After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 191 A near miss
Madam Cao scolded, "You've taken such good care of Shen Yi and even found him such a wonderful wife. Shen Yi would call you 'Mother' without hesitation. If his parents knew this in the afterlife, they would surely bless you!"

"Hahaha!" Xu laughed heartily, taking the child from Cao's arms and refusing to let go.

Wei Daya brought over fresh, hot goat milk. "Sister-in-law, Shen Xiang is busy next door. This is goat milk I cooked with some sugar. Please try it."

Su Tai was helped up and finished drinking in a few gulps. She then said gratefully to the people in the room, "Thanks to everyone's help today, I will make sure Shen Yi thanks you all properly when he comes back."

Cao waved her hand, "No need to thank me, we're all from the same village, why bother with these things at a time like this? Just take good care of yourself and don't think too much. I'll come back to check on you after dawn. If everything's alright, just focus on your postpartum recovery."

Normally, there would be no need for another trip, but Su Tai's delivery was sudden, so she was somewhat worried.

Su Tai thanked him again before lying down and falling asleep with peace of mind.

The town's medical clinic.

Shen Yi sat at the door with a cold face, only getting up to greet Liu Tiechui and his men as they hurried over, "Lord Liu."

Liu Tiechui glanced inside, then grabbed Shen Yi's hand and looked him over for a moment. "Stop with the formalities, how are you?"

Shen Yi shook his head. "I'm fine. That person is still inside."

Liu Tiechui breathed a slight sigh of relief, then strode inside with a long face.

Doctor Li led his apprentices, bustling about.

After a long while, Liu Tiechui finally asked, "What's the situation with that person?"

Dr. Li replied, "He fell from a height, but fortunately the snow has started to melt, so the ground is soft and wet. He slid along the wall, so he has a broken leg and a head injury with excessive blood loss. Otherwise, he's okay, and the problem isn't too serious."

"Cousin, cousin."

As soon as Dr. Li finished speaking, everyone saw another group of people arrive outside the clinic.

Shen Wen rushed in and, upon seeing Shen Yi, anxiously said, "Cousin, a scoundrel broke into your house and almost hurt your wife. Fortunately, the three black dogs loyally protected their master and drove the scoundrel away. However, your wife was so frightened that she is about to give birth."

"What!" Shen Yi was shocked and rushed out without saying a word.

Shen Wen wanted to chase after them, but Shen Zhuang stopped him, asking, "How is the situation now?"

Shen Wen then remembered the half-dead villain on the oxcart and quickly sent people over to help.

Shen Yi rushed home. It was already dawn. The courtyard was quiet and still. His heart suddenly raced with panic. "Xiao Tai, Xiao Tai!"

Xu came out of the main room and gestured for him to be quiet.

Shen Yi rushed over immediately, "Second Aunt, where's Xiao Tai? How is she?"

Madam Xu grabbed Shen Yi and said, "Don't worry, Xiaotai and the baby are both fine. She just gave birth, and both mother and child are safe. They haven't woken up yet, so don't wake them up!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Just then, Shen Yuezhang's cries came from the backyard. He quickly scrambled to his feet, rushed into the bedroom, and scooped his weeping daughter into his arms to comfort her, "It's alright, it's alright."

These words seemed to be comforting the child, but also to comfort himself.

Madam Xu followed into the house, speaking softly to coax the child, "Little Yuezhang, your parents are quite busy these days, how about your aunt and cousin come over to play with you?"

Shen Yuezhang stopped crying when she saw Shen Yi. After hearing Xu Shi's words, she innocently asked, "Where did my mother go?" Xu Shi took the child and patiently explained, "Your mother gave birth to a little brother for you and is currently in confinement! Come on, let's get dressed and go eat. In a little while, Auntie will take you to see your mother and little brother, okay?"

"Great!" Shen Yuezhang was very excited, jumping and bouncing on the bed.

Shen Yi also calmed down.

After handing Shen Yuezhang over to Xu, he went to the front courtyard to see his wife and children.

He gently pushed open the door and met Su Tai's bright eyes. He quickly went inside, closed the door, and stepped forward, asking, "How are you? Is anything bothering you?"

Su Tai gave him a reassuring smile, then eagerly pressed for details about what had happened in the early hours of the morning, "I'm fine. Do you know who those two thugs are?"

Shen Yi shook his head. "The person is still receiving treatment. The one who fell from the wall lost too much blood but is not in mortal danger. I didn't see the one who was sent over later. I'll find out when my second uncle comes back."

Su Tai was still shaken. "Luckily, we have three black dogs. If it weren't for them, my child and I would probably be in grave danger, as would my daughter who was sleeping soundly in the backyard."

The thought of her child possibly meeting with misfortune filled Su Tai with resentment.

Shen Yi stepped forward and hugged her tightly. "Don't worry, this will never happen again, I promise!"

"Mmm." Su Tai leaned against him, two lines of clear tears falling.

The couple tacitly agreed on how to make their home an impregnable fortress and how to protect their child completely.

At noon, Shen Yingcai returned with a group of villagers.

The group arrived at Shen Yi's house.

My aunt quickly brought out a large bowl of scallion and pork flatbread and brown sugar peanut flatbread, and then brought out a large bowl of egg and lean pork noodles, inviting everyone to start eating.

After a long night of hard work, everyone sat down in the courtyard to eat without being polite to Shen Yi.

They all started talking at once about the clinic.

"The next one they sent was bitten by a dog and was covered in blood down there. Tsk tsk tsk. It hurts just looking at it."

"That's right. I heard from Doctor Li that the man is crippled, but I don't know what that means."

"Didn't you ask?"

"I asked! Doctor Li won't tell me, but the town magistrate should know."

Shen Yi listened for a long time but still couldn't figure out the two people's background, so he couldn't help but look anxiously at Shen Ying.

Shen Ying swallowed her food and slowly said, "Those two people are not from our village. One of them seems to be a young man from Liujiazhuang. Some people in our village know him. The town magistrate has investigated their background and only said that this matter will be severely punished. He didn't say much else. You are the victim. If you go and ask, the town magistrate will tell you."

"I understand. Thank you so much for your help, village chief and uncles. Once this matter is resolved, I will definitely hold a grand banquet to thank everyone properly," Shen Yi said sincerely.

Whether he was just being polite or genuinely planning to do so, everyone liked hearing those kinds of things, and they all became very polite to him.

After everyone had finished eating and left, Shen Yi went inside to tell Su Tai what was going on before driving the donkey cart toward Moshi Town.

Liu Tiechui was furious, extremely furious. As soon as he returned from the clinic, he kept complaining to Ma Yujie, "Is Xiong Kai crazy?! He actually encouraged his cousin to steal from Shen Yi's house. Is he that jealous of others' success? He deserves to have his manhood ruined!"

Ma Yujie poured Liu Tiechui a glass of water and gently comforted him, "Calm down. Only Niu Peng is awake now. We can't just listen to his side of the story. We also need to hear Xiong Kai's side of the story. After all, Niu Peng isn't a first-time offender, and he's quite cunning. Who knows if he's deliberately shirking responsibility?"