After saying this, Qi Mingyu turned and left without a trace of ruthlessness, his eyes filled with indifference.

Although his right hand, which he uses to hold a pen, wasn't injured, he still needed to see a doctor first.

After all, the imperial court had regulations that those with physical disabilities were ineligible for the imperial examinations.

After he finished examining his hands, he checked on his parents' health, then invited Xue Mengyu out to talk to her about his situation.

Now that he had decided to get married, he didn't want the Xue family to harbor any resentment towards him after discovering Zhuang Zilan.

If you want to use someone else's money, you have to make them willing to spend it.

Therefore, he had to take the initiative to inform them before things happened.

What Zhuang Zilan's fate will be at that time will be left to the Xue family to decide.

He believed that, regardless of what others thought, at least Xue Mengyu would trust him wholeheartedly!

Qi Mingyu left without looking back, leaving behind Shen Shi and Old Man Qi in the ruins.

Seeing that the old man beside her was still unconscious, and that her own arms and legs were broken and she couldn't move at all.

Terrified, Shen let the rain lash her face, her eyes filled with fear, and shouted:

"Second son, come back. Don't leave your mother here."

From now on, you can do whatever you want, Mom will listen to you—

Having already walked far away, Qi Mingyu only wanted to get as far away from this place as possible, so even when he heard his mother calling out, he pretended not to hear it.

When he finally reached the threshing ground, he saw people setting up tents.

They used oilcloth, thatch, bamboo mats, banana leaves, and so on.

In short, everything that could provide shelter from the rain was used.

Of course, there were also many people who, regardless of the consequences, lay down on that bottomless crevice and cried loudly.

This clearly means someone in the family fell down.

Before Qi Mingyu could even find the old patriarch of the Qi family, he heard the Qi clan members ask:

"Mingyu, you've come at the right time. Look at the state of our family now, could you please pay me back the money I borrowed from you before?"

When someone asks for money, others will naturally follow suit.

"Third Uncle is right, Mingyu. Every household in our family has suffered from disaster, and we are struggling to make ends meet. When are you going to return the money to us?"

"Brother Mingyu, my parents fell into a crevice, and I need money to bury them. When can you repay the loan?"

As more and more people gathered around, Qi Mingyu's expression grew increasingly grim.

While he was annoyed that everyone was asking for money at this time, he also understood their difficulties.

After all, the disaster really happened, and the entire Qijia Village was reduced to ruins.

Every family has elderly and young to support. Even if there are no elderly or young left, it's because the family members have all fallen into the cracks.

As children, even if the body cannot be found, there should at least be a coffin and a cenotaph.

Qi Mingyu felt a pang of sadness, but he also understood that he couldn't remain silent at this moment.

He still needs to rely on his clansmen, and his parents also need to be rescued by everyone, and they will need to take care of him in the future.

It's absolutely impossible for him to stay here and take care of them!

Therefore, when faced with the crowd surrounding him, he casually touched the fifty-tael silver note in his pocket.

Afterwards, suppressing her reluctance, she went to the old chieftain who was also setting up a tent.

Elder Qi had already seen him arrive, and of course, he knew that his clansmen wanted money from him.

At this point, he would remain silent and would not possibly step forward to help Qi Mingyu.

He knew that everyone had suffered a disaster and was in dire need of money.