After Li Rouer's problem was solved, Yao Qingnian finally had some free time and began to look around the small courtyard.

Looking up, what comes into view is a dilapidated courtyard surrounded by uneven earth walls, two low brick and earth houses and a kitchen. There is a crabapple tree planted in the yard, a small square table under the tree, and a pungent medicinal smell in the air.

Yao Qingnian patted his aching head.

From the original owner's memory, it was found that the smell of the medicine came from Yao Qingnian's father-in-law - Lu Mingchuan.

After Lu Huaijin left, the money he left behind was squandered by Yao Qingnian, who kept complaining about being poor and having no meat to eat. In order to earn more money, Lu Mingchuan took time out and started going up the mountain to hunt. Once when he was going up the mountain, he accidentally fell off a cliff. Although he survived, his legs were disabled and he was paralyzed in bed the rest of the time.

"Huai Jin's mother, Yinuo fell into the river, go and check it out!"

Then an auntie wearing a patched cloth dress and a pair of worn-out shoes ran in, panting.

Seeing Yao Qingnian standing in the courtyard, she asked anxiously: "Yao Qingnian, where is your mother-in-law?!"

Because of the incident involving the scholar Meng Jingyu, Yao Qingnian usually took out her anger on her parents-in-law and children, often abusing her children and beating and scolding her parents-in-law.

"Abusing parents-in-law and children", "evil woman", and "lazy and gluttonous" are the impressions of Yao Qingnian left by the villagers.

"She's not here, what's the matter?"

"Yinuo got into a fight with someone and was pushed into the river! Go and have a look!"

Yao Qingnian collected his thoughts and rushed to the river, where he saw a child being held in the water. The small figure tried to climb out of the river, but was held down and unable to move. The river water in early spring was icy cold, and only the child's little head was exposed.

This is the original owner’s son—Lu Yinuo.

Zhang Xiaohu, the little bully in the village, pushed Yinuo's head into the water fiercely, cursing as he pressed, "You dare to bite me? I have to say that your mother is a slut! You are a little bastard that no one wants! I will drown you!"

When Yao Qingnian heard the dirty words coming out of the child, it reminded her of the time when she was bullied as a child.

She was immediately furious, ran over like the wind, and kicked Zhang Xiaohu.

The little man in the water was fished out. Yinuo curled up into a ball, shivering with cold.

"Kid, who are you calling a bastard? How much garlic did you eat to make your breath stink?"

Zhang Xiaohu saw that the person coming was Yao Qingnian. He was not in a hurry and shouted: "You dare to hit me? I am talking about you, a slut, and a slut gave birth to a little bastard!"

"Pa!" Yao Qingnian raised his hand and slapped Zhang Xiaohu.

Zhang Xiaohu looked at Yao Qingnian in astonishment. Everyone said that Yao Qingnian was a vicious woman who not only beat her son but also her parents-in-law. Lu Yinuo's father had gone to the battlefield and his grandfather was lying half-dead in bed. There was no one to protect him, so he dared to be so unscrupulous.

"Can you say it again?"

"A slut gave birth to a little bastard!"

Yao Qingnian's face was so terribly gloomy that it made Zhang Xiaohu shudder.

She grabbed Zhang Xiaohu's hand, shook it hard, and threw him into the river with a "splash".

"That slut gave birth to a little bastard!" Zhang Xiaohu cursed Yao Qingnian while floundering in the water.

"What are you doing?" The aunt nearby reacted and hurried over to try to pull Zhang Xiaohu out.

Yao Qingnian ignored him, his eyes flashing with ferocity as he glared at Zhang Xiaohu and the other kids, shouting, "Listen to me, Lu Yinuo is not a little bastard. If I see anyone bullying him again, I will pay him back double!"

She walked over and kicked Zhang Xiaohu, who was trying to climb out of the river, down again, and pushed his head into the river. Water poured into his mouth and nose, and fear spread throughout Zhang Xiaohu's body.

"Wuwuwu...Mad man, you mad man! Mother! Help me, Yao Qingnian, that vicious woman, has killed someone!"

Several children began to tremble like sieved chaff.

Yao Qingnian looked at Yinuo lying on the ground. Due to being soaked in the river for too long, his little face was as pale as paper and his lips were purple. He hugged her tightly, which was heartbreaking to see.

She squatted down to carry him on her back. Yinuo's body shrank, obviously very resistant. Yao Qingnian didn't care about that and carried him home on her back.

Looking at the backs of Yao Qingnian and the others, several people stared in surprise. Didn't she wish she didn't have this son? What was going on?

In the past, Yao Qingnian would just ignore Yinuo and take it out on them whenever something went wrong, but what’s happening today... ?

She ran all the way home carrying the child on her back. Yinuo on her back felt the breath of his mother for the first time, and at this moment he was actually a little greedy for this feeling.

Liu Shuyue rushed over after receiving the news and saw this scene from afar. She thought her eyes were blurry and ran back immediately.

As soon as he entered the yard, Yao Qingnian hurriedly carried Yinuo to the room. Regardless of the child's objection, he took off his wet clothes, found a clean towel to wipe the water stains on his body, and wrapped him in a quilt.

Yinuo blinked her bright eyes, completely stunned.

Yao Qingnian knew that the foolish things that the former master had done in the past had left an indelible impression on the child's heart, and the sudden change now would make the child uncomfortable.

Yao Qingnian got a headache whenever he thought of the original owner's behavior towards the child.

She was looking for Yinuo's clothes in the room, and then she remembered that the original owner hated her son so much, so why would she put his clothes here.

Just when I was about to go next door to find some dry clothes for him to change into, the door was slammed open.

Her mother-in-law rushed in with a panicked look on her face, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yinuo sitting on the bed.

"Yao Qingnian, what are you doing?" It's no wonder that she would be like this. After all, the original owner would never do such a thing.

"Mom, you're here just in time. Where are Yinuo's clothes?"

Liu Shuyue was stunned. She didn't even start to teach herself a lesson.

"If you don't tell me, I'll go find it myself." Yao Qingnian walked past her mother-in-law and prepared to go next door to look for it herself.

"Stop! Wait here, I'll get it." Liu Shuyue turned and went next door.

Taking advantage of this gap, Yao Qingnian went to the shabby kitchen, wanting to make some ginger soup to get rid of Yinuo's cold, but after searching it came up empty-handed, so he had to return to his room in disappointment.

Soon, her mother-in-law brought a set of clean clothes and came to Yinuo's side. Yinuo changed them skillfully.

As soon as he changed his clothes, Yinuo jumped out of the bed and hid behind his grandmother barefoot.

Yao Qingnian could only whisper: "Mom, whether you believe it or not, from today on, I will not beat or scold you anymore!"

"Do you want to leave again?" Yao Qingnian's abnormal behavior today made Liu Shuyue realize that if she insisted on leaving, she would not stop her.

"What are you talking about? Mom, I mean that I will live a good life with you in the future!"

Although Yao Qingnian cannot integrate into this family for the time being, as the old, the sick and the young are all small, but now that she is here, she will naturally take good care of them and not let them be bullied.

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