Chapter 90 Scholars Cannot Be Fighted
Xu Qingye looked out through the crack in the door and saw three or four middle-aged men standing outside. He was a little surprised and turned to look at Song Yuntang who had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
"You have a problem with these people?"
Song Yuntang also leaned over to look out through the crack in the door. Two of them looked familiar. They should be neighbors nearby. He had met them before, so he had some impression of them.
She lowered her voice and said, "Someone was gossiping outside my yard this morning. I didn't like what those women said, so I poured a basin of water spiked with something. If I'm not mistaken, these people came here because of those women."
And most likely it was for money.
Xu Qingye understood.
In order to prevent those people from tearing down the door, he protected Song Yuntang behind him and opened the gate.
The three or four men outside were all stunned when they saw the unfamiliar man in front of them.
One of them pointed at Song Yuntang behind Xu Qingye angrily.
"Song, it would be fine if my wife wrongly accused you, but look at yourself. You are so shameless at such a young age, and you hang out with different men every day. Is it wrong for her to say a few words to you?"
"Don't think we won't do anything to you just because you're a woman. You'd better hand over the antidote or pay compensation, otherwise we'll go to the government office and sue you for poisoning!"
They heard from their wives that the woman surnamed Song lived here alone and did business in the town, so she must be rich.
If they don't make her spit out some money today, they will definitely not let it go.
Song Yuntang raised his eyebrows and looked at them.
"What poison did I put in?"
Ordinary people cannot detect the effects of her itching powder.
There is no way to ask her to pay compensation.
"After we went back from your place, our wives were all scratched and rotten. We couldn't even take care of our children from early this morning. There's no doubt that you were the one who poisoned us!"
She turned and looked at Xu Qingye who was standing in front of her.
"My brother, you look tall and handsome, but you must not be with such an unruly woman..."
Xu Qingye looked a little cold.
"She's my fiancée, what's my problem here?"
When the leading man heard this, he immediately said earnestly, "That's even worse. Listen to my advice and ask your family to cancel this marriage. A good girl from an ordinary family wouldn't rent a house outside. You don't know that there have been quite a few men in her yard recently. Who knows what she has done..."
Song Yuntang raised his voice to interrupt the man.
"The one doing carpentry work in my yard these past two days is my own brother. Every time Mu Dong comes, Mu Qiu or my brother is present to avoid suspicion. What's the matter? Did you see me do something shameful? You didn't grow a mouth to spew shit, so be more polite!"
"Hey, woman, why do you speak so harshly?"
One of the hot-tempered men was about to step forward and take action, but was stopped by Xu Qingye.
"You are a grown man, do you really want to fight with a woman?"
The man said fiercely, "I don't believe in any bullshit gentleman talk. If my wife says something rude, I will just beat her up. Otherwise, I'll be in heaven! Get out of the way! Otherwise, don't blame us for beating you up too!"
Xu Qingye stood there motionless. Before the man touched him, he said coldly, "Are you sure you want to touch me? Think about it carefully."
"What's wrong with me touching you? I'll hit you."
As the man raised his fist, Song Yuntang picked up the hammer in his hand and swung it, hitting the man's wrist.
"ah!"
The man covered his wrist and gasped in pain. Then he raised his other fist to hit again, but he saw a white-haired old woman rushing over from the crowd of onlookers and hugged the man's waist tightly.
"Xiangzi, you can't hit him! If you hit him, you will be sued."
Li Xiang frowned and looked at the old woman who was hugging his waist.
"Mom, please let me go. Cuiping is still lying at home. I am not afraid even if she goes to the government office today."
The old woman loosened her hand, grabbed his ear and dragged him out.
"Haven't you heard what the neighbors said? This girl's fiancé is a scholar. What good will it do you if you beat him up and report it to the government? Come home with me right now!"
Li Xiang struggled to break free from the old woman, covered his ears and said, "Mom, they haven't paid the money yet! I won't leave!"
The old woman walked forward and poked him on the forehead, causing his head to tilt back and his eyes to roll back.
"You are so stupid that you came as soon as they called you. They are using you as a gun. Don't you know what kind of person your wife is? Mu Qiu said that the carpenter is the girl's brother. She deserves it for insulting his reputation for no reason! You even want them to pay you money. I think you are crazy about money!"
Li Xiang made a bitter face, "Mom, why are you still leaning outward?"
"I just don't want to see you go astray! It's only been a short time since we separated and you've already caused such a mess?" The old woman grabbed Li Xiang's ears and continued to walk out. "If you weren't my son and daughter-in-law, I wouldn't bother with you! If they want money, let them get it. Don't get involved here, otherwise don't call me mother!"
The remaining three men looked at each other in bewilderment. They had originally thought that since this idiot Li Xiang was here, they could take advantage of the situation and gain some benefits by making things worse.
But now Li Xiang has been taken away by his mother, and the fiancé of this woman surnamed Song is actually a scholar.
How could they dare to take action again?
It is illegal to beat scholars in the Great Xia Kingdom.
"We won't take action. You have to hand over the antidote or give us money to find a doctor." One person looked at Song Yuntang and said.
"There is no antidote, and even less money." Song Yuntang glanced at them, took out a small paper bag from his sleeve and walked towards them, "But if you also want to rot in bed like the one at home, I don't mind giving you some extra ingredients."
After hearing this, the three of them took a step back.
"Don't mess around."
They saw with their own eyes what the women in their families looked like after they returned home. They couldn't even wear clothes, and their bodies were covered with bloody marks from scratching. When they were itchy, they wished they could peel off their skin.
"You're just going to mess around?" Song Yuntang gently shook the paper bag in his hand, smiling sinisterly, "The things in this paper bag are just to make you feel itchy. In the past, when I got ruthless, I would directly chop people with a knife!"
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