Li Xiaomei hurriedly looked at her mother-in-law sitting in the corridor and introduced her awkwardly: "These two are my nieces."
Li Yan greeted Zhang in the courtyard at the right time and told her the reason for coming here. When Li Xiaomei heard that her mother was ill, she was extremely anxious and begged, "Mother-in-law, please allow me to go back and see my mother!"
Zhang said dissatisfiedly, "If you leave, who will do the housework? Our business is all about credibility!"
Li Yan scoffed inwardly, but said outwardly, "I've often heard that the most important virtue for a scholar is to be filial to one's elders. If the villagers were to talk about my aunt being unfilial and not coming home to visit my mother when she was sick, I'm afraid it would damage my uncle's reputation!"
When Zhang heard that her son's reputation would be damaged, she immediately changed her expression and said with a smile: "Well, since your mother is ill, you should go back to see her. I, an old woman, can also do this job!
Li Yan responded with a forced smile. Over there, Li Xiaomei simply packed up and headed to Lijia Village with her two nieces.
Along the way, Li Xiaomei asked about Daya Wu's health.
Daya was so frightened that she stammered and couldn't explain what happened for a long time.
Seeing her niece like this, Li Xiaomei became even more anxious.
Li Yan comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie. Grandma just wants to see you! You're fine!"
Wu Xiaomei hurried home doubtfully.
When she entered the house and found her family staring at her, Li Xiaomei anxiously asked, "Where's Mom? Where is Mom?"
Mrs. Wu came out of the room trembling. Because of her daughter's affairs, Mrs. Wu's spirit was quite depressed.
Seeing her mother like this, Li Xiaomei thought she was really sick, so she hurried forward and grabbed her mother's hand: "Mom, why did you get up? Why don't you go back to the house and lie down?"
Wu grabbed her daughter's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice, "My child, I want to ask you something. You must tell me the truth!"
Li Xiaomei's hand was held tightly by Wu, and she nodded in agreement while enduring the pain.
"Your husband has a mistress outside, and the woman is pregnant. Did you know that?"
Li Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground. People were rushing around her and she couldn't hear a word. Her mother's words just now seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, blocking her chest and making it difficult for her to breathe!
Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Wu was frightened and panicked, and the Li family yard was in chaos for a while.
After a while, Li Xiaomei came to her senses and asked, "Mom, is this true?"
Wu nodded with difficulty: "Your second brother saw it with his own eyes, there is no doubt about it! My daughter, what should you do?"
Li Xiaomei stood up with difficulty and said to her second brother: "Second brother, please take me to town. If you don't see me with your own eyes..." She could not say the words of despair.
Seeing her like this, Li Erlang touched his younger sister's head and said to her: "Wait for me for a moment, I'm going to borrow an ox cart from the clan leader's house!" His younger sister probably couldn't walk far like this!
Li Erlang borrowed an ox cart from the home of the Li clan leader. The two Li brothers, Li Yan helped Li Xiaomei get on the ox cart, and they arrived at the town on a bumpy ride. It was already sunset at this time.
Li Erlang drove the ox cart to the alley he had been to yesterday. The little boy who was following them also saw Li Erlang and his group, and hurried forward to greet them.
Li Erlang stopped the carriage and asked the boy, "Is the man here?"
The boy nodded and pointed to the last house in the middle of the alley and said to Li Erlang, "It's right there. Someone just went in not long ago!"
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