Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

The Du family had no relatives or friends in the village, but because Du Yan was a teacher in the village and had a kind character and a good reputation, and considering that Du Xingzhi was inexperienced, all matters concerning his death were handled by the head of the village and several prestigious elders in the village. It was ten days later before the coffin was finally buried.

During this ten-day period, except for the day when Du Yan was buried, Lin Xi was allowed to go to pay respects. The rest of the time, she was detained at Du's house. Everything can be traced back to the time when she sneaked into Du's house in the middle of the night to comfort Du Xingzhi.

"Did you sneak away to the Du family again?" Mrs. Du looked at her little daughter who looked guilty and spoke with some regret.

"I, I went to pay homage to my uncle." Lin Xi was caught red-handed and drooped her eyelashes in disappointment.

Mrs. Du snorted, "Pray to the dead? Who would secretly go to the dead in the middle of the night to pray? I think you just want to meet that kid from the Du family."

"Mother, my uncle passed away and my aunt fell ill. My cousin Xingzhi looked lonely and helpless, so I went to talk to him for a few words."

Hearing this, Mrs. Du's face also showed some sympathy, and her tone softened a little, "That child is also pitiful, but you are a girl, you shouldn't go there alone in the middle of the night. If you are seen by those gossipers, they will gossip about you."

"Let them talk. Anyway, my family doesn't intend to make my cousin Xingzhi and I ..." Lin Xi blushed a little, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Mrs. Du.

"Come in quickly, you little girl, you have no shame! Don't say that again."

"But..." Lin Xi wanted to argue again, but was pulled into the gate by Mrs. Du and stopped her.

From that night on, Lin Xi was detained at home by Mrs. Du in the name of recuperation. She was not allowed to go to the Du family again. Even on the day of Du Yan's funeral, she was only allowed to pay her respects from afar and was not given the chance to talk to Du Xingzhi.

Lin Xi knew that in the original plot, the head of the village gave up the idea of marrying her to the Du family after Du Yan's death. After Du Yan's death, Miao was so sad that she cried and broke her body. From then on, she was bedridden. Du Xingzhi had to take care of his mother and make a living, so the family was stretched to the limit.

Naturally, the family did not want Lin Xi, who had grown up in pampering, to marry into the family and suffer, so they gave ten taels of silver to the Du family. In name, it was to help the mother and son, but in fact, both families knew that this was to make the Du family give up.

As a scholar, Du Xingzhi was a proud man. Naturally, he did not accept the money and promised not to mention this marriage between the two families, which had not been made public, to anyone. In order to make his attitude clear, he also refused the subsequent help from the headman's family.

From then on, he copied books during the day and studied hard under the moonlight at night. It was not until he cooperated with the heroine that he earned some money and had the funds to continue his scientific research.

Naturally, Lin Xi would not leave the second male lead when he was in the most pain and desolation as in the original plot, so in order to show her determination to be with Du Xingzhi, she staged a hunger strike. Of course, she couldn't really starve herself, and the system secretly fed her a lot of good things.

"What? She still doesn't want to eat?" The head of the village watched Mrs. Du walk out of Lin Xi's room, but she didn't touch the food in her hands at all.

"Yes, oh, father-in-law, what should we do? It's already the third day. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid for our daughter..." Mrs. Du's face was full of worry and her eyes were full of heartache.

The head of the village sighed and frowned. This girl has always been gentle in nature, but he didn't expect that she would be so stubborn when she got angry.

"Otherwise, let her be with the kid from the Du family..." Mrs. Du thought of her daughter's pale face just now, and finally softened her heart and spoke tentatively.

"Alas! If Du Yan were still alive, I would be in full agreement with this marriage. But look at her now. Isn't it like walking into a fire pit if she marries him?"

"But..." Mrs. Du wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the head of the village, "Make lotus leaf porridge in the evening and bring it in. Nannan likes that the most. I will personally bring it in to persuade her."

At night, Du Xingzhi helped Miao go to bed. Seeing the beautiful moonlight outside, he thought of going out for a walk. He walked aimlessly, and when he came to his senses, he found that he had unknowingly walked to the door of the headman's house. Looking at the closed door in front of him, he shook his head and prepared to return the same way. When he was about to raise his foot, he faintly heard a heart-wrenching plea, followed by noisy footsteps.

He was stunned for a moment, and based on the principle of not wanting to pry into other people's private affairs, he was ready to leave, but the next sentence he heard stopped him in his tracks, "Do you like that kid from the Du family so much?"

After hesitating for a moment, Du Xing made up his mind and followed the sound to the window with a dim light.

In Lin Xi's room, the old couple of the village head and the Du couple looked at Lin Xi, who was lying on the bed and looked pale because she had not eaten or drunk anything for many days, but still refused to speak. They all looked heartbroken.

"His father is gone and his mother is bedridden. He is a sixteen-year-old boy who can do nothing but study. What good will you get if you marry him?" Mrs. Du looked at Lin Xi, who had a stubborn face, with red eyes.

"Yes, girl, listen to your mother. If you like scholars, grandma will ask your uncle to find a good one for you in the city. Just eat a meal. If you go on like this, your body will not be able to bear it." Chen, the wife of the head of the village, was also wiping tears.

Seeing everyone in the room looking sad because of her, Lin Xi's eyes turned red on the bed. She said in a weak but firm voice, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, don't cry. It's all Nannan's fault. I made you sad, but I only want to marry my cousin Xingzhi. I don't want anyone else, no matter how good he is."

Du Xingzhi outside the window was shocked all over. He didn't expect that he hadn't seen Lin Xi in these days. It turned out that she was locked up at home. And from what he heard, it turned out that she chose to go on a hunger strike in order to be with him. Thinking of the girl holding his warm hand in the mourning hall that day, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Lin Xi's voice in the room continued, "I know you are all doing this for my own good, but how can I be happy if I marry someone I don't love?"

These few short sentences seemed to have consumed all of Lin Xi's energy. She paused for a while before looking at Madam Du and continuing, "You all asked me why I had to marry him, because marrying him has been my dream since I was a child.

"Mother, do you remember? When I was little, I was weak. Every time you went uphill or down the field, I could only move a small stool and sit at the door. The children in the village called me a sickly child and didn't want to play with me. One time, my cousin Xingzhi passed by the door and saw me alone. He asked me why I didn't play with other children. After finding out the reason, he comforted me. From then on, every time he passed by the door, he would bring me some new toys and teach me to read and write. So I made up my mind from that time that I must have him in my life."

"Grandpa, you always taught us to be grateful. Cousin Xingzhi helped me so much when I was a child, and his father just passed away. It's the saddest time for him. How can I add insult to injury and abandon him?"

After saying this in one breath, Lin Xi suddenly lost his strength. His body, which had just been supporting himself with great effort, went limp. His eyes went dark and he fell into a coma.