Chu Xiao's injuries were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just two days, the hideous wound was almost scabbing over.

Fortunately, no one except Yan Zhenshen could see it during these two days, otherwise others would have been scared.

But even so, Yan Zhenshen still didn't let Chu Xiao walk around and made him lie on the bed.

Chu Xiao almost always ate and washed in bed, and only when he went to the toilet could he move around a little.

He had fought hard for this. Looking at the wooden barrel outside, Chu Xiao felt a headache.

Rest, rest. If it were winter, you could still lie down, but now that the heat of autumn is at its peak, you are not allowed to have your hair blown by the wind or take a bath. It is really more uncomfortable than the confinement period after giving birth.

On the contrary, Zhang Yiju was seriously injured. Liang Xiaoyan asked everyone to leave on the grounds that her husband lived a decent life and she didn't want him to be laughed at in his last moments.

Liang Xiaoyan wanted to let it fend for itself, but she still had to put in some superficial effort.

The necessary medicine was applied, the necessary bandages were applied, and she was even generous enough to give it a simple clean.

Her actions were certainly not in vain. When the village chief and other members of the Zhang family came over, they all praised Liang Xiaoyan when they saw Zhang Yiyu, who was clean even though he had a high fever.

Liang Xiaoyan took this opportunity to talk about her mother-in-law's funeral. The family really didn't have much money now, and even buying a thin coffin was difficult.

What's more, Zhang Yiju has to spend money as long as she is alive, so she plans to sell some of the land at home.

The Zhang family members were somewhat unhappy about selling the land. According to the clan's rules, if Zhang Yiyi was gone, his property would be confiscated and become public property of the clan.

But Liang Xiaoyan wants to sell the land now. How much money from the sale of the land is spent and where it is spent depends on Liang Xiaoyan's words.

Liang Xiaoyan had guessed what the Zhang family was thinking, but she didn't act too forceful. She continued to play the victim and said that it was okay not to sell the land, but the family's expenses would have to rely on the help of the clan.

She doesn't need much right now, thirty or fifty taels should be enough.

When the elders in the clan heard that it was thirty or fifty taels, they were extremely shocked: "How could your mother-in-law need so much for her funeral?"

"Of course, I don't need it for the funeral, but my husband was injured so badly, as long as he is still alive, I can't just ignore him. All the medicine for the wound doesn't cost money, and what I want is a small amount. Do you know that the wild ginseng used to keep him alive cost more than this amount?"

Liang Xiaoyan turned around and took out a ginseng root from a wooden box. "This was a dowry prepared for me when I got married. My mother was afraid that I would have a hard time giving birth, so she prepared it for me."

"Now that my husband is like this, how can I hide anything from him? I have been holding it in my mouth for the past few days. But as you can see, this root can last for a few more days if I use it sparingly."

The Zhang family was speechless for a moment. They kept saying that they wanted Zhang Yiju to die in dignity, so they all thought that Liang Xiaoyan had no intention of treating Zhang Yiju.

But who would have thought that Liang Xiaoyan would actually use ginseng to keep him alive. Even though they were all family members, they all thought that this behavior was unnecessary.

You can't hang on to your life forever, and if you spend a lot of money, you will end up losing both your life and your money.

Seeing that no one was talking, Liang Xiaoyan raised her eyebrows slightly, then lowered her head to look at her belly: "If the uncles and aunts feel that this is unnecessary, then please give my husband a quick death. As a woman, I really can't do it."

As she spoke, she gently stroked her belly and said, "After all, what should I say when the child asks about his father in the future? Should I tell him? Because no one cares about his life or death, I can only watch helplessly."

Liang Xiaoyan sobbed softly, "How could my child be so pitiful? He lost his father before he was even born. When my husband was a little more sober yesterday, he even said that he wanted to see this child."

After making up a lot of nonsense, Liang Xiaoyan felt that her performance was much more successful than Zhang's.

As soon as she finished saying this, the Zhang family was speechless, asking them to kill Zhang Yiju quickly, which was equivalent to murder.

Even though they had just had a fight with bandits some time ago, some of them were so badly beaten that they died instantly.

But they were bandits after all. Even if we killed all the yamen runners, it would be impossible to put them in jail.

But Zhang Yiyu was not a bandit. If someone really did that, wouldn't it be possible for others to get evidence against him and report him to the county government? In that case, he would be caught for sure.

The Zhang family was in a dilemma for a while, but the village chief said he would help with the sale of the land.

Even if the Zhang family was unwilling, they couldn't say anything to refute it at this moment. If they tried to stop him but didn't pay money to save Zhang's life, they would definitely be scolded if this got out.

The person is not even dead yet, but they are already coveting other people's property. Although there are some people who care about their face and don't mind being scolded, most of the Zhang family members are unwilling to take the blame.

They just want to live their own lives well. They have not received any benefits from the clan over the years, but they have to take the blame for everything.

Zhang Yiju's family owned a lot of land, but if it became public land, they would have to help with the work, but the money they earned would mostly be spent on whoever's children had promising prospects.

Everyone has his or her own little calculations in mind. Look at the children in the family. None of them has any future. They work hard but get nothing in return. What are they trying to gain?

Zhang Zhenglai is a man who doesn't care about his reputation, otherwise his own daughter wouldn't have divorced Gu Pan in order to help her parents' family.

Seeing Zhang Yiju's situation, and thinking that the most promising person in the Zhang family now should be his son, his old face was almost smiling like a flower.

But now the village chief agreed to let Liang Xiaoyan sell the land, and the other members of the Zhang family remained silent, so he was really anxious.

The harvest from that field was all the money for his son's books, so how could he waste it on a dying man?

"Zhang Yiju's wife, don't say such nice things. I think you are not selling the land, but you are really trying to embezzle the family property."

As soon as he said this, Liang Xiaoyan looked at him with a puzzled look: "What do you mean I embezzled the family property? Shouldn't this property belong to me?"

"How can it belong to you? You didn't leave any children for the Zhang family. The Zhang family's wealth naturally belongs to the Zhang family. Your last name is not Zhang."

Zhang Zhenglai seemed to suddenly think of something, his eyes swept towards Liang Xiaoyan's belly, and then he snorted: "The belly doesn't count, after all, who knows if it's our Zhang family's child."

This statement was inevitably a bit too much, and the village chief frowned and told him to shut up: "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."

Zhang Zhenglai was not convinced and muttered quietly: "It has been like this since ancient times. I am not wrong. Who knows what she is thinking?"

Liang Xiaoyan, however, acted as if she didn't care about the family property and wiped her eyes again in a pretentious manner.

"Okay, I don't want anything from the Zhang family. You can take the property, but shouldn't you also make up for my dowry?"

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