CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 202: AN ACCIDENT OCCURS

Lou Jinfeng, although also displeased, comforted Xuanlepang saying, "Le Ping, don’t overthink it. After dinner, I shall explain things to your Daddy, and I believe there won’t be any issues. Children fighting is common; Uncle Tian won’t take it to heart."

"Mama, I’m sorry, I really didn’t know that Nana had such a bad temper. If I had known earlier, I would never have allowed her to come over as a guest."

Xuanlepang felt extremely guilty and was also secretly relieved. Fortunately, it was his cousin Tian Sisi who had hit Nana. If Nana had hit Tian Sisi, he wasn’t sure if his uncle could have kept his job as an accountant!

Hearing all these comments, Zhou Nana felt both wronged and furious. Everyone was blaming her, no one asked if her hand hurt or stood up for her. If this were at home, her Daddy and Mama would definitely have defended her.

Hmph, these people didn’t want her to visit, and she, Zhou Nana, didn’t want to come to this lousy rural place either! It’s dirty and broken, she would never come here again even if they begged her to.

"Sss!"

Zhou Nana couldn’t help but whimper as Mo Xiaomi cut the rope from Zhou Nana’s hands—her wrists were severely swollen, and they looked quite terrifying.

Mo Xiaomi, not at all sympathetic, cut the rope and then ignored Zhou Nana, walking away to return the scissors to the windowsill.

Zhou Nana looked down at her red and swollen hands, some parts were even cracked and bleeding, and her face stung, reminding her of how embarrassed she was today!

She had never suffered such a big loss before! It was all Mo Xiaomi’s fault, not only did she not help her, but she had also slapped her! Zhou Nana’s target of hatred shifted, now she despised Mo Xiaomi the most, wishing she could slap her back.

Seeing a disheveled Zhou Nana, who was being ignored and was all alone, Xuanlepang felt a pang of sympathy; after all, she was his cousin. It wasn’t proper for her as the older cousin to ignore her. Laughing, Xuanlepang walked towards Zhou Nana, intending to invite her cousin to come inside and sit.

That’s when it happened. As Xuanlepang approached Zhou Nana, Mo Xiaomi walked towards the windowsill holding a pair of scissors, forming a straight line with them.

Then, suddenly, Zhou Nana lunged at Mo Xiaomi, yelling, "Mo Xiaomi, I’ll kill you! My Daddy and Mama have never slapped me, how dare you slap me, I’ll kill you!"

Everyone in the courtyard was too slow to react, only seeing Mo Xiaomi being harshly bumped by Zhou Nana, her hand with the scissors lunging towards Xuanlepang.

"Le Ping!" Lou Jinfeng, frightened, rushed over to pull her daughter-in-law away, but already of age and scared to the point of weak legs, she couldn’t run fast.

Xuanlepang was terrified too; she instinctively clutched her belly, intending to move aside, but her cumbersome body was not agile, leaving her no choice but to watch helplessly as Mo Xiaomi and the scissors came stabbing towards her.

Tian Ping’an and Tian Pingxiu were too far away; by the time they reacted, it was too late to save anyone. They too turned pale with fright, praying to heaven for the safety of their sister-in-law and nephew.

Zhou Nana’s strength was too great, Mo Xiaomi, caught off guard, couldn’t control her own body. By the time she reacted, the scissors in her hand were less than thirty centimeters away from Xuanlepang.

Mo Xiaomi was in a panic, with only one thought in her mind: she must not hit her cousin. In critical moments, people can unleash great potential. As she was about to crash into Xuanlepang, Mo Xiaomi forcibly twisted her body to the side, narrowly avoiding Xuanlepang, and instead, she crashed towards the side.

On the ground lay a shovel, its sharp blade pointing directly at Mo Xiaomi. As she fell, she was bound to hit the shovel.

Mo Xiaomi couldn’t care about anything else; as long as she didn’t hit her cousin. However, when she collided with the shovel, she instinctively twisted her body. A sharp pain struck, and Mo Xiaomi plunged into darkness.

From the moment Zhou Nana suddenly went mad to when Mo Xiaomi fell to the ground, it only took about ten seconds. Mo Xiaomi lay unconscious on the ground, blood slowly started to pool and spread more and more, forming a large puddle soon.

"Xiaomi!" Xuanlepang screamed in agony, wanting to rush forward to check on her cousin’s condition, but her legs went weak and her vision darkened, and she could no longer support herself, collapsing to the ground.

Fortunately, Lou Jinfeng arrived in time to catch her daughter-in-law. The sudden event terrified her. Her daughter-in-law had fallen, and the life and death of her cousin-in-law were unknown. Lou Jinfeng’s mind was muddled, unsure of what to do.

Luckily, Tian Ping’an quickly regained his composure. He shouted at Tian Pingxiu, who was still stunned, "What are you waiting for? Hurry and get some ashes from under the stove, and help stop the bleeding for Xiaomi."

Tian Pingxiu snapped out of it and quickly ran into the kitchen. She filled a winnowing basket with ash, applying handfuls of it onto Mo Xiaomi’s wounds. But the wounds were too large, and although the blood flow lessened, it still continued.

Tian Pingxiu, seeing Mo Xiaomi’s increasingly pale face on the ground, started crying out loud, "Fourth brother, I can’t stop Sister Xiaomi’s bleeding. She’s lost so much blood. Is she going to die?"

Mrs. Tian who was resting in the room was awakened by the commotion. She too was shocked by the tragedy outside. Yet, being elderly and experienced, she quickly composed herself and efficiently directed her daughter-in-law and grandchildren in their tasks.

Tian Ping’an helped Lou Jinfeng move Xuanlepang onto the bed. Then he and Tian Pingxiu split up to call for help; he went to Zhong Shaobai’s house to ask Zhong Shaobai to treat Mo Xiaomi’s injuries, while Tian Pingxiu went to the fields to call their grandfather, Daddy, and uncles back home.

Tian Sisi and the others were unaware of the incident at Tian Chusheng’s home. At the moment, they were happily watching Tian Shouhua skin a rabbit.

"Sister Qiqi, rabbit fur is the warmest at this time. It’s best for making hats, not cold at all. You should take some back with you."

"Sure, I want the white one. White looks nice."

"Sure, pick any you like." Tian Sisi was very generous, their home had plenty of rabbit skins.

After being persuaded by Tian Sisi, Liu Qiqi realized that those adorable rabbits were actually very harmful to the mountains. They destroyed the vegetation and dug holes on the mountain, causing soil erosion and severe cases, landslides.

By eating these rabbits, we are actually saving the forest - this was what Tian Sisi had said, and it made Liu Qiqi feel like not eating the rabbits would be a crime!

Thus, Liu Qiqi was now able to calmly watch Tian Shouhua separate the rabbit’s skin from its flesh without changing her expression. She was saving the forest! Liu Qiqi kept reminding herself. (Tian Sisi snickered)