CHAPTER 135: CHAPTER 135 THE GREAT PRINCESS’S PERSISTENCE (3)

Liu Er brought tea and asked them about Liu Da Niu’s situation.

"Sister Daniu just said that when her mother-in-law went out, she sneaked out," Mu Yuanxiu said.

Not a word was mentioned about the Great Princess.

Li Yuzhu looked at him and smiled slightly.

Both the Second Young Master and Li Xing’an breathed a sigh of relief together.

"That mother-in-law of hers! Hmph!" Liu Er snorted angrily, "Such outrageous behavior."

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Liu Da Niu followed Second Lady Liu and returned to her own home.

Liu the bricklayer, who entered the house first, shouted loudly at Liu Laoda and his wife, "Where are the people? Come out!"

Liu Da Niu’s mother, Lady Liu, had fully recovered after undergoing surgery for uterine fibroids days ago.

Aside from being unable to do heavy physical work, she can easily manage lighter tasks, like standing to cook, sitting to add firewood to the stove, sweeping the floor, or sewing clothes.

At this moment, she was in the bedroom, mending her youngest daughter’s old shirt.

Hearing her father-in-law’s loud voice from the main room, Lady Liu immediately walked out of the bedroom.

Liu Laoda was in a bad mood due to his daughter’s issues, and was idly squatting in the backyard.

Startled by his father’s loud voice, he quickly ran to the main room.

Seeing Liu Da Niu standing in the room, the couple was taken aback.

"Daniu? Why have you returned?" Lady Liu quickly asked, then noticed the bandage on her arm and felt a pang in her heart, "This, this... how could Hu Niangzi do this?"

Seeing her mother, Liu Da Niu’s eyes reddened further.

Liu Laoda, hands behind his back, paced in the room and said, shaking his sleeves, "I’ll go to the Hu Family."

"What are you going for? Come back here!" Liu the bricklayer stopped Liu Laoda, "Now that Daniu is back, you should discuss what to do next. The Hu Family isn’t going anywhere, are they?"

Second Lady Liu also said, "Brother, Sister-in-law, Miss Li encountered Daniu and said the arm’s bandage isn’t well done. If it stays like this, the arm won’t heal quickly, and it’ll be useless in the future. It needs to be re-bandaged."

"What? That Hu Evildoer!" Liu Laoda cursed, stamping his foot in anger.

"Rest here first, and let’s treat the arm before anything else," Lady Liu supported Liu Da Niu.

The whole family agreed that Liu Da Niu should stay at her parents’ home to recover.

This deeply moved Liu Da Niu.

Second Lady Liu returned to her home to call Li Yuzhu to re-bandage Liu Da Niu’s arm.

When Li Yuzhu entered the Liu Family’s main house, no one spoke to her about Daniu, and she didn’t ask proactively.

Let’s leave some dignity for others.

Li Yuzhu activated the space CT machine to rescan Liu Da Niu’s arm.

The arm was severely fractured and required a plaster cast.

Li Yuzhu took plaster bandages from the space, discreetly wrapped within a cloth backpack, and used them to create a fixed bandage on Liu Da Niu’s arm.

Seeing the fresh bandage, Liu Da Niu was curious, lifting her arm to look at it.

Li Yuzhu quickly held her arm down, "Don’t move, if it loosens, it will have to be re-bandaged, and it will hurt."

At the mention of pain, Liu Da Niu dared not move, having been in constant pain since her arm broke.

"Will it hurt after the bandage is done?" Liu Da Niu asked her.

"I’ll give you some medicine," Li Yuzhu said, taking some tablets from her backpack.

She divided them into small paper bags and told her how to take them, specifying the dosage for several times a day.

Liu Da Niu held the medicine, feeling a bit melancholic inside.

Li Yuzhu patted her other good arm, "Don’t overthink, now you’re home, and your family will take care of you."

Liu Da Niu looked at her and nodded, "Thank you, and thank your sister too."

"No need for thanks," Li Yuzhu smiled, "My house was built by your grandfather, father, and uncle, and we didn’t give them a single coin for it. Helping you now is only right."

After tending to Liu Da Niu’s injuries, Li Yuzhu reminded Lady Liu to take good care of Liu Da Niu’s arm, to avoid further harm, and then she and her siblings took their leave.

Liu’s house insisted on giving money as thanks.

If it were anyone else’s money, Li Yuzhu would accept it, but she didn’t take Liu Family’s money.

The size of the new house they built at home was no small feat; under village craftsmen pricing, they owed the Liu Family several liang of silver.

Yet, they didn’t charge a single coin, and even brought their own lunch.

Thus Li Yuzhu decided not to accept their money this time.

"Our family’s house construction owes thanks to your family, so let’s not talk about money for today’s help," Li Yuzhu said with a smile.

Lady Liu felt uneasy, "How can that be? If you won’t take money, then accept something at least." She called her second daughter to bring a basket of eggs to Li Yuzhu, "These are eggs laid by the chickens at home, take them back for you and your sisters to enjoy."

Even Liu Da Niu said, "You must accept them, if you don’t eat them, then let the Great Princess have them."

As she spoke, she winked at Li Yuzhu.

Li Yuzhu smiled, this girl was showing gratitude to the Great Princess, "Alright, I’ll accept them."

The way home wasn’t short, so Liu the bricklayer asked Mu Yuanxiu to drive the ox cart to send their siblings home.

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an always had endless things to talk about when they were together.

As they talked, they inevitably brought up Liu Da Niu’s affairs.

The Second Young Master said, "In the future, whoever bullies our third sister, I’ll pluck his hair one by one and send him to the temple to become a monk!"

Li Xing’an sneered, "That’s too easy on him, just send him to the palace to become a eunuch."

The Second Young Master clapped his hands, "That’s a good idea."

Li Xing’an patted Mu Yuanxiu on the shoulder, asking slyly, "Hey, Mu Yuanxiu, what do you think of that idea?"

Mu Yuanxiu looked at the Second Young Master on the left, then at Li Xing’an on the right, and said calmly, "Not so good."

"What do you mean not so good?" the two raised their voices.

"No one will dare to bully your third sister."

"How do you know?"

Mu Yuanxiu didn’t answer, "If you don’t believe me, just watch."

The two squinted, asked simultaneously, "Will you help us handle that guy?"

Mu Yuanxiu, "..." How can these two be so slow-witted?

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After sending the three siblings of the Li Family to their new home, Mu Yuanxiu turned back to Liu’s house.

The Great Princess heard that Li Yuzhu and they had returned and immediately came to ask, "How is it? Third sister? Did Liu Da Niu’s family give her any trouble?"

Li Yuzhu recalled the expressions of the Liu Family members, always feeling things were not that simple.

Liu the bricklayer was furious.

The couple from the Liu Family’s second branch, who had nothing to do with it, showed a little concern, which was understandable.

Liu Laoda was so anxious that he seemed ready to hit someone, unlike fake concern.

Only Lady Liu showed concern while also appearing irritated, leaving Li Yuzhu unable to guess Lady Liu’s thoughts.

Therefore, she said, "For the time being, it seems the Liu Family does care about Liu Da Niu. I’ve told her family that she can’t work and needs to rest, otherwise, her arm will be wasted in the future."

The Great Princess shook her head, "I’m not reassured. Why did Sixth Cousin Ruyue jump into the pond back then? First, her in-laws scolded her, and second, her mother also blamed her. Disheartened, she sought death."

This surprised Li Yuzhu, "She did nothing wrong, why would her mother blame her?"

The Great Princess sneered, "Why? For not being able to have children, embarrassing! Sixth Cousin Ruyue’s in-laws had a higher status than her parents, so her mother dared not offend them and only scolded Sixth Cousin Ruyue. With in-laws disdainful and her own mother complaining, how could she possibly have a clear mind?"

Li Yuzhu fell silent.

The double blow from two families, along with the poisonous words of the world, could indeed break a person’s spirit.

If not understood thoroughly, such thoughts could lead to a dead end, making it easy to take extreme actions.

The Great Princess’s reminder only made Li Yuzhu more worried about Liu Da Niu.

The Second Princess, who had followed along, frowned and said, "Big Sister, what if you’re not reassured? You can’t stay by Liu Da Niu’s side all the time."

The Great Princess’s eyes lit up, "Second sister’s words remind me, why not stay with Liu Da Niu? I’ll counsel her every day, prevent her from sinking into despair."

The Second Young Master said, "Big sister, if you go to Liu’s house every day, aren’t you afraid Mother will criticize you?"

Li Xing’an also nodded, "You, a young lady, staying at a stranger’s house all day, that sounds improper, outsiders will talk."

The determined Great Princess looked around at them, "But that’s the only way to prevent Liu Da Niu from despairing, come up with a plan for me, how can I visit Liu Da Niu’s house every day?"

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an shook their heads together, "Can’t think of anything!"

Princess Consort Luling had very strict requirements on the Great Princess’s behavior. If she knew the Great Princess was running to someone else’s house daily without reason, she would beat their instigators to death!

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an dared not take the risk.

The Great Princess then asked the Second Princess, "Second sister, help me come up with an idea."

The Second Princess replied with a troubled expression, "Can’t think of any."

"Useless!" the Great Princess snorted coldly, and looked at Li Yuzhu, "Third sister, think of a way."