Sun threw herself on the ground, slapped her thighs, and howled at Xia Yougui:

"Xia Yougui, you bastard, you have no conscience. Your son went to do forced labor for you, and you're beating his mother right after he left just a few days ago..."

Liu couldn't help but turn her head away, shaking her shoulders for a long time. Xia Youcai was stunned, but the twitching corners of his mouth revealed his true feelings.

Wu uttered a soft "huh," and everyone could hear the deep contempt in her voice. Xia Youxi's expression was indescribable.

Jiang and Xia Youtian were stunned, their faces full of disbelief.

Cheng lowered her head, making it hard to see her expression. Xia Youliang's face was filled with indignation. If Cheng hadn't been quick to elbow him, he would have yelled out a curse.

Even the drunkard Old Lu, who originally had a sleepy look on his face, now looked like a piece of cracked porcelain, with his entire expression cracked.

After being stunned for a moment, the drunkard Old Lu smacked his lips, and with a "slurp", he drank a sip of wine from the wine gourd that he never left behind. He exhaled a long breath of alcohol and said cheerfully:

"Anyway, I've delivered the letter. As for the rest, you can discuss it among yourselves!

Oh, I almost forgot, this was brought by Erlang."

As the drunkard Lao Lu spoke, he rummaged around in his body for a long time and finally took out a small purse that was a little dirty and had some blood stains from the lapel of his shirt.

Xia Daohua's heart trembled. This little purse was stuffed into Erlang's bag by her! How did it get stained with so much blood? How badly was Erlang injured?

Old Master Xia stepped forward and took the small purse with trembling hands.

He didn't even bother to say thank you and immediately opened it to read.

Inside the small purse was a piece of blood-colored silk cloth, which looked like it was originally a plain handkerchief, or a small piece of cloth torn from a fine silk lining.

When she unfolded it, she saw that it was actually a simple route map with a few words written on it. From a distance, Xia Daohua thought it looked like a few place names.

Old Master Xia bowed deeply to the drunkard Old Lu and thanked him eloquently:

"Brother Lu, from now on, you are my Xia Anping's biological brother!"

Old Lu shook his head and waved his hand:

"We're just fellow villagers, it's just a message, what's the point?"

As he spoke, he staggered out:

"I'm leaving now. You should discuss it quickly and send someone who can take good care of Erlang.

As the saying goes, people are worthless when they leave their hometown, and Erlang is injured. Who knows how difficult it will be for him outside!

The drunken Old Lu shouted loudly and staggered out of the Xia family's courtyard.

Even though he had clearly walked far away, I could still hear his hoarse voice singing the distorted opera:

"I am like a bird in a cage, unable to spread its wings; I am like a shallow-water dragon trapped on the beach..."

Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou quickly made a decision:

"The second eldest's family is a bit too unreliable. We are worried about her going there.

The second brother is not someone who can take care of others. If he goes, Erlang might have to take care of him in return!

Yujiao hadn't left the house yet, so it wasn't convenient for her to look after Erlang; Erlang's aunts, sisters, and younger sisters weren't very convenient either...

After all the calculations, we two old guys have to go in person!"

Before the old couple finished speaking, they were met with opposition:

"How can this be possible? I don't agree!"

"You two elders are already so old, how can you still stand going out and running around?"

"Second sister-in-law really has to go for this. Even though she's a little unreliable, she's quite good at serving people."

"Yes, no one can go for this matter better than Second Sister-in-law. Otherwise, Second Sister-in-law will be worried waiting at home, right?"

The Xia family members all started to talk in a different tune from the old couple. To be honest, this was the first time that the sons and daughters-in-law of the Xia family had such a common mind and worked together.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were surprisingly consistent, the old couple accepted it. However, they felt uneasy about letting Sun alone handle the matter.

Finally, after the whole family discussed it, they decided to let Sun take Sanlang and Taohua with her.

The main purpose of bringing Sanlang is to give him courage. Otherwise, if a woman or a girl like Sun and Taohua were to go out and encounter an unsafe area, they might be kidnapped.

Of course, bringing Sanlang with you doesn't necessarily mean you can avoid the problem completely, but it's better to bring him with you than not.

Thinking of this, Grandpa Xia felt that it would be more appropriate for him and Zhou to go in person, but in the end he was dissuaded by the whole family, young and old, men and women.

After all, the old couple's age is there. What if they are running around outside and finally reach the place where Erlang is recuperating, and then they fall ill first...

Xia Daohua never expected that the old couple would actually call her name:

"Daohua, why don't you follow your second aunt to see your brother Erlang?"

"What? Me?"

Xia Daohua pointed at her nose and asked, fearing that the old couple had made a mistake.

Old Master Xia and Mrs. Zhou exchanged a smile, then looked at Xia Daohua with trust. Mrs. Zhou smiled and stated her intentions:

"Daohua, grandma knows you are a good child with your own ideas.

This time your second aunt is going to take care of your second brother, so it will definitely cost some money.

We can’t just rely on the second wife to pay for this money.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!