The farce ended with the arrest of Han Fenglan and her daughter, and the police drove away with the suspects in a tractor.

Before leaving, the rescued comrades came to Yu Yao and bowed to her in gratitude.

The villagers had such a big story to tell today, but none of them were in a hurry to go back. Some went to the old loquat tree, while others chatted in small groups at the brigade office.

When Yu Yao saw Lu Ze come out, she asked, "Are Lu Yunqi and Mu Hehe alright?"

"Mu Hehe has woken up. The barefoot doctor is still examining him, but the results are not yet available."

As the two were chatting, they saw a military jeep drive in from the village entrance. Judging from the license plate, it was the one Lu Ze had borrowed from the army.

The car stopped, and Su Ya got out first, followed closely by Grandpa Lu and his wife, and Tian Ya.

When Su Ya saw Lu Ze, she ran over immediately. "Uncle, I heard that Yun Qi was encountered by human traffickers. How is he?"

Lu Ze: "He's in the next room, he has a big bump on his head, and the barefoot doctor is examining him."

Upon receiving the news, Suya immediately went next door.

Hu Lingyu glanced at the defensive line that Su Ya had left and asked Lu Ze, "Is Yun Qi alright?"

"I asked Mei Laosan, and he said he bumped into a door and got a big bump when he was running away, but it shouldn't be anything serious."

"That's good. How about you, Yu'er?"

"Grandma Hu, I'm fine, I'm doing well."

Hu Lingyu looked Yu Yao up and down and, seeing that she was unharmed, felt relieved.

"It's good that you're alright. You wouldn't believe how scared we were when we got the call at the guesthouse. I don't know whether to say you were lucky or unlucky, that you could run into human traffickers just by burning paper money."

Yu Yao winked playfully: "Then we're pretty lucky. The unlucky ones are those human traffickers. They messed with us, like kicking a cotton ball."

Hu Lingyu and Grandpa Lu were both amused by her.

"Grandpa, put me down." Tianya tugged at Grandpa Lu, and after stepping onto the ground, she threw herself into Yu Yao's arms.

He took out two hawthorn candies from his pocket and gave one to Yu Yao.

"Pretty sister, I missed you. Here, have some."

Yu Yao patted her head, "Thank you, Tianya, Tianya is so cute."

Sweetie's eyes narrowed when praised, revealing her little tiger teeth. "Sweetie thinks the pretty older sister is right, and Sweetie also thinks Sweetie is really cute."

The child's innocent words made everyone laugh.

Lu Ze pretended to be angry: "Only pretty older sisters have candy, but your uncle doesn't? Then your uncle won't take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy anymore."

Tianya looked at the last piece of fruit leather in her hand, then glanced at Lu Ze.

With a sigh like a little adult, and an expression that seemed to say, "How can you adults be so cruel as to snatch food from a child?", she reluctantly stuffed the fruit leather into Lu Ze's hand.

Lu Ze unwrapped the fruit leather candy and teased her, "Did your little uncle really eat it?"

Sweetie glanced one last time at the fruit leather in Lu Ze's hand, her face full of longing, "You eat it."

"Silly girl, your uncle was just teasing you. Here you go." Lu Ze patted her head and handed the little girl a fruit leather candy with the wrapper already peeled off.

Sweetie was overjoyed to have her fruit leather back, and she showered her uncle with compliments, one after another, without repeating herself.

The Lu family members all had an extraordinary air about them, attracting a lot of attention in the countryside. People from the village who were enjoying the cool air and chatting would secretly take a look at them.

"The Lu family treats Yu Yao so well, even more so than Yu Defu, her father."

"This girl has suffered so much, and finally her suffering has come to an end." Yu Lan was happy for Yu Yao because she saw how much the Lu family liked her.

Most of the people in Baihe Brigade watched Yu Yao grow up and hoped she would be well; only a few people felt a pang of jealousy.

Liu Dazui is one of them.

She still remembers how Yu Yao bought so many things when they rode in the oxcart, but she wouldn't let anyone see any of them.

She became displeased when she heard people say good things about Yu Yao.

"This is nothing compared to what's to come. There's a huge difference between being a boyfriend and being a wife. I heard that the island is very remote, and it's hard to even get enough water. It takes several days to get there by boat. It's not as convenient as going to the commune. Just wait and see, Yu Yao's hard days are yet to come."

Yu Yao didn't know what the Baihe Brigade people were saying, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.

How well you live your life isn't determined by just talking; it depends on how you manage it.

Even though she was unlucky enough to transmigrate into a book, Yu Yao never doubted her ability to make a good life for herself.

Looking through the room's window, Mu Hehe watched the group of people enjoying themselves while applying ointment to the wound on her calf.

She felt a mix of jealousy, anger, and a hint of envy.

What merits does Yu Yao possess to be so beloved by the Lu family?

On what grounds?

Just then, the barefoot doctor finished examining Lu Yunqi.

Seeing this, Lu Ze and the others quickly went inside.

Lu Yunqi lay unconscious on the makeshift bed made of door panels, his face still pale.

Suya wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked anxiously, "Doctor, why hasn't my son woken up yet?"

The barefoot doctor frowned. "I've already applied medicine to the bump on his head. As for why he hasn't woken up, I suspect he's injured his brain. Just to be on the safe side, you should go to the commune clinic to have him checked."

Everyone quickly helped Lu Yunqi into the jeep.

The jeep couldn't fit everyone, so Lu Ze took Su Ya and Lu Yunqi to the commune first, while the others stayed in the brigade to wait for news.

Mu Hehe had a cut on her leg, and fearing it would leave a scar, she went to the commune as well.

Dongfeng Commune was the largest commune in the vicinity, close to the provincial capital. The doctors at the clinic were all from hospitals in the provincial capital. After the examination, Lu Yunqi's health was found to be normal, and no problems were found.

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