flstandardbreds Chapter 152: Already Separated
Chapter 152: Already Separated
"The Li family must be hiding it, afraid that others would know. It's not a glorious thing. Poor Su family."
The two of them walked away, talking incessantly. Su Dali's eyes lit up in the yard.
He quickly ran back to the house to find his wife and told her what happened.
Zhao Xiaomei, who was originally sleeping on the bed, suddenly sat up from the bed, her small eyes widened and she said, "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. I heard it with my own ears outside, and I can be sure that they are talking about my younger sister." Su Dali looked happy.
"Then let's go to Qinghe Village tomorrow. My sister has been married there for so many years, and she always came back empty-handed. Now that the Li family is rich, we can't let them mistreat my sister."
Zhao Xiaomei's eyes lit up. She said that she must not be treated unfairly by the Li family, but what she was actually thinking was that if they didn't treat her, she would have to ask the Li family for money.
Obviously, Su Dali had the same idea as her. The two of them smiled at each other tacitly. What they didn't know was that the two people talking outside the yard were none other than Li Xiaoxiao and Damao.
In order to make sure what he heard was true, Su Dali went to inquire about the matter in the morning. Sure enough, it was the same as what he heard yesterday, so he went directly to Li's house and made a scene in the afternoon.
Old man Li was just talking nonsense. He didn't know where to get the prescription. The doctor he invited yesterday was sent away before he could even write the prescription.
Suddenly he choked and couldn't utter any words.
"Why, you have nothing to say?" Su Dali raised his head proudly.
Old Mrs. Li, who was originally lying on the ground, saw that Old Man Li was choked and unable to utter a word, so she sat up with disheveled hair.
"That bitch Su has a disease of the rich. It costs more than one hundred taels of silver. Who can afford to treat her? You feel sorry for your sister. You can take her back to see her. We can't afford to treat her."
"You shameless old shrew, who are you scolding? If you dare to scold me again, I will tear your mouth apart." Zhao Xiaomei rolled up her sleeves and pretended to hit her.
Old Mrs. Li was so frightened that she stood up from the ground and ran behind Old Man Li to hide. She was really afraid of this fat woman who was so cruel.
"Everyone knows that your eldest son just sent someone to bring a hundred taels of silver a few days ago. You either don't have the money or you don't want to show it. Qinghe Village Chief, what do you think we should do about this matter today?"
Although Su Dali is not very smart, he is not a complete fool. It is useless to argue with the Li family, so he has to talk to the head of the village.
The head of the village was in a dilemma. Ever since the second son of the Li family separated from the family, he couldn't remember how many lawsuits he had settled for the Li family. With great difficulty, Li Xiaoxiao went to the county town to open a shop and Li Lao Da became the county magistrate. He thought that there would be nothing to worry about in the Li family in the future and they could live in peace. He didn't expect that there would be trouble again today.
As the head of the village, he had to take care of such matters. He looked at Old Man Li with an unhappy expression and said, "Li Chunsheng, Su has lived in your family for more than ten years. Now she is seriously ill. It's not like your family can't afford the medicine. Su's illness must be treated by her."
"Uncle Village Head, look at what you said. Our family has money now, but if we use all the money to treat her illness, what will we eat and drink in the future?" Jiang was unhappy when she heard this. The family had just gotten by, and she absolutely did not want to go back to the days of hunger and cold.
"Fourth Aunt, that's not how you say it." Li Xiaoxiao walked out from the crowd at some point.
"My third aunt cooks three meals a day. She cooks for the whole family alone. She also has to cut grass for the pigs and dig wild vegetables. As far as I know, she washes my grandparents' clothes. She also does farm work. She does all the work."
Li Xiaoxiao looked at Jiang and said, "Excuse me, Fourth Aunt, what did you do in the Li family?"
Jiang didn't expect that Li Xiaoxiao would say this right away. What did she do? Of course she did nothing.
"What? Don't you have anything to say? The reason why Third Aunt got this disease today is because she is too tired. She works so hard every day, and you haven't separated the family. Why shouldn't the Li family treat her?" Li Xiaoxiao stared at Old Man Li.
The one who has always been the head of the Li family is Old Man Li. Old Mrs. Li is just a gun in his hand. She will shoot wherever he points.
"Who said there is no separation? We have separated a long time ago, but we still live in the same courtyard." Old Mrs. Li shouted. Old Man Li had discussed this with her since the night Su fell into a coma. If it was really a last resort, they would say that they had separated from the third branch. In this way, no one would hold on to the fact that they did not provide Su with medical treatment.
Sure enough, when Old Lady Li said this, everyone was stunned. When did this happen? How come they didn’t know about it?
But soon someone came to their senses and realized that the division of the family was just an excuse made by Old Lady Li to cover up the truth.
The most shocked person was Li Laosan. He really didn't expect that his parents would say such things in order to avoid treating Su.
If he asked himself honestly about his parents, he would realize that he had always been filial. He knew that his eldest brother was studying and that they were under a lot of pressure, so he would go out to work whenever he had free time and was reluctant to take a rest. He gave them every penny he earned just to make them feel a little more relaxed.
But why did they treat him like this? All of a sudden, everyone's attention was focused on Li Laosan. He had his head lowered, and his facial expression could not be seen clearly. He exuded a sense of powerlessness. He neither admitted nor denied what Li Laotai said.
Su Dali panicked. He didn't expect that the Li family was so insidious and actually played this trick: "Li Laosan, tell me, have you split up the family or not?"
Li Laosan felt a mixture of emotions and felt like he was abandoned when he heard Su Dali's question.
After a long time, he slowly raised his head and looked at Old Man Li. Old Man Li felt guilty and turned his face away, not daring to look at him. He turned his head to look at Old Lady Li. Old Lady Li snorted coldly with a warning in her eyes, the meaning was self-evident.
After confirming their attitude again, Li Laosan was filled with sadness: "We split up. We split up before my eldest brother passed the imperial examination. Since we have no place to live, we are still living here for the time being."
"Li Laosan, you are a coward. Your wife is almost dying of illness, but you only care about the reputation of the Li family. Are you worthy of my sister?" Su Dali was so angry when he heard him say this.
The matter was obvious. The division of the family was just an excuse for Old Lady Li not to take the money. But the coward Li Laosan actually followed her words. He was so angry that he really wanted to beat Li Laosan up again.
"Don't worry, brother. I will use the money from selling the land I got to pay for Su's medical treatment." Li Laosan assured Su Dali in a low voice.
"Grandma, it's really time for you to divide this family."