Chapter 742: Chapter 742: Return to the Village
“I don’t hate mother, not at all.” Qiao Dami said as he turned to look at the lying Zhuang Luhe in the sickroom, his eyes welled up with tears.
“Good boy.” Qiao Xiaomai patted his little head, “Go, say a few words to your mother, she can hear you.”
Upon hearing her words, Qiao Dami jumped off Qiao Xiaomai’s lap and crawled onto the bed in two steps.
Looking at Zhuang Luhe’s sallow and emaciated face, he cried harder, “Mother, wake up, don’t leave me and sister… mother…”
The mournful calls made Qiao Xiaomai feel as if her heart was being tightly clenched.
She stood up and walked out of the room.
The air outside was refreshing, she opened her mouth and took a few deep breaths.
Tong Sanlang followed her out, raised his hand and patted her back, saying, “Dami is very sensible.”
“But I’m torn.” Qiao Xiaomai bit her lip, “She doesn’t want to live, but I want her to stay.”
“Dami also wants her to live, she should live, she should make up for the mistakes she made before.”
Zhuang Luhe’s life was tough but clearly Qiao Dami needed her.
Qiao Changshun also needed her.
Therefore, she must live.
Guilt, this is an emotion, and how you deal with it is entirely up to you.
Because of guilt, she should spend the rest of her life redeeming herself, being even more caring towards Qiao Dami.
She could also let guilt strengthen her, confront the humiliation from the Sun Family, protect Qiao Dami as a real mother should. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel•fire.net
Death, that really is the last resort.
Hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai was speechless for a while. After a long time, she finally said, “You should go.”
It was already evening.
“Oh yes, go buy a horse.”
Here, a tall horse is as good as a luxury car in the future world, much faster than a cow-driven carriage, and given the situation at home, Tong Sanlang needed a horse.
“Should we go together?” Tong Sanlang asked.
“No, you go on your own.” Qiao Xiaomai reached into her arms and fetched a silver note from her pouch, “after buying it, go straight back to the village.”
“What about you?” Tong Sanlang asked, his eyes filled with worry.
“I will wait. After you have finished celebrating, come get me. Let’s go back to the manor, rest and rejuvenate. We’re going to see the Sun Family tomorrow.”
Tong Sanlang thought for a moment and nodded, “Alright, I will wait for me.”
He couldn’t help much here, he should go home and celebrate with his family.
Even though each family member had their own little schemes, Tong Tiehu was still there, he should go back.
Tong Sanlang took the silver note, left the medical clinic and went to buy a horse.
There were many rich people in the town, so there were people selling horses. He spent sixty taels on a horse and bought some items like a saddle. As it turned dark, Tong Sanlang rode back to Anping Village on the horse.
The Tong family’s new house was full of joy.
Red silk cloth bought for the wedding of Tong Sanlang and Qiao Xiaomai was hung up in the house. The courtyard was cleaned. When Tong Erlang saw Tong Sanlang returning, he immediately started setting off firecrackers. The sound of the popping firecrackers shook the sky.
“Oh, where did this horse come from?” Zhang Family saw Tong Sanlang dismount from the horse and quickly ran over.
It was different when he became a scholar, he came back with a tall horse!
“I bought it.” Tong Sanlang tied the horse to a tree at the gate and entered the courtyard.
Zhang Family stood on the spot, stroking the horse’s head, unable to let go.
A tall horse, not bad, not bad, now that Tong Sanlang is a scholar, it wouldn’t look good if he rode a cow-drawn carriage. Riding a horse is appropriate!
“You’re back.” Tong Tiehu was sitting in the courtyard, he saw Tong Sanlang, stood up, his face full of joy.
He had become the top scholar through his own abilities, he was worthy of his ancestors, and worthy of the many years of nurturing from him and Deng Chun!