Looking at Zhao Zhigao approaching, he knew perfectly well what Zhao was talking about, and sure enough, it was true.

"Hey boss, please help me! My dad isn't feeling well, and he's planning to come to the village."

"OK".

"I'm begging you, um, boss, you've agreed?" Zhao Zhigao's face broke into a smile.

"Yes," treating these specific individuals not only earns merit points but also corresponding rewards.

Currently, the couple has six large gold bars, but they cannot openly use them. Zhou Mingqian, on the other hand, works a relatively short period of time and it is impossible for him to come up with a large sum of money.

In this day and age, everyone in the village knows a family's situation very well. If someone tries to do something reckless, someone will definitely report them.

Shen Banxia never underestimates anyone.

Now, Zhou Mingqian has found another batch of cotton, weighing about 30 jin. She plans to make a thick quilt, a swaddle blanket for the baby, and also prepare cotton clothes and pants.

In truth, it was thanks to his skill that he got the job; a friend had helped him connect with the business.

But the key issue now is that with so many people coming and going at the village clinic, there's simply no suitable place to hide.

The villagers weren't the type to care about privacy. Whenever Zhou Mingqian brought something back, if someone was seeing a doctor, they would practically stick their eyes in to look inside.

Therefore, she made it clear to Zhao Zhigao directly, "You need to explain the compensation to your father. I can't work for free." Then, building a new house would be a perfectly legitimate business.

Zhao Zhigao was not dissatisfied with this. After all, his father was the pillar of their family. If he fell, their rivals would not let their family off the hook.

Anyway, everyone in their family is paid a salary, and they've seen many doctors in Haicheng, but none of them have been able to cure them.

“No problem. By the way, didn’t you ask me to investigate Li Hua’s family for you? My dad said something’s not right there, but he didn’t tell me the specifics. He said he’ll tell me himself later.”

"Okay," Shen Banxia sensed that something big was going on.

However, Shen Banxia didn't know much about her mother's affairs.

Grandpa and Grandma haven't come over yet either. It's mainly because Su Yu is the kind of person who won't act until he sees the benefits of the medicine.

He outwardly appeared mild-mannered, but in reality, he lived up to his reputation in the county.

In the evening, the couple were discussing building a new house when they saw Accountant Zhang kicking Zhang Baohua over.

Shen Banxia and Zhou Mingqian both knew perfectly well that Zhou Mingjiao had been lucky to escape the venomous snake incident last time, but Zhang Baohua had been so frightened that he had fainted. Afterwards, the couple did not let him off the hook.

Every few days, Zhang Baohua would be dragged to the woods and beaten up. His wailing and howling were well-known in Zhoujiazhuang. The main reason was that this guy would always complain that someone beat him up in the middle of the night, but he never had any wounds on his body, not even a red mark.

But he kept complaining that he was in pain, that every bone in his body ached.

At first, there was a misunderstanding. They thought that Accountant Zhang had beaten his son, which they found strange. With Zhang's mother around, how could Accountant Zhang dare to lay a hand on his son? He was their only son, the only male heir in nine generations. Of course, this was only in relation to his son.

Every generation is the same; no matter how many daughters have, there is only one son.

By the time it came to Accountant Zhang's generation, they only had one daughter, and their only son was still an only child.

Old Mrs. Zhang was terrified that something might happen to Zhang Baohua, so she treated him like a precious gem at home.

Therefore, when this happened, they treated it as a joke.

This happened several times. They felt something was wrong, but there were no marks, so they couldn't say for sure.

Some people were secretly wondering if this was some kind of supernatural occurrence.

Of course, no one would dare say that openly.

Old Mrs. Zhang secretly went to see the old sorceress. Although Accountant Zhang felt it was inappropriate, fearing he would lose his position if he were discovered, he still felt sorry for his son.

It didn't work; it just kept appearing.

Gradually, Accountant Zhang realized something was wrong. They must have offended someone, and a highly skilled one at that. Otherwise, their whole family would have been on high alert, yet they still hadn't found the person.

After interrogating Zhang Baohua, Accountant Zhang nearly beat his son to death.

How can they dare to mess with just anyone?

Sure enough, they came over without stopping and said, "Nephew Mingqian, your brother is ignorant. Please forgive him, adults."

Zhou Mingqian pretended not to understand, "Uncle Zhang, what are you talking about?"

Seeing them feigning ignorance, Accountant Zhang lashed out, delivering two powerful punches without holding back. "You brat, why don't you apologize to me right now? All you ever do is cause trouble."

Zhang Baohua was unwilling and reluctant, saying, "I'm sorry."

"You haven't eaten? Your voice is as soft as a mosquito's buzz. Are you even a man?"

Zhang Baohua was almost in tears. He felt that his father was simply a bandit. He was clearly an accountant, a cultured man, but all he did all day was fight.

If it weren't for his grandmother protecting him, he would be beaten three times a day.

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have caught the poisonous snake, but I really wasn't paying attention at the time. Besides, I didn't know that Jiaojiao was using it to scare Mingqian's wife. Even if I were a human, I would know that Banxia's wife was pregnant," Zhang Baohua said, her eyes closed and her face covered with her hands, her voice a little louder.

Accountant Zhang almost couldn't resist hitting him again, and finally kicked him. "You worthless piece of trash, do you think you're a pig brain? You just do whatever Zhou Mingjiao tells you to do, are you her pet dog? You haven't learned a single bit of my intelligence, all you do is grow taller and not smarter."

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