"What are you talking about? What happened to my Zhengwen?"
"Zhengwen, tell Old Lady Xie how Gu Zhengyang bullied you."
In Qian Cuihua's eyes, her beloved grandson is never wrong.
"Second Grandma, it was Gu Zhengyang who hit me. Look, he's made me injured and bleeding."
Gu Zhengwen raised his hand, feigning a pitiful expression.
The wound wasn't deep to begin with, and Ruan Qiushui had already given it some basic treatment. Now that the bleeding had stopped, it looked like just a few small cuts, making people think it was nothing special.
"Wow, that's a really bad injury. If it had been any later, the wound would have scabbed over."
Xie Xiuying glanced at Qian Cuihua with a mocking look. It was shameful to raise such an effeminate grandson. How dare she complain?
"Gu Zhengyang, you tell me, what exactly happened?"
Gu Changfeng didn't believe Gu Zhengwen's explanation and patted his nephew's head.
"Here's what happened..."
Gu Zhengyang gave a complete and impartial account of what happened.
"So, it's Gu Zhengwen's own fault."
"He deserved it for stealing Ruan Zhiqing's candy and even hitting her."
"This kid is already so unreasonable now, what will he be like when he grows up?"
"Gu Zhengwen is ruining the reputation of martyr Gu Changyun."
The other members who came along were discussing it animatedly.
"I think you're all just dung beetles telling stories, spouting nonsense. My family's affairs are none of your business, so get out of here."
“What’s wrong with my Zhengwen? He was injured by Gu Zhengyang, so it’s Gu Zhengyang’s fault.”
"And that woman surnamed Ruan, why does she only give candy to Gu Lao Er's child and not to my Zhengwen? Does she look down on Gu Lao San's family?"
Qian Cuihua offended everyone present with her words.
"What bad luck."
The members waved goodbye and left.
If you can't afford to mess with a shrew like Qian Cuihua, you might as well just avoid her.
Instead of wasting time on this, you might as well go back and earn work points.
The three brothers, Gu Xianjin, Gu Guangrong, and Gu Tuanjie, came together.
Hearing his wife's words, Gu Tuanjie couldn't help but yell.
"Qian Cuihua, what nonsense are you spouting?"
At home, the couple doted on Gu Zhengwen. But in public, Gu Tuanjie still had his pride.
Qian Cuihua's words are shameless. What if they get out and tarnish her son's reputation as a martyr?
Because of his son's status as a martyr, everyone in the brigade treated him with great respect.
Even when the leaders of the commune came down to inspect, they would shake hands with him.
"Honey, look at Zhengwen's hands, look how badly they're injured."
Qian Cuihua was not satisfied; was she really going to just let it go like this?
"Alright, what kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing? Go back now."
"Second brother, I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining him properly and for indulging Zhengwen."
Gu Tuanjie glanced apologetically at Gu Guangrong.
He had learned the whole story and realized that his family was indeed in the wrong, so they had no choice but to accept the loss.
“Ruan Zhiqing, let me also apologize for this. Wen is just a little greedy, he doesn’t have any bad intentions. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Despite saying that, his tone was somewhat sarcastic.
If it weren't for this educated youth Ruan's ungratefulness in refusing to give the candy to Zhengwen, none of these subsequent events would have occurred.
"No need for an apology, I can't accept that."
Ruan Qiushui wasn't buying it.
"you."
How dare he be so ungrateful? He's an elder, and he's acting all high and mighty after apologizing to him?
"That candy belongs to Ruan Yatou. Can't she decide who to give it to?"
Xie Xiuying nudged her husband's arm.
“Third brother, this matter was indeed caused by Zhengwen. Zhengyang was also a bit reckless in protecting Ruan. How about this, I'll have my wife go home later and get ten eggs to nourish Zhengwen.”
Gu Guangrong certainly felt that his grandson and Ruan Yatou had done nothing wrong, but in order to maintain the relationship between the second and third branches of the family, he had to give them the eggs whether he wanted to or not.
"What? We need eggs too?"
Does Gu Zhengwen deserve it?
"Okay, I'll take it over after I finish work."
Xie Xiuying glanced at her man and then gave in.
Forget it, let's just do it for the sake of the deceased Gu Changyun.
"Then let's all go back. It would be difficult to explain if such a large group of us didn't work."
Gu Xianjin took a puff of his pipe and sighed.
The third son's family's refusal to listen to advice has created a social cancer; their future will be difficult.
Fortunately, he and his second brother had separated from the family early on and lived independently, so they were not implicated by his third brother.
After everyone left, only Ruan Qiushui and Gu Changfeng remained.
"Let me help you gather pig feed."
Gu Changfeng saw that Ruan Qiushui's basket was empty of grass; at this rate, it would be difficult to harvest even one basketful in a morning.
"No need, you can go to work."
She'll go to her space to plant some pig feed later; it'll be ready in no time, so he won't need to do anything.
"Don't try to be strong. If you can't carry it, get down and call me."
Gu Changfeng didn't press the matter, knowing that the young girl was a woman with her own ideas.
After Gu Changfeng left, Ruan Qiushui deliberately walked a little further up the mountain, found a large rock to hide behind, and entered her spatial dimension.
"A basket of pig feed is two centimeters long, and you can earn four work points a day by doing that."
Ruan Qiushui quickly harvested two batches of pig feed, and by the time she came down the mountain, it was already noon.
At the foot of the mountain, near a stream, Ruan Qiushui was about to wash the soles of her shoes when she heard a group of people gathered on the bank, accompanied by cries for help.
"Oh no! Oh no! Old Liu's eldest daughter has fallen into the water!"
"They've been rescued! Quick, lend a hand!"
"Oh my god, the child isn't moving at all, could it be dead?"
"Aunties, make way."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qiushui disregarded everything else and rushed over.
"Quickly, quick, Ruan Zhiqing is here, everyone make way."
The aunt who was fortunate enough to witness Ruan Qiushui treating Wu Guihua quickly made way for her.
Ruan Qiushui knelt beside the little girl. Seeing that she had lost consciousness, she pressed one hand against her forehead and lifted her chin with the other to open her airway and clear mud, sand, weeds, and other debris from her mouth and nose. Then she alternated between chest compressions and artificial respiration.
"Wow."
Liu Danu spat out a large mouthful of water and opened her eyes.
"She's awake, she's awake, Da Niu is awake."
"This is amazing! This educated youth, Ruan, is truly a miracle doctor in the world."
"If only Ruan had come to our brigade sooner, Gou Dan and Gou Sheng wouldn't have died."
"My dear girl, you scared your mother to death."
Xie Hong was cooking at home when she heard the message from her neighbor. She rushed over, fearing that something might have happened to her daughter.
"mother."
Liu Daniu was still in shock when she saw her mother and burst into tears.
"Ruan Zhiqing, thank you so much. I will never forget your kindness."
Xie Hong comforted Liu Daniu while thanking Ruan Qiushui.
"You're welcome. Doctors are compassionate, and no one would stand idly by."
"Auntie, you should take the child back and change his/her clothes first. It would be best to make some ginger soup to warm him/her up."
In the chilly spring, falling into the water and being frightened can easily cause a child to develop a high fever due to their weakened state.
"Yes, yes, I'll take the child back right away."
Xie Hong suddenly realized what was happening and quickly picked up her child and ran home.
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