Chapter 545: Chapter 545: Heartache Makes Me Sick

After Tong Xingda and the Zhang Family left, Qiao Changshun asked about the case.

Qiao Xiaomai recounted the process, leaving Qiao Changshun stunned, “So, in the end, Master Cen put up ten thousand taels?”

“It was his own doing. He fabricated baseless accusations, so it serves him right.”

As Qiao Xiaomai said this, she washed her hands and went to her room to fetch a watermelon, “Where’s Dami?”

“He went out to play.”

Now that the Qiao Family’s lifestyle had improved and their reputation had risen, villagers were very amiable to Qiao Dami, who was also willing to go out and play with his peers.

It was a scene that Qiao Changshun was pleased to see, as was Qiao Xiaomai. She cut the watermelon into two halves, hung one half in the well with a basket and shared the other half with Qiao Changshun.

Feeling the watermelon was not sweet enough, she scooped out its flesh into a bowl and sprinkled a handful of white sugar.

After eating the watermelon, she rubbed her mouth contently.

Sun Family was beaten until she was swathed in bandages like a mummy, Cen Hong had to cough up blood again, and without full certainty, he should not take any action in the future.

Now they just needed to wait for the Zhang Family to continue their marriage proposal!

With this in mind, it spurred another thought. Was it time to have her bridal gown customized?

At this thought, her heartbeat quickened in excitement.

She returned to her room, closed the door and began sketching with paper and pen from her space.

While Qiao Xiaomai was feeling excited, the Zhang Family felt chilled to the bone.

Two thousand taels!

All that silver just slipped away!

Her heart was bleeding!

Her desolate demeanor earned her a few sermons from Tong Xingda. After he explained the principles to her, she understood.

In life, one must have foresight.

We should not kill the goose for the golden eggs.

But, it was two thousand taels!

Her heart was still aching!

In the evening, the sky which had been sunny all day suddenly clouded over. The summer weather, tumultuous storms arrived quickly and without warning.

Soon, a fierce wind blew, dark cloud roiling, with flashes of lightning and rolls of thunder.

A torrential downpour ensued.

The rain came suddenly, but the villagers welcomed it. It hadn’t rained for almost a month, and the continuous heat wave had wilted the crops in the field. These days, they were either weeding or watering the plants.

Without machines, they had to rely on manpower to irrigate, which was a laborious task.

This was a timely rain!

It was not until the middle of the night that the rain stopped, the clouds dispersed, and the moon appeared.

The heat dissipated, and the air became refreshingly cool.

Zhang family was distressed, the two thousands taels that had only existed in Qiao Xiaomai’s words felt like physical silver that had fallen out of their pocket. This kept them tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

When the rain stopped, she opened the window and cooled herself by the window for half the night until she fell into a restless sleep.

The next morning, while everyone in the Tong Family was up, she was still sleeping.

Tong Xingda thought she was avoiding cooking like before, and was about to give her a slap to wake her up, but stopped when he noticed her face.

He put his hand on the Zhang family’s forehead to feel her temperature, frowned, and then left the room.

Seeing Tong Erlang sweeping the courtyard, Tong Xingda said, “Erlang, go and get Doctor Wu, your mother is sick.”

Zhang family was sick, with a high fever. Her face was burning red.

Zhu Hongyun and Li Rou stayed at home to take care of her since they were daughters-in-law and didn’t have to work the fields.

Zhang Family’s illness was part due to the physical condition and partly a psychosomatic illness.

After drinking several doses of medicine, her high fever subsided, but she was still weak and lounged lethargically in her bed.