"Brother Qin, isn't this too much? We're all from the same village and will be seeing each other on a daily basis. There's no need to go to such an extent," Auntie Cai next door came out and said.
She looked at Qin Guobiao in disapproval and sighed with pity. "Besides, Xi has had a hard life since she was young. Now that she's almost dying, you… Sigh, can't you just let her rest in peace?"
Li Guihua spat. "Old Madam Cai, don't stick your nose into my family affairs. It's her fate whether she suffers or not. It's none of our business! If you're so bored, get your granddaughter-in-law to lay an egg. Don't walk around medding in everything you see."
Knowing that she wasn't as good at quarreling as Li Guihua, Auntie Cai snorted and turned to leave. "You… Hmph, I'm not telling you. You're too selfish. You'll regret it one day."
At this moment, someone shouted that the village chief was here. Qin Xi quickly stuffed something into her mouth and lay back under the blanket.
"What's going on?" The village chief was in his forties. He looked ordinary and had dark skin. Seeing that a fight was about to break out, his face immediately darkened.
Hu Xiaofeng pointed at Qin Xi and said, "Village Chief, you came at the right time. I want to cut ties with Qin Xi."
The village chief looked in the direction she was pointing. Seeing that Qin Xi obviously didn't have long to live, he was shocked. "What's wrong with this child? Wasn't she alive and kicking a few days ago?"
Hu Xiaofeng was so guilty that she did not dare to look the village chief in the eye. She straightened her neck and said, "Chief, the Han family are bullies. That b*tch is already married, but they still want her to be buried in my family's ancestral grave. Chief, this is inappropriate, right?"
The village chief still did not know what had happened, but what Hu Xiaofeng said made sense. However, he knew Hu Xiaofeng's character and did not believe her on blind faith. He looked at the people around him and asked, "Can someone tell me what exactly happened here?"
"Chief, don't you know? The Qin family is simply a bunch of animals. They poisoned Xi and even blackmailed the Han family to pay the gambling debts. They're the ones in the wrong in the first place, and now they want to cut ties with this poor child. How outrageous!"
Some villagers couldn't stand it anymore and told him what happened. The village chief's face immediately darkened.
Poison?
This was against the law. He did not expect such a horrendous thing to happen in his village. If word got out, it would affect the reputation of the village and his position as the village chief.
He looked at Qin Guobiao. "Uncle Qin, are you really going to cut ties with this child?"
Although Qin Guobiao was ashamed, he still gritted his teeth and nodded. "Chief, let's do that. If she wants to blame, blame herself for being unlucky. In the future, we'll just take her as a stranger."
As soon as he said that, the villagers clicked their tongues. What a shameless old thing!
Pfft…
"Ah, Xi, Xi, how are you?"
"Wifey, why are you vomiting blood?"
Luo Xiujuan and Han Shi exclaimed in unison. Everyone looked over and saw Qin Xi vomit a mouthful of dark red blood. The villagers' hearts tightened and they looked at her with sympathy.
Seeing this, Han Dazhu panicked. He looked at the village chief and slapped his thigh. "What should we do? Shuan Zi, what should we do?"
The village chief's name was Liu Shuan, also nicknamed Shuan Zi.
His heart tightened and he quickly got someone to call Doctor Zhang over. Then, he looked at Qin Xi and said with sympathy, "Child, do you have anything else to say?"
Qin Xi's face was pale as she begged, "Chief, since… since… Mother and Grandpa said so… then… don't make things difficult for them… Please… please help me… write… write a letter of agreement… that from now… now on… we have nothing to do with each other!"
"Well…"
The village chief's heart ached for her. He sighed and then looked at Qin Guobiao and the others reproachfully. "You're even worse than a child."
The Qin family was silent for a moment. They all glared at Qin Xi with resentment. If not for this little bi*tch, they wouldn't have embarrassed themselves in front of so many fellow villagers. In the future, they would definitely become a laughing stock.
"Hmph, the sooner the ties are cut, the better. There is no point in having such a family! Shuan Zi, write the agreement!" Han Dazhu said indignantly.
The village chief let out a long sigh.
In the end, under the witness of the villagers, the village chief wrote a letter of agreement. There were three copies. One for Han Dazhu, one for Qin Guobiao, and one for himself.
The village chief put away the letter and said, "Alright, once the letter is signed, it will be legally effective. In the future, the Qin family will have nothing to do with Qin Xi, and Qin Xi won't be obliged to help the Qin family. By the way, the girl also mentioned that when you have time, go and get her name out of your household register. Take care!"
Li Guihua quickly nudged Hu Xiaofeng with her elbow. "We have time. We have time now. Xiaofeng, take the household register and go to town to settle the procedures."
Hu Xiaofeng looked at the letter in Qin Guobiao's hand and had a mixed feeling. After being nudged by Li Guihua, she nodded and went to do it.
At this moment, a shout came from a distance. "Doctor Liu is here. Make way!"
The villagers quickly made way for Liu Dequan, who was in his fifties. He was sweating profusely.
"Uncle Liu, you're finally here. Come and take a look!"
Luo Xiujuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She grabbed Doctor Liu and brought him to Qin Xi.
Seeing Qin Xi's appearance, Liu Dequan's expression was solemn. He quickly squatted down to check on her. Although he was only a village doctor, his decades of experience told him that Qin Xi was not poisoned at all. Not only was she not poisoned, but she was also very healthy.
If not for the fact that her face was sickly pale, Liu Dequan would have thought that these villagers were pranking him.
In order to confirm his guessing, he took her pulse again!
Seeing Liu Dequan's solemn expression, Qin Xi gave Luo Xiujuan a look and glanced at the pool of dark red blood on the ground.
Luo Xiujuan immediately had an idea. She quickly covered her face and sobbed as she asked Liu Dequan, "How is it, Uncle Liu? Xi just spat out a mouthful of blood. Is she already…"
A mouthful of dark red blood?
Liu Dequan's eyes lit up, and the solemnity on his face immediately disappeared. He laughed heartily.
The villagers looked at each other in confusion. What was going on? What was so funny about a mouthful of blood?
While everyone was discussing in confusion, Liu Dequan finally spoke.
"This girl is really lucky. The poison is all in this pool of dark red blood. Now that she spat it all out, she is saved."