Everyone in the yard had left, and it suddenly fell quiet.
Seeing that Gu Jiaojiao was all right, Aunt Zhao offered a few words of comfort before heading home.
After Aunt Zhao left,
Sweet Girl started to cry.
Ever since her parents left, this was the first time someone had stood up for her.
In the past, other aunties and uncles had seen her get bullied.
At most, they would just shoo the bullies away. Some even pretended they didn't see anything.
Every time they left, Da Niu and his gang would bully her even more relentlessly.
Sometimes, she even wished these aunties wouldn't help her. That way, her injuries might be a little less severe.
This was the first time someone had gone to such great lengths to stand up for her.
Leng Yuan, unaware of what had happened in the village, first delivered the venison to a private estate in the County Town.
The estate had vermilion gates and gray brick walls; it was an old, well-preserved residence.
