Lu Xiaoyang looked extremely angry: "That woman said I was talking nonsense! It really makes me furious! Uncle Tiezhu, were you right or wrong?"
This question stumped Qian Tieshu. He didn't know if it was accurate or not, but he felt that the Lu family members didn't look injured at all. It was almost certain!
But now He Jiuniang's attitude made him start to doubt himself. Could it be that he had really misjudged her?
"Uncle Tiezhu, don't worry. Here's what we'll do: observe for a few more days. Once we're sure, I'll go to the Lu family and make them pay you a fine. Otherwise, we'll sue them all in the county government!"
Lu Xiaoyang spoke with such conviction that it seemed he was truly one of Qian Tieshu's cronies.
Qian Tieshu immediately believed it and didn't think Lu Xiaoyang would have any ulterior motives.
He saved Lu Xiaoyang when she was in the most difficult time, and Lu Xiaoyang was grateful to him and naturally wanted to repay him.
He firmly believed that as long as he could confirm that the injuries of the Lu family men were fake, Lu Xiaoyang would really dare to cause trouble at the Lu family, demand compensation from them, and then go to the government to plead for his son's release.
"Okay! Let's observe for two more days!"
When the whole family sat down for dinner that evening, He Jiuniang told everyone about this incident, and the men immediately put down their chopsticks with heavy hearts.
To be honest, it was indeed their oversight. After arriving in Anping Village, He Jiuniang stopped giving them acupuncture. Although she would redraw the wounds every two days, they didn't feel any pain. So when they did things, they would unconsciously exert force, which made it easy to expose their flaws.
A few people in the village did praise their physical strength, but they just smiled and brushed it off without paying much attention. They never expected that Qian Tieshu would seize this opportunity.
"What's wrong with you all? Didn't your third son's wife keep telling you not to let your guard down? What kind of mess have you made?!"
Sun slammed down the bowl and chopsticks, startling the men.
"I didn't expect you to be of much help, just to avoid causing trouble, but look at you, now you're causing more trouble for the family! I should have just sent you all to the army, so I wouldn't be so angry here!"
The group of men, led by Boss Lu, all lowered their heads and dared not speak, waiting for Madam Sun to finish her tantrum before they spoke.
Old Lu felt much more at ease knowing that he wasn't the one being scolded this time. He very conscientiously rolled up the dog's sleeves and served the dog food, trying to minimize his presence.
The wives of the men didn't dare to speak; they felt responsible for their husbands' misdeeds.
Only He Jiuniang, although she was indeed a little angry when she learned about this, knew that they did not do it on purpose. If they did something wrong, a gentle reminder would have been enough, and there was no need to say such harsh things as Sun Shi did.
So she said, "Now is not the time to be angry; we need to resolve this first."
Sun said, "Starting tomorrow, none of you need to work. Just stay home and recover!"
There's no need for that...
He Jiuniang said helplessly, "If things are too unusual, it's easy for people to become suspicious. As I said before, even if you were injured, you should be much better after being here for more than half a month. Just don't do any rough or heavy work."
Boss Lu nodded repeatedly, then said with a troubled expression, "That's exactly what we do, we just lend a hand in places we see occasionally."
"Did I need your help? I've paid so many workers to do the work, why are you meddling in my business?"
Sun Shi lost her temper again and almost hit someone, but fortunately He Jiu Niang pulled her back.
But Sun continued to grumble and curse: "I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have met such a troublesome family like yours!"
He Jiuniang patted the back of her hand to calm her down, and then said to the few people who had made mistakes: "If anyone asks you for a hand tomorrow, just say that you helped a few days ago and that your wounds, which had finally healed, have started to hurt again. It's more important to heal your wounds first."
"Mmm!"
The group nodded repeatedly. This was the only way now; they would listen to whatever He Jiu Niang said.
The next day, Qian Tieshu went out early to keep an eye on the men of the Lu family. He saw that although they were also busy at the construction site, they were not doing heavy work as before.
From afar, he could even hear Boss Lu talking to his brother-in-law: "Stop working and come have some water. I worked so hard that my wounds, which had just started to heal, were reopened. It hurt so much last night. You all need to be careful."
"Okay, brother!"
Zhang Song obediently took a sip of water and said cooperatively, "Brother, now that you mention it, I'm not feeling well either. The weather is too hot, and my wound has become infected again. Sigh!"
Hearing the two men's conditions, Qian Tieshu became even more confused. Had he really guessed wrong?
But... but he didn't want to give up this opportunity; it was the only way to save his son!
He rushed back and pulled Lu Xiaoyang out of bed, asking him to come up with a solution.
Lu Xiaoyang was fast asleep, but he was furious. However, he still needed to stay at the Qian family's house, so he could only suppress his anger and say, "Uncle, you can't be anxious. Who knows if they're faking it? You need to take a closer look and find evidence to prove that they're faking their injuries so we can go and rescue Brother Da Niu."
"But... but what if they really get hurt?"
Qian Tieshu was somewhat unsure of himself. He wanted to save his son, but he didn't want to make a fool of himself because of this.
"If he's really injured, we'll make it look fake!"
Lu Xiaoyang looked indignant, seemingly harboring deep hatred for the Lu family.
He continued, "Uncle, if I weren't in this terrible state, I would have gone to find the evidence myself. Now that I'm injured and my legs aren't very strong, I'll have to trouble you to do the work. Once you get the evidence, I will definitely help Brother Da Niu get justice!"
Qian Tieshu was deeply moved. It seemed that his decision to save Lu Xiaoyang was the right one. He was a sharp knife, and by letting him take the blame, his family could not only benefit but also avoid getting into other troubles.
"Okay! You take good care of yourself first, I'll go check on you again!"
After saying that, he ran out again.
Lu Xiaoyang yawned and went back to sleep.
As for the Lu family, he had already warned them yesterday, so they shouldn't reveal any more flaws.
In Changzhou, a fast horse slowly walked along the dry, cracked road. Lu Baichuan, on horseback, looked at his former hometown, which was now deserted. There were even many white bones by the roadside, and no one knew who they belonged to.
He leaped off his horse, pushed open the dilapidated door, and found the courtyard in a mess, clearly having been ransacked.
All the valuables in the house were gone, and everything was covered with a thick layer of dust, but because of the drought, even spiders didn't spin webs there.
Lu Baichuan couldn't describe his current mood; his fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly.
Parents, your unfilial son is late.
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