He pointed at the people around him.

"Look, folks. This is Niu Lao San. Huh? He asked me to apologize to a little girl, but he still refuses to acknowledge me as his mother."

Someone in the crowd spoke.

"You deserve it, then."

The old lady was stunned again. It was strange that this group of people seemed to be deliberately against her and always sided with the third brother.

This is him not recognizing his mother and being unfilial. If anyone in the village has such a thing happen in his family, all the villagers will spit at his doorstep.

Suddenly I realized something. Humph, they are all snobs. Just because the third brother's family is rich, they speak for him. A group of people bullying a weak old lady who is too poor to afford food will be punished by God.

"Those who say I deserve it, when you are old and your sons don't acknowledge you or raise you, you will suffer. Your mouth stinks like shit and your words sound like spewing feces."

It's no problem for the old lady to scold a few people, and others will have no power to fight back. However, it's a bit powerless against a group of people. After all, she is old and can no longer fight against a hundred people alone.

"We are not like you. You didn't care about your son's crippled legs and sold your granddaughter for money. It's only right for an old woman like you to be left alone without anyone to take care of you."

"That's right. We've already separated, but he still comes here to steal things. He knows the third child won't give it to him, so he lets a little kid come here. He wants others to scold him less, right? You shameless old man."

"A man lives by his face, a tree lives by its bark. At my age, I don't want that face anymore. Oh, but I don't think I wanted it before."

There was a burst of derision from the crowd.

"You... you..."

The old lady couldn't see who said it at all. She pointed around but couldn't find a specific person. She couldn't breathe in or out, it was stuck in her chest. She was so angry that her liver ached. She pounded her chest hard several times with one hand before she felt a little better. These snobs were really making her explode with anger.

The voice of Fugui was getting louder and louder in my ears, which was really irritating. I glanced at the hand and quickly turned my head away, not wanting to look at it anymore. My hand was covered with marks of nails, bloody marks, and the gaps between the nails were filled with mud mixed with blood and flesh.

What on earth is going on? Whenever someone gets involved with their family, they'll be in trouble. I'm not sure if it's Ni'er who's causing trouble.

If she really did it, it seems that the damn girl will not give Fugui the antidote.

The eldest son's wife was at a loss when she saw her son like this. She couldn't help crying and said, "Mom, what should we do? Let's go find Doctor Zhao."

The old lady glared at her eldest daughter-in-law and said through gritted teeth, "You cry every day when something happens to you. Now is the time to look for a doctor? Where can you find one?"

The eldest son's wife gritted her teeth and endured her mother-in-law's anger. As long as the child could be cured, she would do anything.

The old lady saw that she was staring at her motionlessly with longing in her eyes. Besides, Fugui was her precious grandson after all, so her tone finally softened.

"Go rinse it with cold water, maybe it will help."

I don't have a penny in my pocket. I haven't paid the money for the last treatment yet. I can't add a new debt to the old one. I can't keep owing people money. If it was someone else, it would be okay, but I can't owe the doctor money.

It wasn't because the old lady had a change of heart. If it were in the past, it would be because there were too many lice and they didn't bite. If she owed money once, she would owe it again. When I was a child, I heard adults say that if they owed money to the doctor, they would always get sick.

Although it is a bit hard to understand, it is true that the man owed others money and then got a more serious illness. It is very likely a coincidence. However, the old lady who is still lying on the stretcher dare not bet on this. Being sick is simply too painful.

The eldest son’s wife’s eyes lit up and said, “Yes, it is because of touching something that it becomes itchy. Just wash off the thing that makes your hands itchy.”

The eldest son's wife carried her son on her back and tried to find some water. She was so anxious that she was running around like a headless fly.

The old lady raised her hands and covered her eyes. This guy has no brains at all.

When the third brother brought spring water down from the mountain, many people in the village went to see the spring, including the eldest brother's wife. How come they have completely forgotten it now? It's nearby. Why didn't I think of coming here at that time? It is indeed a good place.

Pointing in a direction, "There's a spring over there."

The eldest daughter-in-law looked in the direction the old lady pointed and was about to cross Ni'er's family's territory.

Fugui twisted and turned behind him, whispering, "I won't go, I won't go over there, my hands don't seem to be so itchy anymore."

In fact, it was still the same as before. It was so itchy, but I forced myself not to scratch it. If I got close to Ni'er, nothing good would happen. I was really scared this time.

The eldest son's wife also understood her son's thoughts. That spring should be the cleanest and the closest, and it did not belong to their family, so why couldn't they use it?

Although he felt a little nervous, he still walked over there carrying Fugui on his back.

When he got close to Ni'er, Fugui simply shrank his head and didn't dare to look at her at all.

"Third brother, I'll go over there and wash the kid's hands."

Stealing is stealing, but seeing him like this can be considered as punishment. The third brother felt a little bit reluctant and also a little bit surprised as to why he suddenly felt so itchy.

Could it be true, as those people said, that this child was getting his retribution?

But it’s okay. I will never do such petty theft again. It’s a lesson I’ve learned.

Only after seeing the third brother nodded did the eldest brother's wife dare to move forward, otherwise she was afraid that something else might happen.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I could no longer see the third brother’s tent.

Ni'er felt uncomfortable seeing the old lady and her family staying there and not moving. She felt sad seeing them and guessed that the people across the street felt the same way.

If that’s the case, just send them away. We’re tired of each other and it’s better not to meet again.

Nier took a few steps forward so she could save some energy to shout.

The old lady immediately became alert and shouted, "Don't come over here."

Nier curled up one corner of her mouth. It turned out that she was so afraid of herself, which was a good thing.

"I advise you not to spend the night here. There are a lot of snakes, insects, rats and ants nearby. Be careful that a snake may crawl into your bed and bite you in the middle of the night."

The old lady is most afraid of snakes. They are slippery and the thought of them makes her hair stand on end. But that doesn't stop her from fighting back.

"Humph, why does it only bite us and not you? That's really interesting. Could it be that this snake knows your family?"

The third brother felt that Ni'er had done the best she could. It was a blessing she had earned in several lifetimes to raise such a good child. She still thought about them even after suffering so much grievance.

Even though we had snake repellent all over the place, a snake still came here last night. This place is really dangerous.

Because there is water, there are more animals, so it seems better for them to stay away from here.

Nier spread her hands.

"I do not know then."

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