HLnovel Chapter 248 Too late to regret
Chapter 248 Too late to regret
Li Dajiang's voice was excited and trembling slightly as he questioned Old Man Li.
It was dark, and the two were a little far apart, so it was hard to see the expression on Old Man Li's face. After a while, he finally spoke softly, "There was no money at that time. These were given by Xiao Xiao later. If I hadn't severed the relationship with her, how could she have given so much?"
Although he said this, his tone clearly lacked confidence, and Li Dajiang could tell it in just one sentence.
The cold wind was blowing in his ears. Li Dajiang had been sitting on the ground for a long time. Hearing what Old Man Li said, his already cold body became even colder. Old Man Li had mentioned the breaking off of the engagement before. If Li Xiaoxiao didn't agree, he would not give her the money. He believed it.
But then again, if what Old Man Li said was true, then Li Xiaoxiao would have to give at least twenty-two taels of silver to make up the thirty-one taels that the robbers stole, but Li Xiaoxiao definitely wouldn't be able to give that much.
He didn't expect that in the eyes of old man Li, his leg was not worth ten taels of silver. Haha, what a joke.
Everyone present, except Li Niuniu and Li Xiaobao, could hear the guilt in Old Man Li's words, and they didn't know what to feel for a moment.
They knew Li Xiaoxiao too well. If they were told to give him five taels, they would still believe him, but more than that would be impossible.
At some point Li Laosi also found that his strength had recovered. He stood up suddenly and walked towards Old Man Li with big strides.
"Ah, ah!" Li Laosi opened his mouth wide and shouted, while gesturing with his hands, trying his best to express his dissatisfaction.
He wanted to question Old Man Li, asking why he didn't treat his illness when he had the silver hidden, and what he was thinking. He wanted to speak, he really wanted to.
Facing the questioning of his two sons, Old Man Li was really annoyed and shouted, "I have already said that the money was given by Li Xiaoxiao later. Why don't you believe me? If you don't believe me, go ask him. I am your biological father. How can I not pay for your medical treatment if I have money?"
Hearing this, Li Laosi really hesitated for a moment, but then he thought about it carefully and realized that no, it was not given to him by Li Xiaoxiao.
That night, when the gangsters came to his house to ask for money, he felt that the money in the house should be enough. At that time, Old Man Li must have had money in his hands, but he just didn't want to take it out.
Thinking of this, Li Laosi took two steps forward and pushed Li Laotou hard in anger. Li Laotou lost his balance and staggered back a few steps. There happened to be a small stone at his feet, and he tripped and sat down on the ground. His tailbone suddenly felt a sharp pain.
"You unfilial son, I worked so hard to raise you, and spent money to marry you off and give birth to children, and this is how you treat me." Old man Li felt so painful that he was sweating coldly.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Li Laosi opened his mouth and yelled, gesticulating with his hands and feet. No one knew what he meant, but it was not difficult to see that he was very angry at the moment.
It is difficult for anyone to accept that a healthy person suddenly becomes unable to speak. The key is that the doctor cannot find the cause of the disease. If the cause is not found, he cannot take medicine and will not be able to speak.
"Stop making trouble. We can talk about it later. Now the important thing is to think about how to leave here." Li Dajiang scolded.
Sure enough, Li Laosi stopped making a fuss. He turned his head away angrily, breathing heavily, showing that he was in a very bad mood.
Old man Li sat on the ground, sweating profusely from the pain, and cursing Li Laosi in his heart. Old man Li had felt a little regretful about his two sons before, but now he was regretting it even more.
If I had known that the money would be stolen, I would have chosen which son to use for medical treatment. Now both of them know about it. Even if they don't make a fuss now, who knows what will happen in the future.
Speaking of leaving, Li Chengcai stood up from the ground. Now they were all fine. It might be that the two men did not give them too much medicine. It was only an hour since they took the medicine, and they were able to move freely.
Who knows if there are wolves in this desolate mountain and wilderness. If they encounter a wolf, they will definitely not be able to beat it, and they can't walk away. Two of them can't walk, and one of them has difficulty moving. It's best for them to find a place to stay for the night and think of a solution after dawn.
"Xiaobao, come with me to take a look around." Li Chengcai called Li Xiaobao. Actually, he and Old Man Li should have gone alone, but he was annoyed with Old Man Li at the moment, so he called Li Xiaobao.
"Be careful on the road and don't go too far." Li Dajiang warned.
After a while, Li Chengcai came back. He didn't dare to go far. Fortunately, there was a dilapidated temple not far ahead, so the family had to spend the night in the temple.
Although the dilapidated temple was leaky everywhere, it was still better than spending the night outside. Fortunately, the two robbers didn't like their clothes and quilts and threw them down, otherwise they would have frozen to death when sleeping at night.
Everyone was in a heavy mood. It was already the middle of the night when they packed up and went to bed. The next day, they were all woken up by the cold. The ground was cold and damp. Jiang and Niu Niu even had high fevers.
But they had to leave here even though they had a fever. They were cold and had nothing to eat. They didn’t know how far they had strayed from the main path.
Old man Li is old and he fell pretty badly yesterday. After a night, he started to feel pain in his tailbone and waist again. He kept shouting in pain, but no one paid any attention to him.
Among the family members now, Li Chengcai is the one in the best health. Last night, each of them ate half a multi-grain pancake, which they brought with them before setting out.
I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find a place to eat on the way, but there weren’t many, and I didn’t know when I could get to the next town, so I didn’t dare to finish the meal in one go.
In the morning, only half of the cake was given to Li Chengcai to eat. After eating, he went to look for people on the road to see if he could find passers-by or a caravan.
It was almost noon when Li Chengcai came back dejectedly.
"Chengcai, didn't you find anyone?" Li Dajiang asked hurriedly. He burped as soon as he finished speaking. He was really hungry. There was a stream not far away. If he had no food, he would drink water. Although the stream water was cold, it was better than being hungry.
"I found the main road and waited for a whole morning, but only two people passed by. They only had one carriage, and when they heard there were so many of us, they just left." Li Chengcai said angrily. The main reason was that he had no money. If he had money, he could go to the nearby county town to rent two carriages.
Now they want to take advantage of someone else's carriage, but who is willing to take so many people with them?
"Why don't we go to the main road and wait for someone?"