It was almost noon before Uncle Xu returned with his carriage, and several of her brothers got off the carriage and greeted the family one by one.
However, Qibao could tell that the atmosphere was a little different, because Mrs. Lin got off the carriage, her eyes were red, and she had obviously cried.
When Xu Laosan saw his wife's red eyes, he immediately stepped forward and asked nervously: "Wife, why are you crying so quietly? Did you go to the town to be bullied by others? Dare to bully Xu Laosan's wife, I will give the other side some color even if I risk my life!"
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she raised her hand and patted her son on the shoulder and said: "No, just think about all this nonsense, if your wife is bullied, I as a mother-in-law can still ignore it."
Xu Laosan said anxiously: "Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Mrs. Lin said with some sobs: "Today I met an aunt from my mother's village in town, and the aunt told me that my father had a cold, and was lying in bed and couldn't get out, and that the illness was a bit serious, and that he kept coughing, and that my mother had asked the aunt to help her grab some medicines... If the aunt hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it, and that my father and mother definitely didn't want to bother me, and didn't come to tell me about it..." After saying that, tears flowed down again.
Both Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li sighed. After all, they had a brother in their natal family to take care of their parents, but she was the only daughter in the third sibling's family, and no one was around to take care of them when they're were sick. Can a third sibling not be heartbroken...
Mrs. Lin added: "I want to go back and take care of my father, but I really can't rest assured."
Xu Laosan took Lin's hand and said: "Let's go, I'll go with you and take care of my father-in-law and mother-in-law. This year we will celebrate the New Year together!"
Lin's eyes were red and hesitant, wondering if her mother-in-law and father-in-law would agree...
Seeing her daughter-in-law's hesitation, Mrs. Wang immediately said: "What are you still hesitating about? You and the third child go together and pick up the in-laws and others."
The old man also said: "Yes, the wind and cold can be big or small. If you don't take careful care, the condition will become more and more serious. In addition, the weather is so cold, our home is warm, which is perfect for recuperation!"
Lin cried tears of joy and said: "Thank you father and mother, I will set off with my husband right now."
Wang remarked: "Driving there will also allow you to arrive earlier."
Qibao said: "Mom, dad, I'll go with you!"
Mrs. Wang touched her grand daughter's face and said: "Be good, Qibao, Mother will be back soon, it's cold outside, so don't go!"
Qibao exclaimed: "Mother, if you were to directly ask grandpa and grandma to come to the house, they probably wouldn't agree to it, even the fact that grandpa was sick was hidden from mother, obviously they didn't want mother to worry about it, now that we already know about it, grandpa and grandma love me the most, I'll persuade them, they'll surely come!"
Lin hesitated for a moment, but Wang said: "Just take Qibao with you, this girl is smart and can talk!"
Xu Laosan carried his daughter into the carriage without saying a word. Mrs. Lin also got into the carriage, bid farewell her family, and drove away.
Lin's natal village is called Houniu Village. It is as poor as Xujia Village before, but the current villagers of Xujia Village are much better off than the villagers of Houniu Village.
Driving the carriage through the village, some villagers saw a carriage coming from the village, they were curious about whose house it was going to, and they were all whispering about it.
At this time, a man said: "This is Xu Laosan from Xujiacun. His family paid for the road construction in Xujiacun. I recognize him!"
An uncle said: "That's right, he is Old Man Lin's son-in-law. I haven't seen him for a while and I almost don't recognize him!"
"I heard that the Xu family is now rich and has opened stores in the town."
"The villagers in Xujia Village are able to work and earn money in the village. I heard that the wages are not low. It's all because of the Xu family!"
"It seems that Old Man Lin has found a good son-in-law! How enviable!"
"But Old Man Lin is still ill in bed. I guess Mr. Xu is here to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"Yes, this son-in-law is really filial!"
Xu Laosan stopped the carriage at the door of his father-in-law's house. Lin and Qibao also got off the carriage. Looking at the low adobe house in front of them, Lin's eyes became sore again.
Xu Laosan said: "Come on, wife, let's go in and see how my father-in-law is doing!"
He stepped forward and knocked on the door bolt.
"Who is it? Come right now!" A woman's voice came from inside.
Mrs. Sun opened the door and saw her daughter and son-in-law coming with Qibao. She was surprised and said: "Honglian, Yicheng, why are you here? Come in quickly!"
Qibao stepped forward and took Grandma's hand and said: "Grandma, I miss you so much!"
Grandmother Sun smiled and said: "Grandmother also misses our Qibao!"
Mrs. Lin asked: "Mom, where is dad?"
Mrs. Sun said a little unnaturally: "Your dad didn't sleep well last night and is catching up on his sleep in the house now! Let's not disturb him and let him sleep more!"
Mrs. Lin didn't expect that her mother was still hiding the truth from her at this time. Tears suddenly fell down and she said: "Mom, I know everything. How could you hide it from me? You two elders have raised me so much. I am the only daughter. Why didn't you tell me that my father was sick?"
Mrs. Sun sighed in her heart, stepped forward and wiped your daughter's tears and said: "Mother doesn't want you to worry, your father has me to take care of him, I've already asked your aunt next door to grab some medicine for me, after drinking it he'll be fine!"
Mrs. Lin said: "Mom, I'm going to see how dad is doing now. I'm a little worried!"
Several people entered the old couple's room. The temperature inside was almost the same as outside. Lin looked at the cracks in the wall, which were larger than before she got married. Cold wind was blowing in through the cracks.
Old man Lin was lying on the bed at this time, his face was red, his eyes could not be opened, and he was coughing.
A thin and white quilt covered his body. Mrs. Lin stepped forward and grabbed Old Lin's hand, choking and saying: "Dad, your daughter is here to see you. If you are not feeling well, daughter will take you to the town to find a doctor."
Old man Lin heard his daughter's voice, his voice was hoarse, and he said weakly: "Dad is fine. When the medicine is brought back, dad will be fine after drinking it. Girl, don't cry."
Qibao went up and touched her grandfather's forehead, it was feverish, the temperature wasn't low, and judging from the sound of her grandfather's voice just now, it was estimated that his throat was inflamed as well, so she said: "Grandpa, your fever is serious. You can't just drink herbs. Does grandma have warm water?"
"Yes, I'll get it right away!"
Qibao's mind entered the space and took out an antipyretic medicine from the medicine box. Waiting for her grandmother to bring over the warm water, she hurriedly stuffed the medicine into her grandfather's mouth, and Xu Laosan helped the old man up and leaned on himself to feed the water to Old Man Lin to drink.
Qibao said: "Grandpa, what I just gave you is antipyretic medicine. After taking it, the fever will subside soon."
Mrs. Lin finally felt relieved. High fevers have always caused people to be burned to death, so she was very worried. She had never seen the white pill that Qibao just took out, and she probably got it from her master. It's definitely not ordinary, if Qibao says it will fine, it will definitely will be fine!
Mrs. Sun said: "You guys sit here first and eat here at noon. I will cook."
Mrs. Lin grabbed Mrs. Sun and said: "Mom, you don't have to do it at home. I'm here today to take you to the Xu family! I'll take care of dad's illness!"
Mrs. Sun was surprised and said: "How can that happen? There is no reason to go to the in-laws' home to recuperate. Didn't Qibao already give your father antipyretic medicine? Don't worry!"