Chapter 37 Witness. Nothing is more important than making money.
At the stall, Qiu Xuan was introducing noodles to the diners.
Hearing this, she couldn't help but frown and looked over.
In order to gain sympathy, Qiu Shitou hadn't eaten anything this morning, and now his stomach was growling with hunger.
Seeing that Zong Xiao was not at the stall, Qiu Shitou became bolder and his words became even more outrageous.
"My dear daughter, why do you despise your father? He can't even get enough to eat, and you're selling noodles here without even giving him a meal. Are you trying to starve him to death?"
Seeing this, the people around who didn't know the truth came forward to help Qiu Shitou up.
Those people asked with concern, "Uncle, who is your daughter? Is she the one at the noodle stall?"
Qiu Shitou pointed and nodded, "It's her."
Passersby saw the most unfilial behavior and started to criticize it when they heard it.
"I've been eating noodles at their stall these past two days, but I never expected this family to be so cruel. This girl doesn't even recognize her own father."
"If it weren't for his father, where would she come from? What a bastard."
"Her noodles are more expensive than other people's. This person is really mean and evil."
"That's right, you can't eat at his noodle stall anymore."
The clan mother was so angry that she almost fainted. If she thought Qiu Shitou was just thick-skinned yesterday, today she really felt how bad he was.
Qiu Xuan paid no attention to anything else. She helped her grandmother onto a stool and whispered, "Mother, take a break. I'll take care of this."
Now that the relationship has been broken up, she has nothing to worry about.
Qiu Xuan took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, walked through the crowd, and came to Qiu Shitou.
"You said I don't recognize you?" Qiu Xuan looked at him straight in the eye. "If I was living a miserable life and was being beaten and scolded by my husband's family every now and then, would you care about me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Dad loves you so much, how could he not care about you." Qiu Shitou relied on the support of passers-by and lied without thinking.
Qiu Xuan looked at his clothes and suddenly laughed, "You keep saying you love me, so why did you sell me off to pay off your debt that day? It's not like my family can't come up with five taels of silver."
"You wanted to sell me to a widower, wasn't it just to get more money?"
Qiu Shitou didn't expect that she actually knew about this. He had clearly said it behind her back, so how did she know about it?
"Let's not talk about anything else. I just want to ask everyone here, if you have money at home, would you send your daughter to pay off the debt?" Qiu Xuan knew that there would definitely be people who would do this, but if she asked people to say it out loud, those people would be too proud to say it.
As expected, the crowd fell silent and no one dared to respond.
"Since I have been expelled as collateral, I am no longer a member of your family. Since I am no longer a member of your family, why do you still come to my husband's house to ask for things?" Qiu Xuan became more and more excited as she spoke, and tears came out of her eyes.
"If it weren't for my husband's family, I wouldn't have been able to stand this kind of trouble." Qiu Xuan wiped her tears and continued, "Who would want someone who always helps her brother? Who would always come to her house to beg for things?"
Since ancient times, people have always felt that they must have a son, because only with a son can they have roots.
Therefore, most families in Yuanxiang Town have sons. Now when they heard that if their son married a wife who only supported her parents' family... everyone couldn't help but shudder. How could this be possible!
Qiu Xuan understood the mentality of these people. She deliberately talked about things from this perspective and did not mention anything else.
When Qiu Shitou saw the person who had just supported him suddenly let go, he panicked for a moment.
"So what? You are my father's child. Without my father, you would not exist. Even if I use you as payment for a debt, you are still my daughter. You have to respect me." Qiu Shitou wanted to grab Qiu Xuan, but saw her take two steps back.
Qiu Xuan looked at the people around her with red eyes and said pitifully, "Everyone has seen it. He is such a father. He has never cared about my life or death. If my husband's family is not good, wouldn't this force me to death?"
The attitudes of the passersby around changed quickly, and after hearing what Qiu Yun said, they immediately started to protect her again.
However, these people did not sympathize with Qiu Xuan, but were afraid that their own families would encounter the same thing and meet such a difficult family.
Qiu Shitou knew that Qiu Yun no longer respected him, but he didn't expect that this girl would become so sharp-tongued after not seeing her for a few months.
"You bastard! If I had known you were like this, I would have sold you to that widower."
"Who are you selling it to?" Zong Xiao suddenly appeared and stood in front of Qiu Yu.
He had just gone to the braised meat shop to deliver buns, and on his way back he ran into Brother Biao and his family whom he had rescued on the mountain that day.
Originally, he didn't plan to say hello, after all, Brother Biao had done some bad things.
But Biaoge's brother Fushun stopped him and told him what happened later.
It turned out that after the children were sent down the mountain that day, one of them could not be rescued.
The child was the only child in the family. His family couldn't bear without him, so they went to Yongzi's house the next day and stabbed him.
Instead of stabbing him fatally, he stabbed him in the lower body. This method was even more cruel than taking Yongzi's life.
Zong Xiao didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but when he heard that those who had bullied Qiu Xuan got their retribution, he still felt happy.
They are not saints, so why should they forgive those things that have hurt others?
But Zong Xiao didn't expect that just because he was delayed on the road for a while, Qiu Shitou would cause trouble.
"I think you've forgotten everything I said to you yesterday." Zong Xiao was tall and stood between the two of them. Qiu Shitou felt as if a shadow was hanging over his head.
"You are also unfilial. Logically speaking, I am your father-in-law!" Things have come to this point, and there is naturally no turning back.
Qiu Shitou puffed out his chest, pointed at Zong Xiao's nose and cursed, "What's the matter? Are you going to hit an old man like me again?"
Qiu Xuan was afraid that he would really take action, and if he did, she would really have to pay money.
She tugged at Zong Xiao and advised, "Don't do it, Mom and the others are still here."
"I won't hit you." Zong Xiao patted Qiu Xuan's hand to reassure her. "Since you insist on letting everyone judge right and wrong, then I have to ask you carefully. If your own son wants to kill someone, then is the father at fault?"
Qiu Shitou was completely bewildered. He had no idea what Hu Zi had done. Now, after hearing what Zong Xiao said, he thought he wanted to kill him. "What? You still want to kill me?"
"That day, your own son Hu Zi deliberately pushed my wife into the water and didn't even allow anyone to rescue her." Zong Xiao stared at Qiu Shitou with his dark eyes, as if he could eat him alive. "Many people saw this happen that day. If you don't believe me, why not go home and ask him? If he denies it, I have witnesses. If all else fails, we can report it to the police."
The words "report to the police" completely frightened Qiu Shitou.
He only has one son, Hu Zi. What will happen to their family if he goes to jail?
No, you can’t report it to the police!
Qiu Shitou didn't believe it and didn't admit it. "You're talking nonsense. My son is very well behaved and has been close to his eldest sister since he was young. How could he possibly harm her? She must be talking nonsense and slandering her own brother."
Qiu Xuan stood there in a daze. She didn't expect that Zong Xiao actually knew about this matter, and knew it so clearly.
She remembered that she had never mentioned it, so how did he know?
"I can testify." A child's voice suddenly came from the crowd.
I saw Brother Biao walking through the crowd supported by his brother. He was injured and still a little weak.
"I was there that day too. It was Hu Zi who deliberately pushed his sister into the water." After saying this, Brother Biao looked up at his brother, as if wanting his approval.
"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?" Qiu Shitou cursed. "My son is such a good person, why would he want to hurt others? You rascal, don't bite people casually."
"Because..." Brother Biao covered his wound, paused, raised his finger and pointed at Qiu Xuan, "Because Hu Zi sneaked into the mountains and was seen by her. She was afraid that Hu Zi would be in danger, so she told Hu Zi's mother about it. Hu Zi got beaten, and that's why he became jealous of her."
The people around gasped, no one expected things to develop to this point.
"There's actually such a thing?!"
"How could there be such a vicious person who wants to kill his own sister?"
"Go to jail, you must go to jail."
Qiu Shitou didn't believe it at first, but what Brother Biao said later actually happened. He did beat Hu Zi that day.
Does Hu Zi really want to kill Qiu Yun?
Qiu Shitou looked behind Zong Xiao and saw Qiu Xuan covering her face and crying. She was crying breathlessly, as if the grievances she had suffered in those days were finally seen by others.
Qiu Shitou's feet went weak and he almost fell.
"You...you guys..." Seeing people from the yamen approaching from a distance, Qiu Shitou was so scared that he ran away without finishing his words.
Even faster than yesterday.
Seeing this, the people around became even more convinced that the old man was not a good person. Thinking of what they said at the beginning, some people became embarrassed instantly.
"Everyone saw it today. My father..." Qiu Xuan immediately changed her words, "He deliberately came to my husband's stall to cause trouble. This is really a misunderstanding. My husband's family is good people, really good people."
No one expected that the girl would not speak for herself, but defend her husband's family.
How could a girl like this be wrong!
"I didn't expect something like this to happen today. I'm sorry for letting everyone watch the fun and wasting your morning. If you still want to eat at my noodle stall, all noodles will be two cents off today."
It's only two cents cheaper than the one next door. Since it's so cheap, who wouldn't want it?
For a moment, the small noodle stall became bustling again, as if nothing had happened just now.
Qiu Xuan's tears had stopped. She nudged Zong Xiao with her arm and winked at him, "What are you still standing there for? Go make some money."
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