stingy landlady

Chapter 201 The Truth Comes Out (3)

Jiang Xiaoyu was afraid of Jixiang, and Ruyi wouldn't let her speak, so she spoke quickly and urgently.

"Me! My mother said that if the eldest daughter's reputation is ruined, then she will have no choice but to marry my brother! But she was afraid that the employer would not agree, so she deliberately made a big scene so that the employer would have no room to maneuver!"

In this way, we won't have to spend money on the wedding, and the eldest daughter's family, fearing she won't have a good life, will definitely provide a large dowry, because only in this way can the eldest daughter establish herself in her husband's family!

Jiang Xiaoyu became more and more fluent as she spoke, probably because she had listened to her mother and brother discuss things so much that she simply spilled the beans.

"My mother said that after my brother gets married, she will take all of the eldest daughter's dowry to give to my brother for his studies!"

The one who is betrothed will be a wife, the one who elopes will be a concubine! Once my elder brother passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, we'll betroth another daughter of an official! By then, the eldest daughter will be a haggard old woman; whether she can become a concubine will depend on her usefulness!

Upon hearing Jiang Xiaoyu's words, Guixiang felt her vision blur, as if the sky were about to collapse! Her standing body went limp and she collapsed. Wanrou quickly reached out to catch her, but failed, and was dragged to the ground as well! A sharp pain shot through her stomach, and she cried out in agony.

"what!"

Jixiang and Ruyi rushed out and saw Lin Qian's wife supporting Guixiang, while Wanrou lay on the ground with faint bloodstains.

Lin Qian's wife was already struggling to support Gui Xiang, and she was shouting Ji Xiang and Ru Yi at the top of her lungs:

"Jixiang, hurry! Help Wanrou back! Ruyi, quickly send someone to find a midwife! Oh! Right! My wet nurse should know a thing or two, quickly send someone to fetch her!"

Chaos erupted on this side. Jiang Xiaoyu also ran out and saw Guixiang unconscious and Wanrou lying on the ground bleeding. She was terrified, realizing she had caused a huge disaster. She quickly packed her things and ran out in the chaos!

To prevent the old woman and Jiang Hongliang from gossiping outside, and not knowing what Guixiang was planning, Dazhu had no choice but to temporarily lock the mother and son in an empty room.

The mother and son were locked together. Old Mrs. Jiang sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) trying to think of a solution. Jiang Hongliang, being young, was somewhat flustered.

"Mother! What do we do now? Mother! These people hit me so hard! Mother! Will they hit me again tomorrow? Mother! Let's go home!"

Xiaoyu! Where did Xiaoyu go? Let us out of here right now!

Jiang's mother had stopped crying long ago. After thinking for a while, she finally said:

"This little boss is ruthless! But don't worry! No matter how ruthless she is, can she really be ruthless to her sister? As long as we stick our guns on Wang Guixiang!"

Just say she's lost her virginity to you! Without her reputation, how will she get married? She'll definitely demand things from you, and then we can control her however we want.

Son! It's not hard enough for you to coax Wang Guixiang back to her senses, is it? Son! Once you're healed, go find Wang Guixiang! Where can she hide? No way! Go to her village and find her mother!

Her sister doesn't care about her older sister's reputation, so how could her mother not care? Don't worry! I'll definitely make you marry her! I'll make her work like a slave for the Jiang family! I won't let my son suffer this beating for nothing!

Jiang Hongliang felt reassured now that he had someone to rely on. Around midnight, he heard the door open.

"Mother! Brother!"

"Xiaoyu! It's Xiaoyu! Mother!"

"I heard you! Xiaoyu! How did you find this place? Weren't you kicked out?"

"Mother! Brother! Let's run! Get out of here first! Madam Xu is about to give birth, and Miss has fainted! They're in chaos! I sneaked out to find you!"

"Mother! I'm hungry, and it's cold here. Nobody's paying attention to us! Let's go home first! I'll come back to find Guixiang after my wounds have healed!"

The three of them sneaked away, and since Guizhi and Dazhu hadn't asked anyone to keep an eye on them, no one questioned their escape.

At this moment, everyone was gathered outside Xu Hong's house.

Wanrou cried out in pain from inside the room, while those outside busied themselves boiling water and calling for someone to prepare the carriage. There was a clinic in town; they needed to fetch a doctor. Meanwhile, someone rode a fast horse to Changping Village to tell Xu Hong to hurry home!

Xu Hong was busy at the sofa workshop, watching the craftsmen rush to finish their work! Hearing that Wanrou had gone into labor, he grabbed the messenger's horse and galloped back to Huanghua Village.

Regardless of whether they could help, everyone was concerned about Wanrou. Guixiang was taken back to her room by Jixiang and Ruyi; she had regained consciousness! Still in a daze, Jixiang said to Guixiang:

"Young Miss! Now that everything is alright, please rest. Madam Xu is currently giving birth; we'll go see if we can help."

After saying that, she got up and left. Ruyi then whispered to Guixiang:

"Young Miss! You were unconscious just now, and Madam Xu went to help you! She accidentally fell and bled, which caused discomfort and led to childbirth!"

If Miss is alright, please go and take a look! This servant will take her leave now!

Gui Xiang sat alone on the kang (a heated brick bed), lost in thought. Her mind kept shifting between images of Wan Rou bleeding and Jiang Hongliang being beaten. One moment she saw Jiang Xiaoyu's lively and cheerful demeanor as she coaxed her into going on a date, and the next she saw Jiang Hongliang's tender and affectionate caresses.

Gui Xiang felt she couldn't distinguish between reality and deception! She didn't know who to confide in, and tears streamed down her face again. Everyone was busy with their own affairs. Only she was pitiful, wallowing in self-pity!

As dawn broke, the sound of a baby crying was finally heard! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The midwife came out smiling, carrying the tiny infant.

"Congratulations! The young mistress has given birth to a baby boy!"

The midwife was found in town! Just in case, Doctor Qian was also forcibly brought from his home! He stepped forward at this moment, quite impatiently saying:

"The mother is out of danger! Someone, please take me back to the clinic immediately!"

Guizhi spoke with a smile:

"Dr. Qian! You've really gone to a lot of trouble! But since you're already here, please prescribe some medicine to replenish the mother's qi and blood! I'll pick it up on the way back to your clinic!"

Doctor Qian caught his breath and asked Guizhi:

"Little girl! The midwife said there will be a reward if you give birth to a young master! I've worked so hard, is there anything good to eat for me? I'm starving!"

"Yes! Yes! A tip is a must. Doctors always get a house call fee. Don't be shy, Dr. Qian, have breakfast with us."

Dr. Qian, there are quite a few pregnant women in our village. Could you please take their pulses while you're at it? Don't worry! I'll pay the consultation fee as usual! In fact, I'll give you extra!

If any emergencies occur in our village in the future, we'll have to trouble Dr. Qian to take good care of us!

Doctor Qian frowned at Dazhu and said:

"Dazhu! You're such an honest and simple person, how did you raise such a shrewd daughter! Doesn't she look just like her mother? She never suffers a loss!"

Da Zhu raised his eyebrows and said to Doctor Qian:

“My daughter loves to eat everything! But she hates to suffer losses! Besides, Guizhi is right, Dr. Qian! Since we're here, let's make the best of it! You can help the villagers with their medical examinations. Anyway, you'll get a consultation fee and a tip! Why not make money?”