Upon hearing this, the onlookers all turned to look at Xiangzhi.
“This old man is right! Miss Qin is truly blessed to have met such kind people as the Su family.”
"Yes, in the entire Qingshui County, I'm afraid only Su's Restaurant is willing to help you for free, without requiring you to sell yourself as a concubine. Miss Qin, you shouldn't miss such a good opportunity."
"If this were any other wealthy young master, he would probably have taken the girl as his concubine long ago. Now that Master Su is willing to help, the young lady should hurry with the servants to the village to find out the situation and bury her deceased father, lest things change if she delays..."
Xiangzhi cursed inwardly, but with so many eyes watching, she could only bite her lip and shake her head. "But... but after the Qin family took over my family's land and house, they kicked me out and told me that I was never allowed to return to Wulipai Village for the rest of my life, or they would sell Xiangzhi to a brothel."
"What?!" the old man who had spoken earlier exclaimed in surprise.
Then he clenched his fist, "These Qin family members are going too far! Seizing land and houses is already unreasonable, but they even want to send the young girls of the clan to such a filthy place. Do they have no respect for the law?"
The common people were also filled with righteous indignation upon hearing this.
"What's there to be afraid of? The Qin family only dares to speak so arrogantly because they think you're an easy girl to bully! I, Wang Duoyu, happen to have nothing to do today, so I'll accompany Miss Qin to Wulipai Village and see if the Qin family still dares to be so arrogant when they see us."
"That's right. I, Wang Laowu, have been strong since I was a child. I may not be good at anything else, but I'm best at beating people. If anyone dares to prevent you from returning to the village or dares to sell you to a brothel, I'll beat them up one by one, and two by two. I'll beat them until they beg for mercy."
"That's right! I, Old Zhao, am going too, and I'm taking all three of my sons with me. I refuse to believe that the Qin family would dare to bully a little girl like you when they see so many of us grown men!"
"Although I, an old woman, am not as good at beating people as men, my sharp tongue is well-known in the county. I am willing to accompany you on this trip, young lady, and I will definitely seek justice for you. In addition, I will also help you get back the acre of land and house that were taken from you!"
"Yes, young lady, please stop kneeling and get up. We'll go to Wulipai Village together to seek justice for you..."
As Xiangzhi was filled with anxiety, she was pulled up from the ground by two old women. A trace of panic flashed across her face. "This, what should we do? How can Xiangzhi trouble all of you uncles and aunts with your affairs? Xiangzhi is so worried."
"What's the trouble?" the old woman said domineeringly, "We may not be able to contribute money like Mr. Su, but we have no problem contributing our efforts. It's just a trip to help the young lady seek justice, which is also a good deed and accumulating good karma. The young lady has no need to feel uneasy about this."
Su Erhu lowered his eyes and clearly saw the hint of panic in Xiangzhi's eyes.
His gaze towards the girl darkened slightly.
Qin Xiangzhi's refusal suggests there might be some hidden reason behind it.
Xiangzhi felt the man's gaze suddenly change and quickly curtsied to everyone, her face full of gratitude. "Xiangzhi thanks all the uncles and aunts for their righteous help. However, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. The Qin clan has long been deeply rooted in Wulipai Village, and most of the village is made up of Qin clan members."
Even if we take back the land and house today, once all the uncles and aunts leave Wulipai, they will probably harbor even more resentment towards me and my father.
Xiangzhi's life is worthless, her death is insignificant, but Xiangzhi worries that out of hatred, they might dig up my father's and even my mother's graves, which would be the greatest act of filial impiety on Xiangzhi's part.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent.
Miss Qin is right. They can help for a while, but not forever.
Given the nature of these Qin clan members, if you suffer mistreatment here, they will definitely take it out on Miss Qin and her deceased parents in the future. At that time, they will not be helping you but harming you.
Seeing this, Xiangzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She then looked at Su Erhu with a pitiful expression, "If Young Master Su is worried and wants to investigate, Xiangzhi can take you to the mortuary in the suburbs. Father's body has been kept in the mortuary for the past few days. You can ask the gatekeeper of the mortuary and you will know."
Su Erhu narrowed his eyes slightly. "Miss Qin, you are mistaken. Dead people cannot speak, and the gatekeeper is only concerned with delivering corpses. How could he care about anything else?"
Upon hearing this, Xiangzhi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt a surge of emotion again. Then, tears streamed down her face like broken beads. "Young Master Su is really going too far! Do you think I would find a dead person to be my father? This is just too absurd!"
"Young Master Su, if you don't want to help Xiangzhi, you can just say so. Why keep beating around the bush and saying Xiangzhi is cheating you out of money?"
“Miss Qin, you misunderstand. I never said you were cheating me out of money. It’s just that this restaurant doesn’t belong to me alone. The restaurant’s rules are clear: every penny must be accounted for truthfully. After all, we really can’t find anything out of this mortuary.”
Su Erhu raised his eyes, his expression as gentle as ever. "As for the Qin clan members that Miss Qin is worried about, I can make a trip to the county government and ask the magistrate to draft an official document. I can also invite two officials to go to Wulipai Village. No matter how bold the Qin clan members are, they will not dare to be presumptuous in front of the officials, let alone do something as outrageous as digging up graves to seek revenge."
Seeing this situation, the crowd of people remained silent.
It's true that Su Ji Restaurant is doing well and making money, but nobody's money comes from thin air. After deducting labor and costs, the profit is finite.
This window of kindness has been open all the time, day after day, and the expenses are considerable.
Furthermore, the restaurant doesn't belong to Su Er Dongjia alone. If every penny isn't accounted for clearly, Su Er Dongjia probably won't be able to explain himself to the Su family.
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