Chapter 189 Returning to the Village
Soon, the carriage was ready.
Boss Li said to Qin Fangci happily, "Mom, it's okay. Our dried meat is fine. The dried meat that Wang Sheng sent last time is also fine. It's a pity that only half is left."
Qin Fangci glanced over, and Boss Li said repeatedly, "Half is also good, and we've all been paid for it. It's like we picked up seven or eight pounds of dried meat for free. If we hadn't been out for the past two days, we could have dried this much."
Qin Fangci curled her lips and got into the carriage with the help of Li Laosan.
They came and went in a hurry, and the family finally left the Pan residence where they had stayed for two days but it seemed like a lifetime.
The carriage drove out of the alley, and there were almost no pedestrians on the main street outside. A yamen runner was patrolling on foot while beating a gong to tell the people in the city that the traitor had been killed, and that there was a deadly poison hidden in the secret passage under the brothel. The lord was bringing doctors to clean it up. He asked the people to stay at home and not go out for the time being. If anyone had any news about the remnants of the brothel rebels, he should inform the county government immediately, and the county magistrate would reward them handsomely!
Qin Fangci sat in the carriage without saying a word. She patted the back of the hand of Boss Li, who wanted to watch the fun, with her rough big hand, and Boss Li withdrew his hand that was about to lift the curtain.
Xichuan drove the car, and the group drove smoothly out of Guangyi County and headed towards Liantang Village.
The carriage came quietly all the way to Liantang Village. The familiar mud walls and thatched houses came into view, and Qin Fangci's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
The panicked villagers couldn't help but stick their heads out to see when they heard the sound of the carriage.
Boss Li, who had been sitting on the shaft of the cart alongside Xichuan, shouted, "What are you looking at? It's only been two days and you don't recognize me!"
Black Monkey suddenly jumped out of his house and asked uncertainly, "Brother Boshun? What are you doing..."
Xichuan deliberately slowed down. Boss Li jumped off the cart and said proudly, "It's alright! Lord Deng called in the even more powerful Lord Ji. They've investigated everything. It was the bad guys behind this. Our family is innocent, so they're letting us go."
Boss Li's words were like turning on a faucet. The villagers who were hiding in their homes came out one after another, each with a gleam of curiosity and gossip in their eyes. They gathered around and surrounded the carriage.
"Are you really okay?"
"Did the county magistrate really let you back in? What's going on in the city now?"
"Who is the thief? How did he harm you?"
Boss Li straightened his back, his face showing the relief of having survived a disaster and a bit of pride. "It was all the work of that soldier named Qiu. I heard he was a high-ranking official in the capital. He wanted to harm Lord Deng, so he framed our family. Thanks to Lord Deng for inviting Lord Ji, the Justice of Heaven, to investigate the truth and bring that traitor named Qiu to justice. Lord Ji himself declared that our Li family is innocent!"
Xichuan also chimed in: "My fellow villagers, what Uncle Li said is correct. The case has been cleared, and the Li family is innocent. The county magistrate specifically asked me to escort Old Lady Li and the others back."
"I remember you. You followed the county magistrate and Mr. Pan when they came last time." A villager recognized Xichuan and said excitedly.
Xichuan smiled and said nothing, but he didn't need to say anything else. The villagers' doubts disappeared and they all smiled, saying things like "God has mercy on us" and "It's good that you're back." The previous atmosphere of worry, fear, confusion and sadness was swept away.
Qin Fangci got off the carriage with the help of Li Laosan and nodded to the villagers. Her tone was calm but full of unquestionable certainty: "It was a misunderstanding that made the villagers worried. It's all over. Is everyone at home okay?"
"Aunt Li, you'd better go back quickly. Something happened at home!" As soon as Liu Shitou finished speaking, the person next to him covered his mouth.
Li Laoda's pride froze, and Qin Fangci and Li Laosan's faces were filled with anxiety, wishing they could grow wings and fly back. "What happened to our family?"
Knowing they were anxious, Black Monkey spoke quickly and clearly, "It's nothing serious. Don't worry about it for now. It's just that Xu Xiucai from the neighboring Dongshi Village seemed to want to come to your house to defraud people. Bai Liang's wife and Dadan and Erdan caught him. Then the village chief sent him to Zhang Lizheng. Recently, the village chief asked Boss Hu to organize us to patrol the area around the village and not let people from other villages enter."
Qin Fangci and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they were still worried.
At this time, the women of the Li family who got the news came running over.
The leader was Li Yulan, followed by Wang who was carrying Sandan on her back, Yuan who was holding Siya, and a group of children including Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya, Da Dan and Er Dan, who were running hurriedly from the other end of the village road.
"mother!"
Li Yulan saw Qin Fangci from afar, called out "Mom" and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"mother!"
"grandmother!"
"Brother Liang!"
“Daddy!”
The scene was in chaos for a while.
Li Laosan ran forward in two or three steps to catch Wang who was rushing towards him with the child on her back. Wang's face was pale and her steps were unsteady. It was obvious that she had been worried for the past two days.
"Brother Aliang." Wang's tears fell down. Sandan, who was carried on her back, was frightened and started crying too.
When little Si Ya, who was in her second aunt's arms, saw her father, she kicked her short legs and struggled to get out of Yuan's arms. She rushed over like a little cannonball. Li Lao San held his wife and hugged his daughter.
Little Si Ya hugged her father's neck and howled the loudest, worthy of being a three-year-old who could finish two bowls of rice in one meal!
The eldest, second, and third daughters glanced at their father, Li Lao Da, and then quietly gathered around their aunt and grandmother.
Qin Fangci hugged Li Yulan tightly, patted her back, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mother is back."
Li Yulan cried softly. After all, she was a grown-up girl and felt embarrassed to cry as loudly as San Ya.
Seeing Da Ya, Er Ya and San Ya with red eyes, Qin Fangci opened her arms and hugged the three little girls.
"Good boy, grandma is back. I'm sorry for making you worried."
Boss Li touched his nose and was about to sigh when Yuan, who had been looking for Li Lao Er with Da Dan and Er Dan, grabbed the idle Boss Li and asked in a trembling voice, "Big Brother...where is the head of the family?"
Isn't it okay?
Is it possible that her man is the only one in trouble?
Boss Li lightly used his arm to support Yuan, who was almost unable to stand. "Don't worry, sister-in-law, the second brother is fine, he just got a little injured. He said he wants to stay in the county to recuperate for a few days. Xiaowu will take care of him and he will be back in a few days..."
The tears welling up in Yuan's eyes immediately retreated. Ah, at least he's not dead. She's still the daughter-in-law of the Li family. Yuan turned around and walked towards Qin Fangci with a smile.
Dadan and Erdan turned and ran towards the stream, and they climbed onto the carriage happily.
Dad is enjoying a good life in the county. You're worrying for nothing.
Boss Li, who hadn't finished his words of comfort, said: "..."
Well, he's free again.
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