Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Moreover, she was more tolerant of children than adults, especially the two three-and-a-half-year-old children, who came over without making any noise or fuss, but followed their mother obediently, and kowtowed silently...

Just as Lin Xiaoyue asked the two children to get up, the curtain of the tent was opened from the inside. Chun Xing, who had changed her clothes, came out with her small bag on her back. She looked into Lin Xiaoyue's concerned eyes and curved her eyebrows. She turned to the three people kneeling on the ground and said, "Get up. I'll go with you to take a look. You guys are making a lot of noise here, and my sisters can't rest."

The three men paused in their kowtow, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the young doctor's words. They softened their bodies, kowtowed heavily again, and then they stood up tremblingly, covering their foreheads where blood was flowing, and led the young doctor over.

When passing by Lin Xiaoyue, Chun Xing playfully squeezed her eyes at her and said, "Sister San Ya, I'm fine. I'll just go over to check the situation and come back."

Lin Xiaoyue shook her head helplessly, raised her foot and followed him, silently protecting the person she approved of in her own way.

Chun Xing, who had taken a step forward, heard the movement behind her and couldn't help but curl her lips. She knew that Sister San Ya would never let her, a "little sheep", go to a dangerous place surrounded by "wolves" alone.

Sister San Ya is the most protective of her children.

When the eldest lady brought the young doctor over, the eldest son of the Gao family was already unconscious from a fever. His face was abnormally red, his eyes were tightly closed, and he was still talking nonsense. If you were close enough, you could roughly hear, "Bi...Bi...Bizhi, you...you don't be afraid, don't be afraid,...I'm fine...don't cry..."

People around could see that when the eldest lady heard the Gao family's eldest son's vague and intermittent delirium, her body stiffened noticeably and her eyes flickered, but she soon recovered and led the young doctor over.

Madam Gao didn't expect her daughter-in-law to really invite someone over. However, when she came closer and saw that the doctor was just a little girl in her early teens, her face suddenly darkened and she scolded her harshly, "Why did you bring a little girl here? You don't see what the situation is now, and you are so stupid. Is that thing on your neck just for show?"

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When it comes to speaking harshly, no one can match Old Lady Gao. She offends people as soon as she opens her mouth, and she doesn't even consider the time of day. Who is she trying to be soft on?

Lin Xiaoyue walked up to Chun Xing without saying a word, grabbed her hand, and turned away.

Damn it, you are all old hags with stupid brains. If your daughter-in-law hadn't come to beg for mercy, who would have wanted to endure your humiliation?

When Mrs. Gao saw that the doctor she had invited with great difficulty was offended by her mother-in-law with just one word, she said, "Mother, your husband is your flesh and blood after all. His fever is so severe, and you don't let the doctor treat him. Do you really want to see him die before you?" After that, she turned around and chased after the man without caring about Mrs. Gao's reaction.

Old Master Gao, who had been silent the whole time, also looked unhappy. He shouted at his wife, "That's enough. Are you really going to watch Jin'er die like this? Or do you have a better idea? Then come up with it now. If not, shut your mouth."

Old Madam Gao had never been so coldly scolded by her husband and daughter-in-law. For a moment, she was angry and afraid. Now that she was in a desperate situation, anyone could give her a cold shoulder. It would be strange if she could be calm. But her eldest son was her biological son born after ten months of pregnancy. She really couldn't watch her son burn to death, but...

Gao Zong, the youngest son of the Gao family, had a twinkle in his eyes and had to stand up to comfort his mother, "Mom, just let your sister-in-law give it a try. If it works, your brother can get better as soon as possible."

With her youngest son handing her the ladder, Madam Gao quickly took advantage of the situation and pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief, "Ah, I'm just worried about your elder brother... Forget it, forget it, now that it's like this, I'm the one who said too much, I'll just let you do whatever you want. At worst, if anything happens to my son, I won't live anymore."

Madam Gao's words were very touching to hear, but unfortunately, everyone around her was a shrewd person, and there was something else behind her words. It was obvious that she was accusing the doctor that her eldest daughter-in-law found of being unreliable.

There was a thunderstorm outside, and there was no village or shop nearby in the deep mountains and forests. Where could I find another doctor?

Fortunately, even at this time, Madam Gao completely disregarded the life and death of her eldest son and only thought about making amends for herself. If someone who didn't know the truth really suspected that Gao Jin, the eldest son of the Gao family, was not the biological son of the old lady.

Over there, Mrs. Gao brought her two children, crying and begging to stop the young doctor. She begged and kowtowed again and again, and finally stuffed a thousand taels of silver into the man's pocket before he calmed him down.

She really hated this ignorant mother-in-law. If she wasn't worried that after the divorce, her two children would be tortured to death by this cruel family, would she have to make such compromises to save the eldest son's life?

Fortunately, she made some preparations. Since she entered the house, she found that the eldest master had no sympathy for her at all. So she sent away Cuizhu, the maid who grew up with her and was like a sister to her, and slowly transferred her dowry to set up the business outside.

She released Cuizhu from her indenture, gave her freedom, and transferred most of her property to her name.

She believed that Cuizhu, who had grown up with her in that devil's cave and had stayed with her through life and death, would certainly not let her down now.

The mansion of the Minister was just a facade. It looked bright and beautiful on the surface, but it was an empty shell on the inside. Her mother-in-law not only did not allow her to be the head of the household, but also hinted and explicitly asked her to use her dowry to supplement the household expenses several times. She was not stupid, so how could she be taken advantage of? She repeatedly put people off, which made her mother-in-law dislike her even more.

Nowadays, dowry is the daughter-in-law's private property and will not be put into the public account. Any respectable husband's family will not forcibly seize the daughter-in-law's dowry.

Moreover, my father-in-law was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so my mother-in-law did not dare to rob her dowry too blatantly, otherwise, once the news got out, my father-in-law would lose his face.

Now that her father-in-law has been dismissed from his official position, the eldest lady estimates that the silver that her mother-in-law and second brother carefully smuggled out would not exceed three thousand taels. If this silver is spent, those two greedy Zhongshan wolves will definitely set their sights on her.

Humph, do you really think she is stupid? Her dowry will only be left to her children, and her husband's family will not be able to take a single cent.

Lin Xiaoyue followed Chun Xing and went with Madam Gao. At this moment, her husband was only wearing a thin shirt, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he was still mumbling incessantly.

Although they failed to match the name spoken by Mr. Gao with the person at the first sight, they soon matched the woman in the afternoon who had a good appearance but no brains and who had two teeth knocked out by Lin Xiaoyue's slap.