I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 4 Reasons for Premature Birth

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After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Aunt Xiao asked, "Father, Mother, what exactly happened? Third Sister-in-law was still more than a month away from giving birth, how could she suddenly have a premature birth?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

After a while, Old Lady Xiao finally explained what had happened.

It turned out that yesterday morning, Lin Qin had been unable to eat due to the hot weather and the fact that she was in her late pregnancy. Xiao Qinian felt sorry for his wife, so he thought of going to town to buy some pastries from Fu Ji Shop, which Lin Qin liked. The two were talking in the yard when Xiao Quan's wife, Li Daya, happened to pass by the door and overheard them.

Li Daya glared at the doorway, muttering a few curses under her breath, but didn't really take it seriously.

After Xiao Qinian left, Lin Qin also said she wanted to go for a walk outside, but unexpectedly they ran into each other again. Since the two of them didn't get along well to begin with, she ignored him.

However, when Li Daya saw Lin Qin, who was still as beautiful as ever despite being pregnant, and seeing Xiao Qinian's affection for his wife earlier, she became jealous and started swearing at Lin Qin without thinking.

"Pah! What a shameless slut! Look at your seductive appearance! You're clearly pregnant, yet you still dress up so provocatively! Do you have to go out and seduce men? A woman like you is simply promiscuous and shameless!"

Lin Qin was literate and gentle, unable to swear, and was rendered speechless by Li Daya's insults. This only emboldened Li Daya to continue her tirade, until finally she grabbed Lin Qin and ripped off her clothes.

Because Lin Qin was pregnant, she was a little unsteady and was pulled down to the ground. That Li Daya was really a jerk; seeing Lin Qin fall, she ran away in fright. Luckily, the children playing outside saw it and came back to call their families.

When her family rushed over, they saw that her water had broken and wet liquid was flowing down her legs, forming a puddle.

Lin Qin's face was filled with pain and tension. She clutched her stomach tightly with both hands, and her body trembled slightly. The air around them was thick with tension and a sense of oppression, as if time itself had frozen.

But it was too late to call a doctor, so they quickly found Aunt Fang, and that's how she was able to give birth smoothly.

"No, Mother, we can't let Li Daya get away with this." After learning the whole story, Aunt Xiao couldn't believe that such a disgusting thing could happen.

“Yes, my sister is right. We can’t let Li Daya get away with this. She almost killed my sister-in-law and niece,” Xiao Qiren echoed.

After saying that, he took the lead, picked up a stick about the thickness of a thumb from outside the door, and went out, with the others following closely behind.

Li Daya's family lived next door to the Xiao family, not far away, separated only by a wall. She and Lin Qin were close in age. After marrying into the Xiao family, she always thought about comparing herself to Lin Qin in everything and paid attention to the Xiao family's affairs at all times, which was extremely annoying.

I've done some trivial things before, which were annoying but didn't have much of an impact. But this time, it's a matter of life and death.

"Li Daya, get out here! You caused my sister-in-law to have a premature birth, and you still have the nerve to hide at home!" Xiao Qiren shouted at the Xiao family from outside their gate.

Hearing the noise inside, Li Daya was so frightened that she trembled and dared not go out, so she hid in a corner.

Xiao Quan, who was talking to his parents in the main room, was a little confused when he heard the noise outside. What was going on? It sounded like Xiao Qiren from next door. He got up and went out to open the door.

When the Xiao family saw that it was Xiao Quan who opened the door, they immediately asked him:

Where is Li Daya?

When Xiao Quan saw the entire Xiao family standing menacingly outside the door, carrying sticks, he was momentarily stunned.

"Brother Xiao, what's going on here?" Xiao Quan asked Xiao Qiren, somewhat confused. He had no idea what the Xiao family was up to. But seeing this scene, he felt a sense of fear.

"Get Li Daya out here. She caused my third brother's wife to have a premature birth yesterday, almost killing both mother and child."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Quan took two steps back, his eyes glazed over, his body almost unsteady, and he murmured in a trembling voice, "How could this be? It's impossible."

"What do you mean it's impossible? Tell Li Daya to come out, or we'll go inside and look for her ourselves," Xiao Qiren said impatiently. Although Xiao Quan was a decent person, he couldn't speak kindly about this matter.

Xiao Quan steadied himself, turned around and went inside, thinking that there must be some misunderstanding.

When he entered the house and found Li Daya hiding in the corner, the last glimmer of hope he had was instantly extinguished. There must be a connection, otherwise Li Daya wouldn't be hiding here. She was usually so arrogant, but now she was trembling with fear.

"Come out," Xiao Quan said in an icy tone, completely unlike his usual amiable manner.

But Li Daya didn't react at all and remained hiding in the corner.

"I'll say it again, come out!" Seeing that Li Daya still didn't move, Xiao Quan reached out and pulled her up.

"No, I don't want to go out, husband, please, I don't want to go out." After being dragged out by Xiao Quan, Li Daya hugged Xiao Quan's leg and pleaded painfully. She couldn't go out, the Xiao family would beat her to death, she absolutely couldn't go out.

Unfortunately, she was no match for Xiao Quan, a grown man, and was taken outside by him.

"Li Daya, you pushed my third sister-in-law down yesterday, causing her to have a premature birth and almost killing both her and her unborn child. This is murder! How could you be so vicious?" Xiao Xiaogu angrily pointed at Li Daya when she saw her come out.

"No, I didn't, it wasn't me, I didn't push her." Sitting on the ground, Li Daya denied Xiao Gu's accusations with snot and tears streaming down her face.

"You still won't admit it! Everyone saw it. You pushed my third sister-in-law down, and instead of helping her, you ran away! You're not human! If it weren't for the children notifying us and getting her rescued in time, she would be dead now!" Aunt Xiao was even more furious when she heard Li Daya deny it.

Upon hearing that no one was hurt, Li Daya realized she no longer needed to be afraid and shamelessly continued:

“I didn’t do it on purpose. I didn’t mean to push her. She lost her balance. It’s not my fault. Besides, she’s fine. Why are you all so petty?”

Upon hearing this, the Xiao family members thought that Li Daya was truly shameless. She had clearly made a mistake, but instead of apologizing and taking responsibility, she was just making a scene.

"Xiao Quan, tell her what exactly happened yesterday. She's still denying everything. We won't let this go until we get an explanation today."

When Xiao Quan heard what Boss Xiao said, he gave a wry smile. He didn't know how to handle the situation, as it was no small matter.

The two sides are now at a stalemate, and the earlier commotion has attracted other villagers.

"What's going on? What's going on with these two families? They seem to be making quite a fuss," someone in the village asked.

"I heard that Xiao's third son's wife went into premature labor yesterday, and Xiao Daya pushed her down," a person who had arrived earlier whispered.

"Oh, there's something like that too," the villagers chattered outside the door.