Take the space supermarket to farm

Chapter 165 Caught off guard

At dawn the next day, there was movement in every room.

But only Liu's house was quiet, without any sound.

At first, everyone thought that Mrs. Liu was going to sleep a little longer, but until breakfast time, Mrs. Liu still didn't show up, which was a bit unusual.

After everyone had breakfast, the men all went to the ground with their hoes on their shoulders. The women and children had to clean up the kitchen, feed the pigs, chickens, wash, cook, etc., so that they could go to the fields when they were free.

Seeing that Mrs. Liu had not come out to eat at this hour, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but frowned and casually sent Mrs. Sun, who was full of ridicule, to go and have a look inside Mrs. Liu's house.

Sun agreed readily - how could Sun miss the opportunity to sneer at Liu in person?

Even if Mrs. Zhou didn't call her, she would take the initiative to rush forward.

But when she walked to the door of Liu's room, Sun realized that something was wrong.

Why is this door ajar?

When Mrs. Sun entered the house, she saw a long trail of blood on the ground, stretching all the way to the end of the kang.

Ms. Liu was lying on the bed, her face was green and pale, her eyes were closed tightly, and she was not even covered by a quilt. The thick mattress under her body was soaked with blood, and the red was tinged with purple and black.

Mrs. Sun screamed in fright, which shocked everyone in the Xia family.

When others heard this voice, they put down what they were doing and rushed over in a hurry. Before they could reach Mrs. Liu's room, they saw Mrs. Sun running out on the ground: "Oh, sister-in-law, sister-in-law."

Something happened to her! My sister-in-law seems to be dead!"

Mrs. Zhou couldn't help scolding Mrs. Sun: "What are you talking about? It's so early in the morning, it's not unlucky! Are you saying this casually?"

When Mrs. Sun saw Mrs. Zhou, she immediately became closer to Mrs. Xia than to Xia Yougui. She cried and howled and rushed over, hugging Mrs. Zhou's legs tightly: "Oh, mother, mother, you scared me to death! I was so scared.

I almost couldn't breathe! My sister-in-law was probably dead! Not only did she die, her body became cold!"

Mrs. Sun's words shocked Mrs. Zhou. Everyone was also frightened. They couldn't think about it for a moment, and they all started talking and blurted out everything:

"Are you serious?" "Get up quickly! The ground is cold!" "Sister-in-law, is she suffering from some emergency?" "Don't block the road, let's go and have a look. If there is still a pulse, maybe we can save her.

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In the midst of the mess, Mrs. Sun suddenly caught a glimpse of the blood on the ground and jumped up with a "Ah!": "Mother, mother, look, look!"

Zhou and everyone looked at where Sun was pointing, and saw a pool of blood that had changed color.

Looking in all directions, I saw that the bloodstains came from the latrine and formed an intermittent line. The closer to the door, the more bloodstains became.

What's going on?

Everyone couldn't help but start muttering in their hearts.

After looking at each other for a while, Mrs. Zhou asked the children to stay, straightened her back, and took the lead herself, wanting to take her daughters-in-law in to see what was going on in Mrs. Liu's house.

The more people there are, the stronger the courage will be. What's more, the Zhou family will be in charge.

Everyone encouraged each other, you pushed me, I pulled you, and they all rushed into the Liu family's door.

But Mrs. Sun was unwilling to go in again.

She had even touched Mrs. Liu's pulse before, on her neck and wrists, but she felt a cold hand, which frightened her for half her life.

Seeing that everyone was about to go in, Sun even spread Zhou's thighs, and hid behind everyone. She neither dared to enter Liu's house nor to go far.

It looks a bit pitiful like this.

Mrs. Zhou couldn't care about Mrs. Sun. She looked at the blood on the ground and Mr. Liu on the kang, and couldn't help but have a headache.

Although this eldest daughter-in-law always likes to say that it hurts here and there, her body is actually quite strong. I have observed in secret that she does not seem to be such a fragile person!

After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Zhou finally asked Mrs. Wu, who was relatively calm, to invite the doctor, and then asked Mrs. Cheng to go to the fields to call back Mr. Xia and his children and grandchildren.

Such a big thing cannot be kept from the family.

When Mrs. Wu came back with her doctor, Mr. Xia and the others had already arrived home. At this time, everyone looked sad.

Mrs. Liu's death was sudden and strange, and everyone was inevitably a little depressed.

Although it is not a new year or a holiday, it is still a normal day. But Mr. Liu is not very old either!

Everyone couldn't help but feel a vague sense of foreboding. They always felt that things at home were happening one after another almost without interruption. Could it be that the year was going to be unfavorable?

How many things have happened since the New Year to now?

Mrs. Zhou had already sent her second eldest son, Xia Yougui, out to Xia Youcai's house in the town, and sent a letter to Xia Youcai. When Xia Yougui was going out, he happened to meet Ms. Wu coming in with her doctor.

After a few brief greetings, Xia Yougui left in a hurry.

Things were a bit big this time, and Sun was the first to discover Liu's condition... Xia Yougui was very worried along the way. How should he tell his elder brother so that he wouldn't be resented by him?

After the doctor came, he saw Mrs. Liu's condition. He only took one look and shook his head:

"My condolences! Judging from the situation, he probably left last night."

This doctor was also a quick talker. When he turned to leave, he couldn't help but complain to Mrs. Wu who invited him:

"I'm not very smart in these two moments. Thanks to you guys, I can deal with it and make do with it. I can cure my headache and fever. This guy's body is completely cold, and he still comes to me.

You think too highly of me!"

Mrs. Wu sent the doctor out with a wry smile.

Next, we have to wait for news from Dafang.

After all, what happened to Mrs. Liu happened in her old house. No matter whether she encountered an accident or suffered a sudden illness, the big house always had a reason to blame the old house.

But there are no bad parents in the world. The old couple did not do anything to Mrs. Liu.

No matter how much Xia Youcai blamed, he couldn't blame the old couple.

So, aren't they the only brothers left to bear Dafang's resentment and anger?

Apart from anything else, Xia Dalang's scientific examination will be delayed if Liu goes away.

As for Jinhua's remarriage, we have to put it aside for the time being.

According to the rules of the Chu Dynasty, if a parent dies, their children must observe mourning for three years. During these three years, they are not allowed to marry, take the imperial examination or enter school, go to banquets, have fun, drink alcohol or eat meat.

Of course, this kind of rule is mainly aimed at princes, nobles, officials, and those scholars who aspire to become officials in the imperial examination.

For farmers, the rules of keeping filial piety are actually far less stringent.

But who told Xia Dalang to be a scholar?

Mrs. Liu's departure was so sudden, which really caught the big house off guard.

(End of chapter)