Thinking of this, Jian Xiu immediately threw the two people forcefully toward the pigsty…

In an instant, the mother and son were tossed into the pigsty.

By the time they reacted, both of them were already covered in pig manure.

“Jian Xiu… Jian Xiu… don’t go! Don’t leave! You can’t just throw me here!”

Old Madam Liu shouted at Jian Xiu’s departing figure.

At this moment, she was in an extremely miserable state. On top of the pain in her legs, she had no strength left in her body.

Of course, she was still slightly better off compared to Zhang Zihua, who had already passed out completely.

If not for the fact that she could still hear his breathing, Old Madam Liu would have thought that her son was already dead.

Back in the house, Jian Xiu prepared a basin of water and carefully cleaned Zhang Zixuan’s body.

It was only then that she realized Zhang Zixuan was covered in wounds.

Judging by the injuries, it was obvious that most of them were caused by beatings with a stick.

There were also a few marks from kicks.

Regardless of the cause, in Jian Xiu’s eyes, Zhang Zihua had to pay the price for this.

“Sister-in-law, don’t worry too much. Just now, Doctor Zhang said that Fourth Brother is not in any serious danger. As long as he rests well for a while, he will recover.”

Hearing this, Jian Xiu only responded with a light “Hmm” and said nothing more.

To others, Zhang Zixuan being safe meant that Zhang Zihua had shown mercy.

But only Jian Xiu knew that if not for the medicine from her supermarket, Zhang Zixuan would have been a corpse by now.

“Sister-in-law, what is this?”

As Jian Xiu was lost in thought, Zhang Zifu’s voice suddenly came from beside her.

She turned her head and saw that he was holding the blueprint she had drawn earlier.

Startled, Jian Xiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

From the looks of it, that mother and son hadn’t discovered the blueprint—otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

It was likely that Zhang Zixuan had tried to protect it, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of him.

Casually taking the blueprint from Zhang Zifu’s hand, Jian Xiu said calmly, “This is the draft of our new house. I wasn’t planning to tell you yet, but I was going to ask if you could help when you have time.”

Hearing this, Zhang Zifu was stunned.

He asked in disbelief, “Are you saying you’re building a new house?”

After speaking, he seemed to suddenly understand something.

That made sense.

They had caught several wild boars before, and if they were building a small house, the silver they earned should be enough.

Besides, the small courtyard they were currently living in was barely enough to survive the harsh winter.

Thinking about it, it was indeed necessary to build their own house.

Zhang Zifu couldn’t help but feel envious.

They had only been separated from the main family for a short time, yet they could already afford to build a house.

Even if it was small, it was still much better than living at the old house.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zifu said, “Fourth Brother, if you need any help, just let me know!”

Jian Xiu gave a small “Hmm” in response, but deep inside, she felt warm.

Among all the people at the old house, only the third household truly cared about Zhang Zixuan.

“Third Brother, you should go back first. I think Sister-in-law is probably at the old house by now. If you want to split from the family, the best way right now is for you to get injured.”

“Injured?” Zhang Zifu widened his eyes in surprise.

“Of course. Otherwise, how will they believe you?”

“You… you’re not seriously suggesting that I get hurt, are you?” Zhang Zifu stared at her, dumbfounded.

“If you’re completely unharmed, how will they believe you?” Jian Xiu asked in return.

Then, she looked him up and down, as if assessing where she should start.

“No way! If I end up crippled for real, what will happen to Xiuying and the two kids?” Zhang Zifu quickly protested.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu realized he had a point.

“Third Brother, wait a moment. Let me think of a plan,” Jian Xiu said thoughtfully.

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At the old house.

Wang Xiuying had brought her two older brothers to the old house to argue with Old Man Li.

“Father, you need to give us a clear answer!” Wang Xiuying demanded, looking at Old Man Zhang.

As she spoke, she even wiped away nonexistent tears at the corner of her eyes.

“What now, Third Daughter-in-law? What happened to Zifu?” Old Man Zhang asked impatiently.

There were already too many troubles at home, and he was barely holding back his anger as he asked.

If it weren’t for the fact that her brothers were here, he wouldn’t have been polite at all.

“Father, if you hadn’t only given us half of what we needed, how could my Zifu have suffered so much?”

Wang Xiuying wailed dramatically.

Seeing his sister cry so pitifully, her eldest brother, Wang Dashi, was unwilling to stay silent.

He immediately turned to Old Man Zhang and said, “On the way here, Xiuying told us that Zifu needs at least three taels of silver for treatment. And even then, we don’t know if he’ll ever walk again. Zifu is your son—if you don’t take responsibility for this, then it’s truly unacceptable.”

“What?!”

Before Old Man Zhang could respond, Chen Sixi had already cried out in shock.

Fang Miaojun was just as stunned.

This wasn’t just a matter of buying medicine once or twice.

Without hesitation, she said, “Third Sister-in-law, but the medicine from Doctor Zhang wasn’t that expensive. If necessary, why don’t we just bring Third Brother back to recover here first?”

“Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Bringing him back would still require someone to carry him! He’s not far from the village entrance now. And besides, the doctor already said he can’t handle it himself—Zifu needs to be sent to the Renhetang clinic in town!”

“Since my eldest and second eldest brothers are here, isn’t this just perfect? You know very well that if we go there, we’ll definitely end up fighting with that wretched woman!” Old Man Zhang said matter-of-factly.

“Father, we can send him to Renhetang, but you still need to give us the silver!” Wang Xiuying demanded.

In the end, Wang Xiuying’s intentions were clear—she was after money.

Sure enough, after she spoke, Old Man Zhang immediately found himself in a difficult position.

Not just him, but even Fang Miaojun and Chen Sixi looked troubled.

“Father…” Wang Xiuying called out again, unwilling to give up.