Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Actually, Fang Yu had two more words left unsaid: was he temporarily dead?

Fang Yu gave her the two taels of silver he had just asked for: "Keep it safe, and give it to him next time you see him."

"Sister..." Fang Xin's nose tingled, and her voice suddenly choked up: "He saved me last time. He looked badly injured. Will he really not die?"

Fang Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped the bloodstains from her hands, comforting her, "He won't die, believe me."

After this unpleasant incident, Fang Xin was clearly in low spirits and had no desire to go shopping, so she had to go home first.

Because I bought a lot of things, my basket was stuffed full, and the fabric was unusually conspicuous.

Upon entering the village, I encountered a group of women who often gathered together to gossip.

As they passed by, the women looked at the two sisters with an undisguised contempt.

She even made a gesture of disgust and took a half step back.

I only heard hushed whispers behind me when I walked over.

"Look at how much stuff these two sisters bought. It must have cost them a lot of money, right?"

"You don't know yet, do you? I heard that these two sisters are doing some shady things in the city. I heard they go to that fancy restaurant every day and stay there for half a day. Who knows what they're doing there to make some dirty money?"

Although she had walked far away, Fang Yu heard their conversation perfectly.

Fang Xin was in a bad mood, and Fang Yu had no interest in arguing with them.

On the way back, several people looked at them with disdain, but Fang Yu didn't care.

Before arriving home, the last person they encountered was Bai's mother. She stood by the roadside, hands on her hips, deliberately snorted into the air, and then muttered to herself in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh dear, why does the air smell so strongly of a vixen?"

Fang Xin, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked up, her eyes wide, and quickly went over to push Bai's mother: "What did you just say? Say it again."

Bai's mother didn't expect Fang Xin to make a move. She was pushed and staggered. She steadied herself, flicked her sleeve, and stiffened her neck.

"You brat, you did something shameful and you won't let anyone talk about it!" Mother Bai deliberately raised her voice and shouted, "Everyone come and see! The Fang sisters are bullying someone... Ah~!"

Before Bai's mother could finish speaking, a mud ball suddenly sprang into her throat, causing her to vomit and cough.

Looking up again, her eyes were red and swollen. She pointed at Fang Yu and said, "You brat, you dare to throw dirt in my mouth."

No one from the crowd came over. Fang Yu pulled Fang Xin behind her, then suddenly laughed: "Oh? Did anyone see anything?"

"You two shameless bastards, you only know how to seduce men, you don't even spare beggars, you're really not picky!" Mother Bai was furious and started cursing.

Just then, Li opened the courtyard gate and came out after hearing the commotion. After listening to the whole thing, her expression changed drastically. She quickly walked out, shielded Fang Yu and Fang Xin behind her, and abandoned her usual gentle demeanor to scold them back.

"Hey Bai, don't push your luck! My daughter's innocence is not something you can just spout off!"

Li's scolding emboldened Bai's mother, who stood with her hands on her hips, looking even more confident: "What, your daughter dares to do it but doesn't dare let people talk about it? Someone saw it with their own eyes. Your daughter was entangled with a beggar man on the street. She has truly disgraced our Xishan Village!"

Li took a deep breath, her chest heaving noticeably. Fang Yu, worried about her, tugged at her clothes from behind.

This time, Li did not back down at all. Instead, she shook Fang Yu's hand to reassure her that she was alright.

Li rolled up her sleeves and put her hands on her hips, revealing a fierce side she had never shown before: "You say someone saw it, and then someone saw it? I'll say you're just jealous of my daughter, that's why you made up stories and deliberately spread rumors."

"You!" Bai's mother's mouth opened slightly, her face full of surprise. Everyone in the village knew Li's personality: weak and easy to bully. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been ordered around by Zhang all day long.

Li continued to press, "What do you mean, 'you'? Then tell me who saw it with their own eyes. I will definitely come to your door today and find out the truth!"

Bai's mother pursed her lips and fell silent, for she was seeing her own daughter, and how could she possibly betray her?

Seeing Li's relentless stance, Bai's mother suddenly backed down: "Don't try to provoke me. You're trying to sow discord, aren't you? I won't give you that chance! You know in your hearts whether you did it or not!"

With a forced smile, Bai's mother stammered out the words, not daring to look Li in the eye, and finally slunk away.

Li was a little nervous doing something like this for the first time, but she knew one thing: if she wasn't assertive, without a man in the house, everyone would want to take advantage of her.

She had no other wish in this life but for her two daughters to be safe and happy.

Fang Xin suddenly called out to her, took her arm, and snuggled up to her: "Mom, you were so amazing just now."

Li was still a little shy: "Don't listen to their nonsense. You're only just getting back now, are you exhausted? Let's go home."

The mother and her two daughters walked hand in hand towards their home.

Fang Yu took out the fabric she had bought: "Mother, you may have to work hard these next few days. Use this fabric to make us some clothes."

Holding the new fabric in her hands, Li's rough hands were reluctant to touch it; she couldn't even count how long it had been since she had seen new clothes.

After taking the measurements of the two sisters, Li began to make clothes.

After tidying up the remaining items they had bought, the two sisters gathered around the stove and began cooking.

"Hi~"

Fang Xin was chopping vegetables absentmindedly when she accidentally cut her hand.

Fang Yu put down the vegetables she was washing and came over. She grabbed her hand, a little angrily, and pulled her to sit down. She then stopped the bleeding and applied medicine.

"Xin'er, are you worried about that beggar? He helped you once, and you helped him once, so we're even. He really won't die, so don't worry."

Fang Xin sighed and shook her head: "I don't know what's wrong with me, I just have a feeling that he might die. He's a good person."

When Fang Xin said this, Xiao Jingqi's image inexplicably flashed through Fang Yu's mind, especially the image of him blushing, which was particularly clear in her mind.

Fang Yu scratched his head and said to Fang Xin, "Don't overthink it. You might see him again tomorrow. Just tell him to see a doctor and everything will be fine."

Fang Xin nodded obediently, then sat down and added some firewood, changing the subject: "Sister, you bought taro from the next village yesterday, when are you going to pick it up?"

She glanced at the dilapidated yard again: "There seems to be nowhere to put it after we bring it back. What should we do?"