4. Divorced Military Wife (4)

Li Chunhua, who was outside the door, stared at the contents of the letter.

"Xuezhu, come here quickly!!"

He Xuezhu's heart skipped a beat. She almost thought something had happened to her husband and ran over quickly, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Quick, quick, hurry up, go up to the mountain and come back to collect some herbs, just those that replenish the blood. Also, when you come back, go to your second aunt's house and buy an old hen from her, one that is more than two years old."

As she said that, she took out the money with trembling hands and handed it to her daughter-in-law. He Xuezhu was panicking while holding the money: "What happened? Is something wrong with Shi Heng?"

In just a few words, Li Chunhua's eyes were already filled with tears, "Shi Heng said that he was injured in the army and was in a coma for several days before he woke up in the hospital. He plans to ask for leave from the army and go home to recuperate."

As she spoke, Li Chunhua wiped away tears again: "If I had known, I shouldn't have let him join the army in the first place. He was in a coma in the hospital for several days. How serious must the injury be for him to be like this!"

"My Shiheng, what should I do if something happens to you..."

The village chief's wife who came to deliver the letter was also a little confused. Seeing Li Chunhua patting her thighs, she began to cry. Seeing He Xuezhu's face full of panic and her eyes red and helpless, she quickly advised: "Chunhua, you must not It's so sad. Isn't Shi Heng coming back? It will definitely be fine. Isn't Xuezhu's father a doctor? My sprained foot was cured by the medicinal wine your Xuezhu gave me. She will definitely be able to take care of it. It lasts forever.”

"Everyone has been in a coma for a few days. The boss is injured. Xuezhu only knows how to make medicinal wine and see what herbs can be used for. His aunt, what should I do? Shi Heng's father left early. I pissed myself so much that I finally brought the child up, and married him a wife. Before I could hold my grandson, something happened to Shi Heng. Oh, I am so heartbroken..."

"No, his aunt, I have to go to the house to take a rest first. Thank you for today, Xuezhu, I'll give it to your sixth aunt..."

The village chief's wife was already a little panicked. Seeing He Xuezhu coming to see her off with red circles in her eyes, and seeing Li Chunhua clutching her chest and looking like she couldn't breathe, she quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I can go back by myself, Xue Zhu, help your mother quickly, Chunhua, you have a good rest, I will leave now. "

After she left, Li Chunhua wiped her tears and said, "Xuezhu, go and close the door."

"Eh!"

He Xuezhu quickly closed the door obediently with shaking hands, turned around and comforted her mother-in-law: "Mom, don't be anxious, go to the house to rest first, I will go up the mountain to collect herbs. When Shi Heng comes back, we will take good care of him. Shi Heng is still young. , it will definitely be fine.”

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was trying to comfort herself even though her hands were shaking in panic, Li Chunhua took a closer look and saw that she was really only worried about Shi Heng and herself, so she relaxed a little.

I used to think that this daughter-in-law was too talkative, and her parents were so unhelpful that they couldn't even lay an egg. But now it seems that if something really happened, she definitely doesn't dislike their family.

Thinking about it, even though she always said she disliked He Xuezhu, she still had no shortage of delicious food and drink at home. He Xuezhu had a lot of work, so didn't her mother-in-law also do the same work?

"Okay, don't hold me up yet. Let me tell you, Shi Heng's injury is not serious and he is almost healed. He came back from leave this time because he wants to build a house at home."

Seeing her mother-in-law letting go of her tears, He Xuezhu looked stunned, "But I didn't just say..."

"Mom is here to show off to your sixth aunt. She is the loudest person. I won't say it more seriously. Let them know that the money to build the house was paid for by Shi Heng's life, and his grandparents will have to make trouble again. "

Li Chunhua took her daughter-in-law and walked into the house. As she walked, she warned: "I'm telling you about Xuezhu. Shi Heng said in the letter that he got this money because of his meritorious service. How did he achieve this meritorious service?" ? It’s not because he was injured. This money is not easy to come by, but he can’t let his grandparents think about using it to subsidize the second and third family. Mom just said that to your sixth aunt, because she wanted her to spend her time. If the news of Heng's serious injury gets out first, then even if Shi Heng comes back with the money, his grandfather will definitely not be able to make a fuss if he wants to lose face. "

After Li Chunhua finished speaking, she was still a little worried. Her daughter-in-law was actually quite good in everything, but she was too soft-tempered. There was nothing wrong with being soft-tempered. Anyway, with her as a mother-in-law, no one could bully her. But what happened this time? It's not good to spill the beans.

When she saw the letter just now, she didn't want to tell He Xuezhu the truth, but when she saw that her face turned pale with fright, she was afraid that something would happen to her, and she thought that her son was fine and her daughter-in-law was in trouble, so she told him everything.

"Mom told you the truth because she was afraid that you would be worried. You must not let it slip. When you go out to collect herbs in the mountains and go to your second aunt's house to buy chickens, cry in front of them. If you can't cry, just lower your head. Don't say anything, Shi Heng said that you need to stay longer this time. You and your second aunt will buy some more chickens. We will stew one first. You can nurse your body back and try to get pregnant this time. "

He Xuezhu was stunned for a moment by what her mother-in-law said. After the worry in her heart was relieved, when she heard the last sentence, she became full of shyness, and couldn't help but reveal a trace of blush on her face.

Seeing her shy look, Li Chunhua felt a little sad in her heart. She was such a good daughter-in-law, but why wasn't she pregnant?

She had been looking forward to her daughter-in-law's pregnancy. In addition to wanting to have a grandson, the other reason was because of the Lin family's two sisters-in-law.

Isn’t it just that you haven’t gotten pregnant after three years of marriage? It was as if her daughter-in-law was unable to conceive. She talked to the two old men every day, saying that if her son had no children, he would adopt one of them.

When Li Chunhua first found out, she spat at him. Who the hell wants their child? How can her Shi Heng not have a baby if he is not good enough? And she still has the nerve to say that she wants to provide for Shi Heng's retirement. What the hell? Everyone knows that she is thinking about Shi Heng's money.

If Shi Heng was not too filial to his grandparents and it was hard to tear the face, she would not have suffered this humiliation. She was angry and could not help but get angry when she saw her daughter-in-law.

In the past, Li Chunhua did not think it was a big deal. She was the mother-in-law and He Xuezhu was the daughter-in-law. What was wrong with her getting angry at He Xuezhu? When she was a daughter-in-law, didn't she get angry at her mother-in-law a lot?

But when she thought of her son's letter saying that it was thanks to Xuezhu's medicinal wine that he saved his life, and then thought of He Xuezhu's face pale when she heard that Shi Heng was in trouble, but she tried to comfort her, Li Chunhua felt a little guilty.

When she first knew that He Xuezhu made medicinal wine for Shi Heng, she cursed him, saying that there was a military hospital not far from the army, and who wanted that broken medicinal wine. He Xuezhu said that she was worried that Shi Heng would get hurt, and she cursed her for cursing her son.

As a result, if it wasn't for the medicinal wine made by He Xuezhu, her daughter-in-law, her son wouldn't know whether he would come back.

He Xuezhu was about to go out with a basket on her back when she saw her mother-in-law coming out of the house and handed over the big kettle that Shi Heng brought back for her mother-in-law. Her expression was also unusually gentle: "Take this water with you. If it's hard to find, don't look for it. Don't go to such a dangerous place like the back mountain. If it doesn't work, we can buy it on the street."

She took the kettle a little flattered, "It's okay, mom. I picked herbs in the back mountain when I was a child, and I've been used to it. The pharmacy sells dried herbs. If you want to make chicken soup, fresh herbs are better for your body."

Seeing the daughter-in-law thinking about her son, and thinking of her own bottle of medicinal wine, Li Chunhua felt even more guilty. She coughed dryly and said, "Then you should be careful."

"Well, Xuezhu, Shi Heng said in the letter that the money he brought back this time can build a house. I still have the money Shi Heng sent back before. Our family is quite well-off. When Shi Heng comes back, I will ask him to take you to the city to buy some nice clothes."

If she didn't say it, she couldn't remember that Xuezhu seemed to have been wearing old clothes for such a long time since she married into their family. Before, she thought she was good to her daughter-in-law. Looking at the whole village, who didn't buy new clothes for their daughter-in-law for three years.

Although Li Chunhua didn't buy any herself, she still felt more guilty.

He Xuezhu was no longer flattered, but as if in a dream. Except for the period when she just got married, when had she seen her mother-in-law treat her so well?

Holding the kettle, she was grateful and thanked her quickly: "Thank you, Mom. I'll go up the mountain now. If you don't feel well, take a rest first. I'll try to come back early to cook."

Li Chunhua looked at her daughter-in-law's back as she left, thinking about her eyes shining with gratitude...

Why do I feel guilty?

He Xuezhu went up the mountain without delay and looked for herbs seriously. She was very excited because she was hardly loved when she was a child. He Xuezhu was the type who would cherish and return double the kindness given to her by others.

She always knew that her mother-in-law disliked her, but she never dared to complain. After all, in He Xuezhu's heart, even she herself was inferior.

She was so rustic, and she didn't even know the words of such a handsome and excellent husband.

It was normal to be disliked.

He Xuezhu was actually very scared. Life in the Lin family was much better than when she was in her mother's home. She only dared to work hard, fearing that she would annoy her husband and mother-in-law and be driven back home.

Thinking of her mother-in-law's concern for her, He Xuezhu raised her lips a little happily.

But then, she suddenly felt dizzy, causing her to vomit a few times.

The dizziness lasted only a few seconds before returning to normal. He Xuezhu was thinking about her husband who needed herbs, so she didn't care and continued to search.

A few days later

A handsome man in military uniform appeared at the entrance of the village with a bag on his back.

The bag contained money, clothes.

And a fake diagnosis.