Shen Banxia was certain she hadn't misheard, but why were Zhao Zhigao and Liu Zhe fighting?
Before he could figure it out, the noisy crowd arrived, and the person being carried was neither Zhao Zhigao nor Liu Zhe, but Zhao's father.
Because of the heavy snow, Zhao's father did not leave.
Because of his attempt to break up the fight, Liu Fei was beaten by the two men and passed out. Fearing something might happen, they quickly carried him over.
Without delay, Shen Banxia immediately used acupuncture to revive the person.
"What's wrong with me?"
"Wow, Dad, you're finally awake!" Zhao Zhigao rushed over to him.
"It hurts!" Zhao's father couldn't help but cry out.
Only then did everyone realize that there seemed to be something wrong with his hand.
After examining her, Shen Banxia discovered that it was a fracture, but the bone was misaligned.
"Two of you hold him down and don't let him move around," Shen Banxia said, and Zhao Zhigao was the first to hold down his father.
"Crack!" Accompanied by Zhao's father's painful groan, "Ah—", the bone was put back in place.
"Next, you need to apply my special ointment for half a month. During this period, do not use your injured right hand," Shen Banxia instructed Zhao Zhigao.
After treating Zhao's father's wounds, "It's all done. You can carry him back to recuperate."
"Liu Zhe, I'll beat you to death, you shameless bastard!" Suddenly, Zhao Zhigao punched him.
This time, Liu Zhe did not retaliate, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Zhao Zhigao scoffed, "You still have the nerve to say you didn't do it on purpose."
Liu Zhe couldn't help but retort, "Who gave you permission to interfere in my private affairs?"
"Why would I meddle in your private affairs?" Zhao Zhigao laughed angrily. "If it weren't for seeing you, this idiot, being played like a fool, do you think I would want to interfere in your private matters? You even dared to beat me up. Beating me up would be one thing, but you even beat up my father."
Knowing he was in the wrong, Liu Zhe bowed to Zhao's father and said, "Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry, I was wrong. Don't worry, I will take responsibility for compensation."
Zhao's father waved his left hand, "It's nothing."
Zhao Zhigao retorted, "You're still saying it's nothing? It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Liu Zhe, you should take care of my father until he's fully recovered."
"Don't say that, I'm fine," Zhao's father said, not wanting his son to become enemies with Liu Zhe.
"Hmph," Zhao Zhigao snorted coldly, looking at Liu Zhe, who had no objection.
Seeing that he was willing to take responsibility, Zhao Zhigao's expression finally softened a bit. But thinking about that incident, he couldn't help but say again, "I'm telling you, use your brain in the future. You believe whatever other people say. Don't you think about it? Someone like her has no skills whatsoever. How could she possibly save you?"
"You're not allowed to slander her," Liu Zhe said angrily.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Liu Zhe, are you a pig brain? Your dad even asked me to take care of you a little more, but I think you're just a blockhead," Zhao Zhigao couldn't stand it anymore.
Some curious onlookers, only half-understanding the conversation, asked, "What exactly are you talking about?"
"That's right, tell everyone what I mean," they said. "Now we're not allowed to set off firecrackers or anything like that, and we're all tired of staying home every day."
Zhao Zhigao tilted his head back and said, "Why should I tell you?"
In any case, it was Liu Zhe's private matter after all. It was enough for the two of them to say a few words. It would be embarrassing to make a scene in front of the villagers.
"Hey, Zhao Zhiqing, this isn't right. We at least helped carry your father over, and you're already dismantling the bridge before we've even crossed it."
Zhao's father glared at Zhao Zhigao, who had no sense of propriety when it came to his words.
I looked at everyone apologetically.
Liu Zhe suddenly spoke up, "There's nothing that can't be said. There's nothing shameful about the argument between Zhao and me. I fainted at the foot of the back mountain that time, and it was the youngest daughter of the brigade leader who saved me, but Zhao insisted that it was Dr. Shen who saved me."
Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "How come there are two different interpretations?"
"That's right. And Zhao Zhiqing, I'm not saying this to be mean, but doesn't he himself know who saved him?"
"That makes sense, so why did Zhao, the educated youth, say that?"
Zhao's father also looked at his son.
Zhao Zhigao retorted, "Based on what I saw with my own eyes."
Wow! Upon hearing this, everyone perked up instantly. "No way? If that's the case, then it must be true. Tsk tsk tsk, in that case, the brigade leader's little daughter must have been lying."
"Why are you going through all this trouble? Isn't Dr. Shen right here?" someone asked, looking at Shen Banxia.
Shen Banxia, who was watching the drama unfold, smiled as she noticed the gazes fixed on her. "What's the point of arguing about this?"
She acted on impulse, following her own instincts, and what happened afterward was none of her concern.
Shen Banxia made it clear, but Zhao Zhigao was indignant. "Why? Liu Zhe, I think you're really blind and heartless. I saw it with my own eyes, but you don't believe me."
This left the onlookers completely confused.
Just then, Aunt Zhu stepped forward, slapped her forehead, and said, "Oh, you guys are talking about this. I just remembered. That day, when I went up the mountain to collect some firewood, I saw Banxia feeding Liu Zhe a brown pill on the ground when I came down."
Aunt Zhu, who had been thinking back, finally remembered, "I still remember, back then, the men on the ground were wearing white shirts." Everyone in the village knew that Liu Zhe, the educated youth, loved wearing white shirts all year round.
"Oh dear, I was about to go over and see what was going on, but then I saw Banxia finish feeding the pills and leave. I was afraid of causing trouble, so I didn't go over. Then I saw Zhou Mingjiao come over, squat down and take a look, and then she gave Liu Zhe, the educated youth, some water."
Liu Zhe's face turned deathly pale. How could this be? It all made perfect sense.
Seeing Liu Zhe's dejected expression, Zhao Zhigao said gloatingly, "Hmph, serves you right for not believing me. Now look what you've done. You can't even recognize your own savior." Little did he know that Liu Zhe wanted Shen Banxia to prove him.
Liu Zhe didn't reply. "I need to find out," he said and left.
Zhao Zhigao was dumbfounded. "What, what is he doing? Who should I ask? Isn't this clear enough?"
Others couldn't understand it either, but they felt that these scenes were quite interesting.
However, they all secretly became wary of the brigade leader's youngest daughter, as she had done something quite shameless.
As far as they knew, whenever Liu Zhe's family, a former educated youth, sent him something nice, they would immediately give it to Zhou Mingjiao.
At the time, they thought that Liu Zhe, an educated youth, had taken a liking to Zhou Mingjiao. It turns out that the inside story was actually like this.
They whispered amongst themselves, eager to go back and share this juicy gossip.
Some people feel sorry for Shen Banxia, but isn't she taking credit for someone else's work?
Moreover, those good things shouldn't have been Zhou Mingjiao's to begin with. If it were them, they would definitely have to take them back.
Shen Banxia reiterated her stance: "Give kindness without expecting anything in return."
Zhou Mingjiao had no idea that trouble was brewing.
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