During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Seeing that it was the eldest son's family coming over, Qin Shuangshuang's mother looked at them and started arguing and saying bad things about Qin Shuangshuang.

Without hesitation, she stepped forward, picked up a broom from the ground, and threw it at the person, venting her emotions. "What did you say? What did you say? Say it again!"

The eldest daughter-in-law was exceptionally quick; she dodged the attack and said to him, "I've recently met a very important person, and it seems I'll be marrying him soon!"

Let's see who dares to bully me in the future. Let me tell you, Zhou, so what if you have a daughter who's good at deceiving people?

Your daughter has been arrested; what do you think she can rely on anymore? Now I'm going to take my in-laws and go live with my fiancés. My new fiancé won't be around for long.

"They'll take back this abandoned county government building. You don't know that, do you? This house originally belonged to his hometown. If he takes it back, let's see where you'll have to live then."

Those people who were already somewhat anxious became even more uneasy upon hearing what the eldest son said.

"According to the whole family's generosity, it seems that Qin Shuangshuang is doomed to die this time and will never come back. We should never have believed that Qin Shuangshuang was with her in the first place!"

"Look at the eldest branch of the Qin family, how well they're doing now. If only we had known back then..."

"Exactly! It looks like it won't be long before we're homeless. We might as well rely on her more."

Dafang was telling them, "If you're willing to come with me, I'll have my husband treat you to the best of everything. That's how relatives in the village should look after each other."

Instead of following Qin Shuangshuang around every day, and watching her family of three drinking porridge and congee—is that even fit for human consumption?

Uncle Li looked around at the people, many of whom were nodding in agreement. He thought about how grateful they were to Qin Shuangshuang when they drank those porridges and soups.

Nowadays, not a single word from anyone praises Qin Shuangshuang.

Uncle Li couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, the burly men who had been protecting Qin Shuangshuang with his brothers had never said a bad word about her.

Seeing several people around him get up and leave, Uncle Li glanced at his brothers behind him. They nodded at him, exchanged glances, and said, "Don't worry, we won't leave. We know how good Qin Shuangshuang has been to us. We'll wait for him to come back."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li nodded in satisfaction, "Don't worry, He Wei, I believe Qin Shuangshuang will definitely come back."

Seeing that there were still some people supporting Qin Shuangshuang, Zhou sighed deeply.

Seeing that everyone around was following the eldest son's family and fawning over them, some even said directly to Qin Shuangshuang's mother, "Like father, like daughter. Look at the mother of the eldest son of the Qin family. She is indeed from a scholarly family. Her daughter is different. She is much better than Qin Shuangshuang!"

"Exactly! Look at her, she looks like that. No wonder she was able to attract the attention of other capable men even after she became a widow. If it were me, I would have taken a liking to her too, if I were a man."

When Qin Hao heard that the crowd was no longer praising and protecting Qin Shuangshuang as they had before, he went up and wanted to kick them a few times, but Uncle Li grabbed him.

Uncle Li said sternly, "Qin Hao, have you forgotten what your sister taught you? You can't treat others like this. Don't worry..."

Your sister will definitely come back.

Hearing Uncle Li's comforting words, Qin Hao nodded with tears in his eyes and said, "I also believe that my sister will definitely come back."

Seeing that the tree had fallen and the monkeys had scattered, only about ten people remained of the surrounding people, and Uncle Li did not try to keep them any longer.

Watching them all leave, he went over to Zhou Gao and said, "I believe Qin Shuangshuang will definitely come back, but before she does, we need to make something of ourselves so we can be self-sufficient."

Mrs. Zhou found this reasonable and nodded with effort, saying, "Yes, my daughter will definitely come back. She will definitely come back safely."

Watching those people leave, Uncle Li and the others could only sigh helplessly.

……

"It's all done here," Doctor Li wiped his hands.

Seeing that the bleeding on the person on the opposite bed had stopped by more than half, although wood ash does have the effect of stopping bleeding, just as Lu Jun had just said, because the wound had already ulcerated, the bleeding could not be stopped at all, and could only be tightly controlled for a while.

As Doctor Li watched the wound slowly reopen, he said to the person beside him, "It seems that the bleeding from your master's wound won't stop anytime soon. I've only managed to stop it somewhat with some wood ash. But as far as the bet goes, I've already won. Now, what do you think we should do?"

Jin Danian was now caught in a dilemma. He looked at Lu Jun, who was constantly looking outside, and then at his master lying on the bed, whose bleeding was uncontrollable.

After a short while, Jin Danian made a decision and walked over to Lu Jun, saying, "Now it seems that it should indeed be considered that Doctor Li has won and Miss Shuangshuang has lost. After all, Qin Shuangshuang has not woken up yet. Lu Jun, what do you think we should do now?"

Lu Jun looked around and said to the person outside, "She will definitely come."

Lu Jun reaffirmed his belief.

Doctor Li smiled coldly, strolled forward, wiping his hands with a cloth as he said to Lu Jun, "Wishful thinking. Let me tell you, I'm taking Qin Shuangshuang back to my hometown to get married tomorrow. Even if she's unconscious..."

I have a way to wake her up. In short, I've made up my mind to treat her as my concubine.

Lu Jun clenched his fists, his tone icy cold, "Try saying another word!"

Seeing his defiant attitude and still arrogant tone, Doctor Li said to him, "What? You're not allowed to speak your mind?"

Lu Jun looked outside, but still couldn't see anyone.

Overjoyed, Doctor Li said to Lu Jun, "It's getting late, I have to go pick up my wife now, we can consummate our marriage tonight."

Just as he was about to pat Lu Jun on the shoulder, Jin Danian was also thinking about how to get out of this predicament.

However, at this moment, someone, leaning on a wooden stick, slowly moved forward, their body weak and swaying as they walked over.

Lu Jun's eyes widened when he saw it was Qin Shuangshuang.

Seeing her standing weakly a short distance away, he hurried over and, with a mixture of excitement and restraint, asked Qin Shuangshuang, "You're finally awake? Are you feeling any better now? Are you feeling as unwell as you did yesterday?"

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and said to him, "You've been holding things up for me here for so long, it's really been difficult for you."

At this moment, she turned her sharp, knife-like gaze to the doctor opposite her and said loudly, "Your bet is over, but mine has just begun. It's still uncertain who will win and who will lose."

Qin Shuangshuang stepped forward, walking unsteadily, and Lu Jun went over to support her.

Looking at her sturdy little body struggling to get into the tent, Doctor Li couldn't help but laugh as he saw her pitiful state. He said, "Let me tell you, all the grass and herbs within a radius of more than ten miles have long been dried up by the sun. Do you think you can find any way to treat an adult? Admit defeat. If you can win under these circumstances, I will be your son from now on!"