After An Shuyi finished speaking, she jumped off the carriage, carried Xiao Qi down, and then Xia Hua came out, followed by Xiao Zili, who was limping on one leg.
The crowd paid little attention to the extra man, but instead focused on Xia Hua's arm. "Sister-in-law Xia, what happened to your arm?"
"Did you get into a fight? How many days has this been going on? Have you seen a doctor?"
"Dahu, where's your dad? Tell him to come over and let your sister-in-law see him."
Village Chief Lin raised his hand to stop the clansmen who were still talking. "Quiet down, everyone. How can Sister Xia answer if so many of you are talking? Da Hu, go and call your father over. Liu Shi, take a few people and prepare food. The sisters must be hungry."
After saying that, he asked, "Sister-in-law Xia, how did you get injured? Is it serious?"
Xia Hua shook her head. Seeing how anxious they were, she was very happy, though she didn't say it. She didn't refuse their concern.
"I'm fine, don't worry. When I came here, I saw this kid being chased and then suddenly attacked. I had no choice but to take care of the attackers and bring this kid back."
Although the identity of this Second Prince Xiao is sensitive, the clansmen would not guess who he is, and there is nothing they cannot say. Although this boy says his name is Xiao Li, they all know that his name is Xiao Zili, the Second Prince who was framed and born late.
"His name is Li Xiao. He was seriously injured and had no relatives or friends, so we brought him here. He will leave once he recovers. If anyone asks, just say he is Shushu's son. If no one asks, then don't make things up."
Everyone then looked at Li Xiao, who was quite handsome. Although they didn't know why he was being chased, they didn't ask.
"Understood, sister-in-law." Everyone nodded.
Xiao Zili stood to the side. His name was quickly changed, and even his mother was changed. But he did not object. Instead, he watched quietly.
An Shuyi waited until they finished speaking before saying, "Let's go to the canteen first. It's dark here, and Dr. Liu can't see us. Third brother, take the horse to feed it some feed."
"Okay, Mother!" The third son nodded and pulled the horse away.
It was dark, and An Shuyi and her companion didn't have time to check how the house was being built. However, judging from the things next to the workshop, they knew it wasn't finished yet. If it were finished, they should move in instead of living outside.
After entering the cafeteria, Xia Hua sat down and let Dr. Liu examine her arm.
After examining the wound and reapplying the medicine, Dr. Liu said, "The doctor who treated Xia is good. The wound is already healing, but you should still be careful in the future and not lift anything too heavy."
"Keep changing the medicine. I also have some medicine to remove scars; I'll have Da Hu bring it over later."
An Shuyi nodded and took out a bottle of medicine from her bosom. "Dr. Liu, what do you think of this medicine? It was given to me by that doctor. He said it can remove scars, but there will still be some marks, though they won't be very noticeable."
Seeing the medicine bottle in her hand, Doctor Liu took it and smelled it for a while. "This medicine is good, but it's still a bit lacking. Let's use mine instead; it doesn't leave any marks." Although the medicine was good, Xia was a woman and didn't want to leave any scars.
"Alright, then I'll have Da Hu bring it over later." He then habitually took out some silver, but as soon as he handed it over, he quickly took it back. "Hehe, thank you, Doctor Liu."
To ease the awkwardness, An Shuyi turned her head and said, "Dr. Liu, what about this boy? Could you take a look at him too?" She had originally intended to give him money, but then she remembered that this was in the village. In the past, Dr. Liu would have accepted money, but since coming here, he had never accepted money from anyone who came to see him.
She was just used to taking out money outside, and it was only when she saw the looks in Doctor Liu's and the other people's eyes that she realized what was happening.
Xiao Zili sat down and waited for Doctor Liu to examine him. He quickly re-bandaged Xiao Zili's wound. "His leg injury is quite serious. Although it won't affect his walking, he still needs to be careful. The wounds on his body are already healing."
"I'll have Da Hu's dad bring the medicine later. Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl. Drink it once a day until the injury is healed. Also, try not to use this leg while it's recovering. Once it's almost healed, you can start moving it around slowly."
"Thank you, Dr. Liu!" Xiao Zili said.
"You're welcome. I'll go back and prepare the medicine now!"
Seeing that Doctor Liu had gone to prepare the medicine, Village Chief Lin came over and said, "Sister-in-law, the meal is ready."
An Shuyi nodded, "Have Wu and Zhao bring it over. You all go about your business."
"Sister-in-law, you all eat, we'll go do our work." After saying that, everyone went out, leaving only Wu and Song, who brought in the food.
After holding Xiaoqi and sitting her up, they began to eat. It had been a long time since they had eaten such delicious food.
Seeing that Village Chief Lin hadn't left, An Shuyi asked, "Wood, how long will it take to finish building the house?" It's only been a month since they left, so it doesn't seem like it will be finished anytime soon.
When the village chief heard his sister-in-law ask, he quickly sat down and replied, "Sister-in-law, there's not much left. Some are still under construction, and others have already had doors and windows installed. Once everything inside is installed, we can move things in. It will be finished in five days at most."
"The craftsmen who were in charge of teaching were very skilled. Each of them was responsible for one house. Uncle Yang was responsible for pointing out the wrong places. The villagers of Xinglin Village were also very skilled and built the houses very quickly."
Sure enough, this silver is a good thing. If we had asked them to build more than twenty houses before, let alone two courtyards, even one courtyard would have taken them several months, and they wouldn't have been able to build houses with blue bricks and tiles.
Speaking of which, my two sisters-in-law are really something. They're not only good at making money, but they also have a lot of ideas.
"How's business at that workshop?" Xia Hua asked.
Village Chief Lin replied, "The workshops are doing very well. Apart from the brewing workshops, other businesses have customers every day, especially in Huatian City, where there are many people coming to buy braised meat and skincare products."
"It seems business is good now." After moving into the house in a few days, they will divide the money. She and Shushu will also have money to buy a estate. After calculating the profits from the several workshops, she and Shushu will each receive tens of thousands of taels.
Moreover, since the houses have already been built, the cost of building them can be deducted. This time, each member of the clan will receive several hundred taels, or even over a thousand taels. Although it cannot compare to what they received, it is still a considerable amount.
Village Chief Lin nodded and said, "That's right, so the two sisters-in-law don't need to go out to find customers anymore. Although you are capable, you can't fight against many people. If the two sisters-in-law still want to go out, please bring more people with you."
He was extremely worried tonight when he saw that his sister-in-law was injured. In his mind, both of his sisters-in-law were very capable, but he also overlooked the fact that they were still women after all, and could still get hurt if they encountered danger.
"Don't worry, this was just an accident. If we prepare more in the future, it won't happen again," An Shuyi said.
This was truly an accident. Who knew that they would find this kid killed just by randomly looking for a place to rest? And those men in black even had internal energy. However, they were only careless this time. There won't be a next time, no, there won't be a next time.
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