Chapter 37 Critical Illness and Loss of Relatives

Yuan Anping returned to the room, his brows furrowed, he had to think of a way. I made up my mind, picked up a pen and wrote on rice paper.

This side of the Huo family.

The Huo family originally had a good idea, but unfortunately things did not develop according to their expectations. They thought that Yuan Anping would definitely take a fancy to Huo Xiaohan if he was good to Huo Xiaohan, if he said that the other party was responsible, Yuan Anping might agree to push the boat along the water, but it turned out that Yuan Anping was not like that at all. I originally thought that a large family would definitely be able to suppress the other party, and if they didn't want to, they had to pressure him to be responsible no matter what, but Yuan Anping was not suppressed at all, and he had to sue them, so they were a little anxious!

Liu looked at Huo Xiaohan, who was unconscious on the bed, with a look of boredom: "What a broom star, if it weren't for him, I would be able to stand such a fight!"

Huo Yangsheng saw that Huo Xiaohan's face was very bad, so he said to Liu: "Mother, let's ask him for a doctor first." ”

After hearing this, Liu Shi looked unhappy: "What kind of doctor, please! Just get him some ginger soup and pour it down!"

Huo Yangsheng hurriedly explained to her: "Mother, Xiaohan looks very sick, and you have to see a doctor." Mother, Xiao Han has to hurry up, didn't Yuan Anping say that he was going to sue us? When Xiao Han woke up, we forced him to let him say that Yuan Anping seduced him and lured him, and wanted to take advantage of him. In this way, even if we go to court, we can win, and then Yuan Anping will not only be unlucky, but also have to marry Xiaohan. When the two of them become relatives, there will be no serious elders in his family, and you and your father will be his elders in the future, and he will dare to talk back to you in the future!"

Liu Shi felt that it made sense when he heard his son's analysis, and said with a smile: "It's still Yangsheng, you are smart, heavy rain, you go and ask for a doctor." ”

invited a doctor to check Huo Xiaohan's pulse, but the other party said with a heavy expression: "Your son is too sick, I'm afraid it won't work!"

Liu, they were startled when they heard the doctor's words.

Huo Yangsheng hurriedly asked, "Isn't it just a cold, how can it be so strict?"

The old doctor was not angry, he doubted his medical skills, and patiently explained: "Your brother's body is too weak, and he is depressed, and this disease is very fierce. You see that he has such a bad fever, if the fever does not go away, I am afraid he will not be able to survive tonight. The old man's medical skills are limited, so you still take him to the city to ask a famous doctor for diagnosis and treatment, so that he can have a glimmer of life. ”

Several people nodded perfunctorily, and Huo Dayu was responsible for sending the doctor back. This old doctor is a real doctor's parents, so he couldn't help but tell Huo Dayu again: "Your brother's illness is too dangerous, you can't delay it, you have to go to a famous doctor as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to survive tonight." ”

Huo Dayu is a bad person, he feels a little pity for his younger brother in his heart, but he knows that he is soft-spoken, not to mention that he is very filial, and he doesn't dare to say a word to his mother. So after listening to the old doctor's words, he could only feel helpless in his heart, and he couldn't say anything.

Li Zi, who was staring at the Huo family, happened to hear the words of the old doctor, and his heart was startled, he didn't expect Huo Xiaohan to be so sick!

Here, Huo Yangsheng was worried about them in the house.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Han couldn't help but speak carefully: "Are we going to take Xiaohan to find a famous doctor?"

Liu didn't know what he was thinking, he was a little stunned, but when he heard Han's words, he immediately scolded back: "How can you have the money to find a famous doctor!"

Han shrunk his neck, not daring to say anything more, but muttering in his heart that Liu's heart was too poisonous, that was his own son!

Huo Yangsheng frowned, he was analyzing what trouble Huo Xiaohan's death would bring to them.

Huo Xiangxiang was worried about affecting her reputation, and said tentatively: "Mother, otherwise, let's find a doctor for the fourth brother." If he dies, the people in the village will definitely not be able to spread the word, and I am afraid that the third brother's family affairs will be affected by the time. ”

Huo Xiasheng also said with some worry: "What the little sister said is right, but our family has hired a doctor, and we don't blame us if the doctor can't cure us." Alas, I'm going to say goodbye next year, and it would be too much of a loss if this Xiaohan died. Originally, I wanted to marry him for money and give me a daughter-in-law. What's more, it's almost Layue, and it's really unfortunate that he died at this time. ”

As soon as Huo Xiasheng's words fell, he heard an angry shout: "Shut up for me!" and then a bowl smashed over.

Huo Xiasheng's forehead was smashed red, and he looked at his angry father in a daze, a little incredulous. In his eyes, his father is a man who doesn't like to talk, so he knows how to work, and his mother has the final say on everything at home, no matter how big or small. He didn't expect his father to beat him because of Huo Xiaohan.

The others were also stunned by Huo Laohei's actions, and Liu didn't scream and scold like before, but just said lightly: "The family has no money to treat him." ”

Huo Laohei, who was originally bruised, sat on the chair as if he had been drained of all his strength when he heard her words.

Here, Yuan Anping knocked over the bowl on the table in surprise when he heard the news brought by Li Zi, he didn't expect it to be so strict. The thought that the boy who was still smiling at him yesterday would die, there was an irrepressible pain and fear in my heart. He clenched his hands and suppressed the anger in his heart, his eyes were red and full of anger: "Li Zi, you go to Huo's house ......"

After Yuan Anping told Li Zi what to do, he returned to the back room, picked up the paper he had written before, and went out.

Here, the Huo family was thinking about how to deal with Huo Xiaohan's matter, and Li Zi directly expressed his intention when he entered the Huo family's courtyard: "Brother Anping asked me to sue you, and he gave you two choices." Either go to Grandpa Li Zhengzeng now and deal with this matter, or go to the county office today and let the official master decide this matter. Brother Anping should have arrived at Grandpa Li Zhengzeng by now, you better hurry up, he doesn't have much patience to wait for you. After saying that, Li Zi left and went home, and found his own Li Fukang: "Grandpa, Brother Anping, please do me a favor......"

The Huo family here listened to Li Zi's words, although they were angry, but after some discussion, it was better to go to Lizheng to deal with it than to go to the Yamen. But when they thought of Huo Xiaohan's matter, the cause was still Yuan Anping, and they couldn't hold their breath in their hearts.

Over there, Yuan Anping thought about the plan in his heart, calmed down, and carried his things into Lizheng's house.

Yuan Anping looked at the wise old man in front of him, and said earnestly: "Grandpa Li, you must have heard about it before. Boy, please do me a favor......"

The Huo family entered the courtyard of Lizheng's house and saw that in addition to Lizheng, several more famous old people in the village were also present, including Li Zi's grandfather.

Yuan Anping looked at the few people who came in and lowered his eyes slightly, he didn't want the resentment in his eyes to be seen by them. After his mood calmed down, Yuan Anping looked at them directly and said, "I heard that Huo Xiaohan can't live tonight......" When he said this, his fists were so hard that his palms hurt, but his face looked very calm.

But as soon as he said this, everyone else in the courtyard was stunned. How can a good person not survive tonight! I can't help but look at the Huo family, I won't beat someone to death too hard, right?

The Huo family's faces were a little unnatural, no one could really be calm about such a big matter of life and death, not to mention that they still had a little humility in their hearts.

After listening to Yuan Anping's words, Li Zheng hurriedly asked: "Lao Hei, what Anping said is true? Xiao Han, that kid can't live tonight?!" Huo Laohei is the head of the family, even if this person never calls the shots, but Li Zheng never asks Liu first.

Huo Lao nodded with a sad face, and said in a somewhat dry voice: "The doctor said that the illness is extremely dangerous, and I am afraid that I will not be able to pass tonight." He didn't say that there was a glimmer of life in hiring a famous doctor, and if it was rumored that he had money and didn't treat his children, his family's reputation would be ruined, and his son and daughter would have to be affected.

Yuan An glanced at Huo Laohei indifferently, he knew what this man was hiding.

Li Zheng couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, and lamented: "What a sin!"

Several other old men also nodded and sighed in agreement.

Huo Xiasheng was very unconvinced, and looked at Yuan Anping viciously: "You are all to blame for this qiē!"

Yuan Anping's expression was indifferent, and he sneered, "Blame me? Blame me for being kind enough to give him something to eat?" He looked at the Huo family and asked, "Aren't you really sorry? That's a life!" Yuan Anping looked at Liu after asking, "Is Huo Xiaohan really restrictive?" Now it seems that he died earlier than all of you, so it's you who killed him, right?" He really didn't want to talk to these people anymore, after all, every second of delay that young man was more dangerous. Clenching the fist covered by his coat, his face was extremely calm, and his words were very light: "I won't go around in circles with you." I have two things here, one of which is a petition against you, and the other is ...... It is Huo Xiaohan's letter of severance with you. ”

Huo Xiasheng immediately shouted: "You still say that you have nothing to do with him!

Yuan Anping just glanced at him lightly, and then looked at Liu: "I'll give you two choices." First, after signing the letter of severance, I will give you five taels of silver, which is Huo Xiaohan's parenting expenses over the years. Second, I will take these five taels of silver to fight a lawsuit with you. So that you can see what kind of virtuous people you are in this family. The parents who kill their parents and children want to sell their younger brother's brother. He had a peaceful smile on his face, and even his voice was extremely peaceful: "I want to see who will marry the daughter of the family to your family in the future, and who will be willing to marry your daughter." ”

"You!" Liu scolded: "Yuan Anping, don't go too far!"

"Excessive?" Yuan Anping sneered, "You didn't expect this moment when you calculated that I was going to ruin my reputation, right?

Liu Shi had a cold face: "What do you calculate your reputation, I am thinking about the reputation of my family Xiaohan! If something happens, any parent will be angry, I just didn't expect Xiaohan's body to be so weak." What's more, Xiao Han was born by me, and I gave his life, so what if I beat him! I am a mother, and I can't overdo it to him!"

Yuan Anping naturally knew what the people here thought, "I gave you your life, and if I kill you, I will just take back the life I gave you", so it is not illegal for parents to kill their children. It's just that not breaking the law doesn't mean that there is no trouble, after all, people here pay a lot of attention to reputation, and having a bad reputation will bring a lot of trouble. If there is no reason that is too legitimate to convince most people, the so-called tiger poison does not eat children, and the vicious reputation spreads, and the Huo family will not be able to bear the consequences. Yuan Anping can also see that the Huo family does not want to bear the reputation of killing their son, and will definitely find a way to put all the responsibility on themselves. Therefore, for the sake of Huo Xiaohan and for his own sake, he naturally couldn't let them succeed.

Yuan Anping said in a nonchalant tone: "It seems that you want to choose to go to the yamen to talk about things." I can't ask for it, but I want to see how you can pour dirty water on me when I enter the yamen and explain the whole thing clearly. ”

Liu Shi stopped her voice, she was afraid that if she entered the yamen, she was afraid that the matter would be publicized. After all, the average villager has to find the clan to solve everything, and few people will go to the yamen. If they were really sued by Yuan Anping, they entered the gate of the county government. The so-called good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and the people in the eight villages will definitely know it soon. There is no shortage of gossip people everywhere, and it is uncertain what their family will be like when the time comes. His son and daughter have not yet married, and their grandsons may be affected, so she naturally does not want to go to the county government to theorize about this matter. What's more, although what she said was justified, Huo Xiaohan was really dead, and she was also weak-hearted.

Huo Yangsheng, who had been thinking about gains and losses, said: "Anping, how can this letter of severance of relatives be signed when it is said to be signed? No matter how Xiao Han is also from our family, the grace of his parents is greater than heaven, how can you do anything to break the relationship between father and son?"

Yuan Anping looked at Huo Yangsheng and pulled out a mocking smile: "The reason why I gave you a choice is just that I think Huo Xiaohan is too pitiful." He once said that he was born into a person in your family, and I pity him and let him no longer be a ghost of your family after he dies. Besides, didn't you say that he would be able to discourage him? If you cut off your affiliation, he would not be able to restrain you. ”

Huo Xiasheng was angry when he heard this: "Yuan Anping, what are you arrogant, you are all making trouble about this." If it weren't for you, how could my mother beat Xiaohan and didn't beat him, how could he be sick to death. Don't think that you can end up in the yamen!"

Yuan Anping smiled and didn't care: "Okay, let's go to the yamen to fight." ”

Huo Xia was angry: "I see that you just want to go to the yamen to sue us, for fear that the clan elders will be angry, so you will say something to make Xiao Han break off his relatives to embarrass us." If we don't, you'll have a reason to sue us!"

The few old men sitting on the side couldn't help frowning when they heard this. Originally, Yuan Anping made them unhappy when they forced people to break off their relatives, and when they heard Huo Xiasheng say this, they were even more unhappy.

Yuan Anping sneered in his heart, looking at Huo Xiasheng, he could say this kind of thing, and he didn't look as brainless as he was watching, he also seemed a little angry and said to Huo Xiasheng: "What if I sue you, I said, no matter how I say it, I am also a scholar, and the most important thing is reputation." You have ruined my reputation, and I naturally won't let you go!"

Li Zi's grandfather looked at the reactions of the elders of various clans in a hidden way, and saw that their faces were much better, and he smiled in his heart when he thought that Yuan Anping was still teaching the children in the village. He looked at Huo Laohei and said in a timely voice: "Lao Hei, I think that in fact, it is also possible to break off relatives, and it should be the last filial piety of Xiaohan's child to you." I think that kid must be a filial person, and I don't want to kill you because of my bad life. When it's here, I'll let you have any more trouble because of him. His last sentence was a reminder that the other party's son was still sick, and Yuan Anping might be able to pick up a life. What's more, Yuan Anping can say that if he doesn't choose to break off his relatives, he can only enter the yamen to fight a lawsuit. Yuan Anping took out five taels of silver to fight a lawsuit, could the Huo family not pay a penny? The county master was so greedy, if he didn't pay for it, he would have to be punished.

Huo Laohei is naturally reluctant to break off his family, after all, breaking off his family is different from splitting his family, and it will definitely have nothing to do with it from now on. Liu was a little hesitant, but Huo Yangsheng had already thought about it. After all, Huo Xiaohan can't survive tonight, anyway, they don't have the money to let Huo Xiaohan survive, so it is better to get five taels of silver, and they can avoid a lawsuit. As for what he said before, it was some face engineering. They can't say anything about breaking off their relatives for money. As for Huo Xiasheng, although he didn't like Yuan Anping, he liked silver, and he was naturally willing to exchange a dying person for five taels of silver.

As for the other old people present, some of them were very unhappy with Yuan Anping's behavior of insisting on breaking off their relatives. Although the Huo family has gone too far, it is always a bit too much to break off the relationship between father and son. However, after all, they were only here to be a witness, and it was not suitable to be involved in this matter, and it was obvious that there was no benefit in mixing it.

As for Li Zheng, he still pitied Huo Xiaohan. The so-called people are old and fine, what are the Ke parents, the Ke family, how could he not know that Liu was careful. It's just that it's still difficult for a Qing official to cut off family affairs, not to mention that he is upright. But what he didn't expect was that the child's life would be so miserable......

Liu finally agreed to sign the letter of severance, she didn't want to ruin her son's daughter's reputation in a lawsuit, and she also wanted to get the silver. Although when she pressed the handprint, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart, but she comforted herself in her heart that she had almost died for Huo Xiaohan, and now Huo Xiaohan's death gave her the silver she deserved.

On the letter of renunciation, Yuan Anping asked all of them to press their handprints, including Huo Xiangxiang, who was not present, and none of them could be missed. In this matter, he would not let any of Huo Xiaohan's relatives stay out of the matter.

When the letter of severance was held in his hand, Yuan Anping carefully put it away, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and hurriedly asked people to pick up Huo Xiaohan.