Chapter 174
C174 – Ten Plates
Xiang Qihan was already prepared to break off all ties with his family. With his heartless nature as a Ah Yao, once he got crazy, he could do anything.
Lee Xiuyu was startled by the question. After all, the owner was already lying on his bed, and Qi was someone who could not work, so they and the Lao Er had separated. In other words, from the next time they started farming, their family would have to work together with the Lian.
“Since Ah Yao doesn’t have that kind of determination, then let’s return. I still have work to do.” Xiang Qihan’s tone was a little cold. He naturally knew what his own Ah Yao was thinking, but so what?
Lee Xiuyu left with a dejected expression. Only now did he realize that the person in charge was actually lying on the bed, not to mention the others, even his own son was unwilling to listen.
The village chief Xiang Gongyi’s ox-cart was already waiting at the entrance of the village, and was not surprised to see Lee Xiuyu supporting Xiang Qing out. After all, with Xiang Qixuan’s cold character, he would definitely not bother about this matter, which was not good for his Elementary Scholar’s reputation.
As the ox-cart slowly drove on, it met Ouyang Lian who brought the doctor along and rushed back. Thus, the village chief pulled both of them onto the ox-cart and brought them to the court to testify.
Lin Yuxing and Xiang Tian and his husband were riding on an ox-cart. Because they were worried about them, both Wu Zheng and Zhi Zhan sat on the ox-cart.
“Yu, who do you think they are, to actually be able to make a scene like this.” Wu Zheng did not have any good impression of Xiang Bagui’s family, and when he said that, his eyes were filled with disgust.
It wasn’t easy for everyone to lead a life, yet they had to create so many things. It was likely that they had nothing better to do, so why else would they do such a thing?
Lin Yuxing laughed and replied, “A person’s personality is ever-changing, there’s no need to be tangled up, as long as the other doctors in the town take a look, everything will be exposed.” He was not worried about this matter at all. After all, the county magistrate was Xiang Yi’s “good friend”, and if he were to see Xiang Yi again, he did not know what kind of expression the yamen runners would reveal.
In the countryside, there were many matters that involved chicken skin and garlic. However, there were very few that involved the government. After all, the county magistrate wasn’t like them, who were idle. There were still many matters that needed to be dealt with.
After Wu Zheng heard the Yu’s optimistic words, his heart also calmed down.
After they arrived at the yamen, Lee Xiuyu, who was the plaintiff, informed the yamen that Lin Yuxing and the rest. Originally, they had to write something down, but because the defendant was Lin Yuxing, the county magistrate was a little curious.
These few cases had a lot to do with Lin Yuxing. In fact, he was a little curious, why would Xiang Yi speak up for him? Wang Yixuan, as the county magistrate, was more or less curious about the matter of him raising the fishes. If he succeeded in this matter, it could be considered a merit that could increase the income of the peasants.
He had been in the position of county magistrate for two years, and he had also experienced the hardships of the peasants. If the heavens were playing the role of a beauty, then it would be alright; this way, besides paying taxes, they could also fill their stomachs with food and sell them. If they met with dry weather or heavy rain, many of them would starve after a year of work.
“Immediately.” Wang Yixuan, who was looking through the documents, slowly said after hearing this. There were some things that he did not want to delay.
They had originally thought that it would still take a day or two, but they hadn’t thought that the interrogation would start so soon. This made Lee Xiuyu and the others flash a joyful smile, and as expected, the county magistrate was fair and strict, knowing that their current situation was extremely urgent.
The court was still as serious as ever. After Wang Yixuan asked around, he got the town’s doctors to treat them.
In the beginning, Doctor Wang was not willing to see the treatment of the villagers, and they did not give much silver. Furthermore, when they grabbed the medicine, they had a pained look, but it was outside of his expectations, and now, he had become a witness. After he treated his brother in front of him, he came to the same conclusion as Lin Yuxing.
“Doctor, are you sure there’s a clot in your head that causes you to go blind?” Xiang Qing held onto the doctor’s hand tightly, his voice was hoarse and filled with sorrow.
Doctor Wang’s face flashed with anger, but on the face of the county magistrate, he did not lose his temper. “This brother, this old man has been a doctor for 30 years, there’s no mistake in his diagnosis. Unless the blood clot in your brain disappears, your eyes will still be able to see, otherwise …” The chances of this happening are very small, and judging from this brother’s appearance, he probably hasn’t gotten married yet. It will be difficult for him to live in the future.
This was not the first time he had seen something like this. In the past, there was a man who lost his sight due to severe head injury. He lost his mind and fell off the cliff, dying without even finding his corpse.
Lee Xiuyu’s face turned ashen, he glanced at the people kneeling down, and spoke with dignity, “Disrupting the court, questioning the doctor’s decision, the plaintiff beat the top ten board, and shall execute it immediately.”
“Master, it’s an injustice! “My Lord, it’s all wrong!” Lee Xiuyu loudly shouted injustice, but it was a pity that no one cared about him, and directly dragged him down, and placed him on the bench to carry out the order.
“Pa Pa Pa …” His voice was exceptionally loud, and if these ten boards were to go down, it would also cause his butt to blossom. As for Lee Xiuyu, from the moment he started shouting to the point where he no longer had any strength left, he finally fainted.
He wasn’t young anymore, not to mention that he had suffered so many blows. Originally, it was only because of hatred that he was able to sustain all of this. Now that he had been beaten ten times, his wounds were even more severe.
Wang Yixuan didn’t have the slightest feeling towards this foppish man, he immediately left after announcing his departure from the hall.
Xiang Qing cried as he was supported by Ouyang Lian to his Ah Yao’s side. He could not see with his eyes, but now, his Ah Yao had been beaten up ten times because of him, and he did not even know whether he was dead or alive. He really … It would be better to die.
Ouyang Lian was silent. Behind Lee Xiuyu, there was a mess of flesh and blood, when the board had hit his buttocks, there was no moisture at all. It could be seen how much pain his mother-in-law had suffered.
Village Chief Xiang Gongyi could not bear to see this, “Lian, first help your mother-in-law get on the ox-cart.” After all, he was a villager, he didn’t think that the final result would be this.
Xiang Tian and Lin Yuxing didn’t have the slightest feeling that their families would end up like this, and were it not for the county magistrate who was strict with them, they would probably end up like this in an even more miserable state.
After all, these two people did not appear to be as kind as they appeared on the surface. They did not need to be confident or fearless, otherwise, Xiang Bagui’s family would be their best example.
Lee Xiuyu laid on the bed, unable to move, while Xiang Bagui was also on the bed. As for Xiang Qing, since his return, he had been sitting on the side of his Ah Yao’s bed the entire time.
“Qing …” Lee Xiuyu’s voice was hoarse. All of the unease from before had come to fruition and the current him was no longer as strong as he ought to be.
Their family’s only support was their boss, but the owner had yet to wake up, and the town’s doctor had also seen it, so the conclusion was the same as Lin Yuxing, they had to slowly recuperate, and the price of the medicine was not cheap, causing Lee Xiuyu’s heart to sink, but he had no choice, since couldn’t he just watch his husband die? He just wanted to wake up completely one day.
Xiang Qing couldn’t see his Ah Yao’s face, and his voice sounded a little hoarse as he said, “Ah Yao, I’ll be leaving tomorrow, and I don’t know when I’ll be able to see you again. No, maybe I won’t be able to do so in my entire life, am I not blind after all?” Actually, when he came back, he had wanted to commit suicide, but he didn’t have the courage.
Lee Xiuyu’s entire body was in pain, his tears flowing non-stop, “Qing, I’ll get my brother to send you to my uncle’s side. After a year or so, Ah Yao will come and fetch you back.” Right now, their only hope was that Qi would be able to pass the examination to become the provincial graduate.
Xiang Qing revealed a bitter smile, “Ah Yao, I know.” What he didn’t say was that even if third brother was willing to bring him back, he wouldn’t know what would happen. After all, he was blind, and many things could happen to him.
The two of them cried for a while. Xiang Qing went to town because he was injured, causing him to feel a little hot. No matter how his body looked, he had to leave the Xiang Village the next day.
The second day, Xiang Qixuan brought Xiang Qing away. As for where he went to, no one knew, but the days once again returned to tranquility.
The time soon reached the 24th of the year, commonly known as the year of the year, the proverb “the 24th of the month of La, dust-dusting house”.
After the rural people held the sacrificial range, they began to formally prepare for the new year.
Dust-sweeping is the end of the year cleaning, the north is called “house cleaning”, the south is called “dust-dusting.” Sweeping dust before the Spring Festival was a traditional habit of Daxia State. On the day of dust-sweeping, the whole family made a move together, diligently cleaning houses and courtyards, scrubbing pots and pans, dismantling and washing bedding, and cleanly welcoming the new year.
Lin Yuxing’s husband and his husband were very busy cleaning the house, making everything very bright.
This was the first time Lin Yuxing had come to this world for the Spring Festival. He did not understand much about offering up the Kitchen Lord, and Xiang Tian did not have anyone to teach him.
Yuan Shen’s recovery was better than Lin Yuxing thought, it could be seen that this person’s physique was still very strong, and he could also take the walking stick Lin Yuxing made especially for him to walk into the courtyard.
“Sorry.” Yuan Shen looked at the two busy figures of his husband and suddenly said one word.
Seeing that the weather was good, Lin Yuxing took out the quilt to dry. After hearing the two words, he naturally knew what it meant, “There’s only one more person for the Spring Festival and it’s still lively.”
Although Yuan Shen had the aura of a superior, but in their eyes, he was merely a patient.
Yuan Shen’s lips curled up. Despite being born so old, he still felt the aura of the “Spring Festival”, causing him to be infected with this happiness, and wished that the two of them could maintain this kind of mentality forever. Looking at the face of the sky, his heart sank a little, until the truth of the matter was revealed, he would not allow anyone to disturb his life.
Lin Yuxing was extremely sensitive. Even though Yuan Shen and Xiang Yi’s performance was very obscure, he could still tell that they were looking at him with a complicated gaze. Could it be that they knew of Xiang Tian’s background? After all, Xiang Village was so far away from the capital. Even if it was a crafty scheme, it was impossible to bring a child here from so far away, and leave him on the mountain for wild beasts to eat.
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