Chapter 87 Almost Killed
She carried Ya Ya all the way into the house, let the child sit on a stool, turned around and went out. She returned shortly with two buckets of water. Since the child was small, she took out a slightly larger wooden basin from her storage space, which was just right for bathing.
She filled the wooden basin with hot water, tested the temperature, and then turned to start taking off Ya Ya's clothes. The little girl was probably frightened by the water, and she was still a little hesitant when she saw the steaming water in the basin.
"Sweetie, your clothes are all soaked. Auntie will give you a hot bath so you don't catch a cold. Auntie is watching you, don't be scared, okay!"
Ya Ya was still soaking wet and shivering in the warm room. Shen Yuzhu felt sorry for her and swallowed hard before slowly unbuttoning Ya Ya's cotton-padded coat.
As the warm water surrounded her, she clearly heard the child hiss, then lower his head and dare not move.
Shen Yuzhu washed her very carefully, especially when she was wiping her back with a towel, she was very gentle, the scars on her back had not faded at all, and they stung her eyes.
"Yaya, don't worry, Auntie won't let the people who bullied you get away with it."
Ya Ya looked up at her in confusion, then lowered her head again, still bewildered.
Just as she finished washing her hair, the door to the room was pushed open. Shen Yuming saw that she was giving the child a bath, so she quickly closed the door again to prevent any cold draft from getting in.
After she had showered and changed, Shen Yuzhu placed her directly on the kang (heated brick bed).
"Just lie down and rest. I'll go make you some brown sugar ginger tea to warm you up. Don't go back today, just rest here with me."
After thinking for a moment, I opened the drawer again, turned my back to her, and made her a cup of children's cold medicine. The little girl drank it and lay down obediently.
Shen Yuming packed up his things and brought Zhang Jie and the other children in. When they saw Ya Ya's pitiful appearance, Panpan and Qianqian burst into tears.
"Sister, you watch the kids. I'll go make some ginger tea. Everyone should have a bowl later. I'll cook lunch here. It's getting cold, so don't let Yaya go back. She can rest here tonight, okay?"
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Shen Yuzhu was busy in the kitchen for a while when there was a knock on the courtyard gate. Qiao Wangshu, Liang Manxiu, and Wang Liping, who had changed their clothes, all arrived. The three of them looked indignant, especially Liang Manxiu, whose hair was disheveled and whose clothes were torn.
"Why did you all come here? Ya Ya is fine now, she's resting!"
"If Lin Wanwan hadn't come soon, Manxiu would have beaten her to death. Tianye, she usually seems so gentle, but good heavens, when she found out that Lin Wanwan had thrown Yaya into the river, she was furious. When she saw her come back, she grabbed her hair and slammed her head against the wall."
"Absolutely. Her madness nearly scared everyone at the educated youth settlement to death. Lin Wanwan was pulled away from her and fainted, but she still wouldn't give up. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a cleaver. If Feng Zhengyang hadn't restrained her, she would have caused a huge disaster today."
Liang Manxiu, who had been holding her neck up, immediately wilted upon seeing Shen Yuzhu, though she still couldn't hold back her words.
“Why can’t I hit her? I will hit her. It’s okay for adults to make a fuss, but why do we have to hurt the children?”
Her hands were trembling slightly as she spoke, so Shen Yuzhu quickly pulled her aside.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Don't dwell on the past. Come inside, I made a mixed vegetable dish for lunch, let's have some together!"
"No, no, we just want Manxiu to calm down, we can't let her stay for lunch." Although they are closer now, Wang Liping still doesn't have the habit of eating at other people's homes casually.
“Zhao Yue went up the mountain to hunt some wild game yesterday. I chopped up a pheasant. There was a lot of meat, and I couldn’t finish it all by myself. Let’s eat together. We had cornbread made from a mixture of wheat and water. You guys come inside quickly.”
The three of them were still worried about Yaya, so they thought they would go inside first to check on the child and then come back to help later.
The children each had a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, while the adults ate a mixed vegetable and cornbread meal. After a hot meal, everyone's belly was round and full.
Ya Ya was exhausted, so she went straight to sleep after eating.
Shen Yuming kissed her forehead and then took the other children home.
After everyone had left, she went to the kitchen to buy some of the things she had used, and took out some vegetables and put them in a basket. Just as she was about to go back inside, she heard a few shouts from outside the yard.
When she went outside, she was surprised to find that the person who came was Yu Xiaolin.
"What's up?"
“Shen Zhiqing, is the child alright? I heard about what happened today. Lin Zhiqing went too far. Don’t worry, I will definitely talk to her properly and make her apologize to you and the child.”
Shen Yuzhu smiled and said, "No need. I've already sent someone to find the captain. I think the police will be here soon. If you go back now, you might be able to say goodbye to Lin Wanwan, since you two are such good friends."
Yu Xiaolin's face stiffened. He had originally come to curry favor, but he didn't expect Shen Yuzhu to speak so ruthlessly. He had slept with Lin Wanwan, but he had never said he wanted to marry her.
Now that she has done such a terrible thing, it's even less likely that I will marry her.
His target was still Shen Yuzhu. No matter what, as long as you put in the effort, you can achieve anything. For men, it's just a romantic affair, there's no need to be so serious about it.
As long as Shen Yuzhu doesn't care, nothing anyone else says will matter.
“Shen Zhiqing, the matter between me and Lin Zhiqing is a misunderstanding. Never mind, this is a supplement for the child. Take it. You go ahead and do your work. I’ll head back now.”
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
Who would be so kind as to take a bag of cornbread buns as a health supplement?
Yu Xiaolin was also a little embarrassed, but he had no money on hand. Just as he was about to say something, he heard the commotion at the educated youth settlement, so he quickly turned around and ran over.
Shen Yuzhu sneered and slammed the door shut.
Lin Wanwan was taken to the farm and would be staying for three months before she could return. She also had to pay Yaya 18 yuan for nutrition expenses. When she left, she cried her heart out and almost broke free to run to Shen Yuzhu to beg for mercy. It was Liang Manxiu who grabbed her clothes and prevented her from running away.
After Lin Wanwan left, Yu Xiaolin's life became even more difficult at the educated youth settlement. Before, Xia Zhenzhen could help him out, but now almost no one paid any attention to him.
As life became increasingly difficult, he grew more and more anxious. Now, apart from the old village chief's youngest daughter bringing him some wild vegetable buns, he hadn't eaten meat in a long time.
That day, he was wandering around the village with his hands in his pockets when he suddenly saw Liang Manxiu and Qiao Wangshu coming down from the mountain. Because they were in a hurry, a gold coin fell as they passed by him. His eyes widened instantly, and he quickly went over and sat down. He waited for a while before picking it up.
He was so excited he almost screamed. He looked up at the mountain with hopeful eyes, thought for a moment, then quickly returned to the educated youth settlement with his things in his pocket. After dark, he finally saw Qiao Wangshu and Liang Manxiu come out of the house. He quietly approached them and heard the two of them whispering to each other.
"We need to get rid of what we have as soon as possible."
"No rush. There's an old landlord's grave in a ravine halfway up the mountain. Nobody in the village knows about it. We'll go up the mountain again when we get back, and then we won't have to work so hard anymore."
Those two sentences made Yu Xiaolin's heart tremble, and he was so excited that he wanted to run up the mountain immediately.
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