Zhao was not one to give up even if she had to. "Since all the villagers of Dashan Village are here today, and you've heard everything the Second House said just now, as long as we can escape alive this time, we're not afraid of anything you can ask in the capital. But there's one thing we need to make clear in advance: it was Village Chief Li who took us in in Dashan Village, and we'll only remember his kindness. As for the other people in Dashan Village, they have nothing to do with us. What's more, we gave Village Chief Li 70 taels of silver when we stayed in Dashan Village, but we didn't even stay for one night. At least we've repaid the favor. I hope Village Chief Li can clarify his identity and wear out the last bit of diligence he had."
Village chief Li originally wanted to blame the Xiao family for all these things because they appeared together with the people from the second branch.
Knowing that it was the Xiao family's eldest branch who had misunderstood, Village Chief Li hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency has misunderstood. We didn't believe what they said. We were just leading the villagers of Dashan Village to find a way to survive. This encounter was also an accident."
Mu Ruxue asked curiously, "Why are you walking so fast? Are you following us?"
Village Chief Li hurriedly explained, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. Yongzhou has experienced floods before, and many of our elders have experienced them, so they all have rafts at home. Furthermore, this route is the only way out of Yongzhou, so the speed is naturally faster."
Everyone thought so too. After all, the villagers of Dashan Village were familiar with the terrain of Yongzhou, so they probably didn't take any detours and came directly here.
Xiao Jing: "Sorry, we misunderstood Village Chief Li."
Village Chief Li is also an honest man. "It's normal for a distinguished guest to misunderstand. However, we are really unaware of your Xiao family's affairs, and we have no intention of helping anyone."
The people from the second house originally wanted to guide public opinion and get everyone to help them attack the people from the first house, but they didn't expect that Yun Ruoxi's tongue was so powerful.
Even my aunt, who usually looks gentle, now speaks so harshly.
In the past, no matter how much the people from the first wife hated the people from the second wife, they would at least maintain some dignity.
Not long after the Wu'an Marquis's mansion was ransacked and the people were exiled, the two families started to quarrel with each other, and now the situation has reached the point of a fight to the death.
After Xiao Bin fell into the water, he was served by Aunt Bai when he came out. He hid under the raincoat and changed into clean clothes.
Wang hurriedly made ginger soup to drive away the cold for Xiao Bin. Yun Ruoxi watched from the side. The people in the second house had changed a lot during this period.
From previously being a cold-eyed observer of Xiao Bin's suffering, he is now much more proactive.
Unexpectedly, a flood made the people of the second house more united.
When the people from the second house heard what Village Chief Li said, they stamped their feet in anger. All their good plans were now ruined.
I originally thought that they were deliberately discrediting the people of the big house during this period, hoping that everyone in Dashan Village would attack the people of the big house, but after talking for a long time, they were disrupted again.
Among them, Xiao Qingyu was the most angry. Last time, Liu Yong and Liu Gang refused to respect him, and Xiao Qingyu held a grudge against him. Now, no matter what he did, he kept a close eye on the people in the first house.
Village chief Li started chatting with Xiao Jing again, while other people from the Dashan Village were whispering to each other.
As for what to say, they are not interested.
What Zhao said just now was very clear. It was the family of Village Chief Li who owed the favor, and it had nothing to do with the villagers of Dashan Village.
Many people in the village just heard that Village Chief Li and his family received so much money because the Xiao family borrowed their house.
It would be a lie to say they weren't jealous, but they had never encountered such a good thing.
Many people focused their attention on the second branch. They really didn't know or were not familiar with the people from the first branch of the Xiao family, so it was inconvenient for them to do anything.
Moreover, they had all seen that the people from the Xiao family's first branch were not easy to talk to. Instead of trying to please them, it would be more convenient to directly find someone from the second branch.
Just like the wooden boards in the second room, they were rescued from the flood by Li Ergou.
People in the mountain village couldn't believe that Li Ergou, such a lazy man, would take the initiative to help with the work.
But seeing that the second branch of the Xiao family had three young ladies, they were pampered in the capital. Even though they had suffered a lot during their exile, they were still a hundred times prettier than the young ladies in the village and town.
Li Ergou is not a fool. If he takes advantage of this flood, he can leave a good impression in front of everyone in the Xiao family and the second branch.
Maybe, you can even get a beautiful wife through the disaster.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely think that such a thing would never happen to them.
But Li Ergou is different. He always feels that he should not live such a life. He should live a life of superiority.
This time the Xiao family came to stay in Dashan Village, which was a godsend opportunity.
Li Ergou also specifically found other families in Dashan Village and told them not to say anything bad about him in front of the second branch of the Xiao family.
The villagers in Dashan Village all knew that Li Ergou was a reckless person. Now when they saw Li Ergou coming to give them a special reminder, they all nodded perfunctorily.
No one wants to be bothered by Li Ergou. As long as he can be quiet, whatever he says will be fine.
Anyway, he won't borrow money or silver from anyone, and won't cause trouble for anyone. He can do whatever he wants.
Because of Li Ergou's instructions, during this period, Li Ergou was busy every day following behind the second branch of the Xiao family to help.
Seeing Li Ergou's current attitude, everyone in the second branch of the Xiao family stood up unconsciously.
They didn't know what Li Ergou was thinking, but they felt that since they came from the capital, they were honored guests in the eyes of the villagers. Li Ergou should rush to serve them, which was the right thing to do.
Let’s not talk about the Xiao family. All the people in the second branch are just bullies at home. They seem to have a lot of tricks, but they are actually stupid as hell.
Every time he wanted to do something bad to the people from the eldest branch of the Xiao family, he would fail and would be stabbed by the boomerang.
Now that Li Ergou was flattering their second family, they felt proud and did not doubt Li Ergou at all.
If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief!
Moreover, you can tell from Li Ergou's face that he is not a gentleman. His eyes are rolling around, and you can tell at a glance that he has no good intentions.
But the people from the second branch of the Xiao family are now being supported by Li Ergou, and everyone knows about it.
They don't think too much about it. They just think it's what they deserve. They never imagine that all of this was carefully calculated by Li Ergou.
In the past few days, Li Ergou has been following the second wife and knows a lot about her affairs.
After knowing that they came from the capital, Li Ergou became even happier and knew that his choice was right.
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