The pulse-taking took a long time, as if Shopkeeper Mo had encountered a rare and difficult problem.
"How is it, Shopkeeper Mo? What is the cause of the black spots on my wife's face?" Lu Ye asked.
Shopkeeper Mo stroked his short beard and said with some doubt, "Young Madam Bai's face is indeed poisoned, but this poison is very peculiar. Besides ruining her appearance, it has no other ill effects on her body. I've felt her pulse, and her body shows no signs of being harmed by the toxin."
"So, the one who poisoned me only intended to ruin my appearance, not to take my life?" Bai Sheng pondered and asked.
"Judging by the pulse, that's indeed the case," Shopkeeper Mo nodded.
This was quite strange. By common sense, there were usually two main reasons for disfiguring a woman's appearance:
One was to conceal her original beauty; the other was jealousy of her excessive beauty.
Which category did she fall into?
According to Bai Sheng's memory, the original owner became like this around the age of five or six. As for why, the original owner's mind was a complete blank.
Bai Sheng asked, "Is there any hope for my face?"
Shopkeeper Mo sighed deeply, "The poison has permeated the skin for years, making it very difficult to remove. We can only slowly alleviate the condition and lighten the black spots."
"Then please prescribe some medicine, the best you have," Lu Ye said.
The two left the pharmacy. Lu Ye, afraid Bai Sheng would feel burdened, comforted her, "We'll do our best to treat it. If it can't be cured, it's fine too."
"Lu Ye, do you think I'm ugly?" Bai Sheng asked, crossing her arms, tilting her head back defiantly, and looking into his eyes.
Lu Ye placed his hand on her shoulder, his gaze unwavering, "I've never thought so."
Bai Sheng's clear eyes twinkled, and she squeezed his eyes playfully, smiling slyly, "I also don't think I'm ugly, just that my beauty is not very obvious."
Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh and pinched her nose.
How annoying, he's teasing me again. Lu Ye, your daily head pats and nose pinches are deadly!
If this continues, I'll end up sleeping with you sooner or later, whether you love me or not, I'll satisfy myself first, hmph~.
Bai Sheng, with a gaze that "coveted his handsome face," reciprocated by pinching Lu Ye's nose.
She decided that the next time Lu Ye unintentionally teased her, she would deliberately tease him back.
Lu Ye froze for a moment, his throat inexplicably dry.
The sky gradually darkened, and the world would soon descend into silence again.
Zhou Ligen had searched the desert all day and found nothing.
He was so hungry that he was starting to digest himself.
That slut Liu Shi only secretly brought him a little food each day, not even enough to get stuck between his teeth. And she didn't give him any water. She said the eldest lady had instructed that not a single drop of her water could be given to him.
That damned woman, she listened to that dark-faced ugly person so much?!
He had bravely voiced his doubts, and they wanted to exterminate him like this?
What angered him even more was that the slut Liu Shi didn't even care about her own man, but insisted on running off to be a fawning servant to others!
Just you wait, the poisoned water that Lu Ye's family gave them would eventually poison them all! And only he would be left alive in the end!
Zhou Ligen cursed inwardly as he walked. When he passed Huangsha Village, his mind stirred.
He heard that there was still a well in Huangsha Village that was producing water, and he wondered if he could get some to drink. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Anyway, there wasn't a single dog in the village. As long as he was careful, he wouldn't be discovered.
Under the cover of night, Zhou Ligen scurried around the village, hiding and darting.
When he saw houses with lights, he crept closer, hoping to steal some food or drink.
Unintentionally, he overheard the villagers talking most about Lu Ye's family about to dig a water well.
Almost no one in Huangsha Village believed that Lu Ye's family had the money to hire people to dig a well.
If his family had money back then, his parents wouldn't have died of thirst. And when he redeemed Lu Hua from the brothel, Lu Ye wouldn't have had to sell so much blood; he could have just paid with silver, right?
After eavesdropping on many conversations, Zhou Ligen found it increasingly strange. Why did everyone in Huangsha Village say that Lu Ye's family was dirt poor?
But he had seen with his own eyes that Lu Ye's family was not poor at all!
They bought water, which was so expensive, two buckets at a time; they never lacked grain, which they always bought as white steamed buns or baozi in town; and recently, they had been bringing back many things from town in carts. How could their family be poor?!
He even felt that Lu Ye's family was richer than any family in Huangsha Village.
This matter was too strange.
Lu Ye had lived in Huangsha Village for so many years; the villagers couldn't possibly not understand his family's situation. Moreover, they had only moved to Hongshu Slope about ten days ago.
In such a short period, they had become rich?
If it was a sudden fortune, how exactly did they get rich overnight?
Zhou Ligen suddenly felt that he had obtained very important information.
Didn't Lu Ye have a conflict with the people of Huangsha Village? If he told those people in Huangsha Village about Lu Ye's family's affairs on Hongshu Slope, perhaps he could exchange it for some water.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ligen was so excited that he almost trembled.
However, desperation should not lead to hasty actions. His intelligence must be given to someone valuable, but he wasn't familiar with the people in Huangsha Village.
It would be better to go home first and ask Liu Shi, that slut, who Lu Ye's family's enemies were.
Returning to the makeshift shelter on Hongshu Slope, Liu Shi was already asleep. Zhou Ligen kicked her awake with his foot and asked if she had brought back any food.
Liu Shi was too lazy to bother with him and directly threw him something soft.
Zhou Ligen touched it and realized it was food. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. It was sweet!
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had tasted sweetness.
Because it was so delicious, he ate it quickly, almost choking to death.
Who said Lu Ye's family was poor? Damn it, they could afford sweet desserts, so how could they be poor?!
"Is there any water?" Zhou Ligen asked, craning his neck.
Liu Shi sneered, "Didn't you say the water the eldest lady gave you was poisoned? Aren't you afraid of being poisoned to death?"
In the darkness, Zhou Ligen's eyes rolled. He said in a soft voice, "Wife, it was me who was wrong, I wrongly accused Lu Ye and them. I want to find a day to apologize to them."
Liu Shi's body immediately tensed up, and she turned to ask, "What trick are you trying to pull now?"
Zhou Ligen smiled obsequiously, "Wife, I truly know I was wrong. I wronged Lu Ye's family. You don't know what I overheard today when I passed by Huangsha Village."
"What?" Liu Shi became vigilant.
Zhou Ligen said mysteriously, "The people of Huangsha Village are all scolding Lu Ye's family behind their backs. Oh my, they're really saying nasty things. After scolding them, they're cursing the entire family to a bad end."
Liu Shi's anger flared up, "They are the ones who deserve a bad end! Not a good person in the whole village!"
Zhou Ligen said, "I don't know them either, but most of those who are scolding are probably Lu Ye's enemies. Do you know who Lu Ye's enemies are in Huangsha Village? It's probably them who are scolding."
Liu Shi snorted coldly and turned over, saying, "I know very clearly who the enemies of Master's family are in Huangsha Village. Those children like Lu Hua and Lu Yun often mention them in front of us."
Zhou Ligen was secretly pleased but gritted his teeth, "Who are these wicked people? We should be wary of them in the future."
"There's nothing good about Huangsha Village, but the ones who bully Master's family the most are Master's grandmother, Granny Chen's family, the Lu family patriarch's family, and the Zhang family patriarch's family. These people are all malicious jackals and tigers! They eat people without spitting out the bones!"
Zhou Ligen had his bearings. A cunning smile appeared on his face, which Liu Shi couldn't see because it was too dark.