The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 986 - 965: Relief

Chapter 986: Chapter 965: Relief

Bai Shan: ...

Bystanders: ...

Yin Huo subconsciously turned his head to look at Manbao, who jumped down from the carriage and ran up to him, saying, "So you are Yin Huo? You look very sweet, not like someone who would argue with Bai Shan. How did you end up arguing?"

Bai Shan reiterated, "I didn’t argue with him, we were just debating, do you understand what a debate is?"

Manbao ignored him and continued looking at Yin Huo, "Your eyes are red. Did you just have another argument?"

Bai Shan: ...

Yin Huo glanced at Bai Shan and shook his head, "No."

"I thought so," Manbao exhaled and said, "Bai Shan never bullies others without reason."

This left Yin Huo speechless.

Manbao looked around and asked, "Could you ask your servants to step aside for a moment? I don’t like being surrounded by servants while talking."

Yin Huo did not hesitate much and turned to instruct, "You all go down first."

The Yin Family’s servants did not leave but kept a wary eye on Manbao and Bai Shan.

Unbeknownst to others, how could they not know?

The young lady had dared to confront their mistress that morning and had even caused their people to lose face at Jishi Hall. She was obviously not someone to be trifled with.

As their household had so many formidable mistresses, the servants never underestimated the combat skills of a woman, so they did not move.

Manbao just looked at them, blinked, and then silently watched Yin Huo.

Yin Huo’s face turned deep red, and quite unhappy, he told the servants, "Go down!"

The servants hesitated for a moment and then stepped back a few paces.

Manbao then looked at Yin Huo and sighed, "You really are pitiful."

Yin Huo: ...

Behind Manbao, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also showed him a sympathetic gaze.

Manbao suggested, "How about we find a tavern to sit down and talk? Just as my Junior Brother said, this issue must be resolved, otherwise, your sister will keep blocking our way or causing trouble in my pharmacy, which also affects unrelated people."

Bai Shan suddenly looked up, "They sent people to make trouble at Jishi Hall?"

Yin Huo instantly gripped his book basket, his neck flushing red.

Manbao waved her hand dismissively, "It’s okay, I didn’t suffer any loss."

However, the look Bai Shan and Bai Erlang gave Yin Huo then turned a bit unfriendly.

Whether it was blocking them on the road or causing trouble at the academy, they could still bear with it. But causing trouble at Jishi Hall was too much.

After all, Manbao was just an attending doctor learning medicine there, and the disruption in the pharmacy visibly had a terrible impact on her.

Under their gaze, Yin Huo lowered his head, his eyes turning red.

Seeing this, Manbao’s tone became even gentler, "You didn’t know about this, did you? Since you didn’t know, then it’s not related to you."

Yin Huo looked up at Manbao in surprise, hearing these words for the first time, "But... my sisters were doing it for me."

What Manbao was more curious about was, "Did you ask your sisters to block us this morning?"

Yin Huo pursed his lips and remained silent.

Manbao had never seen such a taciturn person and couldn’t help saying, "If that’s the case, just nod. If not, shake your head."

Yin Huo slowly shook his head.

Manbao sighed in relief and asked, "Did you know about it beforehand?"

Yin Huo looked at Manbao for a while and shook his head slightly.

Manbao then flashed a big smile, generously patted his shoulder, and said, "Then we have no grudge, why act like enemies?"

Caught off guard, Yin Huo nearly fell from Manbao’s pat. The Yin Family’s servants rushed over...

Daji stepped forward to stand beside Manbao, his gaze stern as he watched them.

Manbao looked at Yin Huo in disbelief, patting his shoulder again, "Are you that frail?"

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang then saw Yin Huo’s body sway but he managed to steady himself.

The two: ...

Yin Huo coughed a few times and waved his hand at the servants, "It’s alright, you all may leave."

The Yin Family’s servants watched their young master for a while then slowly retreated.

Manbao then said, "Come, let me introduce properly. I am Bai Shan’s Senior Sister, my name is Zhou Man, and this is Bai Shan’s Junior Brother, also a student at the Imperial Academy, called Bai Erlang."

Yin Huo looked at them and nodded blankly.

Manbao continued, "Since you were unaware of today’s incident and weren’t involved, it has nothing to do with you. What I’m curious about is, what were you arguing about in class? How did it even extend outside?"

Yin Huo glanced cautiously at Bai Shan, lowered his head, and said, "We didn’t argue, just debated a few points."

Manbao: "... and your sisters?"

Yin Huo nervously twisted his book basket, "I, my eldest sister thought I was being bullied. I told them I wasn’t, but..."

Seeing his distressed expression, Manbao vaguely understood and sighed, "If you were my brother and came back to tell me this, I would also think you’d been wronged."

Yin Huo then clenched his book basket and didn’t speak further, his neck and face turning red.

The onlooking crowd: ... See, exactly like this, just like this. If it weren’t for their voices not being quite low, everyone could hear, anyone would think Bai Shan and the others were bullying a little white rabbit.

Since they were young, they had been beaten up so many times for this!

Bai Shan noticed everyone looking their way, frowned slightly, and stepped forward, "Since you also think there are no issues between us, let’s sit down and clear this matter up. It’s one thing for your family to confront me, but to trouble my Senior Sister is going too far."

Yin Huo’s eyes welled up with tears, and he nodded with a sniffle.

Manbao, seeing the newcomer in distress, quickly said, "It’s alright, it’s alright. If you’re worried, you should go home and talk to your sisters. How about we all go for a meal together? Once your sisters know we’ve made up, you won’t have to explain much."

Yin Huo hesitated and then shook his head, "I can’t stay out for long, I need to go home. My grandmother and sisters are waiting for me."

While the four were talking, Liu Huan, whom they had met in the morning looking like a young cow with his book basket, burst out of the school, shouting, "Yin Huo, are you causing trouble for someone again?"

Liu Huan dashed over, placed himself in front of Bai Shan and the others, and said, "What are you playing at this time? Crying, or falling over?"

Yin Huo looked up quietly at him, his eyes red-rimmed.

Liu Huan yelled, "Be clear first, I didn’t bully you, you better not go home and wrongly accuse us to your sisters."

Only then did Manbao feel something was off. Looking around, she noticed everyone was watching them, faces filled with a glee for gossip, even Bai Shan had a few concerned friends watching. Meanwhile, Yin Huo didn’t have a single friend.

Manbao blinked, examining Yin Huo’s facial expression and eyes, feeling an itch to act.

She quietly tugged at Bai Shan’s clothes and said to Yin Huo, "How about this, we escort you home? I specifically brought some pastries, we can eat them in the carriage on the way."

Bai Shan reached out and pulled the unresponsive Yin Huo into the carriage.