When Fu Wan and the others returned to Ye Jian's country, the sun was almost setting.
Before even entering the house, Fu Wan heard the sound of a child crying, interspersed with occasional cries of "Mommy".
Her heart suddenly felt like it was being squeezed, and her face turned pale instantly.
"Ringling?"
Fu Wan pushed the door open and went in, only to see Shen Lingling sitting on the threshold of the Ye family's house, with Li Chunhua trying to coax her with candy.
"Ah Wan, you're finally back."
Seeing Fu Wan appear, Li Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief. Goodness, this little girl is too hard to coax; she tried everything but to no avail.
It's all Liang Cuifen's fault, that damned woman. She caused trouble and then hid in her room, cowering like a turtle.
The moment Shen Lingling saw Fu Wan, tears welled up in her eyes again. She rushed over and hugged Fu Wan tightly, refusing to let go.
"Mom, where did you go? I thought you didn't want me anymore, sob sob..."
Fu Wan was truly wronged. She wiped away her daughter's tears with one hand and gently patted her back with the other.
"Mom just went to the mountain to pick fruit. Didn't I tell you that before she left?"
Looking back, it's fortunate that Shen Lingling didn't go with them today; otherwise, if the mother and daughter had encountered that mountain peak, they would have likely met with dire consequences.
When Shen Lingling saw Fu Wan, it was like she had found her pillar of support, and she stopped making a fuss after a short while.
She followed Ye Xiaofeng, teasing the rabbit that Fu Ming had caught. Because she had been crying for so long, she would occasionally sob.
She would play for a while and then run back into the house to see if Fu Wan was there, or she would call out "Mom" everywhere.
Fu Wan knew that she was insecure, so she simply stood where she could see her.
"Auntie, why is Lingling suddenly making a fuss?"
Previously, when she went out to sea to fish in Fujia Village, she often left Shen Lingling at home with Ye Xiaocui, and this situation had never occurred before.
Of course, she wasn't blaming Li Chunhua; she simply felt that as a mother, she had the right to know the truth.
Li Chunhua was a little embarrassed and sighed, "Your second cousin's wife is back. She saw Lingling and teased her a couple of times."
Fu Wan was speechless. Liang Cuifen was older than her, how could she have the nerve to tease a child?
There was one more thing Li Chunhua dared not say: when Shen Lingling first started calling for her mother, Liang Cuifen cruelly told her, "Your mother doesn't want you anymore!"
Li Chunhua couldn't stop her in time. Shen Lingling, who hadn't seen Fu Wan all afternoon, believed it to be true and kept crying as she tried to leave.
In her haste, Li Chunhua grabbed Chen Lingling and casually hit Liang Cuifen twice with a broom. Liang Cuifen got so angry that she ran back into the house and hid.
"Ah Wan, I'm really sorry, I've already taught her a lesson. If you're still not satisfied, wait until your second cousin comes back, and I'll talk to him."
Fu Wan didn't know what to say. She had only met Liang Cuifen a few times, but she vaguely remembered that her second cousin-in-law was someone who valued money.
You like money? Good thing you like money!
"Aunt, I have only one request: you can't let my second cousin's wife get involved in your lobster business."
Letting her see but not touch it would probably be more satisfying than hitting or scolding her.
Fu Wan wasn't a pushover; she couldn't possibly stand idly by while being bullied.
Li Chunhua pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
She was a genuine farmer and knew the importance of remembering those who helped her.
Fu Wan was the one who taught Liang Cuifen how to run the crayfish business. Fu Wan said that Liang Cuifen was not allowed to participate, so she would absolutely not let her get involved in it at all.
With that said, let's consider this matter closed.
Bai Qianzhou sat on a bamboo chair in the Ye family's courtyard, his eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.
Fu Ming unloaded the basket from his back, and Fu Wan went over and took the rabbit she had caught to the backyard to lock it up.
"Dr. Bai, why don't you go see the village doctor?"
Fu Wan asked casually, but Bai Qianzhou's answer left her speechless.
"I am a doctor myself."
After saying this, he seemed to remember something, lowered his eyes, and touched the scar on his right wrist with his left hand.
That was the spot where Xue Qing's men had previously smashed with bricks.
He still remembers the regret in the eyes of his colleagues at the hospital. If he doesn't recover well, he's afraid he'll never be able to hold a scalpel again.
Seeing that he was unwilling to go, Fu Wan didn't try to persuade him further. Although Bai Qianzhou had saved her once on the mountain, she had also saved him once in the sea, so they were even.
"Comrade Fu, are we going back to Fujia Village tomorrow?"
Fu Ming and Fu Wan responded at the same time. Fu Ming always felt that Bai Qianzhou was a bit distant when he was serious, so he picked up the basket in his hand and went into the kitchen.
Fu Wan also quickly fled to the backyard. Shen Lingling, who was standing to the side, had not yet noticed Bai Qianzhou's abnormality and went up to grab his sleeve.
"Uncle Xiaobai, let's play jump rope!"
Both she and Ye Xiaofeng wanted to jump rope, but they were short of someone to hold the rope. Ye Zhenxing was impatient to play this game with a girl.
Bai Qianzhou nodded in agreement, then found it somewhat unbelievable to himself. The scene seemed familiar, as if he had experienced it before.
Li Chunhua, who was cleaning a dead rabbit in the kitchen, was surprised to see Fu Ming carrying a basket. She thought it was something else and gasped when she took a closer look.
"You little brat, you almost scared me to death!"
If Li Chunhua hadn't known that Fu Ming wouldn't harm her, she would have fainted from fright.
This snake is a valuable item, but unfortunately, its gall bladder and head were smashed to pieces by Fu Ming with a shovel. However, it still has a body that is over two meters long, which is quite a good thing.
Just then, Ye Jianguo returned with the village doctor. He felt that Bai Qianzhou still needed to be examined, so he went into the kitchen to prepare to clean the snake.
Snake skin is a good thing, but when making soup, the snake meat with the skin off is usually used. The old doctor just now was willing to come all this way because of the snake skin.
The doctors had all arrived, and Bai Qianzhou didn't act arrogantly. The old doctor, who studied traditional Chinese medicine, immediately stroked his mustache and took his pulse.
"You have some bruising on the back of your head, it should go away with some rest, it's not a big problem. But you need to take good care of the injury on your hand, otherwise you won't be able to do fine work in the future."
Bai Qianzhou himself was a doctor, and he had long been mentally prepared for this outcome.
Unexpectedly, the old doctor spoke up again: "I'll give you a prescription. Take it home, prepare it, apply it for a month, and then see how it goes."
Is there any hope for my hand?
Bai Qianzhou was somewhat surprised; of course, it would be good if it could be cured.
The old doctor stroked his beard again, neither confirming nor denying, "Give it a try!"
I don't know who this child offended, but someone actually broke his tendons.
However, he also has a secret recipe passed down from his ancestors. Letting him try it would be a fair sacrifice of this large portion of snakeskin.
Ye Jianguo and Fu Wan both heard this. Ye Jianguo quickly took the snake skin and meat, split them in two, put some of the snake meat in a bowl, and gave it to the old doctor along with the snake skin.
Hearing the constant noise outside, Liang Cuifen came out out of curiosity.
"Mother, why did you kill the chicken while I was away!"
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