When Zhao Tianbao heard Su Qingluan ask this, he rolled his eyes with a sly look and grinned, "Thank you, young lady, for your favor. I wear this sachet day and night, and I dare not leave it."
He deliberately dragged out the tone of the word "closely", giving the word a sticky and obscene meaning, which made the two young wives who were helping to cook the big pot of rice next to him blush.
Upon hearing Zhao Tianbao's words, Yang's rage surged again, and she was about to attack. Faster than her was Su Guangfu, who had already restrained Zhao Tianbao. While this farmer usually had a calm temper, he was already seething with rage at this moment.
Originally, he had been controlling his strength in order not to wrongly accuse a good person and to avoid any misunderstanding. But now, seeing that the brat in his hand didn't understand the situation and was spewing shit, and even wanted to tarnish the reputation of his eldest daughter, he twisted the skinny Zhao Tianbao with all his strength until his bones crackled.
Su Guangfu is not an ordinary farmer. He has been doing carpentry for many years and has more strength in his hands than ordinary strong men.
In an instant, Zhao Tianbao no longer cared about making false accusations, nor could he think of any dirty words. His whole face changed color with pain, but no one present sympathized with such a scoundrel like him.
Su Qingluan, who was squatting beside her, quickly turned around and pulled her mother's trouser legs, then looked up and said, "Mother, don't be angry."
"Yes, mother, don't be angry! Come and drink some water!" Su Xuanhe brought a bowl of water, panting, "Mother, go slowly!"
"Mother, if you're angry about this filthy thing, go over there and rest for a while." Su Qingluan stood up and whispered in Yang's ear, "Don't worry, I have a way to expose his lies. When the time comes, the village head will use the clan laws to punish this person - not to mention..."
What's more, Su Qingluan didn't say anything else. But she gave her mother a look that said "please don't worry", then looked down at Su Xuanhe: "You and my little sister have to accompany mother, don't let her get too angry, understand?"
Su Xuanhe pursed his lips, nodded seriously, and moved closer to Yang, whispering, "Mother, let me go back with you to rest."
"But..." Yang was still a little worried.
"It's okay. Dad is here, and there are so many other people." Su Qingluan whispered comfortingly, "And there's one more thing..."
The family members spoke in low voices, and with everyone around them talking, no one could hear clearly. Suddenly, Su Qingluan said in a loud voice, "My mother is feeling a little unwell. Everyone, please make way for her and let her go back to rest!"
Although the people around were just there to watch the fun, few of them really wanted anyone to die. They all made way for him and kept saying, "Hey, that's right!"
"Sister-in-law Su, please don't get yourself hurt by being angry!"
"That is to say, we still don't understand what's going on. Maybe there's something else going on?"
"Hey, how can I not be angry when my own child has such an embarrassing thing happen to him..."
"Just shut up! You don't even understand what's going on, how can you be embarrassed?!"
After persuading Yang to leave, Su Qingluan turned around and squatted down, playing with something in her hand - none other than the sachet that caused this incident.
This was what Su Qingluan had just asked for from Yang.
She waved the sachet in front of Zhao Tianbao and asked, "Are you sure you've been carrying this sachet with you for several days?"
Zhao Tianbao was in great pain all over because of Su Guangfu's "bone-breaking hand" for his careless words just now. He didn't dare to talk sweetly at this time, but he still had to bite the bullet and keep up the lie.
He thought to himself, anyway, I haven't confirmed the date, nor did I say there was a third person present, and there is no other witness. Let's see how you are going to prove whether what I said is true or false!
Thinking of this, Song Tianbao made up his mind to deny it to the end, so he nodded: "That's right! I carry that sachet with me every day!"
Su Qingluan looked down at the sachet. "Why are you carrying it so close to you? It fell out when we searched you just now. You're not one to leave the house all the time, so how come it didn't fall out?"
Song Tianbao was sharp-eyed and noticed that there was a black rope at the end of the sachet in Su Qingluan's hand, so he shouted, "I... I hung it on myself! This way it won't fall off... Yes, it won't fall off!"
"Have you been wearing it around your neck these days? Do you wear it while eating and sleeping?" Su Qingluan asked.
"Of course it's always hanging, even when I go to the river to take a bath!"
"Oh~" Su Qingluan nodded, as if she had suddenly realized something, and then asked a seemingly unrelated question, "How often do you change your clothes?"
This question was clearly unexpected and unexpected. Zhao Tianbao's hands were handcuffed behind his back, and the pain and strain on his nerves were excruciating. Being a scoundrel, he instinctively blurted out the truth: "I changed my clothes two weeks ago and haven't changed them since..."
Ordinary people naturally didn't have as many clothes to change as the rich. Many people in the village didn't even change their clothes for a month or so—it wasn't that they didn't want to, but buying fabric was a huge expense. For many poor villagers, just having something to cover their bodies was enough, so why would they be so picky?
Therefore, Zhao Tianbao's situation of "changing clothes just half a month ago" can be said to be very common in Huaxi Village - it can even be said to be "clean and particular", after all, many people only change clothes every time the season changes throughout the year.
Su Qingluan couldn't help but think of the frightened and incredulous looks on her family's faces when she had to take a shower and change clothes just three or five days after traveling through time.
Now, thanks to Su Qingluan, the Su family is much better off and naturally has the ability to change clothes frequently. However, Su Qingluan also understands that most villagers are unlikely to be as "luxurious" as her family.
But her focus was not on whether she had a change of clothes.
"So," Su Qingluan confirmed again, "after you put on my sachet, you haven't changed your clothes for several days. You've been wearing the same outfit from head to toe? You haven't even changed your underwear?"
Zhao Tianbao had a hunch that Su Qingluan's emphasis on the word "underwear" had a specific purpose. However, the best he could think of was that "underwear" equated to "objects that could create unpleasant rumors," so he nodded with certainty, "That's right, that's it!"
Su Qingluan looked around at the people watching the excitement and said loudly, "Did you hear that, fellow villagers?!"
Seeing everyone nodding, she said calmly, "Since everyone has heard it, please be my witness later to prevent Zhao Tianbao from denying it!"
Zhao Tianbao panicked when he heard Su Qingluan's tone, which sounded as if she was certain of victory. He said in a timid tone, "It was obviously you who was disrespectful, how can you say I'm denying it?!"
Su Qingluan stood up and sneered, "You've already confessed your guilt a long time ago. I'll make you admit your guilt wholeheartedly!"
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