Chapter 4 Onset
Huang was enjoying her meal in the main hall when she suddenly heard a scream: "Mother, mother! The sickly boy is dying. I didn't do anything. I really didn't do anything. He's dying! He's dying!"
Xie Jiaorui ran over with a pale face, gesticulating helplessly.
When Xie Qiushi heard that his elder brother was dying, he immediately ran out with his three younger sisters.
She ran and said hurriedly:
"Second sister, go find the village chief. Third sister, go find the village doctor. Go quickly!"
The two were extremely anxious. As soon as the eldest sister finished speaking, they ran away.
Neither Huang nor Xie Minglang stopped him. They quickly rushed to the side room to see if the sick Yangzi was really dead.
Huang muttered to herself as she walked, "This sick ghost must not die at home. What if the feng shui is ruined? My son is going to be the top scorer in the imperial examination! I have to get rid of him today, no matter what."
When Xie Qiushi opened the door, he saw Xie Shuangbai twitching and shaking all over.
She was so frightened that she ran to the bed and shouted:
"Brother, brother, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Help, help!"
Having said that, he stood up and was about to go out.
Although Huang was powerful, she was still a woman after all. She had never seen such a scene before and was panicked for a moment. She turned to look at her son.
Xie Minglang was more cunning than other children in the village, but he was only a twelve-year-old child after all, and was stunned for a moment by this sudden change.
He had deliberately provoked Xie Jiaorui to anger Xie Shuangbai, but he didn't intend for him to actually die at home.
Xie Xiachan, who acted separately, ran to the village chief's house crying, saying that Xie Shuangbai was dying. The village chief was so scared that he dropped the work in his hands and hurriedly followed her to Xie's house.
The village chief was so angry as he walked on the road that he thought Xie Huangshi would commit suicide if he didn't keep an eye on her.
Not to mention that Xie Shuangbai is the only scholar in the surrounding villages, just considering the kindness that the old man of the Xie family has shown him before, he can't let anything happen to him, otherwise, how will he have the face to face him when he goes down there in the future!
Although Xie Chunmiao was thin, she ran very fast. She rushed into Li Cunyi's house, picked up the medicine box without saying a word, and pulled him to Xie's house.
In the afternoon, the villagers were chatting idly under the big locust tree. When they saw the two girls hurriedly pulling the village chief and the village doctor, they knew something had happened. Those who were curious had already followed to watch the fun.
If there is no entertainment these days, doesn’t the only thing we have is gossip?
A group of people chatted with each other and went to Xie's house in a hurry.
"Get out of the way! The village doctor and the village chief are coming!"
Someone in the crowd roared.
The village chief’s surname is Wang. He looks to be in his 50s. He is not tall but very thin, and walks with a breeze.
The white-haired old man in front is the only village doctor. His surname is Li. He is currently being hurriedly dragged into the house by Xie Chunmiao.
"Third girl, slow down, my bones are about to fall apart!" said old man Li, panting.
"Grandpa Li, please save my brother quickly! I'm afraid it will be too late, I'm afraid..." Xie Chunmiao said with tears in his eyes.
Village Doctor Li stumbled into the room and saw Xie Shuangbai twitching on the bed. He shouted, "Quick! Don't just stand there. Put a cloth in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue!"
Xie Qiushi immediately took his clean clothes and stuffed them into Xie Shuangbai's mouth.
Huang finally realized what was happening and asked, "What's going on? How did he get sick? How much will it cost? I don't have the money to treat him!"
When Village Doctor Li heard this, he immediately became angry.
"How did you get this disease? Even your stepmother doesn't know, so how could I know? I only know that this disease is difficult to cure. Even if you recover this time, you still need to take medicine to recuperate and can't get tired. If it relapses, it will be hard to say!"
When Huang heard this, she was furious. Wouldn't this mean she would have to worship him like an ancestor?
"What? I need to take good care of him. How can we afford to take care of a sick child?"
The village chief was panting heavily when he heard Huang's words before he even entered the house. He was so angry that he immediately scolded her:
"The patient is in danger now. What are you yelling about? Don't disturb the treatment!"
"Brother Li, how is Frost?" asked the village chief.
Village Doctor Li felt the pulse and shook his head:
"It's a huge loss. This attack might be related to Mr. Xie's sudden death. I can only give him medicine to see if he can wake up."
"Okay, okay, brother, just use the medicine. This child is a good person and can't just die like this!"
"Don't worry, Village Chief. I will do my best."
Huang wanted to say something, but when she saw the village chief staring at her with a dark face, she swallowed her words.
But I kept cursing in my heart.
It doesn't matter if this sick guy dies, but if he causes his son to fail in the imperial examination, he will not be forgiven even if he dies a hundred times.
For the sake of my son, I have to endure it for now.
For three consecutive days, the village chief and Village Doctor Li frequently went back and forth to the Xie family, which made Huang very annoyed.
She regretted it now. If she had known earlier, she would have just chased her son away. However, she was afraid that her expression would be too obvious and make her son unhappy, so she said carefully:
"Son, I don't think this sickly fellow will recover. We must get rid of him as soon as possible to avoid bad luck!"
Xie Minglang lowered his head, his expression unclear. After hearing what Huang said, he raised his head and said obediently, "I will listen to you, mother!"
"It was you who insisted on keeping him before, and now he's become a nuisance, and now he listens to his mother again!" Xie Jiaorui said dissatisfiedly.
"You damned girl slept until the sun was shining on your butt. When the meal was served on the table, didn't you yell?"
Huang scolded her without any hesitation.
Xie Jiaorui had been arrogant since she was little, so she couldn't bear this insult.
"Mom, don't you also sleep until the sun is shining on your butt? And you're still blaming me! You're just partial to Xie Minglang. Anyway, whatever Xie Minglang does smells good, and whatever I do smells bad!"
"You have no respect for your elders! You're yelling at your brother!"
"Why are you talking to me about seniority? You never taught me anything when I was little. And if he's the eldest brother in the Chang family, he's not him!"
Before Huang could say anything, Xie Jiaorui ran back to her room and slammed the door shut.
Looking at the irritating Xie Jiaorui and then at the obedient Xie Minglang, Huang clutched her chest.
"You heartless girl! I've been feeding her the best, but you've treated her like an ancestor. She even compares herself to you every day, yet she doesn't even bother to see who else in the village has such a comfortable life as hers? She's never satisfied, enjoying the good life every day. I'm so overly kind to her! It's driving me crazy!"
"Mom, don't pay attention to her. The most important thing for us now is how to get rid of him in the most effective way!"
"Need I tell you? He can forget about the land and the house, and neither can the money. It's all ours!"
Xie Minglang felt relieved knowing that his mother was holding on to the land and the house tightly. After all, these would all belong to him in the future, and he could leave the rest to his mother.
In short, Xie Shuangbai shouldn't even think about spending a penny of his money.
So what if you’ve been smart since childhood?
So what if you look good?
If he doesn't have this fate, he should accept it. Anyway, everything in the Xie family belongs to him.
No one can grab it!
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