Sun Meihua subconsciously shrank her neck and looked up at the tribesmen around her who were eyeing her covetously. If she didn't explain clearly, it would be unacceptable.
So, she whispered back, "It was that day under the big tree when Third Aunt and the others scolded me and I was so angry I was walking home. There was no firewood at home to cook, so I went to the foot of the mountain to collect some. Suddenly, a man jumped out and told me that if I did him a favor, he would give me 20 taels of silver.
"I didn't want to agree to it, but that man was too fierce. I was afraid he would kill me. And..."
She glanced at her Third Aunt and the others, and said angrily, "I wanted to arrange marriages for Da Ya and Er Ya, but Third Aunt and the others scolded me. I was so angry. They are obviously my children..."
"Okay, let's get down to business and stop talking nonsense! How did that man contact you later?" Mr. Tai San was impatient and urged while waving his pipe.
Sun Meihua quickly responded, "After I agreed, the man disappeared. I waited for several days, thinking that he would not look for me. But just now, when I was making dinner, he suddenly came into my kitchen and gave me this dead rabbit, saying that I only needed to send it to your house and keep it quietly so that your family would not find it.
"I was afraid he would hurt my little treasure and his father, so I had no choice but to agree. I searched for a long time, but couldn't get into the front yard. The door to the backyard was open, so I wanted to put the basket on the wall, but I was discovered..."
Old Master Tai immediately called Tai Jizu, "Take He Shan and the others to see if that person is still there."
Everyone knew that the wolves had been in the yard for so long, and the man might have gotten the news and ran away a long time ago, but they still had to take a look, in case they found any clues.
He Shan seemed to have something to say, but after glancing at the people in the yard, he called four or five brothers to follow Tai Jizu.
Sun Meihua was afraid that everyone would blame her again, so she stretched her neck to defend herself, "Chief, Sixth Uncle, I was really forced to do it! I didn't mean to harm the village. I didn't know that a dead rabbit would attract wolves..."
Unfortunately, no one was willing to listen to her nonsense. Aunt Tai San and others even tied her up and stuffed rags into her mouth.
Don't want to hurt anyone?
This is just nonsense, no one would believe it!
Anyone with a brain would not obey the orders of outsiders and send weird things over!
Even if you use your toes to think, you know that a dead rabbit is not a good thing.
He is greedy for money but doesn't admit it, he is also evil-hearted but instead claims that he was innocently cheated. It's simply despicable!
Zhuzhu was originally held tightly in Liu Dongniang's arms. Seeing that her grandfather's face was not good, she struggled to get down and ran over to give her grandfather a "whoosh" on his bandaged shoulder.
The old man was afraid of scaring his granddaughter, so he hugged her and boasted about how brave he was just now, and tried to describe the thrilling battle as a game.
Zhuzhu clapped her chubby hands when she heard this, and her big eyes were full of admiration as she looked at her grandfather!
The villagers listened and laughed along, and the remaining fear in their hearts dissipated a lot.
After a while, Tai Jizu and others brought Tai Jijin and the child back.
Tai Jizu shook his head and reported to his father, "Dad, that man ran away a long time ago. It was Tai Jijin who hid in the cellar with the child!"
After that, he took out another ten taels of silver and said, "This is the deposit that person gave me. Tai Jijin hid it in his arms!"
When Sun Meihua saw the silver, she struggled again, obviously reluctant to part with it or afraid that others would take it away.
Tai Jijin pulled the child and said, "Third Uncle, Sixth Uncle, we were forced to do this! That man is so elusive and powerful, we dared not disobey him!"
After saying this, he was afraid that the crowd wouldn't believe him, so he used his hands and feet to gesture, "After that man stuffed the rabbit into our hands, he disappeared in a flash. I don't know where he jumped to! If we don't obey, I'm afraid we will die!"
Master Tai was so angry that he wanted to dig him to death with his pipe. He almost gritted his teeth and asked, "Sun Meihua came to die, and you hid in the cellar with the child?"
Tai Jijin didn't react and replied, "Yes, I'm afraid that person will come back..."
"You cowardly fool!" Master Tai San jumped up and hit him with his pipe, cursing at the top of his lungs, "Your last name is Tai too, and you live in the village too! That man didn't hold a knife to your necks, nor did he poison you. Why were you so obedient and just brought the rabbits over? Couldn't you have just given me a heads-up?"
Tai Jijin was so digged that he saw stars in front of his eyes, and finally realized where he had gone wrong.
The man didn't use a knife or poison, but he gave her ten taels of silver, and there were still ten taels left to be settled.
And they don’t know what the rabbit is used for.
Maybe he just wanted to poison the dog in Uncle Six's house to death!
It’s just a dog. Is it more important than the lives of three people?
What's more, there are still twenty taels of silver. The family really needs it. Let them earn this time. If something happens next time, they will definitely tell the villagers...
Everyone saw his expression and easily guessed his thoughts. Then they looked at Sun Meihua, who was staring at the silver, and Xiaobao, who was unaware of what was happening. Everyone was chilled and unable to get angry...
There is no need to waste time trying to reason with such people!
Master Tai San looked at his old brother, and the two of them made a decision after looking at each other.
Third Master Tai took a deep breath and said, "Our Tai family has been here for many generations since we settled here many years ago. We have quarreled and fought, it's common. But when we encounter disasters or are bullied by outsiders, we Tai family members always stand up to them.
"I never thought that today, our Tai family would produce such a heartless traitor! For twenty taels of silver, he framed an elder of the same clan and shamelessly cried out for justice. He is simply wicked!
"In the name of the clan leader, I hereby order Tai Jijin, Sun Meihua, and their son to be removed from the family tree and expelled from the village. Tai Jijin's house and land will be sold, and the proceeds will be divided equally among the clan members injured today as an apology from their family!"
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