Upon hearing this, Grandma Gu exclaimed, "Ah?"

He responded with a puzzled look, then got up and walked outside, saying, "I really don't know. I'll go out and ask."

Upon seeing this, Yu Mingxiang got up and saw the old lady out.

After Grandma Gu left, the courtyard at the entrance of the village returned to its quiet state.

Looking at the seemingly absent-minded Xuancao, Yu Mingxiang asked gently, "What are you thinking about?"

Xuancao: "I'm thinking about what Uncle Gu said, accepting fate... it seems really fragile."

Li Guihua is dead.

Zhao Tiezhu and Zhao Tengfei were extremely indifferent.

Qin Yuzhu has disappeared without a trace.

But.

However, Xuancao's heart remained unsettled for a long time.

When a person dies, their debts are forgiven, but...

The memory cannot be erased.

Having spent eighteen years together, Li Guihua's image remains vivid in Xuancao's mind.

The way she hit her, the way she scolded her, the cruelty of not giving her food, the ruthlessness of sending her to sleep in the pigsty, the gloating over wanting to sell her to someone else as a child bride...

She's so bad.

So ruthless.

How could he die so easily?

Xuancao's expression was complex; she couldn't express resentment, but neither did she feel any sense of relief or pleasure...

Yu Mingxiang: ...

He took in his daughter's expression and sighed helplessly.

"When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out."

She patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "Wait until she's buried! After she's buried, I'll take you to burn some paper money for her."

"Let's consider this a complete settlement with her, a farewell to the past, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Xuancao said: ...

After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "Okay!"

If saying goodbye to the past requires a ritual, then this is her ritual.

She has found her family and has a new home.

We can no longer dwell on the past.

Things like today, where I couldn't control my emotions when I saw Zhao Tiezhu and his son, must never happen again!

The daylily whispers this in my heart, reminding myself of this.

When Yu Mingxiang saw that she had agreed, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. After the meal, she pulled her daughter and went into the east room.

She promised the town hospital that she would supply them with plasters during the period before the Lunar New Year.

In addition to ointments, she also makes frostbite ointment for her daughter.

The frostbite on my daughter's hands was so obvious.

Being nourished by the sacred spring water, it heals too slowly.

As the aroma of herbs slowly rose from the courtyard at the village entrance, people occasionally came and went in the streets of Hedao Village, busy with funeral arrangements for Li Guihua.

at the same time.

Jijia Village.

After several attempts to get close to Ji Zichen, which were all thwarted by him, Qin Yuzhu made a snap decision and knelt down in front of him with a thud.

"Battalion Commander Ji, please save me! I beg you, please save me!"

She reached out and grabbed Ji Zichen's trouser leg, pleading, "Zhao Tiezhu and Zhao Tengfei beat me! Not only did they beat me, they also want to sell me, to sell me to some remote mountain village!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Zichen was speechless.

His brows furrowed slightly.

He instinctively dodged to avoid Qin Yuzhu's pull.

Upon seeing this, a hint of resentment flashed in Qin Yuzhu's eyes.

Why?

Why does Ji Zichen treat Qin Xuancao, that bitch, differently, but avoid her like the plague?

What exactly is it about her that makes her inferior to Qin Xuancao?

Qin Yuzhu couldn't figure it out, and she didn't have time to think about it.

Because she had a bad feeling.

I have a feeling that Xuancao will not return to the Zhao family, and I have a feeling that I might really be sold!

"Battalion Commander Ji, please save me!"

Undeterred, she said, "Aren't you the one who loves to stand up for the weak and is always happy to help others? Can you bear to see me sold to the deep mountains and tortured to death?"