Ye Panjiu felt pain at the sound of her knee hitting the ground. She helped Zhou Xiufen up and said, "You were wrong, but you still have a chance to redeem yourself. I need evidence that your father harmed someone."
Zhou Xiufen looked into Ye Panjiu's eyes, her gaze clear and firm.
Deep in her memory, her mother also had these eyes.
Mother discovered Father's evil deeds and wanted to go to the capital to report him. She ran away from Qingshui County, but was caught and brought back. After being severely beaten, Father never cared about Mother again.
No one in the family was allowed to give their mother any food.
She desperately hid food for her mother, but her mother couldn't eat it, and her eyes remained like that until her mother died.
Courageous and fearless.
How did she get to where she is today?
Large tears slid down Zhou Xiufen's cheeks and splashed onto her bare feet.
How can she face her mother now?
Ye Panjiu didn't urge her.
Liu took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. "In life, you'll always make mistakes. Just admit your mistakes, correct them, and do more good deeds."
Zhou Xiufen took the handkerchief from Liu's hand. "Thank you, Auntie. I don't have any evidence of Zhou Xinran's actions here, but you can go to Dujia Village and find a family named Du Shi. His daughter was raped and committed suicide. His family was also framed by Zhou Xinran and imprisoned, which led to his parents dying of illness in prison."
Zhou Xinran was her father, but she no longer wanted to call him father.
Ye Panjiu's gaze turned cold.
Zhou Xiufen wiped away her tears, "And there's a woman chained up in his backyard, named Guan Muning."
Upon hearing this, Liu clutched her chest, tears welling in her eyes.
Zhou Xiufen thought for a long time, and finally shook her head. "The others either left Qingshui County, or their families were destroyed, or they, like me, went along with him."
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and gently patted her shoulder, saying tenderly, "Don't worry, your father will be going down to join your mother soon."
Zhou Xiufen looked up at her blankly, and finally nodded vigorously, "Thank you."
She lacked willpower and was corrupted beyond recognition by gold and silver luxury. It would be wonderful if someone like her mother could come to avenge her mother.
As for Zhou Xinran, he deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell!
Liu glanced at her younger sister, paused for a moment, and then remained silent.
Ye Panjiu didn't mind and draped the clothes she had bought over her shoulders. "Wrong is wrong, but fate is fate. Try to live on."
Zhou Xiufen gripped the heavy coat tightly with her red, frozen fingers as she put it on. "I will definitely try my best to live on. I will remember your kindness and repay you by serving you like a slave in the future!"
Ye Panjiu patted her shoulder and handed her a large bag of dry food. "Take these foods. They are things you used to disdain, but now they are the most suitable for you."
Zhou Xiufen took the large bag, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed forcefully to her and Liu Shi.
Liu hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, but Ye Panjiu stopped her and shook her head.
After kowtowing three times, Zhou Xiufen's forehead was bright red. "From this day forward, Xiufen will pray for her benefactor every day."
Ye Panjiu patted her shoulder, then pulled the red-eyed Liu Shi and turned to leave.
Zhou Xiufen watched the two figures disappear into the distance and burst into tears.
Her own father never cared whether she lived or died, but the people she hurt cared.
After crying, Zhou Xiufen pursed her lips, took out two biscuits from the food bag, and handed them to the youngest girl. "If you are hungry, come to me and I will give you something to eat."
The little girl blinked and smiled sweetly, "Thank you!"
The little girl's mother also thanked her, saying, "You're such a kind person."
Zhou Xiufen sighed inwardly and shook her head.
She's not a good person, but from now on she'll try her best to be one.
Only then can I face my mother with a clear conscience after I die.
After returning to the Ye family home, and after everyone else got off the oxcart, Ye Panjiu was about to drive the oxcart to Dujia Village by herself.
Liu grabbed her arm and said, "Let your older brother take you there."
She was really afraid that her younger sister would be traumatized if she went to Dujia Village and met Du Pengzhi's family.
But she also had to busy herself making lunch and preparing braised dishes.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "Okay then."
Driving an oxcart isn't difficult, but it's a bit too slow; she should buy a horse.
Ye Daniu didn't ask what they were going to Dujia Village for, and just drove in silence.
"Brother, let's go to Granny Li's house first," Ye Panjiu said. This Granny Li was the one who had previously informed her that Du Pengzhi was going to sell his daughter.
He was the Du family's neighbor, but he disliked the Du family very much.
When they arrived at Granny Li's house, Ye Daniu stood guard over the oxcart, his whole body tense.
He felt disgusted whenever he saw the Du family.
Ye Panjiu went up to the door and knocked, "Grandma Li!"
The door opened quickly, and Granny Li looked at Ye Panjiu with a surprised expression. "Panjiu? Come in and talk to me."
Ye Panjiu shook her head. "Grandma, I came here to ask you about someone. Do you know Du Shi?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Li nodded, "Yes, everyone in the village knows him. He's a pitiful man."
She didn't say it, but the villagers used to think Ye Panjiu was a pitiful person...
Ye Panjiu hurriedly asked, "Grandma, can you tell me where he lives?"
Granny Li pointed and said, "Just follow this road to the end, that shed is where he lived. He hasn't had a home for a long time."
Ye Panjiu smiled and thanked her, "Thank you, Grandma. I'll come to see you again next time."
Granny Li waved her hand, "What's there to see in me? Just focus on living your own life. The Du family is no good; don't repeat their mistakes!"
Ye Panjiu nodded and filled the oxcart.
Ye Daniu drove the oxcart forward, and finally, just before leaving Dujia Village, he saw a dilapidated cowshed.
The thatched roof of the cowshed was broken.
Ye Panjiu jumped off the oxcart and walked there, and Ye Daniu immediately followed, afraid that his little sister would be bullied there.
Upon closer inspection, I saw a gaunt man chopping firewood.
He was so thin that his pants were hanging loosely on his body.
"Are you Du Shi?" Ye Panjiu stepped forward and asked.
The man remained silent, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"I am Ye Panjiu. Do you want to take revenge on Zhou Xinran?"
Upon hearing those three words, the man stopped, turned his head, and glared at her fiercely. "You? You think you can help me?"
He wanted Zhou Xinran dead every single day!
However, Zhou Xinran was surrounded by guards, so he had no way to get close to him.
He also went to the yamen to report the case, but all he got was beaten up and thrown out; it was all for nothing.
Without a travel permit, he couldn't leave Qingshui County, let alone enter a higher level of government office.
I can only live numbly, day after day.
Ye Panjiu smiled and said, "The magistrate of Qingshui County was just beheaded today, and his entire family was executed. In a few days, a new magistrate will arrive."
Du Shi spat directly at Ye Daniu, who pulled Ye Panjiu back and glared at him angrily.
"They're all in cahoots. Zhou Xinran has plenty of money. He bribed the new magistrate, but what good did it do?"
Ye Panjiu stepped forward without any fear. "Then let's make this known throughout the county. Before filing a complaint, let's escalate the situation. I don't believe the new magistrate would dare to accept Zhou Xinran's money."
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