Suddenly, Old Lady Xia staggered, her body lurching forward before crashing heavily to the ground.
She let out a dull thud, her hands quickly clutching her waist. Her face instantly turned ashen, her lips trembling slightly, but she was in too much pain to utter a single word. Where was the aggressive, cursing arrogance from moments before?
Seeing Old Lady Xia in such a state, the few people who had been arguing with her were startled and took a few steps back, their faces showing astonishment.
"Oh dear, could it really be broken?" one of the old women said with wide eyes and a worried expression.
The other person pursed their lips, trying to remain calm, and said, "Even if she breaks it... it's not our problem. It's her own fault for being careless!"
Some people were still suspicious and shouted at the old woman lying on the ground, "Hey, old woman Xia, stop pretending! We're far away from you, we didn't even touch a hair on your head!"
Despite the chatter of the people, Old Lady Xia remained motionless on the ground, groaning in pain.
Her face grew increasingly pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, soaking her hair roots.
"Ouch...it hurts...help me..." Old Mrs. Xia groaned and clutched her clothes tightly with her hands.
Others might not be able to tell the extent of Grandma Xia's injuries, but Xia Wan knew perfectly well how badly she had fallen.
At that moment, she was secretly delighted, but on her face she pretended to be extremely anxious and quickly walked out from behind the big tree where she was hiding.
"Oh dear, Grandma, what's going on? My dad just told me to bring you some good food. I've been looking for you for ages, and I finally found you here!" Xia Wan pretended not to know anything and ran straight towards Grandma Xia.
Upon getting closer, Xia Wan seemed completely oblivious to the presence of those around her, preoccupied only with frantically pulling at Old Lady Xia.
However, perhaps due to her panic, or perhaps on purpose, her movements were rather rough, and the force she used even made Old Lady Xia groan.
"Ah...you...you little brat...don't pull me too hard..."
She had already broken her arm, and Xia Wan's pulling and tugging almost killed her!
Xia Wan seemed oblivious to Grandma Xia's deathly pale face. With a sudden burst of strength, she easily lifted Grandma Xia up, muttering, "Grandma, please get up quickly! Don't let the cold ground make you sick!"
After she had helped Grandma Xia into a position where she could barely stand, she suddenly let go of her hand without warning.
Poor old lady Xia had no time to react; her body instantly lost its support, and she fell heavily to the ground with a "thud."
Grandma Xia, who was already tormented by pain to the point of almost fainting, was suddenly and completely awakened by the fall.
At this moment, Old Lady Xia was lying on the cold, hard ground in a sorry state, her face full of indescribable pain. Her already wrinkled face was twisted and deformed due to extreme pain.
She groaned weakly, "You brat...you...are you dead...go...go find me the village doctor..."
However, when faced with Old Lady Xia's scolding and pleading, Xia Wan simply covered her mouth with both hands in an exaggerated manner, pretending to be terrified and quite frightened.
Immediately afterward, she cried out in a shrill voice, "Oh dear, Grandma, why can't you even stand up? Don't worry, I'll go find Uncle to help you right away!"
Before she could finish speaking, Xia Wan turned to look at the group of people who had been arguing with Grandma Xia, and then shouted, "Grandma Zhao, and all you ladies, could you please help look after my grandma? When my uncle arrives, he will definitely thank you all properly!"
After saying that, without waiting for their response, she ran away like a startled rabbit and disappeared without a trace.
In fact, Xia Wan knew exactly what was going on. She firmly believed that as long as these people who had argued with Old Lady Xia were still of sound mind, they would never leave at this critical juncture. Otherwise, if Old Lady Xia took the opportunity to cause trouble or maliciously extort money from them, they would be in deep trouble!
Xia Wan jogged along, her face full of anxiety, and even a layer of fine sweat appeared on her forehead.
She told everyone she met that her grandmother had fallen at the village entrance and that she needed to find her uncle to help her.
And so, Xia Wan's shouts quickly spread the news to most of the village.
When she arrived at the Xia family's gate, panting, she pushed it open and found the Xia family members all inside, including the old man with the broken leg.
Xia Wan had just started to speak when she said, "Grandma fell down at the village entrance... Uncle, you should go and see her!"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes were instantly focused on her.
At this moment, the impatient Li Cao was the first to lose her temper and shouted, "What did you say? Why would your grandma run to the village entrance?"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers, Xia Jianjun and Xia Jiandang, turned to look at the old man sitting in the chair with suspicion and asked in unison, "Father?"
Didn't his mother go out to find the brigade leader? This is related to the division of the family property, so it can't be taken lightly!
Moreover, their mother was carrying something in her hand when she went out, though no one knew what it was.
At this moment, everyone's attention seemed to be completely focused not on the fact that Grandma Xia had fallen, but on the words "village entrance".
This puzzled Xia Wan, who wondered to herself: Had I not explained myself clearly enough?
Why aren't they worried about Grandma Xia getting hurt? This family is really heartless!
As for why Old Lady Xia was at the village entrance, how would she know?
Old Man Xia's expression froze instantly when he saw the reactions of the people in front of him; he was clearly quite taken aback.
His eyes widened, and he roared furiously, "You lot, you still have the nerve to ask all this and that! Go check on your mother! Is she hurt?"
The roar was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, startling everyone present.
Xia Jianjun was jolted awake by his shout and realized that his mother had just fallen.
He hurriedly responded, then grabbed his wife beside him and dashed towards the door like the wind. He looked as if a demon was chasing him.
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