After hearing this, Xu Yigao and Xu Yicheng's minds were buzzing. "But that's not what my mother said. She said that our third uncle was after our bamboo forest and wanted to trick us into giving it away."
"Do you now realize how stupid you've been? Do you know what you've done today?"
Xu San turned around and stared intently at the two of them. "Your grandparents originally had three years left to live, but you, as their own grandsons, listened to your mother's biased words today and personally shortened their lives by three years."
"Xu Yigao, Xu Yicheng, in this lifetime, I, Xu Shun, will never forgive you two. From now on, whether you live or die, whether you are rich or poor, don't ever show your faces in front of my third branch of the family again."
After Xu Shun finished speaking, he lay down on the ground and began to sob.
The others were stunned when they heard this.
Madam Yuan was terrified. My God, is it really this terrible? Her own grandson can't distinguish right from wrong and has actually shortened her ancestor's life?
"Third son, let's not talk about this anymore. Whether your parents live three years more or three years less, it's all the same. It's just that your parents won't be able to watch Nannan get married and Dongdong grow up, get married, and have children." The old man said quietly at this moment.
"Waaah, Dad, Mom, I'm so sorry. I didn't know that keeping this a secret would end up like this. I didn't want you to worry and be sad over these trivial matters." Xu Shun cried like a child.
Zhou Xing also started crying.
"Xing'er, where is Nannan?" The old lady loved Nannan the most among her grandchildren. Now, knowing that her time was running out, she just wanted to see her Nannan one last time.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xing quickly stood up and said, "I'll send someone to town to pick up Nan Nan right away."
"Waaah, Grandma, I'm back!" Just then, Nan Nan's crying came from outside the door.
It turned out that after Li Mai and the others left the town, Zhou Lin rushed home, found Nan Nan and Dong Dong, told them what had happened at home, and said he would take them back to see their grandparents.
Zhou Lin made this decision because he was worried that something might happen to his parents. Just then, he ran into Zhou Quan outside Xujia Village. Zhou Quan told him and his two children about the situation and urged them to hurry home.
He needed to take Limai home first, so that Limai could rest.
"Nannan, don't be sad. Grandma told you that everyone has a day to come and a day to go. Grandma is just leaving and won't be able to stay with you anymore. You and your brother must take good care of your parents and not make them angry." The old lady touched her little granddaughter's face reluctantly.
"Waaah, Grandma, Nannan won't let you go." Nannan cried, tears streaming down her face.
When the siblings returned, they went straight to the kang (a heated brick bed), one kneeling beside their grandfather and the other kneeling beside their grandmother.
Dongdong also grabbed his grandfather's hand with envy. His grandfather had been smiling and seeing him off at the gate when they left this morning. How could things have turned out like this now?
Dongdong cried loudly, crying very sadly, saying that Grandpa would get better, that Grandpa wouldn't die.
Madam Yuan quietly nudged her two sons, urging them to come up onto the kang (heated brick bed) and visit their parents.
But the two children were afraid that their grandparents might suddenly die. They were afraid of dead people and dared not go up. They just lay on the ground without moving. Yuan was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
After Zhou Quan took Li Mai back and made sure she rested, he rushed back.
This round trip took half an hour.
When he arrived, the Xu brothers just knelt on the ground and cried. Madam Yuan and Zhou Xing had already gone to the kitchen to cook. Seeing that it was getting dark, the family had to eat.
Several grandsons were still kneeling on the ground.
Zhou Quan glanced at Lu Qian and asked, "How many people did you bring?"
"He only brought one servant boy," Lu Qian said in a low voice.
"Alright, take Xu Yigao to find his mother. We don't know where Bai Shi is hiding, we must bring her back," Zhou Quan instructed in a low voice.
"Okay, I understand." Lu Qian already knew who this famous Xu Yigao from the Xu family was. He went in, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him out.
Xu Da was only focused on crying for his parents and didn't care at all where Lu Qian would take Xu Yigao.
The Xu clan chief and elders also arrived. After hearing about the incident, they were all furious. The clan chief was so angry that he kicked Xu Da and cursed, "If your parents really die because of this, your entire branch of the family will have to live with your heads down for the rest of your lives!"
Xu Da could only cry. He hated himself for not strangling Bai Shi to death that day.
The two elders were growing weaker and weaker. Zhou Quan stepped forward and used his spiritual power to breathe into them, hoping to prolong their lives. The old man shook his head and slowly pushed Zhou Quan's hand away. "Xiao Quan, don't bother. From now on, I'll have to trouble you brothers to help your eldest sister and brother-in-law do their business in town."
During this time, the two elders also went to see the land that Xu Shun bought. It was really big. They were happy and looked forward to moving in after it was built. But they couldn't wait!
When Zhou Quan placed his hand above his chest, he felt a warmth, which helped alleviate the feeling of growing cold all over his body.
However, Li Mai had just revived them and they were so weak that he knew that doing so would be very damaging to their bodies. Therefore, he did not want to harm these children on his deathbed.
Zhou Quan's eyes reddened, and she silently stepped back.
"Eldest son, second son, third son, after your parents pass away, you don't need to force yourselves to stay together. If you don't want to associate with each other, then don't force yourselves to. I hope that all the grudges from the past will be forgotten after your parents are gone. From now on, each of you should live a good life based on your own abilities."
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