Chapter 28: Separation 1
Fearing that it would be unsafe to travel after dark, the two did not delay on the road this time and arrived home before dark.
"Did the doctor say that?" As soon as she got home, Ji's mother couldn't wait to ask, "Why did you take so long?"
"Why are you still wearing a hat?" Ji's father asked while looking at Ji Hean's hat.
Although the others did not ask any questions, their eyes were all on Ji Zheng, waiting for him to announce Ji Hean's physical condition.
It was the first time that Ji Hean was stared at by so many people, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably again.
"You go back to your room and rest first. I want to talk to mom and the others about something." Ji Zheng said to Ji Hean in a gentle voice. After all, they had played all day today, and with what happened in the afternoon, he wanted Ji Hean to go back and rest first.
Of course, he couldn't lie with Ji Hean here.
Seeing Ji Hean close the door, Ji Zheng controlled the volume to ensure that Ji Hean would not hear him, and said, "It's nothing serious. I've just been overworked recently. The doctor said I just need to rest for two more days."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, hoping it wasn't a serious illness.
The happiest person among them was naturally Ji's mother. She had originally prepared for the worst and wanted Ji He'an to return to her parents' home and find a new wife for Ji Zheng.
"Then why do you wear a Douli hat?" The Douli hat seemed to cost a lot of money, and Ji's father felt a little unhappy.
"The doctor said you can't see the wind for a few days." Ji Zheng continued to lie, "Besides not being able to see the wind, you can't work either."
"Then...how many days will it take to heal?" This was asked by Chang Xiu. She has been doing the laundry recently and her hands have become quite rough.
"About seven or eight days."
"What took so long?" Chang Xiu frowned. She didn't want to wash clothes for the whole day now. And she didn't know what was wrong recently, she always felt very tired.
"Can't you do any work at all?" Song Meilan asked, "Can't you do some light work?"
Easy work? Ji Zheng sneered in his heart. They were really used to it. Now they knew it was tiring work. Before, He An was the only one who took care of all the housework in the family. At that time, they all thought it was natural.
"No, not only that, but you also need to be well fed and well cared for during this period."
As soon as these words were spoken, several people's faces turned very ugly.
Then Ji's father said, "This is the condition of our family. How can we afford to feed and feed him?"
"Yes, he got sick just one year after getting married. It's a good thing we didn't send him back. He can still eat and drink well..." Ji's mother also echoed.
The other people didn't say anything, but from their expressions they felt that Ji's mother and father were right.
Ji Zheng was not bothered by their behavior. After all, in their view, Ji Hean had only been here for a year and his presence was weak during this year, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he was an outsider.
It is normal for them to have this mentality.
Although he was not annoyed, it didn't mean he wanted to hear it. "If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. I'm a little tired."
As he said this, he gave Ji's mother a few more copper coins and said, "This is the remaining money." If you want to perform a play, you have to do it in full.
Ji's mother took the remaining four or five copper plates with a distressed look on her face.
Seeing Ji Zheng's back as he hurried back to his room, Ji's mother was puzzled, "Why does the third brother suddenly care about Ji He'an? Wasn't he indifferent before?" She felt a little guilty towards the third brother for marrying him a man, and felt that it was a bit unfair to him.
"What's there to be confused about? Although He An is a man, he's not ugly. It's natural that they will have some feelings for each other after living under the same roof for a long time." Father Ji said, "Why? Are you unhappy about the good relationship between the young couple?"
"What are you talking about, you old man? I just..." Ji's mother frowned worriedly.
The couple has a good relationship. Regardless of whether she is happy or not, she will feel less guilty.
But if Ji He'an's health fails, and the third brother has feelings for him, he will definitely not agree to send him back to his mother's home.
But if they don't send him back to his parents' home, then they will have to support a freeloader. Not to mention the opinions of the two elders, it will be unfair to the families of the eldest and second sons.
The more I thought about Ji's mother, the more worried I became. If I had known earlier, I would not have been so cheap and spent more money to find a better home for my third daughter.
"Why are you sighing like that?" Father Ji, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch and asked.
Seeing that Father Ji knew nothing, Mother Ji became furious. Instead of thinking about this and that, she might as well just throw the problem to Father Ji, since he was the head of the family after all.
Mother Ji poured out all her worries to Father Ji, "...So what do you say we should do?"
Father Ji had not expected that things would be so complicated. He scratched his head, frowned his thin brows, and thought for a long time but could not come up with any solution.
"Forget it, don't think too much about it." Father Ji finally chose to escape. "Things haven't come to that point yet, why worry about it now?"
"It's not that I want to be worried, it's mainly because when we were having dinner tonight, I saw that the second son's family seemed to have reacted." Ji's mother said again.
“.....”
"Are you sure?" If it was true, Father Ji would not be able to escape now.
Ji's mother said, "You still have to see a doctor to know for sure, but based on my experience, it is probably true."
Hearing this, Ji's father's face showed both joy and worry.
I am happy that I finally have a second grandson, but I am worried that my family has suddenly lost another laborer.
With a frown on his face, he smashed the old cigarette in his hand, and his heart was as worried as his mother's.
I don’t know how long it took before Father Ji slowly said, “Ask the third boy tomorrow. If he doesn’t want to divorce his husband, then… then…”
After listening to him hesitating for a long time, Ji's mother became anxious, "Just tell me, what should we do?"
"Then let's split up the family!" Father Ji said this while gritting his teeth.
"Dividing the family?!" Ji's mother couldn't help but screamed, "Old man, do you know what you are talking about?"
Since ancient times, the family has not been divided while the parents are still alive, so when Ji's father proposed to divide the family, Ji's mother was so surprised. In these ten or so villages, there has never been a family dividing the family while the parents are still alive.
She didn't even dare to think about how long the villagers would talk about their family if they really split up.
Father Ji naturally knew this truth, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
Originally, the third boy felt a little guilty about marrying a man. He had finally developed some feelings for the man, and now he was forced to divorce him. It was too unfair to him.
The palms and backs of his hands are all made of flesh, and he couldn't bear to do that.
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