He knew his wife was weak and wouldn't tell such a lie.
"Is the bean sprout alright now?"
He then noticed that Douya's face was pale.
He tried to go up and look at Fang Qing's head, but Fang Qing dodged him.
"Thank God, Douya is alright now, and the slave trader has been caught and sent to the yamen after the matter was explained," Zhao said.
"What's the story behind Mother saying that Bean Sprout slandered her and the village chief?"
“How can it be considered slander? At that time, the village chief sided with my mother and told me to pack my things and leave Fangjia Village with Douya. Wasn’t that putting Douya and me on the road to death? Douya got anxious and began to suspect why the village chief was protecting my mother. This led to my sixth aunt’s misunderstanding, and she and her two daughters-in-law beat my mother up.”
Fang Daniu was so shocked that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
The thought that one's own mother tried to sell his wife and daughter, and almost succeeded, is terrifying.
Seeing Zhao wiping away tears, he put his arm around her shoulder and hugged her to comfort her.
“It’s alright,” he paused and then said, “but Aunt Liu shouldn’t hit Mother, look what she did to her.”
“She deserved it,” Fang Qing said.
"You silly child, that's your milk..."
He paused here, then coughed awkwardly.
"Alright, your grandma was definitely in the wrong today. I'll go talk to her and ask her not to make things difficult for you anymore. We all have to make a living too. How about we just let this matter go?"
Fang Qing's relaxed expression tightened again.
"On what grounds?"
That old man killed all the bean sprouts.
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