FID – Chapter 973

Chapter 973: Want to Fight

By the end, Liu Tiao was choking up a little. Their family truly could only handle simple tasks, and they were already of the servile class. If they were beaten further and sold into an even lower class of servitude, he couldn’t imagine what they would become.

Being sold by their former masters would make outsiders think they were of bad character. With their shoulders unable to carry and hands unable to lift, no one would want them; their fate would be worse than that of dogs. The thought he feared most was for his two younger sisters.

Servile class, and if they were pretty, they would surely be bought by people with ill intentions, reduced to mere playthings!

It was the new master who saved their family, preserved their dignity, and even changed their fate!

Liu Gen and Liu Zhi’s family were emotionally shaken, while Liu Yusheng’s attention focused on what Liu Tiao had said.

Among the six family members, except for Liu Ye and Liu Ya, the others all had old injuries, mostly bone-related. Liu Gen had even suffered compound fractures. So much time had passed, and healing them fully would be very difficult. 

Thankfully, they endured for long and no other complications had arisen in the meantime.

“Looking back now, when the new master bought the estate, a doctor happened to pass by and examined us not long after. That was probably someone the master called over,” Liu Tiao said softly.

Liu Yusheng thought, “…” How much has my second brother actually done?

Doing good deeds without leaving a name: he was a living Lei Feng of the old times.

Feng Qingbai sat nearby quietly, not speaking, but his attention never left her. Watching her expressions shift, a gentle smile spread in his eyes.

“Muscle and bone injuries take a hundred days to heal. After a hundred days, the bones are basically fused and regrown. Their old injuries have been left untreated for too long. If they can be healed, we will heal them; if not, that is simply their fate,” Feng Qingbai said softly.

His words dimmed the hope in the eyes of Liu Tiao, Liu Ya, and the others.

When they were first injured, they were still under their former master and had no money to seek a doctor for treatment. By the time they were transferred, the new injuries had already become old ones. Even if the princess were a divine doctor, she couldn’t magically restore bones that had been shattered for so long.

“I’ll try my best. If it’s not too severe, there might still be a way,” Liu Yusheng said. The fragments in Liu Gen’s arm could be treated with minor surgery to remove the broken pieces and rejoin the bone. As for Uncle Liu, if his leg disability was purely due to a bone fracture, recovery wouldn’t be too difficult, though they would have to endure the pain of broken bones once again.

When Liu Zhiqiu returned with his wife after their morning stroll, he overheard that Liu Yusheng intended to treat Uncle Liu’s family’s old injuries. He stared at her for a long time, finally clicking his tongue and shaking his head. “Truly a Liu family trait; where there’s trouble, you rush right in. You’ve taken on that whole family’s problems in an instant. Nannan, were you a bodhisattva in your previous life?”

“I can’t compare to Second Brother’s good heart. If you hadn’t bought them, I wouldn’t even have the chance to be a bodhisattva,” Liu Yusheng replied with a playful smile.

“Hahaha, fair enough, fair enough!”

“Slap!” A sheet of paper hit Liu Zhiqiu on the forehead. “Fair enough? You two just ran off? You deliberately left me here to entertain the guests?”

Not long after breakfast, farmers from the village who hadn’t yet signed tenancy contracts came knocking. Even more showed up than yesterday.

At that time, Liu Zhixia was in the hall, warming himself by the fire and drinking tea.

The person in charge wasn’t around, and leaving the farmers unattended wasn’t an option. They had come in the freezing cold seeking a glimmer of hope. In the end, Liu Zhixia resigned himself to handling the tenancy contracts, which kept him busy for more than an hour.

When the two couples returned, the matters had just been wrapped up, leaving Liu Zhixia who was gnashing his teeth in frustration.

Knowing full well that more farmers would keep coming over these past two days, he suspected that Liu Zhiqiu’s morning slip-away had been premeditated—deliberate.

Liu Zhiqiu casually picked up the papers and flipped through them. They were all tenancy contracts with the farmers. His eyes narrowed with a smile. 

This batch was far more meticulous than the one he had hastily thrown together yesterday. “Big Brother truly is big brother. Your brushstrokes and careful handling put this old brute of mine to shame. Brother, the farmers will be grateful to you.”

Liu Zhixia looked at Liu Zhiqiu and began to understand why the family elders and the second uncle and aunt would constantly chase him all over the estate.

He simply asks for it!

After an afternoon nap, Liu Yusheng began examining and treating the Lius.

Broken and fractured bones, compared to her previous work opening skulls to remove tumors, were minor ailments to her. But in practice, the treatment was still quite intricate.

During this time, Liu Ya had practically become her little shadow. Whenever she appeared, Liu Ya would follow closely behind, moving cautiously, afraid to get too near yet unwilling to leave.

Especially in those watery eyes, there was an almost comical ‘command me, command me’ expression that made one both amused and exasperated.

Liu Yusheng didn’t drive her away; this was simply the girl’s way of showing gratitude.

Over the two days, all the surrounding farmers had signed tenancy contracts with the Liu Family Farm, fully leasing the 1,500 acres of good farmland. Meanwhile, Liu Yusheng’s treatment of the Lius had reached a point where she could issue prescriptions for them to continue recovery on their own.

Liu Zhiqiu planned to go to the town office in the afternoon to have the contracts officially stamped, hand a copy to the farmers, and then leave.

They still had to rush to the next estate; the tenancy matters had to be resolved before spring planting, or it would delay the farmers’ sowing.

But before Liu Zhiqiu could even get to the office, a group of people had already arrived, storming in with an intimidating presence.

It was a massive, fearsome crowd. Aside from several local landlords accompanied by their retainers, there was also a middle-aged man who looked like an official, dressed in the uniform of an eighth-rank magistrate.

Liu Tiao, who had opened the door, knew that his grandfather would need to stay in bed for at least half a month after having his leg set, so he had volunteered to handle the gate duties temporarily. 

After all, there wasn’t much work in the estate; even though his family were servants, their daily tasks were light, and they could manage both responsibilities.

Seeing the group barge in without a word, Liu Tiao’s heart sank. After thinking for a moment, he decided to run to Chuanjiu Village.

Even though he already knew that their master had a strong background and that even the King of Nanling was on the estate, how many people in this small place actually knew the King? 

Without recognition, his presence wouldn’t intimidate anyone, and if a fight broke out, there could be unintended injuries.

The Liu family were their benefactors. No matter what, he had to protect their masters. He needed to find reinforcements.

In the main hall, Liu Zhiqiu had just put away the tenancy contracts when a large group of people barged in from outside, clearly looking to pick a fight.

Smirking, Liu Zhiqiu stepped forward, chin slightly raised, full of disdain. “Want to fight?”

Liu Yusheng and Liu Muqiu: “……”

Liu Zhixia, on the other hand, simply pretended not to see. The man beside him who was already cracking his knuckles and full of excitement was ready to go. Fight if they must.

After all, there wasn’t anything valuable in the hall; if something got broken, a few taels of silver could easily replace it.

“You’re the new landlord of this estate?” The well-dressed, corpulent man asked Liu Zhiqiu, his smile forced and insincere. “I heard you rented out the fields these past two days, collecting only thirty percent as rent?”

TL Note:

Lei Feng – is a symbol of selfless dedication, modesty and altruism