mesbooks Chapter 453 If you had come two days later, it would have been fine.
Chapter 453 If you had come two days later, it would have been fine.
Lin Chang'er saw that he was a rare sensible person, but his methods were probably not strong enough, otherwise, the men from those households would not have dared to contradict him in public.
Lin Chang'er prided herself on not being a good-natured person who would randomly extend kindness, and the behavior of the families she had just been thrown out was truly disgusting.
Furthermore, if the village head of Xiahe Village cannot be effective, even if she shows this kindness, the children in their village may not be able to concentrate on their studies.
Therefore, she did not immediately grant his request, but said she would wait until they had finished repairing the roadbed before making a decision.
The village head of Xiahe Village didn't press the matter further, but instead patted his chest and assured her that he would handle things perfectly and would definitely not disappoint her.
Lin Chang'er was never harsh on such a sensible person, and she had A'da drive the donkey cart to take him back.
Of course, this is also a way of saving face for him.
Nowadays, the Gu family of Linshui Village is considered a prominent figure in the surrounding area.
Sending him back by car, in a sense, means that the Gu family is willing to support him, and that will probably make the roadbed construction go more smoothly afterward.
Everyone in Xiahe Village had left, and the elders and villagers who had come to support her had also left one after another. The few aunts and grandmothers who were usually closest to her even gave her some folk remedies, saying they were for removing scars.
Lin Chang'er noted everything down, and only after she finished discussing with Zhou Hai and Old Huo about sending people to suppress the bandits with Wu Qingfeng, did she return to her room to take a look.
She almost burst out laughing.
There are indeed scratches, but her aunt, great-grandmother, and even her mother all exaggerated them.
She even suspected that if she really insisted on making those women pay her, her scratches might heal before they even managed to scrape together a single tael of silver.
Even so, Aunt Gu and Bai He still went to the old doctor to ask for medicine for her.
She hasn't put the mirror down yet!
The two mothers rushed in, one carrying a basin of water and the other holding medicine.
Bai He was more outgoing than Aunt Gu and spoke first, "Sister Gu and I went to the old doctor to get you some medicine. Quickly clean the wound and apply the medicine."
Aunt Gu then placed the basin on the wooden stand, soaked a clean cloth, wrung it out, and wiped her face, saying as she did so, "Those women are really unreasonable. They're getting off easy. I should scratch their faces."
Lin Chang'er burst out laughing. She still remembered when she first transmigrated, her adoptive mother-in-law was a notoriously sickly woman, always frail and weak. Now, however, she could roll up her sleeves and fight with people.
Aunt Gu blushed inexplicably when she heard her laugh. "What are you laughing at? Do you think your mother is useless and can't beat them?"
"Do you think all the good food you feed me is just for nothing? If it weren't for the fact that you beat me too much in our own home today and it damaged our reputation..."
"Mother can take on all three of them by herself!"
Lin Chang'er suppressed a laugh and nodded in agreement.
Bai He chimed in, "That's right, we only let them off the hook because they were being lenient... Is it clean? I'll apply the medicine to Chang'er."
Aunt Gu quickly put the handkerchief back into the basin to wash it again, then wrung it out. "Don't worry, I'll wipe Chang'er again."
Although Bai He was an impatient person, seeing that Aunt Gu truly cared for her daughter, she patiently said, "Wipe carefully, I'm not in a hurry."
Lin Chang'er, on the other hand, wanted to say that it wasn't that serious, but seeing how seriously her two mothers took it, she didn't say anything and just cooperated.
Although the matter did not escalate to the county government, Wu Qingfeng still came over after finishing his shift.
By the time he met Lin Chang'er, someone had already complained about her on the way.
Upon hearing that Lin Chang'er was injured, he disregarded all etiquette and immediately went to Lin Chang'er's room.
Lin Chang'er was calculating the budget for repairing the roadbed when Wu Qingfeng walked in. "Is the injury serious? Have you had the old woman take a look?"
He must have walked in a hurry, he was still a little out of breath. Lin Chang'er put down her pen and turned to look at him, then pointed to her neck, which had already been treated with medicine, "If you had come a couple of days later, it would have been fine."
Wu Qingfeng's furrowed brows relaxed a little, but he still frowned. "Let me see!"
He reached out to touch the scratches on Lin Chang'er's neck.
Lin Chang'er brushed his hand away, "If you dare touch me, my mother will definitely scold you until your head is swollen."
Wu Qingfeng didn't insist, only saying, "What happened? You got beaten up in your own home?"
Lin Chang'er laughed and said, "When a scholar meets a soldier, reason is useless." She then recounted the whole situation to him.
Wu Qingfeng sighed, “I know you’ve always wanted girls to have a chance to succeed, but the idea of valuing boys over girls has been deeply ingrained in people’s minds since ancient times, and it’s hard to change it in a short time. But as long as we work together, things will eventually change.”
He wouldn't just watch her work hard. Perhaps their abilities are limited right now, but even within those limited abilities, there's a lot they can do...