The Road to Rich of A Peasant Girl novel Chapter 4

Two days later, Shi Qingluo wanted to drink some fish soup, so she walked to the river connecting the two villages to catch some fish.

Along the way, she even heard a few women gossiping.-

"Shangxi village's Elementary Scholar Xiao is really miserable. It wasn't easy for him to get through the elementary scholar exam, but he fell down the mountain and fainted. I heard that his family didn't have the money to buy medicine. Not sure if they are able to save him."

"The Xiao family doesn't care?"

"Haven't you heard about their family affairs?"

"1 just came back after going to town. What happened to the Xiao Family?"

"Elementary Scholar Xiao's father went to military service and became a general. Some time back, he even brought a young lady with him.

"1 don't know what exactly happened. Scholar Xiao's mother pushed that lady down, and she suffered from a miscarriage."

"He was so angry that he wanted to demote his wife to a mistress. I don't know what happened, but in the end they divorced."

"Scholar Xiao and his siblings followed their mother, and parted ways with other relatives in the Xiao Family." "Scholar Xiao is a person with a conscience. I heard that General Xiao originally wanted to bring him and nurture him in the capital, but he refused to and chose to live alone with his mother and siblings."

"This angered General Xiao, who wrote a letter to disown his kinship with Scholar Xiao and his siblings. He had already returned to the capital a few days ago, but the other members of the Xiao Family couldn't be bothered."

"In the past, when General Xiao went for his military service, his wife didn't have a good life in the Xiao family either. She was often scolded by his mother-in-law and bullied by his sisters-in-law. If Scholar Xiao wasn't present, she would have been tortured to death."

"What a sin. They are really ruthless."

"The people of the Xiao family are all ruthless. Ever since Scholar Xiao's maternal family passed away, they became harsher on her mother and them.

"If Scholar Xiao didn't excel in this examination through his perseverance, he wouldn't have been able to make a decision for his mother this time.

"He passed the elementary scholar examination and had a general as his father. For what? He's still going to die soon.

"In the past, he was famous within the town for being able to read. What a pity. Sigh!"

After hearing the gossip, Shi Qingluo walked towards the river.

However, she saw a child drowning in the river when she got close.

She ran over without hesitation and jumped into the river to save him.

After performing emergency resuscitation, the child opened his eyes after choking on a few mouthfuls of water.

"I'm not dead?" He asked in confusion.

He had wanted to catch fish in the river, but his legs suddenly cramped and he drowned.

He thought he was dead.

Shi Qingluo looked at his confused expression and patted his head with a smile.

"Of course, someone saved you. That's why you didn't die."

Xiao Erlang raised his head and saw an elder girl drenched in water, looking at him gently.

He wasn't stupid and quickly reacted. She had saved him.

"Thank you, sister. I will definitely repay you for saving my life in the future."

Now, he was the only useful male in the family.

His brother was already unconscious. If he died too, his mother and sister would be heartbroken.

Shi Qingluo looked at the eight or nine-year-old child who was so sensible. He left a good impression on her.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to repay me in the future."

For a child, it was good for him to have a goal.

"Where is your home? Let me send you back."

Xiao Erlang wanted to decline politely, he felt too embarrassed to trouble her again.

However, his feet hurt as he stood up. He was embarrassed, "Then I'll have to trouble you, sister. My home is in the neighbouring village."

Shi Qingluo carried the child on her back and walked in the direction he pointed.

The child's house was in Xiaxi village, just across the river. There was a wooden bridge that they could walk across.

Shi Qingluo chatted with him as she walked.

Only then did she realise with surprise that he was the younger brother of Scholar Xiao that the few women were gossiping.

His elder brother had injured his leg after falling down the mountain. He also had a high fever which did not subside.

His condition was still unstable after taking the medicine. In the past few days, he ended up in a deeper coma.