Although they were a bit short-sighted in some things, they weren't stupid; they knew it was good for their child to learn more.
"Hehe, isn't what you said hilarious?"
Han Qiang sneered at that moment:
"You said it's the village school? But who teaches the children? Who proposed setting up the school? It was Xue Yatou. Xue Yatou doesn't agree, but your child still wants to go to school?"
"But this is from our village..."
Han Liu murmured, "They're all so regretful now, but unfortunately there's no medicine for regret in this world."
He had begged Han Luoxue for forgiveness, but she ignored him completely.
Not forcing them to leave the village was already the greatest kindness Han Luoxue could show them.
"This school belongs to the village, but it also belongs to Xueya. You should give up on this idea."
There were five such families in the village, with more than a dozen children in total. They were all very envious as they watched the others go to school.
"What are you looking at? Get back to work."
The older children were taken to the fields, but they were planting ordinary crops.
Their seedlings had just sprouted, while the ones planted by their neighbors had already grown quite a bit. The group felt a mix of emotions.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have...
Those who helped others and were implicated especially hated those two families.
It's just that no one will forgive them.
Not everyone will give you a chance to regret it.
"Hey, that son-in-law of Han Mingyuan's family, his leg is healed, and the scar on his face is gone too. He's really handsome!"
Han Feng's wife held Han Liu's hand and said resentfully:
"How come Han Luoxue is so lucky?"
"They brought in a cripple, a disabled one at that, but now..."
"Is this Dr. Xu's medical skills really that amazing?"
Han Liu's family was filled with emotion, never expecting that even a leg that had been lame for so many years could be cured.
"It should be. In my opinion, the reason why Han Mingyuan's family took in Doctor Xu was because of his medical skills."
"Ugh, especially that man's face..."
Han Feng's wife blushed as she spoke.
She'd never seen such a handsome man before!
"Don't overthink it. If your man finds out, he'll kill you right away."
"Mother, I want to go to school!"
Han Liu's youngest son looked in the direction of the school with envy.
"What's the point of going to school? What good is it? We might as well grow more things!"
"There's so much work to do around the house, and you don't even help out. You're always thinking about useless things. Don't you realize that even if you can read, what good will it do? You'll still be a peasant in the end."
"Hmph, you'd be better off helping with chores around the house."
She twisted the child's ear hard, and the child screamed in pain.
In a courtyard not far from the village entrance, the clear voice of children reciting aloud could still be heard: "At the beginning of life, people are inherently good..."
The children outside looked aggrieved, but they dared not argue back.
...
The next day at noon, the old lady of the Chi family came to visit again. It was clear that she hadn't rested well the day before, as her blood vessels were very red.
"Miss Han, what have you thought about what happened yesterday?"
The old man of the Chi family spoke first, afraid that his wife would offend someone again if she spoke.
"Sorry, we have plenty of money."
The old master of the Chi family twitched his lips violently. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't lack money?
"Well, Miss Han, I can assure you that we will discipline Qingqing properly when she gets back. I know she was wrong this time, but she has already learned her lesson. Besides, it's fortunate that you stopped her, preventing an irreparable mistake, isn't it?"
"hehe."
Han Luoxue sneered: "If they were really in the wrong, do you think they would still be locked up in jail?"
"Old man, I can tell you're a sensible person. I'll just ask you one question: if someone hired someone to kill your whole family, but your family was lucky enough to escape and the perpetrator was captured alive, would you forgive them for not succeeding?"
This… Old Master Chi suddenly didn’t know how to refute it. He knew that if it were him, he wouldn’t be able to generously say he forgave.
This is a blood feud that wiped out an entire family.
"I……"
"But what's done is done. Qingqing is just a little girl. Wouldn't it be better if you asked for more compensation?"
Madam Chi spoke with displeasure.
"But I don't need it. We have enough to eat and enough to wear."
Madam Chi's face darkened further. She hadn't expected Han Luoxue to be so unyielding. Did she really insist on having their Sixiu Pavilion?
"Oh, Miss Han, to be honest, my husband really likes our granddaughter Qingqing."
Grandpa Chi reacted quickly. Seeing Han Luoxue's resolute attitude, he didn't continue to pester her and changed his strategy.
“Our Sixiu Pavilion used to have two daughters, but the younger one disappeared when she was a teenager. My husband has never given up looking for her, but more than ten years have passed and there has been no news of her.”
"Actually, my eldest daughter and youngest daughter don't look alike at all, but Qingqing looks extremely similar to her aunt. So we all treat Qingqing as the missing youngest daughter."
"Now that she heard that Qingqing is in trouble, she is quite anxious and her words are a bit harsh. I hope Miss Han will not hold a grudge against an old woman."
Han Luoxue didn't want to hear anything at first, and she refused to reconcile no matter what they said, but when she heard the old man's words, her heart skipped a beat.
Disappeared in their teens, more than a decade later...
A very bad feeling came over me. Could there really be such a ridiculous thing in the world?
"Your eldest daughter's child grows up to look nothing like her mother, but like your youngest daughter?"
There's a saying that she only knows that nieces resemble their aunts and nephews resemble their uncles.
"Yes, they look about 70% alike. We've had no choice. So many years have passed, and we've been searching, but there's still no news of that child. We don't even know if he's alive or dead."
Han Luoxue frowned. This time, she carefully examined the two elderly people in front of her. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the old woman looked somewhat like her mother.
It must be psychological.
"But that doesn't excuse her killing anyone, does it?"
"Besides, how could a teenager get lost?"
If her mother really was their child, Han Luoxue felt that there must be more to it than met the eye.
Especially since their location isn't far from the capital, a carriage could arrive in four or five days, and a fast horse could get there even faster.
If the Chi family had truly been searching, wouldn't they have found it after all these years?
It must be an illusion.
Unfortunately, Mother has amnesia and has no recollection of her past. Oh, right, Mother had a jade pendant.
"this……"
Old Master Chi hesitated for a moment. So much time had passed, and he didn't want to bring up what had happened back then.
"I didn't mean anything by it. Last year I went out and traveled around for more than half a year, visiting many places. Maybe I can be of some help?"
"Hmph, I don't need your help. Releasing Qingqing is better than anything else."
Old Madam Chi huffed and puffed. Han Luoxue's eyes turned cold. This old lady was really unreasonable.
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