Chu Yunli glanced at the curious crowd and nodded: "Yes, I haven't eaten well since I was a child, and my body has always been weak."
It looked like Mother Hong would take whatever she said and didn't dare to refute it.
Seeing this, Hong's mother felt aggrieved: "I didn't treat you harshly at first. As long as there was something to eat at home, I didn't let you go hungry."
Chu Yunli nodded again: "Yes, I didn't have a stomachache this time, thanks to your foresight. Otherwise, if I had also eaten the chicken, I would be the one lying down now."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Hong family felt their faces get hot.
They were upset after eating roast chicken. Chen Guihua was fine at all. It was obvious that she didn’t get a bite of it!
Originally, when there was meat in the house, who ate more and who ate less, no one knew behind closed doors, but now it was out in the street, and everyone knew that they were treating their daughter-in-law harshly, and Hong’s mother just wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.
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Seeing that the doctor over there was already dispensing medicine, Hong's mother reacted and immediately said: "I don't have any extra money at home to give you medicine..." Thinking of what the doctor said about her daughter-in-law's time being short, she changed her words and said: "Wait until this mess is over."
When the strength is over, go back and make some free time, and I'll ask the doctor to prescribe medicine for you to take good care of yourself."
"You don't need to pay for it." Chu Yunli took out the copper plate that Chen Taohua gave her earlier: "I have it myself."
Hong's mother looked surprised: "Where did you get the money?"
"My sister gave it to me." Chu Yunli picked up the medicine and said, "Mom, lying here all the time is not an option. What are you going to do next?"
We are going to the market today. It is still early and there are already many people on the street. It is indeed a strange thing for a family to lie on the road. Everyone will take a look here when they pass by the hospital.
It's really embarrassing.
Hong's father didn't leave, he just wanted to talk to Xiaobai again.
"Go and invite Xiaobai over."
Chu Yunli reminded: "He is not Xiaobai, stop shouting like that."
Hong Hualan's chest rose and fell: "He is my man!"
Hearing this, Hong Huaqi couldn't help but sarcastically said: "He is a rich man, and you picked him up when he was in trouble. Now that he is back home, do you still want to follow him and become the wife of a rich family? You have a good idea.
, It’s a pity that he only hates our family. It’s best not to dream in broad daylight.”
Hong Hualan: "..."
"Which end are you from?"
After drinking this sentence, she was so tired that she was out of breath, her chest heaved violently, and she simply closed her eyes.
Chow Tai Fook hadn't gone to find the carriage yet. Seeing the quarrel among the family, he felt a little irritated.
The family was so sick that they didn't want to rush to the city for treatment. Instead, they were still lingering here. It was not embarrassing for so many people to watch. He asked impatiently: "Are you going home or are you going?"
In the city, come up with an idea quickly, I still have something to do at home and I won't be able to help you for long."
"Go home." Hong Huaqi saw that the breath of several children was getting weaker and weaker. After a while, the sun came out and the sun was so intense that people could not open their eyes. Ordinary people could not stand such exposure, let alone patients.
We need to find a place to stay first, and then quickly get the antidote and feed it to them.
"Dad, I will take the whole family back first. You can have a good talk with Xiaobai here."
Seeing this, Zhou Dafu immediately found a carriage to pull people.
Chu Yunli didn't stay because the reason was ready. She had to go back and take care of the Hong family.
The Hong family was in a mess. After the group went home, it was still a suitable place to rest. You know, even the pig pen was burned down. The Zhou family's place was not spacious enough. There were so many people, and Chow Tai Fook couldn't possibly accommodate them all.
He took them back, while the driver hurried back to the town to pick up people. Finally, the family settled on the ground in the yard. Chu Yunli said he came back to take care of them, but in fact he just squatted beside them, and at most he fetched some water for them to drink.
Chow Dafu was about to leave, but the eldest baby could only breathe out but not in, and his face was filled with a look of death. The Hong family mother and son were extremely anxious, so Chow Dafu ran to the Taoist priest in the village who knew how to summon spirits for help.
Chu Yunli frowned and stepped forward to take a closer look. Mother Hong scolded her: "Stand far away and don't block the way."
Fine.
Chu Yunli retreated. Seeing that someone was about to die, everyone in the village who got the news rushed to help, including Chen Taohua.
"Isn't it just a stomach upset? Why is it so serious?"
Chen Taohua is not the only one who asks this question.
No one answered.
Someone in the village who just returned from the hospital today said, "I heard from the doctor that it looks like dysentery."
Whenever there is a wedding or wedding in the village, every family will come to help. When everyone heard this, they took a step back.
Each family is not rich and cannot afford to treat the disease. Besides, every family has several children. It would be no joke if the disease spread back. Even if you have a reputation of being unwilling to help your neighbors, you can't take such a big risk.
risks of.
After only a few breaths, most of the people in the yard dispersed, leaving only the Zhou family and Da Wa's uncle.
Da Wa's aunt was originally taking the children with her. When she heard that it might be dysentery, she immediately said that she wanted to go back to dry the wheat and dragged the two children away as fast as they could.
The eldest baby didn't even open his eyes, and lost his breath in his sleep. Mother Hong held his hand tightly and cried silently, her body shaking. After a long while, she turned back to Chu Yunli and said, "Come here and help."
It was already too late to call Chu Yunli over when everyone was dead.
These children have very bad tempers and have teased Chen Guihua more than once. The relationship between the two is worse than that of strangers.
The death of Da Wa made the Hong family lose all hope of luck. Severe diarrhea can really kill someone!
Hong's mother asked her brother to go to town to buy a coffin.
Before Chow Dafu left, he said: "I asked my brother-in-law to come back quickly."
"Don't!" What's the use of coming back? If we don't get the antidote, will the whole family wait to die?
Chow Dafu had a puzzled look on his face. Hong's mother hesitated for a moment and said, "Let him finish the matter at hand and come back quickly."
"What's more important than the death of the eldest baby?" Zhou Dafu frowned: "The eldest baby is the eldest grandson. At his age, he died a sudden death. He has to find a Taoist priest to deal with it properly." As the head of a family, not to mention being in charge, at least
You have to show up. Especially the two or three people from the village who came to help are particularly rare. You have to say thank you to them.
Seeing that her grandson was gone, Hong's mother felt uncomfortable. She was also afraid that such bad news would happen one after another. Rather than losing her grandson, the most important thing was to detoxify the family as soon as possible.
Chow Dafu went to town. He thought that his brother-in-law was still at the door of the medical clinic, but he was in vain. After asking, he learned that his brother-in-law had gone to the door of the largest inn in town. He seemed to want to see the people inside, but
But the people inside avoided seeing him, so he was delayed for a whole day.
"Brother-in-law, come home quickly, something happened at home."
Father Hong's heart skipped a beat: "What happened?"
"The eldest son is dead. He is already taking care of funeral arrangements. There are rumors that your family is suffering from dysentery. The people who helped are scared and have gone home. You should go back and have a look." Chow Dafu turned around and went to find the carriage, planning to take the person there.
Help him up.
But Hong's father was unwilling. He stared at the inn door persistently: "Sir, our family knows we were wrong. Please spare us this time! I kowtow to you..."
As he said that, he dragged his weak body and prepared to kneel down.
Unfortunately, he was too weak and could only lie on the ground. He hadn't knelt much before. A follower came out and said with a straight face: "My young master has never been to this town and doesn't know you, so how can he offend me?"
What does your family have to do with eating bad food and getting upset? If you continue to talk nonsense at this door, I can sue you for slander. If you don’t want to go to jail, get out of here!"
Hong's father was frightened.
If he hadn't died, he might have been imprisoned.
He kowtowed repeatedly, and the owner of the inn came out to persuade him: "You should go back. I have never seen this young master before. He is really annoying and will bring misfortune to the whole family."
Chow Tai Fook saw that something was wrong, so even though his brother-in-law was unwilling to go home, he asked the coachman to help him get into the carriage.
On the way back, Hong's father was heartbroken.
As soon as he walked in, the two children fell into a coma. Hong's mother was so sad that she couldn't help crying.
The whole yard was in a depressed mood. Chu Yunli was already helping the women in the village cut vegetables. The money for buying vegetables was given by Zhou Dafu.
Chen Taohua had been helping her. When she saw the situation there, she asked, "Why did the child get into trouble first?"
She lowered her voice: "I heard that the Hong family's land was obtained unfairly. Maybe God really has a good eye."
Chen Guihua had never heard of this, and Chu Yunli looked surprised: "What kind of unfair law?"
Many years ago, a small businessman from out of town closed his shop and settled here, buying more than ten acres of land. The couple had no children. It is said that the man was too weak. Because he happened to live next door to the Hong family, the two families had frequent contacts. Later,
He adopted a child from the Hong family.
He is Hong Huaqi's cousin.
When my cousin grew up, he provided for the couple to live in retirement. He was married, had a place left by his elders, and lived a very good life. However, his wife was bullied and committed suicide because she couldn't stand the rumors. From then on, my cousin's brain went crazy.
Somewhat abnormal, he wandered around the village like crazy, and was later found drowned in the river outside the village.
Hong Huaqi's grandfather took over everything left by his younger brother... Later, it was passed to Hong's father and he owned nearly ten acres of land. Decades have passed, and few people in the village have mentioned it.
When Chen Taohua said this, her voice became even lower: "There are no secrets in the village. I heard that on the day the woman was bullied, someone saw her brother-in-law's grandfather also going in that direction."
Chu Yunli's face was speechless: "Really?"
"Many people in the village say so, but they are too shy to talk to you." Chen Taohua shook her head: "It is groundless. Even if the death of the couple had nothing to do with the Hong family, they still benefited from others, but
Those four graves at the end of the village... I don't see them paying homage either."
Only then did Chu Yunli remember that in Chen Guihua's memory, there were indeed several barren graves at the head of the village. They were quite well piled, but no one had ever paid homage to them.
The two sisters kept their voices very low, and outsiders could only see them whispering to each other. Chow Tai Fook came over and said, "Osmanthus, come here."
Chu Yunli looked confused: "Your father told you to kneel in front of the Fulai Inn in the town and ask Xiaobai to come back no matter what."
He begged for a whole day, but Xiaobai didn't show up at all. Someone else would have had the same result!
However, Chu Yunli was not willing to help in the yard and walked away.
Chen Taohua was originally here to help her sister. After her mother-in-law heard that it might be dysentery, she was unwilling to let her come over. Later, she simply snatched the child away. There would definitely be a big quarrel later. Seeing this, she put away what she had brought.
Kitchen knife, followed and walked out the door.
There is no benefit in knowing too much about some things. When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Chu Yunli whispered: "I was waiting there when I went. You go home and look after the children first."
There are three Yang Dati brothers, and they have seven or eight children, and Taohuasheng is the youngest among them. In addition, the elders are biased, so the two siblings have always been bullied. Taohua is absolutely unwilling to give up her children unless necessary.
Gave it to my mother-in-law.
She frowned: "I'll go with you. I heard that the young masters of wealthy families are unreasonable. If you offend him..."
"I'm not stupid enough to actually go and kneel at the door of the inn, I just go there anyway." Chu Yunli reached out and pushed her: "Go back!"
Chen Taohua immediately understood what her sister meant. She wanted to run to the town to avoid the trouble at home, and she would not really go to find the young master. She immediately felt relieved and said, "If you have anything to do, ask someone to tell me.
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After saying goodbye to Taohua, Chu Yunli walked slowly towards the town and didn't arrive until it was almost dark.
Today she plans to live in the town... The Hong family's house has been burned down. If such a big thing happened to her family in the village, she would not be able to stay at someone else's house, and she would have no place to rest at home, so she would probably have to stay overnight.
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She did not go to the inn where Zhang Mingqiu was staying, but found a room with a reasonable price and walked in.
The inn didn't invite a waiter. Seeing that she was a female guest, the owner's daughter came up and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you want to stay in the hotel?"
Chu Yunli nodded. She had not scattered her banknotes yet, and it was too late now. She gave a few coins and said, "Get me a bucket of hot water and some hot rice." After that, she added: "
Go ahead and pick it up and pay the bill tomorrow morning."
In this town, there are only a few people who default on their debts, and Chu Yunli's speech was different from others. The owner's daughter immediately agreed and led her upstairs with a smile: "I can only reserve one room today. You can do it yourself."
Go pick and choose, whichever room you want to stay in.”
Chu Yunli followed upstairs and chose a room near the back. She didn't plan to get up early. If she slept in the row facing the street, people would be walking around on the road outside before dawn, so she could sleep if she wanted to.
Can't catch it.
When passing by one of the rooms, the little girl smiled and said, "There are already guests in this room. You can look at the rooms over there."
Chu Yunli walked forward slowly, her ears were sharp, and she suddenly heard a mute male voice in the room: "We have already gone down the mountain, don't rush now, sleep more tomorrow, let's finish our meal
I'll accompany you to the village to look for you."
"I wonder if my two sisters have been bullied?"
Hearing this voice, Chu Yunli paused.
The female voice inside continued: "I still have several younger sisters. If I don't come back soon, I might be sold by my parents who only see younger brothers."
After speaking, his tone was full of anger.
Seeing that Chu Yunli was listening attentively, the owner's daughter reminded: "Sister-in-law, we are not good..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw that the guest had reached out to knock on the door. Her eyes widened and she immediately ran forward to stop him, but it was already too late.
"Enter!"
Chu Yunli pushed open the door and entered.
Chen Guihua had never met her third brother-in-law. When Sanhua was sent away, she was still busy working in the Hong family. When she got the news, they had already been gone for a long time.
"Third sister."
Sanhua's eyes widened: "Sister? Why are you here?"
The people in the village live a frugal life. Not to mention staying in the town, they are reluctant to buy a bowl of food from the stalls outside. The Hong family is not good to her sister... Thinking of this, she took two steps forward and asked: "What happened?
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She held her sister's hand and turned back to explain to the man: "This is my eldest sister."
Then, she tilted her head and looked at Chu Yunli, and said, "That's my man Mugen. Even though he's cruel, he's actually pretty good to me."
Just now, Chu Yunli heard Shanhua talking about those things through the door, and the man was not unhappy at all except for being relieved, so he knew that this brother-in-law was a good person. He nodded and said: "Brother-in-law."
Mugen scratched his head, feeling quite uncomfortable: "Sister."
The three of them sat down, and Chu Yunli talked about what happened to him recently. Sanhua frowned when he heard it: "The first brother-in-law is not a good person. He often made fun of me in the past. I didn't expect that even if he associates with the widow, he actually
If he even tried to set his sights on you, his legs should have been broken right then and there."
Chu Yunli agreed in her heart and shook her head: "What will happen to Peach Blossom after her leg is broken?"
"This time I come, I want to take all Luhua and the others away." Sanhua lowered her head: "I am a sister who has no ability, so I can only take them to the mountains and barely give them a bowl of rice. When they get old, marry those
Mountain people. However, they are poor, but they love their wives very much and will never eat alone."
Mugen chuckled: "If you don't love your wife, she will run away."
Sanhua answered with a smile: "My wife will be laughed at if she runs away. Luhua is already ten years old, and Seventh Sister is six years old. We can't support them for a few years."
If Chu Yunli hadn't come and everything went well for Sanhua, except for Luhua who was going to be sold a few days ago, the remaining sisters should be able to live well. Chu Yunli tentatively said: "I'm afraid it won't happen, father and mother."
I'm so happy to let him go."
Sanhua was a little hesitant: "I plan to buy it with silver. It's just... I don't have much silver on hand, only ten taels in total. This is because Mugen was lucky enough to get a big deal a few days ago. I have a child again. What will be the next expenses?
It will get bigger. I just hope that my mother still has some humanity and is willing to let the sisters live."
When Chu Yunli entered the door just now, he had already noticed that one of Mugen's legs was inconvenient. It was not easy to hunt big animals in the dense forest, and he could easily get injured. The mountain people made a living by hunting, and the reason why they were poor was because they would get injured.
It was an unlucky time, the injuries were minor, and I might have lost my life.
What Sanhua said just now shows that she is a calculated person. It is even more rare for a person with a calculated idea to be willing to use all his family wealth to get his sister by his side after he is pregnant. Chu Yunli held her hand
Hand: "I have some money here. You take them to the mountain first. If my situation improves, I will pick them up later."
Hearing this, Sanhua looked surprised: "First, all the savings of the Hong family were stolen, then the house was burned down, and now everyone is seriously ill. Where did you get the money?"
"Don't worry about it. You live in the mountains and rarely come out. I will give you ten taels tomorrow morning and take the sisters away for a few hours. I will also buy some things to take with me." Seeing that Sanhua was about to refuse, Chu Yunli
He was the first to say: "They are also my sisters. You can't be the only one who loves your sisters. I also love them."
The two sisters reunited after a long absence. Sanhua was very excited and wanted to hold her sister for a long chat.
Feelings come from virginity. Chen Guihua feels sorry for Sanhua, but Chu Yunli doesn't. She didn't sleep well last night, and now she's feeling sleepy. She really wants to fall asleep. Fortunately, Mu Gen doesn't allow Sanhua to stay up late, so she can just talk it out.
The sisters were separated.
Early in the morning, Chu Yunli went out to a small bank in the town and broke into one hundred taels of silver. After returning to the inn, he paid the room fee first, and then found Sanhua and gave him two ten taels of silver ingots.
When Sanhua got the silver, she was in a daze. She grew up in the village, and in her memory, any family with three taels of silver was considered wealthy. And in her impression, her sister was a very honest person, and it was not like she could save money.
His temperament for paying so much money.
She said half-jokingly: "Sister, where did you get your wealth from? You should take care of me."
Chu Yunli could tell that she was worried about where the money came from, so she immediately said seriously: "I can't take it with me, just this time, never again."
Sanhua didn't find out and was a little reluctant: "Will anyone ask you for it?"
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "No, they gave it to me willingly. Don't ask any questions, just take the flowers."
The two sisters parted at the door of the inn. Chu Yunli planned to go to the inn where Xiaobai was staying, and then return to the village... She had to go to Chen's house, and she couldn't let Sanhua suffer. She was pregnant with the child, so it was better not to get hurt.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the inn, I happened to see Zhang Mingqiu coming out.
Zhang Mingqiu looked her up and down: "You come to beg me too?"
"I don't want to come, but you also understand that I can't make the decision on many things." Chu Yunli sighed: "I know you won't give them an explanation, just pretend I didn't come and leave."
She turned to leave, and Zhang Mingqiu suddenly said: "Then, are you willing to let them go? As long as you say yes, I will give them the antidote when you come back."
These words can make people angry. Chu Yunli said indifferently: "It's not me who poisoned me, and they didn't treat me well. Whether it's life or death, I, a country peasant woman who can't make the decision in everything, can't control so much."
Zhang Mingqiu said reluctantly: "What if I have to let you take care of it?"
Chu Yunli frowned: "Young master, I don't want to play rogue. Even if their whole family dies suddenly, it has nothing to do with me."
"I can't tell, but you are still smart." Zhang Mingqiu held a folding fan in his hand and unfolded it with a splash. His movements were cool and handsome. He asked with a smile: "Do you know how much money my folding fan is worth?"