Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 324 Broken Leg

The next day, Chen Qiaosheng asked Yunyi for leave so he could go back and pack some things, and also give Xia Miaomiao and the others their wedding gifts.

Yunyi agreed and handed over the task of requesting leave to Lao Zhou. From now on, anyone who needs to request leave must write a leave slip and hand it to Lao Zhou, who will then record it and inform Yunyi in a unified manner.

Of course, if you have any requests, you can write them down and give them to Lao Zhou. After all, Yunyi isn't home every day, so Lao Zhou will collect them and hand them over when he sees Yunyi. This way, it won't delay things.

Old Zhou knew a few characters before, and after working with Yunyi, he learned a little more. So, writing a leave slip was no problem for him. Of course, if there were any characters he didn't know how to write, he would have to go and collect them, since there was still school to go to later.

However, this news brought joy to some and sorrow to others, since there are still many people who cannot write.

What to do? Yunyi only gave one word: if you don't know how, go and learn. There are schools and teachers available. If you don't want to learn, there are things you can't learn. If you can't do the work assigned to you in the future, you will be eliminated.

Although the adults complained bitterly, they dared not slack off and would rush to the school whenever they had a spare moment to learn to recognize and write characters.

This gave the students a sense of crisis, as if these adults were going to take away their jobs, so they started to work harder.

Instead, it fostered a learning atmosphere, but that's another story.

Chen Qiaosheng and his three companions left for a day and returned the following evening, bringing Xia Miaomiao a bolt of fine cotton cloth as a wedding gift.

Xia Miaomiao and Xie Axiang were flattered.

Shen Ying rushed over immediately: "How was it handled?"

"His leg was broken." Big Head took a sip of water. "That kid won't be able to jump around for at least six months."

"Alright." Shen Ying nodded, feeling that things had gone too lightly. He would find an opportunity to make a trip in person. Half a year of peace was too short; they needed at least two years of peace.

Fan Dadong, who had just had his bones set by the doctor, subconsciously shivered and felt extremely unwell. He regretted listening to his great-aunt and provoking Xia Miaomiao.

Seeing her son suffer, Fan Dadong's mother, Ding, was both heartbroken and furious. In the end, she could only grab her husband and beat him: "Is that your own aunt? How could she bring such misfortune to our family? Xia Miaomiao isn't a fairy, did we really have to marry her? And what happened? Waaah... I'm telling you, Fan Gensheng, if anything happens to my son, I won't live either. But I'll drag your entire Fan family down with me, waaah..."

"Alright," Fan Gengsheng roared irritably, "I'm going to find Dad in a bit."

Ding stopped wailing: "Your aunt harmed our Da Dong, we can't just let it go like this, at least she has to pay some medical expenses."

Fan Gensheng glanced at his wife, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, Xia Fanshi lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) groaning. She was helpless, angered, frightened, and heartbroken.

She was angry at her eldest son for abandoning his mother for such a worthless son.

She was frightened by that little bitch Yunyi, who actually helped them bully her and Da Dong.

What's heartbreaking is that Fan Dadong got beaten up. He's his brother's only grandson. If something happens to him, the Fan family line will be cut off.

But no matter what, she was completely helpless.

In the past, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide would work, but now her son won't even see her, and no one else is buying it.

The key point is that Xiahe is also blaming her, so she lay down as soon as she got back.

Xia He squatted at the doorway smoking his pipe. Because tobacco was expensive, he used dried sweet potato leaves instead. Each puff produced a strong smell that made him cough, but it was still quite satisfying. He tapped the pipe on his hand, got up, and went inside: "Stop groaning. Let's think of something to do."

"What can I do? I never thought I would raise two ungrateful wretches! God, why is my life so miserable? Cough cough..." Xia Fanshi was just humming at first, but now she started to feel aggrieved and began to beat the quilt under her and cry out.

The quilt hadn't been washed in two years, and when it was slapped, a cloud of white dust flew up, making people cough.

Xia He frowned: "I told you not to mess with your son and daughter-in-law, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, our only son isn't talking to us anymore. What are we going to do now?"

"I...cough cough...is it all my fault now? Didn't you agree to it before?"

Before I could say anything more, there was a knock on the door.

Xia He turned around and opened the door: "Who is it?"

“Brother-in-law, it’s me.” Fan Da spoke from outside the door.

Xia He frowned, but still opened the courtyard gate: "Why is my brother-in-law here?"

"What do you think?" Fan Da walked directly into the courtyard, followed by his son Fan Gengsheng and two uncles and nephews who were within the fifth degree of kinship.

Xia He frowned, about to speak, when he heard Fan Da speak again: "Big sister, I'm here, aren't you coming out?"

Xia Fanshi had already heard her elder brother arrive from inside the house. Knowing something was wrong, she didn't dare delay and hurriedly put on her shoes and came out: "Brother, why are you here? Where is your wife? She..."

"Fan Pandi, do you know that my grandson broke his leg? He almost lost his manhood?" Fan Da didn't have time for pleasantries and called Xia Fanshi by name directly, his tone even more unpleasant.

"how is this possible?"

"Go and take a look?" Fan Da glared fiercely at his eldest sister. "If something happens to Da Dong, do you want the Fan family line to end?"

"I……"

“Aunt, you were the one who swore that Miaomiao would marry Dadong,” Fan Gensheng said. “We thought it would strengthen our family ties, so we agreed. And what happened? Dadong is still unconscious on the kang (heated brick bed).

"This..." Xia Fanshi is extremely selfish and vicious, but whenever she faces her own family, she immediately turns into a cowardly quail.

"I don't care." Fan Gensheng glared fiercely at Xia Fanshi. "Aunt, Da Dong needs medical treatment and money. You can't just ignore it."

"I..." Xia Fan quickly looked at Xia He. She said that she had received fifty taels of dowry gift before, which was all nonsense. It was just to show outsiders. In fact, if Xia Miaomiao married Fan Dadong, she would not ask for a penny from her brother. But now the other party asked her for money. She had some money in hand, but if she gave it directly, she would definitely be beaten.

Xia He's face darkened: "No." He then turned and went into the house.

“Brother-in-law, this is not right of you. My Da Dong is injured, and that’s a lifelong matter. Although his surname is Fan, you don’t have any grandsons, and you will still have to rely on Da Dong to take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die. Now that he’s injured, it’s because of you that he’s injured. It’s not right for you not to pay for it, is it?”