There was another person who was equally worried.
He hid behind a tree, silently keeping an eye on the situation of the Ye family. When he saw Ye Zhinan rushing out in a hurry, his heart was thrown into disarray.
It was truly one problem after another!
Ye Zhinan trotted all the way to Lu Yanlai's house. The room was filled with duck feathers and in complete chaos.
"Sis, why are you here? Your hand is still injured. You should be resting in bed!"
Lu Yanlai hurriedly tried to cover up the mess in the room, but it was already too late.
Ye Zhinan stepped forward and squatted in front of a duck. "I forgot to remind you all not to let the ducks drink the water from outside."
"What water? Your arm..."
"My arm is fine. It's my hand that's injured, not my feet. And it's not as serious as the ducks' situation."
After saying that, she thought it seemed a bit inappropriate and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, it's not too late. Here's some medicine. Give it to the ducks quickly. And distribute the extra to the other farmers who also raise ducks. Remind them to pay attention to the water quality."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Without saying a word, Li Feilong ran out of the door.
Lu Yanlai had no choice but to follow the instructions obediently.
"This rain came so suddenly and heavily. I thought it would be over after it passed, but who would have thought there would be these troubles."
While complaining, she found a comfortable place for Ye Zhinan. After helping her sit down, she stuffed a soft pillow under her arm.
Having her hand propped up like this was indeed much more comfortable.
Ye Zhinan smiled to express her gratitude, but then her face turned serious.
"You know this is a trouble, so why didn't you tell me? Don't tell me you felt sorry for me because I was injured and didn't want to add to my troubles! Besides, if you let these ducks die, that would really cause me trouble!"
Although Ye Zhinan's tone was fierce, her coquettish look made Lu Yanlai not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, I'll know better next time. I'll definitely tell you everything in detail and annoy you to death!"
Lu Yanlai gave an embarrassed smile, her eyes full of gratitude. But suddenly she seemed to remember something and asked,
"How did you hurt your hand?"
"It was slippery on the road because of the rain. I accidentally fell."
Ye Zhinan replied casually.
"Oh, I see. You and Constable Qin are really fated. You both got injured at the same time."
"Really? How did he get injured?"
Lu Yanlai didn't notice the embarrassed look on Ye Zhinan's face at all.
"He also fell during the heavy rain. I didn't expect him to get hurt so badly."
Didn't expect? So it's okay for me to get hurt like this?
Although she was indignant in her heart, after all, he was her savior. Even though his actions were a bit redundant and caused her arm to get injured, his original intention was good.
Seeing her in a daze, the depths of Lu Yanlai's clear eyes darkened a bit.
"He's not seriously injured. You don't need to worry."
"What? What should I worry about!"
Ye Zhinan understood the meaning behind the words. Her face instantly turned red, and she quickly avoided Lu Yanlai's gaze.
Lu Yanlai looked at her inquisitively and was just about to speak when the door was pushed open.
Li Feilong rushed in in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the room, he gulped down a bowl of water.
The two of them stared at him with wide eyes.
"Has something happened?"
Lu Yanlai handed him another bowl of water.
"All the farmers who raise ducks have the same problem as us. Some families already have dead ducks."
Oh no!
The bad feeling in Ye Zhinan's heart came true. Ignoring her injured arm, she tightened the gauze and got up to walk to the door. The wound throbbed with each step she took, causing a sharp pain.
"Take me to have a look!"
This time Lu Yanlai didn't stop her. She could only follow closely beside Ye Zhinan and, together with Li Feilong, took her to check on the ducks from house to house.
"We can't keep these ducks. We have to dispose of them all."
Ye Zhinan looked serious, but the farmers still couldn't bear to part with them.
"These few don't seem to be that seriously ill. Can't we not dispose of them?"
"No. I know you're reluctant, but if we don't dispose of them, it will cause trouble. We'll end up suffering greater losses."
The farmer looked at Li Feilong pleadingly, but his expression was even more uncompromising. He frowned and said, "Kill them!"
Hearing this, the farmer didn't say anything more and silently went to the backyard to get a knife.
"Brother Li, I'll have to trouble you to supervise the disposal from house to house."
"Okay."
After dealing with several things, Li Feilong had already obeyed Ye Zhinan's every word.
He immediately went from house to house to dispose of the sick ducks.
At this time, Ye Zhinan turned to Lu Yanlai and said, "Could you please go and find Constable Qin and ask him to get a water sample for me?"
Lu Yanlai agreed. A short while later, Qin Yihuai came back with several water samples in his hand.
"I took water samples from several rivers that are commonly used for drinking, as well as mountain spring water and well water."
While speaking, Qin Yihuai kept staring at the arm wrapped tightly in bandages.
Ye Zhinan's eyes were full of gratitude, but when she saw the cold look on his handsome face, it was as if a layer of frost had covered it. A sudden chill swept over her when his eyes glanced at her.
"Is your arm better?"
Hearing this voice, she felt even colder.
Ye Zhinan couldn't help but shiver.
"It'll be better soon. Wait for me to go home and test the water samples. I'll tell you the results as soon as possible!"
After saying that, she ran away as if she was escaping.
As soon as Ye Zhinan got home, she locked herself in the room and hung a sign on the door that said: Do Not Disturb!
Ye Yingfeng passed by the door and heard the clattering sounds inside. He was curious but didn't dare to go in and disturb her. Because he knew that if he disturbed his sister when she was concentrating on something, he would be punished.
But there was someone who didn't know this. A shrill scream came from the door.
"Hey, whose ducks are these? I hope they're not sick!"
Wei Shishi covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief and drove away a few ducks that were wandering outside.
The ducks were scurrying around in all directions. Some of them even had nowhere to go and almost hit the wall.
And Wei Shishi was laughing uncontrollably beside them.
Ye Yingfeng was annoyed. He picked up a wooden stick and walked to the door. He shouted,
"Why are you so ignorant? Go home quickly!"
"Who are you scolding?"
A fierce look flashed across Wei Shishi's eyes. Her slender finger pointed directly at Ye Yingfeng.
"Oh, it's Miss Seventeen of the Wei family. I was talking about the ducks. What did you think?"
Ye Yingfeng stabbed the wooden stick hard into the ground, making the ground tremble.
Wei Shishi was so scared that she quickly took three steps back, but she didn't give in. "You should take good care of your ducks. Sick ducks can be contagious. If they harm us, you'll be in big trouble!"
"Considering your intelligence, I'll just assume you're right!"
Hearing this, everyone turned around and saw Ye Zhinan driving the ducks into the duck shed.
Wei Shishi was stunned. Her eyes focused on the injured hand, but the gauze bandage on it had disappeared.
"What do you mean?"
Wei Shishi deliberately rushed in and reached out to grab Ye Zhinan's arm. Just as she was about to grab it, Ye Yingfeng took a quick step forward and threw the wooden stick at her. It hit Wei Shishi's instep directly.
With a cry of "Ouch", Wei Shishi covered her foot and fell to the ground.