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Chapter 44: Not a soft persimmon
As soon as the headman said this, he looked at the ginseng that was as big as a white radish, thought about the two big tigers just now, and the men, women, and children of Hebian Village who were standing behind and watching the hustle and bustle, and then his eyes changed when he looked at Su Zhi. Originally, he looked at her with a look of pity, fear, ridicule, and disgust, but now he looked at her with envy, envy of her for being a blessed person who could receive the blessing of the holy beast.
Su Zhi had good eyesight, and of course she noticed the changes in everyone. She smiled at those people. Her face was now mostly healed, with only some faint marks left, which was nothing in the countryside. In addition, her eyes were bright, her lips were red, and her teeth were white. That smile actually brought out some bright feeling, which made people feel good at first sight.
Some of the villagers, after hearing Su Zhi's smile, immediately felt that Zi'an's wife was a good person.
Su Zhi was rumored to be a jinx, and the villagers believed it and were afraid of it, but except for some troublemakers who were a little mean, and some ignorant children who were instigated to throw things at Su Zhi, the others stayed away and did not come up to say anything about beating or killing her. This was partly because they were afraid that the jinx would harm them, and partly because they were not bad at all.
This is also the reason why Su Zhi is willing to take the initiative to smile at them. Besides, they will live in the same village in the future, and they will see each other every day. She can't just ignore all of them just because some of them treat her as a jinx. It's right to take this opportunity to meet some of them first. A neighbor is worse than a distant relative, especially in such a remote ancient countryside.
"My fellow villagers, my home is very simple now. There is no place for you to sit down, and I don't have anything to offer you. I am really sorry. We will have many opportunities to get along with each other in the future. Please take good care of us in the future. If you need anything from us, please feel free to ask for help."
Su Zhi's voice was as clear as water, and although it was soft and gentle, everyone could hear it clearly. Everyone felt comfortable listening to it, and felt that this woman knew how to speak. How could she look like a lucky charm? Maybe the old Taoist priest had made a mistake?
Immediately, people responded with polite words.
Su Zhi was delighted. She thought that the tiger ginseng and the white wolf really worked. Her reputation as a bad luck charmer faded. This was good. She didn't want to be accused of something in the future, just like when she met Liu Si Niang last time, her mother-in-law said that she was the one who caused Liu Si Niang to sprain her ankle. It was so unreasonable! But the ancients were so superstitious. She was a scholar who had no way to explain herself when she met a soldier. Only by taking off the bad luck charm could she stop being accused of something. Now she had finally achieved her goal!
Sun Shi felt uncomfortable when she saw that Su Zhi's few words changed people's attitudes. She said sarcastically, "Look at what you said. It's as if everyone comes to your place to eat and drink! Do you need to ask for help? What can you do to help others? You really think you are a dish, but in fact you are just a rotten leaf! How dare you think highly of yourself!"
Shen Zian frowned and was about to speak when he was stopped by Su Zhi.
Su Zhi smiled at Shen Zian. Sun Shi came for her, so she had to deal with him. Now that so many villagers were watching, if she couldn't deal with Sun Shi, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold in this village in the future. Others would think that she was easy to bully. She had finally made others stop treating her as a jinx, but now she would be treated as a soft persimmon again! In this country, you can be incompetent and poor, but you can't be soft-tempered, otherwise others will bully you and step on you!
"This is my third sister-in-law, right? I've met her." Su Zhi bowed slightly to Sun, which immediately made the people who were watching think that Su Zhi was more polite than Sun.
"Third sister-in-law, as the Buddha said, if you think of others as a pure lotus in your heart, your heart will be as pure as a lotus. If you think of others as a pile of feces in your heart, your heart will be as dirty as a pile of feces. I said those words to apologize to everyone, and you folks have nothing to say. These are all polite words we usually say, why do they change when they come to you? Third sister-in-law, isn't it time to examine your own heart?"
Su Zhi spoke calmly and logically. The listeners did not feel that it was a quarrel at all. Instead, they felt that it was as pleasant and logical as an opera. By the end, even those with slow brains understood that Su Zhi was making fun of Sun Shi for having a dirty mind and therefore misinterpreting other people's words. They all laughed.
Sun was so angry that her face turned red, but before she could retort, Su Zhi continued speaking.
"Sister-in-law, it doesn't matter if you think badly of me. After all, you misunderstood me as a bad luck and hindered your Sanlang's good fortune. You find fault with my words because you care about your Sanlang. I won't bother with you. But how can you think so little of the villagers? Do you think that the villagers come to my house just for the food and drink?"
A smile flashed in Shen Zian's eyes, and Li Shi exclaimed in his heart, "Wonderful!" He looked at this sister-in-law with a higher opinion. He thought that he was worried that they would suffer losses if they had money, but now it seems that he was worrying too much. This sister-in-law is not someone who is easy to control!
Shen Youfu glared at Su Zhi angrily, but she was looking at him calmly. He couldn't scold her, so he glared at Shen Zian, but Shen Zian didn't even look at him. In the end, he could only glare at Sun Shi, thinking about this stupid woman!
After hearing what Su Zhi said, those who were originally laughing at Sun suddenly changed their minds and became unhappy. They all stared at Sun and questioned her loudly. They didn't want to be called greedy people, not to mention that after Su Zhi said that, in Sun's mind they were like dirt. No matter what kind of person they were, no one would be happy.
Suddenly, the Sun family became the target of public criticism and was in a very bad situation.
"Okay, everyone, don't bother with her."
The village head was pulled by Shen Youfu and came out to save the situation. In fact, he was not happy in his heart. This Sun was a well-known gossip in the village. She always spread rumors and caused a lot of trouble for the village. The village head also disliked her very much. Seeing her being scolded by others made him feel relieved. However, Shen Youfu and he had known each other for many years. For his sake, he saved her once. This Zi'an's wife was also very powerful. I think Sun would suffer again in the future!
"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it outside. This is someone else's home. Zi'an and his wife just moved in. Don't ruin the joy here. Although Zi'an's wife has recovered from her illness, she still needs to rest. Now that you have seen everything you wanted to see, let's all go!"
The crowd finally calmed down their quarrel, glared at Sun, and followed the official out.
Sun was glared at by Shen Youfu and shrank her neck, but she still glared at Su Zhi, then squeezed out of the door and asked Sanlang to help her go back to Shen's house. She thought that things couldn't end like this. If she couldn't do it, there were still others. In short, this benefit couldn't just fall into the hands of the third house for nothing!
***Thanks to Shelly7212 for the PK vote, Dingdang913 for the peace charm, CrazyShushan for the urging vote, and coco2011 for the evaluation vote. There will be one more update before 6pm. Don't urge me these two days, there is a happy event at home, I am very busy, and I can't save any more manuscripts... tears