Bai Ming took the cloak, tied it around his body, then hugged Ning Bao tightly, wrapped her up in his arms, and mounted his horse.

Uncle Zhao carried Li's mother on his back and Uncle Wang led the way.

Although everyone was puzzled that the doctor was bringing a little baby on his house call in the freezing cold, no one said anything.

As they walked along the road, Uncle Wang told everyone about the Wu family in the village.

The Wu family originally lived in a brick and tile house.

Since their son got married, his daughter-in-law has refused to live with the elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wu.

Aunt Wu was a shrew, but she was reasonable despite her shrewishness. On the other hand, her daughter-in-law was not only shrewish but also lazy and unreasonable.

Aunt Wu disagreed with the idea of ​​marrying this daughter-in-law in the first place.

But Wu Fangbo, the son of the Wu family, seems to be acting like he can't live without that woman.

The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wu, had only this one son after many years of marriage; he was their late-life child.

Although the Wu family's life was ordinary, the elderly couple were hardworking and their life was quite prosperous.

Wu Fangbo was sent to a private school when he was eight years old, and he only passed the preliminary examination for the first degree a few years ago.

After becoming a student of the Imperial Academy, Wu Fangbo spent his days in the city with other students who considered themselves romantic and interested in fine things, frequenting brothels and entertainment venues.

Wu Fangbo met his daughter-in-law at a brothel.

Over time, Wu Fangbo fell deeply in love with the woman and insisted on redeeming her from her servitude.

The Wu family certainly disagreed. What ordinary family would marry a woman from a brothel?

But Wu Fangbo insisted on dying at home, and in the end, Old Man Wu had no choice but to take out all the family's savings to redeem the woman from her servitude.

The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wu, originally thought that once their son got married, he could settle down and focus on the imperial examinations, or at least stay home to farm and live a good life.

They never expected that their daughter-in-law, Liu Cuiyue, would incite Wu Fangbo to kick the elderly couple out of the big house so soon after she entered the family.

This large brick house was something the Wu family had worked hard for their entire lives to acquire.

Because their son is getting married, they are about to be kicked out by their daughter-in-law, although they are a little unhappy about it.

However, for the sake of their son, the elderly couple reluctantly agreed to move out of the big house.

Old Man Wu suggested that he build a house in the village first, and then move out after it was built.

But the daughter-in-law was very anxious and took the initiative to take over the house construction.

She said that her brother from her maternal family knew how to build houses, so she asked Old Man Wu and his wife to provide money for Liu Cuiyue to find someone to do it.

In just two days, two rooms, a bedroom and a kitchen, were built.

The house was built, and the elderly couple didn't say anything; they just moved out.

After the elderly couple moved out of the new house, Liu Cuiyue's elder brother from her maternal family would often come over every few days.

Not long after, news spread that his daughter-in-law was pregnant.

Liu Cuiyue is pregnant, because Wu Fangbo is still studying at Mocheng Academy and is often not at home.

Aunt Wu would occasionally go over to help her pregnant daughter-in-law with laundry and cooking.

For some unknown reason, Aunt Wu happened to run into Liu Cuiyue's elder brother when she went there.

After Liu Cuiyue's elder brother left, Wu Da Niang and Liu Cuiyue started arguing. During the scuffle, Wu Da Niang was pushed to the ground by Liu Cuiyue, and her head hit a stone, causing her to die.

Old Wu was heartbroken to see his wife dead.

However, his daughter-in-law was pregnant. When Wu Fangbo returned from school, he only said that Liu Cuiyue did not do it on purpose. His mother was already ill, and then she lost her footing and slipped.

In the end, the matter could only be dropped.

After that incident, Old Man Wu was heartbroken and decided to cut off all contact with his son and his wife.

Fortunately, Old Man Wu was an honest and kind man, and he was well-liked in the village.

With the help of the villagers, Old Man Wu has had a relatively peaceful life these past two years.

There hasn't been much snow in the past two winters, but this winter not only did the snow come early, but the first snowfall was also this heavy.

Unexpectedly, Old Wu's house, which had only been built for two years, collapsed under the weight of snow.

When I dug my dad out of there, I looked at the walls. The house was really poorly built.