Chapter 486 Su Nuan clears her name

The man said, "The deputy city lord doesn't know?"

Su Nuan shook her head, "I don't know, has there been any notice?"

The man smiled and said, "Yes, it was published together with the notice about no tax."

Su Nuan pretended to smile innocently, "I can't read, and I haven't heard anyone say it, so I don't know. Who is it?"

The man replied: "It's the City Lord's wife Su Nuan!"

Su Nuan widened her eyes. She turned out to be the deputy city lord.

The man continued, "The deputy city lord has appointed three people: Su Nuan, Cheng Feng, and Wu Long."

Su Nuan was speechless. How did this kid Wu Long climb to the position of deputy city lord?

But after hearing this, why do I feel that both Wu Long and I are just there to make up the numbers?

Forget it, don’t think too much about it. It’s up to you what you want. Even though I’m a wealthy man, it’s impossible for you to ask me to work.

Su Nuan grinned, playing the role of a rebel, wondering if Ling Cang would be angry.

The man said, "It's actually quite good. The city lord is responsible for construction, and the deputy city lord Cheng Feng is responsible for protection."

"Wu Long is a man of great learning and ideas, equivalent to a military advisor."

Su Nuan pricked up her ears and listened. If this was useful, then what was she?

The man continued, "Su Nuan, don't underestimate her because she's a woman. She's very capable. We rely on her for everything we eat and drink. It's not an exaggeration to say that she provides us with food and clothing."

Su Nuan grinned foolishly. So this was the charm of being an official. Being praised was sweeter than drinking honey.

The old man said, "It's a pity that the girl is so immature and stays away from home all day. Only the city lord indulges her. If she were my daughter-in-law, I would definitely scold her."

Su Nuan: "..." Fortunately, I am not your wife.

The man said, "It's up to the couple to do whatever they want. Don't worry about it. Let's just live our own lives."

Su Nuan secretly gave the man a thumbs up.

The old man continued, "No matter how capable she is, she is still a woman, a wife at that. She doesn't take care of her husband and runs around all day. How can she be so shameless?"

"Her husband is the city lord, so he's considered the local emperor of the North, right? Then she's the queen, the role model for all women in the North."

"Do we want all women to be like her? Running around all day and not taking care of the family?"

Su Nuan was speechless and squatted silently by the door. How could she be considered a role model?

However, I have to admit that the old man's reading of books makes sense. I seem to be a little too comfortable. If other women learn from him, it will definitely cause a family war.

After all, other daughters-in-law don’t have a mother-in-law who pampers them unconditionally.

The old man continued, "Although it's difficult now and we're just happy to be alive, we can't lose our restraints. Once the etiquette is relaxed, it will be difficult to restore it later."

"I'm not bullying women, but if men don't stand up for themselves and women lack virtue, our descendants will be without talent."

Su Nuan, “…” She really had overlooked a lot.

What should we do in this kind of situation?

At this moment, Su Nuan understood something. No wonder people say that there are many unruly people in poor and remote areas. It is because they are poor and only think about surviving, thus neglecting the issue of etiquette.

When they can live a good life in the future, there is not much of the moral code left, so they become unruly people.

Su Nuan felt that she had to find a way to resolve this issue, otherwise if all the women followed her example, it would really become a den of bandits.

The man said, "Grandpa, is it really going to be a mess?"

The old man nodded. "Well, although I haven't read many books, I have lived long enough and seen enough. This is all based on experience."

The man nodded. "Well, I just don't know if the city lord will listen to this suggestion. What if he thinks we are disparaging his wife?"

The old man sighed, "It is because the city lord gave Su Nuan unlimited freedom and love that she is so comfortable."

"But how can ordinary people like us get so much pampering? If we don't set rules, all the daughters-in-law will go against their in-laws."

The man scratched his head and said, "I don't dare to tell you that!"

The old man shook his head. "You don't have to tell me. I'll tell you. I'm an old man. I'm dead."

"Now that I see you all living with good people, owning houses and fields, even I, a ghost, can laugh."

The man immediately took two steps forward and said, "No, Dad, please stop talking. When the insect plague is over, I will throw paper balls at the City Lord's Mansion and I promise that they won't catch me."

Su Nuan lowered her head and drew circles, and couldn't help but chuckle when she heard the man was about to throw the paper ball.

The man glanced sideways, "Kid, what are you laughing at? Don't go around telling people about what you heard today, or you'll get yourself into trouble."

Su Nuan waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I didn't hear anything. There's no need to be so anxious."

"The Ling family is descended from a great general family. They must know more than us peasants."

The man nodded. "That's true."

Su Nuan couldn't help but defend herself, "The City Lord's wife is the legitimate daughter of some high-ranking official. It is said that the etiquette was taught by the maids in the palace."

"Do you think a woman like this would do anything immoral?"

"What is she doing this for? Isn't it so that we can have enough food and warm clothes?"

"You don't know, we followed the team to the north and encountered bandits on the way. Not only the women, but even many men hid under the carriages."

"Su Nuan was standing on the carriage at that time. She killed countless bandits with her bow and arrow and saved so many of us."

"Do you think such a remarkable woman would do anything to offend the city lord?"

Everyone in the room was silent, and the old man fell into deep thought.

The voice of the Space Spirit came to Su Nuan's ears, "Don't you feel embarrassed when you praise yourself like this?"

"It's not red, my face is very white." Su Nuan smiled.

"Hey? The space upgrade is finished? What caused the space upgrade?"

The space spirit said: "Well... let's talk about this later. Hai Lan and I discovered the secret of space."

Su Nuan felt itchy in her heart, but it was not appropriate to ask too much now. She would wait until the insect plague was over and then find a chance to enter the space.

The space spirit said again: "There are many people crying outside."

Su Nuan asked in confusion: "Why are you crying? Go and see if anyone is injured."

The Space Spirit shook his head. "No, it's the families whose private land was confiscated. Each family has at least four or five people, and they are crying together."

Su Nuan stopped caring when she heard this. They deserved it. It was their fault for being disobedient.

If everyone had been obedient, I wouldn't have had to design such an insect plague and ruin my reputation.

The Space Spirit asked again: "Will you conduct such tests in the future?"

Su Nuan smiled and said, "No need. I've already given them a chance, but they didn't cherish it. If they still don't obey me in the future, I will just kill them as soon as possible."

The Space Spirit breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, I thought you would enjoy pulling like those people."

Su Nuan replied: "I like to cut the Gordian knot."

As he was speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open with great force, and Su Nuan was knocked to the ground by the door panel.