Yan Qingqing quickly got dressed and left home with Yuan Huiniang. Just as they were about to turn the corner, they ran into Li Xiangping, who was returning home.

Seeing Li Xiangping's hurried appearance, Yan Qingqing asked, "Are you from next door? Why are you in such a rush?"

Li Xiangping nodded and replied, "Uncle's condition is quite complicated; the doctor in the next village can't treat it. They told us to go to the county town to get a doctor."

He is, after all, my eldest uncle, and since Grandpa has spoken, I can't just ignore it. My third uncle and I will go to the city to see if we can find a skilled doctor to come over.”

Yan Qingqing nodded. Li Xiangping and Li Daniu were, after all, uncle and nephew. Blood was thicker than water, and the grudges of the previous generation should not affect the next. Besides, since Old Master Li had spoken up, she had to give him face. She believed that Li Xiangping should know what was going on.

Yan Qingqing simply told him, "It's dark now and the roads are difficult to travel, so you and your third uncle must be careful."

Li Xiangping nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mother. We go to the city to do business every day, so I know the roads very well."

After saying that, he went home to hitch up his oxcart.

When Yan Qingqing arrived at Li Daniu's house, a crowd had already gathered in the yard. Old Master Li was puffing on his pipe, looking like he had given up on everything. Anyway, it wasn't the first or second time his family had been embarrassed, so he had gotten used to it.

Zhao Yumei squatted on the ground, covering her face and crying bitterly, while Li Daniu screamed in agony from inside the house.

Old Mrs. Li stayed inside, and every now and then a few words of comfort and curses could be heard, telling Li Daniu to bear with it a little longer, saying that Li Sanniu and Li Xiangping had already gone to the city to fetch a doctor.

Of course, the curses were directed at Zhao Yumei, calling her a heartless and rotten-necked woman who murdered her husband, and saying they would divorce her and send her back to her parents' home.

Aunt Wang, who was watching the commotion, saw Yan Qingqing coming over and pulled her aside, saying with concern, "Why are you here in the middle of the night? You're pregnant, be careful not to bump into anything."

Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm fine. Hui Niang came with me. It was too noisy here to sleep, so we came to check on things."

Aunt Wang curled her lip and said, "I really didn't expect that your brother-in-law is such a damn talent. Do you know where he was carried back from?"

Yan Qingqing shook her head. She really didn't know. She had just asked Yuan Huiniang, but she hadn't told her either.

Aunt Wang lowered her voice and whispered, "It was carried back from Widow Liu's house."

Yan Qingqing's eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape. She was genuinely stunned. Wasn't Widow Liu the woman who worked for their family? That she and Li Daniu could have an affair was simply too shocking.

Seeing Yan Qingqing's naive and unworldly demeanor, Aunt Wang whispered an explanation: "What's so special about this? Li Daniu used to be the only scholar in the surrounding area. If he can get an official position in the future, Liu Shi won't be at a disadvantage following him."

But who would have thought that Li Daniu would be so disappointing? Not only was he expelled from the academy, but the county magistrate also stripped him of his title as a student. But thinking about what Li Daniu did, I would say he deserved it.

"But your father-in-law is a very strong-willed person; I wonder how heartbroken he is to have such a thing in the family."

Yan Qingqing felt that Aunt Wang's analysis made a lot of sense.

Wasn't Liu's initial hostility towards me precisely because I insisted on separating the family and no longer supporting Li Dani's education?

Furthermore, Liu Shi was particularly agitated when Wan Niang came to visit last time, which explains everything.

Just as Li Daniu's yard was in a mess, village chief Li Kaishan walked in.

Yan Qingqing suddenly realized that being the village chief was not easy. He had to step in for every little thing that happened in the village. He had troubled Old Li's family countless times with their problems alone.

Li Kaishan walked up to Old Master Li and sighed, saying, "Brother, there's never a moment of peace and quiet these days."

I just came from the Wu family's place. After this incident, the Wu family will definitely not let it go.

Liu has been tied up and looks like she's been beaten pretty badly.

I warned the Wu family when I arrived that they would face legal trouble if someone died.

The Wu family that Li Kaishan mentioned is the husband's family of Widow Liu, and their surname is Wu. There are only two or three households with the surname Wu in Canghe Village.

Although the Wu family were outsiders in Canghe Village, they were still villagers, and Li Kaishan, as the village chief, couldn't show too much favoritism.

Knowing that Li Kaishan was in a difficult position, Old Master Li said, "I know your predicament. I won't make things difficult for you. Just do what you have to do. Just pretend I don't have this son."

As for the Liu family, there's nothing I can do about it.

Old Master Li had already come to terms with it. This son was completely ruined. Rather than letting him continue to cause trouble, it was better to deal with him once and for all, so as to prevent him from harming other children in the future.

At the same time, most people still look down on Liu's way of doing things.

She was widowed at a young age, and everyone sympathized with her. Her insistence on not remarrying made everyone think she was a chaste and virtuous woman.

But now that this incident has happened, her image has plummeted instantly, and people even think that she is a promiscuous person who pretends to be a chaste and virtuous woman to deceive everyone.

The fate of the Liu family afterward was self-evident.

Upon seeing this, Yan Qingqing lost all interest.

Seeing that Yan Qingqing looked uninterested, Yuan Huiniang said, "Mother, why don't you go back and rest first? I'll wait here."

Yan Qingqing nodded; she simply couldn't sympathize with someone like Li Daniu.

When Yan Qingqing got home, she thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she didn't expect to fall asleep so quickly after lying in bed.

Yan Qingqing got up a little later the next day, only getting up when Yuan Huiniang called her for breakfast.

Yan Qingqing looked at Yuan Huiniang's dark circles and knew she must have stayed up all night. She said with heartache, "You child, you stayed up all night for those unrelated things. I really don't know what to say to you."

Yuan Huiniang knew that Yan Qingqing was concerned about her and replied with a smile, "Mother, after all, he is my husband's uncle. He's been busy with all this, and I'm afraid he'll feel bad if I'm not there."

However, I felt quite relieved to see my uncle end up like that. They bullied us a lot in the past few years, and I could never forget it.

Mother, please don't be angry. I secretly asked my husband if he would go against you if you didn't agree to him meddling in other people's business.

My husband said that he would absolutely not listen to a single word of objection from my mother, not even if my grandfather spoke up. He said he would never disobey my mother in his entire life.

My husband also said that my mother was no ordinary woman; her magnanimity and breadth of mind far surpassed that of many men.

Yan Qingqing glanced at Yuan Huiniang after hearing this. This daughter-in-law was much smarter than her foolish son. Look how well she spoke, flattering her while also speaking well of Li Xiangping.