Chapter 2: Trial Plan for Marriage Exchange
"Yu Zhile, you little bitch, you actually dared to jump into the sea. I think you are really tired of living! I will teach you a lesson!"
"You don't want to learn from the good, but you have to learn from your mother. You are really a troublemaker in the family!"
"Yu Zhile, you money-loser, if I had known that your vixen mother brought you back, I should have strangled you to death."
The old lady was full of energy. She started scolding as soon as she entered the courtyard and did not stop until she reached Yu Zhile's door.
"My sister hasn't recovered from her illness yet." Yu Yue stood in front of the door, tensing his body.
Yu Yue is Grandpa Yu's favorite grandson. His leg was injured during the construction of the Yu family's new house. When Grandpa Yu heard Dr. Jiang say that he would have to use a wheelchair in the future, he knocked down all the thresholds of the new house without saying a word. Yu Yue's wheelchair was also made by him after working all night.
Although the old man took the town's fishing team out to sea two weeks ago, the old lady still didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
"Yu Zhile, it's your turn to cook tomorrow. Even if you have a fever you have to get up and cook." The old lady couldn't get in, so she started yelling at the door.
Yu Zhile looked towards the door and saw an old lady with a pointed face and high cheekbones. She was tall, with neatly combed hair, and her facial features flew around when she cursed.
The old lady noticed Yu Zhile's gaze, glared at her, and shouted, "Yu Zhile, just keep pretending. I think you are fine. You just want to avoid labor and think about your days as a young lady—"
"Mom, why did you come back so early? Why didn't you stay at your uncle's house for a while? Are you tired?" Yu Haiyao, who was also woken up, put on his shirt and hurried over to interrupt the old lady, "Mom, you've worked so hard."
Yu Haiyao's words made the old lady smile brightly. She said, "Ayao, why are you up when it's not time to go to work? Go back and have a rest. You have to sit in the brigade headquarters all day to settle accounts."
The next second, the old lady looked inside the house, curled her lips, and said, "Today I have to teach Yu Zhile a lesson."
She was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and pretended to push Yu Yue away and go into the house.
Yu Haiyao hurriedly pulled the old lady to the main room, and the farce came to an end for the time being.
As soon as the old lady and her son disappeared at the door of the main room, second uncle Yu Haizong came in with a small brown package and went straight to Yu Lele's room.
"Xiaoyue, is Lele okay?" Yu Haizong's face was full of worry. He hadn't had time to check on his niece's injuries yesterday, and Yu Haiyao urged him to go to Old Lady Yu's brother's house to pick her up. The second uncle had a square face and dark skin. He joined the fishing team very early. As he led the team to fish for many years, he had a muscular body and a burly figure.
Yu Zhile heard the voice and dug up memories about his second uncle from the original owner's memory.
My second uncle is an honest fisherman. He is not as good at scheming as my third uncle, nor as promising as my father Yu Haiguang. He is the least liked by the old lady.
Seeing Yu Haizong, Yu Yue's tense body visibly relaxed, and he replied, "I occasionally have a fever, but it's no big deal."
Yu Haizong glanced at the main room like a thief, then looked at the east room where Yu Haiyao's family lived, handed the package in his hand to Yu Yue, and whispered: "This is the malted milk and brown sugar that my second uncle bought in town yesterday. Take it to Lele to nourish his body. Make a bowl of it after dinner every day."
The small package was heavy, with a few pieces of straw stuck to the outside.
Yu Yue refused: "Second Uncle, take it back and give it to Yu Lin. He is still young and needs nutrition."
"Take it, don't let your grandma and your third aunt see it." Yu Haizong rubbed his hands, "Tell your second uncle after you finish drinking it, and he will buy more for you. Don't let Lele's body get hurt."
After Yu Haizong left, Yu Zhile felt sleepy. Her eyelids drooped and she fell asleep in less than a minute.
It was already noon when he woke up again. Yu Zhile still felt weak, so he did not go to the main hall to eat, which caused the old lady to complain about him.
In the next few days, Yu Zhile had recurrent fevers, and Doctor Jiang went to Yu's home many times. The villagers speculated that Yu's daughter might not live long.
On the evening of the fifth day after the jumping into the sea incident, Dr. Jiang once again appeared at Yu's house carrying a large medicine box.
The Yu family was very quiet at that time. The men had not yet finished work, and the women had taken their children to the sea. Only Yu Zhile's family of four and the old lady who was mending fishing nets in the yard were left.
In the past few days, Yu Haizong had been the one to get Yu Zhile's medicine. After the consultation today, Doctor Jiang pushed Yu Yue out of the yard.
Yu Zhile, who was half asleep, had more sensitive hearing and heard the sound of rummaging through drawers in the next room.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, the noise from next door disappeared, followed by the slamming of a door and the sound of the old lady cursing under her breath.
It seemed that someone else had come to the house. Old Lady Yu didn't say a few words to the other person before she started to curse, "Little girl, you only have a big mouth. You just wore the scarce goods in the city some time ago, and now you come to visit and you are reluctant to even give me a handful of vegetables. Get out of here now."
When Yu Zhile woke up again, it was already dinner time, and the area around his home was bustling with children laughing and playing.
Yu Yue handed her the warm medicine soup with a bitter smell.
She took it resignedly, and after just two sips her face wrinkled.
"You can eat fruit after taking the medicine." Yu Yue took out a few wild strawberries like a magic trick.
The bright red wild berries are humid and look sour and sweet, making your mouth water.
Yu Zhile felt novel and warm at the same time as being coaxed by his younger brother to drink medicine. He closed his eyes and drank the remaining medicine in one gulp.
"Someone was rummaging through things in the next room just now." Yu Zhile said.
The next room is their parents' room. Since their mother fell into a coma, only the second aunt who was responsible for taking care of their mother went in and out frequently, and other people generally did not go in.
Yu Yue's face condensed, his lips pursed into a straight line, and he replied: "It's okay, there is nothing valuable in that room."
Yu Zhile ate the fruit while observing Yu Yue. She always felt that Yu Yue was not as simple as he seemed.
Yu Haiyao usually likes to get home right before dinner time, and today is no exception. He comes home as soon as the food is served.
Wu Caixia and Yang Suyun were lucky today. They picked up a large piece of kelp and a dozen hairy clams as big as a child's fist, plus a small bucket of various small seafood. Today's dinner was one of the more sumptuous meals in recent times.
At the dinner table, the old lady no longer had the pleasant demeanor of the past few days. No matter how Yu Haiyao made faces at Yu Yue, she didn't treat him well, let alone Yu Zhile. She didn't even let Yu Yue bring the meal into the house.
After dinner, Yu Haiyao followed the old lady into the house. The two of them chatted in the house for a long time. Yu Haiyao went out with a satisfied expression.
The next day was a rare day off in the village, so everyone got up late. After the sun rose, the noise of children first broke the silence.
Yu Zhile moved a chair and sat under the eaves to bask in the sun, but unexpectedly Wu Caixia splashed him with a bucket of water and soaked him all over.
Looking at Wu Caixia who showed no guilt at all, Yu Yue gripped the armrest of the wheelchair tightly, with the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
"Le Le probably doesn't do enough work, otherwise why would he be sitting here?" Wu Caixia said with an exaggerated expression.
Yu Haiyao pretended to scold Wu Caixia.
Faced with the two's poor acting skills, Yu Zhile sneered in her heart. She wanted to see what kind of performance these people could put on.
As evening approached, a strong wind blew, the temperature dropped, and Yu Lele began to have a fever again.
At this time, Yu Haizong's family was sent by the old lady to go fishing, and the neighbors were not at home.
When Yu Yue was about to go out to see Doctor Jiang, the old lady put a wooden stick across the gate to block his way.
"Take it away." Yu Yue said.
The old lady gave Wu Caixia a look and told her to close the gate. She turned around and stood in front of Yu Yue, saying, "Do you really think your sister is a rich lady? She needs a doctor just because she has a fever. We don't have money for you to waste like this."
"Get out of the way." Yu Yue glared at the old lady.
Yu Zhile and Yu Yue don't look like their mother. Instead, their eyes and features are more like their grandmother. This is one of the reasons why the old lady dislikes the two siblings so much.
"Yu Zhile, that money-loser, don't even think about wasting a penny of my Yu family's money!" The old lady put her hands on her hips, "I'm telling you straight, I've already made an agreement with the Zhang family in the neighboring village. Your sister will marry their son, and you will marry the Zhang family's daughter."
The Zhang family in the neighboring Haiyang Village is well-known within a ten-mile radius. His son is nearly thirty years old, but his behavior and IQ are no different from those of a seven or eight-year-old child.
Yu Yue glanced at her coldly and rocked the chair forward. The old lady did not step back, and the wheels rolled directly over her feet.
The old lady pushed him back hard and kicked him in the leg.
The old lady used to be a member of the village's ocean-going team. Although she was old, she was still quite strong. Her kick left a clear shoe print on Yu Yue's pants.
"Xiao Yue, don't be stubborn with your grandma. Headaches and fever are minor matters. Your sister will be fine after a few hours of sleep. There's no need to go find Doctor Jiang. It's a waste of money." Yu Haiyao saw the opportunity and ran out. "Third uncle doesn't want to exchange marriages, but the public family really doesn't have the money to support your family. The best way is to find someone to take care of you."
Yu Yue didn't respond, but looked at Yu Haiyao sharply.
"If you want to look for it, just take your mother's money and look for it. Anyway, the government won't give you a penny!" the old lady shouted at the top of her voice.
Yu Yue sneered, went back to the house, took out the enamel washbasin, and stretched out his arms to the large water tank to scoop up the floating water. It took him several attempts to succeed.
During the few minutes of scooping water, most of Yu Yue's clothes were wet, but no one came up to help.
The old lady and Yu Haiyao looked at each other and curled their lips. The expressions on their faces were almost synchronized.
Yu Zhile, who was in the room, heard the whole process. After seeing the shoe prints on Yu Yue's legs, the anger in his heart rushed to his brain.
The next second, a cool face towel covered her face, blocking her eyes, and she could only hear Yu Yue's muffled voice.
"Don't worry, I've lost all feeling in my legs. It won't hurt," said Yu Yue.
Yu Zhile's eyes were moist, but he finally couldn't resist the drowsiness brought by the fever and fell into a deep sleep.
After two more days of intermittent fever, Yu Zhile finally recovered completely on the third day and his head was no longer dizzy.
That day, she woke up early and lay in bed thinking about her plans for the future.
During the days when she was sick, Yu Yue was busy pushing his wheelchair around, not only keeping an eye on her temperature changes, but also being scolded by the old lady and the third aunt. He was so tired that his eyes were dark and his face was paler than when Yu Zhile first came.
The little brother who was called a fool by the villagers seemed to have sensed something. He stopped squatting in the corner and poking the wall with a stick, and instead stayed by her side.
When she was delirious with fever, Yu Zhile thought that no matter whether the original owner's mother would wake up or not, she would take care of Yu Yue and Yu Chi.
In the past few days, her second uncle's family has also helped a lot, and she keeps it all in mind.
As for his third uncle's family and step-grandmother, Yu Zhile narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of the shoe prints on Yu Yue's pants, and then thought of the scene he saw when he got up last night.
She saw her third uncle pulling her second uncle towards the private plot in the backyard.
After a while, the sound of an argument was heard from the backyard. The sound was not loud, but it lasted for a long time.
But no matter what tricks Yu Haiyao plays, no one can take away what belongs to her family.
Suddenly, there was a noise in the yard, with cries, shouts, and curses mixed together, disturbing the early morning tranquility of Haiyu Village.
Yu Zhile could barely distinguish the voice of his honest second uncle from the noise.
He repeated these words loudly: Mother, we want to divide the family.
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