Chapter 49: Crash

  Let Zhou Shi and Lian Xiuer take care of Zhang Shi, Lian Man'er is very worried. These two people are not like they can take good care of others, let alone the village woman in their eyes. Even if it's because of Lian Laoye's words, reluctantly fulfilling the duty of caring, but behind their backs, not giving Zhang Shi a good face, or using words to squeeze Zhang Shi, making Zhang Shi suffer from hidden anger, who knows what will happen. Zhang Shi is doing her month-long postpartum confinement, and she can't afford to be careless at all. If something goes wrong somewhere, it will leave behind a lifelong illness.

  Even Lao Yezi listened to Lian Man'er's words, his face stern, and he fell silent for a while.

  "Then you stay and take care of your mother." Lian said. At harvest time, every labor force is equally precious, this is a great tolerance for Lian.

  Lian Wan'er had originally wanted Lian Zhier to stay, as the work at Lian Zhier's home was better and more meticulous. However, after some thought, she nodded in agreement.

  "Grandpa, let Xiao Qi stay too, he can't do much work in the fields anyway. When my mother wakes up, she won't speak to anyone. Xiao Qi is at home chatting with my mother, and my mother will get better faster." Lian Man'er said to Lian Old Master again.

  So others went down to work, leaving Man Er and Xiao Qi to take care of Zhang Shi.

  The people who were working left, and even the courtyard of Lian's family became quiet. Lian Shouren and Lian Jizong said they were reading books in the house, while Zhou Shi and Lian Xiuer took Lian Rou'er to the upper room, none of them went out.

  Zhang's eyes were closed as she lay on the kang, Lianmeng let Xiaogui hold Zhang's hand and sat beside her.

  "Daughter, are you thirsty?" asked Lian Man Er.

  Zhang shook his head gently.

  "Sister, what's gone is gone and won't come back. Don't think about anything else, just think for us. Especially Xiaogui, her voice was hoarse from crying yesterday." said Lian Man'er.

  Zhang's body moved slightly.

  This morning, after taking her medicine, Ms. Zhang only ate a little something and then remained silent, refusing to eat or drink anything.

  "Daughter, think about it, if something happens to you, how will our family get by? Who can take care of us and provide food and clothing? Can we really rely on your mother-in-law and aunt? If there's a stepmother again... Our family is already struggling to make ends meet, the older ones might barely survive, but what about Little Seven, he's still so young, how will he make it?"

  Xiao Qi heard about his stepmother and felt he couldn't live on. He immediately cracked open his mouth to cry.

  "My daughter won't die." Zhang's wife hurriedly patted Xiaoxi's hand and finally said a sentence.

  "Daughter, you rest now and take care of your body, it's more important than anything else. I'll go find something for you to eat."

  Lian Man'er had Xiao Qi accompany Zhang Shi. She came out of the west wing again. Zhang Shi had lost so much blood and needed to nourish herself well. She planned to ask Zhou Shi for a few eggs to make steamed egg custard for Zhang Shi.

  Lian Wan'er had gone up to the upper floor, Lian You'er was selecting beans, and Zhou Shi and Lian Xiu'er were sitting on the kang doing needlework.

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  "What's going on? Is your mother awake?" asked Mrs. Zhou as soon as she saw Lian Mian'er.

  "My mother just woke up and said she's hungry." Lian Man'er then said, "Mother, give me a few eggs, I'll cook them for my mother to eat."

  "What eggs? We've been stir-frying vegetables for days now," said Mrs. Zhou.

  "Nai, yesterday she laid four eggs and we haven't eaten them yet." Lian Man'er said. Yesterday morning before going down to the ground, they were catching chickens, watching Zhou Shi touch the chicken's buttocks.

  Zhou thought for a moment, then got down from the kang and took out two eggs from the basket on the cabinet to give to Lian Man Er.

  "Milk, give us two more, my mother lost so much blood yesterday. My mother will recover and can go back to work early." Lian Man Er said to Zhou Shi.

  Zhou furrowed his brow, seemingly wanting to curse, but somehow restrained himself and took out another egg.

  "Only three, no more."

  Three will be three, and the vine will take over the eggs.

  "You just cook on this stove, and the firewood is ready." Zhou Shi followed out and said to Lian Man Er.

  "That's okay." Lian Man'er had originally planned to take it to the west wing to cook, but seeing Zhou Shi say this, she didn't think it was a big deal and happily agreed with her.

  "You cook it yourself and watch the fire carefully, I'll go see your mother." Zhou Shi looked at Lian Man'er lighting the fire under the stove, then went out of the front door to the west wing.

  Lian Man'er added a ladle of water to the pot and saw Xiao Qi walking in from outside the door.

  "Why don't you stay with your mother?" asked Lian Mian'er.

  "Let me come out and help with cooking." said Xiao Qi.

  Lian Man'er's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't light the fire anymore. She came out of the upper room. The door to the west wing was closed at some point, but Lian Man'er didn't go open it. Instead, she quietly walked over to the window sill.

  As expected, Mr. Zhou was talking with Mrs. Zhang in the house.

  "It's fine as long as you wake up... what did Fourth Brother ask you? You didn't say."

  Zhang did not utter a word.

  "Xiu'er didn't do it on purpose, you know Xiu'er has a quick temper, if you don't avoid her she'll... You've had several children yourself, and they've all been fine after being scolded and beaten, why did something have to happen this time?" said Zhou Shi.

  Lian Wan'er's eyes widened, and Zhang Shi's miscarriage was not caused by her own fall, but had something to do with Lian Xiu'er.

  "Don't be so sad, I've had two miscarriages before, and they both happened after the first month, but I'm still fine."

  "Mother, this is not the same thing." Zhang's voice was somewhat choked with sobs. "I didn't provoke Xiuer, it was she who scolded me, and I even tried to persuade her..."

  "Alright, alright. And you shouldn't learn to be so spoiled either. You and the fourth elder are still young, you can have more children in the future. What's most feared in a family is someone who talks too much and causes trouble, making the household restless. Now that it's autumn, everyone in the family is busy, don't go looking for trouble or you'll be at fault too..." Perhaps because Zhang had been silent all along, Zhou became more and more self-righteous as she spoke, and directly began to criticize Zhang again.

  Lian Man'er was anxious outside the window. No wonder Zhang's family had an accident, but Zhou's family didn't send them a message. It wasn't until the neighbors couldn't bear it anymore that they sent them a message, and only then did they find out.

  It turns out there was a reason for this all along.

  Yesterday, the Zhou family thought Zhang would die and said those words that would take good care of them were to seal Zhang's mouth. Now seeing Zhang survive, they are afraid that Zhang will speak out again, and thus use both soft and hard means to seal Zhang's mouth once more.

  Lian Man'er felt a flame burning from her heart all the way up to the top of her head.

  "Second sister." Little Qi tugged at Lian Mian'er's sleeve, and it turned out that he had also followed over.

  "Xiao Qi," Lian Man'er lowered her voice. "You quickly go to the fields and call back Father, Grandfather, and them. Just say something's happened at home. Let them hurry back."

  Xiao Qi nodded and turned around, running out quickly.

  "Who's outside?" asked Zhou Shi, hearing the noise outside.

  Lian Man'er burst open the door and rushed straight into the house.

  "Was it really my aunt who hit my mother and caused her miscarriage?"

  "You're not cooking eggs..." Zhou saw Lian Miaoer and was startled, then calmed down, "What did you hear? You little kid, this has nothing to do with you."

  "What's it got to do with me? If I don't intervene, you'll drive my mother to death. What has my mother done to wrong you all? Yesterday, my father asked, the imperial physician asked. My mother didn't say anything. She's already acknowledged her own fault. And yet you're here again this early morning to coerce her - are you trying to hasten my mother's death? If Father loses his wife and we lose our mother, what benefit will it bring to you?" Lian Man'er questioned Zhou Shi harshly this time.

  The Zhou family was used to being in a dominant position, but was suddenly asked by Lian Manger where they were hurt on their face.

  "You're so rude..."

  Lian Man'er didn't care about Zhou Shi, she asked Zhang Shi, "Mother, why are you so foolish, suffering such a great loss. You don't even say anything."

  "Man Er..." At this time, Zhang's mood was very complicated and he didn't know what to say.

  "Girl, even if you sacrifice your life for them and cover up for their mistakes, they won't say a word of thanks. On the contrary, they'll turn around and bully your child. Look, grandma is about to hit me now."

  "Come on, hit me if you want," Zhang said to Zhou.

  Zhou saw that things were going to get out of hand and changed his expression.

  "I've told you all the good things, she's just a child and doesn't understand, you should know what to do," said Zhou to Zhang.

  Zhou is still forcing Zhang.

  Lian Wan'er was just about to speak when she heard the sound of footsteps and voices, it was Lian Shouxin bringing back a few children.

  "It's murder! Help! My mother is going to beat me to death!" Lian Man'er cried out loudly.

  Zhou didn't even raise his hand because of Zhang's words and didn't hit Lian Man Er, but seeing Lian Man Er like this, he was so angry that he jumped up.

  At this time, Lian Shouxin had already rushed in from outside.

  "What's up, Man Er? How's your mother?" Lian Shou Xin asked as soon as he came in.

  "What are you all coming back for when you're supposed to be working in the fields?" Madame Zhou said, displeased, seeing not only Lian Sheng but also several of the branch family members returning.

  "Dad, mom's miscarriage wasn't her fault, it was Eldest Aunt who hit her. Just now, grandma came over and forced mom not to say anything, but I overheard them outside. Grandma doesn't want me to say anything, or else she'll beat me to death."

  Lian Man'er then told Lian Shouxin everything she had heard.

  "If it weren't for Chunni and Chunyan sending us a message yesterday, I wouldn't have even seen my mother's last face. Knowing that my mother was not well, they didn't want to invite Dr. Li at first, but instead called that Wang woman. Later, when they saw that my mother was about to pass away, it was Auntie Chunzhu who invited Dr. Li to come." Lian Man'er said again.

  She had already inquired about all these things yesterday, but thinking that Zhang Shi was still in confinement and it would be best to keep quiet, she suppressed them. However, today when she found out that Zhang Shi's miscarriage was caused by Lian Xiu'er, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she blurted everything out.

  "What's going on with this kid?" Lian Shouxin asked Zhang Shi.

  "What's all the fuss about? She just pushed her a bit, didn't she?" said Zhou.

  This is self-inflicted, and even Man Er secretly curled her lip.

  Zhang's wife burst into tears.

  "Girl, just say it out loud, otherwise you'll get sick from keeping it all bottled up inside."

  Zhang pounced into Lian Shouxin's arms and wailed loudly.

  "What's going on? You and Xiuer..."

  "I came back to cook, and I don't know what happened, but Xiuer's nose wasn't her nose, and her face wasn't her face. I asked her, and she said I was being fake kind, and pushed me away. I fell down, feeling a stomachache, so I hugged my belly, and begged Xiuer to help me up, and begged Mother to get a doctor for me. But Mother said I was scaring her, and only later when she saw that I was bleeding a lot did she call in Wang the midwife..." Zhang's wife spoke out in fits and starts about what had happened.

  It turned out that if Mrs. Zhou had invited Dr. Lang back in time, Mrs. Zhang would not have lost her child.

  Lian Shouxin listened and suddenly stood up, then walked out. Zhou Shi hurriedly chased after him.

  They were making a ruckus over here, and Lian Shouren, Lian Jizong, Jiang Shi, and Lian Xiuer all came out of the house. Lian Rou'er was also standing by the window, looking this way. Lian Shouxin rushed straight to Lian Xiuer, but Zhou Shi grabbed onto his clothes from behind and pulled him back. Then she pushed herself in front of Lian Shouxin and pulled Lian Xiuer behind her own back.

  "Fourth brother, you look so fierce and menacing, what are you going to do?"

  "Mother, I have a few questions for Xiu'er."

  "What's there to ask? Don't listen to your wife's provocative words."

  "Daughter, what kind of person she is over the years, I'm clearer than you." Lian Shou said, "Xiu Er, I ask you, did you push your sister-in-law?"

  Lian Xiu'er sat silently with her body turned sideways.

  "She didn't mean to push her, your wife lost her footing, this was also unexpected." said Zhou Shi immediately.

  "After you pushed her down, your sister-in-law asked you to help her up and asked you to invite a doctor, what did you do?"

  Lian Xiuer burst into tears.

  "This can't be," Mrs. Chou hastily said, "Your wife is lying."

  "Mother, how did the child's mother usually treat you and Xiuer? She treated Xiuer even better than our own children. Xiuer, how could you bear to..." Lian Shouxin said.

  "Who made her protect her belly and use the child in her belly to threaten me."

  "Your sister-in-law is holding her belly, you can't even help her up, are you going to let her lie on the cold ground?" Lian Shouxin's hands were shaking with anger.

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  "I pushed her, I didn't support her, she wants me to pay with my life!" Lian Xiuer said, lifting up her face.

  Zhou's family resentfully stared at Lian Xiu'er with a look of "hating iron for not becoming steel".

  "Fourth brother, no one expected this to happen. Xiu Er is still young and doesn't understand things. Now your wife is fine too, and in the future, you can have as many children as you want. This family's life has to go on, and as a brother, you can't keep fighting with your own sister because of this matter. At first, I didn't let them invite the matchmaker, it was my decision. If you have any grievances, take it out on me, I'm right here, come at me."

  Lian Shouxin raised his palm, saw Zhou Shi like this, and weakly let it fall.

  Several children have stopped working.

  "It was you who hit my mother, almost killing her. You owe me an apology for my brother." Wu Lang rushed towards Lian Xiu'er. Xiao Qi also followed with his small fists swinging.

  Zhou's family saw that Lian Shouxin was restrained, and several children came again. She hid Lian Xiuer behind her back, stood up straight with her neck outstretched, and rushed towards Wu Lang's fist.

  "You want to kill me? I'll give you that piece of flesh as compensation for my life." said Zhou Shi.

  She said that, Wu Lang became even more enraged. Yesterday he had personally seen the bucket of blood being carried out, his eyes were red with anger. That was his mother's blood, and inside there was also his four-month-old younger brother.

  So, Gorō didn't care who was in front of him anymore and swung his fist to hit.

  "Brother." Lian Man'er hastily grabbed hold of Wu Lang, and when she couldn't grasp him, she wrapped her arms around his waist to hug him tightly. "Xiao Qi, come over here. Brother, let's wait for Master to return and have him take charge of this matter."

  Lian Wan'er comforted Wu Lang and Xiao Qi, while Lian Shou Xin returned to the house to take care of Zhang Shi.

  To give Lian Shouxin and Zhang a little time alone, Lian Tiao'er, Lian Man'er, Wu Lang and Xiao Qi came out of the west wing. The four children sat in a row on the wall of the pigsty.

  "Man Er, why did you stop me just now?" Wu Lang asked Lian Man Er.

  "...If you had hit her just now, grandma would have said that you beat her." Lian Man'er said, "At that time, she would have made a scene and we would have been in the wrong even if we were right." She saw through it at the time, Zhou Shi knew that this matter couldn't be hidden, so she wanted to use this method to shut their mouths.

  Wulang thought for a moment and felt that Lianman's words made sense.

  "So it's settled then?"

  "Of course I won't count on it, I've already made up my mind." Lian Man'er gazed at the upper house with a hint of cold smile.

  I'll go crawl under the blanket and code, seeking pink encouragement, striving for three updates.

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