The carefree life of Yang Shuisheng, the village miracle doctor

"Don't try to scare me with these feudal superstitions!"

No matter how Zhang Fugui described the terrifying scenes that might occur that night, Chen Shufen simply refused to divulge any information.

Despite her pale face and sweaty palms, she remained defiant: "I, Chen Guihua, have done nothing wrong and have nothing to fear."

"What ghost could there be in broad daylight? I...I don't believe it!"

She hadn't finished speaking.

A gentle breeze suddenly arose in the courtyard.

The wind wasn't strong, but it carried an indescribable chill. It swirled and swept up a few withered leaves from the ground, as if controlled by an invisible hand, and rushed straight towards Chen Shufen's face, who was stubborn but panicked inside.

"Splash!"

Dry leaves and dust covered Aunt Chen's face.

"ah--"

Aunt Chen was so frightened by the sudden, eerie gust of wind that her hair stood on end and she let out a scream!

She quickly jumped back a step, frantically patting the dust and dead leaves off her face, her heart nearly leaping out of her throat.

If the bowl, carrying pole, and chair from before could be explained by coincidence and accident, then this strange gust of wind that was aimed directly at her face completely shattered the last line of defense in her heart.

This is absolutely no coincidence!

There really is something in this yard.

"I promise! I promise! I apologize! I'll go apologize to Xu Xiuxia!"

Aunt Chen dared not be stubborn anymore. Her voice was filled with fear as she repeatedly clasped her hands in prayer towards what she thought was the dirty thing in the yard, and cried out incoherently, "Please, please... please don't come again."

Strangely enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the little whirlwind swirling in the courtyard immediately subsided.

The withered leaves that were just fluttering about now drifted back to the ground, as if nothing had happened.

The courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

"Remember what you said."

Yang Shuisheng looked at Aunt Chen, who was so frightened she was almost collapsing to the ground, and then at Zhang Fugui, who was standing there dumbfounded and didn't dare to breathe, before slowly saying, "Go apologize to Xu Xiuxia today and make things clear."

"Otherwise, next time it won't be as simple as just smearing a few leaves on your face."

"I won't do it again! I won't do it again! I'll go right now."

Aunt Chen dared not hesitate for even a moment.

She hurriedly untied the apron from her waist and threw it haphazardly in the yard. Without bothering to tidy her disheveled hair and clothes, she almost staggered out of the yard and ran towards Xu Xiuxia's restaurant.

She was truly afraid now, afraid that the unseen and intangible thing would entangle her again.

Yang Shuisheng followed behind her at a leisurely pace.

Zhang Fugui also quickly lowered his head and shrank his neck, following behind Yang Shuisheng like a dog with its tail between its legs.

The three of them soon arrived at the entrance of Shili Xiang Restaurant.

It was lunchtime, and there were only two tables of customers scattered around the restaurant, all eating their meals. It was a bit better than the deserted scene Yang Shuisheng had seen before, but it was still far less lively than before the rumors spread.

Aunt Chen rushed into the shop and immediately saw Xu Xiuxia, who was staring blankly at the counter, looking somewhat haggard.

She rushed up to Xu Xiuxia in a few steps, startling Xu Xiuxia, who instinctively took a half step back.

However, to Xu Xiuxia's and all the customers' surprise, as soon as Aunt Chen stopped, she immediately bent down and bowed deeply to Xu Xiuxia, her voice filled with sincere remorse.

"Xiuxia! Xiuxia, I'm so sorry."

"It's my aunt's foul mouth, it's my aunt's foul tongue. She heard a few gossips and started spreading rumors about you everywhere."

"Those words are all false, they're just made up by your aunt, it has nothing to do with you."

"You're a good person, an honest person. I wronged you, and I apologize! I'm sorry!"

Her series of apologies was quick and urgent, and her voice was quite loud. The customers at both tables in the restaurant heard it clearly, and they all put down their chopsticks and looked over in surprise.

Aunt Chen seemed to think that wasn't enough, and fearing that the dirty thing wouldn't be satisfied, she straightened up, turned to the two tables of customers in the shop, and raised her voice.

"Dear neighbors, I, Chen Shufen, am here today to make things clear in front of everyone."

"All those rumors about Xu Xiuxia before, like her having a gigolo and being immoral, were just made up by me."

"It was my loose tongue that spread the rumors. It has nothing to do with Xu Xiuxia. Please don't misunderstand her anymore. I'm sorry to her."

"So it was just Aunt Chen talking nonsense."

Upon hearing this, the guests exchanged bewildered glances, then all showed expressions of understanding and began to whisper among themselves.

"Exactly, I told you Boss Xu isn't that kind of person."

"That Aunt Chen is really something, she talks too much and has ruined other people's business."

Seeing this, Zhang Fugui quickly stepped forward, his face full of shame and fear as he faced Xu Xiuxia.

"Mr. Xu, my wife and I also bear responsibility for this."

"We started by complaining to Aunt Chen, which led to all this trouble."

"I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry. I hope you'll be magnanimous and not hold it against us."

Xu Xiuxia was completely bewildered by this sudden reversal.

She stared blankly at Aunt Chen in front of her, then at Zhang Fugui, who was also bowing his head and admitting his mistake, and didn't react for a moment.

Her gaze involuntarily drifted past the two men and landed on Yang Shuisheng, who stood silently at the doorway.

She understood everything in an instant.

It's him! It's Yang Shuisheng!

He somehow managed to get those two people to come to her door to apologize and even clarify the rumors in front of the guests.

A surge of warmth and gratitude instantly overcame the grievances and frustration she had endured for days.

Her eyes immediately reddened, her nose tingled, and she almost burst into tears.

But she held back, took a deep breath, and a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"Aunt Chen, please stop! Things... are clear now."

She stepped forward and helped Aunt Chen, who was still bowing, her voice gentle, with a slight sob, but mostly full of forgiveness: "I accept your apology. Let bygones be bygones."

Aunt Chen straightened up, glanced cautiously at Yang Shuisheng, and then nervously asked Xu Xiuxia, "Xiuxia, then...then Auntie won't be bothered by that unclean thing again, will she?"

Xu Xiuxia was taken aback, not understanding what she was talking about.

"Aunt Chen, Sister Xia is very magnanimous and has forgiven you."

Yang Shuisheng then spoke, his tone calm but full of intimidation: "As long as you keep your mouth shut and stop spreading rumors, nothing will happen."

"However... if you say one thing and do another behind someone's back, then that's another story."

"No! Absolutely not!" Aunt Chen waved her hands frantically, swearing, "If I keep talking nonsense, may I get boils on my mouth and my tongue rot."

"Young man, please let me go. I definitely won't dare to do it again."

After saying that, as if afraid that something would happen if she stayed any longer, she bowed to Xu Xiuxia again, then left the restaurant quickly without looking back.

"Then...then I'm leaving too."

Zhang Fugui felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly bowed and scraped to Xu Xiuxia and Yang Shuisheng, saying, "Boss Xu, Brother Yang, you're busy! You're busy!"

As he spoke, he also wanted to slip away as quickly as possible.

"Wait a minute," Yang Shuisheng suddenly called out, stopping him.

Zhang Fugui's body stiffened abruptly, as if frozen in place. He turned around stiffly, forcing a smile, his voice trembling: "Brother Yang, is there anything else you need?"

"Go back and keep a close eye on your wife."

Yang Shuisheng looked at him and said calmly, "This time, for Sister Xia's sake, let's turn the page."

"But if I find out that anyone in your family is up to something, or is gossiping behind your back."

"I don't mind if what happened at Aunt Chen's house just now happens again at your house, understand?"

"Understood! Understood!"

Zhang Fugui's face turned deathly pale, cold sweat poured down his back, and he nodded repeatedly, almost breaking his neck: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on her when I get back, and I will absolutely not let her cause any more trouble, I will never dare to do it again."

After saying that, he didn't dare to linger any longer and ran away in a flash.

The restaurant finally became quiet.

"Shuisheng...come quickly, come sit down!"

Xu Xiuxia watched the two disheveled figures disappear through the doorway, then turned back to Yang Shuisheng, who wore a faint smile. A thousand words welled up in her mouth, but only a grateful and tender sentence escaped her lips: "What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you right away!"