"Grandma, when will my mother wake up?”
"Grandma, my mother's head is hotter than medicine.”
A cold, meaty hand was placed on her forehead, and Dannan's childish voice rang in her ears. Yue Xiuzhen wanted to open her eyes, but her whole body seemed to have fallen apart.
"Nan 'er, be good. Go get a robe and put it on. Don't catch a cold.”The warm voice made Yue Xiu Xin feel inexplicably at ease. She heard someone running away beside her. Her skin was wiped by a coarse cotton cloth, and the cold feeling was very comfortable.
Yue Xiuzhen fell asleep again in a daze.
………
"Xiu-Er? Xiu-Er, wake up. Sister and I are here to see you."
Joyful laughter came from the distance. Yue Xiuhao opened her eyes. She was lying on a green lawn, and a pair of beautiful sisters walked over hand in hand.
"Xiu-Er, when did you come? We haven't seen each other for many years. How have you been?”
Yue Xiuzhen shook her head. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.
"Xiu-Er, you have to be careful of the Yue family. Little Zhu Zi could believe that he was a good person. However, his mother was not a good person, so he had to be careful.”
Yue Xiu Xin nodded. When she looked up, the person's face was a black shadow.
"Xiu 'er, treat Nan' er well. He's my life.”
Yue Xiuzhen nodded. Why did Ling 'er say that?
"Go to sleep."
"Xiu-Er, farewell."
The two sisters held hands and left. Yue Xiuzhen lay on the lawn and gradually fell asleep.
………
"Mother, you're awake?"
Dan Nan clapped her hands happily and took the hand of an old woman next to her." Grandma, my mother is awake. She's awake."”
The old woman was all smiles. She looked ahead with empty eyes and reached out a hand to touch Yue Xiu Xin's face.
Yue Xiu Xin immediately reached out to hold the old woman's hand and pressed it to her forehead.
"It's not hot anymore, it's not hot anymore." The old woman was overjoyed and ordered,"Nan 'er, quickly go find your second aunt and ask her to heat up the medicinal soup for your mother to drink.”
"Hey." Dannan jumped off the bed and ran out of the room with her short legs.
Yue Xiuzhen barely managed to sit up and wrapped herself in the blanket. Her dry and hoarse throat was like a burning ball of fire. She shouted stiffly,"Mother."
"Ai, good child, I've wronged you.”
The old woman was Dan Shihan's mother, Tao. He was now forty-seven years old, blind at the age of thirty, and dead at the age of thirty-five. Fortunately, Dan Shihan worked hard and studied hard to become a scholar. He married the eldest daughter of the Yue family. Relying on the Yue family's support, his days were still passable. The two daughters were also waiting to be married. The eldest daughter, Dan Xinzhi, already had an in-law and was only waiting for the marriage next spring. The second daughter, Dan Xinru, had yet to get married, but she was still a 14-year-old girl, waiting to reach adulthood.
The Tao family was kind and never treated their daughter-in-law harshly. Usually, they were biased towards Yue Xiuyan, who did not know how to speak.
"Child, I know that you can't speak. Han 'er has already reported everything to me in detail, and I've reprimanded him.”Tao Zhi pulled Yue Xiuzhen's hand and held it tightly in her palm. She said earnestly,""Han 'er's temper is a bit cold, and she is immersed in books all day long, so she doesn't understand the ways of the world. But he forced you to pretend to be mute so that you could keep your life. Don't blame him, okay?"
"Mother, don't worry, I won't blame him.”Yue Xiu Xin held Tao Zhi's hand instead." Mother, I've already cut ties with the Yue family. I won't interact with them in the future, nor will I leave this family.”
"I'll be at ease if you don't leave the house.”Tao was secretly relieved. Although she was blind, her heart was not. Five years ago, why did Yue Xiu Xin come to Dan Shihan to ask for a marriage, and why was she forced to pretend to be mute by Dan Shihan? In fact, it was all to protect that person.
Yue Xiu 'er sniffled." Mother, how did I get back?”
Tao sighed and scolded,"Why don't you cherish yourself?" You shouldn't have done what you shouldn't have done. You shouldn't have let her down. Why did he have to kneel in front of her grave to atone for his sins?”
Yue Xiuzhen was stunned. She remembered. When she escorted Yue Xiuling's coffin to join the Jiang family's coffin, they were carried to the Jiang family's graveyard together. After opening the coffin and personally putting the jade bracelet on Yue Xiuling, he personally buried the husband and wife, dug up the grave, and erected a monument.
Then, as if all the strength in her body had been sucked away, she fell in front of the grave. She didn't even know that those people had left. She just sat there in a daze. It was not until the heavy rain fell that she fainted and did not wake up.
"Silly child, you can't face the living people of the Yue family, but you can also face the dead people of the Yue family. Why do you have to humiliate yourself?”
"Mother, you're right. I won't humiliate myself in the future. Don't worry.”Yue Xiuzhen threw herself into Tao's arms, feeling the pity that only a mother could feel.
Tao gently caressed Yue Xiu Xin's soft long hair. His heart ached for her pain and sorrow.
Outside the window, Dan Shihan stood with his hands behind his back, staring at his mother and wife with tears in his eyes. Yue Xiu Xin had given him a huge shock today. In order for Ling 'er to be buried in peace, she took out her only piece of jewelry as a dowry and even found a marriage for Ling' er so that Ling 'er would not be alone after her death.
He later asked around and found out that the family was an honest farmer who had been farming for generations. The young man who died had just turned eighteen years old. He liked to read and was a studious child. It was a pity that the plague last year had taken the young man's life. Otherwise, the young man would have been a talent.
"Father." Dan Nan held the tray with both hands and stood beside Dan Shihan in confusion." What are you doing here?”
Dan Shihan looked down at the little bun." I'm checking if your mother has woken up."”
"Why don't you go inside and take a look?" Dan Nan asked curiously.”
"Because daddy made your mother angry, I didn't dare to go in.”Dan Shihan smiled bitterly and took out a silver bracelet from his sleeve pocket and placed it on the tray." Be good. Give this to your mother and put in a good word for Father."”
"Alright." Dan Nan snickered. It turned out that her father could also do something wrong. "Father, will mother spank your butt?”Before Dan Shihan could react, the little bun had already dashed into the house.
Dan Shihan's face turned red." Brat, quickly send the medicine in. Be careful not to drop it."”
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