Chapter 325 Test

Aunt Zhou nodded and said, "Yu Zhiqing is right. Mrs. Lu's other sons all ate rice, while Captain Lu ate only bran and vegetables."

"Since you've given birth to the child, you should treat him well. If one fails, there is another one to take care of him in his old age."

Aunt Zhou waved her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go home and cook. Secretary Zhou and Jiansheng will be off work soon."

On the way back, Aunt Zhou sighed: "There are also many cases of favoring boys over girls in the Five-Star Brigade, but it's not as bad as those brigades in the mountains, where they want to sell their daughters at a high price in exchange for dowry for their sons to get married."

"To put it bluntly, many people still think that daughters are raised for others."

Thinking of the Cao family, she frowned slightly: "The Cao family is also like this, six sons and one daughter. The third son and the youngest daughter are not treated well, and all the housework is pushed to Cao San and Cao Qimei."

She cursed secretly: "If they don't change, she and her husband will regret it sooner or later."

Yu Wanqing also knew about the Cao family. In fact, Cao San and Cao Qimei worked really hard, but Aunt Cao just couldn't see them.

A few days ago, Cao Qimei ate an egg at home, and the sixteen-year-old Cao Liu actually rolled on the ground and cried.

In a rage, Aunt Cao beat Cao Qimei.

The fifteen-year-old girl rolled on the ground in pain, begging for mercy.

It makes me sad just thinking about it.

Yu Wanqing said, "Now that things have come to this, and the Lu family's problems are before their eyes, if they don't change, they will have to bear the consequences of their lives in the future."

Aunt Zhou nodded, feeling helpless in her heart, and also admonished herself to treat her two sons well and not to be partial to either.

Even if the eldest son is not around, you should write letters frequently to show your concern for him and mail him some daily necessities from home.

What Yu Wanqing didn't know was that on her way home, Aunt Cao kept thinking back to the scene of the Lu brothers carrying Mrs. Lu wrapped in a straw mat into the mountains overnight.

She thought about herself again and wondered what she would do if her son treated her like this in the future.

The more I think about it, the more scared I become.

She remembered an old saying: There will be no filial son by the bedside of a long-term patient.

She pursed her lips, gritted her teeth, and decided to give it a try.

When she got home, she told her husband about it. Uncle Cao blinked and looked at his husband and asked, "Why am I faking illness, not you?"

"Since we want to test the two children, why don't we pretend to be sick together?"

Uncle Cao had actually long been fed up with his wife's favoritism toward her other sons and her cruelty to her only daughter. But his wife was the one who made the decisions in his family, so he could only secretly support his daughter.

Last time, because of an egg, his daughter was beaten again. He felt extremely guilty.

Since we want to test it, let's all come together and give it a ruthless test.

Aunt Cao thought for a moment and said, "I'll think about it first."

Uncle Cao looked at his wife who was pretending to be asleep, but another idea came into his mind. The suggestion of pretending to be sick was like opening the door to a new world for him.

A bold idea came to his mind.

Yu Wanqing was stunned when she saw Uncle Cao who came to find her. The Cao family had a very low presence in the Five-Star Team, and Uncle Cao was just an honest man who worked hard.

Whenever they met on the street, Uncle Cao would always ask Yu Zhiqing with a smile, "Have you eaten? Where are you going?"

She didn't expect Uncle Cao to come to see her.

Looking at the middle-aged man who looked a little embarrassed, she smiled and asked, "Uncle Cao, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Uncle Cao pursed his lips, looked around, and confirmed that no one was nearby. Then he asked, "Yu Zhiqing, is there any medicine that can make people sick after taking it, and very sick, but not die?"

“After a while, it will recover.”

Yu Wanqing was curious: "Why are you looking for such medicine?"

She actually has such medicine.

Uncle Cao pursed his lips and was silent for a moment before he started talking about his family: "I want my wife to see clearly which child is the filial one."

"It also made her realize that being overly obsessed with several sons is not a good thing."

He scratched his head, looking helpless: "I am not good at talking, and I can't argue with my wife. I can't hit her when she does something wrong. If there is such a medicine, let her lie in bed for a while, so that she can sober up."

Yu Wanqing gave Uncle Cao two pills and told him that the effect of the medicine would last for half a month, and after half a month, the effect would wear off and they would slowly recover.

"This medicine is difficult to prepare. You only have these two pills. I hope Uncle Cao won't tell anyone."

"Since you want to pretend to be sick, then you and I should keep this secret. Even if you get better in the future, you must not tell Aunt Cao about it."

Uncle Cao nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Even if I wanted to tell her, I would wait until my wife was about to die.

The next day, news spread from the Cao family that Uncle Cao and his wife were both sick, and their illness was so serious that they could not get out of bed.

Doctor Wu was consulted, but he could not find any problems and asked the Cao family to find Yu Zhiqing.

Yu Wanqing could only go there once.

After taking the pulse, Yu Wanqing looked seriously at the six sons and one daughter of the Cao family, and her eyes fell on the eldest son of the Cao family. He is already 22 years old this year and has reached the age to get married. Aunt Cao even found a matchmaker some time ago, hoping to introduce a partner to him.

Yu Wanqing described the Cao couple's illness as very serious.

After hearing this, the seven Cao brothers and sisters all looked pale. Cao San asked in a low voice: "Yu Zhiqing, is there any way to cure my parents' illness?"

Yu Wanqing said: "It's not that there is no way, but the herbs are hard to find. As far as I know, they are only available on Guangao Mountain in Xishan."

Guangao Mountain is located deep in the Western Hills. It is a place where wild boars often appear. Many people who have gone there have never returned alive.

Yu Wanqing reminded them, "You have to find the herbs within half a month. If you still don't take the medicine after half a month, your parents' lives will be in danger."

After hearing this, the faces of the Cao brothers changed. Cao Da said without thinking: "It's so dangerous, who will go to look for it?"

"I believe my parents don't want me to take risks." He looked at Cao San and said, "Third brother, why don't you go to Guangao Mountain to find medicine for my parents, and I will stay at home to take care of them."

The couple, lying in bed unable to move or speak, felt heartbroken when they heard their eldest son's words, especially Aunt Cao. She never expected that her son would not even struggle but push the responsibility onto his younger brother.

The youngest sister Cao Qimei whispered, "I'll go."

Cao San walked over to his sister and said, "You stay at home to take care of our parents. I'll go to Xishan."

He glanced at the two people on the bed and said, "No matter what, I will definitely bring back the medicine that Yu Zhiqing mentioned."

Cao Er looked at his parents, thought about how good they had been to him in the past, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while: "I will go with my third brother."

Cao Wu also said, "I'll go too. It's too dangerous for my second and third brothers to go alone."

When Cao Lao Si and Cao Lao Liu heard that the three of them had gone, they both breathed a sigh of relief: "We are at home helping our eldest brother and youngest sister take care of our parents, and we also have to go to work. We can't all go out to look for herbs."

When Yu Wanqing saw this scene, she thought to herself that there were still a few people who could handle it.

Many people who were familiar with the Cao family were in the yard and witnessed this scene with their own eyes.

They were all a little disappointed with what Cao Da and his friends had done. Aunt Cao was so good to her sons, but now that their parents were sick, they pushed their younger brothers and sisters out.

Especially Cao Da, as the eldest son, he has no responsibility at all.

Some people thought of themselves and their faces became even uglier.