Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Li Wu shows no mercy to anyone who bullies Li Meng.

The young girl said a few words to Li Meng and was beaten until her nose was broken, her face was disfigured, and her family was destroyed.

She slapped Li Meng twice.

Li Wu isn't going to break her bones, ruin her face, and destroy her family, is he?

Xu Manman always thought that as long as Fei Huainan didn't turn evil, she wouldn't die.

It seems that offending Li Meng has no good outcome.

Just as Xu Manman was feeling distressed, Fei Huainan's voice rang out.

"Don't be afraid. Li Wu's status is what it is. He wouldn't dare to commit violence in public, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep his identity."

"Remember not to go out alone in the future, and it's best to tell me where you're going."

Xu Manman nodded obediently. As a weak woman, she should be careful in such matters.

At night, when no one was around, Xu Manman secretly looked through the things in her online space.

There are still quite a few writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, as well as a considerable amount of pigments.

She hasn't taken the three beauty pills that the system rewarded her with yet.

At this time, beauty is not a good thing. Xu Manman didn't become more beautiful. Every time she went out, she would deliberately put on some stuff to make herself look more ordinary.

To others, she appears to be a plain-looking, unfashionable village girl.

Xu Manman admired the beautiful Dan for a while, then moved to the side. The space contained many mushrooms, wild vegetables, and wild fruits.

Time stands still in this space; whatever you put in, it will look exactly the same when you take it out.

Besides some items that were inconvenient to take out, there was also a hoe, a hammer, and an axe nearby...

These were all put in by Xu Manman just now.

This made her feel safer.

Even if Li Wu wants to deal with her, she will make him pay a price far worse than she did.

Because of Li Wu's incident, Xu Manman stayed home obediently the next day and painted all day.

On the third day, they hired an oxcart and took Fei Huainan to the county town to have his leg checked.

The old man was somewhat surprised: "The wound is healing quite well, and the bones have all healed. In a few more days, you can start moving around a bit, but you can't stand for long periods of time."

"The hospital has crutches; it's best to buy a pair."

As he spoke, he handed the prepared ointment to Xu Manman.

Xu Manman took it; this was Fei Huai's medicine for the next twenty days.

You'll feel better after you finish eating.

Whether Fei Huainan can completely avoid turning evil depends on these legs.

Fei Huainan was somewhat surprised to see Xu Manman staring at his legs. He hadn't expected that Xu Manman cared about him so much.

As soon as I received my royalties, I bought his medicine.

He couldn't help but glance at Xu Manman a few more times. Could it be that she had taken a liking to him?

Thinking of this possibility, Fei Huainan looked away uncomfortably, his ears burning red.

Xu Manman helped Fei Huainan initially because of her own life, not wanting Fei Huainan to turn to the dark side.

Another reason is for her own sake.

Only when Fei Huainan recovers will her life become easier.

The third thing is the jade pendant. The space inside the jade pendant belongs to the Fei family. She has unexpectedly obtained such a great opportunity, and she feels guilty towards Fei Huainan.

For various reasons, regardless of whether the two of them will be together in the future, she has to help Fei Huainan heal his leg right now.

After all, with a man at home, no one bothers her. If she didn't have a man, those old hooligans and bachelors in the village wouldn't be able to hold back.

In rural areas, a cripple or a disabled person is more useful than a healthy girl.

Grandma Bao walked in, smiling, and said, "You can have lunch here. I'll cook something delicious for you."

Grandma Bao's wrinkles are very obvious when she smiles, after all, she is over sixty years old.

But when she smiled, she was very approachable, and Xu Manman felt that even the wrinkles on the old lady's face carried her love for the younger generation.

The old gentleman nodded: "Yes, stay and eat with us."

Zhou Lei had no objections. He was an orphan who had been rescued by the old man and then taken in and taught by him.

He truly regarded the old gentleman and Grandma Bao as his own grandparents. Zhou Lei was very interested in medicinal herbs and also had a talent for them.

The old gentleman felt a little regretful; if they were in Beijing, he could have found the medicinal herbs to explain to Zhou Lei and even read some medical books.

Now, the old man teaches entirely verbally. He recites the medical books to Zhou Lei, and Zhou Lei then studies them on his own.

Taking advantage of her free time, Xu Manman went to buy a walking stick for Fei Huainan.

Upon hearing this, Fei Huainan suggested that Zhou Lei accompany him, and Zhou Lei agreed without much thought.

Xu Manman knew that Fei Huainan was doing this entirely to guard against Li Wu.

The two walked to the hospital. When they were buying crutches, Xu Manman saw a wheelchair and decided to buy one as well.

This way, Fei Huainan can also bask in the sun outside.

The cane and wheelchair cost a total of eighty yuan.

Xu Manman paid directly, her cheerful manner just like Zhou Lei's when he spent eight cents.

No, even if he only spends eight-tenths, he'll still feel the pinch.

After all, he didn't even have eighty in savings. Xu Manman is such a spendthrift!

On the way back, Xu Manman bought two pounds of pork, along with vegetables grown by Grandma Bao, and made pork dumplings for lunch.

Grandma Bao is an excellent cook; her dumplings are incredibly delicious.

Grandma Bao made a lot because she was worried that there wouldn't be enough for everyone, and there were still leftovers at the end.

Zhou Lei, clutching his stomach, said, "I've never been so happy before."

His family died when he was very young, and he survived by scavenging garbage and stealing, cheating, and swindling to get food.

The courtyard was extremely dilapidated, but at least there was a place to put your feet.

This place is not far from the garbage station. Originally, the elderly couple was arranged to live in a shed next to the garbage station.

However, inspections by leaders occur from time to time.

Those people planned to move the old man away, so Zhou Lei told them.

He told the elderly couple to stay with him, and then he would go back and torment them.

Only then did those thugs agree.

"Who are those thugs?"

Zhou Lei didn't know either: "Their leader is Li Bin. It's said that he offended someone and was taken away by the armed forces."

"These people control several black markets and resell supplies."

He found these things out himself.

Xu Manman was stunned.

Li Bin is really bold. He's a member of the Revolutionary Committee, and he spends all his time investigating whether others are engaging in speculation and profiteering.

Unexpectedly, he himself was the ringleader of speculation and profiteering.

In the afternoon, Xu Manman made an appointment with the village's oxcart driver to give the two of them a ride, and she would pay him 1.5 yuan for the round trip.

The uncle who pulled the oxcart naturally had no objections. Normally, he would only earn one yuan at most for a trip to the county with his oxcart.

This is only possible because there are so many people during the Chinese New Year period, which is why we can earn so much.

Normally, people are reluctant to spend money on transportation, so he's lucky if he can earn a dollar per trip.

On the way back, Xu Manman made a point of having the uncle driving the oxcart go through the village.