Chapter 35: I'm Not Looking for Trouble
"Miss, someone from the Gan family is here." Luo Kui hurriedly came into the house to report, saying, "He said it was the Gan family's eldest master who wanted to know why you didn't go home yesterday!"
"Then tell him that Madam Gan knows that she has committed a grave sin by angering Grandmother, and she volunteered to pray for Grandmother in the ancestral hall." Xiao Jiuyue replied casually.
Luo Kui hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss, what if he tries to force his way in?"
"Force your way in?" Xiao Jiuyue chuckled and said, "Then let Jin Wen and Jin Wu drive them out."
"Yes." Luo Kui immediately went to report. For safety reasons, Luo Kui also brought guards with him.
When Gan Zongrong heard this, his face turned dark and he turned and left.
"You're leaving now?" Luo Kui came back and told Xiao Jiuyue, her eyes full of confusion.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at her silly appearance and didn't say anything. Lian Xin beside her said, "The Gan family has angered the elders to the point of vomiting blood. If the Gan family's master dares to persist in this matter, and this matter gets out, the Gan family's reputation will be ruined."
"Oh." Luo Kui seemed to understand but not quite.
Xiao Jiuyue stood up and said, "Prepare the car."
"Yes." Lianxin responded and immediately asked someone to prepare the car.
"Go to Shi Lizheng's house." Xiao Jiuyue told her destination as soon as she got on the carriage.
Jin Wu, who was driving the coach, responded and headed towards Ishili Zheng's house.
Ishiri Masa's house is on the west side of the village, backed by a mountain and facing a fertile field, with a wide view.
Xiao Jiuyue got off the carriage and saw the children playing "Eagle Catches Chicken". When they saw Xiao Jiuyue coming, they all hid to the side, except for one little girl who asked crisply, "Pretty sister, who are you looking for?"
The little girl had two small pigtails and a chubby face, which made her look particularly cute. She bent down slightly, took out a candy and said, "Pretty little girl, I'm here to see the headman."
"Grandpa is not at home." The little girl stared at the candy with sparkling eyes, licked her lips, turned around and called out, "Grandma, there is a very beautiful sister looking for Grandpa."
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the candy in his hand and the chubby back of the little girl as she left, and couldn't help but smile.
Not long after, an old lady came out, wearing an apron full of patches. When she saw Xiao Jiuyue, she looked panicked and pulled her granddaughter to kneel down and salute.
"Auntie." Xiao Jiuyue hurried forward, supported the old lady and said, "My last name is Xiao, and I'm here to look for Shi Lizheng."
"Okay, okay." The old lady smelled the faint fragrance on her body and even her words were incoherent. She shouted, "Dagang, hurry up and go to the field to call your grandfather back."
A boy responded and ran away.
"Xiao, Miss Xiao, how about sitting down for a while?" The old lady brought out a bamboo stool, looked at the bamboo stool, and then looked at Xiao Jiuyue's clothes. She said embarrassedly, "You can't sit here. What if it scratches your clothes?"
The old lady walked quickly and brought out a bench from the house. She used her sleeve as a rag to wipe the bench and said, "It's not dirty anymore."
Xiao Jiuyue didn't despise it and sat down directly. She could clearly feel that the old lady was relieved. She looked at the little girl who had just not eaten the candy, waved her hand and said, "Pretty little girl, do you want some candy?"
"No, no." The old lady quickly refused, looking at the candy in Xiao Jiuyue's hand. Her slender, white and delicate fingers showed that she had never done any work. They had never seen that candy before, it looked like a small square of tofu.
"A few small sugar cubes to sweeten your mouth." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the little girl.
The little girl looked at her own milk.
The old lady hesitated for a moment before she said, "Xiaohua, then you should thank Miss Xiao."
"Thank you, young lady." Shi Xiaohua grinned and stretched out her hand carefully. Halfway through, she wiped it on her body before reaching for the candy. She was reluctant to eat it after taking it.
"Lianxin." Xiao Jiuyue turned around.
Lian Xin immediately came forward with a bag of candy and said, "Everyone gets a share."
Now, the group of children were all happy. The old lady felt uneasy and wanted to refuse, but Xiao Jiuyue's set of sweet words made it impossible for her to refuse. She looked out and said, "The head of the family will definitely be back soon."
The old lady smiled awkwardly at Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiuyue smiled and did not urge him. Instead, he looked at the headman's house. There were two rows of houses in the southeast, with at least a dozen rooms. They were all made of wooden boards. It was obvious that the houses had been built for a long time and looked a bit old.
However, whether it is a clean house, no chicken or duck droppings on the ground in the yard, or a pile of firewood, it proves that the owner of the house is very diligent.
"Master, you're back!" When the old lady saw Shi Lizheng, she ran towards him excitedly and said quickly, "Master, her surname is Xiao. I've never seen her before. Could it be the Xiao family that came back from Shengjing?"
Shi Li was looking at the woman sitting upright in the yard. She was wearing an orange dress and looked like a ripe persimmon. She looked out of place in his home.
"Ms. Xiao, I'm sorry." Shi Lizheng began to apologize as soon as he entered the yard.
Xiao Jiuyue stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Li Zheng Shi, I'm sorry for interrupting your work by coming here presumptuously."
Shi Lizheng saw that she was dignified and polite, and did not dare to look at her face. He thought, since she was so polite, she must not be here to cause trouble, right?
"Shi Lizheng, I, Xiao Jiuyue, the junior, am here to apologize on behalf of the Xiao family!" As soon as Xiao Jiuyue opened his mouth, Shi Lizheng was startled. He scratched his ears and wanted to think: Did he hear it wrong?
Before Shi Lizheng could speak, Xiao Jiuyue continued, "My grandmother and I have just moved back to Fu'an Village. If the Xiao family has done anything wrong in the past, please point it out to the Lizheng. From now on, we will strictly discipline our servants. If anyone dares to bully the people, I, Xiao Jiuyue, will be the first to forgive her."
Xiao Jiuyue's voice was clear, and Shi Lizheng understood. No matter what Miss Xiao's purpose was, at least she wanted to make friends with the villagers?
Shi Li was laughing, and naturally he would not talk about how the Xiao family bullied the villagers in the past, and now there is still one of them in jail!
"Alas." Xiao Jiuyue sighed and said, "Originally, grandma wanted to come in person, but unfortunately, she was so angry with Madam Gan yesterday that she vomited blood, so she couldn't go out."
"What?" The old lady beside heard this, gossip flashed in her eyes. Madam Gan, isn't she the one who was so arrogant in the village before?
Whenever she passed by, people carrying manure were not allowed to do so, otherwise she would beat them up.
As a result, the villagers often took a detour to carry manure, for fear of offending Mrs. Gan.
"This is a family scandal that shouldn't be aired publicly..." Xiao Jiuyue hesitated, then concluded, "Right now, Madam Gan is at the ancestral temple praying for Grandmother."
There was suspicion in the old lady's eyes. Mrs. Gan's arrogant temper made her think she was cursing others!
Shi Lizheng kicked her quietly and winked at her, signaling her to be more restrained.
"Hey, boss, why are you kicking me!" The old lady didn't get Shi Lizheng's meaning at all and shouted carelessly.
Shi Li rolled his eyes angrily and said, "Hurry up and pour the tea."
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