Seeing that both sides realized the problem, Shen Qingyu softened her expression: "Gou Dan hit someone, so he should still pay for the medicine."
"Dr. Shen, what's the situation with the injury on the door pier? How much will it cost to treat it?"
The white-bearded old doctor Shen understood Shen Qingyu's meaning and said truthfully, "The child is not very strong, but the injury is not serious. Once the bleeding stops and the wound heals, it will be fine. One tael of silver is enough, including the cost of the medicine."
When the woman at the door was overjoyed to hear that she could pay for the medicine, she was immediately disappointed when she heard Doctor Shen say that it would only take one tael of silver to cure her.
Going from ten taels of silver to one tael of silver, I feel like I've lost nine taels of silver. My heart aches so much, what should I do?
Shen Qingyu then looked at Gou Dan: "Although treating the injury only costs one tael of silver, with so much blood lost, the nutrition needs to be replenished, and the cost of a few meals of meat should be paid. So, add another tael of silver for the later recovery expenses. Gou Dan, is there anything else you want to say?"
Gou Dan heard it clearly and knew that he had indeed injured someone. What could he say when the price was reduced from ten taels to two taels? He could only nod and say okay.
With the matter seemingly resolved, Shen Qingyu looked at Gou Dan with a grave expression: "It's impossible for a person to never suffer in their life. But if you resort to fighting and killing to solve problems every time you suffer injustice, the price you'll have to pay is immeasurable."
"Today you only caused your uncle to pay two taels of silver. If you continue to handle things like this in the future, and you cripple or kill people, then you will cause your uncle to pay tens or hundreds of taels of silver, or even lose your life! By then, it will be too late for you to regret it."
Gou Dan was taken aback, thinking there was some truth to it, but he was still unconvinced: "Should I just endure it when they insult me like this?"
One villager chimed in, "If you don't talk back when someone insults you, you'll suffocate!"
If someone speaks ill of you and you have to endure it, you can't live like that.
Shen Qingyu looked at the villagers and said, "Whether the people of Shenjia Village will speak ill of others in the future is none of my business. But as for those who want to work in my workshop, I will take care of them if I can."
"If similar incidents occur again in the future, those who assault others should pay for their medical expenses. Those who insult others' parents or bully the weak should not blame themselves for being beaten if they do it again, and they should not blame me for not showing any mercy when dealing with them."
"Such a thing is not allowed to happen in my place."
Hearing this, everyone tensed up: Shen Qingyu, who seemed gentle and easy to talk to, actually had such a decisive and efficient side, which made people feel involuntarily awe.
Shen Qingyu then looked at the doorstep woman: "Do you have any objections to my handling of this matter?"
The woman at the door was naturally indignant, but in front of Shen Qingyu, she dared not say anything more, so she could only nod reluctantly: "I know I was wrong, I won't do it again."
Shen Qingyu nodded and looked at everyone: "If children don't study and don't understand reason, it's not good for them to just drift around like this every day. If you want to send your children to school, you can have them study for half a day and do handicrafts for the other half to pay for tuition. It's better than just messing around like this every day."
"If you are interested in sending your child to school, you can go to the village head."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look in the direction of the private school.
Some villagers belatedly remarked, "It's true! The children in the village who went to school to learn to read and write have really become much more sensible lately."
"Of course! A couple of days ago, I was exhausted after work, and my little rascal suddenly brought me a basin of water to wash my feet. He said that the Three Character Classic taught by my teacher says that we should be filial. He's never been this sensible before."
"Since there's no tuition fee, let's just send it over! Otherwise, the family will hate it."
"After you start studying, you can earn more money working in a workshop!"
So everyone's attention shifted from the two children fighting to the issue of sending the children to school.
Qi Yunxiao, who had been silently observing the whole thing from the outside, looked at the young woman in the center of the crowd and admired her even more.
Being able to see the essence of things from a fight between two children, making parents more willing to send their children to school to learn and understand principles... this kind of thinking is something most people don't have!
My wife's insight is truly remarkable!
Uncle Lizheng, who was in the crowd, chimed in, "We don't need that many kids for the handicrafts. There are quite a few younger ones who can't do much and can't sit still."
That's true.
Shen Qingyu laughed: "I remember someone hunted rabbits in the back mountain and they've already had a lot of baby rabbits."
"For families with young children who can't sit still, you can buy a pair or two of baby rabbits from someone over there. They can weed and raise rabbits when they're free. This way, the family can have some meat at home and supplement their income."
That's the truth.
Those in the village who knew about rabbit habits immediately brightened up: "If you know how to raise these rabbits, they can have a litter every month! And rabbits only need to eat grass, they don't need to be fed grain, it's really a good method."
Some villagers who were interested were worried: "But we've never raised them before, so we don't know how to raise them properly!"
Shen Qingyu glanced in that direction: "If you're really interested, you can go to the back mountain and learn from others. If you're reluctant to pay your master, you can help others pull weeds."
That's true.
Having solved the problem, they also provided direction for addressing the root cause, and the crowd dispersed to try and find a solution.
While Shen Qingyu was saying these things, Qi Yunxiao gestured to the guards beside him to go to the back mountain to find the rabbit breeder.
Following Qi Yunxiao's instructions, the Dragon Guards looked at Shen Qingyu with even greater admiration in their eyes: "Yes."
As the crowd dispersed, Qi Yunxiao stepped forward and took Shen Qingyu's hand, and the two walked home side by side.
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