"It's all your fault, you good-for-nothing, that killed your brother! Why don't you die in your brother's place?" The woman glared fiercely at Pandi, her eyes looking as if she were looking at a murderer of her son.
This is clearly her child too.
Pandi was terrified. She opened her mouth to try and explain, "I didn't mean to kill my brother..."
"Then why are you still alive even though you were trapped in one place and your brother is gone?"
"I...I don't know either..."
Faced with her mother's repeated questioning, the little girl seemed somewhat at a loss.
She didn't understand why so many people had died under those circumstances.
But in her parents' eyes, her survival was a sin... Why is that?
Should she really die?
"Enough!" Liu Yingying roared, she couldn't stand it anymore; "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by heaven. Your son's death is his fate, your daughter's survival is also her fate. How can you say such things about your own children?"
"And what makes you think your daughter deserves to die in your son's place? What right do you have to decide her life or death?"
The woman paused for a moment, then subconsciously retorted, "But...but hasn't it always been a system of male superiority and female inferiority, where women are worthless? Of course she's not as important as my son!"
That's the very foundation of the Wang family!
Liu Yingying took a deep breath, knowing that she couldn't reason with this woman.
Some people are worried about Pandi's future...
She took out a tael of silver from her bosom and threw it at the woman with a displeased expression.
"This money is for your daughter's recovery, take it!"
Upon seeing the silver, the woman beamed with joy; "Thank you! Thank you, Your Excellency, the Divine Physician!" With that, she left with Pandi.
That's an ounce or two of silver! In the eyes of country folk like them, that's a considerable sum of money!
Liu Yingying stood there, watching Pandi and her daughter's retreating figures, her expression growing increasingly solemn.
Just then, Cheng Zhuo's voice came from behind: "Sister Liu, what are you looking at?"
She turned around and saw Lord Shen and Cheng Zhuo walking towards her.
Cheng Zhuo also noticed the little girl who had just left and couldn't help but sigh; "It's that child... Oh, that child has such a hard life!"
Liu Yingying frowned; "What, you know that child?"
Cheng Zhuo: "I personally rescued that child from under the rubble. Her younger brother was with her at the time, but the little boy was too badly injured, and her parents took him away. We don't know if he's alive or dead now..."
"So...you mean that the child and her brother were rescued together, but her parents only took the brother and abandoned her?" Liu Yingying's tone was filled with barely suppressed anger!
Cheng Zhuo nodded; "Yes..."
It took a long time for Liu Yingying to finally calm down her anger.
Even though she was worried about what Pandi would do in the future, she couldn't and wouldn't interfere in other people's family affairs.
Now we can only pray that the child is strong...
Shen Shangxu said, "Lord of Lihe Township, I am now returning to Furong County. Would you like to come with me?"
The disaster situation in Wangjia Village has been dealt with, and it's time to go back.
On the way back, Liu Yingying held the reins, looking thoughtful, while Xue Ye rode a tall black horse close behind her.
She opened the online store and specifically looked at the points section.
As expected, the points have indeed been reduced to zero!
I've accumulated nearly 20,000 points, and they're gone just like that. It would be a lie to say I'm not heartbroken.
But she doesn't regret using it to save lives!
Shen Shangxu deliberately slowed down and waited for her ahead. "Lord Lihe, may I have a word with you?"
"Okay, go ahead and say it..." Liu Yingying nodded casually.
These past few days, they've been "fighting side by side."
However, Shen Shangxu was unaware that she possessed medical skills, and after witnessing her unique approach to medicine, he couldn't help but become even more curious about Liu Yingying...
"Lord Lihe, who taught you your medical skills?"
"What's wrong with an old Taoist priest who's been wandering around?" Liu Yingying looked at him without changing her expression.
Shen Shangxu was somewhat incredulous; "Really?"
"Of course!" Liu Yingying answered readily.
Somewhat unwilling, Shen Shangxu asked again, "The box you used to rescue people is quite unique, but I didn't see you carrying it with you when you left town."
Liu Yingying knew that he had become suspicious of her, but she remained calm on the surface.
"I brought it with me; it's at the inn. Xue Ye went to get it for me!"
Well, now Lord Shen was speechless.
Because of the urgency of the situation that night, he didn't pay attention to what Xue Ye did...
Taking the opportunity, Liu Yingying changed the subject: "I think this mountain collapse might not be a coincidence. What do you think, sir?"
Wangjia Village is too close to the upstream river dam, and Liu Yingying took the opportunity to find out some information during the disaster relief process.
The water park that Magistrate Lin wants to build requires a very sturdy stone as its foundation.
And the mountains behind Wangjia Village happen to produce this kind of stone.
So the government sent people to dig up stones from behind the village and take them away.
It was precisely because the mountain was hollowed out that the collapse occurred!
Shen Shangxu had already investigated and found out everything she knew.
His expression was serious; "The responsibility for this matter lies with Prefect Lin. I will submit a memorial to the capital upon my return, and I will ensure that those villagers of Wangjia Village do not die innocently!"
Sigh! Liu Yingying sighed silently in her heart.
This Lord Shen is truly an upright and good official, but as the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person, especially since Prefect Lin comes from a noble family.
Can Lord Shen defeat him?
However, she had no relation to Lord Shen, so this was not something she could worry about!
She should think about how to raise those two thousand taels of silver!
After parting ways with Lord Shen, Liu Yingying asked Xue Ye to return to Taoyuan Village to report that he was safe.
They were gone for a full seven days!
Sister Jiang and those children must be extremely worried...
Upon arriving in Furong County, Liu Yingying first went to a clothing store to pick out an outfit for herself, then found an inn and took a comfortable bath.
In this sweltering heat, she hadn't showered for six days and six nights; she even smelled of something.
And Xue Ye too!
Liu Yingying thought to herself that Xue Ye and his mother's clothes were quite old.
Since I'm going to become sworn siblings with Jiang Suyu, it wouldn't be unreasonable to give them a few new sets of clothes...
After taking a bath and changing into new clothes, Liu Yingying went to the Dragon and Phoenix Theater.
Bai Mudan was teaching several newly selected young actresses how to sing when she saw Liu Yingying arrive. She warmly pulled her to sit down and had tea served.
"Yingying, what brings you here?"
"Xianglian didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"
"No, actually I haven't been back for quite a few days..." Liu Yingying explained somewhat awkwardly.
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