Jia'an, Jiaxi, and Maoge watched helplessly as the embroidery needle pierced their sister's palm. They could no longer hold back their tears and burst into sobs.
They clearly surrounded their younger sister, so why was she being bullied?
My little sister's chubby little hands, as soft as tofu, how did they get cracked?
Just then, Tao Hongying, Li Laosi, Li Laoer, and Village Chief Zhao Shu, among others, heard the news and rushed back.
When Tao Hongying saw her daughter's pale face, her chubby little hand almost slashed horizontally, and bloodstains on her clothes and the ground, her legs went weak and she was about to collapse.
Li Laosi hugged her tightly, his lips trembling as he comforted her, "It's alright, it's alright! Uncle Zhang is a miracle doctor, he's already stitched her up, she'll be fine soon, she'll be fine soon."
That's what he said, but his upper and lower teeth were chattering, it was really heartbreaking!
Although the acupoints were sealed, it still really hurt, especially the feeling of the needle and thread passing through the flesh, which made Jiayin's scalp tingle.
She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, "Waaah, Grandma, Mom and Dad, help! It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"
That's it, everyone was already holding back, but when Jiayin cried like that, they couldn't hold back anymore.
Even Li Zhensheng's eyes reddened, and he slapped himself twice.
Why bring back seashells of all things?
If I had brought more pearls, my little niece wouldn't have gotten scratched like this!
The village chief was wearing one shoe on his foot and holding the other in his hand, clearly indicating that he had lost both shoes while running.
At this moment, he stomped his feet in anger and cursed, "What's wrong with this? What's wrong with this? Why make the child suffer like this! We've risked our lives in the forest, and we've never let the child get hurt!"
These words made the Li family cry even harder!
Doctor Zhang panicked upon hearing this, and his hands trembled violently.
After finally managing to finish stitching, applying ointment, and re-bandaging the wound, beads of sweat streamed down his forehead like a waterfall.
"Alright, alright, it's all wrapped up now. Don't cry, it'll be over soon! I'll write a prescription for Fu Niu'er to drink for two days. Don't eat anything too greasy. I'll come to check on her every day, so don't worry."
As they were talking, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from outside the door. Doctor Zhang immediately shrank back, turned and ran away, leaving his medicine box behind.
As soon as the Marquis dismounted, with one foot inside and the other outside the door, he saw Doctor Zhang walk past him without saying a word, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.
Sure enough, the Li family, young and old, were all crammed into the main room, with Jiayin holding up her chubby little hands, wrapped up like a rice dumpling.
The Marquis's expression immediately changed. He strode forward and asked loudly, "What happened?"
In fact, most of the Li family members, including the old lady, didn't know what was going on.
Cat Brothers, on the other hand, saw things clearly and started talking all at once.
"It was that little girl. My sister dug up some seashells and showed them to us. She ran over and tried to snatch them. My sister wouldn't let go, so she pulled hard, and my sister's hand got cut!"
"Yes, Fu Niu'er couldn't beat her!"
"It wasn't my sister who wanted to take it; it was she who took my sister's seashell."
Jiayin cried a few times, feeling wronged, but now she felt a little embarrassed.
After all, she wasn't a real child, so why was she crying so uncontrollably, causing the whole family to worry and shed tears?
However, getting stitches without anesthesia really hurts!
In the future, we must find a way to get Dr. Zhang to develop an anesthetic as soon as possible; otherwise, while suturing can save lives, it also causes real suffering!
The Marquis picked up the slumped, chubby girl and saw that her eyes were swollen, her face was red, and her hands were raised like dumplings. He felt so angry that he wanted to kill her.
He only went back to the city once, how could his daughter be so badly injured!
Just then, Sister Li stood at the door with her baby in her arms, cautiously peeking inside, hesitating whether to come in and apologize.
The Marquis immediately guessed that they were the culprits, so he shouted to his personal guards, "Men, drag them away and lock them up!"
Two guards immediately rushed over, grabbed Sister Li's arms, and dragged her outside.
Aunt Li was terrified and cried out to the old lady, "Auntie, help! Our young lady didn't do it on purpose. She's only five years old and doesn't know any better!"
Unfortunately, Old Lady Li did not speak, and the two guards quickly dragged them out.
After thinking for a moment, Granny He got up and followed.
Sister-in-law Li and her daughter were locked in a side room of the Marquis's mansion. Terrified, they cried loudly and lost their composure, "Waaah, help! Why are we locked up? We were just kids playing around! Waaah, you can't be so ungrateful!"
Whether it was fear of the dark or being frightened, the little girl also started to cry!
This made Sister Li even angrier. She hugged Nannan and cursed, "Now that our madam is dead, nobody cares about us anymore... Waaah, madam, if you're watching from heaven, please open your eyes and see!"
He Mama frowned as she listened outside the door, and then warned, "If you want to live, shut your stinking mouth!"
Li's sister-in-law was surprised to find someone outside the door. As if she had been choked, she swallowed back all her cries and curses.
Then Granny He continued, "Your child snatches things as soon as she gets her hands on them. It must be a habit of hers all the time. But you've never reminded her to play with our young lady!"
"Do you think our young lady is still the same country girl who can get away with being beaten? You're wrong. Our young lady is not only a child of the Li family, but also the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xinting, and the Princess of Kangle, personally bestowed by the Emperor!"
"If you're smart enough, you'll just wait patiently. The old lady will remember our past relationship and won't abandon you. Otherwise, the Marquis would have chopped your heads off just now."
Sister-in-law Li turned pale with fright, grabbed her baby girl, and immediately hid in a corner, as if afraid someone would come in at any moment.
When Granny He heard that there was no more movement inside, she returned to the Li family next door.
Jiayin sat in the Marquis's lap, sobbing like an eggplant wilted by autumn frost.
Grandma Li was also not in good spirits. She stared at her granddaughter, not daring to look away for a second, and then recounted the past between the Li family and the Sun family.
Finally, she sighed, "I originally wanted them to stay a few more days to recover before sending them to visit relatives. Who would have thought that after all these years, Nannan has grown up like this!"
After saying that, she looked at her granddaughter's zongzi-shaped hand and tears welled up in her eyes again. "Who knew that Fu Niu'er would suffer such a great loss? I really regret it!"
Jiayin quickly jumped down and ran to hug her grandmother, not wanting her to feel too guilty.
Ultimately, it was because she lacked vigilance and succumbed to her greed.
It's just a seashell, if they take it, they take it, why won't they let go?
The old lady hugged her granddaughter, kissed her little face, and wiped away her tears, not wanting to frighten her.
Tao Hongying had also recovered from her shock. Being a filial daughter herself, she couldn't bear to see her mother-in-law blaming herself like this, so she quickly comforted her, "Mother, no one could have predicted what happened today. Besides, that little girl, Nannan, seems so quiet and unassuming; you wouldn't guess she'd be so domineering. Our Fu Niu'er usually plays with her brothers and is pampered and indulged. Suddenly, someone was competing with her, and that's how she got hurt."
Just then, Granny He returned and clearly recounted what Sister Li had complained about. She didn't embellish it, but repeated it word for word.
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