The divine physician Sikong, who had wanted to say something, ultimately kept silent. These people's acting styles were too exaggerated; he couldn't quite fit in.
Yang was also extremely embarrassed.
This distressed the others greatly. Because they were trying to stop Aunt Li, they were some distance away from Lili and didn't realize the hidden secrets behind it. They could only hear Lili's extremely weak voice.
Old Mrs. Shen glanced at the weak Lili and the incessantly crying Shen Jialuo, then stared at the scattered rice on the ground for a long time.
Old Mrs. Shen looked at Aunt Li coldly: "Today's matter must be settled. I won't make things difficult for you. Let's invite the village chief over and discuss the matter objectively. We'll see what the village chief has to say about the two things you did: stealing our rice and harming our children!"
Liu also said, "That's right, we must give an explanation!"
"Eldest sister, go and fetch the village chief right now!"
"Yes, Mother, I'm going right now!"
Aunt Li panicked. Village Chief Ma had warned her before that if she caused any more trouble, she would be kicked out.
Last time, she took advantage of Liu's mother's troublemaking and said a few words in her defense. Because of the chaos and turmoil that followed, the village chief was very busy, which allowed her to escape a disaster.
If the village chief were to come, she might really be kicked out of Xinghua Village!
"No, no, big sister, we can't invite the village chief! We can't invite the village chief!"
Aunt Li held Old Lady Shen's hand and lowered her head to her for the first time. She didn't expect Old Lady Shen to actually do this, even though she had survived for so many years!
Old Mrs. Shen sneered, "I tolerated you before because I have a happy family, and although we're not rich, we're doing quite well. I didn't want you, a rotten apple, to spoil our whole family's mood. I'm just an old woman, I can tolerate it, it won't hurt me. But you shouldn't have done that, you shouldn't have laid a hand on my grandchildren!"
Aunt Li was heartbroken. She had harbored thoughts she shouldn't have, but she really didn't kick Lili into the ditch.
She watched helplessly as Shen Jialuo and Shen Jiahao splashed that little good-for-nothing with handfuls of water!
"I didn't hurt your granddaughter, she didn't fall at all!"
Old Mrs. Shen flung her hand away: "Alright, save your energy for when the village chief comes!"
Lili leaned on Shen Jiahao's shoulder, unaware that her and her brothers' clumsy acting had long been seen through by Madam Yang. She continued to professionally clutch her chest, feeling uncomfortable, and coughed occasionally.
After secretly seeing Liu run to find the village chief, Lili stopped coughing with relief, and almost couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
That's right, hurry up and find people, the more the better.
She wanted to drive Aunt Li out of Xinghua Village.
The Shen family is just too kind; they will never go too far unless someone does something truly outrageous.
In fact, many people are like this: simple and honest throughout their lives, kind-hearted by nature. Even if they hate or are extremely annoyed by each other, they would never do anything to drive someone to their death.
Lili is not that kind of person.
If you don't teach Aunt Li a lesson, she'll think she can run a dye shop forever.
Just like now, she only truly panicked when Old Lady Shen said she wanted to find Village Chief Ma to uphold justice.
But Lili is not a saint; she has no reason to forgive someone who wants to harm her and her family.
If she hadn't been so lucky, hadn't sensed something was wrong, and hadn't dodged that kick, she and Shen Jialuo would have already fallen into the water.
She didn't believe in repentance in this regard; she only knew that since Aunt Li dared to do it, she dared to retaliate.
Moreover, Li Da Niang's actions could be considered attempted murder, and coupled with theft, according to the laws of the Southern Jin Dynasty, she should be exiled.
Hmph, you've really messed with Shen Lili, you've kicked a hornet's nest.
When Liu ran to the corner, she found that Shen Jiawen had already pulled someone and hurriedly rushed over, followed by a few people carrying candles and oil lamps.
When Liu saw that Doctor Zhu was carrying a small medicine box and was panting heavily, it was hard for him, a man in his fifties, to keep up with Shen Jiawen's pace.
Shen Jiawen cried out, "Dr. Zhu, please hurry! My sister is dying!"
As Dr. Zhu wiped the sweat from his brow with his other hand, he said, "Even if it goes any faster, I'm almost done for..."
Liu stopped in her tracks: "Hey, Jiawen, why did you call Doctor Zhu over here?"
"Aunt, I was just thinking of being on the safe side." Shen Jiawen pointed to the large group of people following behind her. "Aunt, you see, everyone was so worried about Lili when they heard she had fainted, so they all came along!"
Liu looked in the direction Shen Jiawen was pointing. It was too dark at night, so she squinted to see who the people carrying candles and oil lamps were.
Isn't that the village chief she was planning to find at the very front?
Mrs. Liu was overjoyed. This was perfect, saving her the trouble of making a trip!
"Village Chief Ma, you've come at the perfect time! We were just about to ask you for a favor!"
Village Chief Ma waved his hand hastily: "Go check if the child is alright first."
This old lady Li is always causing trouble; this time she's actually harming someone.
She doesn't even consider what happened to those who harmed others before; harming others ultimately harms oneself.
Has she forgotten that the Shen family is no longer the same as before? The county magistrate is nothing to her; he knows His Highness the Crown Prince!
Shen Jiawen pulled Doctor Zhu over and saw that Lili had woken up. He immediately understood what was going on and said, "Lili, you're awake? Doctor Sikong is indeed amazing. Doctor Zhu, thank you for coming with me."
Dr. Zhu, panting and supporting his aching back, said, "It's alright, it's alright, as long as he's okay."
Old Mrs. Shen never expected that Shen Jiawen would actually bring Doctor Zhu. Village Chief Ma followed behind Liu Shi, leading a large group of people over.
The candlelight converged and instantly illuminated the room.
Even from some distance, Aunt Li saw the stern-faced Village Chief Ma and was startled. She frantically tried to break free of his grip, crying out, "Let me go! Let me go!"
Village Chief Ma first went to check on Lili, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lili had recovered some of her spirits.
Given the relationship between His Highness the Crown Prince and Lili, if something happens to Lili, His Highness the Crown Prince will probably come after him.
The villagers were all drawn over by Shen Jiawen's shouts. Upon hearing that someone was stealing rice, they were afraid that their own homes would also be affected, so they immediately put on their clothes and came over.
Village Chief Ma asked Lili, "Lili, how are you? Are you alright?"
Lili shook her head and whispered, "Lili is fine, but my brother's stomach must still hurt a lot..."
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