It's more painful for her to live with a limp than for her to die directly; this way, half of the original owner's revenge has been avenged.

After paying, Liu Sisi and Liu Dashi went back to their own home, where the banquet had already ended and they were starting to clean up.

Today, everyone at the old house came except for Liu Da-wa, who was studying.

Liu Yuanshan finally understood that he could no longer control his eldest son as he used to.

He was much smarter than Old Wang. Since he couldn't control the situation, he decided to be a good father and at least not make things too tense. That way, his eldest son might think of him when things went well for him in the future.

Today, he used his father's status to help Liu Dashi greet the guests, as if it were his own family's wedding banquet.

Old Wang wanted to curse Liu Dashi several times, but he suppressed it each time, thinking to himself that his wife was a fool who couldn't see the situation clearly.

The eldest son said that as long as they stop causing trouble, since they are still his parents, they might even come back to be filial to them if they receive some benefits.

Liu Erlin's face hadn't fully recovered from the beating, so he didn't dare stay any longer. After finishing his meal, he took his son and daughter-in-law back home.

Liu Sanzhu and his wife wanted to get closer to their elder brother, so they helped out as soon as they arrived in the morning. They even brought Liu Xiaohua over so that she could get along well with her cousin, Liu Sisi.

They didn't see Liu Sisi all day. Liu Dashi was indifferent to his third brother and didn't show much affection. They almost failed to get any information from him. The couple packed a lot of food and went home.

Liu Yuanshan and Old Wang didn't leave. He wanted to wait until everyone had left before talking to his eldest son and getting to know him better.

When Liu Dashi returned, he saw that his parents were still there, while most of the others had left. He went into the kitchen and brought out a piece of meat and some vegetables.

"Dad, you've worked hard serving the guests all day. Take this meat and vegetables back with you. You're getting old, don't worry about it anymore."

Old Wang snatched it away, afraid that the old man would have another fit of madness and refuse it.

“Okay, Dad understands,” Liu Yuanshan replied to his eldest son.

Some of the older villagers who hadn't left saw it.

“Da Shi is such a filial son. His parents treated him so badly back then, but now that he’s doing well, he still takes care of them. If I had such a good son, I would never give him away. I would want to stay with him for the rest of my life.”

Liu Yuanshan regretted it too! If he had known that the eldest son's daughter could dig up ginseng, he wouldn't have shared it. He and Old Wang returned home amidst the envious voices of a group of people.

The busy day finally came to an end. Liu Sisi lay in bed, the face of that handsome young man from that day appearing in her mind.

The boy looked like he was about to die that day, and I wonder how he is now. I even took 500 taels of silver from him.

Next time she sees him, she'll give him some of Xi Yu's Bagua River water; maybe it can cure him! Such a handsome young man, it would be a pity to lose him. Thinking about this, she fell into a deep sleep.

Xi Yu hasn't been staying in the river lately either. Liu Sisi made him a huge snake pit, saying that the water in the Bagua River will be used for drinking in the future, so he shouldn't go in there to avoid giving people bad luck with the water.

Meanwhile, in a large mansion in the county town, Gu Lingchen's complexion grew increasingly grim as he lay in bed listening to Asheng's report.

"Young Master, our men have been unable to locate Doctor Jiang."

"Am I really destined to be like this?" Gu Lingchen wondered to himself.

“However, young master, we have found the girl you are looking for. She is the daughter of a farmer in Tianshan Village, Wutong Town.”

Gu Lingchen thought of Liu Sisi's pretty and cute face, and a glimmer of light returned to his eyes that had just dimmed.

"Prepare some gifts, I will pay her a visit tomorrow to thank her for helping me find the jade pendant."

"Yes," Ah Sheng replied, handing Gu Lingchen a pill to take.

The next morning, after Liu Sisi got up and washed, she saw Liu Sixi fiddling with some herbs in the courtyard.

"Fifth Brother, what are you doing?" Liu Sisi asked.

Liu Sixi: "I dug up some wild chrysanthemums, salvia miltiorrhiza, and dandelions on the mountain. I wanted to dry them and take them to the pharmacy to exchange for some money."

Liu Sisi: "Fifth Brother, Second Brother and the others have gone to school. Is there anything you want to do?"

Liu Sixi: "Besides tinkering with these herbs, I don't really have anything else I want to do. I just go farming with my dad most of the time!"

Liu Sisi: "Fifth Brother, you can go to the pharmacy as an apprentice. Maybe you can become a doctor in the future! Our village only has Doctor Li. She is old and her medical skills are not good. If you learn, our village will have a doctor again."

Liu Sixi: "Me? Can I?"

Liu Sisi: "Of course you can. You can talk to your parents, and they will definitely agree."

"Okay, I'll go right away," Liu Sixi said as soon as she found her target and told her parents.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Liu Sisi's home?" Liu Sisi heard someone calling her name outside the door.

"Hmm? Yes," Liu Sisi looked towards the door and saw Gu Lingchen coming with a servant carrying some things.

Liu Dashi and Wu Shi also heard the commotion and hurriedly came out to greet the guests.

"Young master, what is this?" Liu Dashi asked.

"Oh, I came here specifically to thank you," I said. "I was in such a rush that day and didn't prepare a thank-you gift, so I've come today to make up for it." Gu Lingchen said.

Um, didn't they give me five hundred taels that day? Isn't that a thank-you gift? Liu Sisi thought to herself, this rich man's son is really polite. He gave me silver notes and then came to my door to express his gratitude.

Little did she know that Gu Lingchen simply wanted to see her.

"Come in and have a seat!" Mrs. Wu greeted the guest and placed some fruit next to Gu Lingchen.

Seeing that his complexion was still not good, Liu Sisi asked, "Young master, if I may ask, why do you look so pale? Are you ill?"

"Yes, I've had this weakness since I was a child, for many years. I came out this time because I heard that there is a famous doctor named Jiang in Jinshan County who can cure many difficult and complicated diseases. I wanted to try my luck, but I was unlucky. Doctor Jiang is not in the valley. I haven't found him yet," Gu Lingchen replied with some helplessness.

Looking at that handsome face, Liu Sisi felt a desire to help him. Such a good-looking face, it would be a pity to lose it, especially since the man had given her money and gifts.

"Father, I'll go brew a pot of tea for the young master."

After saying that, Liu Sisi took the teapot and returned to her room, entering her spatial dimension.

Xi Yu was sleeping soundly in the snake's den! Liu Sisi woke it up.

"Xiyu, you said this river water can cure all ailments." Does that mean you just need to pour a little of each type of water in? Is there any specific ratio required?

Xi Yu opened his sleepy snake eyes and said lazily, "There's no ratio. Just drink both together. Don't disturb my sleep. I was just dreaming that I regained my human form and was surrounded by women, and you woke me up."

Liu Sisi rolled her eyes. "Dream on. It's unlikely you'll even be able to regain your human form, let alone have two women on your left and right!" Then she ignored him and went to fill up the Bagua River with water.