"Soulmate, stop right there!"
As soon as she came out of the county government office, her aunt looked at her grandmother lying on the ground, barely alive, and angrily rebuked her.
"Tsk... May I ask what brings this aunt here?"
Zhiyin raised an eyebrow and turned around, watching her and her grandfather with an air of amusement.
"Zhiyin, are you really that heartless? You've harmed your grandmother like this and you're just going to leave? Don't you feel any remorse? How can you face your own conscience?"
"If your dad knew he raised such an ungrateful daughter, wouldn't he jump out of his coffin and strangle you?"
Seeing the large crowd of onlookers, the eldest aunt was so angry that she couldn't help but want to cause trouble for her friend.
"Tsk... What's wrong with you? It wasn't me who hit her. She broke the law herself. Is Auntie questioning the laws of the imperial court? How many heads do you have to chop off?"
Zhiyin glanced at the plaque of the yamen with a half-smile, and said meaningfully, "Or does Aunt want me to go in and file a complaint again?"
"Or do you want everyone to see you make a fool of yourselves? Tell us how you've treated our family, and let everyone be the judge?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever question the laws of the imperial court?..."
My aunt was furious when my confidante accused her of such a serious crime. She was both enraged and terrified of ending up like my grandmother.
Looking at the people around him, he was about to explain, but his grandfather quickly stopped him.
"Isn't this embarrassing enough? We can talk about this at home! Are you trying to kill your mother? Can't you see she's on her deathbed? Go find a doctor right now!"
The grandfather spoke with displeasure, and seeing that the grandmother had woken up, he quickly took the rag out of her mouth.
"Waaaaah...it hurts so much...oh no, am I going to die? Quick, get me a doctor! Stop the bleeding! Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Grandmother glared at Zhiyin, but dared not say anything more. Instead, her face turned pale, and she kept crying out in pain.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Auntie seemed to only then realize what was happening. She glanced at the bloodstains under Grandmother's buttocks and hurriedly went to find a doctor in a panic, fearing that Grandmother was really dead.
Having achieved his goal, Zhiyin didn't linger. He simply raised an eyebrow and, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, slowly walked away to a spot not far away.
Instead of rushing home, she went and bought more than ten meat buns, peach blossom cakes, and other snacks…
They also roughly estimated Yao Yulin's weight and height at the clothing store and bought several new cotton-padded jackets.
I bought two more floral cotton-padded jackets for children, and I plan to ask Yao Yulin to help me alter them so that I can make two outfits for Yuanyuan and Mengmeng.
After doing all that, she spent 3 coins to ride in someone else's mule cart and got home before it got completely dark.
At this moment, Yao Yulin and Zhihua were pacing back and forth at the village entrance. Seeing that their grandparents had not returned, they knew that something must have happened and they were extremely worried, so they waited here.
Besides wanting to see my confidant as soon as possible, I also wanted to find out what was going on if there was a horse-drawn carriage returning from the county.
"Huahua, why hasn't your sister come back yet? Could something have happened to her?"
Yao Yulin stared longingly out of the village. As darkness fell and there were few pedestrians around, Zhiyin still hadn't returned, and she was truly worried.
Even knowing her abilities, they were still afraid.
Having stood for so long, she and Zhihua were trembling all over, involuntarily shrinking back and sneezing repeatedly, but they had no intention of leaving.
Zhihua's young face was also full of worry, but she immediately grasped Yao Yulin's hand. Feeling the coldness of his hand, she couldn't help but tremble. "Mother, don't worry, my sister is a lucky person, she will be alright!"
That's what she said, but she couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.
At this moment, she really hoped that she could grow up quickly and become a pillar of the family so that she wouldn't have to rely on her older sister for everything.
Just as they had made up their minds to walk to find their kindred spirit, suddenly, they heard the sound of mules ahead.
The two were overjoyed and rushed forward to check, but their excitement vanished instantly when they saw that the mule cart driver was a stranger.
The two looked utterly dejected, but just then the mule driver stopped the mule, turned to look into the cart, and said, "Miss, this is the best I can do for you!"
"You'll have to walk the rest of the way back by yourself, otherwise it'll be too late and it won't be safe for me to go back!"
Looking at her large and small bags, Zhiyin couldn't help but feel a little melancholy, and she was too embarrassed to trouble the mule driver any further.
He had no choice but to say, "Alright..."
He handed three copper coins to the mule driver, saying, "Thank you!"
Yao Yulin and her companion, who were initially disappointed, were overjoyed upon hearing Zhiyin's familiar voice and exclaimed, "Yinyin, is that you?"
Zhiyin was taken aback for a moment, wondering if she had misheard.
However, he immediately unloaded his belongings from the mule cart, bit by bit.
"Mother? Painting? What are you doing here?"
When she saw Yao Yulin and Zhihua shivering from the cold in front of her, her eyes were filled with joy, but she quickly came back to her senses.
Helpless, she said, "Mom, please don't wait for me here next time. It's too cold. What if you get frostbite?"
That's what she said, but a warm feeling unconsciously flowed through her heart.
The moment they saw their true soulmate, Yao Yulin and Zhihua both breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the large bags and packages beside her, they quickly took them, while complaining, "It's all your fault! You never tell your mother anything, making us worry for nothing!"
"Yes, yes, it's my fault, it's my fault..."
Zhiyin smiled helplessly and, together with the two of them, carried the things home, explaining what she had done as they walked.
Yao Yulin's expression immediately changed drastically. "Yinyin, you can't be so reckless next time!"
"If anyone's going to do it, it should be me. If they spread this around, what will happen to your reputation?"
In Yao Yulin's eyes, a woman's reputation is extremely important.
"Don't worry, it's fine. They won't spread it around; in fact, they'd rather keep it to themselves!"
Zhiyin just smiled, indifferent, since she didn't care about reputation anyway.
"Sister is great, well done. It's just a pity that the painting didn't witness the old witch being punished."
Zhihua stared intently at Zhiyin, feeling a pang of regret that she hadn't been there for such a thrilling scene.
"Haha, there will be opportunities in the future."
Zhiyin patted her head and smiled brightly.
Thinking of Jun Yexue, that handsome and cool female magistrate, she couldn't help but admire her, "But I must say, our county's female magistrate is quite good, fair and impartial. I hope she can continue to be our magistrate!"
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