Chapter 510, From Others to Yourself
After hitting his head and falling to the ground, Master Zhuang did not faint immediately. He held on to his last breath and crawled towards the girl in white with difficulty. He reached out and held the girl's hand, then closed his eyes with a faint smile on his face.
Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.
Seeing his son lying on the ground with blood all over his head, as if he was dead, Mr. Zhuang covered his chest with a look of pain and fell backwards. Fortunately, the housekeeper supported him in time, otherwise, three people would have been lying on the ground.
Defu was the closest, so he quickly stepped forward and reached out to check Master Zhuang's breathing and neck pulse. Feeling that he still had breath and a pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This master is still alive."
After saying this, he quickly turned around and checked the white-clothed girl's body. After a while, he said, "This girl is still breathing, but her breath is very weak. She needs to be treated immediately."
As soon as these words were spoken, Daohua said to Xiao Yeyang, "I have some hemostatic medicine here. I'll go over and take a look." No matter what, they had to help the two men stop the bleeding first.
Xiao Yeyang didn't say anything and walked over protecting the rice flowers.
When everyone saw the two men, they involuntarily stepped aside to make way for them.
Wang Maner, Bishi and Dexi followed closely behind.
When they reached the stone steps, Daohua first checked the condition of the girl in white. Seeing that blood was still flowing from her forehead, she immediately took out the hemostatic medicine and applied it to her. After the bleeding stopped, she looked at Master Zhuang.
Although Master Zhuang looked terrifying, Xiao Yeyang's jade pendant reduced most of his impact. Therefore, although the injury was more serious, as long as the bleeding was stopped, his life would not be in danger.
After applying a simple hemostatic drug to the two, Daohua looked at Mr. Zhuang, who was still stunned, and reminded him, "Your son and this girl are still alive. If you don't want them to get hurt, call a doctor immediately."
Hearing this, Master Zhuang finally came to his senses from his palpitations: "Quick, go get a doctor!" After saying this, he took two steps at a time and walked over to Master Zhuang's side and squatted down. He said with a mixture of heartache and anger, "Cong'er, for a woman, you even abandoned your parents?"
As soon as these words were spoken, people around began to whisper.
Xiao Yeyang ignored all this. Seeing Daohua's hands were stained while applying the medicine, his face instantly turned unhappy. He took out a handkerchief to help her wipe it: "In the future, let Man'er and the others do this kind of thing. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
Daohua explained, "The wound is too big. I'm worried Man'er and the others won't be able to fix it."
"If this young lady doesn't mind, why not follow me into the mansion to wash up."
Suddenly, a gentle female voice sounded.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was the bride.
At this moment, the people in the Zhuang family were busy moving Master Zhuang and the girl in white to the mansion. The bride could not help, so she noticed Daohua and Xiao Yeyang.
The bride stepped forward and bowed to the two men: "Thank you both for your help just now."
Seeing that she was generous, polite, beautiful and dignified, Daohua felt a little sympathy for her.
My husband committed suicide on our wedding day. It was such a terrible thing.
If it were an ordinary girl, she would have been at a loss and cried incessantly, but the bride was able to receive them calmly. This shows that she is very strong mentally.
"No need to enter the mansion. If it is convenient for you, please get me a basin of water so I can wash my hands."
Thinking that the Zhuang Mansion was in great chaos at the moment, the bride did not try to persuade them. Instead, she turned around and called the maid to give her a few instructions.
Xiao Yeyang interrupted, "Remember, get hot water." It's still the first month of the year and the weather is still very cold.
The bride smiled and nodded: "Of course."
Daohua: "Girl, go and do your own thing, don't worry about us."
The bride glanced at the gate of the Zhuang Mansion and smiled bitterly: "Before we get married, I am not considered a member of the Zhuang family. I don't know much about the people and things of the Zhuang family, so I won't cause trouble."
Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately shut up.
Soon, the maid came over with hot water.
Seeing that the bride had thoughtfully prepared soap and hand cream, Daohua looked at the bride again and thought to herself, "What a pity."
The bride glanced at the people still crowded in front of the gate, thought for a moment and said, "It's a bit inconvenient to get through here. Miss, please follow me to the gatehouse. Don't worry, I've already asked the maid to send all the servants away."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang looking over, he said, "If you are worried, why don't you go with us?"
Daohua said first: "No, it's right by the door. I'll be out soon after washing it."
Xiao Yeyang didn't say anything. He glanced at Defu and Dexi and motioned them to follow.
After Daohua went in to wash her hands, Xiao Yeyang looked around at the people who were still there.
"If you ask me, Master Zhuang is truly unfilial. It wasn't easy for his parents to raise him, but he committed suicide for a woman. All the education he'd gained wasted."
"That girl is obviously not a good person. First, she had an affair with Master Zhuang, and now she showed up in mourning on his wedding day. She even committed suicide outside his house. Her mind is truly vicious."
"What do you know? Don't talk nonsense. That girl is from a good family, not some bad person. You know Mr. Dong from Taoxiang Village, right? This is his daughter."
"What? That's the scholar's daughter? Are you kidding me?"
"Why would I lie to you? I'm from Taoxiang Village. The root of this matter is that the banker went too far. Why is that girl in mourning? It's because Mr. Dong was so angry that he died."
"Tell me quickly, what is going on?"
"Master Zhuang was actually a student of Scholar Dong. Since he often visited the Dong family, he inevitably came into contact with the girls from the Dong family. As a result, the two of them secretly became friends."
"No one knew about this originally, but last year, Master Zhuang was trying to arrange a marriage for Master Zhuang, but Master Zhuang refused to agree. In desperation, he told this story, hoping that Master Zhuang and Madam Zhuang would agree to it."
"This has stirred up a hornet's nest. Although Dong Xiucai is a scholar, his family background is not as good as the Zhuang family's. How can Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang be interested in him?"
"Taking into account the fact that Scholar Dong had a good reputation and had taught Master Zhuang, Master Zhuang privately went to the Dong family to express his intention not to marry into the Dong family."
"When Mr. Dong learned about this, he was furious and ashamed, and severely punished Miss Dong. After Miss Dong learned about Mr. Zhuang's attitude, she also swore to never have anything to do with Mr. Zhuang again."
"Originally, the matter should have ended here, but who knew that Master Zhuang couldn't let go of Miss Dong and came to Taoxiang Village again and again to look for her. This time, he came so often that it was inevitable that someone would see him. Gradually, some rumors began to spread in our village."
"This will put the Dong family in the spotlight."
"Fortunately, Mr. Dong is a man of great respect for rules. From that moment on, he strictly forbade Miss Dong from leaving the house, and forbade Mr. Zhuang from visiting the house again. This, in turn, stopped a lot of gossip."
"Just when things were about to calm down, someone suddenly spread the word in our village that Miss Dong had seduced Master Zhuang, causing him to lose his appetite and sleep, and that she was the reincarnation of a fox spirit."
"The news spread like wildfire. By the time Dong Xiucai found out, the whole village and even the neighboring villages knew about it. Dong Xiucai was so angry that he fell ill and died before he could even make it to the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Everyone listened silently and sighed.
"What a pity! If Miss Dong had known how to avoid suspicion, there wouldn't have been so many incidents. A good family would have been destroyed just like that."
"If you ask me, the one who should be blamed the most is Master Zhuang. He couldn't persuade his own parents, so why did he bother to mess with the girl?"
Listening to everyone's discussions, Xiao Yeyang was a little absent-minded and didn't even notice that Daohua had come out after washing her hands.
(End of this chapter)
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