At this critical moment, the second and third brothers couldn't help but turn their heads to look at their youngest sister.
Even if you're happy, can't you at least try to control yourself a little?
Ruan Meng understood the look in her two brothers' eyes and restrained herself.
Something's happened in Wangjia Village, and she's supposed to hold back?! Once she heard what it was about, she immediately went to buy firecrackers!
The second and third brothers, seeing the cunning in their sister's eyes, sighed helplessly.
Seeing that Feng Xi was serious but not worried, the Song and Fan brothers guessed that it was not a big deal and were not overly nervous.
Seeing the Ruan siblings like this, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Brother Feng Xi, what exactly happened?"
The second brother asked.
"Do you gentlemen still remember Granny Liu's nephew?"
"I was flogged at the county government office and locked up for a few days. After returning home, I heard rumors..."
"They say he was used as a pawn by Village Chief Wanyou to test Granny Liu, which made Fengjia Village hate him to the bone. Forget about inheriting Granny Liu's property, it will be difficult for him to even enter Fengjia Village in the future!"
"I heard that after returning to the village, he was ridiculed and even instigated by others. After a few drinks, he grabbed a machete and broke into Wanyou's house, cutting Wanyou's arm!"
"Wan Youjia reported him to the authorities. He's been imprisoned for intentional assault and will be locked up for at least a few years!"
"This family is currently embroiled in a bitter feud with Wanyou's family. Coupled with the previous incident involving Shuisheng, the villagers are whispering that Wanyou is trying to steal the fruits of Fengjia Village's labor!"
"On the surface, he wants the villagers to benefit, but in reality, he's paving the way for his own career. He wants to achieve something to impress the prefect. After all, the prefect is his cousin, and it's not like nobody knows. Now, he just needs a reason..."
"Not only Granny Liu's nephew and Shui Sheng's family, but all the villagers were used as pawns by him! Not only did he fail to get Wanjia Village a share of the pie, but he also alienated Fengjia Village and ruined his reputation!"
"I heard that several marriage proposals in Wanjia Village have fallen through! And several marriages with brides from other areas have all been called off! People say that you can't afford to offend a family like that!"
"What I'm trying to say is that after Wanyou was injured, he received a simple bandage and went straight to Miss Ruan's house. The eldest son claimed that the young lady wasn't home and couldn't treat him..."
"But he was so sure of himself that he insisted on waiting for the girl to come back and refused to leave the house."
"The eldest young master asked me to wait for the young ladies and gentlemen on their way back and inform them of this matter."
Upon hearing this, the third brother's fist hardened. "He still has the nerve to come to our house and block us!"
The second son asked worriedly, "Have they bullied our eldest brother?"
"No, the guards from the Sun family next door are all there. When Sister-in-law Song heard about it, she rushed up the mountain to tell us that Father and Elder Brother have gone. Elder Brother is staying with the Ruan family. Don't worry!"
The second and third brothers expressed their sincere gratitude.
The second son asked worriedly, "What should we do? Are we really going back to treat this wicked thing's hand?"
The third brother's voice turned cold, "Since he's not afraid, then treat him! As for whether it will be effective or cure him, we can't guarantee that!"
Song Shiwen stopped him, "No! He's deliberately trying to extort you. If we show him, he'll be smug and proud. Not only will we help him deal with the aftermath, and we'll even have to have his hand examined after we've taken care of Granny Liu's nephew!"
“If I don’t see her, he insults my medical skills and ethics! Whether he can’t cure her or even if he can, he maliciously slanders me, saying that I deliberately failed to cure her and tried to shift the blame…”
"This way, the villagers' hatred can be directed at the Ruan and Feng families!"
Fan Zizhong's voice was slightly cold, full of disdain, "Truly shameless!"
Fan Zili angrily denounced, "How can someone like that be the village chief! He's corrupting the entire village!"
Song Shiwen remained calm and said, "The most urgent task is to verify the identities and confessions."
The second brother was still a little confused. "Confession?"
Ruan Meng flicked her second brother's forehead. "Second brother, you don't actually think I'd go back and obediently treat his hand, do you?"
"He's dreaming!"
The second child asked groggily, "What if he keeps refusing to leave?"
Ruan Meng scoffed, "You'd better not leave. Let's see who can outlast whom!"
Anyway, he wouldn't dare openly do anything to his family. Could he really beat me at being a scoundrel?!
Song Shiwen agreed, "As long as he realizes that his younger sister is deliberately hiding and won't go back, he won't object to her staying."
Furthermore, Song Shiwen analyzed, "Surprisingly, he was so certain that he was waiting at home..."
"This further demonstrates that he is fully aware of our movements. He's even certain that once we return, he'll be in the mood to treat him..."
"This shows that the matter of paying money to the mine has been successfully resolved. It also shows that the official stationed at the mine is indeed in contact with him."
Fan Zizhong agreed, "If not, why didn't any officials demand that the convicts from Wanjiacun go to the mine?"
Ruan Meng asked Song Shi, "Brothers, please go back first. I'll take my second brother and Brother Fan to the city."
"When you all go back, just say that I was playing around and got lost. You waited for me for a long time but I didn't come, so you went back first..."
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