Everyone was stunned.
But Widow Lü breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hurry and save her," Yang Ruxin shouted at Yang Baifu, "That’s his wife. If other men go down to save her, they’ll inevitably touch her, which would ruin her reputation."
"I... I..." Yang Baifu was so scared that his limbs went numb.
"If Fourth Auntie dies, you’ll be murderers..." Yang Ruxin rolled his eyes and then glanced at Widow Lü, "Then prepare to be sunk into the pond."
Widow Lü pursed her lips, not taking it seriously. Sunk into the pond? How could that be possible? She was not from Dapu East Village. These people had no right to sink her, and those from her own village... The lecherous Village Chief had long been eager to do so. As long as she nodded her head, who could sink her?
"I... I can’t swim..." But Yang Baifu suddenly knelt down; he also felt that things had gotten out of hand.
"This..." Yang Peili and the others were also dumbfounded.
Yang Ruxin sighed, then took a few steps forward and dived in.
By this time, the Village Chief had spoken, and several people who could swim also jumped in after him.
Fortunately, the river here was not deep, and the current was not swift, so Yang Ruxin quickly grabbed hold of Dongshi.
Dongshi was groggy but somewhat conscious. However, she was intent on dying and kept pushing Yang Ruxin away.
"You said all would be settled, but what about your two daughters?" Yang Ruxin was furious, "They will be beaten, starved, or even sold by the Yang Family..."
Dongshi slightly opened her eyes but stopped resisting.
By then, the villagers had swum over too, and together they pulled Dongshi out of the river, although she had already passed out.
Someone then ran off to find Li Yi.
Yang Ruxin could not care less at this point, and hurried to press on her abdomen to perform emergency aid. Fortunately, she had not been in the water long and hadn’t swallowed much. After a few tries, she caught her breath and spat out a big mouthful of dirty water, waking up. Unexpectedly, she clung to Yang Ruxin and burst into loud sobs.
Yang Ruxin sighed and patted her back, reassuring her, "It’s all right now."
Dongshi cried for a long while until she calmed down, just as Li Yi arrived. Taking the opportunity, Yang Ruxin got up and left. She had acted merely out of a sense of compassion, believing that saving a life was more virtuous than building a seven-level pagoda, but she had no desire to get involved with the old Yang Family estate.
The aftermath would naturally be taken care of by others.
Off in the distance, Yang Anshi and others were rushing over to this side.
The corner of Yang Ruxin’s mouth held a mocking smile. The old estate was rotten to the core. Let’s see how you maintain the face you’ve already lost.
Yang Peili seemed to sense something and turned his head, catching Yang Ruxin’s gaze. He opened his mouth as if to say something but eventually said nothing, instead awkwardly turning his head away.
"Dani, hurry back and change your clothes," Yang Baixiang waved anxiously at Yang Ruxin, "It’s already the start of autumn, and you can catch a cold easily." He took off his own robe, but before he could hand it over, a piece of clothing was already passed from the side.
Gu Yao couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Yang Ruxin, "It’s my mother’s. Hurry and put it on," he said with a sneer, "You’re quite capable, aren’t you?"
Yang Baixiang took his robe back, feeling embarrassed as it was all sweaty; he quickly thanked Gu Yao with a smile, "Thank you."
"Big sister, are you okay?" It was at this moment that Sanni and the others surrounded her, "I was scared to death just now..."