The twelve-year-old boy was poorly nourished and only about 1.4 meters tall. Lian Xiaomin picked him up like a princess and gave him to Ma Cheng, and quickly carried him into their shack.

Ma Jing was in the room with the door open. She was suddenly stunned when she saw someone coming into the yard.

When I looked closely, I saw that it was my brother who was carried in with blood on his face. I was shocked.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" She was panicked, with tears in her eyes. She quickly moved her little body to let Lian Xiaomin in.

As soon as Ma Cheng was put on the small earthen kang, his arms moved and he slowly woke up.

"Xiao Jing, go get your brother some water. He's fine, don't be afraid."

Ma Jing listened to what this sister, whose name she didn't know, said and nodded.

Another person she knew was Sister Yufang, who fed pigs in the cowshed.

The little girl hurried to pour water.

After giving Ma Cheng some water, he woke up completely.

Lian Xiaomin asked quickly: "Ma Cheng, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

He reached out and gently touched his head, frowning and saying -

"That little girl, um... Xie Jiao, she was kidnapped. She's about a mile outside the village, near the woods on the north side of the road."

"I couldn't beat that guy, but he didn't end up well either. In the end, I found a stick on the ground and broke his arm, and then he ran away..."

Yufang, who was standing by and holding Xiaoya, heard this and asked hurriedly, "What about Xie Jiao?"

"She's still in the woods, but it's nothing serious. She just sprained her ankle and is moving slowly at the back."

When Yufang heard this, she was surprised! It turns out this guy also saved Xie Jiao.

Well, she'll just run over and deliver a letter to the Xie family.

He put Xiaoya on the ground, handed her to Xiaomin, and turned to leave.

Xiaofu was sitting obediently on a small bench in the yard, waiting for his sister with Digua.

After Yufang left, Lian Xiaomin checked Ma Cheng again carefully and found that there were no broken bones, only a crack on his head.

She handed Xiao Ya to Ma Jing to look after for a while and said she had to go home to get some medicine.

"Be good, little girl. Stay with Sister Xiaojing for a while. I'll be back soon!"

The little girl came into Ma Jing's arms obediently and was not shy at all.

She walked into the yard again and told Xiaofu to wait there while her sister went back to get something, and then she hurried out to her home.

She moved quickly, just going through the motions, pretending to go home and get a small bag of medicine.

He also picked up a basket containing ten goose eggs, two packets of noodles, two pounds of brown sugar, and four large apples.

In less than twenty minutes, he came back with the things as fast as lightning.

This time he poured a basin of clean water, wiped the blood off Ma Cheng, and used iodine to disinfect all the wounds.

It was mainly the area on the head. I applied some medicine carefully and bandaged it with gauze.

After everything was done, he told him, "Except for the head, there is nothing wrong with the body. Try to lie down and don't move for the next few days to see if you have a concussion... It's just dizziness."

Looking at Ma Cheng lying there obediently without saying a word, his eyes were a little red. What happened? She was quite gentle.

Recalling something, he asked again, "Ma Cheng, do you know the person who wants to kidnap Xie Jiao?"

Ma Cheng knew that this person was called Lian Xiaomin. She was the one who bought the yard at the foot of the mountain, which used to be her own home.

It has been a long time since anyone has taken care of him or treated him so well. He was in pain, and when he was vulnerable, he suddenly encountered someone treating him like this...

Ma Cheng tried hard to hold back his tears. When he heard the other party's question, he answered casually, "The man was masked, and I didn't know him... He brought a large sack and wanted to put it on Xie Jiao and take her away."

"I was just passing by the village when I heard someone shouting, so I went over there."

His eyes flickered and he didn't look directly at the other person.

"Look at me, you really don't know that person?"

Lian Xiaomin felt that he was not telling the whole truth.

Ma Cheng glanced at the person in front of him, thought about it, and finally spoke.

"Forget it. There's nothing wrong with telling you. I was too lazy to tell you... That person, although his face was covered, I felt that his figure looked familiar."

"Among those who criticized me before, there was one who looked very similar. I don't know his name, but I know he was a subordinate of an official in the Pigeon Committee, and he was the loudest..."

"...He even slapped me a few times. I remember him and I will never forget him no matter how long it has passed."

"For the sake of you...taking care of me, I've told you everything. I shouldn't have said these things to anyone. Who would believe me? Can I sue the people in the Pigeon Committee?!"

Lian Xiaomin understood and sighed.

Look at this guy, he got beaten pretty badly, but he's still quite loyal.

Even though he doesn't get along with Xie Jiao, he still steps in to help when things get serious. He is a kind-hearted person.

How could a half-grown boy like him beat the other person? He must have fought hard, but it was just downplayed and not mentioned.

"Can you describe to me the appearance of the man who slapped you in the face by the Pigeon Committee?"

Ma Cheng thought about it and recalled.

"He's tall and thin, with a pair of dead fish eyes. I can recognize him halfway through his eyes. Add to that his height, about 1.78 meters, with willow shoulders and a hunchback, it must be him."

Lian Xiaomin nodded and kept it in mind.

"Ma Jing, I'll leave these medicines and gauze for you. Your brother will be fine after two days of rest. If you really feel dizzy, come to the foot of the mountain to find me, okay?"

As he said this, he lifted the cloth covering the basket.

"Cook the food in this basket for him. It will help him get better faster if it adds some nutrition."

The little girl nodded gratefully, glanced down at the things in the basket, and her eyes widened in surprise.

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