"You hit me?"
A look of seven - tenths fear and three - tenths stubbornness flashed across Wei Shishi's eyes.
"You can't make wild accusations. I just had a slippery hand. Sorry!"
Ye Yingfeng calmly picked up the wooden stick, twirling it in his hand as he stepped forward.
"You, don't come any closer! How could you hit a woman?"
Ye Yingfeng looked utterly confused, with a look of surprise in the corner of his eyes that made him seem so wronged.
"Did he?"
A voice came from the side. Wei Shishi followed the sound and her pupils dilated suddenly.
She saw Ye Zhinan silently closing the gate.
Wei Shishi felt like crying but had no tears. She had intended to mock others but ended up trapped.
As she watched Ye Zhinan approaching step by step, she opened her mouth to scream, but a slender hand covered it.
"Remember, you can't eat just anything, and you can't talk just anything. Otherwise, you'll suffer."
"You..."
Wei Shishi suddenly realized that her voice was hoarse.
She stared at Ye Yingfeng in panic, gesturing with both hands and roaring inside.
Your sister did this. Why don't you do something?!
But Ye Yingfeng's cold look doused the anger in her heart.
"You're not feeling well. I'll take you home."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sister!"
You guys...
Wei Shishi tried to scramble away, but Ye Zhinan grabbed her arm and yanked her up roughly, then dragged her towards the Wei family's house.
"I've brought her back for you. No need to thank me, because you can never thank us enough for what you owe us."
Hearing this, Wei's father's face turned pale then red. He then closed the gate, and only a commotion could be heard from inside.
"What did you give her?"
There was a hint of inquiry in Ye Yingfeng's eyes.
His sister had seemed a bit strange just now.
Ye Zhinan blinked her big eyes, hiding the coldness in them.
"Just a kind of medicine to make her mute temporarily so we can have some peace and quiet."
Ye Yingfeng then stretched out a hand, holding it in front of her.
Ye Zhinan covered her purse: "She showed up suddenly and tried to harm my arm maliciously. Don't you think there's something fishy about it?"
"Give it to me!"
She looked innocent and pleading, but still obediently put the medicine in Ye Yingfeng's hand.
"Medicine is for curing and saving people. I'll keep these for you for now."
You just want to hoard them for yourself.
Before, he had taken away all the snacks she had hidden secretly. But she didn't know how many punishments from their father he had borne for her.
Inside the house, a pair of deep - set eyes had been watching for a long time. Ye Shenyan walked out leaning on a cane.
After days of hard work, his old ailment had flared up again.
"Dad!"
Ye Zhinan and Ye Yingfeng quickly put away the pills and rushed over.
"Your leg ailment has flared up again. I'll put a plaster on it for you."
With that, Ye Zhinan ran back into the house. Actually, she was going to get the medicine from the space.
At this time, Ye Shenyan's serious gaze fell on Ye Yingfeng.
"Give it to me."
"What, Dad?"
Ye Yingfeng still wanted to hide it, but under that sharp gaze, he unconsciously put the pills in his father's hand.
"Your sister is still young and naive, but you're the elder brother. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Ye Yingfeng frowned.
He thought the same as Ye Zhinan: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. He just didn't want his sister to get into trouble. But Ye Shenyan had always been honest and upright, without even a defensive mind. How could he have the intention to harm others?!
"Dad, let me put a plaster on you when we get inside."
Ye Zhinan walked out of the house. The two quickly put away the expressions on their faces.
But how could such quick actions escape Ye Zhinan's eyes?!
This whole family was shouldering burdens for others!
After putting the plaster on Ye Shenyan, Ye Zhinan made an excuse to go and check on Lu Yanlai's ducks and went out.
The weather outside was fine. The farmers were busy in the fields. After the rain, the crops had been affected to some extent. Coupled with the successive illnesses of the poultry, everyone's face showed exhaustion and even a hint of worry.
"Why are you out alone?"
Qin Yihuai was on a patrol and saw from afar the person standing alone on the ridge of the field in a daze.
"I was just about to look for you. The water really has a problem."
Ye Zhinan took out a small transparent bottle from her purse. There was blue water in it.
"What's this?"
She had rushed out in a hurry and hadn't processed the tested water. Seeing Qin Yihuai's questioning look, she quickly explained.
"I added some water - testing medicine. The bad news is that the heavy rain caused a mudslide, polluting the river outside the village. The good news is that the mountain spring water and well water haven't been polluted."
"But the mountain spring is far away, and there are very few families with wells."
A look of worry flashed across Qin Yihuai's deep eyes.
The problem hadn't been solved.
His inquiring eyes looked at Ye Zhinan as if searching for an answer.
"We can filter the river water. I've tried it. This is the filtered water."
With that, she took out another small transparent bottle from her purse. There was clear water in it.
"I found some elm bark and kapok branches and leaves here. Mashing them and putting them in the water can have a filtering effect."
Actually, she really wanted to use activated carbon and alum, but taking them out rashly might make people think she was a witch.
"Is that enough?"
Qin Yihuai was a bit incredulous: "I've also read some methods in books. But for safety's sake, it's better to heat the water after filtering for greater safety."
Ye Zhinan was stunned. She didn't expect reading more books to be useful.
"You're right. We'd better drink hot water recently. We can't do anything about the livestock and poultry. We have to deal with the sick ones first, and then filter the water for the rest when they drink."
For now, this was the only way. The rest was to wait for the river to circulate and decompose the harmful substances.
She hoped that nature would give them a way out. Otherwise, Ye Zhinan would have to risk being regarded as a "witch" and take out the activated carbon to save the ducks.
After a moment of silence, Ye Zhinan noticed that Qin Yihuai's standing posture was a bit strange, so she asked, "Is your foot better?"
She could tell that he was struggling on the other foot.
A gentle look flashed across Qin Yihuai's cold eyes, but his voice remained faint and cold, like a cold wind in the late spring cold.
"My old ailment is fine."
"If you say so, you don't trust my medical skills. Back then, I could even cure a rabbit with a broken leg. Don't underestimate me!"
For some reason, Ye Zhinan felt a nameless anger rising in her heart.
If she couldn't cure him, it would be a stain on her medical career.
Thinking this, she immediately rummaged through her purse and took out something, throwing it to him.
"Take one pill three times a day; then combine it with the plaster I gave you before. I guarantee you'll be as lively as that rabbit in a week, even faster than the rabbit."
With that, she left without looking back.
Leaving behind a "rabbit" standing there stunned.