stingy landlady

Chapter 218 Gui Xiang's Miscarriage (2)

Jiang Xiaoyu was afraid of being beaten, and deep down she was also afraid of Guizhi! She hurriedly said:

"I'll go! I'll go! I'm going right now!"

Granny Jiang got up from the ground to chase after Jiang Xiaoyu, but Han Xuewen stood in front of her like an iron tower, raising his fist and waving it in front of Granny Jiang.

Granny Jiang was so frightened by Han Xuewen and Steward Han that she squatted down and wailed:

"This is outrageous! The young lady of the house has come to rob us! The young lady of the house is so rich, why would she care about the three of us for a pittance!"

Good heavens! Please help this poor old woman! We are a widow and her child, what are we going to do?

Gui Xiang! It's all your fault, you spendthrift woman! If it weren't for you, would my son and I have gotten this beating? Why didn't you have a good life? Why did you have to seduce my son?

Now look what's happened! My grandson's gone, the money's been stolen! The chickens' flown away, the eggs' broken! Heavens above! Why is it always this old woman who gets bullied?!

Guizhi, too lazy to listen to her howling, said to Han Xuewen:

"Please, Steward Han, help my eldest sister into the carriage. We need to hurry to the clinic to find a doctor for her. I'll go get her clothes."

Han Xuewen approached Gui Xiang and whispered:

"Excuse me, young lady!"

He bent down, picked up Guixiang, and placed her on the carriage.

Guizhi turned and went inside. Without thinking twice, she packed everything that was a woman's item into a bundle and loaded it onto the carriage.

Ping An had already found the key on Granny Jiang's body, which caused Granny Jiang to scream like a pig being slaughtered! Ping An ignored her, gave the key to Jiang Xiaoyu, and found the bundle that Gui Xiang had brought back.

Granny Jiang didn't take out any of the other clothes and jewelry from the bundle. She had already spent the silver inside.

There was also a thin land deed on the bundle. Ping An saw that it had the three big characters "Wang Guixiang" written on it, so he put it in the bundle, put it on the carriage, and handed it to Guizhi!

The carriage drove away, leaving the sounds of Jiang Pozi's family wailing far behind.

Upon arriving at the clinic, the doctor prescribed medicine to remove the blood stasis and then said to Guizhi:

"The patient is severely fatigued and hasn't received adequate nutrition. She needs proper care and recuperation! She'll also need to take herbal remedies to replenish her qi and blood for a while during her postpartum period!"

Guizhi solemnly accepted the two prescriptions, expressing her gratitude profusely as she went to get the medicine, asking the apprentice to brew and drink it first. Only after Guixiang expelled the remaining blood clots did she feel relieved.

They also gathered a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs to replenish qi and blood, planning to consume them after Gui Xiang had completely expelled the blood stasis. On the way, Gui Zhi was also pondering where to place Gui Xiang.

Although she was familiar with Huanghua Village, Guixiang was too proud to go. She was also worried that if she went home, her mother, Li, would cry all the time and wouldn't take advantage of her time to recover.

"Big sister! Let's go to Changping Village! The brick houses there have already been built, let's move in first."

Gui Xiang hesitated:

"Third Sister! I have a disease caused by filth! Your house is newly built, and it's bad luck to let someone as unclean as me live there!"

Third sister! Why don't you take me home? I can take care of myself at home.

"Big sister! Going home isn't an option right now! That scoundrel knows our home and can find Huanghua Village. I don't feel comfortable letting you go anywhere!"

I don't know where you got your submissive personality from! You have absolutely no backbone! Listen to me today, go to Changping Village to recover! We'll talk about the future later!

The carriage moved smoothly forward and arrived at Changping Village. Ping An parked the carriage, and Gui Zhi got out first to open the door. Han Xuewen had already carried Gui Xiang, along with the quilt, out of the carriage and followed Gui Xiang into the inner room.

Looking at the frail and thin Gui Xiang in his arms, as light as a feather, Han Xuewen wished he could beat Jiang Hongliang a few more times to vent his anger. He had seen Gui Xiang a few times before when he went to Huanghua Village to haul timber.

At that time, Guixiang was a young lady from a wealthy family and one of the managers of the handicraft workshop. She was full of confidence and always had a warm smile on her face.

Han Xuewen was much older than Gui Xiang, so she naturally wouldn't dare to have any improper thoughts. But every time she went to Huanghua Village, she couldn't help but look for that smile.

Looking at the girl before him, her face was filled with sorrow, tears welling up in her eyes. It was heartbreaking. Han Xuewen hugged the blanket tightly, as if to offer Guixiang some comfort.

Gui Xiang felt the blanket suddenly being pulled tighter, and she looked up at the man in front of her with teary eyes. His resolute face was fixed ahead, as if he noticed her gaze.

He lowered his head and smiled gently at Guixiang before carefully placing her on the kang (heated brick bed). He meticulously smoothed out the quilt, his attentive manner as if he were handling a rare treasure!

Guizhi ignored the inexplicable feelings between the two and hurried off to boil water and heat the kang (a heated brick bed). Ping'an parked the carriage and took down Guixiang's two bundles.

He turned around and went outside to bring in the firewood. He took the work from Guizhi, muttering:

"Young Miss has really suffered this time! Miss! If that Jiang Hongliang dares to come here, we'll beat him up every time we see him! That beast is worse than a pig or a dog!"

Guizhi nodded in agreement, and said angrily:

"He deserves to be taught a lesson. He's wasted his education. He's full of wicked and immoral thoughts; if he ever actually achieved anything, he'd be a nightmare for most people!"

Next time, I'll interrupt his writing so he can't write anymore and can't take the imperial examinations. Then we'll see what use his studies are!

When Han Xuewen came out, Guizhi took out Guixiang's land deed and said to Han Xuewen:

"Manager Han! This is my eldest sister's wasteland. She miscarried because she went to clear the land alone! Could you please find a few people to build some houses there? My eldest sister will need to live there when she goes there in the future!"

We'll also build a row of pigsties and a row of chicken coops! We can't clear the land for now, but we can't waste it. We'll use that space to raise pigs and chickens! All free-range!

"Could you please temporarily take charge of my eldest sister's affairs, Manager Han?"

Han Xuewen was very happy to be able to do something for Guixiang, and readily agreed.

Guizhi went to the sofa workshop again and found Sun. The two talked as they walked:

"Fourth Aunt! My eldest sister is living in my newly built house now. She just had a miscarriage and is weak. She needs someone to take care of her. Fourth Aunt has given birth and gone through postpartum confinement."

"Since you're an experienced person, I'd appreciate it if you, Fourth Aunt, could take good care of my eldest sister during her postpartum period!"

Madam Sun was startled and hurriedly asked Guizhi:

"Guizhi! How come I've never heard of Guixiang getting married? How could she be so careless and have a miscarriage?"

Gui Zhi wrote lightly:

"Fourth Aunt! Don't tell outsiders easily, my eldest sister suffered a great loss this time! I won't let that greedy and lecherous scoundrel get away with it!"

Fourth Aunt doesn't need to know too much! It's just that my eldest sister is in a bad mood and a bit stubborn! Once she recovers, she definitely wants to find a man who truly loves her!