Ye Family —

The spicy soup for lunch is ready.

Ye Caiping stood at the door looking around, feeling somewhat uneasy for some reason.

"It's so late, why isn't she back yet?" Old Mrs. Ye walked to Ye Caiping's side, her eyes full of worry.

After the town's spicy soup was distributed, Ye Caiping made arrangements with everyone.

People who set up stalls in the county town must be home before noon, even if they can't sell everything, otherwise they won't be able to deliver the goods at noon.

Normally, it would have been much earlier by then.

"Oh, I heard the sound." Grandma Ye breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Sure enough, Ye Bajin, driving his oxcart, soon appeared at the corner and headed this way.

As soon as the oxcart came to a stop, Ye Caiping and her daughter immediately came forward: "Why are you so late today?"

Ye Jin'er looked exhausted: "Um... I had some things to do today."

As he spoke, he carefully put one foot down, walking with a limp.

Ye Caiping was taken aback, only then noticing that not only had Jin'er become a little lame, but Huan'er's face was also bruised, and Ye Erquan had a small bump on his forehead.

"How did you all get injured?" Ye Caiping was shocked and quickly helped Ye Jin'er up.

"I don't know what happened to the black ox, it suddenly ran off halfway... and ended up rolling down the grassy slope with the ox..." Ye Bajin stammered, looking apologetic.

Ye Erquan looked dejected: "A wooden barrel rolled away somewhere, and we've been looking for it for a while but haven't found it..."

Grandma Ye gasped, tightly holding Ye Huan'er and Ye Erquan's hands: "What wooden bucket? It's good that everyone is alright."

"Quick, let's go inside first." Ye Caiping helped Ye Jin'er into the courtyard.

Ye Peng was chopping firewood in the yard when he saw Ye Jin'er being led in. His expression changed, and he asked anxiously, "How did my cousin Jin'er get hurt?"

"I fell down..." Ye Jin'er smiled weakly.

"Peng'er, go and invite Doctor Zhao, quickly," Ye Caiping urged.

Ye Peng didn't dare to ask any more questions, threw down his machete, and ran out.

When Ye Caiping and the others entered the main room, Old Man Ye and the eldest and second sons of the family came running at the sound. They were startled when they saw the three wounded.

With red eyes, Wei and Yinhua came to Ye Erquan's side.

Before long, Physician Zhao arrived.

After examining her, Dr. Zhao said, "Jin'er has a ligament sprain, and Huan'er has a superficial injury. Erquan's bump on his head is fine. First, apply cold compresses, and after a day, switch to hot compresses. Do this six or seven times a day and it should go away."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Caiping said, "By the way, Bajin, come up and take a look too, and your cow too."

Ye Bajin was pushed to Zhao Langzhong's side.

After examining Bajin and the ox, Dr. Zhao said, "Bajin is lucky; he's unharmed, just like your ox."

After Dr. Zhao left, Ye Caiping finally felt relieved.

Ye Bajin quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not driving well."

Ye Jin'er said anxiously, "It's not Uncle Bajin's fault, humph, I know, it must have been Li Zhiyuan who did it! Otherwise, why did we fall down here of all places but when we passed through Li Family Village!"

"What's going on?" Ye Caiping frowned, sensing the hidden meaning in their words.

Ye Jin'er didn't hide anything and told the whole story of what happened in the county town.

"I've never seen such a shameless person!" Ye Jin'er spat. "He's lucky he ran fast, otherwise I would have poured a bucket of soup over his head and toes, with chili peppers!"

Ye Caiping's face darkened inch by inch. She had already stopped provoking them, yet they still came knocking on her door!

"Little sister... I'm sorry, I... couldn't help at all back then." Ye Erquan was almost crying with anxiety.

Ye Caiping said gently, "I know what kind of person my second brother is. He gets speechless when he gets anxious. If he makes a move, you definitely won't stand idly by."

Ye Huan'er said, "When we fell off the oxcart, luckily my second uncle caught my sister and me, otherwise we would have both bumped our heads."

Ye Caiping smiled slightly: "They are all excellent. Jin'er is very brave, Huan'er is very smart, and Second Brother is also reliable."

Receiving Ye Caiping's praise eased Ye Erquan's guilt somewhat.

"Damn it, nobody's allowed to stop me! I'm going to beat that Li guy to death right now!" Ye Daquan rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush out.

Ye Caiping grabbed him: "Stop! The oxcart overturned. Do you have any evidence to prove that the Li family did it?"

"Even without evidence, I'll still expose you!!" Ye Daquan was on the verge of going crazy.

"Alright, save your anger for later. You'll have your chance to unleash it later."

"But……"

"Listen to me. If you go now, you'll ruin my plans."

Ye Daquan finally shut his mouth, but his anger continued to flare up.

Du pinched his flesh from behind, so hard that his eyes almost popped out.

Ye Caiping stood up: "Bajin, could you please deliver the goods from the midday market to the town first? Yong'er, you'll go with your Uncle Bajin today."

It wasn't that I didn't trust Ye Bajin, but the hot and sour soup required manpower to move it around.

She knew that Li Zhiyuan would be coming to their door soon, and her older brother had to stay home to keep order.

...

Ye Bajin and Ye Yong drove an oxcart, carrying spicy soup, out of the village.

From afar, they could see an oxcart carrying Li Zhiyuan and his sister Li Jiaojiao coming this way.

Ye Bajin and Ye Yong's expressions immediately changed, but remembering that they had a mission to complete and that Ye Caiping would handle things at home, they calmed down.

Li Zhiyuan also saw the two of them, but only glanced at them, not even bothering to give them another look. He was used to being high and mighty in front of the Ye family.

The two oxcarts passed each other without exchanging a word, yet the air was thick with tension.

After walking for a while, the oxcart stopped at the entrance of Qinghe Village.

It was lunchtime, and the villagers had all gone home.

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