Su San's Fury at the Jade Threshold

  In Hsinchu County, a storm is brewing, but let's not mention it for now. An Yan has recently been focusing her mind on the Liu family. Anyway, she can't control the open and secret struggles between the three major forces in Hsinchu County. She just does things to stir up trouble and then waits to reap the benefits in the end.

  Li Ren has already married the county magistrate's sister, and the evidence is clear.

  Third Sister can now walk without a cane, as long as she doesn't hurry, and walks slowly on the ground, just like a normal person. Fifth Sister's body has also improved somewhat, although she still hasn't had her period, at least her complexion is getting better. The most difficult one to deal with is Sixth Sister, whose face has accumulated dark spots. If this were modern times, it would be simple - a laser surgery could remove them. But in ancient times, due to the lack of conditions and medicine, she can only try to lighten them as much as possible, but it's impossible to restore her original beauty.

  This morning, An Yan and Su San, along with Bai Ping's couple, drove the ox cart to the Liu family again. Today, An Yan planned to take San Niang to the pharmacy in Baishui County and have a good talk with that doctor named Hu Qing. Looking at his expression when he sees that the leg that was impossible to heal is now perfectly fine, what would it be like? And what about the Li family, knowing that things have been exposed, what would they do?

  Anwen sat on this side and drove a cow cart to Liu's house, but didn't know that Zhao's family was secretly plotting against her and Su San at this time.

  "Is that person's pharmaceutical skills really that amazing?"

  Zhao Li asked uncertainly of the butler beside him, his eyes falling on a man with a cold face standing opposite.

  The housekeeper saw the doubt on Zhao Li's face and hastily came forward to explain: "Young master, rest assured, this person's poison has a certain reputation in Qingcheng. Even in Nanguan, it is slightly famous. Once, he was even caught by the yamen of Nanguan, but later relied on his own skills to escape. I also found him with great difficulty. Presumably, this person will be able to complete the young master's task."

  As soon as the butler finished speaking, the man also immediately bowed and replied: "As long as Master Xiao is willing to pay a good price, I can complete the task."

  Upon hearing the butler and the man's conversation, Zhao Li's eyes cleared up some of his doubts, and he began to size up the man with his gaze. It had to be said that the man was far inferior to Su San in terms of aura. However, it was said that he had a talent for poisoning. With just this one skill, he could kill people without leaving any evidence, accomplishing things that ordinary people couldn't do.

  "Money is no object, as long as you can complete the task well, what's 10,000 yuan?"

  As soon as Zhao Li thought that he could get An Yan, the woman with unparalleled medical skills and wisdom, he immediately felt that 10,000 taels were not a problem. With that little woman around, 10,000 taels would be earned back in just a few days. The Zhao family had been making a fortune thanks to the woman's continuous clever ideas, so now 10,000 taels seemed unimportant to Zhao Li.

  The man's eyes lit up with a cold glint when he heard this, and a cruel and bloodthirsty smile rose to the corners of his mouth.

  "Don't worry, young master, Xiao will definitely take care of it properly for you."

  Ten thousand taels! With this ten thousand taels, he can live a carefree and happy life for several years. This deal is really worth it.

  Looking at the man's confident expression, Zhao Li seemed to see An Yan's weak and trembling appearance. And the cold-faced man's head and body were separated, after all, desire occupied everything. Obviously, he was the one who gained, but he still wanted to gain more. He wanted to get An Yan, he wanted to get more benefits.

  When An Yan and Su San arrived at Beishan Village, they saw that the villagers did not go out to work today, but instead gathered on the road in twos and threes, whispering about something. As soon as those people saw An Yan and others, they immediately fell silent, with a look of vigilance and dislike in their eyes.

  "It seems that the wicked village chief has done a good deed again."

  Seeing the villager's expression like this, An Yan didn't even need to think about it and knew that the village chief must have done something.

  The village head saw that Li's family and the county magistrate's sister were married, so he thought he had found a powerful backing, so this time he didn't worry about it anymore. Moreover, he could take advantage of this opportunity to show his good intentions to Li's family again. He was indeed an old cunning and clever person, and he played a good trick.

  Liu's face looked very unsightly at this scene, with anxiety and worry in his eyes.

  "What the villagers said made it impossible for Mother and Sister to live in the village?"

  Liu's words fell, and An Yan also furrowed his brow. It seems that he still needs to think of a way to deal with the unscrupulous village chief.

  "Then drive that village head out of Beishan Village."

  He just smiled and suddenly thought of the phrase "If you don't seek death, you won't die". The village chief was fine, but he insisted on seeking death, it's really true that even a god couldn't save him.

  Liu and Bai Ping both gave An Yan a sidelong glance, looking at her with suppressed gazes. But seeing the calm expression on her face, they unconsciously believed her. Su San stood quietly beside An Yan, showing silent support. He was just a ruthless village chief, as long as the little woman was happy, he only needed to make an effort for a moment, and that village chief would disappear from everyone's sight forever.

  A group of people entered the gate of the Liu family's home under the strange and curious gazes of the villagers, as well as their low murmurs.

  San Niang can now walk on her own and is doing very well. After this ordeal, San Niang has become even stronger. Now, being able to walk properly again, her eyes are filled with gratitude and appreciation. Wu Niang's illness hasn't fully recovered yet, but her body is getting better, which not only she but others can also feel. The dark patch on Liu Niang's face is no longer as terrifying as it was at first sight. As the black patch fades away, it reveals Liu Niang's delicate and pretty face.

  Looking at the scene today, An felt a complex emotion surging in his heart. In the past, the situation here was unbearable to look at, and all that could be seen was despair. But now, every person's face is filled with smiles, and those hopeful expressions make one's mood unconsciously follow along with joy.

  After the snow melts, there will naturally be a warm and blossoming spring. As long as you persist, you will eventually see that scene of tender purple and crimson red.

  "Third Sister, that scoundrel married the county magistrate's sister a few days ago. Today, our trip to Baishui County marks the beginning of the downfall of the Li family. You should know this."

  Although there was already a plan, An Yan still wanted San Niang to think clearly. She knew that some women often couldn't bear to give up at the last moment. Especially since she also knew about the deep feelings San Niang had once invested in the Li family, and didn't know if San Niang had let go of them yet.

  The gentle words fell, and the crowd standing in the hall also showed a look of surprise. San Niang's past foolish love and deep affection were still vivid, although after suffering great harm from the Li family, San Niang was also furious and desperate, and had said that she would not easily let the Li family off. However, if at the last moment, the unfaithful man Li Ren came to beg for San Niang's forgiveness, how would San Niang react?

  For a moment, everyone was silent. If it really happened, would San Niang be able to let go when Li Ren knelt down in front of her and begged?

  San Niang's face changed upon hearing An Yan's words, and she didn't think too much about it. She only knew that she had long given up on Li Ren and the Li family, from hope to despair, a pain that pierced her heart, making it impossible for her to forgive Li Ren and the people of the Li family. She was gentle and kind-hearted, but at the same time, she was also extremely proud. In her heart, she had long been harboring resentment towards herself, so even when An Yan asked, a faint hesitation rose in her chest, but beneath her stubbornness and pride, she gritted her teeth and said: "No matter what, he has wronged me, and wronging is wronging. I will absolutely not let everyone down, even if that man dies in front of me, I won't change my mind."

  Even if it's still painful and sorrowful, she will never look back. Without him Li Ren, without the Li family, she must live a better life.

  "Alright, I believe San Niang will live a better life."

  An Yan looked at San Niang's appearance and felt a sense of admiration. A woman should have pride, without a man, she can still live very well, even better.

  Luo's eyes turned red, and she quietly wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Looking at her daughter like this, she felt very pleased and proud, but also very painful. Originally, her daughter was so gentle and virtuous, but was forced by the Li family to reveal the stubbornness and pride in her bones. The women of the Liu family were all bitter, but each had the same stubbornness and pride in their bones. Like Da Niang, Er Niang, all her daughters were like this, even if life was not satisfactory, they still used their weak shoulders to hold up, living out a different self.

  All the women of the Liu family had red eyes, for San Niang's experience, for San Niang's strength.

  Even Su San, who was normally expressionless, had a hint of approval in his eyes at this time. In this society, most women were dependent on men for survival, but the women of the Liu family were somewhat different. Of course, in Su San's eyes, the most unique one was An Yan. The woman who was not afraid of his aura, dared to debate with him, and had a tongue as sharp as a lotus flower, slowly captured his hard heart.

  An spoke softly, "Life is bound to be difficult, but once we've been through it, a freer and more beautiful world awaits us. So let's not be disheartened, look forward, as long as we work hard, our days will definitely get better and better."

  At this moment, everyone in the Liu family looked at An Yan. Looking at that gentle woman, she was standing there quietly, with a warm and comforting power in the soft light. The people of the Liu family could not forget this scene for a long time, because they remembered An Yan's words, the life of the women behind her became better and better, and was praised by everyone, but that is another story.

  "Everyone get ready, let's hurry up and go to the county!"

  An looked at the sky outside and worried that if something unexpected happened later, they would not be able to make it in time, so she quietly urged everyone on.

  Everyone listened and didn't have a good harvest, but Luo's family carefully dressed up San Niang. Suddenly, San Niang became radiant and refreshed.

  When the crowd arrived in Hsinchu County, they could still hear people discussing the marriage between the county magistrate's sister and Li Jen. It seemed that those two people who did not know what propriety and shame were had made a big fuss about their wedding on the Mid-Autumn Festival. When An Yan heard these words, he glanced at San Niang out of the corner of his eye. He saw a faint hint of pain flash across her eyes, but her back remained straight, and her steps did not falter in the slightest.

  A few people came to that clinic, the clinic's partner recognized An Yan as one of the troublemakers who came last time, and hurriedly ran to the back hall.

  And An Yan led a large group of people walking slowly towards the infirmary, with San Niang walking in the middle, not planning to reveal her face for the time being.

  The clinic had a good number of patients today, and everyone looked at An Yan and the group with confusion. Seeing that An Yan and the others didn't have any sorrowful expressions on their faces, they didn't seem to be here for medical treatment, but rather like tourists on a sightseeing tour.

  "Ah, I remember now, these are the same people who came last time to question Dr. Hu."

  Among the patients, there was one who suddenly slapped his forehead, with a look of sudden realization.

  Many people were not present at the time and had never seen An Yan and others, but they had heard of their deeds. After all, Hu Qing's medical practice has been around for many years and has a reputation in Baishui County. In recent years, no one has come to the clinic to question Hu Qing's medical skills. Therefore, after the incident, it was widely discussed by people. However, this matter was soon overshadowed by the recent marriage between the county magistrate's widowed sister and the newly divorced scholar. Unexpectedly, just as the matter had faded away, it was immediately remembered again due to An Yan and others' arrival.

  "Hu Dafu, it's them, you see."

  At this moment, the fellow who had just run to the back hall to spread the news was leading Hu Qing towards this direction.

  Hu Qing's face was filled with an unpleasant expression, and when his eyes met An Yan's, a fierce look flashed across his face. It was this group of people again, and that little woman, last time he didn't bother with them, but now they were coming at him again. Did they really think Hu Qing was easy to bully? They kept provoking him, again and again, directly causing trouble at his doorstep. Didn't they know who Hu Qing was? Today, he had to let them know their place.

  Hu Qing was already filled with rage and hatred before he even approached.

  An Yan looked at Hu Qing's eyebrows and saw the harshness between them, but she raised an eyebrow. Wasn't she unhappy? She was even more unhappy because of this mediocre doctor who kept coming back.

  "Hu Dafu, you must be familiar with women like Xiaofu, right?"

  This sentence doesn't need any explanation and the answer is already known, but An Yan just wanted to tease Hu Qing a bit.

  As expected, Hu Qingyi's face turned stern as soon as he heard this, and he sneered: "I recognize him, how could I not? In the decades that I've been practicing medicine, I've never seen such a troublesome patient's family. This is simply too much! As a doctor, I do my best to treat patients with kindness, without seeking any reward from you people. But you're treating my kindness as something to be taken advantage of, which is just too excessive."

  As soon as Hu Qing's words fell, the patients and their families around him all showed angry faces. Indeed, the doctor did his best to treat them, but in the end, he was entangled like this, which was really too much.

  An Yan glanced around at the expressions of the people, and had her own thoughts in mind. She smiled and looked at Hu Qing, saying: "Doctor Hu, do you still remember what you said last time?"

  Hu Qing felt inexplicable and angrily said, "How can I possibly remember all of this? I see so many patients every day, where do I have the leisure to remember those useless things?"

  Upon hearing this, An Yan burst out laughing and said: "Is that so? Is Dr. Hu Qing trying to play dumb?"

  Hu Qing flew into a rage and scolded, "Considering you're a woman, I didn't bother with you last time. But now you're becoming more and more excessive! If there's nothing else, quickly leave and don't delay my treatment of patients here."

  Hu Qing's words made An Yan and a few others become thorns in the eyes of the patients waiting to be diagnosed at the medical institute.

  "You're really something, causing trouble without considering the location. This is a hospital, a place where people are treated and lives are saved. It's a matter of life and death, if there's any negligence or mistake, can you afford to take responsibility?"

  At this time, a patient's family member who had been waiting impatiently pointed the spearhead at An Yan and others, with an evil gaze directly cast on An Yan.

  Before An Yan could even react, Su San had already taken a step forward, his eyes fixed intently on the person who spoke. The man felt a chill run down his spine, as if an icy blade was shooting towards him, causing him to involuntarily take a step back. Realizing his mistake, he was about to get angry, but then he saw Su San standing there like a wooden stake. His physique was robust, his face stern and cold, with a hint of anger, looking just like Yanluo. Suddenly, he was frightened out of his wits, shivering from head to toe, and stood there in stunned silence.

  It wasn't until now that Hu Qing noticed this person, and looking at him, he was indeed quite ruthless.

  "What's going on? Are you guys here to fight?"

  Hu Qing couldn't believe it, did these people dare to fight in the hospital?

  He Qing was wrong, he dared to fight. However, An Yan felt that problems that could be solved with words should not resort to violence. The saying "a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fists" made sense to her. After all, coming from a civilized society, problems should be solved in a civilized manner.

  "Does Mr. Hu seem to have never understood what I said?"

  Hu Qing let out a cold hum and stood there, wanting to see what that little woman had to say.

  She smiled and said: "Since Dr. Hu is a busy person, he can't remember it. In that case, I can only try my best to help Dr. Hu recall."

  Hu Qing had an expression that was neither affirmative nor negative. The young shop assistant quickly moved over a chair, and Hu Qing sat down leisurely, his face cold and gloomy.

  An Yan looked at Hu Qing's appearance and thought to herself, "Does she still have the nerve to sit here?"

  "My family's third daughter, that is, the one who married Li Renxian, the former husband of the county magistrate's sister who guarded her widowhood on Mid-Autumn Festival. This Hu Dafu might have forgotten, I just happen to remind him. I don't know if Hu Dafu has forgotten or not, after all, Hu Dafu is very close to the Li family."

  Hu Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he had a very bad premonition. However, his rationality told him that nothing would happen. They were just a group of insignificant clowns, so he remained calm and continued to sit there.

  Hu Qing didn't react much, but the people around her were shocked, and everyone was whispering to each other in low voices.

  "It's actually about the county magistrate's sister-in-law's ex-wife. The woman was said to have been divorced by Li Xiucui for not having children in three years. Moreover, that woman not only had no children in three years but also had a disability. In this situation, it is understandable that Li Xiucai would divorce her. Furthermore, after the divorce, the Li family promised to give a large sum of money as compensation to let the woman live a good life. It can be said that the Li family was truly benevolent and righteous."

  "It's true, Li Gongzi was a high school scholar at such a young age, so it's impossible for him to spend his whole life with this kind of woman. Moreover, the marriage contract between the two was also advantageous to the woman's family, and it is said that they asked for a large sum of betrothal gifts at the beginning."

  ……

  The people around were whispering and talking about all sorts of rumors they knew, all of which pointed to San Niang's misdeeds. And yet Li Ren and the Li family were the embodiment of benevolence.

  Anwen ignored the various discussions around him and continued to smile, saying: "Last time I had some doubts about San Niang's injured leg, but Hu Daifu insisted that San Niang's leg was seriously injured at the time and had to be treated that way. But I felt that San Niang's leg was only lightly injured, and it was because Hu Daifu made a mistake that even a beginner wouldn't make, which caused San Niang's leg to become lame. Another thing is that even if Hu Daifu misdiagnosed, I think there should still be a chance to recover. But for some reason, Hu Daifu insisted that the leg couldn't be cured. Now, it seems like I've figured out something. Could it be because Li Jia's Xiucai is getting married and Li Jia promised Hu Daifu some benefits?"

  Although he was smiling when he said it, Hu Qing felt a chill in her heart.

  He didn't know why he had this cool feeling in his heart, and he quickly suppressed the strange emotions in his heart. He raised his head and sarcastically said: "A woman like you, not staying at home to take care of your husband and children, but instead running around in a medical clinic all day, making trouble and causing chaos. I really don't know what kind of man your husband is, that he can tolerate you like this."

  As soon as he finished speaking, An Yan's face stiffened at the two words "nesting" in Hu Qing's words.

  She turned her head to look at Su San, how could this be a strong and unyielding man? And who knows what kind of eyes Hu Qing had, that he could actually see through the deceit.

  Su San's fists clenched quietly under his sleeves, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He slowly walked up to Hu Qing, his face as cold as an ice sculpture, his expression fierce like Yan Luo, staring at Hu Qing with a chill gaze. Hu Qing felt a wave of cool air rising from the soles of her feet, and her lips trembled uncontrollably.

  "What are you doing? I'm telling you... Ah, this is a hospital, you can't just..."

  Under Su San's overwhelmingly powerful pressure, Hu Qing was so flustered that he couldn't even speak smoothly, stuttering as he struggled to get the words out.

  "Can't even speak properly, don't know who's being fooled."

  Su San said coldly, and Hu Qing immediately became angry and embarrassed, her face turning red with a hint of black.