Chapter 207 Ye Shenge's Company
Zi Yisheng also received the news. He knew that the little girl would be very worried and that his elder brother-in-law had already taken action, so he wanted to get ahead of him.
When Zi Yisheng took action, it only took one phone call to rescue the person.
As soon as Ye Mu'en arrived, he saw Ouyang leading people out, and could only curse in his heart, this bastard who wanted to grab all the credit.
However, looking at the unconscious old lady on the stretcher, he lost the mood to argue. The sooner she was brought out, the sooner she could be treated.
"Young Master Ye, are we taking her home?"
"Send her to the hospital. We'll pick up Elder Fan and Shenge from home later."
Ye Mu'en didn't want his sister to experience life and death at home, nor did he want anyone to die at home.
Old Madam Yang was sent into the operating room. When Ye Shenge and her two masters arrived, the person had not yet come out.
Ye Shenge sat silently by the door, hoping that the old lady could live, so that she would not leave the world with the sorrow of being hurt again and again.
After waiting for more than two hours, the operating room door was pushed open from the inside.
Ye Mu'en supported his sister as she walked over. Seeing the doctor's relaxed expression, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"The patient's ribs were broken, and one of the ribs pierced her lung. Although the surgery was successful, the patient's body is very weak and she won't last much longer."
Ye Shenge's heart felt as if it were being squeezed by a pair of large hands, causing her intense pain.
Looking at the old lady being pushed out, Ye Shenge still shed tears. After a few days apart, she was unrecognizable, her face sallow and her cheeks sunken.
Back in the ward, Elder Fan and Elder Dang each grabbed one of the old lady's wrists. After a long silence, they looked at each other.
"Is there still hope?"
Ye Shenge's voice was somewhat hoarse. This was the first time she had faced life and death directly, and she was even more panicked than when she was terminally ill in her previous life.
"At most three months, and that's with medication to keep her going."
Ye Shenge nodded. She was not an immortal; she could only follow fate. She just wanted the old lady not to be lonely as she passed away.
"Big Brother, what do you think will be the fate of those who betrayed the old lady?"
Ye Mu'en understood his sister's meaning. Those people indeed deserved to die.
"What outcome do you want for them?"
"They ate so much of the old lady's grain; it's time they paid it back."
Ye Mu'en immediately left the ward. As for the fate of those people, as long as it was miserable, it would suffice.
Old Madam Yang woke up the next day. When she opened her eyes, she saw an unexpected person by her side. Her face immediately broke into a smile, a genuine smile.
"Girl, I'm so happy to see you again."
Ye Shenge smiled and used a cotton swab to moisten the old lady's lips.
"Can I come visit you every day from now on?"
Old Madam Yang slightly raised her hand and shook it.
"No need. It's good enough that you promised to collect my corpse."
"Mm, I did take the money, after all. Shouldn't I make you satisfied?"
Old Madam Yang let out a chuckle from her throat, hoarse but conveying a sense of pleasure.
"It's so good to have met you in my final days. You're like sunshine, making me feel less cold."
Ye Shenge was a little choked up. She pulled the old lady's hand and gently squeezed it.
"Then let me, this little sun, continue to warm you. I hope you never forget to smile in the sun."
"Okay, okay, smile in the sun."
In the following days, Ye Shenge came to accompany the old lady every day, chatting with her and bringing her the specially prepared medicine from her masters, resolutely making the old lady drink it.
Zi Yisheng, fearing that it would tire out the little girl, arranged for two nurses to take care of the old lady around the clock. This allowed the old lady to enjoy the life of being served.
In less than a week, Ye Shenge brought news of the fate of those ungrateful wretches.
"Old Madam, would you like to know about the situation of those people you raised?"
Old Madam Yang could already sit up for a while. Hearing about them, she showed no curiosity, as if they were strangers.
"I'm not interested. It's not always true that the wicked will be punished. Otherwise, how could our Yang family be destroyed, and those who harmed us are still alive and well?"
Ye Shenge could not refute her. She was not a savior; she was just an ordinary person, and not a kind one at that. Therefore, she did not have the ability to punish the wicked and eliminate evil.
If it were someone else lying here today, she would absolutely not have bothered. It was only because of the karmic connection from her transaction with the old lady that she had acted to resolve this karmic tie.
"The leaders among them are all going to jail for thirty years. The rest, regardless of age, will have to work on a farm for fifteen years for every bit of grain they ate from you. This should be enough to repay your efforts, right?"
Old Madam Yang's face finally broke into a smile, as if finally, one of her many grudges had been avenged.
"Thank you, little girl. I'm very happy. So this is what it feels like to get revenge. If I had known, I would have dealt with those enemies one by one over the years. I was too cowardly, only hiding and barely surviving. These years have been so stifling."
However, Old Madam Yang was already content. Her abilities were limited, and she believed that those people would definitely be retaliated against by those who were capable. Look, she had seen the fate of the wicked.
Even with the medicine from her two masters supporting her, Old Madam Yang seemed eager to be free, and her body showed no signs of improvement. She passed away a month later, peacefully.
Ye Shenge also fulfilled her promise to the old lady, burying her beside the deceased members of the Yang family and selecting a few pieces of jewelry as burial items, hoping that the old lady would still live a prosperous life in her next life.
Ye Shenge watched as the coffin was gradually covered by soil. She felt no sadness or grief, but rather a sense of liberation for the old lady. It was truly too difficult for an elderly person to live in this world.
In the more than a month that followed, many, many things happened.
The Bai family had all evacuated Mingcheng and were living peacefully in the Bai Rong Brigade. Mother Ye was also living in the countryside, having moved there in advance.
Father Ye returned safely from the battlefield and was admitted to the hospital, outwardly recovering from severe injuries.
Zi Yisheng had also left Qishi to engage in the final battle with the Baili family.
However, Ye Shenge understood that Zi Yisheng would not truly "win" this battle, otherwise, how would he have the opportunity to escape his current predicament?
But the Baili family would be severely wounded, to the point of barely clinging to life.
Therefore, this struggle would take a long time to truly cease.
Since Ye Mu'en's return, he had been fully in charge of the black market business. The convoy could smoothly supply several black markets in the city, allowing his sister to count money in her room every month.
This situation led Zi Yisheng and his elder brother-in-law to compete again, seeing who could earn more.
Ye Shenge paid no mind to their childish rivalry, happily counting money in her space. Keeping track of the source of each transaction was her greatest joy.
As it was nearing the time to leave Qishi, Ye Shenge visited Chen Tangtang one last time and gave her a dress made by Aunt Zhen as a farewell gift. Only the silly Chen Tangtang was unaware of her friend's impending departure.