Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 356: Each Family Minds Its Own Affairs

Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Each Family Minds Its Own Affairs

Liu Ji was going crazy in the courtyard, while Qin Yao remained calm inside, orchestrating everything.

The children were all frightened, it was cold at night, and they were injured. He and Mrs. Qiu were busy boiling water and heating food. After a hectic round, they managed to make the children presentable, fed them until they were full, and had them huddle under a thin blanket by the fire to get warm.

Liu Fei’s condition was more serious; the doctor couldn’t show up immediately, so after Ah Wang dropped him off, he went home to fetch medicine.

Previously, when Liu Ji was beaten, Wang Mawu got ointment from Doctor Jin, and there was still quite a bit left, which Ah Wang brought all over.

Qin Yao took it and re-treated Da Lang’s hand injury.

He had injured his left hand, and while protecting his younger siblings with a knife in his right hand, he cut his own hand—two cuts on the palm and one on the back of the hand. Fortunately, they weren’t too deep, and given his young age and strong recovery ability, he wouldn’t be left with a disability.

If these wounds were any deeper, Qin Yao wouldn’t return tonight; she would ride over to catch up with those bastards and make them all leave their hands behind!

After finishing this round, Qin Yao was finally free to accept the hot soup noodles handed over by Mrs. Qiu and took a sip of the hot broth.

The children were very excited at this time. Da Lang and Second Lang were reflecting on where they fell short today, discussing what to do next time.

Each of them got a slap on the head from Ah Wang, making them behave themselves.

"You were all wrong." Ah Wang sat next to Da Lang, took up his uninjured right hand, and demonstrated a few moves in the air. The powerful gust from his hand blew the hair on the foreheads of He and Mrs. Qiu, making them squint instinctively to avoid the draft.

Ah Wang was oblivious, and even if he noticed, he wouldn’t care, focusing on instructing Da Lang:

"Your first move should have been to stab directly under the opponent’s ribs, draw the knife diagonally so it doesn’t get stuck, and pull it out immediately. Then when the opponent instinctively bends over to cover the wound, jab the knife into his side neck..."

"Cough, cough!" Qin Yao suddenly coughed twice, abruptly stopping Ah Wang’s demonstration. He turned back to look at her, puzzled.

Qin Yao felt weary. She didn’t dare to look at those shocked eyes of He and Mrs. Qiu, waved her hand, and said:

"Ah Wang, the children are tired. You should drive them back to rest first. I’ll help you take leave for them tomorrow morning, so they won’t go to school. Let them sleep in."

Ah Wang agreed with an "oh," picked up the unprepared Da Lang, slung him over his back, and signaled Second Lang and the Dragon and Phoenix Twins to follow him out of the old house.

Jinbao looked over longingly, "Third Aunt, could you help me take leave too?"

Seeing He’s distressed expression, Qin Yao felt slightly guilty. After all, the trouble started because of her family, and Jinbao was innocently dragged into it.

She nodded and smiled in agreement, "Of course, you rest well too."

He followed up, "But don’t rest for too long; these are just minor scratches, take two days to recuperate and go back to study hard, understood?"

While speaking, she glanced at Qin Yao, hugging Jinbao as she returned to the house to rest.

Mrs. Qiu looked at Qin Yao awkwardly, who shook her head, implying that she understood He’s current feelings. Considering her character, it was already a lot to have refrained from saying anything sarcastic today.

Seeing that Qin Yao was understanding, Mrs. Qiu found an opportunity to inquire about what exactly happened.

Ah Wang had already taken the opportunity to tell Qin Yao the information he had gathered. She briefly explained, "We previously bought Scholar Ding’s land, offended some people, and today they found an opportunity to take action against my brother-in-law and the children, intending to use this to threaten me."

Liu Fei was already settled, the doctor prescribed medicine, and Liu Zhong took the prescription to the village’s barefoot doctor to get the medicine. Mrs. Zhang was brewing medicine, leaving Liu Bai to watch over Liu Fei. Old Liu, Liu Ji, and Liu Zhong came to the main room just in time to hear Qin Yao’s account.

Liu Ji was practically fuming, slamming the table. However, accidentally pulling his arm and chest muscles, he wilted from the soreness.

Still, he didn’t forget to curse, "What kind of bastards target children? If they have the ability, come after me instead! After Qin Yao!"

"They’re obviously the type who bully the weak and fear the strong. They never dared attack Ah Wang when he was around all the time to pick them up. They’re just cowards targeting the weaker ones," Liu Ji spat, expressing his disdain for such people.

He eagerly looked at Qin Yao, "Wife, what should we do now? We can’t just let them bully us like this. If it happens once, it’ll happen again. These kinds of scoundrels are disgusting; we can’t guard against them."

Liu Zhong was shocked; had cowardly Liu Laosan not hidden away?

Old Liu sighed, "Laosan, are you thinking of seeking revenge? Those bullies have so much power, they fear neither the government nor officials. If we really fight back, us common folk would suffer in the end."

This time Liu Zhong sided with Liu Ji, "Dad, but we can’t just let them bully us like this. Fourth Brother is still lying in there, dazed and unable to get up. He didn’t provoke them or anything, yet those scoundrels still beat him up. Why? They think us farmers are easy to bully!"

Old Liu was at a loss for words; he knew the reasoning, but truly couldn’t think of any way to deal with such lawless scoundrels.

Report to the authorities?

He hadn’t even set foot in the government office in his life, so how would he report it?

Thus, patience and retreat had become the first options for people like Old Liu, always hoping that if they backed down, the other side might not cause further trouble.

But reality was never like that.

Liu Ji, unhappy, looked at his father, saying, "But they want us to give up the land. It’s land my wife worked hard to earn money for and bought herself, and it’s already been registered with the government. Why should we just give it away for free?"

Old Liu sighed, "I’m old; you young folks discuss among yourselves."

No more, no more, he thought, he couldn’t manage it anymore!

Liu Ji snorted, then turned to look at Qin Yao, who was deep in thought, saying, "Wife, tell me what to do, and I’ll do it. With you here, I’m not afraid of any bullies!"

His words were bold, but when it came to action, he’d probably retreat faster than anyone. Qin Yao glanced at Liu Ji, not expecting much from him.

Nor did she expect much from the old house here.

Qin Yao stood up and said, "We’ve already separated our families; this is our family’s own matter, and we’ll handle it ourselves. Today, Uncle and Jinbao were caught up; we’ll cover the doctor and medicine costs. Let’s first make sure Uncle and Jinbao recover well."

Saying this, she glanced at the disgruntled Liu Ji, who immediately got up and loudly addressed Liu Fei and He’s room: "Sorry, sorry, we’ll handle the aftermath ourselves, no need to trouble everyone!"

The first two sentences sounded decent, but why did the last one sound so sarcastic?

He nearly stepped out, but retracted his foot. Since Laosan had put it that way, then every family should mind its own business.

Mrs. Zhang sighed helplessly, wanting to say something, but after glancing at Old Liu, she resigned, knowing that the most they could do was not add to the young people’s troubles.

However, Liu Bai came out of the room, patted his chest, and said, "While I can’t handle everything, when it comes to fighting, I’m not afraid either. Just call on me, and also Old Second!"

Being mentioned, Liu Zhong quickly nodded, "Yes, we may have nothing, but when push comes to shove, who’s afraid of whom is really uncertain!"

Liu Ji was visibly stunned, not expecting his two brothers not only not to scorn him for causing trouble but actually offer help; it was a stark contrast to the scorn and abuse he was used to.

Qin Yao took a rare longer look at Liu Bai and Liu Zhong, thinking to herself that this was what men ought to be like.

Always thinking of retreating, and you’d never turn things around for a lifetime!

But there was no need to drag them into this matter; she alone was enough.