Chapter 263 How could this not be shocking?
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Therefore, when Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian brought Li Wangjin, Wang Xiangxing and Hu Zi's family back to Liujiatun, she had just stopped the carriage when she saw people coming towards her house in the distance.
Seeing the snow falling on Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian's heads, Li's mother quickly went inside to get a small broom and swept the snow off their heads and bodies from the journey.
Yes, on their way back, Li Shiyue and the others encountered bad weather; the wind picked up and it started snowing.
Fortunately, the snow wasn't too heavy; it only fell lightly as they were about to enter the village.
Otherwise, braving the wind and snow to get home would be unbearable for both people and horses.
"How are you? Is Tiger doing well?"
While sweeping snow for Li Shiyue, Li's mother leaned over to look at Huzi, who was wrapped up tightly in Li Wangjin's arms.
"Sister Chun, thanks to October, Hu Zi is doing well!"
"It's alright now. The doctor prescribed some medicine for me to take at home."
Shi Tou and Li Xiatian helped lead the horses and unload the cart, while Li's mother pulled Li Shiyue and the others to quickly go inside to warm up.
As soon as she entered the room, a wave of heat hit her, and the contrast between the hot and cold made Li Shiyue shiver.
When Zheng Meiniang, who was carrying a tray into the house, saw Li Shiyue like this, she felt sorry for her: "Are you cold?"
"Hurry up and drink a bowl of this freshly made ginger soup, it's piping hot!"
Li Shiyue held the soup bowl and drank the ginger soup with sugar cubes in it, listening to Wang Xiangxing crying and talking to Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang, with Li Wangjin and Li Qiutian occasionally chiming in with a word or two.
As they were talking, Li Xiatian lifted the curtain and said, "October, Uncle Wangshui and Third Brother are here!"
By the time Li Shiyue had finished drinking all the ginger soup in her hand, the room was already full of people.
Tiger, Erdan, Dazhuang, Xiaozhuang, and Xiaoya were sitting on the kang (heated brick bed). Yangzai and Wang Shisan, thinking they were big enough, refused to get on the kang and insisted on sitting on stools on the floor with Li Wangshui and Li Shiliang.
"...That's the gist of it. We arrived just in time and stayed there for two nights. Dr. Jin said there was nothing seriously wrong, so we came back."
Li Wangshui and the others nodded in agreement after hearing Li Shiyue's summary. As long as the child was alright, that was good.
Although Tiger is alright this time, how should we account for the fact that Eighth Uncle kicked his own grandson, almost killing him?
Li Xiatian was about to speak again, but little did she know that Zheng Meiniang had already been watching her closely!
Li Xiatian had just opened his mouth when Zheng Meiniang covered it!
Li Shiyue looked up at Li Xiatian, who was making "uh-huh" noises. Zheng Meiniang glared at Li Shiyue, who dared not look again and quickly lowered her head to pretend she hadn't seen anything.
Li Qiutian, standing beside her, smiled as she looked at Li Xiatian, whose mouth had been covered by Zheng Meiniang. She even winked at Li Xiatian and mouthed, "Serves you right."
Li Qiutian had heard Zheng Meiniang's story about Li Xiatian's disobedience as soon as she returned, so she had no sympathy for Li Xiatian at this moment.
She felt that Zheng Meiniang hadn't hit Li Xiatian hard enough. She should have hit Li Xiatian's palms hard with a tree branch to teach her a lesson. How could she say such things in front of people who weren't her own family?
Even if he disliked Eighth Uncle, he shouldn't have spoken like that in front of Li Wangshui and the others!
Even though she had cut off her eighth uncle's finger, whether in the village or at a meeting in the ancestral hall, whenever she encountered her eighth uncle, she would at most remain expressionless and silent, but she never pointed at her eighth uncle's nose and cursed him!
In life and in business, never give others anything to criticize you for!
This era has not yet reached the point where even filial piety and etiquette are disregarded!
Seeing that Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian ignored her, Li Xiatian gave up struggling and let Zheng Meiniang drag her to the side to stand.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat tense. Apart from the children playing on the kang (a heated brick bed), the dozen or so people sitting on the floor remained silent.
Li Shiyue didn't want to say anything, mainly because of her status; it wouldn't be appropriate for her to say anything at this time.
First, she already had a conflict with her eighth great-uncle, a major conflict involving the loss of a finger;
Secondly, regardless of what Tiger does, it is an internal family matter for Eighth Uncle. As long as Li Wangjin doesn't speak up, no one else can say anything.
Don't let the moment you open your mouth and say something, and then they call you "unfilial" or have a good cry, and the dutiful son and grandson make up again. You'll become the enemy of their whole family!
Li Shiyue felt that she had done her best to save Hu Zi's life, and that was enough!
Third, Li Shiyue was indeed the person in charge of Liujiatun at this time, but her decision-making power was basically on major issues of the entire Liujiatun, such as buying land and building houses, spring plowing and autumn harvest, and opening inns and doing business.
The head of the Li clan is still Li Youfu at this time!
Furthermore, because her eighth uncle had previously tried to threaten and intimidate Li Shiyue by using Li's father as leverage, Li Shiyue not only cut off her eighth uncle's fingers on the spot, but she also declared that she would start her own branch of the family from now on, and that her Li would follow the name of her mother.
Therefore, she really has no right to interfere in the family affairs between Li Wangjin's family and her eighth uncle right now!
Seeing this, Li's mother was about to invite everyone to drink hot ginger soup when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Elder brother? Elder brother, are you inside?"
"Your father is calling you home!"
Upon hearing the commotion, Li Wangjin tightened his grip on the teacup.
Who is shouting?
It was Li Wangjin's second brother, the youngest son of Eighth Uncle, calling out at Li Shiyue's door.
"In October, I want to separate from the family with my wife and child!"
I can't let Tiger stay there any longer!
Suddenly standing up and looking at Li Shiyue, who was looking down at the ground, Li Wangjin said these words in front of everyone!
"The head of the household?"
"Xing'er, we can't let Hu Zi go back! This time... this time he almost lost his life!"
Tiger, whose name was called twice, looked up from the kang (a heated brick bed) at Li Wangjin and Wang Xiangxing, who had stood up from the floor, and asked, "Father? Mother?"
"Alright! Let's split up! We'll each live on our own, and the head of the household will take Tiger and live on his own!"
By the end, Wang Xiangxing's voice was choked with emotion, but there was also a hint of joy in it!
Although Wang Xiangxing never thought about separating from the family and living separately, she was not afraid of living a hard life with Li Wangjin!
After all, before the family split up, Li Wangjin was the one who did all the chores for his eighth great-uncle's family.
How could life get worse after the family splits up?
Therefore, she is not afraid!
As long as Hu Zi can live a good life, have food to eat, and be able to watch him learn to read and study in the future, she will be satisfied!
Not to mention Li Shiyue, everyone present was very surprised after hearing Li Wangjin's words!
It wasn't just surprise, it was shock!
You see, although they didn't have much contact with Li Wangjin in the village in the past, they were still from the same village, and in their eyes, Li Wangjin was a quiet and hardworking man.
We met them on the road in the village, and at most we just nodded to each other as a greeting.
Moreover, the story of how Uncle Ba treated his eldest son Li Wangjin like a donkey was not made up by Wang Xiangxing. Everyone in Lijia Village saw it. During the autumn harvest, Li Wangjin would go to the fields before dawn and not return home until dark.
His second brother, let alone going to the fields, was never seen even when he went to fetch water!
So, a hardworking but cowardly man actually stood up and rebelled, demanding a division of the family property.
How could this not be shocking?
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