"What do we do then?" Since he had encountered it, he feared his conscience would not be at peace if he stood by and did nothing.
Cheng Xiaoxiao returned a reassuring look to him, "Don’t worry, Brother Fang. Leave it to , and I’ll make sure none of them co out ahead."
Then, Cheng Xiaoxiao called over Huang Zhongyi, whispered a few words in his ear, and the two of them squeezed forward.
Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly rushed over and grabbed Du Third Lady, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Oh! Third Aunt, Third Aunt, why are you here? How is my little cousin doing? The last ti she was so seriously ill, luckily, my Grandpa Huang’s exceptional dical skills allowed him to intervene in ti and control her condition.
Oh? Where is my little cousin now? Why haven’t I seen her?"
As she spoke, she looked around as if searching for soone. Cheng Xiaoxiao was performing on her own, not giving the still-bewildered Du Third Lady any ti to react, and continued to show concern, "Third Aunt, did you take her to the Prefecture to see a doctor? You know, that illness is contagious, and it takes several hundred taels to cure it."
Cheng Xiaoxiao’s remarks revealed two key issues to the people around.
First, Du Third Lady’s daughter was ill and contagious.
Second, curing the illness required several hundred taels of silver.
Cheng Xiaoxiao clicked her tongue twice, shook her head, and sighed, "My poor little cousin, afflicted with an incurable disease at such a young age."
Cheng Xiaoxiao shook her head with a look of regret, which was fully absorbed by those around her, causing them to step back a few paces.
The little girl had a contagious disease? Regardless of whether it was true, they needed to keep their distance.
The nannies buying people, after Nanny Yan instructed them to drop the bags, each went to pick their people, and not all the onlookers were amused. Now that a twist had occurred, soone naturally went to inform Nanny Yan.
At this mont, Cheng Xiaoxiao inadvertently noticed Yuanyuan and quickly ran over to show concern, "Yuanyuan, how are you? Is your illness any better?"
She seed to ignore the hesitant attendants, who appeared eager to grab soone, yet were afraid of being infected.
In her heart, she silently mocked them, thinking of them as a bunch of selfish and cowardly individuals.
They stood in a circle; without the matron’s orders, they dared not let her leave.
Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t mind, holding Yuanyuan’s hand and showering her with concern.
"Did you follow all of Grandpa Huang’s instructions during this ti?
You must under no circumstances get in contact with water, or else it’ll definitely flare up again."
As she spoke, she lifted the little girl’s sleeve.
Nanny Yan approached, intending to show her authority and teach soone a lesson for daring to cause trouble in her domain, but she was stopped when she saw the little girl’s exposed arm, covered with red and purple spots, which were quite alarming.
Then, Cheng Xiaoxiao unbuttoned the girl’s high-collar clothing, revealing a neck full of red spots.
She exclaid loudly, "Oh no, how did it get so serious? This is terrible, it’s even more contagious now."
The people around weren’t fools either; seeing a real contagious disease, they scattered like a swarm.
Only Cheng Xiaoxiao’s group, Du Third Lady, Qian, and the old woman throwing a tantrum remained.
In the distance were her two sons, who had been watching the drama unfold.
The old woman was dumbfounded. When did her granddaughter contract a disease? Were they all infected?
The two sons, realizing things were going awry, pulled the old woman to escape the scene.
Regaining her composure, Nanny Yan shouted loudly, "Stop right there! You wicked woman, how dare you try to sell your contagious granddaughter to the Yan Mansion, you must have a death wish! You are outrageous!
Guards, beat them!"
The three sons, seeing the attendants with wooden sticks ignoring the old woman’s desperate pleas and defenses, rushed over to block the attack.
Nanny Yan was still harshly saying, "Hand over the grains, or I’ll have you beaten to death."
The attentive eldest daughter-in-law quickly produced the grains the old woman had just hidden and handed them over.
If she didn’t, her husband could be beaten to death.
"They’ve been in contact with my little cousin for so long; could they all be infected?"
Cheng Xiaoxiao’s words struck like a heavy hamr, halting the attendants’ actions.
Nanny Yan imdiately snapped back to attention, with a grim face, called off the assaulting attendants.
The only one left at the scene was Du Third Lady, anxiously and worriedly checking her daughter’s rash, unconcerned about whether she herself might be infected. Though she wasn’t sure why her daughter suddenly developed a rash,
she understood that no one was fighting her for her daughter now, which was a mix of joy and worry, as tears silently flowed from her eyes like a broken kite string.
"Don’t cry, Mom!" The little girl used her skinny, small hands to wipe away her mother’s tears.
Du Third Lady wiped her tears away haphazardly and tried to offer as gentle and warm a smile as possible to her daughter.
"Don’t cry, Mom. Whether we live or die, we’ll stay together!"
Standing afar, Nanny Yan, with her droopy triangular eyes, coldly watched the developnts, feeling that sothing was not quite right.
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