. At this time, he realized that this was not a country girl!
This knowledge, this bearing, this logic, and this shyness were completely different from the shy and even a little yes-man girl just now.
"My brother's girlfriend is very beautiful, and most importantly, she is a city girl. I heard that my brother brought back a beautiful girl from the city. That day, all the neighbors came to take a look. Our front door was filled with people. My mother was very happy and my brother was very proud. Of course, I was also very excited. I felt that my brother deserved such a good girl. "
When she said this, she inadvertently raised her head, but then her expression became gloomy.
"For a child from the countryside who grew up in a single-parent family, to be able to rely on his own efforts to graduate with a master's degree is very impressive." Li He dusted the ashes off his clothes and said lightly, "The most amazing thing is your mother. She is deaf and mute, but she raised two college students. It's not easy and rare for a normal family."
"Yeah." Guo Shenglin didn't know if she was crying or laughing. She said in a light tone, "I have the best mother in the world, and I also have the best brother in the world. I'm the happiest person in the world. You know, my mother can't speak, and it was my brother who taught me to speak since I was young. I followed her like a shadow. He once said that he was the person who loved me the most in the world.
But now, I don't have a brother.
The person who loved me the most is gone … "
Before she finished, she began to cry again.
Li He continued to smoke. When she stopped sobbing, he continued to ask, "Then, your brother's girlfriend went to your house. What happened after that?"
Guo Shenglin wiped her eyes and nose with her hand. She said, "Our whole family was very happy. Our neighbors, relatives, and friends were also happy for us. The mute's son got a wife, and it seemed that they were happier than if they got a daughter-in-law themselves …"
"But this woman was not happy. After she came to my house, she asked my brother if so many people were looking at her like a monkey.
My brother explained that it was a custom in the village. When a new wife came to the house, he had to come and see her.
Just like that, she was comforted. That afternoon, my mother killed an old hen. My mother asked my brother to pick up the drumstick for her, but what happened?
You can't guess what this woman did. She threw the drumstick on the ground and said that the feathers on the drumstick weren't plucked clean. Was she trying to disgust her?
My brother hurriedly said no.
Do you know how heartbroken I was when I saw my brother's panicked expression? "
"Now that you put it like that, this woman is really despicable."
When Li He heard that such a despicable woman existed, he wanted to slap her in the face.
"You can say that she has a venomous heart. She hurt my brother. My brother gave every penny he earned to her, but she was not satisfied. She even scolded my brother for being useless."
The more she said, the tighter her fists became.
"I know that my brother was forced into a corner by her. He often fell into distress and helplessness. She wanted to suck my brother's blood like a vampire!
Sometimes when I called my brother, I could hear the hoarseness in his voice. Now that I think about it, he must have been in pain. He must have felt terrible.
I can only blame myself for being too careless and not caring enough for him. "
For a moment, she fell into regret again.
Li He sighed. "An unvirtuous wife brings disaster to three generations."
These words were very suitable for Guo Shengli.
"I could feel that my brother was very anxious, especially when I was going to college this year. He was even more anxious. His money was controlled by that woman, and he couldn't keep any in his hands.
Instead, he comforted me and told me not to worry. He would definitely have a way to pay for my college expenses. He would have a way to pay for our old house and my mother's eye disease. "
Guo Shenglin pursed her lips, as if she could not continue.
"Don't worry. Speak slowly." Li He finally knew the reason why Guo Shengli cheated in the bidding. It was pardonable, but the law could not be forgiven.
"Later, he sent two thousand yuan home and said that the money was for my college expenses. He did it." Guo Shenglin sighed again. "But he promised to send me to college, and he didn't do it."
"My condolences." Li He did not know how to comfort her, so he could only find something to say to break the silence.
"Brother Li, I know that woman used my brother's death as an opportunity to extort money from you. I hope that you will not agree to it no matter what," she said resolutely.
Li He said, "Don't worry. We will handle this matter according to the law. We will not avoid the responsibility that we should bear, and we will not bear more than we should. Have you met? "
"What?" She did not understand.
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