C19 There Were Guests at Home

What kind of truth could come out of Madame Zhou's twisted mouth? The old Zhou family was enraged by these few words. Without even thinking about it, they rushed straight to Lin Ning's house. After all, he was the leader of the village. Even if his son was engaged to Xia Yu, he could not help the Xia family bully his wife.

Plus, before the Zhou family came back, they had drunk a little wine and were on cloud nine. When they arrived at Lin Ning's house, not only did they not manage to say anything, but they almost got into a fight with Lin Ning.

This made Lin Ning furious. He was the person with the most authority in the village, and his son was the only scholar in the village. Everyone was polite to him when they saw him, so why did the old Zhou family dare to fight him after drinking a few mouthfuls of wine?

It was a good thing the crowd had pulled away, or he might have suffered.

Lin Ning ordered someone to pour a bucket of cold water on the old Zhou family. The water that had just been poured out of the well felt very cold to the touch. As soon as the bucket of water was poured over them, the old Zhou family woke up.

At this time, Aunt Zhou and Xia Yu were brought over. Shen Yao and Xia Qingyun also followed. Only Xia Changping was working in the county town and was not home.

Shen Yao was a little restrained in front of Lin Ning, but Xia Qingyun, on the other hand, seemed to ignore him.

If Xia Yu had not been called over, he probably would not have come over.

Xia Yu nodded her head at Lin Ning and then looked at the old man from the Zhou family. This man was not a good person. He drank a lot of wine, had a big wife, played with money, and was addicted to gambling with his sons. His sons were all detained in the city to do hard labor, and the money they earned belonged to the gambling den. With such a man around, it was no wonder Aunt Zhou could not stand Shen Yao.

"I wonder why Uncle Lin called me over?"

Xia Yu asked even though she already knew the answer. She looked at Lin Ning with a puzzled expression on her face. She really looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.

The old Zhou family did not come back often, so naturally, they had never seen Xia Yu's glorious battle record. After sobering up, they felt that something was wrong. When they saw Xia Yu's aggrieved expression, they realized that their stinky wife had most likely lied to him.

"Brother Lin, it's all my fault. I didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth after drinking a little wine."

This was one of the good things about the people in the village. If there was any conflict, it would be fine as long as they talked about it. However, it was impossible for the old Zhou family to invite the Lin family to dinner. How poor were they? The only thing left to sell was the house and the land, and some of the old hens that laid eggs, and I don't know what else to sell next time.

Although they looked down on the old Zhou family in their hearts, so many people still had to give him some face.

Xia Yu looked at Lin Ning's hypocritical appearance and pretended to be generous and said that it was okay. In her heart, she felt that there was nothing more ridiculous than this.

The Lin family was indeed the same. Aunt Lin was the most interesting one. She looked like she was baring her fangs and brandishing her claws, but in reality, she was like a clown.

"Uncle Lin, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. There's still food on the pot at home. I'm afraid it's going to be burnt soon."

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, the people who were watching the show dispersed in an uproar. At this time of the day, who would not cook at this time of day? The people who were watching the fire came out to watch the show. It would be strange if they didn't cook.

Shen Yao watched as Xia Yu ran away like a wisp of smoke and disappeared without a trace. She couldn't help but shake her head. Grabbing Xia Qingyun's hand, she also quickly walked home.

Sir gave Xia Qingyun a day off today. Otherwise, at this time, he would have brought some dry food with him to eat at his house.

Xia Yu sent Xia Qingyun there every day and then walked back by herself. Every time she came back, she would bring something good with her. Sometimes it was a few stalks of water pennywort, sometimes it was a jaundice or two.

Another time, she picked up a piece of gastrodia selengensis.

Gastrodia elata was a good thing. One piece of gastrodia elata was worth five taels of silver. This was not a small amount. It was enough for Big Brother Yun to study for half a year.

Xia Yu happened to see it by chance. It was just a little bit. It looked like a medicinal herb, but she could not tell what it was exactly, so she casually planted it in the ground. She did not expect that after a night, it would grow into a large piece of hemp.

The water pennywort could not be given away in piles. Not only did Shen Yao not believe it, but even the shopkeeper of the pharmacy was curious as to where she had gotten so many water pennyworts.

Although her water pennywort was planted, it was in fact something out of nothing. No matter how stupid Xia Yu was, she would never reveal this kind of secret to the public. In order not to arouse suspicion, she had no choice but to change it to something else to sell.

But she could not find her own purchaser, and if she tried to peddle her wares, not only would it be unsafe, it would attract the attention of others, and she knew better than to put herself in danger by such negligence, so it was best to cooperate with the chemist.

It could be said that Xia Qingyun knew nothing about what was going on at home. With Xia Yu's talent, Xia Qingyun was barely considered a promising talent by the old man. His requirements for him were usually very strict, to the point of being picky most of the time.

For the past few days, when Xia Qingyun came back, she had locked herself in her room. She would only come out for a while after dinner, and the rest of the time, she would stay in the room alone. In the past, she had insisted on sleeping with Shen Yao, but now, she no longer stuck to Shen Yao. Instead, she wanted to sleep in the west room.

Xia Yu originally thought that Xia Qingyun had grown up, until she happened to glance at him while she was eating. She discovered that Xia Qingyun's palm was red and swollen, and it was obvious that it had been beaten up. A child's hand was tender, and if it was beaten up badly, the skin would naturally be torn and swollen. If it was not treated in time, it might become disabled.

Without even bothering to eat, Xia Yu grabbed Xia Qingyun's hand and forcefully pulled it out. "Qingyun, what's going on? Sir hit me?"

Xia Qingyun's hand was already in great pain, and when Xia Yu pinched it, tears flowed down his face. By the time he reacted, he couldn't hold back his tears anymore.

When Shen Yao saw Xia Qingyun's hand, she wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything. She also lit two tears and hurriedly went to get the small medicine box to help Xia Qingyun apply the medicine.

Xia Qingyun's hand didn't come out in a day. Fortunately, it wasn't discovered too late, or else he would really be crippled.

If she had to choose between literacy and health, no matter how ruthless Xia Yu was, she would still choose Xia Qingyun's health over his disability from studying.

"Qingyun, tell your sister what happened. Did mister hit you with this injury?"

The old man didn't seem like a very strict teacher. Besides, he had a good impression of Xia Qingyun, so he shouldn't have beaten her to such an extent, let alone his right hand, the right hand that was used to write.

The next day, when Xia Yu sent Xia Qingyun to school, she gently held Xia Qingyun's hand in her own. Last night, no matter how she asked, Xia Qingyun did not say why, so she could only follow Xia Qingyun here to take a look. However, this morning, before she went out, Xia Qingyun actually said that she didn't need to send her. It seemed that she was worried that she would go over and find out the real reason?

The more she acted like this, the more curious Xia Yu became. Even the son of the Emperor couldn't bully her brother. Little Qingyun was such a good brother. He had never disliked the original body. Even if she was a fool later on, he would still stand in front of her if anything happened. Such a good brother was rare. She was a protective person, so she couldn't let outsiders bully Xia Qingyun.