"Sister-in-law, what happened to Brother Daniu?" Qin Zijin knocked on the door, and the one who came out to open the door was Miao Cuicui, who looked haggard.
Miao Cuicui shook her head and sighed, "They were originally going to other villages to sell goods, but unexpectedly their stall was smashed and a lot of their goods were damaged. They were also beaten. Luckily, they didn't take everything with them when they left, so they only took part of it, so the loss wasn't too serious."
"How could this happen?" Qin Zijin was a little puzzled.
"In the nearby villages, there are always some people who are not doing their jobs and just want to reap the benefits without doing anything. This time, in the village they went to, there were a few people who came back from other places. They probably also took a fancy to the New Year's goods market, so they wanted to grab this business and caused trouble for us." Miao Cuicui's eyes were red as she pulled Qin Zijin into the room.
Zhao Daniu was lying on the bed at this moment, making unconscious humming sounds from his mouth. His face was covered with wounds, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.
"Brother Danniu," Qin Zijin called out, going over to check his injuries. A flicker of anger crossed his face. "These guys were really ruthless. They broke three of his ribs. This isn't just some ordinary business robbery!"
"I'm afraid that Daniu won't be able to sell things recently. Zijin, our business..." Miao Cuicui's face was full of worry.
Five hundred yuan is their family’s savings for several years.
If I lose money, what will I do in the future?
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Where are the damaged things? Take me to see them. Also, Brother Da Niu should not have gone there alone. Where is Ermao?" Qin Zijin calmly held Miao Cuicui and asked about the specific situation.
Seeing Qin Zijin's calm demeanor, Miao Cuicui also calmed down a lot. After calming herself down, she spoke again, "Ermao was sent back with us. His condition isn't good either. He's at home now. I'm busy taking care of Daniu, so I don't have time to check on him."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll treat Brother Da Niu's wound first. You can go to my place to get medicine later. I'll go see Ermao." Qin Zijin nodded.
After straightening Zhao Daniu's bones and treating his wounds, Qin Zijin followed Miao Cuicui to see the goods outside.
The couplets on the ox cart were all trampled into dirt, and many were torn to pieces. Zhao Daniu was reluctant to throw them all away, so he brought them all back.
Qin Zijin also checked the ox driving the cart. The ox also had some injuries on its body, but fortunately they were not serious.
Afterwards, he took Miao Cuicui back to get medicine for her before going to Zhao Ermao's house.
As soon as he arrived at Zhao Ermao's door, he was stopped by Zhao Ermao's mother: "You, what are you doing in my house? You are not welcome in our house!"
"Aunt, let me check Ermao's injuries." Qin Zijin knew that Zhao Ermao's family was sad because of his injury, so she didn't get angry.
Ermao's mother started wiping away tears upon hearing this, crying and complaining: "I originally thought that if I let Ermao go with you to do business, I could still earn some money for the New Year. I didn't expect that after he left, he would almost never come back. Now Ermao has become like this, and he can't even think about going back to work before the New Year. Why is my life so miserable? His wife even clamors to go back to her parents' home, saying she doesn't want to live like this anymore..."
Qin Zijin felt uncomfortable after hearing this. After comforting her with a few words, she finally went in.
"It's you again, woman! What are you doing in our house? Don't you think it's not enough that you've harmed our family?" Chen Ahua came out of the room with red eyes. When she saw Qin Zijin, her face was immediately filled with anger.
Qin Zijin frowned slightly, looking at Chen Ahua with a bad look in front of him, and could feel Chen Ahua's malice and hostility towards him.
Ermao's mother, who was standing nearby, angrily scolded him, "What are you doing making such a fuss here? How's Ermao?"
"What's wrong? She's dying! Mom, you're too biased. If it weren't for Qin Zijin, would our Ermao have gotten hurt? Now her legs are broken, and we don't know if she can survive. You don't let me scold her, so why are you still here to protect her? I know, you all like her, Zhao Ermao likes her, you like her too, and you all dislike me! If that's the case, then I'm leaving!"
Chen Ahua's eyes were red and her face was full of grievance. She cursed a lot, then rushed out with her hands covering her face.
The speed was so fast that Qin Zijin and Ermao's mother had no time to react.
After everyone left, Ermao's mother angrily covered her chest, pointed at the door, and couldn't say a word.
Qin Zijin was also speechless.
This is simply an unexpected disaster.
She and Zhao Ermao didn't have much interaction. Zhao Ermao only came to her house to help, and he had a pretty good relationship with Tang Shen.
I didn't expect to be scolded for this.
"Ahua is also feeling bad seeing Ermao injured. Don't pay attention to her nonsense. Nothing good can come out of her mouth." Ermao's mother cursed with a dark face before leading Qin Zijin into Zhao Ermao's room.
Zhao Ermao was seriously injured and was lying on the bed groaning. When he heard the noise at the door, he called out, "Ahua, I asked you to get me some water. What took you so long?"
"This woman..." Ermao's mother cursed angrily and turned to pour water for Zhao Ermao.
Qin Zijin stood at the door for a while, waiting for Ermao's mother to come back, then walked to the bed.
Ermao's mother helped Zhao Ermao up and fed him some water.
Zhao Ermao only then saw Qin Zijin and quickly said in embarrassment: "Sister-in-law, why are you here? I, I..."
"I heard that you were beaten, so I came to see you. How are your injuries?" Qin Zijin glanced at Zhao Ermao. His injuries were indeed serious, similar to Zhao Daniu's, except that his face looked more miserable.
Zhao Ermao looked embarrassed. He scratched his head and then pulled the wound, grimacing in pain. "No, it's nothing. I have thick skin. It will be healed in a few days."
Qin Zijin didn't say anything and checked carefully. The leg bone was indeed broken and two ribs were broken, but there was no damage to the internal organs. It was good news.
There were many other skin injuries.
After the examination, Qin Zijin quickly straightened Zhao Ermao's bones. Zhao Ermao cried out in pain, and Ermao's mother was also heartbroken watching from the side.
After the bone correction was finished, Qin Zijin wiped his hands and said to Ermao's mother, "Auntie, come home with me and get him some medicine."
"Okay, I'll go back with you right now." Ermao's mother responded and followed Qin Zijin out the door.
Qin Zijin took the medicine for Ermao's mother and handed her twenty yuan.
Ermao's mother's eyes widened when she saw the money, but she still shook her head and refused: "No, no, how can I take your money?"
"Aunt, just take it. We originally agreed that they would be paid five dollars a day for helping sell goods. Now they are injured because of helping with the work, so naturally they should be compensated. The money is not much, so just accept it first. I will seek justice for Ermao and the others." Qin Zijin stuffed the money into Ermao's mother's hand.
Ermao's mother held the twenty yuan in her hand, her eyes red.
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