Shen Yimin spoke with a cold expression, "My grades in the academy have always been the best, and Zhang Yang has repeatedly caused trouble for me because of it."
Li Yue Shu was taken aback, "Just because of this? Did you not have any other conflicts?"
Shen Yimin shook his head, "I didn't want to get into trouble, so I completely ignored him and never argued with him."
Li Yue Shu: "..."
The reason for the birth of the future powerful eunuch was just this?
Li Yue Shu didn't know what to say for a moment, inexplicably feeling that the punishment she gave the little fatty was too light.
She looked at the boy in front of her with gentle eyes, whose pale complexion made him look exceptionally delicate, and asked, "What do you plan to do about that Zhang Yang?"
A dark glint flashed in Shen Yimin's eyes, but he remained silent.
However, judging by his expression, he clearly wouldn't let it go easily.
Li Yue Shu understood that even though nothing had happened, Shen Yimin still had a shadow in his heart and would definitely not let Zhang Yang off easily.
But Shen Yimin now had not experienced the events in the original book, so Zhang Yang's final outcome should not be more tragic than in the original book.
Li Yue Shu didn't delve into Shen Yimin's plans and left after a few words.
Shen Yimin silently watched her retreating back, his eyes filled with suspicion.
...
The biggest crisis for the eldest son, Shen Yimin, had passed. Such a celebratory occasion prompted Li Yue Shu to decide to cook a good meal.
However, before that, she removed all the remaining bullets from the pistol.
After last night's events, she deeply realized the importance of sufficient ammunition and the need to collect more.
After doing this, she took out medicine from her space for Shen Wei, medicine to help him resolve the blood stasis in his brain.
She had checked, and the blood stasis in Shen Wei's skull was not large and could be dispersed by medication.
Seeing the flat white pills in her hand, Shen Ting Yi's face was full of curiosity, yet she was too shy to ask.
Li Yue Shu noticed her expression and spoke first, "This is called Yang Xue Qing Nao Granules, and its main active ingredient is..."
She picked up each pill and introduced it in detail, her voice calm. When Shen Ting Yi showed a confused expression, she would pause and explain again.
Since many scientific names were modern, Li Yue Shu would try to replace them with traditional Chinese herbs containing the same ingredients to make it easier for Shen Ting Yi to understand.
On the bed in the inner room, Shen Yimin watched this scene through the fallen door, his expression becoming increasingly confused.
Was this woman really the person he knew?
Li Yue Shu naturally sensed that gaze and said nothing, then went to prepare dinner.
Because he was severely injured, Shen Yimin remained in bed to recuperate.
Fortunately, the academy's holiday was three days, so there was no need to take a special leave of absence from the town.
But the next morning, Shen Ting Wen began to follow Li Yue Shu around, looking as if he had something to say.
Li Yue Shu had to take the initiative to ask, "What do you want to say?"
Shen Ting Wen hesitated, glanced at the kitchen, and asked, "When are we going to start making preserved foods?"
Li Yue Shu was stunned. She hadn't expected that after much deliberation, he only wanted to ask this.
Indeed, yesterday, to prove that she had redeemed Shen Yimin with a large sum of money, she had said she only had a few coins left, all of which she had given to Old Man Liu, who had brought them back.
At this moment, from Shen Ting Wen's perspective, they were penniless.
Seeing his worried look, Li Yue Shu reached out and patted his head, "Don't worry, someone will bring us money."
Shen Ting Wen looked puzzled.
Father is now foolish; who would give them money for no reason?
Li Yue Shu smiled mysteriously, showing no intention of explaining.
According to her predictions, the person who would bring money would take at least two or three days. To her surprise, a carriage entered the village in grand fashion that afternoon.
In this remote mountain village, ox carts were already rare, so such a luxurious and exquisite carriage naturally attracted everyone's attention.
When the carriage stopped in front of Li Yue Shu's house, almost half the village followed behind.
Li Yue Shu was in the courtyard with Shen Ting Yi, processing the herbs they had picked today. Seeing Mr. and Mrs. Zhang get out of the carriage, she merely gave a cold smile and averted her gaze.
Shen Ting Wen, who had heard the commotion, ran out of the house. Before he could even assess the situation, he heard Li Yue Shu say, "A Wen, go open the door and let your elder brother see clearly how his mother is getting revenge for him."
Shen Ting Wen vaguely understood something and immediately ran to open the door.
At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang also walked up to Li Yue Shu. Behind them, carried by two servants, was Zhang Yang, pale and unconscious.
Facing the dilapidated house, the couple was clearly disgusted but had to conceal it.
They plastered on cautious smiles and said, "Esteemed madam..."
Li Yue Shu raised her eyes, but her gaze passed directly through them, looking at the person carrying a medicine box behind them.
"Doctor Chen, why are you here?"
Following behind was Doctor Chen from the town's medical clinic.
Seeing her greet him proactively, Doctor Chen stepped forward and cupped his fists, "This old man was entrusted by Mr. Zhang to examine Young Master Zhang. However, this old man's knowledge is shallow, and he cannot cure Young Master Zhang. I heard they were coming to find someone who could cure him, so I wanted to come along and have a look. I didn't expect it to be you, madam."
He only said that Zhang Yang was ill and did not mention that Li Yue Shu was the cause of it all.
Regardless of the reason, poisoning others would damage one's reputation.
Li Yue Shu understood his intentions. Although she didn't care, she was still touched.
She smiled but did not follow up on Doctor Chen's words. "Since Doctor Chen is here, could you please take a look at these herbs and see if I can get a good price for them?"
"I believe Doctor Chen has seen my family's situation," she said, gesturing to the dilapidated house behind her. "I have four children, and now my husband has become mentally incapacitated due to his injury, meaning I, a woman, have to support five children. Now the eldest son is injured; medical expenses, tuition fees, there's money to be spent everywhere."
She deliberately emphasized the last three words and glanced at Mr. and Mrs. Zhang.
Mr. Zhang was a shrewd man and immediately understood her meaning.
He quickly stepped forward, wearing a smiling face, "Esteemed madam, please rest assured, as long as you can save my son Yang'er, I will give you any amount of silver."
Li Yue Shu raised an eyebrow, then turned to look at Shen Yimin inside the house. "A Min, how much silver do you think is appropriate?"
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang instantly understood that the key to the problem lay with Shen Yimin.
He quickly took two steps forward and said kindly, "Is this Scholar Shen Yimin? Yang'er often mentions you, saying you are the youngest Tong Sheng in the nearby towns, and he even praised you as having the potential to be a Zhuangyuan!"
A cold light flickered in Shen Yimin's eyes. "If he thought so highly of me, why would he harm me to this state?"
Mr. Zhang did not expect him to be so uncooperative, and his expression instantly turned cold.
Mrs. Zhang, who was already anxious, could no longer bear it upon hearing this. "My Yang'er was just joking with you; aren't you fine now!"
"But your stepmother not only stabbed Yang'er but also poisoned him. How can her heart be so wicked!"