Chapter 244 - 244 233 Fear

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244: Chapter 233: Fear 244: Chapter 233: Fear Mr. Zhuang looked at Ms. Liu strangely, as if a thought had struck him. Ms. Liu, however, did not look at him and instead focused on the eyes of the man, seeing the fear at the bottom of his eyes. She knew then that her suspicion was correct. She turned to the village head, smiling, “Speaking of which, I’m partly responsible for this affair. After all, I brought the man into the village without proper inquiry. The medical treatment and medicine for those injured today will be paid for by me. I’ll have my steward compensate for the damaged property later. I truly apologize.” Old Zhou, feeling guilty, of course could not agree. He felt that the man likely targeted his family specifically and couldn’t let Ms. Liu, who was implicated, pay the money. So he hurriedly said, “If anything, it’s my children’s impulsiveness that started a quarrel and led to this incident. Compensation should rightly come from us.” Ms. Qian supported Zhou Dalang as he sat down, and quickly stepped forward, “Indeed, please don’t argue over this matter with us, Old Madam, or we truly won’t have the face to meet our fellow villagers in the future.” Ms. Liu, with a deep look in her eyes, did not argue further but smiled and nodded. Then, she looked down at the three men on the ground and asked, “I wonder if everyone would agree to have my family take custody of them?” Old Zhou was not very happy about this proposal, but these three were so fierce that if they made trouble in the middle of the night, his family might not be able to restrain them. However, the village head and the other villagers were quite willing. They had seen the skills displayed by Daji and the other servants of the Bai Family. Ms. Liu said, “My nephew has some acquaintanceship with County Magistrate Fu. If everyone is worried, why don’t we wait for my nephew to return? He could then escort the men to the County Governmental Office. If there is a reward, we’ll bring it back and share it. If not, he might be able to settle the matter, making a big issue small, and the small one even smaller.” Upon hearing this, the villagers felt even more grateful to Ms. Liu. The village head asked awkwardly, “Wouldn’t this be too troublesome for you and Old Master Bai?” Ms. Liu smiled, “We are all fellow villagers, what’s the trouble? It’s all about helping each other out.” “Yes, yes, yes, helping each other, helping each other,” they echoed. Ms. Liu glanced at Daji who immediately led the servants forward to drag the men away. They threw the men onto a plank cart and directly pushed it toward the Bai Family’s residence. By now, it was dark, and many people had sustained injuries. Ms. Liu looked at the sky and said, “We have some wound medicine at home. I’ll have someone bring it over in a bit. Everyone should apply some. We can discuss other matters tomorrow.” The villagers had no problems with this. Ms. Liu then turned her gaze toward Bai Shanbao, who was hiding behind Manbao, and beckoned, “Shanbao, come over, let’s go home.” Bai Shanbao had had an exciting day and was still so eager that he did not really wish to go home. But seeing his grandmother’s stern gaze, he did not dare to resist and obediently walked over. He took his grandmother’s hand, but he couldn’t help looking back and making faces at Manbao, silently agreeing to meet first thing in the morning. After the Bai Family had left, Mr. Zhuang also prepared to leave. The village head quickly tried to keep him, “You’re all alone; what will you eat if you go back now? Please stay for a meal before you leave.” Old Zhou also insisted on him staying. Mr. Zhuang noticed that there were quite a few injured people in the courtyard, and since he had some medical knowledge, after thinking for a moment, he agreed. Ms. Qian sent her daughter-in-law and eldest daughter to prepare a meal in the kitchen, “Catch three chickens to kill, take out all the reserved eggs, today we are indebted to our fellow villagers, we must feed them well.” Ms. Feng was somewhat reluctant to kill the chickens, whispering, “Mother, these chickens have been fed snail meat these days, they can lay two eggs each day, killing three...” Ms. Qian, in a bad mood, glared at her saying, “If I tell you to kill them, then kill them. Why so much nonsense?” Ms. Feng hurriedly agreed and left. Women from the village squeezed into the yard from the outside, eager to help, “Later we’ll go to my garden to pick some vegetables.” “Dagu’s family, here’s some rice. My kitchen stove isn’t enough, we’ll need to cook a portion at your house, and also for Daliang’s and Daliang’s family. We need to cook a portion there too...” This sort of thing was very familiar to everyone, and tasks were quickly assigned. The women were busy in the kitchen, while the men took care of the injured outside. Except for Zhou Liulang, everyone in the Zhou Family had been injured. Even Old Zhou had been hit in the face by a sword scabbard and now one side of his face was swollen red. He sent Zhou Liulang and others to head to Dali Village in the dark to fetch a doctor. Some people were quite seriously hurt and needed a doctor’s attention, like Zhou Dalang. Dalang had been kicked and was still unable to stand properly, not knowing if his internal organs had been damaged. As for those with lighter injuries, a bit of ash would suffice for treatment. The Bai Family soon sent over medicine. It included internal medicines to stop bleeding and external ones as well, and there was quite a lot of it. Those who were more seriously injured received immediate treatment, and Zhou Dalang took a pill too. He had no external injuries, but his waist felt very sore. Manbao, worried, crouched beside him and asked Keke, “Is there really no way to scan him?” “The host doesn’t have enough points,” Keke replied. Manbao frowned, “How was I to know the stun baton would be so expensive.” I turned out to require a whole hundred thousand points. To think that the medicine she had arranged for her mother only cost ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine points. Keke explained that the medicine was not specifically for illnesses like her mother’s; actually, it was a kind of panacea, an improved version of a health tonic. Not only could it enhance bodily functions, but it could also prevent and treat most of the diseases known in the world. In the entire shop, only this kind of medicine was available, and Keke said anything less effective would be an outdated medicine that had been discontinued and was no longer in circulation through official channels. One would have to go to the black market to buy them. But their system belongs to an encyclopedia network, which of course, abides by the law and wouldn’t connect to any black market network. Moreover, that tube of nutrient solution was purchased from the shop. Manbao even had to pay a tax surpassing contemporary technology. That tax wasn’t small either. Keke had privately calculated for her; based on a highest bracket of 10%, she had to pay ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine as a technology tax. After all, that medicine was very expensive even in the future. It had only been developed eight years prior, plus it had just passed a five-year observation period. Both its price and technological level were currently at their peak. As for the Bai Family’s stun baton, because it was a military item activated by high-tech, its price was so high. Manbao now had only a little over eight hundred points left, and inspecting the human interior, well, although Keke could offer a little discount in private, it would still cost around a thousand points. Due to repeatedly relaxing the requirements for its host, the main system had already issued two warnings to Keke, and it didn’t want to receive a third one. It consoled Manbao, “Although I can’t scan for you, based on my judgment, your big brother may have some internal bleeding, but it should not be too serious. Isn’t the doctor almost here? Actually, at this moment, spending points to have me perform a comprehensive scan would not be cost-effective.” “How did you make that judgment?” “Books, I’ve just entered some knowledge of traditional Chinese medical books into my system. The conclusion is based on that comparison. Of course, I’m not human, my knowledge is based on the already entered information.”

Chapter 244 - 244 233 Fear

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