Zhou came out to greet him. When she saw the person, her face turned even darker.
The people who came were none other than Xie Jiabao's parents.
The two men came in person and brought a young man they had never met before. Combined with the news they had just received, the old couple suddenly had an ominous premonition in their hearts.
Seeing the old couple's expressions, Xia Daohua immediately didn't want to go back to the fourth room. She quietly slipped back to the old couple's room. Fortunately, everyone was quite excited at the moment, so no one was distracted to take care of her.
The visitor barely skipped any formalities, walked into the room, and threw the things in his hands onto the table.
The old lady of the Xie family, with a pale face, thin cheeks and a pointed chin, grabbed Zhou's hand without any hesitation and began to cry:
"Sister Zhou, why is my life so miserable?"
The old man of the Xie family, who was as thin as the old lady of the Xie family, also grabbed the hand of the old man Xia and sighed, with three "sighs" in each sentence:
"Alas! Alas! I don't know what sin my Xie family has committed!"
The two's behavior left the old couple of the Xia family a little confused.
Could it be that Xie Jiabao is dead?
But looking at their attire, they don't have any signs of mourning...
Furthermore, according to the customs of Beiguan Town, families experiencing funerals are not allowed to casually visit other people's homes.
Even relatives were not allowed to do so. Those who went to announce a death could not simply walk into the house; they had to have someone else deliver the message. It was absolutely unacceptable for parents to personally go to someone's house to announce the death of their son.
But, if nothing happened to Xie Jiabao, why would the couple act so mournful?
The old couple of the Xie family cried for a long time, talking about this and that, but they never got to the point.
Now, not only were the old couple of the Xia family confused, but even the young man who came with them began to get impatient.
He was too lazy to listen to the old people's chatter and stated his purpose directly:
"My cousin was ambushed a few days ago and fell into an ice hole.
My cousin couldn't swim, and as soon as he opened his mouth to call for help, he swallowed a belly full of cold river water.
Fortunately, he was rescued by a kind passerby.
But after such a shock and being immersed in ice water for so long, my cousin's body naturally couldn't withstand it. Although he drank a large bowl of thick ginger soup, he still developed a high fever that night.
When my cousin fell ill, my uncle and aunt were extremely worried. They hired several doctors and spent a lot of money. I don't know how much bitter medicine they made my cousin drink, but he didn't get better.
Seeing that their cousin's illness had not improved, he was getting thinner and thinner, and lying drowsy on the kang all day long, the old couple went to Huangtao Village and asked for help from Hu Banxian.
Hu Banxian exorcised the evil spirit and then said that it was not enough to just exorcise the evil spirit, and that it would only be better if there was some happiness.
We chose a burial site for my cousin, bought a fine coffin, and used the finest brocade and blue satin to make old clothes for him.
But my cousin still looked half-dead and couldn't get up from the kang.
Later on, I couldn't eat anymore, and these days I couldn't even eat porridge or water.
He couldn't even swallow the bitter medicine soup.
He was so skinny that he was just skin and bones. He looked so pitiful!
When they said this, the old couple of the Xie family suddenly started crying louder.
After waiting for their excitement to subside a little, the young man continued:
"My cousin was so ill and it was obvious that he was not going to make it, so my family felt that we should arrange the marriage for him.
After all, this is the only thing left to do among the things to bring good luck.
With this blessing, my cousin might get better!"
When the young man explained his purpose, the old couple of the Xie family did not say a word from beginning to end.
The old lady of the Xie family just held Zhou tightly, crying and wiping her tears and snot with Zhou's sleeves.
The old man of the Xie family also kept holding on to the old man Xia's arm tightly and refused to let go, just saying "Ah, Ah, Ah" one after another endlessly.
The old couple were angry and helpless.
The Xie family really gave them a big problem.
If they refused to celebrate the wedding, they would be treacherous and unwilling to help. But if they agreed to celebrate the wedding, they would be pushing their own daughters into the fire pit!
Both the old couple love their children very much.
Seeing the pitiful look on the faces of the old couple from the Xie family, they couldn't say a direct refusal.
But if they were to agree, they couldn't bring themselves to say such words that would harm their daughter.
Seeing the old couple in such a dilemma, the young man from the Xie family said:
"After all, this marriage is between my cousin and his wife. I have to ask my cousin what he thinks about whether it's okay or not. Let my cousin have the final say on whether to marry or not!"
After hearing this, Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou's faces suddenly became extremely ugly.
Is this because he is forcing Yujiao because he saw that I didn't express my opinion?
Xia Yujiao's face was filled with agony, tears streaming down her cheeks. She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and, with a look of determination, was about to speak.
Xia Daohua was quick-eyed and quick-handed. She picked up a frozen persimmon on the table that was slowly covered with a layer of white frost and stuffed it into Xia Yujiao's half-open mouth with a "puff".
Xia Yujiao was startled by the sudden coldness and sweetness. The word "I" that was already on the tip of her tongue was choked in her throat. She could not say anything but only whimpered a few times.
In an instant, everyone's gaze was focused on Xia Daohua's face.
Xia Daohua asked with a confused look on her face:
"What are you all looking at me for?
My brother, your cousin is sick. Why don’t you take him to see a doctor? Instead, you want to congratulate him?
You don't really want to cure him, do you?
Otherwise, knowing that his illness is difficult to cure, why don’t you go find Doctor Wang?
Look at the back of my head, there’s such a big hole, and it hasn’t healed yet!
At that time, everyone said I was going to die soon.
As a result, my grandparents sent me to Pujitang, and Doctor Wang there saved my life.
My family didn’t even ask me to have a wedding to celebrate! "
The young man's face flushed red, and he glared at Xia Daohua with gritted teeth, angrily scolding her, "How can you be so mean at such a young age? You're actually slandering me!"
Xia Daohua looked puzzled:
"I asked you to find Doctor Wang to treat your cousin, how come that became slander?
Or do you really not want to cure your cousin?
Anyway, without your cousin, your uncle and aunt will have to rely on you, and the family property will have to be given to you, right?"
"You!" The young man was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to rush over and beat Xia Daohua up.
Xia Daohua looked frightened and hid behind Xia Yujiao, only poking her head out.
"Hey! Are you planning to kill someone to silence them because of what I said?"
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