Zhou hugged Xia Yujiao and cried for a while, then gradually stopped crying:
"Tell me, what is it all about?"
Xia Yujiao remained silent, tears streaming down her cheeks like beads that had broken off the string, and scattering onto the ground.
Zhou became more and more angry:
"Yujiao, oh Yujiao, why are you so confused?
What did your mother teach you from childhood to adulthood? Even if the sky falls, there is still the earth to catch it!
Even if you have committed a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your clan, there is no reason for you to slit your own throat before the guillotine falls!
In life, there are bound to be some bumps and hurdles, but no matter how many there are, just keep moving forward! When the car reaches the mountain, there will always be a way; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally straighten out!
There is no hurdle in life that cannot be overcome.
No matter what happens, as long as you are still alive, there is still hope.
But if a person dies, he will never come back to life!
Once you reach the underworld, even if you regret it to death, you can't come back!
Are you so cruel that you have to abandon your mother and father? Do you want us to grow old and have the old send off the young?
When I was pregnant with you, I was already old.
Your body has not been very healthy since you were born.
How much hardship has your mother endured to raise you? How much suffering has she endured? How much worry has she put in? I don't expect you to be filial, I just hope you can live a good life. Is that too much to ask?
You are tearing my heart out!"
While scolding Xia Yujiao, Zhou couldn't stop her tears from rolling down her cheeks.
Zhou had a strong personality and rarely cried in front of others. Even Old Master Xia rarely had the chance to see her tears.
This was also the first time Xia Yujiao saw Zhou like this.
She felt guilty and regretful, and cried even harder.
The mother and daughter cried so loudly that the few people who were still at home came over.
The daughters-in-law were all frightened by the scene.
Even the children knew that today's situation was unusual. They all shrank their necks and hid in the grass like a line of little quails. No one dared to act naughty.
Finally, it was the outgoing Cheng who broke the silence first:
"Mom, Yujiao, although I don't know what's going on here, can we get up and talk first?
Although it is spring now, it is just the Spring Equinox and Qingming Festival has not yet passed!
The ground is cold and damp. Lying on the ground for a long time is not good for your health.
Sister Yujiao hasn't left the house yet, so she needs to be extra careful. If she catches a cold, it's no joke."
As Cheng spoke, she reached out and grabbed one of Xia Yujiao's arms, trying to help her up.
After hearing this, Zhou came to her senses and hurriedly supported Xia Yujiao's other arm.
Xia Yujiao's eyes were red and swollen, her face was covered with tear marks, and her complexion was extremely pale.
She tried to stand up, but found her legs and feet were weak and she had no strength. Her lower abdomen was also aching, and there seemed to be a wet pool under her.
Xia Daohua had sharp eyes. She not only noticed the rope on the beam and the stool under Xia Yujiao's feet, but also quickly discovered that the color of her skirt was a little wrong.
She hurriedly took off her coat, rushed forward in two steps, and tied her coat around Xia Yujiao's waist.
Xia Daohua's sudden movement startled Cheng and Zhou, but they quickly discovered the bloodstains on Xia Yujiao's body.
The two looked at each other, and their expressions became involuntarily heavy.
Cheng couldn't help but ask, "But did you fall just now? Is your knee broken?"
Zhou thought of another possibility that she was unwilling to believe no matter what: "Yujiao, does your stomach hurt?"
Hearing this, Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but then became worried again:
"Oh, Yujiao, bear with it for a while. Mother and I will help you get on the kang, and I'll make you a bowl of brown sugar water. You caught a cold these days, so you should drink some ginger soup, right?"
Zhou glanced at Cheng and said nothing.
Xia Yujiao felt uncomfortable and frightened, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Soon, she was helped onto the kang.
Zhou gave Xia Yujiao some ginger and sugar water, asked everyone to leave, and strictly ordered everyone to forget what happened today, not to gossip, and especially not to spread it outside.
Zhou's unprecedented harsh expression frightened everyone.
Even Sun, who was always a bit rough, didn't dare to get angry.
That night, Old Man Xia and Zhou borrowed a carriage from the headman's house and took Xia Yujiao to Puji Hall.
The old couple quietly left the house, went to Wang Lizheng to borrow a cart, and then quietly moved their daughter from the kang to the cart. Although they knew it was futile, they still hoped to keep the matter secret as much as possible.
Xia Daohua guessed a little about the old couple's thoughts, and softened her heart and followed them. She whispered to Zhou:
"You can tell others that my old injury relapsed and my aunt went to look after me."
Two extremely sharp and fierce rays of light flashed across Zhou's eyes in an instant.
For a moment, Xia Daohua felt that Zhou was like a tiger rushing down a mountain. Her ferocious aura almost crushed her to the point of being unable to move.
But soon, Zhou nodded dejectedly.
She was tired. At this moment, she didn't want to find out when Xia Daohua, her granddaughter who had changed so much, had become so perceptive.
It would be good if Yujiao’s matter could be covered up even for a while.
Alas! This child has been wronged, and the rest of his life might be ruined.
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