Aunt Zhang was about to explain that she did not kill Dongdong, but then she thought that she was indeed responsible, and cried silently.

When others saw this, they couldn't help but speak up too.

"Dongdong is such a well-behaved child. He even helped me water the plants when I was sowing seeds. He's a small child, but he's quite strong. He didn't feel tired after all the hard work and even smiled at me."

"Yes, Dongdong is really well behaved. I fell down while walking before, and he helped me up..."

The villagers talked about what Dongdong usually did in the village.

Some people sighed.

Some people were sentimental and started crying in the middle of their speech. It was such a pity that such a well-behaved and lovely child was gone just like that!

After hearing these words, Aunt Zhang lowered her head even lower.

Xu Xingchen had been quietly observing all this from the side. Seeing this, she knew her chance had come. She walked over to Aunt Zhang and whispered, "Aunt Zhang, you can take Dongdong to be buried with Erhu now. They are both young and had a good relationship in life. They will be happy in the afterlife."

Aunt Zhang suddenly looked up and looked at Xu Xingchen as if he were a stranger: "How can you say such a thing?"

Xu Xingchen looked helpless: "Isn't this what you have always wanted?"

"I...I don't want it anymore!" Aunt Zhang suddenly stood up and grabbed Xu Xingchen's hand. "Xingchen, didn't your cousin say the other day that your medical skills are as good as Doctor Lu's? You're so good, you can definitely save Dongdong, right? The child is still so young, I, I can't bear to see him die like this."

Xu Xingchen pretended to be shocked: "You don't care about the Erhu incident anymore?"

Aunt Zhang said with dim eyes: "No, it's fate!"

Xu Xingchen pondered for a moment, glanced at the thing on the ground, and replied, "I'll try my best. Whether I can save my life depends on my luck."

After saying that, Xu Xingchen bent down and used the same first aid method to save the person.

When Aunt Zhang turned around to talk to the person next to her, she immediately fed him the antidote.

After a moment, Dongdong's hand moved.

Aunt Pang had sharp eyes and was the first to notice this situation. She shouted, "The child is awake, the child is awake!" Sure enough, Dongdong quickly opened his eyes.

He asked in confusion, "Am I dead? Erhu, where is Erhu?"

When Aunt Zhang heard that the child was still thinking about Erhu at this time, she felt even more ashamed.

"Dongdong, my child! You are not dead, you are still alive!" Zhou Xiaoniang and Shuanzi rushed over, hugged Dongdong in their arms and cried, while the child himself looked at Aunt Zhang.

Perhaps because of the trauma he suffered from being strangled by the river that day, he was trembling with fear.

"Second Aunt, I really didn't push Erhu. He slipped and fell. I wanted to save him, but I couldn't..."

Dongdong explained while crying.

This scene stirred sympathy among the people, and they fell silent. Only Village Chief Wu stepped forward and said, "The child didn't lie. I went to the river today and saw slip marks on the bank. Erhu did fall in on his own. Aunt Zhang, you've been making such a fuss for so many days. It's time to calm down. The child is innocent."

"Yes, it's my fault."

Aunt Zhang looked at Dongdong's pale face and couldn't help but think of the time when Erhu was still alive. Dongdong often came to her house to help with housework, and the two children played very well together.

She felt more and more ashamed and cried and apologized: "Dongdong, I'm sorry, I really don't have the face to see you."

After saying that, Aunt Zhang turned around and ran out.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, the other villagers were afraid that she would become depressed, so they all chased after her. For a moment, only Xu Xingchen, Jun Haoyue, and Zhou Xiaoniang's family were left in the lobby.

"Dongdong, come on, thank Xu Xiaoniang." Zhou Xiaoniang took the child's hand and knelt down.

Xu Xingchen stepped back subconsciously: "You don't have to be so polite, I didn't do anything wrong!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaoniang was very persistent.

Not only that, even Shuanzi knelt down as well: "Xingchen, if it weren't for your help, I'm afraid our child would have been lost! His mother and I only have one child. If he were gone, neither of us would have survived! You saved our entire family, you deserve this kneeling! Thank you so much today!"

After saying that, he kowtowed three times on the ground very sincerely. The sound scared Xu Xingchen.

She had the urge to run away, but Jun Haoyue gently held her hand at this moment: "Don't move."

"This may seem like a small thing to you, but it's a big deal to their family. It's okay to let them express their gratitude and vent the emotions that have been pent up for several days."

Xu Xingchen felt that what Jun Haoyue said did make some sense, so he stopped dodging.

She and Jun Haoyue left only after Zhou Xiaoniang and her family got up and their emotions calmed down a little.

It was already evening when the two returned home.

At the door of his house, Xu Xingchen saw a man. He looked closely and found that the man was Chen Pi. "What are you doing here?"

Chen Pi walked towards the two of them and said, "I've been waiting here for you! Xingchen, the herbs on the mountain have been collected for such a long time, and they're almost all gone. It will be difficult to make your insecticide later."

He went to the mountains to collect herbs today and found that many places where herbs should have grown were bare. If this continued, he would have to walk several miles to other mountains to collect herbs.

That would take a long time! So he came here specifically to explain the situation.

Xu Xingchen frowned: "I understand, I will find a way to get some herbs."

After Chen Pi left, the two of them went in.

Xu Xingchen had been busy outside all day and was tired and hungry. He was too lazy to cook, so he pushed Jun Haoyue and asked him to go, while he went to take a look at the vegetable garden behind the yard.

Because of several consecutive irrigations with nutrient solution, the vegetables in the garden are growing particularly well.

Xu Xingchen could see fresh vegetables wherever she looked, and her depressed mood was swept away, and she hummed a little tune happily. Immersed in the vegetable garden, she didn't notice that Jun Haoyue was watching her not far away.

He had just prepared dinner and was about to invite people over to eat, but when he saw this scene, he immediately stopped wanting to disturb them.

I really want to record this beautiful scene.

Jun Haoyue pondered for a moment, then ran back to get a pen and paper, beginning to sketch Xu Xingchen's features and expression. Worried about the food getting cold, he sketched quickly. In a split second, a rough sketch appeared on the paper. While the details weren't quite right, the artist's spirit was evident, making it instantly recognizable as Xu Xingchen.

He lifted the painting and prepared to put it by the window to dry, but when he turned around, he met a pair of eyes.

That was Aunt Wang's look. When their eyes met, she showed a look of contempt and turned and ran away.