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313: The Threat from the Niu Family

Shen Youfu led the Niu family towards his home. At this moment, his mind was in a mess. All he could think about was whether this incident would affect Shen Ziju's future and how to end this matter as quietly as possible.

There were some people from Hebian Village on the street. They were curious when they saw Shen Youfu walking with a group of people in a moped. They all greeted him and asked if they were relatives. He just laughed it off and hoped that they didn't see him. He didn't want them to notice the Niu family.

As Shen Youfu thought about this, he walked very quickly and soon arrived at his doorstep.

"Hey! Uncle Youfu, who are these? Your relatives? I've never seen them before!"

Dazhu's wife was sitting at the door, looking around. She saw Shen Youfu and the Niu family coming. Her eyes wandered around the carriage and the Niu family. Seeing that this family was able to catch up with the carriage, they were well dressed and had gold and silver jewelry. She thought that this family looked well-off. The Shen family had never had such relatives. Could it be that now that the Shen family was doing well, these relatives would come to visit? She pouted, thinking that since Zhao Daliang married Zhang Qingniang, many relatives had come to visit, but they were all poor relatives. There was not a single one with money like this!

Shen Youfu ignored Dazhu's wife. He was in no mood to pay attention to anyone else at that moment, let alone this talkative woman.

Shen Zifu did not go out today. Hearing some noise outside, he went out. Seeing Shen Youfu leading these people back, he was a little stunned.

Shen Youfu asked Shen Zifu to take over the Niu family's mule and then let the Niu family enter the yard.

Shen Zifu saw that his father had a bad face, but his attitude towards the Niu family was cold yet polite. All the Niu family members had unfriendly faces, and the older woman had red and swollen eyes. He was puzzled, but he still went over and prepared to take over the moor.

"I'll do it myself!"

Niu Erdi told Shen Zifu not to touch the mule. Shen Zifu was stunned for a moment, thinking that this man was really rude, was he here to cause trouble? However, he was kind and did not argue with Niu Erdi, so he asked him to park the mule outside and tied up the mule. Here, if they left the cow and mule outside the door, they would definitely not lose them.

All the people in the Shen family were alarmed by the people in the Niu family. They all looked over, even the women who were working inside the house. When they saw the tense faces of the Niu family members, they all came out. If they were really looking for trouble, it would always be better to have more people.

In the main room, Shen Zhang asked Shen Youfu what was going on. After she heard Shen Youfu tell her what he had heard, her face turned pale.

"Impossible! How could our Zi Ju do such a thing?! He is an innocent child! He has never even looked at a woman even once since he was a child! How could he do such a thing?! I don't believe it!"

When Shen Zhang heard this, she became anxious. Shen Ziju was the one she carefully cultivated. She believed that this son was a smart man. He didn't like to interact with girls since he was a child. When he grew up, he never looked at pretty girls. He put all his thoughts on studying. When Xiao Ping'er was promised to him, he didn't refuse. If he was dissatisfied with Xiao Ping'er, she believed that her son must be concerned about Xiao Ping'er's bad temper or bad family background. She believed that her son must not dislike Xiao Ping'er's ugly appearance.

How could a man who doesn't care about women bully other people's girls? This is simply a huge joke!

Shen Zhang was always calm, but when she heard someone say this about her beloved son, she suddenly lost her composure and became a little irrational. At this moment, she was more like a mother whose son was bullied by others. She looked at the Niu family and felt that all of them were extremely hateful.

"How can you talk nonsense like that? I know my son very well. He would never do such a thing! Don't accuse him wrongly."

Shen Youfu was somewhat sober at this time, thinking: Yes, his son is so talented and polite, everyone who has met him praises him, he is qualified to marry a rich lady. He wanted to marry a rich lady after becoming an official, so why would he do something that would ruin his reputation during the examination? This son didn't come back, and so many people came, what do they say? Why did he believe it? !

Shen Youfu felt that he was too concerned. He only knew that these people were surnamed Niu, and he didn't even ask where they came from! How did the daughters of these people meet Shen Ziju? He didn't know what was going on! What if these people framed his son?

"Who are you? Where do you live? How did you meet my son? How did your daughter, a girl, meet my son? Where did she meet him? If you don't explain clearly, we won't believe you. Don't blame us for being rude! Our son has a reputation and is not someone you can easily slander! Now, explain it honestly!"

Shen Youfu has a bad temper. Normally, for the sake of his reputation, he is nice to the people in Hebian Village, but he has a bad temper in his bones. Now when he faces these Niu family members, he can't suppress his temper.

"Oh my! Oh my God! You are not going to admit it! My poor daughter! What can you do? You have lost your innocence. Don't worry, I will help you get an explanation even if I have to sue you in the capital - my daughter -"

When Niu Tian's daughter-in-law Niu Lan saw this situation, she immediately burst into tears, and all the Shen family members who were standing in the yard ran in because of their crying.

"Dad, someone outside can hear it."

Wang came over quickly and whispered to Shen Youfu that she also realized that this incident was not a good thing and was afraid that the Zhao family next door would hear it, especially Dazhu's wife, who loved to listen to the wall. If she heard anything, everyone in the village would hear it that day.

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang were nervous when they heard this. They thought that no matter whether it was Shen Ziju's fault or not, they had to stabilize the Niu family first. Otherwise, if they started to make a fuss, Shen Ziju's reputation would be affected first, whether it was true or not. This is how it is in the countryside. If everyone talks about something, it will become true.

"Don't cry. If you keep crying, don't continue. Anyway, you have a daughter. You are not afraid of being embarrassed. It is you who are more embarrassed. Our son has a reputation. Let's see who is more powerful!" Shen Zhang said. There was a threat in her words, but her voice softened quickly. "If you talk nicely and clearly, if we think you are right, then we will not be unreasonable. We will not treat your daughter unfairly."

The people from the Niu family were about to come forward and make a loud noise, but when they heard this, they all stopped and shut up, even Niu Lan. Her eyes were just a little red, but there were no tears. Her face was a little wet, though, as if saliva was smeared on her face. It was obvious that she had just been pretending to cry.

The Shen family suddenly became disgusted with the Niu family.

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang were both a little excited at this time, so Wang came forward and asked everyone from the Niu family to sit down, saying that they wanted to talk it out.

"First, tell me who you are, where you live, and how your daughter met my son."

Shen Zhang sat in the front chair, staring at the Niu family and asking. She really wanted to find out the truth in her heart. She really didn't believe that Shen Ziju would do such a thing. But if there was no such thing, how could he dare to come to the door? Even if he was a liar, there wouldn't be so many people coming, right?

Niutian opened the door. He said, "My last name is Niu, Niutian. This is my wife, Lan. These are my two sons, Niu Da and Niu Er, and my two daughters-in-law, Zhang and Wang. By the way, you have also seen our daughter. Her name is Xianhua. She has been to your house before. She came with the Xiao family at that time."

The Shen family was all stunned after hearing what Niu Tian said. They didn't expect that the girl was actually Niu Xianhua!

Now the Shen family thought of Niu Xianhua. She was a pretty girl, especially her eyes. As a village girl, she was really not suitable. She was very seductive. Her mouth was also very good at talking, as if it was covered with honey, and the person who talked was very happy. How could she and Shen Ziju get together? This is too weird!

"It turned out to be the flower girl! I was wondering why she looked at my fifth brother with a strange look in her eyes. It turns out she had this idea in mind at that time. At that time, my fifth brother was still Xiao Ping'er's fiancé, right? He was her brother-in-law. She had the nerve to think about it. She was really romantic."

Sun stood near the door and said sarcastically that when Niu Xianhua came, she didn't dislike her, but Niu Xianhua wanted to become her sister-in-law, and she didn't want to, because Niu Xianhua was too smart, and she was afraid that she would not be able to take advantage of Shen Ziju. So now she was belittling Niu Xianhua in her words.

"Who are you talking about? My sister is not that kind of person! Are you looking for a fight?!" Niu Er glared at Sun and waved his fist.

Sun stepped back in fear and shouted, "Oh! Someone is hitting me! Help!"

Shen Ziping also took a step back and hid behind Shen Zifu, poking his head and saying, "What? You still want to beat people up in our Shen family? Believe it or not, I tell my fifth brother, no matter what happens to your Niu Xianhua, don't even think about entering our Shen family!"

"Shut up!" Shen Youfu cursed Shen Ziping.

Niu Tian also glared at Niu Er and asked Niu Da to pull him back.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down again, Shen Zhang asked, "My son went to the capital, how did your daughter end up there? And how did she meet my son? How did you know that your daughter had an affair with my son? If you were there at the time, and you were able to come back now, my daughter would definitely have sent a message home! We still don't know about this? Are you talking nonsense?!"

"Yes, there is no way my son would not send a message home!"

Shen Youfu also said that he felt that this matter was not as the Niu family said.

Niutian said: "Who has the nerve to tell the family about this? Even if they have the nerve to tell, it won't be as fast as the news we received. We received the news, but it was sent by relatives. Your son had to find someone else to send the news, how could it be as fast as us? Our daughter went to the city because she has relatives there. She went there to visit them. She originally wanted to arrange a marriage there, but she didn't expect to encounter this. If your family doesn't give her an explanation, her life will be over!"

Niu Tian then told the story of how Niu Xianhua met Shen Ziju, and all the Shen family members were speechless.

It turned out that after Shen Ziju arrived at the city, he stayed there before the exam. As a result, he got into trouble. People who are taking exams usually meet friends, write poems, study exam questions, and scholars drink a little wine. As a result, he drank too much. When he returned to the inn, he saw a woman lying next to him in the morning. The room was not his. And that woman was Niu Xianhua.

"Isn't your girl visiting relatives? Why is she staying at the inn?!"

Shen Youfu asked, why did he feel that this was such a coincidence, how could such a coincidence happen in the world?

Niutian said, "After leaving my relatives' house, where else can I stay if not in an inn? This is also a bad fate! How could I stay there for just one night and get into trouble? Now my daughter's innocence has been ruined by your son. There are only two ways to go. One is for your son to marry my daughter, and the other is for us to go to the government to sue! My daughter's reputation will be ruined, and your son will be punished for our daughter! Humph, by then, not to mention being a procurator, even the reputation of a scholar will be taken away! Think about it carefully."

Niu Da was very calm, and at this time he also said: "My sister is good-looking and smart. She has a connection with your family. We are also from the same village. It is better to be relatives than enemies."

Niu Er said nonchalantly, "Humph, my sister's reputation is gone anyway, we'll support her, and at most we can find her a place far away to marry, and she can even marry a rich man! But your son, if he can't become an official, even if he can read a few words, with that kind of reputation, how many people would dare to hire him to work?! Think about it carefully!"

After hearing this, the Shen family members all choked up.

Shen Youfu felt his eyes go dark again, and Shen Zhang's well-maintained face turned red. She was angry. But they listened to the threats of the Niu family. Although the Niu family was annoying, what they said was the truth. Even if Niu Xianhua was not innocent, she could still find a good family to marry far away. Nowadays, as long as a widow is good-looking, she can marry a rich family as a concubine. Niu Xianhua can certainly do that. But their family's descendants will be ruined, and their Shen family will be ruined too! (