Chapter 13 Face to Face Confrontation

Lu Sui's eyes were dark as he said in a sharp voice, "Did you see it with your own eyes?...!" "She was standing behind me... It was her!" Liang Jingxuan hugged Song Huizi tightly as if he was afraid that the man would pull him over and spank him again. "Who is Xuanbao talking about?" Song Huizi asked.

Lu Sui said in a deep voice, "Yes, Lin Jiaojiao..."

"Xuanbao, let go first and tell Second Aunt how Lin Jiaojiao pushed you. Don't be afraid...Second Aunt is here!" Although Song Huizi has been sick for many years, she is not someone who can be bullied easily. She believes in Liang Jingxuan. This is her own child, and he will never make false accusations or frame others.

"Erhu gave me a small fish, and I held it tightly... I wanted to give it to my husband. I was far away and would not fall into the river. She pushed me..." Lu Sui's cold and sharp eyes grasped Liang Jingxuan...

Song Huizi wanted to ask more, but the army came back cursing, "What's going on between you and that Lin Jiaojiao? On the way back, people were talking about it everywhere. Why were you so affectionate with her? She's a widow, stay away from her!"

Lu Sui was confused, "I just helped her carry the grain..."

Lu Jun said "Pah", "Then what about the rumors about you two sneaking into the cornfield?!! The whole village has spread it, you have no shame, but I still have some! And you and that Liu Mei were flirting in public, you have a wife, but you are not loyal to your husband!"

"She and I were not in the cornfield together. Her field was at the bottom that day and she asked me to carry the corn for her. That was all. He was there too!" Lu Sui looked at Liang Jingxuan. Liang Jingxuan ignored him and hid in Lu Jun's arms, saying in a low voice, "Brother Ying was there too that day..."

When Lu Jun heard this, he got angry, "What the hell, why didn't she call Yu Zeying, but you?!"

“How would I know…” Lu Sui felt very wronged after being scolded. The origin of his relationship with Lin Jiaojiao was her man Zhou Qiang. He and Zhou Qiang played very well together when they were children, and he helped Lin Jiaojiao entirely because of Zhou Qiang.

Song Huizi also heard the rumors, but she thought it was just a joke and didn't take it seriously. But now that she thinks about it carefully, everything is weird. "So she pushed Xuanbao into the river today because..."

"What? Who pushed you?!" Lu Jun was like an exploded shell, every vein on his face was throbbing, "Lin Jiaojiao..." Before Lu Sui finished speaking, Lu Jun carried Liang Jingxuan away, cursing as he walked, "Damn it, you bully my Lu family, do you think all of us are dead?!"

"Second Uncle...!" Lu Sui wanted to chase after him, but was grabbed by Song Huizi, "Go later, let him go first, he won't suffer any loss!" Song Huizi and Lu Jun have been married for more than 30 years and know his temper and personality very well.

"Ah?" Lu Sui was half-believing and half-doubting. Lu Jun was a well-known rogue in the village who loved to take advantage of small opportunities. Everyone had to avoid him when they saw him, for fear of being cheated by him. This was also the reason why he had a bad reputation in recent years.

"I'd better go and take a look..." The Zhou family has a large population, and Lu Sui, who has more enemies than himself, is afraid that the two of them will suffer losses if they go.

Song Huizi chased out and warned, "Don't say too much when you go, let your uncle talk!"

Lu Sui nodded, "Okay!"

The army started yelling and cursing all the way. At this time, everyone in the village was eating. When they heard the commotion, they all wanted to join in with their bowls in hand. Before they even reached Zhou's door, the army started cursing, "Zhou Lao Er, get out of here! What kind of wife did you marry? You don't care about her, and she flirts with other people's men every day!"

The people in the house heard the sound and rushed out. Standing in the front was Zhou Laoer, who was eating and holding a bowl. "Lu Jun, don't go crazy at my doorstep. If you want to go crazy, go home and do it!"

"Am I crazy? Tell your daughter-in-law Lin Jiaojiao to come out! Today in Tongqian River, she pushed my Xuanbao into the river. If it weren't for the shell cutter in my family who quickly rescued her, my Xuanbao would have died!"

More and more people came, and Zhou Laoer was so embarrassed that he said, "What are you talking about...!"

"I don't want to tell you, call your daughter-in-law Lin Jiaojiao out! If she doesn't come out about what happened today, I will stay here and bang my head against your door. I will die a miserable death, and neither will you!"

Lu Jun could do it. He had done this before. "Second Uncle...don't..." Liang Jingxuan pulled at the corner of Lu Jun's clothes. Lu Jun leaned down and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I'm just scaring them. Don't be afraid..."

Then he stood up again and said, "All women with men in our village should be careful. The Zhou family's daughter-in-law is very ruthless. In order to hook up with my family's shell cutter, she even dared to kill people. How evil is her heart!"

When he said this, the people in the village also began to wonder, whose daughter-in-law would wear a skirt when going to the fields? She was the only one who started to make a fuss, "Zhou Laoer, why don't you call your daughter-in-law out? You are hiding it for her like this, can it be true?"

Another person followed up, "Yeah, yeah! Just shout it out, there are so many of us here..."

The noise was getting louder and louder. "Call her out! Call Lin Jiaojiao out and confront her face to face!"

Zhou Laoer was forced into no choice, and seeing how aggressive the Army was, he had to go in and call Lin Jiaojiao out.

Lin Jiaojiao had just taken a shower. Her long jet-black hair was draped wetly on her chest. The white dress she wore made her look like a lotus that grew out of the mud without being stained. She looked at the people in the village with a pair of tearful eyes with grievance. Many men drooled at her.

"My dear uncles, aunties, brothers and sisters-in-law, I did not push him. I was indeed by the river today. It was hot so I washed my face there. I was very far away from him. I did not push him. There were quite a few children standing by the river. If you don't believe me, you can go ask them..."

Her eyes were red and she felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.

Her aggrieved look made the villagers hesitate. After all, she had a good reputation in the village, while the army had a bad reputation. In addition, the fool was indeed not smart. Could it be that...

Her tricks fooled the villagers but not the army. He sneered, "You mean I wronged you? My Xuanbao is stupid, but he can't be bullied by anyone. Since you say you didn't push it and there are people who testify for you, then go find those kids!"

Lin Jiaojiao's face turned pale for a moment, but she quickly recovered. "Okay!" She walked slowly into the crowd and called a man, "Brother He San, your cousin's two nephews are here today. They were with me at the time. Can you help me call them over?"

He San had been interested in her to begin with, and seeing that she wanted to ask him for help, he said without any hesitation, "Okay, I'll go get her!"

The person was called back soon. He looked about seven or eight years old. Lin Jiaojiao squatted down and pointed at Liang Jingxuan and asked softly, "Sanqiu, Siqiu, did I push him today?"

The two children shook their heads.

"no……"

"no……"

Everyone was in a state of great awe.

"no……"

"These two children have always been very well behaved. There is no way they would lie...!"

"That idiot from the Lu family has a confused mind. Maybe he is just talking nonsense. Or maybe the Lu army instigated him to deceive the Zhou family!"

Lin Jiaojiao's lips curled up. The children at that time had caught the fish and left, leaving only her and Liang Jingxuan. She pushed him down when they weren't paying attention. When she turned around, she was seen by Sanqiu and Siqiu. She hurriedly pulled them into the bushes, gave each of them 50 yuan, and asked them to promise not to tell anyone. The two children had never seen so much money, so they agreed in a daze.

Liang Jingxuan shook his head in panic and said in a hoarse voice, "No! She pushed me, they are lying...!"

The two children felt guilty and hid behind Lin Jiaojiao. She forced a smile and said tolerantly, "I know you are a fool. Since you framed me, I won't bother with you..."

The crowd was whispering. He Sanlai saw Lin Jiaojiao's helpless and pitiful appearance and couldn't help but speak up for her, shouting:

"Yeah, that Liang Jingxuan is a fool, can you believe what he says?"

"Yes, these two kids are not very familiar with Lin Jiaojiao, so why would they speak for her for no reason?"

"Why can't you believe it?!" The rough voice was like the sound of a gun suppressing restlessness, and it had a strong shocking power among all the various sounds. Liang Jingxuan turned around crying and saw Lu Sui with a furious face.

Lu Sui looked at He San gloomily, as if he was going to hit him. He immediately retracted his neck, shut his mouth in embarrassment, and retreated into the crowd.

Lu Sui's gaze moved to Liang Jingxuan. Liang Jingxuan's face was covered with tear marks, and her deer-like eyes were soaked in tears and very clear, like a glutinous rice dumpling. When she saw him coming, she sniffed unhappily and shrank back timidly to hide behind Lu Jun.

"Why are you here?!" Lu Jun looked at Lu Sui with disdain. Before Lu Sui could say anything, Lin Jiaojiao spoke up, "Brother Lu Sui...you also saw it today..."

Lu Sui interrupted her coldly, "I didn't see it!"

Lin Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment. She had observed for a long time and knew that Lu Sui simply looked down on this idiot. She could even be said to hate him, otherwise she would not have taken such a risky move. Why would she speak for him now?

"So, do you believe him? But he is a fool..." She reminded Lu Sui tactfully.

"What's wrong with being a fool? What a fool says is not true?!" Lu Jun's aggressive questioning made Lin Jiaojiao panic. She quickly calmed down and shed tears, "Sanqiu and Siqiu can testify for me that they didn't push him. I can't do anything if you want to frame me!"

The army sneered, "So you're just going to deny it, right?!"

“Why should I admit to something I didn’t do?!” Lin Jiaojiao cried and refuted. Everyone had their own explanations and everyone was undecided for the time being, but many people still supported Lin Jiaojiao.

The sharp voice pierced Liang Jingxuan like needles, "Second Uncle, I didn't..." Lu Sui's heart inexplicably tightened. He wanted to pull him, but withdrew his hand in disappointment.

"Don't be afraid, Xuanbao! Second uncle believes in you!" Lu Jun patted him on the shoulder, "Lin Jiaojiao, you have been married to our Yunwu Village for four or five years, and you can be considered a member of our Yunwu Village. I will give you one last chance! If you don't tell the truth, you will have no chance later!"

Lin Jiaojiao cried and said, "A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. I have never done it. I have never done it!"

"A man of integrity has nothing to fear! Since we can't explain ourselves here at Zhou's door, let's go to another place, the police station. I'm going to call the police now!"