As it turned out, Li Xu was not the only one who felt sorry for Li Ju's injury, there were also Li Jiakang and others.
They took turns holding Li Ju in their arms and spoke caring words to her.
He didn't let go until Li Ju confirmed again and again that she was fine.
Then Sun Xiu said, "Xiao Xu, after dinner, write a letter to your elder sister and tell her about this. Tell her not to worry about Xiao Ju anymore."
Ever since Li Ju started school, Li Mei has expressed her concerns in letters many times.
I was worried that she would be bullied at school, and even more worried that she would not dare to resist or tell her family when she was bullied.
In order to prevent his eldest daughter from continuing to worry, Sun Xiu naturally had to tell her what happened today.
Li Xu agreed without hesitation and said to everyone, "Let's eat first and talk while we eat."
The food had been served for a while, but everyone was concerned about Li Ju, and no one had picked up their chopsticks except Li Chen.
Hearing this, everyone responded and picked up their bowls to eat.
Halfway through his meal, Li Jiakang suddenly remembered something and quickly swallowed his food. He asked, "Xiao Xu, have you asked Old Man Qi about the medicinal bath?"
Li Xu stopped eating, raised his head, and answered vaguely, "I asked."
Hearing this, everyone immediately became interested and asked, "What did Mr. Qi say?"
"He said that taking a medicinal bath can really make a person more resilient to blows."
Sun Xiu couldn't sit still any longer. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and looked over with a face full of reproach. "You kid, if it works, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Li Xu answered with difficulty, "But he said that the medicinal bath will only be most effective when you are very tired."
Everyone was stunned when these words came out, and then Sun Xiu said unhappily, "You are afraid of getting tired, so you don't want to take a medicinal bath?"
Li Ping quickly picked up the conversation and said seriously, "Xiao Xu, you can't back down this time. Increasing your ability to withstand blows may save your life at a critical moment. Besides, my little sister is so young, and she can persevere. Are you not as good as her?"
They were right. Li Xu wanted to back out because he was afraid of getting tired.
But he couldn't say it directly, so he could only show an embarrassed expression, "It's not that I'm afraid of being tired, I just haven't thought it through yet."
"Then don't think about it. I'll get the money for you later. Is five hundred enough?" Sun Xiu slammed the table and said decisively.
Li Xu suddenly became anxious, "Mom, why don't you think about it carefully? This is not a small amount of money."
"There's nothing to think about. As long as it's useful to you, I'm willing to spend any amount of money." Then Sun Xiu glared at him and said unhappily, "Don't talk to me about other things here. You have to agree or not. There's no room for negotiation."
Having said that, Li Xu had no choice but to agree with a bitter face, "Okay, I'll go find Mr. Qi in a few days and ask him to prescribe some herbs for me."
Sun Xiu didn't want him to delay the day by day, "What do you mean in a few days? Let's go tomorrow night."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
Li Xu said this listlessly, then quickly finished his meal, wrote a letter to Li Mei, and went straight to the Du family.
He had to find some fun to ease his sadness.
As soon as he entered the main hall of the Du family, he asked bluntly, "Brother Feng, how did you go about your inquiries in the countryside today?"
The faces of the Du family members instantly became extremely exciting. Du Feng replied with a stiff upper lip, "Not bad."
"What does 'not bad' mean?" Li Xu didn't quite understand and asked again.
"I guessed right. Her family does have many strong laborers, and she is not in need of any more."
Seeing the expression on his face, Li Xu was a little puzzled. "This is a good thing. Why do I feel that you are not very happy?"
"I really can't be happy. Let my mother talk to you." Du Feng waved his hand and answered vigorously.
This aroused Li Xu's interest, and he quickly turned his head to look at Yang Li.
Yang Li sighed, "We went to the Xiawan Brigade to inquire. Li Qingxi has a pretty good reputation, but there are some problems with his family."
"Could it be that her family used to be a big landowner?"
"If only he were the landlord, we wouldn't have to worry so much."
Having said that, Yang Li paused for a moment, a complex expression on her face, and then continued, "Xiao Xu, you don't know, she has so many brothers and sisters, so many that we are intimidated."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that one could not get involved with the landlord class. If Li Qingxi's family had been a big landlord in the past, no matter how good she was, Du Ming and his wife would not dare to let Du Feng marry her.
But he came from a poor peasant family and was a nice person, but he had many brothers and sisters in his family, which made it difficult for Du Ming and others to make a decision.
"How much more can it get?"
Li Xu acted somewhat nonchalant. He felt that no matter how fertile a couple was, their upper limit would be the same as Hu Guilan's family situation. What was there to be afraid of?
"Li Qingxi has more than thirty brothers and sisters in total, not counting those who got married or those who starved to death in recent years."
"How much?" Li Xu was a little confused and suspected that Yang Li had said something wrong.
After all, the amount is too large, so large that no one dares to believe it.
Even if there is one per year, that would take thirty or forty years, right?
Besides, can Li Qingxi's mother bear it?
Yang Li explained, "There are more than 30 of them, six of whom have the same parents as her, and the rest are her uncles' children. The key is that her grandparents are still alive, so they haven't split up. Do you understand now?"
Li Xu was stunned when he heard this. No wonder you are so worried.
If Li Qingxi only had six brothers and sisters, that would be acceptable.
But now there are more than thirty of them. Who can bear it?
And everyone knows that such a family with a large labor force may not go hungry in the countryside, but it will definitely be short of money and supplies.
If Du Feng marries her, and these relatives come to ask for help in the future, will the Du family help them or not?
If we want to help, who can afford to help with so many people?
If I don't help, it will be a problem. If outsiders find out, they will definitely gossip about the Du family.
There is no way, because Li Qingxi's family did not split up.
As long as they don't split up, they will appear to be a family to outsiders.
So her cousins are almost like her biological brothers and sisters.
Outsiders would think that the Du family really had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, when there are more people, there will be more troubles, which is even more unbearable.
Thinking of this, Li Xu nodded and said, "I see. No wonder you are so entangled. By the way, there are so many people in their family, why don't they split up?"
"There's an old saying that goes, 'Don't divide the family while your parents are still alive.' I heard they plan to wait until both of their parents pass away before dividing it."
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