A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Early in the morning, Ye Qingxue arrived at the gate of Qingshui County again.

Looking around, he couldn't find Zhang You anywhere.

Perhaps they've already attracted customers?

Ye Qingxue leaned against the wall on the street, continuing to observe and waiting for Zhang You to appear.

But he didn't show up until noon.

Ye Qingxue had a bad feeling.

Judging from Zhang You's behavior yesterday, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would run away after taking a bribe.

As she was thinking this, the chatter of passersby suddenly caught Ye Qingxue's attention.

"Hey, have you heard? Old Zhang got his doorstep visited by someone."

"I heard about it, they were beaten pretty badly!"

"I know, it's not far from my house, and the screams are unbearable to hear."

"You didn't go to help?"

"Hey, I wouldn't dare. Who would dare mess with those two hooligans? They look fierce and menacing. Nobody's a saint. Doing good deeds is fine, but it'll just get you into trouble. Forget it."

"Yesterday I overheard those two thugs asking something about who was helping them?"

"I don't know, it went silent very quickly, I'm not quite sure either."

Ye Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly followed the passersby and asked, "Excuse me, is the Old Zhang you mentioned the driver here?"

"Yes."

"Where does Old Zhang live?" Ye Qingxue asked hurriedly.

The passerby looked somewhat surprised, but seeing Ye Qingxue's anxiety, he still pointed in a direction: "Go through two intersections from here, turn right into a box, and the house with the faded rag doll hanging on the door is it."

"Thank you!" Ye Qingxue said and left in a hurry.

Along the way, Ye Qingxue had already considered the worst-case scenario.

While thinking about it, I also felt a little regretful, because I hadn't considered that those two people would be so audacious as to come to my door and commit violence.

Isn't this harming them?

Thinking this, I quickened my pace.

Soon, following the directions given by passersby, Ye Qingxue found Zhang You's house without any trouble.

As you get closer, you can faintly smell the stench of blood emanating from inside.

Ye Qingxue's heart sank, and she hurriedly pushed open the door to go inside. The small courtyard was a complete mess.

Upon entering the house, they saw Zhang You lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face. His leg was injured, and blood was flowing all over the floor.

Beneath Zhang You's body, a small figure was curled up, seemingly motionless.

Ye Qingxue's eyes turned slightly cold as she ran forward, carefully laid Zhang You down, took his pulse, and examined him.

Fortunately, he is out of danger. He was beaten so badly that he lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss, but thankfully there were no broken bones.

Then I looked at Xiao Nan.

He fainted due to shock and excessive grief.

Ye Qingxue first stopped Zhang You's bleeding, then moved the two of them to the bed and laid them down. Then she ran off to buy medicine and came back.

After decocting the medicine, he fed it directly to the two of them.

Then I sat to the side and waited for the person to wake up.

It wasn't until evening that Zhang You made a move.

"Cough cough!" He coughed weakly a few times before slowly opening his eyes.

Ye Qingxue quickly got up and went to check on him, then took his pulse.

It's good that he's awake, which means his mind is fine. Now he just needs to take his medicine and rest for a few days.

I'm afraid he won't wake up; that would be truly terrible.

"Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan..." Zhang You woke up and began looking for his son.

Touching Xiao Nan, who was lying motionless beside him, he struggled to get up in a panic.

Ye Qingxue quickly pressed him down: "Old Zhang, Xiao Nan is fine. He just fainted from fright and may not wake up for a while."

"That's good..." Zhang You murmured, then lay back down.

Thinking of something, he looked at Ye Qingxue and said, "Brother Ye, thank you this time too. Please don't help us anymore. Getting involved with us will only bring you trouble."

Ye Qingxue didn't answer him, but instead asked, "He asked you who I am, right?"

"Brother Ye..."

"Didn't you say you were beaten up?"

“Sigh, Brother Ye, you don’t need to worry about this anymore…” Zhang You’s eyes were filled with sorrow. “Xiao Nan and I may really not be able to live a good life together anymore.”

Ye Qingxue was stung by the emotions in his eyes, and her gaze turned cold. "Old Zhang, don't be like this. Get some rest, you'll be fine."

"It's okay... Will there really be a day when everything is okay?"

"Do you know where those two people live?" Ye Qingxue asked him.

Zhang You looked at her, confused: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, just tell me."

Zhang You gave out a string of addresses. He had secretly followed them home before, trying to avoid them as much as possible.

"Brother Ye, what are you doing?"

"Old Zhang, take care of yourself and keep an eye on the kids."

Ye Qingxue did not answer him, but left a sentence, stood up and turned to leave.

Her destination was clear: the address of the scarred man and the burly man.

After turning two street corners, Ye Qingxue quickly found their place.

Because the door was wide open, unpleasant laughter came from inside.

"Hahaha! I really had a blast today!"

"Since the sick ghost refused to reveal who helped him even in death, we had no choice but to teach the disobedient a lesson!"

Ye Qingxue's eyes trembled slightly, revealing a hint of rage.

He picked up a stick from the roadside and banged it hard on the door.

It made a loud bang.

Instead of sneaking in, he swaggered in, making a commotion, and then strode into the house.

The scarred man and the burly man were startled by the sudden intrusion.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxue, who was just a thin, frail young man, he immediately laughed.

"Little brother, you rob someone without even doing any research? Do you know whose house you've entered?"

Ye Qingxue curled her lips into a smile, and without wasting any more words with them, she swung the stick and started hitting them.

The stick was swung by Ye Qingxue, leaving afterimages as it rained down on the two of them like a storm.

Each strike was filled with boundless rage, hitting their most vulnerable spots with all its might, producing a dull thud.

"what!"

"Grass!"

The two of them collapsed to the ground, clutching their heads and stomachs.

Without giving them a chance to catch their breath, Ye Qingxue began to add kicks to her attacks.

They were beaten with sticks and kicks until they screamed incessantly.

They tried to twist their bodies to dodge, but Ye Qingxue could always anticipate their movements and every strike landed squarely!

They discovered in despair that there was no way to escape!

This guy is incredibly strong!

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! We'll give you anything you want! It hurts!"

"Brother! Big brother! Just tell me what you want! Huh!"

They've never been treated like this before! No one has ever dared to beat them like this!

Those who usually treat them this way cannot withstand their anger!

He was beaten so badly that he lost all his strength and could only keep begging for mercy.

By the end, they couldn't even finish their pleas for mercy.

Ye Qingxue squatted down and patted their faces: "Hey! Listen up!"

The two men, their faces bruised and bleeding, breathed weakly and turned to look at Ye Qingxue.

"I'm the one who helped Zhang You, do you have a problem with that?"

The two shook their heads frantically, enduring the pain.

"No! No objection!"

Ye Qingxue chuckled, "You're quite sensible. Here's a clear path for you: once you're able to move tomorrow, go to the county government and turn yourself in. Confess to all the bad things you've done over the years, even things you don't know if they're wrong. Understand?"

The two nodded hurriedly.

"If I find out you didn't turn yourselves in, the consequences will be..."

"Don't worry! We will absolutely... absolutely go!"

"Yes, that's right! Don't worry."

Ye Qingxue glanced at the two of them; their faces were so swollen that they were unrecognizable, and their fearful, begging expressions were strangely comical.

Two embroidered pillows.

"Fine, don't try anything funny." Ye Qingxue dropped the stick and left.

The two burly men lying on the ground exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with extreme terror.

terrible!