My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Xu Yingying had no reason to cause trouble, and Zhou Jingyi was in the city.

All we can say is that we'll make plans once Zhou Jingyi arrives.

Having not seen Zhou Jingyi for so long, and given that Wang had previously said that Zhou Jingyi was dead, Zhou Qinghe gleaned some speculations from onlookers and concluded that Zhou Jingyi might really be gone.

Otherwise, Yang Fenglan wouldn't have come back alone.

He was not afraid at all, "Then we'll wait for Zhou Jingyi to arrive before we talk about it."

Zhou Qinghe is gone.

It was getting dark, and the villagers dispersed.

Long Aotian appeared, and Yang Fenglan's chest began to rise and fall as she slowly opened her eyes.

Lin Cuiniang let out a deep breath. "Fenglan, you scared me to death! I thought she really wasn't breathing."

"I faked my death, it was easy to do." Yang Fenglan put on a show.

We've managed to get by today, but what about tomorrow?

"Do we really have to wait for the Zhou family to pay compensation?" Xu Yingying asked.

Yang Fenglan hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

If we really have to wait for Zhou Jingyi to come and discuss compensation, the Zhou family will cause trouble again whenever they see them in the county.

“This money isn’t easy to get.” Yang Fenglan munched on the pancake in her hand. “I’ll go back first and have Jingyi come over tomorrow.”

Yang Fenglan did not reveal the full extent of her plan, but only instructed everyone to give the same story: Zhou Jingyi was worried that if Yang Fenglan came looking for her and found her dead, he would take the "body" away overnight.

As for the rest, we'll talk about it when Zhou Jingyi returns tomorrow.

After saying that, he made an appointment with Xu Yingying to go to Nanshan the day after tomorrow.

"Fenglan, do you want me to go back with you?" Xu Yingying was worried about her walking alone at night.

"It's alright, I still have this." Yang Fenglan shook the bracelet on her left wrist. "If you stay at home, I'm worried that Wang Shi will come tomorrow. If you're not there, your parents won't be able to handle them."

After making the arrangements, Yang Fenglan rushed back to the county overnight.

The city gates were already closed late at night, and she spent the whole night outside the city feeding on mosquitoes before she was finally allowed to enter at dawn.

Back at the shop, Zhou Jingyi was fetching water, and Yang Fenglan told him everything that had happened in Qingshui Village the day before.

Zhou Jingyi's lips twitched several times. "Mother, how could you do something like this?"

"I was so angry at the time." Since she had already done it, Yang Fenglan had no regrets, after all, she had gotten her satisfaction from hitting the person.

“Son, you must show some manly spirit. Our family depends on you.” Yang Fenglan patted Zhou Jingyi’s shoulder solemnly.

The latter nodded and gave a faint "hmm".

"Yes, that's it! So cool! Go on." Yang Fenglan gave Zhou Jingyi a few copper coins. "Go buy some steamed buns for yourself."

"Okay, Mother, don't worry, I'll take care of it." Zhou Jingyi smiled at Yang Fenglan, took the money, and went out.

Looking at his back, Yang Fenglan had a feeling that the child seemed to have matured a lot.

……

As soon as it got light, the people of Qingshui scattered like chickens released from their coop, looking for food in every corner.

On a dewy morning, the air was so clear it felt like it penetrated right into your lungs.

Compared to last year, there's less of the lively atmosphere – now there's a shortage of food and clothing, and many families only have one meal a day.

The absence of roosters crowing and dogs barking made the village seem much quieter.

Wang's howling shattered the tranquility of the village.

After calming down last night, she was furious when she heard what Zhou Qinghe said.

She was the one who was beaten, so how come Yang Fenglan was the one who died?

"Good riddance, good riddance," Wang said gleefully.

Zhou Qinghe scolded her, "Mother, do you really not understand the seriousness of the matter?"

One night is enough time for the villagers to report the crime.

Many people witnessed the fight between Wang and Yang Fenglan. Regardless of whether Wang killed Yang Fenglan or not, she was still implicated.

Wang was so scolded that she dared not utter a sound.