Chapter 96: Jiang Shiyi’s child and man appear!
When Gu Yunting and Jiang Weilong saw Su Mengxue suddenly appear and seriously not let them drink water, their hands suddenly froze in mid-air and they looked at her in surprise.
The men, young and old, sitting on the edge of the kang all looked at the beautiful woman who suddenly appeared, their eyes full of scrutiny, and soon someone who was curious started talking.
"Where did you come from, girl? Why don't you let them drink water?"
Then someone in the crowd chimed in, "You don't look like a local from your attire. You came here with those two, didn't you? You don't let them drink water, are you worried about how dirty it is here?"
"You guys from the city, if you look down on us, then why are you here asking questions? Get out of here!"
Gu Yunting heard the discussion in the crowd and hurried to smooth things over: "She did come with us, but that's not what she meant just now. You misunderstood."
A cold voice soon rang out from the crowd: "This tea has been treasured by our village chief for many years to entertain distinguished guests. Don't waste his kindness."
Su Mengxue looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person speaking was a man who looked to be around 30 years old. He looked a bit fierce. Not only that, there was a thick green light behind him. She instantly realized that this man would be a danger to them.
She was about to speak when she realized that the two soldiers who had come with her were not in the room. She immediately looked at Gu Yunting and asked in a low voice, "Gu Yunting, where are the two people who came with us?"
Gu Yunting naturally noticed that something was wrong with Su Mengxue. He also realized that there was something wrong with the tea, but he couldn't show it in front of a room full of people. He could only reply calmly, "The two of them followed the villagers to find that man."
Su Mengxue's eyes darkened. If they were really in danger here, once the two sides started fighting, Gu Yunting was seriously ill and would definitely not be able to withstand the toss. In addition, Lu Yuanzhou was a gentle man and didn't seem like someone who could fight. The only one who was capable of fighting was Jiang Weilong.
But no matter how powerful he was, it would be difficult for him to fight against this room full of people. If the people in their village joined together, they would not be facing a room full of people, but a whole village. Besides, this place was far away from Jiangbei, and the emperor was far away. They were outnumbered and could not fight head-on.
After thinking for a while, Su Mengxue was about to speak when a contemptuous voice came from the crowd: "Since you despise us and refuse to give us a drink of our tea, then get out of here right away."
Su Mengxue noticed that the person who was speaking was the man with green light on his body, and she became even more certain that there was something wrong with the tea.
Jiang Weilong was a military man, so he naturally noticed that something was wrong here. When he thought that someone dared to tamper with the tea, his hand immediately clenched the glass, making a creaking sound, and then he slammed the glass hard on the table, and a lot of water in the glass spilled out instantly.
His action instantly aroused the disgust of the crowd, and they rushed to speak:
"Hey, who are you showing off to? If you city people are so precious, why did you come to this remote place like us?"
"Village Chief, since they won't give you face, why are you still keeping them here? Just kick them out!"
"That's right. City people look down on us country folk, and we won't flatter them. Village chief, tell them to get out of here right away."
Jiang Weilong was already feeling very upset when he came here, and when he heard them say this, he was so angry that he was about to stand up, but Gu Yunting immediately signaled him with his eyes not to be impulsive.
His Adam's apple rolled, and he thought of what Lin Wenbin had told him before he came. He gritted his teeth and turned his head away without getting up.
Seeing that Jiang Weilong didn't move, Gu Yunting stood up, turned to look at them and said, "You all misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to drink tea. There are actually other reasons."
The man with green light on his body sneered and said sarcastically, "Okay, then tell me the reason. If you can't give a clear explanation," his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he added in a drawling tone, "Then all of you get out of Linxi Village immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers sitting next to him echoed: "That's right, that's right, if you can't say it, get out of Linxi Village immediately!"
Gu Yunting was about to speak when Lu Yuanzhou, who was standing behind him, spoke calmly, "We ate a lot of persimmons on the way here. Eating persimmons and tea together can cause stomachaches or vomiting. We have important business to attend to here, so they can't drink tea now."
Upon hearing this, Su Mengxue's fingers, which were tightly clenched around the corner of her clothes, loosened a little. She was so nervous that she had forgotten about this matter. She couldn't help but mutter to herself: Fortunately, I brought Lu Yuanzhou with me. There is really strength in numbers.
Gu Yunting's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and he continued, "He is a doctor, we have to listen to him."
Soon, sighs were heard from the crowd: "These city people are very particular about what they eat, and they have rules about what they can't eat. Unlike us country people, we don't have so many rules, and we haven't had any problems with our food."
"That's right, that's right. City people are just spoiled. Their physiques can't compare to us country people."
Then there was a burst of laughter.
Su Mengxue listened to these taunts, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the matter was finally settled. She turned around and smiled calmly at Lu Yuanzhou, her eyes telling him that he had done a good job.
Lu Yuanzhou smiled at her tacitly.
The subtle movements of the two of them naturally fell into Gu Yunting's eyes, and the expression on his face became visibly gloomy.
Just as Su Mengxue was about to relax, the man with the green glow on his body spoke again: "What's the matter with not being able to drink tea after eating persimmons? I think what you said are just excuses. If you want to stay here, show your sincerity and drink these two cups of tea."
After Su Mengxue thought for a moment, she stared at the man and said sternly, "Why are you still harping on this trivial matter? Could it be that you spiked the tea?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the air froze instantly.
At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open again, and everyone's eyes immediately looked towards the door, including them. Su Mengxue saw two soldiers coming with a man and a little girl.
The girl looked about five or six years old, with two ponytails, wearing tattered and ill-fitting clothes, and shoes that were obviously half an inch larger than her size. It was obvious that no one cared for her.
Su Mengxue guessed that she should be Jiang Shiyi's daughter, and the man standing next to her who looked cowardly and unattractive should be her man.
Su Mengxue saw the man's disheveled appearance and was about to feel sorry for Jiang Shiyi when she saw Jiang Weilong stand up and rush to the man. He grabbed him by the collar, veins popping out on his forehead, and roared with bloodshot eyes, "You beast, are you the one who killed Shiyi?"
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