The brigade leader was also unable to handle the situation. His family was unwilling to pay, and he, as the brigade leader, did not have enough money to cover the costs.

Xia Laosan's wife had already done enough, and he couldn't ask her to do anything more. After confirming with the doctor that she wouldn't wake up, he borrowed a cart and brought her back. However, because she was unconscious, Xia's wife blocked the doorway and wouldn't let her in.

They even threatened to have the captain drag the man to the back mountain and throw him away, but the man wasn't dead yet, so they wouldn't dare throw him away.

Leaving him at the door in the heavy snow was unreliable, and even Zhang Hongying, his mother, wouldn't take him. No one else was willing to take this half-dead person back.

Who would spend all day taking care of someone who's half-dead and half-alive? That's just asking for trouble.

Thus, the unconscious Xia Daya became a hot potato that no one wanted, much to the distress of the brigade leader.

It was the seventh grandmother of the Xia clan who stepped forward. Her son was born sickly and died before reaching marriageable age. She had two more children afterward, but neither survived. Now, only she and her husband were left in the family. Although the child was unconscious, the seventh grandmother was a fortune teller. She had examined Xia Daya's face and concluded that if she could pull through this period, she would be destined for great wealth and honor.

So when everyone thought she was just making a fool of herself, she directly asked the clan chief if she could go and be her eldest son's daughter.

Grandma Qi had discussed this with her husband, and he agreed. After all, they had no sons, so having a granddaughter would be nice.

It wasn't because she could become rich and powerful, but because they wanted someone to continue their family line. Their daughter could always find a husband later; if raised well, she wouldn't be any worse than a son.

Moreover, this girl is very honest. She's already 14 years old. If they raise her any longer, it won't be long before they can hold their great-grandchildren.

Just then, while the brigade leader was at a loss, Grandpa Seven and Grandma Seven arrived with the clan chief and the old village chief.

After explaining their purpose, Zhang Hongying and Xia Laoda came out of the house. They didn't ask for money, packed up Xia Daya's usual clothes, signed their names, and let Seventh Grandpa and Seventh Grandma take her away.

With everyone present as witnesses, the brigade leader wrote an adoption document, severing all ties. Seventh Grandpa and Seventh Grandma compensated Zhang Hongying 100 yuan. That was the end of the matter; they were no longer mother and daughter.

After these explanations, the team leader had them put their fingerprints on the document. He would transfer the household registration to the new location once the town government resumed work in the spring.

Why did things turn out this way? It was partly due to Shi Tou and the others stirring things up. I just don't know if Xia Daya will resist after she wakes up.

Actually, after their mother said the doctor said the person could be taken home, the group of them started thinking about the eldest sister's future situation. After thinking for a long time, it was Shitou who brought it up: Grandma Qi's family only had two elderly people, and there wouldn't even be anyone to bring her water or food in the future.

Tangtang offered them some ideas, but making a direct decision would be a bit unfair to Xia Daya, their older sister.

Grandpa and Grandma Qi also agreed that if Xia Daya disagreed in the future, they would not force her. If she wanted to return to the Xia family, she only needed to pay them for the hard work they had put in taking care of her; she could take money or food, and they would not make things difficult for her.

Grandma Qi isn't very old, not even 50 yet, and still quite healthy. She agreed after listening to the advice of Shi Tou and his brothers, and since Xia Da Ye was someone they had watched grow up, they trusted his character.

Several young people helped them take Xia Daya to Grandpa Qi's house and left after settling her in. Actually, Xia Daya was already conscious, but she had a splitting headache and couldn't open her eyes yet.

She could hear the conversation outside clearly. She knew her parents didn't want her anymore, and this time she resigned herself to her fate and didn't want to fight anymore. From childhood to adulthood, because of her aunt's situation, she had wanted her parents to stand up for her countless times.

But after repeated hopes and disappointments, she had given up all hope. Her seventh grandfather and grandmother were doing well, so she wouldn't have to go home and face the prospect of marrying a good-for-nothing.

She remembered the money her seventh grandmother gave her, and she would repay it with her own earnings later. She also trusted her third aunt; she believed that without the selfless sacrifices of her younger brother Stone and her third aunt, she would never have survived.

After the aftermath was handled, everyone in the village was anxiously waiting to see when Xia Daya would wake up. When the doctor said she was unlikely to wake up again, everyone knew that Xia Daya would never wake up.

But I still have that tiny bit of hope, I just don't know if it will come true.

Time flew by until the spring bells rang, and these people were still disappointed to see Xia Daya come out of the house.

But on the second day of work, when Xia Daya slowly carried water to the field to deliver it, everyone realized that Xia Daya had already woken up.

On the third day after she was sent to her great-uncle's house, due to a severe brain injury, she experienced some loss of control over her lower body. It was her great-uncle, great-aunt, and her siblings, including Shi Tou, who came to talk to her and encourage her every day, that gradually helped her regain her confidence.

He's gradually regained his ability to stand and walk. Grandma Qi hadn't originally planned for him to come outside so soon, given the large number of people there. The village children run around recklessly, and she was afraid one of them might accidentally knock her down.

After all, she had been injured, and the old lady and the old man were afraid that she would be hurt again. But Xia Daya felt that she had recovered very well, and it was time to let everyone know that she was still alive, so that people would stop pointing fingers at her seventh grandparents.

She overheard her friend mentioning it when Chunxing and the others came to see her, and that's when she realized that no one outside knew she had woken up.

It's also because her friends are so tight-lipped; even though she's been awake for so long, not one of them has revealed anything.

Because Shi Tou and his siblings brought a group of friends to keep her company, she felt she recovered much faster. With a better mood, everything felt much easier.

After she woke up, she told her seventh grandparents that she was conscious at the time. She also said that if her seventh grandparents were willing to accept her, then she would be their child from now on and would no longer think about returning to the Xia family.

Grandpa and Grandma were very happy. They felt that the Xia family's dishonesty had completely broken the child's heart, which was why the child was unwilling to return to his biological parents.

The two gradually grew closer in their daily lives, and Ai Daya realized that being the only child in the family was such a joyful thing.

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