Only this green, not disappointing the spring

The news that Li was carried onto Old Man Liu's donkey cart to go to the city for medical treatment soon spread throughout Huaihua Village.

Some people couldn't help but sigh. As the old saying goes, 'A hemp rope breaks at the thinnest part, and misfortune only strikes the unfortunate.' This Zhou Jun family is really in for a double whammy!

There were also some evil-hearted people at home who couldn't help but mutter, saying that Zhou Jun was possessed by a hungry ghost, and that after Li, the two girls would be the ones to suffer the most.

However, they only dared to talk nonsense in their own home. The threat from the village chief last time was still very useful.

Zhou Fu's wife's health had recovered a long time ago, because she had been busy with the autumn harvest for some time and had no energy to think about other things.

When she heard that Li was ill, she had something to think about. She packed up her things and went back to her parents' home early in the morning.

……

This time, Zhou Xiaoxi came to the clinic alone with Li. When Doctor Zhang saw Li lying in the donkey cart, unconscious from the fever, he quickly asked the shop assistants to help carry her into the clinic.

Fortunately, the patient was sent to the hospital in time. Although the physical cooling method Zhou Xiaoxi had been using did not reduce Li's fever, it did not raise his temperature too high either.

Doctor Zhang gave Li acupuncture and made her a decoction of medicine. Soon Li regained her composure and fell into a deep sleep.

Doctor Zhang was very curious about the physical cooling method used by Zhou Xiaoxi. After a detailed discussion with Zhou Xiaoxi, he felt that he had gained a lot.

Zhou Xiaoxi also said that wiping the patient's body with strong liquor would have a better cooling effect.

As for how she knew that, she gave the same explanation: she heard it from the village peddler.

As for why the peddler knows so many things, who knows!

To express his gratitude, Dr. Zhang confiscated the consultation fee and only charged for five prescriptions of medicine, which was very cheap.

I guess in order to help Zhou Xiaoxi's family save money, a lot of effort was put into the prescription.

While waiting for Li to wake up, Zhou Xiaoxi discussed with Doctor Zhang about sending his sister to the clinic as an apprentice in a few days.

What worried her most was the accommodation problem. For a little girl in an unfamiliar place, her safety had to be addressed.

Doctor Zhang said that he had a granddaughter who was about the same age as Xiaonan, and that after coming to the clinic, he lived and ate with his granddaughter.

This time Zhou Xiaoxi felt completely at ease.

After waiting for about an hour, Li finally woke up in a daze.

Although his body was still very weak, he was obviously awake.

The two said goodbye to Doctor Zhang, and Zhou Xiaoxi helped Li slowly walk out of the city gate to find Old Man Liu who was waiting outside the city.

Old Man Liu originally thought that he would have to drive the donkey cart to the entrance of the clinic to pick up Li, but he didn't expect that she would come out in good health.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief. The series of incidents that happened to Zhou Jun's family inevitably made people think in a bad direction.

But Old Man Liu couldn't bear to see Li lose her life because of the delay in treating her illness, so he had to bite the bullet and drive the carriage.

His donkey has worked so hard. I will definitely give it a few more carrots to chew on when I get home.

Li is in good health.

It was because of excessive fatigue, weak constitution, and not closing the windows at night to keep cool that I caught a cold.

Zhou Xiaoxi was chatting leisurely with Old Man Liu on her way home, while Li leaned on her shoulder to rest.

However, she didn't know that the family was in chaos.

……

Zhou Xiaoxi and Li entered the city early in the morning and did not return home until the afternoon.

Zhou Fu's wife also went back to her parents' home early in the morning and came back just after noon, bringing another woman with her.

The two went directly to Old Man Zhou's house.

As soon as Niu saw her father-in-law, she stated her purpose directly:

"Father-in-law, this is the matchmaker from my mother's village. Everyone calls her Hua Pozi. When I went back to my mother's house this time, my family told me about the Dong family whose son was sick. It happened to be the busy farming season, and every household was busy with farm work. Until now, they have not been able to find a suitable daughter-in-law to marry."

Old Man Zhou pretended not to understand and asked directly: "What do you mean by telling me this?"

Niu rolled her eyes in her heart and had to finish her words.

"Didn't I mention to you a few days ago that our girl Xiaoxi is suitable in every aspect? The sister-in-law of the Dong family has said that the betrothal gift has been increased from fifty taels to seventy taels. If we are willing, it is not impossible to ask her to increase it to eighty taels."

The old lady thought to herself that Mrs. Niu was really cruel. What benefit could she get by giving her own niece to a sickly woman as a wife?

No matter how much betrothal gifts are given, it will not be her turn, because the girl's parents are still alive!

No one else understands, but Niu has his own theory.

She was just unhappy. If it weren't for Xiaoxi, the damn girl, she wouldn't have impulsively gone to Zhou Hu to argue, and there wouldn't have been a quarrel with Zhou Fu later. Then she wouldn't have been beaten so badly by Zhou Fu.

During the days she lay in bed, she gnashed her teeth in hatred and wished she could sell that damn girl to a brothel!

What's more, if a man beats a woman, he will do it again.

Ever since he beat her that time, Zhou Fu seemed to be addicted to it. He would punch and kick herself whenever he was unhappy.

In order to prevent their children from hearing, they would even cover their mouths in advance and only hit their children in places where no one could see them!

Niu had a miserable time during this period.

But what could she do? She was already a grandmother, could she really stop living with this man?

Therefore, she transferred all her hatred onto Zhou Xiaoxi. As long as Zhou Xiaoxi didn't have a good life in the future, she would feel much better.

As for why old man Zhou was so cruel, the reason was very simple. That child was not from his Zhou family.

Not only was he unfilial to his grandfather, he also always tried to threaten him. If he stayed in the Zhou family, he would be a nuisance, so he had to be sent away as soon as possible to avoid any trouble in the future and bring unrest to the family.

However, Old Man Zhou was a little hesitant. The third child's health seemed to be getting better day by day. Although he could only move a few steps with the help of a pair of crutches now, there was still a possibility that he could recover in the future.

The last time I mentioned the matter of Xiaoxi girl to them, they were very unhappy, especially Li, who was particularly excited.

If I interfere, will it hurt the relationship between father and son?

But if the third brother can get 80 taels of silver for free, their family will be better off, right? I am doing this for his own good.

Seeing that Old Man Zhou was hesitant, Niu decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Father, have you heard about Xiaoxi's mother falling ill?"

Old man Zhou went to the third brother's house almost every day to ask Zhou Xiaonan to do moxibustion for him. Of course he knew that Li was ill.

However, what is the purpose of the eldest daughter-in-law suddenly bringing up this matter?

"Just say what you want to say. I hate the way you women beat around the bush."

Niu was not annoyed, her father-in-law had always been like this.

"This little girl Xiaoxi is so unlucky. She is obviously unlucky for our Zhou family. Think about it, first my third brother fainted in the field for no reason, and now it's his wife. If we don't send that girl away, who knows who will be the next one!"

Before Old Man Zhou said anything, Mrs. Hua was already unhappy. These two people didn't know how to be discerning when talking.

I am from Yangshu Village, how can I help outsiders to cheat my fellow villagers?

If that girl was really unlucky, wouldn't the Dong family kid have died right after marrying her home? ! ! !