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nShe would find out what the woman was up to if she waited for a villager to come and ask them about the situation.

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nDon’t think I’m ignorant. I know that the laundry must first be placed in wooden basins or bamboo baskets and then brought to the river for washing. I’ve washed my brother and sister-in-law’s clothes a few times, okay?

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nAfter waiting for about 15 minutes, a young man with two empty wooden buckets arrived.

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n“Hey, isn’t this Wang Xing’er? Why is she here?”

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nThe man was shocked to see a woman lying beside the spring. However, he was even more surprised when he saw who it was.

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nDidn’t we chase this woman away? Why is she here?

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nQian Yiyun walked out from the side and asked the man, “Hey, you know her? Who is she?”

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n“You…!”

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nThe man was shocked by Qian Yiyun’s sudden appearance and took a step back.

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n“Don’t be afraid. I knocked her out, but I didn’t do anything bad. I just want to know what this woman was trying to do,” Qian Yiyun quickly explained when she saw that the man’s face had turned pale.

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nShe really did not do anything bad. No matter what that woman was up to, Qian Yiyun decided she should knock her out first and inquire about it later.

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nIf it was a misunderstanding, she could just apologize to the woman.

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n“She… Miss Qian, why did you knock her out? How did she… get here?” the man swallowed and asked carefully.

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nCompared to finding Wang Xing’er on the ground, he was more curious about how she got here.

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n“You’ll have to ask her.” Qian Yiyun shrugged and looked at the unconscious Wang Xing’er.

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n“Everyone knows that the water here is for drinking, but she brought many clothes here to wash. That’s outrageous! Who else should I hit if not her?”

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nShe reached out to open Wang Xing’er’s bag, but a hand grabbed her wrist.

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n“Miss Qian, don’t touch those. You must not touch them.”

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nThe man broke out in a cold sweat when he saw that she was about to touch Wang Xing’er’s belongings. He quickly grabbed her, not caring that physical contact between a man and woman should be limited.

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n“Why?” Qian Yiyun was surprised.

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nSo this woman is not a good person. Does she have evil intentions?

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nThe man explained, “This woman is Wang Xing’er. She’s from our village, but she returned to her parents’ home a few days ago. She brought her family here today to seek refuge with her in-laws.

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n“But her father seems to have contracted the epidemic disease. We chased her out of the village not long ago. At noon.”

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nQian Yiyun was shocked and quickly retracted her hand. “What?!”

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nShe saw that Wang Xing’er was about to put a few pieces of clothing into the spring. Judging from the style and color of the clothes, they should belong to a man—an older man.

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nDo those clothes belong to Wang Xing’er’s ill father?

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n“What a vicious woman! She wanted to soak her father’s clothes in the spring!”

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nShe looked at Wang Xing’er. If she had a knife in her hand, she would definitely stab her ruthlessly. Wang Xing’er wanted to harm the entire village and implicate her sister-in-law!

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