Chapter 197 Covered in Injuries
"Call for help! Call for help!"
Although Chen Cuihua was still limping, she was in high spirits and shouted that she wanted to find the gong.
Lu Qingqing grabbed her arm. "Behave yourself, Qiaoxiu. Apply medicine to your mother's wounds, and then... hmph..."
What he's humming about, nobody else knows.
But Qiaoxiu and Chen Cuihua knew that it was a treacherous hum.
Wow, they're saved!
Lu Qingqing called out to Granny Liu, "Granny Liu, go and spread the word that Lu Qingqing is going to the city to tear someone apart!"
Granny Liu: "I'll take care of this old woman!"
The thick, smooth cane tapped the ground with a "thud, thud, thud," giving off an air of an old lady going into battle.
By the way, she's already thrown away her broken wooden stick.
She twisted her ankle while seeking refuge in the mountains last time, and Lu Feng made her a very high-end dragon-head cane as a gift.
Grandma Liu is the village's intelligence officer; how could we let her rest!
At this moment, Mu Daye was still thinking that everyone was digging up grass and vegetables to store food for the next six months after the flood, so who had the time to get involved in this mess?
He decided to go to the city to find his employer and see if he could help.
His kung fu was good, so his employer valued him highly.
But just as I was thinking about that, I heard a noisy commotion.
"Little sister, who are we going to tear apart?" Lu Yun rushed to the front.
Old Man Lu: "Qingqing, take your dad out for some fun this time. Staying cooped up at home all the time will make you sick!"
Just playing around?
"What brings you here? Who's in charge of the workshop?"
"Don't worry, little sister, all the medicinal herbs have been taken into the room, and my sister-in-law and Sixi are watching over them!"
Behind him, a group of burly young men said, "Dr. Qingqing, Erzhu and the others went to the mountains with Brother Zhang. He told me to lead the way if anything happens. There are twenty of us at home now, is that enough? If not, I'll go to my aunt's house and call my seven cousins over!"
A group of middle-aged women also rushed over.
"Qing girl, you said women can hold up half the sky, you can't always take the men out to see the world, we have to go this time too!"
Mu Daye was dumbfounded.
I had heard people say that Liuyun Village was different from other villages, but I thought it was just nonsense. It turns out it really is different.
There are so many people, don't scare Liu'er.
Mu Daye quickly tried to comfort her, but saw Liu'er hiding behind him, peeking out and looking at Lu Qingqing with no fear on her face, but rather curiosity.
Like a fledgling swallow peeking out of its nest.
A wave of pity washed over me.
Okay, let her watch the show if she wants; it might be good for her to test her courage.
Lu Qingqing stood on the tree stump and gave a "pre-battle oath," explaining the reasons and what she would do in the city, and making some arrangements.
Upon hearing this, Mu Daye exclaimed, "This won't do! They'll be accused of gathering a crowd to cause trouble, and they'll be arrested and flogged!"
“Lu…” he was about to persuade.
Then another old man ran over, and everyone called him "village head".
So this is the village head of Liuyun Village. He's here to persuade everyone!
Liu Lizheng ran up to her, panting, "Qingqing, hurry back! I still need to discuss the land reclamation with you!"
Mu Daye: "..."
What's going on?
A village head should know that it is illegal to gather a crowd to cause trouble!
Could this village head be someone important?
"Don't worry, Uncle Village Head, it won't take long! Everyone, let's go to town, find a donkey cart, and head into town!"
This will let the Ji family know not to judge people by their appearance or think that we country folk are easy to bully!
"Into the city! Into the city!"
A group of people rushed towards the town.
Lu Qingqing turned around and went into her house.
"No..." Mu Daye quickly pulled the village head back.
"Is your village that powerful? Is it alright to go like this?"
"Hey, hey, what could possibly happen? As long as we stay within Ming'an County, let them cause as much trouble as they want!"
"What's the big deal!" The village head shook his head and left.
A short while later, Lu Yun harnessed the horse and came out of the carriage, where Old Man Lu was already sitting.
Then, Lu Qingqing and Qiaoxiu carried a door panel and placed it on the car.
There was also a "person" with them.
A person whose entire body was wrapped in cloth like a silkworm cocoon!
The cloth was still stained with blood, patch after patch, a horrifying sight.
He walks with a splayed leg, moving slowly and inching along.
Mu Daye was greatly startled.
Where did this come from?
The silkworm pupa spoke.
"Qingqing, when are you going to take the medicine you gave me?"
Isn't that the woman who was wailing just now?
Mu Daye's mind went blank, but he finally understood.
Good heavens, Doctor Lu... he's really ruthless!
Lu Qingqing instructed Chen Cuihua: "Swallow it as soon as we reach the city gate. Come on, get in the car!"
Liu'er pulled at the stunned Mu Daye.
"What? You want to go too?"
No, what's going on here?
The doctor is no longer a doctor, the village head is no longer a village head, and Liu'er... is no longer Liu'er!
However, he also really wanted to go and see what the commotion was about!
...
Thirty or forty people used a total of six vehicles.
The Lu family added a horse-drawn carriage to five donkey carts.
Including Mu Daye following behind, a total of seven cars entered the city gate like tourists.
The guards at the city gate thought some important person had arrived, but when they looked, they realized it wasn't anyone special!
They initially thought they were refugees from somewhere, but upon closer inspection, they realized they weren't.
What are you doing?
"We've come to visit relatives," everyone replied with smiles.
One of the gatekeepers recognized Lu Qingqing at a glance.
Master Fu introduced this girl to him; she's a friend that the magistrate's son values highly!
So they were easily allowed to pass, and he hurriedly ran to the county government to report the news.
When the seven carriages reached the center of the city, Lu Yun took out a gong and began to make his accusations!
"It's an injustice... The Ji Family Restaurant is bullying us country folk, taking advantage of their power!"
"They took the goods but didn't pay, and they almost beat our people to death!"
"Everyone knows we've suffered a disaster this year, and the county magistrate has been worrying himself sick for us ordinary people. Yet some unscrupulous merchants are still squeezing our hard-earned money. They're utterly heartless..."
The Ji family?
The Ji family that owns the restaurant?
Pedestrians, vendors, and shop owners along the street were all drawn to it.
"Was it really the Ji family who beat them up like that?"
"Really? The Ji family has run this restaurant for so many years, would they really stole your little bit of money?"
Where are you from?
The young man and woman in the car behind started wiping away tears of sorrow.
"Our village is the one where the mountain collapsed, you all should know it, right?"
"Yes, yes, the houses in the city shook several times that day. We thought it was an earthquake!"
Grandma Chang slapped her thigh: "It's our village! All the cattle and sheep were crushed to death, all the houses collapsed, and many people were injured!"
Fortunately, our ancestors left us a seasoning recipe, so everyone worked tirelessly from dawn till dusk to find the ingredients. Then we sent Cuihua to the city to sell them, hoping to exchange them for some food to survive. Who would have thought that our Cuihua was almost beaten to death yesterday!
The carriage door opened with a "whoosh," revealing a "mummy" lying on a board.
"Oh my god! This is really dead!"
So much blood!
"I'm covered in bruises!"
Qiaoxiu threw herself onto the "mummy" and cried, "Mother, you died...you were beaten so unjustly! The Ji family who run the restaurant did things that are against all reason!"
Even if I have to smash my head against the Ji family's door and die, I will still seek justice for you!
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