Chapter 1306 Going to Ruan Family Village
Ren Huai pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go to Ruanjia Village and see if those rumors are true."
He thought the story of Lu Xiangjun taking an axe to chop down his maternal grandmother was too exaggerated. It was extremely unfilial. If he really did it, he would be condemned to death.
So he decided to go and take a look at the scene of the incident.
Manager Xu had no objections, and the two changed into inconspicuous clothes before taking a carriage to Ruanjia Village.
The ground in Ruanjia Village is full of potholes and very difficult to walk on.
Ren Huai and his companion got off the carriage at the village entrance with furrowed brows. They then asked someone for directions. They didn't say they were looking for Granny Ruan, but only that a stray dog had snatched one of their purses and run into the village. They wanted to go in and look for it, so they asked a villager to show them the way, promising him five coins in return.
The man readily agreed and did his best to show Ren Huai and his companion around the village.
Ren Huai talked to him as they walked, and before they knew it, the conversation turned to Lu Xiangjun.
However, most of the villagers in Ruanjia Village dislike Shuyu, feeling that because of her, Ruanjia Village is getting worse and worse.
Ruanjia Village used to be a relatively wealthy village in this area, but in just two short years, it has almost become the poorest. Ultimately, it all comes down to the dispute between her and Granny Ruan.
Although Shu Yu didn't publicize the matter, there was nothing she could do; Master Yu sent people to smash up Granny Ruan's house.
At that time, Master Yu had received guidance from a 'wise man' and wanted to do good deeds to accumulate merit so that he could have children in the future. Naturally, he wanted everyone to know that the one who was wrong was not him, but a ruthless person like Granny Ruan.
He didn't care about Village Chief Ruan at all and spread the news everywhere.
People in the nearby villages, as well as the town and county, all know that there is such a cold-blooded man in Ruanjia Village who doesn't care about his daughter's life or death and wants to sell all of his daughter's children.
The problem is that Village Chief Ruan didn't properly discipline and guard this kind of person, which gave her the idea to do it again, and in the end, Village Chief Ruan even protected her.
In a village like this, with the Ruan family like this, who would dare to marry into their family? Otherwise, all the children would be sold off.
Even those who had married into Ruanjia Village, after their children were abducted by child traffickers, would cast suspicions on their in-laws. There was even a time when two families went to Ruanjia Village and made a huge scene.
This matter caused a stir for several months, but eventually it subsided.
Unfortunately, Shu Yu was too famous. First he was exiled, and later he became the village lord. This topic kept coming up one after another. Every time the village lord was mentioned, the things that Granny Ruan had done would be brought up again and criticized.
In short, since Shu Yu was recognized and brought back, the number of young men and women who got married in Ruanjia Village in the past two years can be counted on one hand, and many others have had their engagements broken off.
But aside from occasionally blaming Granny Ruan, these people mostly shifted the blame onto Shu Yu.
If she hadn't suddenly returned, where would all this have come from? Exile is one thing, but why did she have to appear in such a grand manner? Her return to Jiangyuan County was like putting Ruanjia Village on a hot bench.
The villager leading the way is someone who shares this idea.
Therefore, when people talk about Shu Yu, almost all the comments are negative. The rumors surrounding her are far more exaggerated than those in the county town.
Ren Huai felt that he was too emotional and didn't quite believe him.
The group continued until they reached the outside of Granny Ruan's house and saw half of the house had collapsed.
The villager whispered, "This is the maternal grandfather's house of that Lu Xiangjun."
(End of this chapter)
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