Hearing Xiao Ya's words, Jiujiu knew what situation she was in.
Li Fugui had taken a liking to Mu Qing's talent and had plotted to have Mu Qing push Jiuniang into the river. He had used Jiuniang's reputation as a reason to force Mu Qing to marry Jiuniang.
She had been unconscious for the entire day yesterday. Li Fugui had probably gone to look for Mu Qing.
Thinking of this, Jiujiu's forehead, which was in pain from her fever, hurt even more.
She did not want to marry that Mu Qing at all. Jiujiu pulled Xiao Ya and said in a low voice, "Ask father to come over. Tell him that I'm dying and I want to see him one last time."
Hearing Jiujiu's words, Xiao Ya's face instantly turned pale. She pulled Jiujiu's arm and said, "Miss, don't scare Xiao Ya."
As soon as she finished speaking, tears fell from Xiao Ya's eyes. Her eyes were red and her face was full of worry. She looked extremely pitiful.
Seeing Xiao Ya crying, Jiujiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm fine. I'm just looking for my father. Quickly ask him to come over."
Seeing Jiujiu say that she was fine, Xiao Ya wiped her tears and ran to the hall.
Looking at Xiao Ya's back, Jiujiu heaved a sigh of relief and motioned for Xiao He to serve her.
By the time Li Fugui arrived, Jiujiu had already washed up and was sitting at the table eating porridge.
He saw Jiujiu, who was lying on the bed on the verge of death yesterday, sitting in front of the table and eating porridge. Although Jiujiu looked a little pale, and even her lips were white, she looked much better than when she was lying on the bed on the verge of death yesterday.
Li Fugui heaved a sigh of relief and sat opposite Jiujiu. He glared at Xiao Ya and scolded, "This wretched girl, how dare she say that you're dying. See if I don't teach her a lesson."
After Li Fugui finished speaking, he wanted to sell Xiao Ya out. She dared to curse his daughter, let's see if he would not peel off a layer of her skin.
Jiujiu swallowed the last mouthful of porridge in her mouth, looked at Li Fugui and said, "Father, don't be angry. I told Xiao Ya to say that."
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she raised her eyelids and glanced at the butler.
The housekeeper, who was about to pull Xiaoya down, immediately let go of his hand when Jiujiu glanced at him. Xiaoya hurriedly stepped behind Jiujiu and patted her chest with lingering fear. Obviously, she was frightened.
Hearing Jiujiu say that he was the one who wanted Xiao Ya to say this, Li Fugui's brows instantly furrowed. Looking at Jiujiu's pale face, he comforted, "My daughter suffered? But don't worry, I will definitely let you marry into the Mu Family. "
Thinking of Mu Qing's appearance yesterday and the fact that Mu Qing was a scholar at such a young age, he thought that his future was limitless. Such an outstanding man should belong to his daughter.
Hearing Li Fugui mention Mu Qing, Jiujiu's brows instantly furrowed. She whispered, "The person who knocked me down yesterday was Young Master Mu?"
Hearing Jiujiu say that Mu Qing knocked her down, Li Fugui's brows instantly furrowed.
He had planned for Mu Qing to knock Jiujiu down, but it was only for Mu Qing to knock Jiujiu down. Who knew that Mu Qing would directly knock Jiujiu down from the bridge. Thinking of how Jiujiu was fished out yesterday, Li Fugui wanted to drag Mu Qing out and beat him up dozens of times.
If it was not for Mu Qing's appearance and future, Li Fugui would not have allowed Mu Qing to be so carefree.
However, even though he was already thinking of marrying Jiujiu to Mu Qing, hearing Jiujiu say that Mu Qing knocked her down, Li Fugui's face still carried some anger. He forcefully suppressed his anger and nodded.
Seeing that Li Fugui admitted that Mu Qing knocked her down, Jiujiu's brows furrowed slightly. She whispered, "Father, I don't know if I should say something."
Li Fugui raised his head and saw Jiujiu's hesitant and hesitant look. He frowned and said, "I am your father. What is there that you can't say to me? Feel free to say it."
Jiujiu blinked her eyes, and her eyes instantly turned red with a layer of mist. Jiujiu pursed her lips and said softly, "Father, after I fell into the water yesterday, I only felt that my body was light as a feather. Unknowingly, I dreamt of my marriage with Young Master Mu."
Jiujiu raised her hand to wipe the tears in her eyes. She said in a sorrowful voice, "I dreamed that Young Master Mu did not like me, but coveted the dowry that father gave me and reluctantly agreed to this marriage. However, after marrying me, he did not touch me at all. He even sold all the maidservants that father gave me as dowry and made me do laundry and cook every day. In the end, he said that I was a hen that could not lay eggs and asked his old mother to torture me."
Jiujiu originally wanted to talk about the matter of the brothel concubine, but if she said too much at once, it would inevitably arouse Li Fugui's suspicion. Therefore, she only said the first half.
When he heard Jiujiu say that Mu Qing coveted her dowry, Li Fugui frowned.
It was because Mu Qing passed the county examination that Li Fugui took a fancy to him. He knew Mu Qing's family situation the best.
Mu Qing's father died early. He relied on his mother to buy embroidery to go to school. If he did not pass the county examination, it would be particularly difficult for him to find a wife. However, even if he passed the county examination, people with better status still looked down on him. He also looked down on those who were not as good as him. Only a merchant family like Li Fugui would want to marry their daughter to him.
Although scholars often said that they would not bend over for five bushels of rice, in Li Fugui's eyes, this was nonsense.
People could not live without grains. They did not bend over for five bushels of rice only because they had rice to eat now. When they ran out of rice, let's see if they would bend over.
Originally, Li Fugui did not think that Mu Qing would covet Jiujiu's dowry. After all, he only had one girl, Jiujiu. When he and his wife died, his family property would naturally belong to Jiujiu.
However, after hearing Jiujiu's words, she thought of the poor life Mu Qing had lived before. Even if Mu Qing didn't know how to do it, his unscrupulous old mother might have instructed him to do it.
Li Fugui did not think that his thoughts were dark and tarnished scholars. It was because he had seen too many things since he started from scratch. There were too many examples of people dying for wealth and birds dying for food.
Originally, Li Fugui thought that Mu Qing was a good son-in-law. But now, Li Fugui felt that he had to think carefully.
Seeing Li Fugui's hesitation, Jiujiu knew that her words had moved Li Fugui. She said softly, "Daughter knows that Father is thinking for my good. But yesterday, when we met for the first time, he knocked me into the water and almost caused me to lose my life. Daughter is really sad."
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