Seeing her admit it, Liu Zhengshan sighed and got angry, "I think you are blinded by greed to do such a rotten thing!"

"We're from the same village! How could you have the heart to do this! If these herbs were sent to the county and someone died, the lives of the two boys from the Huo family would be ruined in your hands!" He was furious, pointing at the scattered herbs on the ground, as if he couldn't believe that Yu, a woman from a decent family, could be so evil.

Liu Zhengshan had received education in his early years, and after becoming the head of Heqing Village, he had always been gentle towards the villagers. This was the first time he was so angry.

Yu was completely shocked, but she refused to give in and continued to argue, "My heart was blinded by greed? It was the Huo family who forced me to do that first!"

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan stood by in silence.

It's really unfair for me to take this blame.

"Sister-in-law, don't say that. Huo Duan and I are down-to-earth and polite to everyone. My father rarely goes out... Our Huo family forced you? Where did you get this statement?" Gu Fengyan laughed and spread his hands.

When Liu Zhengshan heard this, he became even more angry with Yu and said angrily, "How dare you quibble!"

Thinking of the quarrel with Shen Dingshan and the mess at home, Yu immediately burst into tears, "When the Huo family was recruiting workers, I was willing to join them with good intentions... But you were so arrogant that you insulted me in front of so many people and made the villagers laugh at me. How could it not be you who forced me?!"

Huo Duan was almost shocked by the train of thought of this shrew.

After enduring for a long time, he calmly said kindly: "Sister-in-law, are you going to kill me and Brother Yan just because of this?"

Yu looked at him with resentment in her eyes.

Huo Duan continued, "Sister-in-law, do you know that you put poisonous grass into the medicinal herbs just because of your momentary anger? It harms more than just me and Yan Ge'er, and may even kill dozens of innocent lives..."

Yu's face began to turn pale.

They were silent for a while. Liu Zhengshan took a few puffs of his pipe and asked Yu: "More than a dozen lives... Shen Yu, after this is exposed, can you bear the charge of murder?"

Yu lowered her head and tightly grasped her patched cuffs.

Like a passing greeting, or a casual chat in the fields at the village head, Liu Zhengshan took a long puff of his pipe and squinted his eyes and said, "Is it time for your eldest son to go to school?"

While speaking, he did not look at Yu, but instead saw a tiny light on the other side of the river through the courtyard wall in the darkness.

Yu was shocked and raised her head suddenly, "Li, Li Zheng, I know I was wrong, please... please don't report it to the authorities, Dabao and Erbao are still young, they can't be without a mother!"

The whole yard was silent, except for Yu's crying.

After a long while, Liu Zhengshan tapped his pipe and said, "I have no say in this matter. The people you feel most sorry for are the two boys from the Huo family."

Yu wiped her tears with her wrinkled sleeves and threw herself at Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan's feet. "Huo boy, Brother Yan, I was blinded by greed and did such a rotten thing to you. I know I am in the wrong and I don't have the face to ask for your forgiveness... But please forgive me this time for the sake of the two children and Brother Shen Zhuorui."

Gu Fengyan quickly dodged and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry I can't accept this gift!"

He was still angry. If he had not discovered that there was something wrong with the honeysuckle in the morning, Huo Duan would have drunk the cup and would have been gone forever by now.

Thinking of this, Gu Fengyan frowned, "Sister-in-law, you feel wrong now. Do you know that Huo Duan and I were almost killed by you this morning? Why, your eldest and second sons are your treasures, but our lives are so worthless?!"

"If you want me to forgive you, don't expect me to do that in this lifetime... People like you are destined to never have a good life!"

After saying this, he no longer even glanced at Yu, and just sat there and watched her beg and cry, ignoring her.

Gu Fengyan has never been a kind-hearted person. Yu's behavior was obviously to vent her anger for the unhappiness in her life on him and Huo Duan.

Since Yu Shi could do such a stupid thing, she should be prepared to bear the consequences... Why should she be forgiven just because she regrets it now, cries a bit, and makes a fuss a bit?

Should he and Huo Duan suffer the consequences of their unexpected disaster and escape death?

Gu Fengyan looked disgusted and was furious.

After knowing each other for so long, this was the first time Huo Duan saw him really angry. If there were no outsiders at home, he would definitely hug him and coax him into a good mood.

"Mr. Gu, don't be angry. I'll talk to them." He pulled Gu Fengyan over and said with his back turned.

The rest of the people who saw this thought that Erdan was trying to coax his angry husband... They have all been through this, so it's only right for them to say a few considerate words in this situation.

Except for Yu who looked at the two of them with despair in her eyes, no one was surprised.

Gu Fengyan glanced at Huo Duan and said, "You were almost dead, and she dared to ask us to forgive her. Who wouldn't be angry?"

It turned out that he was angry with himself... Huo Duan felt soft in his heart.

"Mr. Gu, are you feeling sorry for me?" he said with a smile.

Gu Fengyan stared at him... He could still ask such a question with a smile in this situation. He really should open his head to see what's inside.

"Are you an idiot?" He bit his back teeth and cursed for the first time in his life, "Who should I feel sorry for... I feel sorry for the dog!"

It was the first time that Huo Duan saw the elegant and dignified Mr. Gu scolding someone, and he felt even happier.

Huo Duan was too tall, so he could only put his arm around Gu Fengyan's shoulders and hide him in his arms to avoid being seen by others for their overly intimate actions.

But he still had to bend down to see Gu Fengyan's eyes clearly.

"Mr. Gu loves dogs, so I am a dog." He laughed softly.

After looking at each other for a while, the atmosphere became inexplicably ambiguous.

Gu Fengyan half raised his eyelids and said with a smile: "Boss Huo, I didn't know you were such a person..."

He is so happy when I call him a dog. If he is not an idiot, then what is he?

Huo Duan was confused and excited, and hurriedly let go of Gu Fengyan, "There are still many things you don't know."

Gu Fengyan's smile was really amazing. How come there is no law specifically to punish those who commit crimes by using beauty? He should be arrested and locked up... Huo Duan felt unfair.

Yu was still sobbing.

Huo Duan glanced at her and said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to act like this. You should have thought it through before doing something like this..."

Yu begged hurriedly, "Young man Huo, this is my sister-in-law's request. As long as you don't send me to the government, I will work like a cow or a horse to compensate you..."

It was already late at night, Gu Fengyan had nothing to say to Yu, and Huo Duan didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer.

"Well, Uncle Lizheng and the eldest brother of the Xue family are here, so they can be witnesses for us. This time, considering that we are from the same village and that Second Brother Shen is Rui Ge'er, we can not send Shen Yu to the county government office..." He said to Liu Zhengshan, "Let's drop the matter here... But if Shen Yu messes with our Huo family again in the future, it won't be solved by sending her to the government office!"

Liu Zhengshan nodded and sighed, "Brother Yan and boy Huo are kind-hearted. I can testify to this. If Shen Yu dares to do such a thing again in the future, as the head of Heqing Village, I will be the first one to not forgive her!"

When Yu heard that Huo Duan and the others did not want to pursue the matter, she immediately collapsed to the ground, her soul having lost all its spirit. "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, thank you. I will never do such a thing again... I am sorry for you!"

She cried, truly regretting what she had done. If she could never see Dabao and Erbao again, she might as well die.

Huo Duan frowned, "Sister-in-law, don't ever step into the door of our Huo family again, and don't let me and Yan Ge'er see you again."

When Yu heard this, she quickly stood up and walked out, "I, I'll leave right away, right away..."

Fearing that they would go back on their word, he got tangled up in knots and almost crawled out.

After cleaning up the mess, Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan were both exhausted physically and mentally, but they still couldn't fall asleep.

The red rashes left by the heartbreak grass on his body had not yet disappeared. Gu Fengyan had already boiled the medicine at noon and all he had to do was mix it into the bath water and soak in it for a while.

Huo Xiuling and her husband have gone on a long trip for something, and Huo's father has gone to look after Xiaobao and won't be back tonight, so they are the only ones left at home.

Gu Fengyan and Huo Duan went into the kitchen again and started to boil water.

Huo Duan was burning a fire when he suddenly sighed, "Yu is also a pitiful person."

"You were almost killed by her, and you still feel pity for her?" Gu Fengyan added water to the pot, pouring it in one ladle at a time.

Huo Duan smiled and said, "There must be something hateful about pitiful people, and I sigh with regret."

Gu Fengyan snorted in annoyance.

Yu's life was indeed tragic, but this tragedy cannot be a reason to harm others.

The knife stabbed him and Huo Duan, and he almost lost Huo Duan... Gu Fengyan had no empathy and didn't want to dwell on this matter.

Turn the page on the past, tomorrow will still be a beautiful life.

…

A few handfuls of wheat straw were added, and the water in the pot quickly heated up. A few days ago, Gu Fengyan asked Shen Zhuo to make a bathtub, which was delivered soon and placed in the thatched shed. It was just right for soaking this medicine.

"You first?" Gu Fengyan scooped hot water into the wooden basin, carried it into the straw shed and poured it into the bathtub. After going back and forth several times, he added the medicine.

Huo Duan said, "I'll collect the herbs, Master Gu, wash them first."

Gu Fengyan did not refuse and went straight into the simple bathroom.

I let my hair down, slowly took off my coat, and my toes touched the warm water, and all my tiredness was swept away.

The thatched roof above the bathroom was not tightly covered, so one could see the starry sky. The milky white mist, mixed with the bitter aroma of herbs, made Gu Fengyan's heart calm.

However, when he came out after soaking, he was not so calm... He forgot to take his pajamas.

Gu Fengyan was naked, thinking among a pile of dirty clothes.

It’s not impossible to put them on, but he would sweat during the day and his clothes wouldn’t be clean, so his shower would be in vain… It’s not impossible to put them on, take the clothes and then wash them, but it’s too troublesome. He is very tired and doesn’t want to make another trip.

Huo Duan happened to pass by. Gu Fengyan said without thinking, "Boss Huo, can you help me..."

Huo Duan collected the herbs, washed his hands, and stood outside the bathroom and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Please help me get my pajamas, I forgot." Gu Fengyan laughed.

Huo Duan responded, took out clothes from the bedroom...without thinking much, he went straight into the bathroom.

While opening the curtain, he said, "Mr. Gu's memory is not very good. He can even--"

When he saw the scene inside the room, he stopped talking halfway - Gu Fengyan was standing next to the bathtub... wearing nothing.