My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 162 Old Lady Xu Visits

Seeing her father being taken away, the second sister refused to obey and anxiously stepped forward to hold him back: "Dad..."

My younger sister went into the house, took out her purse, and gave the captain some small change, saying, "Sir, please be flexible and let my father talk to us..."

The captain waved his hand, ready to take the money and do the work, and then left with his men outside the house. A clever village woman hurried to the Si family's kitchen to fetch some water, put some sugar in it, and offered it to the yamen runners.

The second sister's eyes were red: "Dad, your health is not good, how can you endure the disaster of imprisonment? Why not let me go."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can a woman like you go to a place like that? Besides, I'm the head of the family. They'll feel at ease only if they take me." Si Xingzhi glanced outside and warned his younger sister, "Little sister, Fourth Master Xu has already sent for a doctor. By then, the eldest sister will be awake. Don't act rashly. Wait until the eldest sister wakes up before we do anything."

The younger sister choked up and said, "Dad, Dad, you have to take care of yourself."

Si Xingzhi waved his hand and walked away with the yamen runners.

Not long after they left, Aunt Zhu came back with the children.

"Wan girl, I didn't intend to tell you, but now I think if I don't tell you, it might be hard to handle once you find out." Aunt Zhu sighed softly, "The porridge shop is closed too..."

My younger sister wasn't surprised at all. She said, "They're targeting the Si family this time. The food and porridge shops are all closed. Next up is the dim sum shop, then the Jixiang Restaurant, which has a partnership with the Si family, and then our workshop won't be able to operate either. The Qian family is truly powerful and has connections everywhere!"

The second sister's eyelids twitched again and again: "Little sister, what should we do now?"

"Dad said we have to wait until big sister wakes up."

The second sister hurriedly asked: "If it's the eldest sister..."

She didn't dare say the following words. What if her elder sister couldn't wake up? It had been four days, and she had taken a lot of medicine, but her elder sister still showed no signs of waking up.

The younger sister hesitated and said to the younger brother, "Go to the county town to find Brother Xu Si and ask him when the doctor from Lingnan City will arrive."

As soon as he finished speaking, a villager at the door called out in surprise, "Wan'er, Wan'er, Fourth Master Xu is here. He said the doctor he invited from the city has arrived."

Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing this news. Even though they felt that even if Si Muyan woke up, the current situation might not be under control. But in their hearts, they inexplicably felt that as long as Si Muyan woke up, everything would be solved.

Fourth Master Xu invited the old doctor to Si Muyan's room and said, "Doctor Cheng, this is the condition of Miss Si. She hasn't woken up for more than four days. Please take a look..."

Doctor Cheng felt Si Muyan's pulse, opened her eyelids, stroked his beard, and sighed, "What a pity! If she had been brought to me on the first day, I would have been able to wake her up immediately. Now..."

The second sister's heart was in her throat, her voice trembling: "Now my eldest sister...will never wake up?"

"That's not the case." Doctor Cheng waved his hand. "It just takes some effort. You, go roast a chicken."

The second sister was confused: "Roast chicken? Roast chicken can cure my sister?"

Doctor Cheng glanced at her and said, "I can cure your sister, but I'm hungry and can't!"

The second sister was stunned and said quickly: "Okay, okay, as long as my sister can be cured, I will go now."

Shuiqin's mother was a good cook. She asked Zhu Laosan to kill the chicken and Zhu Ershen to pluck the feathers. She and her second sister worked in the kitchen and soon prepared a table full of delicious dishes.

Doctor Cheng spoke slowly and methodically, looking over the medicine and the residue that Si Muyan had taken in the past few days. He nodded and shook his head, but no one understood what he meant.

"Does he...does he think that the medicine prescribed by the doctor in the clinic has problems or is it okay?" The younger sister was worried.

Fourth Master Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Doctor Cheng is a very famous doctor in Lingnan City, specializing in treating difficult and complicated diseases. With him around, your elder sister will be fine."

After hearing this, the younger sister breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Fourth Brother Xu, thank you so much."

Fourth Master Xu said, "Between you and me, why bother thanking me?"

These words were indeed somewhat ambiguous, and Xiaomei's ears unconsciously turned red. However, she was also filled with mixed feelings. Even if she and Xu Feng had feelings for each other, they might not be able to go on. The Xu family valued Xu Feng so much, and Mrs. Xu was gentle on the surface, but she was actually tough.

Fourth Master Xu said, "Wan'er, I already know about your father's situation. Don't worry. My Xu family is in Lingnan City, and we have quite a few contacts with officials. I'll go to Lingnan City myself and interact with those officials. I'm sure your family's situation will be fine."

My younger sister asked, "The Xu family is a merchant family. How could they have such close ties with officials? Fourth brother, are you saying this to comfort me?"

"No, I'm definitely not trying to comfort you." Fourth Master Xu said seriously, "I was originally... Wan'er, there are some things I can't tell you frankly for the time being. You just need to know that I love you and will definitely help you and the Si family out of this predicament."

In the most dangerous moment, there was such a soul-similar man who stood up for me. It would be a lie to say that I was not moved.

Even though there had been disagreements between them last year, even though Fourth Master Xu had hesitated between her and his eldest sister.

The younger sister lowered her eyes. She had been worried about her elder sister during the days she was in a coma, and she was also exhausted from taking care of the whole family. Now that such a considerate Fourth Master Xu was in front of her, she couldn't help but want to rely on him and depend on him.

Fourth Master Xu reached out and took Xiaomei's hand. "Wan'er, I was wrong before and made you sad. I was confused at that time, but later I realized what my heart really was like. Wan'er, I love you, and that will never change in this life."

The younger sister raised her head and was about to respond to him when she heard the anxious voice of her followers from outside.

"Fourth Master, Fourth Master, the old lady is here!"

Mr. Xu Si started to panic and subconsciously let go of his younger sister's hand, looking back.

Old Lady Xu sat at the head of the main hall, attended by two maids and two women. Her air of grandeur was unmatched by most people. The villagers were already stunned, not daring to even glance at her.

The second sister sat on the other side and said with a smile, "I didn't know that we were not able to welcome Madam Xu to our house. It is our fault for being so rude. But the old lady is also aware of the current situation of the Si family. Please forgive me."

She said it was rude, but in fact she was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not really feel that she was rude.

Old Lady Xu said calmly, "It's my fault for coming here without sending a visiting card in advance."

Only wealthy families have the custom of sending visiting cards. Why would it be so troublesome to visit a village household?

The second sister asked, "Madam, are you here today for the food shop? Please be patient. We have rented the food shop, and as long as you don't cancel the lease, we won't default on the rent."

"The rent for the food shop is only a few coins, I don't care. I came here today to take that ignorant young boy back home."