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"You were beaten? Who beat you? Aren't the people who hit you going to take responsibility?" Gu's mother frowned.

Widow Wu's family was in dire straits; last winter, she and her son nearly starved to death.

In winter, if there is little food at home, people usually only eat one meal a day to fill their stomachs, just enough to keep them from starving.

Widow Wu had no husband; the entire household consisted of just her and Baozi. Despite working very hard to earn work points, she could barely make ends meet.

In winter, the meager amount of grain allocated to us would last for several months.

Life was very difficult and frugal.

Last winter was very cold. Widow Wu took apart her deceased husband's cotton-padded coat and added the cotton to her children's coats. In addition, she saved her grain for Baozi and ate wild vegetable dumplings herself. That's how she barely got through last winter.

The family was so poor that even mice would leave behind two kernels of corn before leaving.

In a family like that, if Baozi gets beaten, they definitely won't have the money for medical treatment.

So the person who hit someone should bear the medical expenses, right?

"Some people say it was Li Baobei who did it, but Li Baobei denies it, saying it was Xu Wansui who did it, but Xu Wansui also denies it..."

"Xu Wansui's father, Xu Chenggong, is a big, burly man. He insisted that his son didn't do it, and Baozi's mother couldn't do anything about it..."

As soon as Gu Ningning mentioned this, she couldn't hold back her tears again.

"Sister Niannian, could you please take a look at Baozi? He's really about to die."

Su Niannian felt a pang of heartache seeing Gu Ningning crying uncontrollably.

Normally, I wouldn't sit idly by in such a situation, let alone now that Gu Ningning has come to me for help.

"Okay, sure," Su Niannian replied.

Wiping away Gu Ningning's tears, she said, "Ningning, don't cry. Sister Niannian will do her best to save Baozi."

However, Su Niannian naturally wouldn't let go of the culprit who beat the steamed buns like this.

Things will always come to a head eventually, won't they?

"Let's not delay, let's go now." Su Niannian heard from Gu Ningning that Baozi was almost dead.

Without wasting any time, he took Gu Ningning's hand and left.

"Auntie, I'll take Ningning over to see her first," Su Niannian said to Gu's mother as she turned around.

"Okay, go ahead," Gu's mother replied.

She also felt sorry for that widow Wu, who lost her husband at a young age. Her son, Baozi, was about the same age as her own Ningning, and was also pitifully thin.

Last winter, Gu's mother also gave Widow Wu ten catties of dark flour and two catties of corn flour.

"Sigh, I hope Niannian can bring Baozi back to life..." Gu's mother murmured as she watched Su Niannian's departing figure.

As long as there's still hope, Su Niannian will definitely be able to revive Baozi.

Gu's mother thought this way.

Gu Ningning pulled Su Niannian along and ran towards the spot where they had just seen Baozi and his mother.

Not long after, they ran into Gu Nan, who was returning from work.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Gu Nan wondered if something had happened when he saw the two of them walking so hastily.

"It's Baozi! Baozi is dying! I'm taking Sister Niannian to save him!" Gu Ningning said anxiously.

Only then did Gu Nan notice the tear stains on Gu Ningning's face.

"I'll stay with you." Gu Nan was also worried that something else might happen, and having him there would provide an extra layer of protection.

Su Niannian nodded.

Soon, Gu Ningning arrived at the place where she had just seen Baozi and his mother, but they were no longer there.

"Ningning." A child playing with a rolling hoop nearby called out when he saw Ningning.

"Heping, where are Baozi and his mother?" Gu Ningning asked anxiously.

"We went to Xu Chenggong's house, who raises pigs. Baozi's mother only managed to borrow a few cents, not enough to take Baozi to the county for medical treatment."

"Yes, the adults all think Baozi's family is poor and can't repay the money they borrowed. Some aunts even advised Baozi's mother not to treat Baozi anymore, saying that it would be easier to remarry if she didn't have a child to carry on the family."

"Baozi's mother said that if Xu Chenggong didn't give her money to treat Baozi, she would die in his house."

Gu Ningning's friends chatted amongst themselves.

Actually, both Li Baobei and Xu Wansui could have injured Baozi. Baozi's mother only went to Xu Wansui's house, which shows that she knew she couldn't get money from the village chief Li Guofu.

This is a desperate gamble.

“I know where Xu Chenggong’s house is.” Gu Nan took Su Niannian’s wrist and headed towards the Xu family’s house.

Gu Ningning jogged after her.

Although Gu Ningning felt somewhat disgusted that Gu Nan had forgotten his sister after getting a wife, now was not the time to dwell on that.

After all, Gu Ningning doesn't know how to treat illnesses; Gu Nan just wants to get to the Xu family as quickly as possible.

Even from some distance away from the Xu family's house, you could hear the commotion. It was lunchtime, and a large crowd had already gathered there.

It's already quite a commotion over there.

Gu Nan led Su Niannian and squeezed their way to the entrance of the Xu family's house.

Then, we saw that Widow Wu was holding a wood-chopping knife in her hand, the blade of which was already rusty.

If someone gets cut by this knife, they'll probably get tetanus.

Xu Chenggong stood not far away, hands on his hips, but he wasn't afraid at all.

He felt he had a hundred ways to subdue the frail woman in front of him.

The steamed buns were then placed on the ground.

There was only a tattered bed sheet under her body.

Baozi's face was still bright red, indicating that he was still alive.

If they die, their face will turn deathly pale.

"Put the knife down first. If you have something to say, talk it out slowly." Jiang Aiguo arrived at this moment.

Seeing that Widow Wu was emotionally agitated, we could only hope that she could calm down first.

“If you don’t have the money to treat Baozi’s illness, I can cover it for you first, but if you cause a death or injure someone here, you will be arrested.”

"If you get arrested, what will happen to Baozi?" Jiang Aiguo slowly approached Widow Wu, hoping to persuade her to put down her rusty wood-chopping knife.

"Don't come any closer! I don't want to hurt anyone, but my Baozi, my Baozi is dying!"

"If Baozi dies, none of the people who harmed him will live!"

"I'll drag you all down with me! You've gone too far!"

"My life is already so hard, and Baozi is so young, why? Why are you bullying us, mother and son!"

"I just want to raise Baozi well! I want to see my Baozi get married and have children."

"It's all his fault! It's all his son's fault! He ruined my Baozi like this!" Widow Wu was extremely agitated.

It was as if all the pent-up emotions were about to be released at this moment.

She didn't want to lose her husband at such a young age, and she also wanted to give Baozi a good life.

She had tried her best, but rural women only knew how to work in the fields. However, she didn't eat well and didn't get enough nutrition. Even if she worked her hardest, she could only barely make ends meet.

This is a vicious cycle: the fewer work points she earns, the worse her food is, the worse her health becomes, and the fewer work points she earns.

It's really tough for her, so tough.

“Secretary Jiang, you don’t need to say so much to her. If she dares to lay a hand on me, I’ll kill her today! I’ll make sure she and her son die together.” These words were like a fuse, igniting a conflagration in Widow Wu’s heart.