Now he wants to persuade his wife to go to the temple? How much does he want to rebel against him?
We must get rid of this rebellious son; keeping him alive for even a day longer will not appease his hatred.
“Go ahead and sue me! The moment you leave the village, I’ll go to the temple and become a monk. You don’t know, do you? Master Changqing is favored by the Emperor. Protecting a disciple is just a matter of lifting a finger for him.”
Before Xie Laoda could react to this, Xie Jiangshi, having grasped the key point, grabbed Xie Ming's hand and asked, "What about your third sister?"
“Mother, Third Sister is very fortunate.” Xie Ming paused, then looked at Xie Laoda and said, “But Third Sister knows perfectly well who wronged her back then! She will definitely make sure to settle the score one by one!”
Xie Ming looked at his father with a meaningful expression as he said this.
Xie Laoda immediately recalled how he had sold his own daughter for 30 taels of silver to help his twin nephews from his second wife get married, and his face turned red and white in turns.
But he still didn't believe Xie Ming's words and turned to walk out of the village.
Xie Ming stared at his figure and sneered, not ignoring the burly figure that flashed by in the west room.
He pointed to the west room and whispered to Xie Jiangshi, "Mother, is that woman about to give birth? We should stay away from each other!"
His words instantly reminded Xie Jiangshi of something that happened many years ago, when Xie Lao Er's wife had some difficulties giving birth to their second son.
Grandma Xie insisted that it was because she was destined to give birth to a daughter that she frightened the baby in the other woman's womb, causing it to refuse to come out. Then she demanded that Grandma Xie kneel down to her ancestors and apologize.
After that, she knelt for as long as her sister-in-law was in pain, almost ruining her legs.
When the second son's wife gave birth to a boy, Old Lady Xie laughed and said that it was good that he knelt down, because it must be because the descendants were willing to recognize their ancestors that the golden grandson was sent to her family.
After that, she had to kneel whenever her sister-in-law gave birth, until she gave birth to Xie Ming.
Thinking of that experience, Xie Jiangshi's knees suddenly started to hurt.
"If she's going to give birth, where can I go?"
"Go stay with your elder sister for a few days. If she speaks well of you, come back; if not, go and keep her company. Life at the temple is much more comfortable than at home."
Xie Jiangshi's expression softened noticeably. She had visited her eldest daughter several times and could tell that she was doing well inside.
"Then shall I stay here for a while?"
"Okay! I'll take you there when I get back from the fields."
Seeing that he had fooled his mother, Xie Ming immediately went to the fields to find his fourth sister and younger brother. Now he had some free time to pack his mother's belongings.
When Xie Ming and his two siblings took their mother to the temple, the eldest brother, Xie, who had just returned from town, caused a scene and almost demolished the house.
Xie Jiangshi and the others simply left without even eating, carrying their things. Seeing Xie Ming's unusually good mood after his setback, everyone sat down to eat their dinner.
After dinner, as Li Xiaomei was getting up to go back to her room, her water suddenly broke, as if she was about to give birth prematurely.
"Ouch! Help! It hurts so much!"
"Boss, hurry up and find a midwife."
Grandma Xie, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed the water stains on the ground and quickly called for help.
Now that she can't order the grandsons of the eldest son's family around, and she doesn't want the grandsons of the second son's family to make the trip, she can only go to Xie the eldest.
But right now, Xie Laoda was still lost in his own thoughts. He knew from the town that Master Changqing and his female disciple had gained great fame in the capital.
He wasn't entirely convinced that the fairy was his daughter, so he secretly went to Yunlai Temple to inquire.
He then heard the result he least wanted to believe: he had originally wanted to find the head maid living in the temple, but that heartless woman was also avoiding him and refusing to meet him.
"Did you hear that?! Your niece-in-law is about to give birth, and you, as her uncle, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
When Old Lady Xie realized that her eldest son was still lost in thought, she immediately became furious and pinched his arm hard.
Old Xie shouted even louder than Li Xiaomei: "Ah—! Mother, it hurts so much!"
"I told you to go find a midwife!"
Grandma Xie roared in anger, feeling she couldn't bear to live like this for even a day longer. She was determined to divide the family property once Lei Zi returned from his leave!
Upon receiving his mother's murderous glare, Xie Laoda immediately snapped out of it, slipped on his shoes, and left the main room.
Li Xiaomei, who was holding onto the table to sit down, was suddenly overcome by contractions and fell to the ground in pain. Xie Lao Er quickly called several of his wives to help her to the storage room behind the pigsty.
Grandma Xie followed them to the storeroom and was immediately startled by Li Xiaomei's appearance when she saw her lying on the haystack. She couldn't help but say to her daughter-in-law, "Her belly is frighteningly big!"
Before, when I found out it was twins, I thought it wouldn't matter if they were a little chubby, but now seeing them lying there, I feel really scared.
The second daughter-in-law pulled Old Lady Xie aside and said, "Mother, will she have a difficult childbirth? You know the Li family..."
Her implication was that the other woman's family was not to be trifled with.
"Go and invite your mother-in-law over quickly, and tell her to bring an experienced wife with her."
Grandma Xie was also worried that the daughters of prominent families might not be staying at the Xie family home, and that they wouldn't let their families come over; she was uneasy about that.
Xie Lao Er's wife tugged at her clothes, pulled her daughter-in-law aside, and hurried out the door to Li Xiaomei's house.
When the daughters-in-law saw their mother-in-law leave, they went back into the house and saw Li Xiaomei lying there wailing in pain.
In her past life, Li Xiaomei didn't have so many worries and would help with chores at home.
But ever since she learned of Xie Ming's "feelings" for her, she has relied on her twin body to stay indoors and hardly ever moved around.
Only half a quarter of an hour later, she felt completely drained, her whole body aching and weak. But the pain made her unable to resist using all her strength to howl.
When Li Xiaomei's mother arrived, she felt it was an unlucky omen and didn't go into the back storage room to check. Instead, she told her third daughter-in-law, who was not favored in the family, to guard the room.
This vigil lasted from sunset until 7 PM.
Xie Lao Er's wife was anxious because the midwife hadn't arrived yet. She kept looking outside and said, "Why hasn't my brother come back yet? It's been almost half an hour."
There are also midwives in Shuangbei Village, but they live a bit far from the Xie family. If you walk fast, it won't take half an hour to go back and forth.
"Could they have gone to someone else's house? Don't worry, judging from the noise inside, it probably won't happen that quickly."
After listening to Li Xiaomei's screams for a while, Grandma Xie calmed down considerably.
"That's true, then let's wait a bit longer."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law told the daughters-in-law to keep an eye on Li Xiaomei and then returned to the front hall to keep their mother-in-law company.
Unbeknownst to everyone, the person lying on the dirty, smelly haystack was in so much pain that their eyes were lifeless.
Li Xiaomei even began to doubt whether she would die from the pain.
Meanwhile, Xie Laoda, who had fallen into the roadside ditch, was in so much pain that he was almost out of breath and his cries for help had become hoarse.
The midwife's house was near the foot of the mountain, about a hundred meters away from the nearest house. Just now, Xie Laoda hadn't put on his shoes properly and was running too fast when he accidentally fell into the ditch and passed out.
He didn't wake up until it was completely dark. He figured that if he didn't go back, someone would eventually come looking for him.
But to everyone's surprise, half a day passed without a single person appearing.
Touching his right leg, which was in excruciating pain, he guessed it was definitely broken, and if so, he wondered how much money it would cost.
Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Boss Xie could only hope that someone would arrive soon; he could no longer bear the excruciating pain.
Finally, just as Xie Laoda was in so much pain that he was about to faint again, he heard his nephew's voice.
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