Everyone's attention was drawn to his voice. Zhao Ce looked at the crowd calmly and said, "Different eye colors are not a sign of a disaster."

"This little girl actually just got sick."

"That's why she has such a pair of eyes."

After hearing his words, the people present began to doubt and discuss.

"She got sick?"

"We've never heard of anyone getting sick and growing two different colored eyes."

"Zhao Ce is saying this, but can we really trust him?"

Everyone was skeptical of Zhao Ce's words. Although he was a scholar, he didn't have much credibility in their village.

Zhao Ce knew this, so he had to bring up the doctor from the city to convince them. He continued, "I'm a scholar, and I know more than all of you. Moreover, for the past two days, I specially went to ask the doctor at Renxin Medical Clinic in the city. Everyone knows that the doctors there are top-notch. The doctor said that my wife got sick, and that's why she has her eyes like this."

Zhao Wenhua listened to Zhao Ce's words and couldn't help but feel annoyed. He thought, "This cousin of mine has been expelled from school, yet he still shamelessly compares himself to a scholar." However, he didn't say anything to avoid making the situation worse.

Zhao Youcai hesitated and asked, "Is what you're saying really true?"

Zhao Ce nodded and said seriously, "Of course it is. If you don't believe me, you can go to the city and ask the doctor. And as a gentleman, I would never lie to you all. After all, I study the classics of sages and saints."

After hearing Zhao Ce's explanation, the people present started to believe him. Zhao Youcai was also moved by his words. If it was really a sickness, then there was no need to drive the poor girl out of the village. However, he still had concerns about her eyes.

Zhao Ce saw Zhao Youcai 's hesitation and said, "Uncle, can you come with me to the backyard? I have something to show you."

Zhao Ce led Zhao Youcai to the backyard. As he passed by Su Caier, he saw the girl looking at him with affectionate eyes. He smiled at the two women next to her and said, "I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused. Please have a seat. My wife is well-behaved and won't run around."

Upon hearing Zhao Ce's gentle words, the two women were momentarily stunned. "This Lord Zhao has really changed a lot from before..." one of them awkwardly said. "It's no trouble," she continued. "We'll just stand here for a while, no problem."

After Zhao Ce finished speaking, he gave Su Caier a deep look before walking towards the backyard. Su Caier's panicked heart slowly calmed down because of that gaze.

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Zhao Youcai didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Ce was selling in his gourd, but he stood up after seeing Zhao Ce's solemn expression. He asked everyone to be patient and wait for him to come out and make a decision.

When he arrived in the backyard, Zhao Ce had already taken out a small cloth bag. He handed the bag to Zhao Youcai and said, "Uncle, take a look at this thing."

Zhao Youcai opened the bag with some skepticism. Upon seeing the contents, his eyes widened. "What is this?" Although he didn't know what it was, the thing inside was white and looked like a good thing.

Zhao Ce whispered, "This is sugar."

"Sugar?" Zhao Youcai exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't this just candy? This thing must be expensive, where did you get it?"

Zhao Ce explained, "Uncle, to be honest, my wife made this."

"The other day, you gave me a small bag of brown sugar. After my wife saw it, she said she could make white sugar. And so she made it."

He then took out five taels of silver. "This silver is what I earned from selling sugar today."

Zhao Youcai looked at the silver taels in Zhao Ce's hand with disbelief and asked, "You earned so much from a bag of white sugar?"

Zhao Ce nodded seriously and said, "Yes."

"This silver, I'll give it back to you, Uncle. The rest, I'll pay you back slowly when I make more money later."

With that, Zhao Ce directly stuffed the silver ingot into Zhao Youcai's hand. Zhao Youcai looked at the small cloth bag of white sugar, then at the silver ingot in his hand, still somewhat incredulous.

This young woman actually knows how to make money like this? With this, even if his nephew is expelled from school, their family can still live decently!

Zhao Youcai's scales had completely tipped. Zhao Ce took advantage of the moment to say, "Uncle, my wife can make money like this. In the future, you don't have to worry about the money I need to participate in the imperial examinations."

Zhao Youcai looked at Zhao Ce's strange expression and wanted to say that he was just expelled from school. But he was afraid that Zhao Ce would not be able to accept it, especially since he knew his nephew well. This person was most concerned about his face.

Zhao Youcai's expression changed for a moment before he said, "Since she's a good girl, Uncle should try to keep her here."

"But if something happens in the village, I may not be able to protect her."

Zhao Ce said confidently, "Uncle doesn't need to worry. I can guarantee that nothing will happen."

Zhao Youcai pondered for a moment before saying, "Well, let's see then."

He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is the girl's eye problem due to an illness?"

Zhao Ce nodded, "Yes."

Zhao Youcai returned the silver ingot to Zhao Ce's hand. "You keep the money for now. Our family doesn't lack money at the moment. If she's really sick, then we should spend some money to treat her. Since she can earn money, we can use some of it to pay for her medical expenses."

Zhao Ce smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Uncle."

‘The little girl's illness was incurable as she wasn’t ill in the first place, heterochromia is caused by genetics, but once I earned more money, I will pay back Zhao Youcai's family.’ Zhao Ce thought to himself.

The two of them returned to the main room where everyone was waiting for Zhao Youcai's final decision.

Clearing his throat, Zhao Youcai said, "What Ce said today makes sense. Since the city doctors have confirmed that the girl is indeed sick, there's nothing to worry about. We should trust the doctor's words. If there's anything that happens in the village, as the village head, I will take the lead in solving it."

With Zhao Youcai's assurance, everyone took a glance at Su Caier and left one by one.

Zhao Wenhua still wanted to ask Zhao Ce about his studies and expulsion, but Zhao Youcai pulled him away and gestured for him to go back first.

After everyone left, Zhao Ce walked up to Su Caier, who was standing in the corner, and gently asked, "Are you scared?"

Su Caier looked up at him with some attachment and said, "I'm sorry, husband. I've caused you trouble."