Only after asking around did I learn that Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian had also come to help and were bandaging the injured person in the dormitory.
Shuiqing went to the schoolhouse, which was brightly lit by torches and candles. When the two saw Shuiqing, they quickly stood up and said, "Auntie, we were just thinking of coming over to see if we could help."
"Did you need something from us?"
Shuiqing did have something to say. The school was full of wounded people, the smell of blood was overwhelming, and screams and groans of pain could be heard from time to time. It was really not a good place to talk.
She looked at the injured person. Thanks to Ding Heli and Qin Yilin's skillful and tireless bandaging, the bleeding had stopped. Now that Ding Jiajia had joined in, the speed was even faster. Ling Ran and Bai Ziqian were basically doing the auxiliary work, so their presence or absence didn't make much difference.
However, even though the impact is significant, there's no time to worry about that now. After all, time is of the essence, and those bandits must be sent away as soon as possible!
"Yes, come with me, I have something important to ask you."
Bai Ziqian was bewildered, wondering what could be more important than treating the wounded.
Ling Ran, however, keenly sensed something, pursed his lips, and followed.
Seeing Shuiqing's grave expression, Qin Yilin instructed her daughter, who was not far away, "Your sister Shuiqing has probably run into trouble. I'm going out to check on her. I'll leave this to you. I'll be back in a bit."
Those who were seriously injured were given anesthetic, those who needed stitches were stitched, those whose bleeding was stopped were stopped, and all were bandaged up. The men in charge were responsible for the household, while she and her daughter were responsible for the women. The women were the ones who were less injured to begin with, so there was no rush for the rest.
My daughter can handle things on her own; she'll be fine if she goes out.
Shui Qing picked a spot on the edge of the school building and was about to speak when she saw Qin Yilin coming over, worried. She quickly waved to her.
After Qin Yilin arrived, the interrogation results were announced.
Ling Ran was naturally aloof and not particularly shocked by the collusion between officials and bandits. He simply waited quietly for Aunt Shuiqing's next instructions.
Aunt Shuiqing couldn't have called them out just to tell them this; there must be something else waiting for her.
Qin Yilin had experienced the most ups and downs, especially those involving her life and fortune, and she knew countless dirty tricks. Upon hearing this, she only raised an eyebrow in slight surprise.
He then glanced at Bai Ziqian without making a sound.
She remembered that Magistrate Wu's wife's surname was Bai, and she was Bai Ziqian's aunt. She had even come to Shanshui Village before to give Shuiqing a thank-you gift, which was ridiculed by the whole village.
At that time, she was not familiar with Shuiqing. She had only heard about her from other women in the village. Later, after they became acquainted, she learned that Shuiqing was Ziqian's aunt.
However, the two families were not closeâZiqian had been in Shanshui Village for over a year, but Aunt Bai had never visited again, and Ziqian had never been there either.
Of the three, Bai Ziqian was truly the most shocked!
He used to think that his aunt was mean and ungrateful, always verbally abusing him and stingy with money. He heard from his father that his aunt had managed the Wu family for more than ten years, and he didn't know how much her dowry had gone into it before his uncle finally became a county magistrate.
As for his uncle, Magistrate Wu, he remembered that he was very warm and kind to him when he was a child. However, after becoming magistrate, he became arrogant and condescending as a scholar. He looked down on the Bai family, who were merchants, and thought that the Bai family had money but no knowledge.
Unexpectedly, my aloof uncle, who looked down on merchants and money, actually colluded with bandits to make money from human trafficking!
Thinking of his past conversations with his father, he looked at Shuiqing and said with self-reproach, "Last year, after I had an accident while visiting my aunt's house, I was fortunate to be rescued by Aunt Shuiqing. After returning home, my father cut off all supplies to my aunt's family."
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