Li Shu went out early in the morning and stayed near the couple, wanting to see if the thing was poisonous.

So when she saw the government officials find the Li couple, she guessed that they had indeed fallen victim to the trap.

I just don't know if they're dead or not.

At that moment, she rushed over, looking very anxious. As soon as she entered, she said, "Aman, did you steal the mushrooms I left drying outside yesterday? Those things aren't edible! I just stored them away to ask my friend if there were any poisonous substances in them before deciding if they were safe to eat!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Mian looked over in shock.

"Miss Ali, is that you?" Cheng Mian was very shocked. "Is this your family?"

"Yes, Dr. Cheng, I only realized my things were missing this morning, so I rushed over immediately. Am I too late? Please check on them, how are they? I hope nothing bad has happened to them!"

“Aman, next time you take my things, you must ask me first! Haven’t I given you enough food before? When have I ever been stingy with you?!” Li Shu added.

Li Man opened her mouth, her face turning red: "It was...it was you who gave it to me..."

"I gave it to you?" Li Shu looked very sad. "Yesterday you came to me saying your mother was sick and couldn't work, and asked me to come back and help you! I was still angry with them, so I refused and even chased you away. How could I possibly give you anything!"

“It was clearly you! You did it on purpose, putting poison here to kill our parents. You hate them, and yesterday you even said that if they died, you wouldn’t have to serve your sentence!” Li Man immediately retorted.

Li Shu was quiet for a while, then his expression became extremely serious.

"You couldn't bear the hardships on the mountain and wanted me to give you advice. I was angry, so I said that our parents are still alive, and they told us to stay with them, so we couldn't resist and could only try our best to protect ourselves... But I didn't expect that because of those words, you would actually have the intention to harm others..."

“Li Man, you can’t just eat anything from the mountains. Everyone who lives by the mountains knows that. How could you not know that? Even if you’re ignorant, I’m still a human being. Would I use my own sister to harm others? And harm my own father? Am I a beast?” Li Shu cursed himself mercilessly.

Then, she sighed helplessly, "But now is not the time to argue with you about these things. We should do our best to cure Father's illness."

Li Chutian hasn't fainted yet.

I heard all of that.

He was initially angry that Ah Li was still alive, but after hearing the rest, he realized that Ah Man wasn't a good person either!

Both daughters are more ruthless than the other!

"Dr. Cheng, this is my father. Please, please help him no matter what," Li Shu said earnestly to Cheng Mian.

Cheng Mian looked at Li Chutian with an unfriendly expression, even some disgust. If he hadn't happened to come across that hut and met Miss Li, she would have committed suicide!

So this is the heartless father!

But he was a doctor, and Miss Ali was pleading with him, so he did his best.

“I’ll prescribe some detoxifying medicine for him. He’ll be fine after a few days. Your father’s condition isn’t too serious and he can recover. But… your… stepmother…” Cheng Mian hesitated for a moment, then continued, “I see that her complexion is yellow. This indicates damage to her liver qi. I’m afraid it’s quite dangerous. I can only do my best to treat her. Whether she can recover… I can’t say for sure.”

Li Shu sighed, "We can't let anything happen. If word gets out that Aman poisoned her own mother, how will she live?"

"..." Cheng Mian paused for a moment, feeling that these words... were a bit strange.

But logically, it's not wrong either?

Given the woman's current situation, it's reasonable for her to consider the young child.

“It wasn’t me…” Li Man didn’t know what to do.

Was it her? She knew in her heart that it was her who did it!

But she really didn't know that the mushrooms Li Shu dried were inedible!

Moreover, she couldn't understand why Li Shu would go to the trouble of drying it if she wasn't sure if it was edible. Was she crazy?

"Mother—I don't know, I really don't know, I thought they were all edible..." Li Man's composure wasn't that strong, and after a while, she broke down. "What should I do? I didn't mean to... It's all because of Ali, Ali made me do those things, I'm sorry, Mother—"

Cheng Mian frowned as he listened.

What's wrong with this family?

“Dr. Cheng, I'm sorry you had to see this. I'm not surprised at all by what my sister said, and... a lot of things were indeed my fault. She was forced to do chores by her parents, and she couldn't take it, so she came to me for help. I told her that her father is someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force, and that if she could just make him happy, she wouldn't be so tired…”

“But then her mother fell ill, and no matter how much she tried to please her father, it was no use, so… it all became my fault,” Li Shu said clearly.

Helpless, and sad.

“Every family has its own troubles, Miss Ali, you should try to think more positively and not get yourself into this predicament.” Cheng Mian comforted her. “By the way, I brought you some things today, you should be able to use them.”

He handed the package over.

Li Shu was very surprised.

I glanced at it and found that the other party had brought quite a lot of things, including a packet of medicine powder and some dried meat.

“I don’t know when I can come back next time. What if it’s after spring… there will be more snakes and insects then. Sprinkling this powder in the house can prevent you from being bothered by those little things. No matter what, you must persevere.” Cheng Mian felt that he had done a very good thing.

Li Man looked at Cheng Mian, also shocked.

Is this Ali's friend?

Why is this person so nice to Ali? He often brings her delicious food!

Isn't he a doctor in the military camp? How does he know Ali?

Not to mention her, even Li Chutian, though too exhausted to speak, was equally shocked.

Li Shu had been saying for a long time that he had friends, but no one had ever seen them. Now... this was the first time he had ever seen a "living friend" appear.

Could it be that this person conspired with Li Shu to spread the news, leading to the death of his son?

Were they doing this on purpose?

Li Chutian harbored resentment, but he knew that he couldn't afford to offend the doctor in the army, so he could only suppress all his confusion. He even tolerated Li Shu's gaze to the extreme.

He hadn't expected Li Shu to have such a wide network of connections in the military camp. Besides Captain Ma and her uncle, there was even a military doctor. And judging from the respectful attitude of the officers and soldiers, this military doctor seemed to be quite something!

Cheng Mian did not stay long, leaving behind some life-saving medicine before departing.

As a military doctor, it would be good enough if he could help treat prisoners; it wouldn't be right for him to ignore the lives of soldiers and waste time here.

Li Chutian paid the soldiers three taels of silver for their travel expenses, and he was so distressed that he was almost going crazy.

After everyone left, Li Shu looked at Li Man and said, "You've almost killed your mother. Are you happy now?"

"!!!" Li Man collapsed and ran away, crying loudly.

"How could a little girl like you know that doctor?! What's your relationship with him?" By evening, Li Chutian had regained some strength and began to question him, "You've been hiding all this time, so did you start the fire before?"

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