Yes, I will definitely treat my daughter well and I will never do such a bastard thing again.
Li Ergou replied to the old clan chief with a sincere expression.
"Alright, then we'll be going. Let's go! Everyone disperse!" Zhou Lizheng helped the old clan chief out while calling for the villagers who had come to watch the commotion to leave.
After everyone left, Li Ergou wiped away his tears and closed the door.
He stood up, his leg slightly limping, and helped Li Guifen to her feet. "Daughter, it's my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like this."
"Wife, come quickly and take our daughter back to her room. Look what you've done to her!"
Yang was somewhat confused. Wasn't he always the one who beat people the most fiercely before?
"Honey, he even tried to cut you with a knife, how could you still..."
"Go quickly, get some more meat for your daughter, buy some rice, and get her some clean clothes and shoes."
Li Ergou interrupted Yang Shi and gave the order.
Although Yang was very fierce to Li Guifen, she dared not disobey Li Ergou. So, with an impatient look on her face, she carried Li Guifen back to her own room.
Although Li Guifen was beaten half to death, she was still conscious.
He didn't know what his father wanted to do. He knew his father too well. How could his father suddenly become a good person after he stabbed him a few times?
But she didn't care about that anymore. Her whole body ached terribly, and she drifted off to sleep.
After falling asleep, she had another nightmare. In the dream, Liu Sisi was choking her neck and saying that this was what she deserved, that this was retribution, and that her retribution was not over yet.
The moment Li Ergou saw the pain on his face disappear when Yang Shi took Li Guifen away, it was replaced by a sinister look in his eyes.
Li Guifen woke up with a start, and the memory of Liu Sisi's terrifying face sent chills down her spine.
Liu Sisi is perfectly fine, so why would she have such a dream? She couldn't understand why Liu Sisi in her dream was so terrifying.
Liu Dashi went home and told Liu Sisi about Li Guifen's situation.
Liu Sisi did not express her opinion. To be honest, Li Guifen was indeed quite pitiful, but she was also hateful, since the original owner of this body was really killed by her.
After Zhou Lizheng returned, Song told him about Liu Dashi's plan to buy vegetables from the villagers.
Zhou Lizheng thought this was good news! He turned around and went to Liu Dashi's house.
"Da Shi! I heard from your aunt that you're going to buy groceries in the village. I've come to ask you about it."
Zhou Li was an impatient person; he went straight to the point as soon as he entered the door.
"Come, Uncle, please sit down. Yes, I want to buy vegetables, one coin per pound, but I don't need too much. There are so many households in the village, so I thought you could arrange it, Uncle, so that it won't be awkward to buy some and not others."
"So I was thinking of asking you, Uncle, to help me keep an eye on the quality of the vegetables, and to try to take care of every family while ensuring the quality."
"When you've made your selection, have Brother Dahai deliver it to the shop for me. I'll give you and Brother Dahai 20 coins a day for each of you."
“How can I take so many? I’ll just help collect the vegetables. It won’t take much effort. I don’t need to charge you. You can just pay Dahai.” Zhou Lizheng was unwilling to accept payment.
"Uncle, I need this every day, not just for a day or two. How can I accept payment without feeling guilty?"
Since Liu Dashi opened his shop, he has become much more eloquent than before.
"Alright, I'll go and inform them now," Zhou Lizheng said, and then he left in a flurry of activity.
Liu Sisi watched Zhou Lizheng's retreating figure.
"Dad, the village head is such a kind-hearted man, he's a really upright old man!"
"Yes, your village head is a kind-hearted man. He always lends a helping hand to anyone in need. Our family has also benefited a lot from your village head's kindness!"
The reason Liu Dashi always brought gifts to his house was to repay a past favor.
When the villagers learned that they could sell their own vegetables, they all brought their own vegetables to Zhou Lizheng's house.
At the front were Aunt Li, Li Hehua, and Aunt Wang, Wang Xiaocui. Both of them had helped Liu Dashi's family before, and their relationship with Wu was fairly good.
So Wu told them that her family needed to buy groceries, and they naturally arrived the fastest.
They collected vegetables from six households, all of which were of good quality. Two households brought some rotten vegetables and put them at the bottom of their baskets, with the good ones on top. They were caught by Zhou Lizheng and were reprimanded.
"Look everyone, these rotten ones are put down below and then brought over to be sold."
"I'll let it go this time, but if I find out again, I'll never buy vegetables from their family again. Da Shi only came back to the village to buy vegetables so that the villagers could make some money. Otherwise, it would be more convenient for them to just buy them in town. You can't do things that cheat people, you know?"
"We've collected enough today. Tomorrow we'll bring over another six households, trying to make sure each one gets a turn."
After hearing what the village head said, those who hadn't sold their vegetables took their own vegetables home.
The two who had just been reprimanded stopped talking when they realized that this approach wouldn't work. They figured that everyone could take turns now, but if they offended the village head, he wouldn't accept them anymore, which would be a huge loss.
Li Ergou had Yang prepare eggs, meat, and several dishes for Li Guifen, just for her to eat alone.
For many days in a row, Li Ergou stopped speaking ill of her and giving her a cold shoulder. Instead, he called her "daughter" affectionately every day.
These past few days have been the happiest days of Li Guifen's life. Her father makes her mother cook delicious food for her every day, she gets new clothes, she isn't being beaten, and she doesn't have to do any chores.
She stopped having nightmares and smiled happily every day. Although she still walked with a limp, she was quite content.
These past few days, her complexion has been getting better and better, and she has been taking walks around the village.
The village women saw her and gossiped, "That Li Ergou has really had a change of heart. Look at his daughter, she looks so much better lately, and he even bought her new clothes and shoes."
"Who knows! You think slashing him a few times would make him realize his mistakes? I find it hard to believe. It's not like Li Ergou at all."
Regardless of what the villagers said, Li Guifen's life at home was indeed getting better and better. Zhou Lizheng and the old clan chief were quite pleased, saying that Li Ergou still had some conscience.
Li Guifen's life didn't last long. One day, Li Ergou went to the village head and begged him to save his daughter, saying that she knew how to be filial to her father and insisted on going to the mountain to find ginseng to nourish him.
He went up the mountain all night and didn't come home. He suspected that Li Guifen might have gone into the inner part of the mountain and wanted everyone to help look for her.
Upon hearing this, the village head immediately organized the able-bodied men in the village to go up the mountain to help search for Li Guifen.
But they searched the entire outer perimeter of the mountain without finding her, and the village head dared not let anyone in. Li Guifen simply disappeared.
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