Gu Xiaoran stood beside Old Zhao and began to play with his cane.
He seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened.
Old Zhao squinted at Gu Xiaoran but didn't stop her.
The medicinal herbs in the herb field have been almost completely harvested. Next, in addition to clearing the wasteland and processing the herbs, Qiu Yan plans to build a row of houses next to the field.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing requires a physical space.
The land reclamation work mobilized most of the village's labor force, while Qiu Yan planned to use some young men and women to process the medicinal herbs.
Her intention was to cultivate a group of her own people.
Qiu Yan did not linger at the herb field and led Gu Xiaoran home.
However, no sooner had she returned than two women led their daughters to the Li family's house.
These two people were none other than Madam Sun and Madam Yuan.
They had previously asked Qiu Yan for money, and Qiu Yan later arranged for them to go to the medicinal herb field to reclaim wasteland.
Currently, they are also clearing wasteland for Qiu Yan.
The two little girls were sobbing and fidgeting, seemingly unwilling to come.
Their respective mothers were furious.
Ye glanced at the two young girls being led by the two women; they looked to be around ten years old.
Among them, the daughter of the Sun family was injured in the eye, which was red, swollen, and congested.
The Yuan family's daughter had redness, swelling, bruising, and broken skin on one side of her cheek.
"Sister Ye, look what your little brat has done!" Sun said, pointing to her daughter's swollen eyes, her eyes filled with both anger and heartache.
The girl who was pointed at cried and said, "My eyes hurt, and I can't see clearly." She felt like she was going blind.
Thinking of this, she sobbed uncontrollably, "Mother, I don't want to become blind."
When Mrs. Sun saw her daughter like this, she also cried.
"This..." Madam Ye was a little scared. What would happen if the little girl went blind?
She rubbed her temples. "Sorry, I'll talk to him about it later."
Could this Gu Xiaoran be here to collect a debt from her family?
Zhu Juan, who was busy in the kitchen, panicked when she heard the question.
What was bound to happen has finally happened.
Madam Yuan: "What's the use of just talking? Tell me, what if my child's facial injury leaves a scar? What will we do then?"
As she spoke, her voice eventually became choked with sobs.
Yuan's daughter, her eyes filled with tears, looked utterly pitiful.
She was in so much pain.
"It shouldn't leave a scar, right?" Ye looked troubled. Gu Xiaoran, today, I'm going to make sure your master punishes you properly.
Sun said, "Sister Ye, you have children too. If your child were beaten like this, what would you do?"
Mrs. Ye: "..." If her own child were seriously injured by another child, she would certainly demand an explanation.
However, she felt that such a thing would not happen.
Qiu Yan's good mood vanished instantly when she heard the voices next door.
She glared at Gu Xiaoran.
"Xiao Ran, what happened?"
"I was shooting birds, they weren't watching where they were going." Gu Xiaoran lowered her head weakly, her gaze somewhat evasive. "I don't like them."
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Qiu Yan pulled Gu Xiaoran along, preparing to go to the neighboring yard to check what was going on.
But to her surprise, the mischievous child had already slipped away before her.
In the neighboring yard, two women were arguing incessantly.
Madam Yuan: "Your child is too cruel. My daughter has been crying in pain ever since she came home."
Sun: "That's right. If they're not properly disciplined when they're young, they might commit murder and arson when they grow up."
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