Shen Qingqing's pupils contracted, and after releasing Shen Yangyang, she grabbed Chen Man and said, "Manman, can you take care of my sister for me at my house? I'll be right back!"
After saying that, Shen Qingqing threw down her schoolbag and rushed out, making sure to close the door behind her.
Chen Man was also taken aback, but Shen Yangyang walked over and locked the door while crying, then sat at the dining table wiping away her tears with a tissue.
After wiping his nose, he wiped his nose again and slumped onto the dining table, looking dejected.
After Shen Qingqing went out, the bicycle wheels were practically on fire from pedaling.
It usually takes Shen Qingqing fifteen minutes to get to the porcelain kiln, but today she halved that time.
From afar, she could see a group of people gathered in front of the kiln, including men, women, and children of all ages and heights.
Fortunately, she wasn't alone with her mother; her uncle and Uncle Jingyuan were also there.
Shen Qingqing parked her bicycle in a secluded corner of the open space in front of the porcelain kiln, and then slipped into the crowd when no one was paying attention to her, coming up behind her mother.
Her mother was protecting Chen Manyu, who was huddled in her mother's arms with her head in her hands, and did not notice that she had quietly arrived.
"I'm telling you right now, either you move out, or you're not allowed to continue doing this!"
"Otherwise, as long as my mom stays here, I'll come and cause trouble every single day!"
"Don't you even consider how many years this place has been abandoned? If you say it's no longer needed, there must be a reason why it's useless. Now you're rebuilding it, disrupting other people's lives. What kind of behavior is this!"
The man who said this was wearing a slightly yellowed shirt, had a fierce look on his face, and spoke very rudely.
"If I hadn't come back from out of town to see my mom, I wouldn't have known you'd been doing this for so long. My mom has heart palpitations and coughs every day now, and it's all your fault!"
"Not only did you burn a lot of smoke, but I also heard that you were smashing things a while ago, right? The noise was so loud, how could my mother, who is seventy years old, stand it!"
Shen Qingqing hid behind Li Xunli and looked around, but didn't see any elderly people.
The guess is that the "mom" the man mentioned isn't here; she's probably still at home.
Although this small porcelain kiln area was originally said to be far from the village, there are still some remote places in the village, like Chen Manyu's house, so naturally there are some families who originally lived next to the small porcelain kiln.
Previously, when Li Xunli and her team were working, no one had ever come to them with any problems.
After resuming work after the New Year, when Li Xunli occasionally came over, she would see Chen Manyu looking flustered, holding a bamboo broom and scribbling something on the ground, but when asked, he would say it was nothing.
However, the fact that someone came to cause trouble is definitely not something that Chen Manyu can hide from the truth.
On one occasion when Li Xunli arrived earlier than Chen Manyu, she saw two lines of large characters written on the ground in charcoal, asking them to stop firing porcelain because the smoke and dust were too much and some elderly people couldn't stand it.
That day, Li Xunli immediately took Chen Manyu to investigate which elderly person in the neighborhood had been affected.
That afternoon, they found a family on the other side of the kiln. Although it was called a family, there was only an old woman left in that family.
Li Xunli took Chen Manyu to ask around and learned that the old lady had also worked in porcelain making when she was young, but due to prolonged exposure to dust, she developed lung problems and could no longer tolerate the dust from porcelain making.
Li Xunli sincerely apologized, and when the old lady saw how humble Li Xunli's attitude was, she immediately felt embarrassed as well.
It turns out that the old lady had a fight with her family and, in a fit of anger, moved back to her old house. The old house was dilapidated and damp, and the air quality inside was terrible, which triggered her original lung disease.
In addition, Li Xunli's family's porcelain kiln was firing porcelain. Although the smoke and dust treatment pipes in the kiln had been renovated, how could these problems be completely avoided?
The old lady, who was already feeling uneasy, asked a child to find out the truth and then went to write black characters in front of Li Xunli's porcelain kiln every night.
In other words, no one lived near the kiln before, and the dust from firing porcelain did not affect the residents. It was just that the old lady happened to come back, which led to this incident.
After understanding the situation, Li Xunli explained to the old lady that she was supporting her family and had no choice but to stop. After learning about the conflict between the old lady and her family, she gave the old lady some compensation and then advised her to go back and communicate properly with her family.
The old lady agreed and left.
Li Xunli originally thought that this matter was over.
Unexpectedly, when Wu Jingyuan came to check the goods with her this afternoon, this troublemaking man showed up.
He kept saying that Li Xunli caused his mother to get sick and be hospitalized, and demanded that Li Xunli compensate his mother for her hospitalization expenses.
Li Xunli, of course, refused to accept this baseless accusation.
As a result, the man went crazy, saying that his mother was fine before he went on his business trip, so how come she became so sick after staying at the old house behind Li Xunli's porcelain kiln for a few days!
Only then did Li Xunli realize that the old woman from a couple of days ago was the mother of the man who caused the trouble.
Thinking of the old lady who kept coughing, Li Xunli instinctively wanted to agree to the compensation.
Unexpectedly, Wu Jingyuan directly refuted the man, demanding that he produce his mother's diagnosis report and medical records from this hospitalization to prove that his mother's illness and hospitalization were caused by the dust from Li Xunli's porcelain firing. Otherwise, the man was extorting money, and Wu Jingyuan would call the police.
The man, of course, refused to produce it, insisting that it was Li Xunli's family's porcelain kiln that caused the damage.
Actually, the hospital's diagnostic report did indicate that dust was a contributing factor, but the doctor said that it only accounted for a small part of the problem. The bigger reason was that the elderly person was old, angry, and had lived in that dark and damp environment for so long, which led to a bacterial infection.
That's why men are reluctant to show their medical reports.
His refusal made Wu Jingyuan realize there must be a problem, so he called Li Xunjin and asked him to come over and handle the matter together.
When the man saw Wu Jingyuan calling for reinforcements, he immediately called for reinforcements as well, since everyone has brothers and sisters.
With so many people involved, the situation began to spiral out of control.
The villagers usually lead very regular lives, so when there's suddenly such a lively event, the news spreads like wildfire.
The man insisted that Li Xunli compensate for the medical expenses, while Wu Jingyuan insisted on a written report and notarization from the hospital before he would pay.
The stalemate continued until Li Xunjin arrived, at which point the tension had escalated to the point of physical confrontation.
When Chen Manyu saw the other man about to push Li Xunli, he stepped forward and pushed him back. Although the man was unharmed and stood still, being pushed by such a young kid in front of everyone made him even more furious, as he was already angry after his attempt to cause trouble failed.
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