"Oh my God!" Xu's mother groaned, collapsed on the ground, slapped the ground, stirring up a lot of dust, and cried loudly.
Xu Ping pulled her up and said, "Mom, stop crying."
Xu An also went to help her, wiping tears secretly. She couldn't forget what her mother said about selling her, but if she didn't sell her, what if her eldest brother really went to jail?
During the quarrel just now, the red dates brought back by Xu Ling rolled to the ground, and some were even trampled to pieces.
Xu Ling stood for a while and then bent down to pick up the dates.
Now he is no longer in the mood to split dates.
The family is depressed, crying or in a daze, not knowing what to do.
Soon, it got dark, and another unexpected guest came to the door.
The visitors were none other than Gu Tuo's father and eldest brother.
Gu Litian looked slowly at the small courtyard, his eyelids twitching. He raised his hoe with hatred and was about to hit Xu Ling, "You bastard! You really killed my daughter!"
He heard from the villagers that the Wang family came to the Xu family to collect debts, and if they couldn't repay the debts, they would sell Gu You and Daya. He just came back from the fields and ran over without even drinking water.
"Gu You, come out!" Gu Litian called out to Gu You, "I'm going to take them away today! You can find a way to get rid of the goods you made by yourself! No one can sell my daughter!"
Gu Tao came over with Da Ya in his arms. When Da Ya saw Xu Ling, she stretched out her little hand for him.
The little girl is only over a year old and can't remember anything. She seems to have forgotten all about how her father treated her badly in the past. She only remembers that her current father will talk to her gently, promise her many things, and occasionally the sea will be in her ears. while telling her stories.
Daya liked Daddy. Her little face was red from crying, and she looked extremely aggrieved. She kept shouting: "Daddy, Daddy!"
Xu Ling's heart almost broke. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hug Da Ya. Gu Daliang stopped in front of Xu Ling and glared at him: "You still have the nerve to hug her!"
Seeing someone blocking Xu Ling, Daya cried even harder.
At this time, Gu You said softly: "Brother, please let him hug Da Ya."
Gu Daliang looked at his sister in disbelief, "Dad and I are going to take you back, why are you letting him hold the child?"
Gu You lowered his eyelashes, "He is the child's father after all."
Gu Daliang's nostrils dilated in anger, "If this bastard hadn't taken advantage of you and fell into the water..."
"Okay! Don't say this in front of Daya!" Gu You raised his voice a little higher and put Daya into Xu Ling's arms. Daya hugged Xu Ling tightly and cried twice, then slowly stopped crying. She leaned on Xu Ling trustingly, seemingly forgetting the pain this man had caused her.
Gu Tao looked at this scene, pain flashed in her eyes, she shed tears, and reached out to wipe them.
Xu Ling could feel her pain. The person he hated was trusted by the child he deeply protected. This kind of contradictory pain made Gu Yu unable to make a choice from his heart.
Now was the best opportunity to leave the Xu family, but how could she abandon her child and leave.
Gu Litian couldn't bear it and squatted aside with his head in his hands and sighed.
Just when Xu's mother wanted to cry and behave like usual, Xu Ling noticed her intention and asked her to calm down.
He carried Da Ya and walked up to Gu You and asked solemnly again: "Gu You, I really want to change. Can you give me another chance and give me three months to pay back the debt?" Qing, if I can't do it, I will make peace with you and let you take Daya away."
"May I?"
Gu Tao blinked his blurred tearful eyes, as if he wanted to see Xu Ling's expression clearly.
But before she could see clearly, Xu Ling returned Daya to her arms, walked up to Gu Litian, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed.
"I was the one who was sorry for Gu You and Da Ya in the past. Dad, I really intend to be a good person and live a good life. Just trust me again!"
Xu Ling endured it all, endured the humiliation and guilt she shouldn't have to endure, and then came back to life.
Is this the price she pays for taking the place of others and surviving?
Xu Ling didn't know.
But she knew that this time, she was really going to start fucking Xu Ling.
Gu Litian remained silent, and Gu Daliang asked him: "You said you wanted to change things, but in three months, where did you get forty taels of silver?"
Xu Lingdao: "I will find a way, I am not afraid of hardship!"
"This is not a matter of whether you endure hardship or not! Do you know how much food a family can harvest from farming in a year, and how much money can be earned by selling it all?" Gu Daliang was aggressive.
Xu Ling was stuck.
He had never lived a good life before, how could he know this.
Gu Litian was no longer silent. He said: "Go to the dock and find a foreman to carry the bag. We will see who wants you. As long as you are willing to endure hardships and use your brain, you might be able to earn this money."
"Don't stay at home, go out."
There is a big river flowing through Lianhua Bay, and there are many water transport terminals in the town. I don’t know where the river comes from, but it flows through many places. Those who are willing to go out can support their families by doing water transport business on this river; those who are unwilling to go out can also support their families by farming on this river.
Xu Ling agreed, "Okay, I'll go out."
Seeing that he listened to the advice, Gu Litian looked relieved. He stood up, but his waist could not be straightened, and his momentum seemed to be much weaker.
He asked Gu Yu: "Do you want to go home with me now, or do you want to trust him again?"
Gu You hugged Daya tightly and said softly: "Dad, I won't come back."
Gu Litian sighed deeply, "Okay, then give him another chance. Tomorrow," he turned around and looked at Xu Ling, "leave home tomorrow, don't care how long you go, make money and come back."
As long as Xu Ling was not at home, he would always find a way to beg Mrs. Wang not to take out his anger on the remaining members of the Xu family.
Xu Ling also understood what he meant and felt sad secretly.
Gu Litian explained a few more words, not wanting to stay any longer, and was about to leave with Gu Daliang.
Xu Ling handed Gu Daliang a handful of the soiled dates. Gu Daliang was a little surprised. He thought about it, hesitated for a while, and then just grabbed two handfuls and left.
The Xu family was the only one left at home. There were no candles in the house, so they could only use the moonlight. Xu's mother cried and went to cook, and made cakes out of the remaining half a scoop of noodles.
This cake did not reach the Xu family's stomachs. It was left for Xu Ling to eat on the road tomorrow.
Xu Ling refused, forcing the whole family to share the cake with him and eat dates together.
Dates are very sweet, but they don’t taste that good when mixed with tears.
The night was long, but also a little short.
The next day, the rooster crowed three times and Xu Ling got up before dawn.
When he came up, Gu Yu also got up, carrying the package he had packed last night, and accompanying the Xu family to deliver Xu Ling to the entrance of the village.
Xu Ling looked at his family again and again. He just got used to it and wanted to leave again.
The words came to his lips, but they just told Xu Ping and Xu An not to imitate his stupidity, to take good care of the vegetable patch in the backyard, and to take good care of their mother and sister-in-law.
He told Xu's mother to stop crying and be careful not to hurt her eyes from crying, and not to pick up other people's clothes. When he comes back, he will buy them new clothes.
When it was Gu You's turn, he couldn't say anything. He only patted Gu You on the shoulder, moved his lips twice, turned around, crossed the wooden bridge, and left the village.
