"My goodness, are these two sick?"

She got goosebumps all over her body and ran out in a panic.

"Husband, come quick! Dazhuang and his wife are dying."

Ni Yuanshan, Ni Jiarong, and Pu Guixiang all rushed over to see what was happening, and what they saw terrified the whole family.

This isn't an infectious disease, is it?

"Quickly, lock them both up. We can't let anyone see them."

If the villagers saw this, they would definitely kick the whole family out.

The door slammed shut, and Xiao Li and Ni Dazhuang looked at each other and smiled.

Xiao Li and Ni Dazhuang were eating and playing in the room, while the Ni family outside were so worried that they couldn't eat.

"Hey, without Dazhuang today, we haven't even finished digging the ground yet. It'll take several more days to finish."

Ni Jiarong sighed. His father was old and weak, and the work in the fields was too difficult. If only Dazhuang were here.

Ni's mother, Wang, also sighed. Only today did she realize that her newly married second daughter-in-law was no match for Dazhuang's wife.

Not only was less pig feed prepared, but the food also didn't taste as good.

I still wash my own clothes. If I wait for her to do the laundry, I'm afraid I won't have any dry clothes to wear tomorrow.

When it was time for dinner, Ni Wangshi brought over a bowl of porridge and stood at the door looking inside.

When Ni Dazhuang saw his mother bringing over the food, he happily went over to take the bowl.

My wife is right. We'll just wait inside, and my mother will bring us the food.

"Mom, I'm so hungry! Why didn't you bring me lunch?"

As he spoke, the red rash on his face swayed back and forth. Madam Ni handed him the bowl and quickly wiped her hands.

"Dazhuang, what happened to you and your wife? Are you in pain?"

Ni Dazhuang was baffled; they were doing very well.

"It doesn't hurt, Mother. There's not enough food. My wife is hungry too."

Madam Ni was furious. At a time like this, she was still trying to control her daughter-in-law?

This son used to be very well-behaved, but ever since he got married, he hasn't been very obedient. He's really forgotten his mother now that he has a wife.

"Dazhuang, you guys stay in the room and go out when you're done."

Ni Dazhuang nodded, "Okay, Mother."

My wife said that she would give me good food if I stayed in the room these past few days.

Xiao Li had figured out the Ni family's psychology, which is why she had Huan Ling change their appearance.

The reason why Ni Wangshi dared not let the two of them go out was because the rash on their faces was too terrible. It was red in the morning, but now it had become purulent and disgusting.

"I'll leave the bowl by the door and collect it later. I'm leaving now."

As soon as Ni Wangshi finished speaking, she ran away, afraid that if she stayed even a second longer, she would get infected.

Ni Dazhuang carried the bowl back to his room, overjoyed. He wasn't picky about food and would eat whatever was given to him, which is why he was tall and strong.

"Wife, you eat."

Xiao Li shook her head while munching on a strawberry, "You eat it, I'll just eat this."

Ni Dazhuang finished his meal, put the bowl by the door, and went back to his room to play with Xiaoli.

Ni Wangshi was very anxious. It seemed that the condition was getting worse and worse. What should she do?

"Honey, what do you suggest we do?"

Ni Yuanshan was also a bit troubled. "Should we call a doctor to take a look?"

Ni Wangshi was a little reluctant, as hiring a doctor would cost too much money, but the two men looked terrible.

"Alright."

Xiao Li was teaching Ni Dazhuang to speak when she heard a noise outside the door, so she quickly lay down again.

"Doctor, this way please."

The village doctor didn't originally want to come; Ni Wangshi was too stingy. He just heard that the two of them had pimples all over their faces, and he wanted to see for himself, so he came along.

"Wow...that's terrifying."

Ni Changchun was startled. His face was indeed covered in bumps, but the condition was too strange; he had never encountered anything like it before.

Xiao Li used mental suggestion on him.

Ni Changchun started talking nonsense.

"Oh dear, this person is about to die. Look how red their face is, and their bag is all rotten. Quickly, carry them out."

Ni Wangshi was also startled. How could something that was perfectly fine suddenly stop working?

"Doctor, is there any chance of saving him?"

Ni Changchun's face hardened. "Save them? You try saving one yourself! They're already like this, can they even be saved?"

Ni Wangshi glanced at Ni Dazhuang, who was grinning foolishly beside her.

"What about my Dazhuang? He has a lump, but he doesn't seem to be in any danger."

"Oh dear, this is contagious! Get out of the way, I'm leaving, don't let me get infected."

Ni Changchun covered his face with his sleeve and ran away quickly.

Ni Wangshi was terrified. She had been standing there for half a day. Would she catch it?

She couldn't keep this son either, so she quickly ran off to find Mr. Ni to discuss a solution.

Ni Dazhuang watched people come and go, but he couldn't understand what they were saying, so he simply closed the door and went to sleep.

His wife said she would take him out to eat fish tonight so he could sleep more and not be sleepy at night.

Xiao Li watched as the people left before getting out of bed. The Ni family only knew how to order the original owner around, but she wanted to rest as much as she could.

Ni Wangshi had a bitter face, her eyes filled with shock and fear.

"Honey, what should we do? Are we going to get infected too?"

Ni Yuanshan seemed to have made a decision, "Send them both out."

Madam Ni was taken aback. "If we divide the land out, what will happen to the household chores?"

"What else can we do? He's almost dead, why should we work? What if he dies at home? We'd just have to bury him, wouldn't we?"

Ni Wangshi thought about it and realized that it made sense, since they would have to spend money to buy a coffin later.

"Then let's divide them up. Where will the two of them go?"

Ni Yuanshan pointed outside, "Isn't there a dilapidated outhouse over there?"

Ni Wangshi suddenly realized that the head of the household was indeed more capable.

Without hesitation, she immediately ran to find the village chief, and together they went to Ni Dazhuang's room, fearing that if they had been any later, the two men would have died on the spot.

The village chief was quite puzzled. Why would the Ni family be willing to split up? Ni Dazhuang and Pu Xiaoli were a pair of capable and strong laborers.

However, since the division of the family property was a good thing for Ni Dazhuang and his wife, he didn't say anything more.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Li used illusion magic on him. The bumps on Ni Dazhuang and Pu Xiao Li's faces that he saw were just a little red.

“Dazhuang, your parents have done a good job raising you. As the tree grows bigger, branches will grow. Now that your younger brother is married, it’s time for our family to divide up the property.”

"You two should move out. The old house at the foot of the mountain will be yours. From now on, your father and I will live with your younger brother. You just need to give him five taels of silver every year."

Xiao Li was so angry she wanted to jump up and smash her head. Five taels of silver a year? Even with so many people in the Ni family, they couldn't save five taels of silver a year.

Not to mention the original owner, a weak woman, and Ni Dazhuang, a fool.

The village chief frowned. Was five taels of silver too much?

Ni Dazhuang didn't understand what dividing the family meant. He looked at Xiaoli and decided to listen to his wife.

Xiao Li couldn't care less about lying there like a corpse anymore; she struggled to sit up.

"Uncle Village Chief, please do us justice."

The village chief couldn't bear to see Xiaoli looking like she was about to die.

"Ni family, look at these two children, they're almost dead, and you still want five taels of silver? How much silver are you going to give them?"