Chapter 16 Throwing a stone to show others
"It was too late, so I didn't call out all the villagers. I hope you can forgive me."
"You can look around. If you want to stay at any one of them, tell me and I'll talk to them."
The mountain people half-bowed their waists with a fawning look on their faces.
“…”
When Chen Chunxing opened his eyes and saw this scene, he almost laughed out loud.
The treatment is pretty good!
She began to wonder where this man's sin came from.
Do you really think the people in the court are fools who have no experience in the world?
"Don't bother with that. Father-in-law, you can find a spare room somewhere and give us two or three."
Wei Da turned sideways, seemingly looking around, but in fact he was taking in everyone's reactions.
He clenched his fists in his sleeves and added another note to the eldest daughter of the Shen family in his heart.
This woman is really too smart.
"How can that be possible? With so many of you all crammed together, how can you possibly rest properly?"
The mountain man grinned suspiciously and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands.
"How about this, I'll go ask who has vacant rooms and arrange a few more for you."
After saying that, he turned around and knocked on the door of the house next door.
"His second uncle's house. I remember there was an empty room in your house."
The wooden door creaked open, and a sallow face peeked out.
The woman didn't even look at the crowd, but nodded stiffly to the mountain people.
The moonlight was dim and there were no lanterns in front of the door. Chen Chunxing couldn't see clearly and moved slightly closer.
"This is……"
She pursed her lips, her expression rarely showing seriousness.
——
The quiet mountain village was awakened by a knock on the door.
Every time the man knocked on a door, a haggard-looking woman came out to answer.
At Wei Da's suggestion, Lao Zhang sent some officials and prisoners to stay.
I walked and knocked all the way.
The small place soon came to an end.
"This last room is my home. I'm a bachelor and there's no one at home. You guys can live here..."
The mountain man glanced at the remaining people and saw that in addition to the two officers and soldiers, there was also a burly man who was a head taller than him. The words on his lips immediately changed course.
"...but my place is small, and I'm afraid it won't accommodate so many people. I'll find you another room."
Wei Da waved her hand to stop him, "No need, we have to live together. We can't let the prisoner be alone."
The smile on the mountain man's face gradually froze, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't dare to respond.
The guy pulling the cart was incredibly strong! How could he dare to stay?
You said you were going to exile all the way here, but why do you look like even more of a bandit than a bandit?
"How about we live next door? That way we can be under the adults' noses."
Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, Chen Chunxing stepped forward to help.
She glanced calmly at the low wall beside her and could vaguely see half a head.
Wei Da looked at Chen Chunxing with complicated eyes, then at Yang Yi, and nodded after a long time, which was considered as agreement.
After they had discussed it, the mountain man was stunned. Before he could refuse, he saw a little girl running over and knocking on the door.
Hey……
This time, the person who opened the door was a child of about ten years old.
His hair was messy and stuck to his head, and his face and clothes were covered with black dirt, making it impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
After waiting for a long time, Luo Jinzhi had already become impatient. Just as she lifted the curtain to ask how to arrange for her master, she was frightened by the child and returned to the carriage.
"What's that thing outside? Are you going to let my master live here?"
Hearing the sound, the child timidly hid behind the door and looked at her quietly with a pair of sparkling eyes.
Chen Chunxing raised his hand and yawned to hide the amusement on his face.
There really are actors everywhere.
She spread her hands towards Wei Da and said, "I'm not trying to make you feel bad, sir. When you're away from home, there's no need to be so particular. It's already a great honor for them to let us stay overnight. If you're still picky, wouldn't it be like you're asking sir to build a palace for us?"
Wei Da's eyes flashed with a smile, but then his expression darkened. He walked into the mountain dweller's yard with his hands behind his back and said, "If you want to stay here, then stay. If you don't want to, then just stay outside."
Luo Jinzhi came out of the car again, pointing at Chen Chunxing and yelling, "You sharp-tongued idiot..."
Unfortunately, Chen Chunxing didn't give her a chance and took his family directly into the next yard.
Then, "bang", close the door.
Luo Jinzhi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She got off the mule cart and hurried to the carriage to cry.
"Master, look at these people. They don't take us seriously at all! If the Duke knew about this, he would definitely not let them off easily!"
After a while, a very light "hmm" was heard in the car.
Luo Jinzhi was unsure of what he meant, so she thought for a moment and said, "When the master arrives in Honglu County, he will definitely write a letter to the Duke to explain the injustices he has suffered along the way."
The response was another "Yeah".
After both attempts went according to her heart, Luo Jinzhi regained some courage.
"Master has been banished from the capital to that bitter cold place, with no one around him. Why not hire a maid?"
“Hmm…Hmm?”
The sound in the car finally showed some changes.
"I know the master looks down on these people, but what kind of beautiful girls can emerge from a place like the border? I'm afraid they are even worse than these."
"Lin'an is in Jiangnan, after all, and she comes from the Earl's Mansion. It's not considered lowering your status if the master just uses her as a maid... Ouch, who threw the stone?"
Only separated by a wall, the woman's pretended sighing voice sounded particularly sharp.
It would be hard for the Shen family not to hear it.
The bad boy, who was full of evil intentions, couldn't move, so he used his mouth to command the fourth child.
I wish I could beat that nagging old woman outside up.
"..." The man in the carriage didn't give any perfunctory response this time. Instead, he asked in a cold tone, "I am the master, are you the master?"
Hearing this familiar question, Luo Jinzhi looked embarrassed and said, "Of course you are."
"Then I ask you to shut up and step back. This master needs to rest."
Luo Jinzhi's face was gloomy and uncertain. In the end, she didn't dare to say anything else and turned back to the mule cart.
After leaving the capital, he really thinks he is a big shot! Let's wait and see!
Shen Chunxing, who was forced to listen in the corner for a long time, was not very satisfied.
She really wanted to ask the young county magistrate if his previous injuries were so severe that he became paralyzed on one side of his body?
Why can’t we live without a carriage?
Eat or sleep...
She suddenly remembered something and asked with great interest, "Has anyone seen him go out to relieve himself?"
Shen Mingqiu, who tried to stand up with the help of his second sister, was thrown directly to the ground.
Shen Zhixia covered her face shyly.
"You're going to die! As a girl, you dare to be curious about everything!" Diao poked Chen Chunxing fiercely with her finger.
Chen Chunxing rubbed his painfully poked arm and murmured regretfully, "Could it be that he could relieve himself in the carriage..."
A stone was suddenly thrown in from outside the low wall.
Yang Yi, who had just pulled up a bucket of well water, said slowly, "I've seen it."
Chen Chunxing stared at the stone and felt even more regretful.
It seems that she really can't watch people urinate.
The owner of the yard, the dirty child, looked at Chen Chunxing for a long time with bright eyes, as if he had discovered a great treasure.
The child himself was so dirty that it was unbearable to look at, but he was very generous in treating the guests.
I asked them to boil some water and brought out a plate of pickles and some steamed buns from the kitchen.
"Eat quickly so you can sleep better."
Chen Chunxing looked at the child's messy hair, then glanced at the soles of his feet, his gaze fixed on his left wrist.
Heaven and earth must have left a glimmer of hope for the world, which is why they gave birth to this little bastard who is half good and half evil.
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