The captain asked for a long time but couldn't get anything out of him, so he took his men and left. Anyway, the family was not in danger for the time being, except for Xia Dabao whose condition was a little more serious.

At present, these people are all unconscious, and no one has suggested sending Xia Dabao to the hospital for treatment. The captain is thinking that if he were to send him there, the money would have to be paid by the brigade, which has no money to begin with.

When the captain returned home, Hu Guiqin asked, "Boss, what happened to the Xia family? They were crying so hard early in the morning, and you haven't come back for so long."

Alas, the captain sat down and sighed, "I don't know what happened to the Xia family. They all said they saw a ghost. Mrs. He is expected to have a stroke. Xia Dabao has broken one leg and is now a useless man."

Hu Guiqin: "Then how should we handle this matter? If we don't handle it well and it gets out, it will be considered as spreading feudal superstition and we will be dragged into the struggle."

"I'm really in a big mess now, but I don't have any idea what to do. Xia Dabao has become like that, and there's no one in charge of the Xia family now."

"Why do they have so many problems, but other people don't? Is it really because of evil spirits?"

"Pah, pah, pah, you are the captain, don't say this. If it gets out or someone reports you, you'll be spreading feudal superstition."

"Don't worry, old lady. I only complain at home. I wouldn't dare to say it in front of you."

After hearing what happened to her parents, He's daughter Xia Muqing hurried back to her mother's home to inquire about the situation. However, she saw that her mother had a crooked mouth and squinting eyes and was unable to speak.

Xia Muqing asked, "Dad, what happened? Wasn't mom fine yesterday? How come you are like this in just one night? Where did your sister-in-law go? Mom is like this, why doesn't she come to serve her as a daughter-in-law?"

Old Man Xia stretched out his tree-like hands and pointed to the house next door and said, "Your eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law are in that room. Go and have a look. And Dabao, take him to the hospital in town right away. This is the male in our family. Nothing can happen to him."

Xia Muqing stared with eyes wide open and asked confidently, "What happened to Daddy Dabao? It will cost a lot of money to send him to the hospital. You know that mother-in-law is very powerful. All the money is in her pocket. I don't have any money on me."

Old Man Xia said, "Then go ask your mother-in-law to borrow some. The most important thing right now is to send Dabao to the hospital. Dabao can't be delayed."

Xia Muqing: "Dad, didn't you save a lot of money for your coffin before? You are still reluctant to use it at this time. You also know that grandma is a man of her word. I dare not ask her for money. She will die with a rolling pin in her hand. That money is her life."

"Then why don't you call your eldest brother and second brother's wife over and ask them to help out. We are all family and we can't stand watching Dabao get into trouble."

Xia Muqing: "Dad, okay, I can go and call someone for you. As for whether the eldest brother and the second brother will pay, that's none of your business. You also know the temper of the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law. It will probably be difficult to ask them to pay."

Ten minutes later, Xia Daquan, Xia Dayong, Bai Lanhua, and Yun Guilan all came to Old Man Xia's room. Bai Lanhua, as the eldest sister-in-law, asked, "Dad, is there something you asked me to call you here?"

Old Man Xia: "Dayong, Daquan, you heard about what happened this morning. Your mother is in such a state and Dabao is the most seriously ill. You also know that your family's money was stolen before, and now you can't afford to see a doctor. So I want you two families to contribute some money and take your mother and Dabao to the hospital for a checkup."

Bai Lanhua said, "Dad, Mom is sick, so it's certainly reasonable for the daughter-in-law to take some money, but why should we take money when my nephew is sick? Does he have no parents? Besides, where would we have so much money?"

Bai Lanhua thought that this old man was reluctant to give them any money when he had money before, so it was wishful thinking for him to ask her to pay now. If the second brother's family didn't give, she wouldn't give either.

Bai Lanhua continued, "Also, as for Dad and Mom's medical treatment, the second family will pay as much as they can. We really don't have any more. We have to make a living as a family. You can't force us into a desperate situation, right?"

Anyway, Old Man Xia's two sons are not the heads of his family, so even if someone stabs him in the back, it won't be just him.

In this day and age, living your own life is the best thing. She can't even afford to eat, but she still cares about others. She is not that kind. Even if he is her brother, what does it matter?

When Old Man Xia heard what his eldest daughter-in-law said, he started coughing violently. He didn't expect that at the critical moment, everyone would make excuses and not want to care about their life or death.

Old Man Xia looked at his two sons and asked, "Daquan and Dayong, do you think so too? Are you just going to watch your mother like this and do nothing about it?"

Both of them were silent, because they knew that their family had no money at all. They were already extremely poor at home, with so many mouths to feed, and they couldn't just starve themselves and work themselves to death.

Xia Dayong said, "Dad, you know that we don't have any money. Besides, there are so many mouths to feed at home. Are you going to just watch them starve to death?"

"Besides, Yun Ge has already paid 20 yuan as a betrothal gift to Er Xianzi. Where does he get the money? Are you going to let him steal it?"

Xia Daquan said, "Dad, your situation is the same as my second brother's. Now the children are all grown up and they like to eat a lot. At most, I can save 5 yuan from my own pocket. I really can't afford more. This is the greatest effort you can make as a son."

Xia Dayong also said, "Dad, the 5 yuan that Big Brother gave me was also saved from my own rations. It's really not enough. You just have to go find the captain. We really have no other choice."

They both thought that if they didn't contribute anything to their mother's illness, they would definitely be criticized behind their backs, and those people would be speechless if they contributed 5 yuan.

If they are asked to spend all their savings, it will definitely not work. In fact, they can still take out a few dozen dollars. But if they empty their homes, who can they turn to if they get into trouble?

Old man Xia was coughing desperately. He was frightened last night and his mental state was particularly bad today. After he recovered and stopped coughing, Old man Xia said, "Then you can send 5 yuan to me and help me call the captain. I can't let your mother stay sick like this."

Xia Dayong: "Okay then, Dad will send you some money right away and call the captain for you. Dad, Mom, you two must take care of yourselves."