They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 242 The Village Head's Eldest Grandson
The manager, unwilling to comply, glanced at Xu Zhichun with disdain and sneered, "What? Do you think I'd cheat you out of a mere twenty taels of silver?"

“Manager Zhang is wealthy and powerful, so he certainly wouldn’t renege on his debts. But for us small families, twenty taels of silver is a huge sum of money, and we’re always uneasy without a receipt. Besides, is that how Manager Zhang does business—taking the silver without giving a receipt?”

The onlookers whispered among themselves, their eyes darting around, clearly agreeing with Xu Zhichun.

Twenty taels of silver is no small sum. It's perfectly normal for people to want a receipt for peace of mind.
Manager Zhang was secretly annoyed, but knowing he was in the wrong, he had no choice but to admit it. With a dark face, he told Xu Zhichun to wait a moment, quickly wrote a receipt and handed it to her: "You're smart to know what's good for you. Get out of here now."

Xu Zhichun opened the receipt, glanced at it, and then quickly helped Liang Xiaoman leave with Yang Xiaoan.

Liang Xiaoman couldn't use any strength in his left leg, and his left shoulder and arm were also badly swollen. As soon as they helped him up, his face turned pale and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Xu Zhichun was secretly anxious. What should she do?
Yang Xiaoan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll carry Xiaoman on my back."

However, although Yang Xiaoan was a generation older than Liang Xiaoman, he was younger and thinner than Liang Xiaoman. Even though his family was doing better now and he had gained some weight, he was still thin and couldn't carry Liang Xiaoman at all.

Although Chunfen is strong enough to easily carry two Liang Xiaomans on her back, she is still a girl, and even if she is a little naive, she is still a girl. There is no reason for her to carry them.

She wanted to hire someone, but Liang Xiaoman's injuries were too severe for anyone to handle. The steward, with a fierce glint in his eyes, sneered and sneered, clearly indicating he wouldn't allow anyone to help, so even fewer dared to step forward.

"Let me do it."

Xu Zhichun had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Anyway, she's Liang Xiaoman's elder, so it's reasonable.

Xu Zhichun overestimated her strength, and given Liang Xiaoman's serious injuries, she dared not be too careless. She had to be extremely careful, afraid of accidentally touching his wounds. She could only grit her teeth and endure it, while Yang Xiaoan, who was supporting her from the side, was also very worried.

"Hey, isn't this Madam Xu? Oh dear, this person is injured. How can we let Madam Xu suffer like this? Qi Tong, Qi Gui, go and help her quickly."

Hearing this loud shouting, Xu Zhichun just wanted to curse.

She was already forcibly holding her breath and persevering, but when the playboy who had stopped her from speaking that day interrupted her, she stumbled and almost fell.

She glared fiercely at Young Master Qi, gritted her teeth and ignored him, holding her breath and carrying Liang Xiaoman to an open space with trembling legs.

Unable to bear it any longer, Xu Zhichun, with the help of Yang Xiaoan and Chunfen, carefully placed Liang Xiaoman on the ground. "Xiaoan, go and drive our oxcart over."

"Ah."

"Wait a minute, why go to all that trouble? Madam Xu, my carriage is right here. Why don't you take mine? Besides, carriages are more comfortable, faster, and more stable. I see this young man's injury is quite serious. We should get it over with as soon as possible. What if delaying treatment now leads to something he'll regret for the rest of his life?"

Xu Zhichun choked back a sob, cursing inwardly for being shameless!
She cursed the persistent bastard in her mind, but kept a straight face and said nothing.

Regarding the external injury, Liang Xiaoman seems to be in good spirits and perfectly fine. Even if she were to take an oxcart to the doctor, the slight delay wouldn't cause any harm, but she couldn't say that. Mainly, she didn't know what kind of person Liang Xiaoman was.

Out of respect for the village head, she couldn't stand idly by in this situation, but she didn't want to have anything to do with this greasy man, nor did she want Liang Xiaoman to misunderstand her because of it.

Xu Zhichun simply pretended not to hear the greasy man's words and anxiously looked in the direction Yang Xiaoan had left.

Young Master Qi chuckled, feeling quite gentle and considerate: "Madam Xu, we're acquaintances, aren't we? Don't you trust me? I really just want to help. Madam Xu is such a kind person, how could you bear to let this young man suffer more?"

Xu Zhichun couldn't hold back her anger any longer: "An acquaintance? I'm really sorry, I don't know you. We country folk are timid, and we wouldn't easily accept charity from strangers without a reason. Who knows what traps are waiting for us? We can't bear the consequences. Xiaoman, just bear with it a little longer, Xiaoan should be here soon."

Qi Tong couldn't help but sneer and rebuke, "My young master is being kind, don't be ungrateful!"

Despite the pain, Liang Xiaoman looked up and smiled at Xu Zhichun: "Aunt Zhichun, don't worry, I'm fine. I feel okay, really. What you said makes sense, Aunt. I'll follow your arrangements." She was a reasonable person.

Xu Zhichun breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, your aunt will definitely save you. It's just a fracture, you'll be fine."

Once she gets back, she'll go into the warehouse space tonight and look for ointments and oral medications to treat fractures and external injuries.

Qi Tong was even angrier: "Good deeds go unrewarded, you're utterly clueless!"

Xu Zhichun and Liang Xiaoman pretended not to hear.

Liang Chunfen glared at Qi Tong.

Qi Tong got excited and glared back: "Silly girl, why are you glaring at me?"

Liang Chunfen: "You're swearing."

Qi Tong hadn't expected Liang Chunfen to be so blunt. He choked for a moment, feeling inexplicably aggrieved: "So what if I scolded you? You deserved it."

Liang Chunfen: "If you curse at me, I'll glare at you; if you curse again, I'll beat you up."

"you dare!"

Liang Chunfen rolled up her sleeves, eager to try.

Xu Zhichun gently patted her hand and shook his head, "Let's hurry and take Xiaoman to the clinic."

Liang Chunfen snapped out of her daze and quickly nodded, "That's right!"

Yang Xiaoan finally arrived in his oxcart.

Xu Zhichun and Liang Chunfen together tried to get Liang Xiaoman onto the oxcart.

Young Master Qi, who had lost face, wasn't so petty as to not care at all. He secretly gave Qi Tong a wink.

Qi Tong nodded secretly, then pretended to "accidentally" bump into Xu Zhichun.

Yang Xiaoan, seeing this clearly, was horrified: "Watch out!"

Xu Zhichun blurted out, "Beat him up!"

Without thinking, Liang Chunfen swung her arm outwards, sweeping past Qi Tong. Qi Tong cried out, "Ouch!" and stumbled back more than ten steps before falling heavily to the ground.

Yang Xiaoan carefully placed Liang Xiaoman on the oxcart, then jumped down and helped him sit down.

Qi Tong endured the pain and got up from the ground. "Young Master..."

Young Master Qi was furious. "You pushed my men, don't you have anything to say?"

Xu Zhichun: "My Chunfen just waved her hand lightly. Who can blame him for falling down on his own? Or, if you want compensation, just name your price."

Young Master Qi was taken aback; of course, he couldn't possibly ask for compensation.

Asking for compensation would be inconsistent with my public image, wouldn't it seem petty? How can I continue to pester and try to get closer to you then?