The couple couldn't help but look at each other. Could it be that what the child said was true? But even if it is true, it is very strange to have the same dream continuously, but it is just a dream, how can it be mixed with reality? This child looks so smart and shrewd, how could she do such a ridiculous thing?
"So this is why you stole the money from our family. You are so bold as to dare to gamble. You are not a child anymore. Many girls your age have already found their husbands or even married off."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Su felt angry and guilty, and she understood where the problem lay.
"Blame me. Blame me for spoiling you. I spoiled you so much that you didn't know the importance of the dream. You didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. Just because of a dream, you never thought that maybe it was just your imagination or it didn't exist at all. You went to verify it without considering the consequences. Aren't you afraid that something might happen to you, a little girl all alone? Don't you think about how worried your family would be?" Mrs. Su looked at her daughter and hit herself in agony.
"Wife" Old Man Su quickly grabbed his wife's hand.
"Mom, don't be like this. I was wrong. I really know I was wrong." At this moment, looking at her mother's white hair and frail body, Su Qiaoxiu's eyes flashed with guilt.
"I also know that what I did was indeed ridiculous, but that's why I didn't dare tell you. However, what I saw on the way was exactly the same as in my dream. I believe it was not just a dream, but a warning from God, giving me a chance to change my fate."
"Then have you changed your destiny?" Mrs. Su asked back. No one in this world knows her child better than she does. The moment her daughter appeared in front of her, she knew from her daughter's eyes that nothing bad had happened to her. She immediately felt relieved.
Su Qiaoxiu opened her mouth but nothing came out. She still couldn't understand why she couldn't find it when it was clearly the same forest. Was it that her dream was inaccurate, or someone had already rescued that person in advance, or was it really just her imagination?
"Speak!" Mrs. Su talk to her daughter.
Su Qiaoxiu: "…, I..."
"Didn't it change fate?"
"Mom, I don't know what's going on. Everything along the way was exactly as it was in my dream, how could it be gone?"
"You still don't repent. How can you believe that it's just a dream? Where's the money? How much is left?" Mrs. Su looked at her daughter disappointedly, and her tone became increasingly harsh.
Su Qiaoxiu didn't dare to say anything at this moment. She knelt on the ground timidly with her head lowered, only tears falling one by one. How dare she say that she only had a few dozen coins left after adding up the money she had.
Seeing her daughter like this, what else did Mrs. Su not understand? She broke free from the old man's hand, slowly got down from the bed, rummaged around the room, found the measuring tape for making clothes, and started to beat her daughter who was kneeling on the ground.
"How much money is left? Will you tell me? Will you tell me?" Mrs. Su pumped with all her strength, supported by her anger, and at this moment she didn't even feel empty in her body.
"Wife..." Old man Su looked at his wife worriedly and wanted to snatch the measuring tape, but was stopped by his wife's gaze. Well, the child's mother has been anxious, angry and worried these days, and has kept everything in her heart, so let her vent. With such a weak body, no matter how hard you hit her, how hard can it be?
"Ah... it hurts, mother, I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again, please forgive me, ah... it hurts... ah... mother..."
In the yard, Su Qiaoxiu's cry of pain was heard, making Su You, who was sitting in the yard, become restless. The fact that my little sister could make such a painful sound showed that she was beaten very badly by our mother. Second brother Su was the first to soften his heart.
Even though he had thought about asking his parents to give his younger sister a good beating, when the time came and he heard the screams of pain, Second Brother Su, who had raised his younger sister, couldn't help but stand up.
"Sit down." Although eldest brother Su felt uncomfortable, he still stopped his second brother with an expressionless face.
"Brother, maybe mother hit her too hard? I've never been beaten before and I don't know if I can bear it. Why don't we go in and take a look?" Second Brother Su looked at his eldest brother and discussed.
"Have you forgotten how mother got sick?" With just one sentence, the eldest brother Su successfully shut up the second brother Su.
"...You still don't say anything, right?"
After beating for a while, Mrs. Su could not hold on any longer and sat down. Old Man Su was so scared that he quickly went over to hug his wife, dragged her to sit down on the bed, and used his hands to help her breathe smoothly.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, sit for a while, I will ask something." Old man Su comforted his wife and then looked at his daughter who was lying on the ground.
"Look how mad your mother is. You still don't want to tell me, right?"
Su Qiaoxiu, who was lying on the ground in a mess, slowly sat up straight, her hair disheveled, her face, nose and eyes all covered with tears. She endured the pain in her body and looked up at her father.
"There are... sixty... sixty-five cents left." Su Qiaoxiu took out the few copper coins she had and placed them on the stool beside her. Then she closed her eyes in fear, not daring to look at her parents again.
Old Man Su's eyes went dark, but fortunately he was standing by the bed. He sat down on the bed and was supported by Mrs. Su.
"Husband, are you okay?" Mrs. Su didn't care about her own weakness and looked at the old man worriedly.
"I'm fine, don't worry," Old Man Su waved his hand. It took a while for his vision to return to normal, but my heart was aching.
More than twenty taels of silver were what their whole family had saved for many years, including what the third son earned from copying books in his spare time. Just like that, they were all squandered by their daughter in one trip. This amount of money was enough for a farmer's expenses for ten years, and it was gone just like that. Even though Old Man Su was mentally prepared, he still couldn't accept it.
I thought there would be a lot left even after spending the money for the child, but unexpectedly... I didn't expect there would be almost nothing left. He was so disappointed, deeply disappointed with his daughter.
"Husband, don't be angry, don't be angry. We can earn money again if we lose it. We can always earn it back." Mrs. Su didn't even look at her daughter. At this moment, she only had the old man in her mind. She used her hand to stroke the old man's back to help her calm down.
In fact, based on her understanding of her daughter, she already knew the result in her heart, but she still wanted to hear her daughter say it herself, so she gave up the idea. After repenting, she thought a lot these days. Although she had spoiled her child a little too much, she had also taught her child the necessary lessons. Thinking of the child's willfulness and selfishness, she felt regretful, sad and heartbroken.
Now that the matter has become a fact, she has beaten and scolded the child. If the child can come to her senses, it would be good. She will educate her well. If she is still so willful and selfish, then she will have to help her find a husband and marry her off, and she will no longer care whether she lives a good life in the future.
"It's okay, you're right, we're trying." Old man Su patted his wife's hand and continued speaking. This was the only way he could comfort himself at this moment. Old Man Su glanced at the dozens of copper coins on the shelf and didn't want to look at his daughter any more. He shouted to the outside of the door: "First son, take your sister out and don't let her go anywhere. Your mother and I need some quiet time."
Outside the room, hearing their father's shouting, the eldest and second son quickly entered the room, glanced at the disheveled sister, and ran straight to the two old parents beside the bed.