Chapter 164 Chapter 164 Those trivial matters in the village...
After Sun Tiantian’s grandmother finished speaking, she thought about it carefully and found that what she said was absolutely right!
The old woman couldn't help but feel proud.
However, before she could feel proud for long, her head buzzed and she felt a sharp pain on her face. Her face was twisted by an external force.
There seemed to be a strange fishy-sweet taste in my mouth, and within this fishy-sweet taste, there seemed to be some foreign object.
Sun Tiantian's grandmother subconsciously spat out a mouthful of blood and phlegm, along with two blackened teeth.
Seeing this, not only Sun Tiantian's grandmother, but also the people around were stunned, and their brains froze for a moment.
Qin Run grabbed his right wrist with his left hand and rubbed it, his eyes as cold as a torch. "You're so shameless! I gave you a chance to talk nicely, but you refused to listen and insisted on barking like a mad dog in front of me. Do you feel the pain now?"
When Sun Tiantian's grandmother saw Qin Run raising his hand to slap someone, she was so scared that she took a few steps back. Several uncles and aunts nearby felt that Qin Run was too much. How could a young boy hit an old lady? Besides, it was not a good thing for a boy to be so fierce and dare to hit others.
"Run'er, you're going a bit too far. Even if Aunt Sun's words were a little harsh, why would a junior like you have to argue with her and hit her?"
"That's right, you're already married, why are you acting so fierce? Aren't you afraid of your husband..."
Qin Run is really not afraid.
"Oh, someone hit someone. It was Run Ge'er, from Xiao Qin's family. You dare to hit me? There is no brother like you. I'm going to talk to Xu kid and ask him to divorce you." Sun Tiantian's grandmother, who realized that she was beaten, sat on the ground and cried.
"Oh, you are looking for me?" Xu Yunfan walked slowly towards him from a distance, with an expression as if he was watching a show.
"Xu boy, you are finally here... You have to take care of this matter. It's not fair for a younger generation to hit an elder." Some aunties secretly felt that this was an opportunity.
As a man, who can accept that his husband hits someone? Isn't this causing trouble for the husband? What's more, Qin Run hits the elders, which is simply ignorant.
It would be better if Xu Yunfan divorced Qin Run. Then, wouldn’t their daughter and son have a chance?
Xu Yunfan casually glanced at the dozen or so women. "I'm afraid you haven't understood one thing. I, Xu Yunfan, didn't marry Run'er. I'm a son-in-law who married into the family. Do you know what marrying into the family means? So, between Run'er and me, only he has the right to divorce me, not me."
"If he divorces me, I, a live-in son-in-law, will have to leave the house with nothing. Even if I really want to take a concubine or something in the future, I can't if Run'er doesn't agree. I'm no different from you. Would your husband be willing to find you a pretty boy to serve you? If I really get along with a girl or boy, and that person enters the Xiao Qin family, she will be a concubine. What is a concubine? She is a servant. How can I stop my husband from selling her or giving her away? So, my husband is the head of the Xiao Qin family. He can do whatever he wants. What's the point of you telling me? I'm just a live-in son-in-law. Didn't you all say that a woman should obey her husband after marriage? So naturally I have to listen to my husband too."
When the men nearby heard Xu Yunfan say these words, some of the more chauvinistic men couldn't even bear to look at Xu Yunfan.
This guy really brings shame to them men.
How dare he say such a thing in public? Does he have no shame?
Inside the field, Xu Yunfan winked at Qin Run. Qin Run immediately understood what he meant and snorted coldly, "Take a concubine? Are you hoping I'll break your legs? If you dare, try taking a concubine, and I'll sell you off."
"How dare I? You have the final say in our family. If you say yes, then yes. If you say no, then no." This is a bit too spineless.
Xu Yunfan didn't take it seriously. He smiled and raised an eyebrow at Sun Tiantian's grandmother and said, "Did my husband hit you just now? He really deserved it. It's your fault for not being able to spit out ivory from your dog's mouth. Nemesis? How dare you call my husband a nemesis? If you say so, I heard from several aunts that your second uncle passed away in the second year after you married into the Sun family. Did you bring bad luck to him? You've only been married for a year, and the Sun family has lost one person. So aren't you the nemesis?"
After he finished speaking, Xu Yunfan gave a thumbs up.
As soon as Xu Yunfan finished speaking, the other villagers started arguing.
"Pfft..." Among a group of men, a man who was dressed "formally" and had makeup on his face couldn't help laughing.
No one knew where this person came from, but it was certain that he was not from Dali Village. Perhaps he was from the neighboring village and came to watch the fun.
The other villagers didn't take the man seriously and took two steps back.
There's no way, the way this guy is dressed makes people hot at first sight.
This man from another village still stood out among the villagers. The reason he stood out was not only because of his "formal" clothes or the unaesthetic makeup on his face, but also because of his height that stood out from the crowd.
The so-called man from another village was none other than Xiao Hengzhi, who had left Qingling County in disguise.
Xiao Hengzhi didn't know why he ended up here. After seeing the person he had met a few times, he seemed to understand.
It turns out that everything is arranged in the dark.
He has a connection with this guy.
Didn’t the Imperial Master also say that as long as he moves in this direction, he would definitely gain unexpected rewards?
As for the so-called unexpected "harvest" mentioned by the National Master, Xiao Hengzhi, who found an excuse to leave the capital, didn't know about it, but when he saw this guy for the second time, he seemed to know it.
Perhaps, the so-called harvest is another kind of compensation from God to him.
It is said that everything will turn into its opposite when it reaches its extreme. The child who was reincarnated as his flesh and blood must have been born to be an invaluable existence.
But he was not born into this world.
Has he, who was not born, been reincarnated as someone else's child?
If there is such a thing as reincarnation, Xiao Hengzhi thought, perhaps this boy named Run Ge'er might be the child he had never met and could not come to this world to meet him.
He looks so much like Qin Feiyu.
Especially at the moment of attack, Xiao Hengzhi saw the shadow of Qin Feiyu in Qin Run for a moment.
When Xiao Heng heard Qin Run being called his nemesis, an unknown anger ignited in his chest. Unfamiliar emotions such as heartache and pity almost drowned him in a whirlpool of sorrow. The uncontrollable dull pain that spread from his chest to his whole body made him tremble involuntarily. If Qin Run had not slapped the other person, he might have lost control and gone down to stab him with a sword.
Unfortunately, since he was poisoned, he could no longer use the sword and was no different from a useless person.
Looking at Qin Run, Xiao Hengzhi thought that if he had the chance, he would like to adopt him as his adopted son and treat him like the deceased child and love and pamper him well.
After listening for so long, Xiao Hengzhi could easily guess that Qin Run's life in the village must be difficult. In that case, he might as well take him back to the capital.
Hearing the villagers whispering, Sun Tiantian's grandmother looked around and became inexplicably frightened.
"You...you're talking nonsense? Which gossipmonger is this? My uncle went there accidentally. What does it have to do with me?"
"That's it. How did my parents and grandma die? Did they die for no reason? Wasn't it an accident or death? How come you say they belonged to my husband? Also, what kind of elder are you? What does our Xiao Qin family have to do with you?"
Xu Yunfan mentioned "my husband" every three sentences, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was going to stand up for Qin Run.
That's indeed the case. With so many villagers here today, if Xu Yunfan doesn't clear Qin Run's name, who knows what kind of rumors will spread later.
In the village, the most common things are the trivial matters of family life.
Xu Yunfan was extremely annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.
"According to our dynasty's laws, innocent people who spread rumors and stir up trouble will be punished with thirty lashes of the cane at the very least, and detention for three to five days at the worst. Don't you know, old woman, that rumors can hurt and even kill people? You just openly fabricate such a thing. My husband slapping you so hard that you lose two teeth would be considered light. In my opinion, you deserve thirty lashes of the cane until you can't leave the house. I wonder if you will continue to spread rumors."
Another "puff" sound came from the side of the road.
Xiao Hengzhi couldn't help it, so he put his fist to the corner of his mouth, trying to cover up the corner of his mouth that was curled up uncontrollably.
This young man really has some skills, and he brags really well.
When he and the Dali Temple Minister participated in revising the law in his early years, he did not remember the existence of such a law.
But this little man made it sound like what he said was true. If he hadn't memorized the law, he would have almost believed it.
Even he, who participated in the revision of the law, had to recall whether this law existed, not to mention other villagers.
"What?"
Sun Tiantian's grandmother and others were immediately panicked. Is it that serious?
You're going to get beaten for just a few words?
It's simply unheard of!
"I wonder which law this brother is talking about? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
A strange voice suddenly interrupted.
Xu Yunfan looked over and after a while, he nudged Qin Run with his elbow and moved closer to him, lowering his voice, "Who is this guy? I haven't seen him in the village. Is he from Dali Village?"
"I haven't seen him either." Qin Run shook his head. "It looks like he's up to no good."
"I think so."
"Yunfan, does our Great Yan Dynasty really have such a law?"
"No, I was just bluffing." Xu Yunfan didn't want to bluff like this, but this old woman, if you don't scare her, this guy will dare to talk nonsense next time.
"Ah! What should I do now?" Isn't it going to be embarrassing?
Xu Yunfan, like a good brother, put his hand on Qin Run's shoulder and said, "What are you afraid of? Just look at me. Don't worry, after what happened today, I promise that they won't dare to make plans against me in the future."
"Who are you?"
Before Xu Yunfan could ask who this person was, an older woman looked him over and asked. The man tactfully clasped his fists and gave a scholarly salute to the group, "My name is Lu Jing, from Qingling Town, and I'm a student of the 260th class of the Great Yan Dynasty. My father is a scholar at Xiaoli Village School."
Xu Yunfan: “…”
This guy is a bit pretentious!
"Oh, I know you." The aunt looked at him for a long time, clapped her hands and shouted excitedly, "Hey, weren't you the man who saved Tiantian yesterday? It turns out you are Master Lu's son."
"Yes." Lu Jin smiled politely, then rolled up his long gown and got off the ground. He helped Sun Tiantian, who was still in a daze, to her feet. "Grandma Sun, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need to go to town to see a doctor?"
"No...it's okay." Sun Tiantian's grandmother knew everything about her granddaughter. Yesterday, when she came home from work, Lu Jin had already left. After learning about her granddaughter's situation, Sun Tiantian's grandmother became even more dissatisfied with Xiao Qin's family.
Yesterday afternoon, Sun Tiantian was carried back to the village by a man, all wet. The two were so close that many villagers saw it. This matter cannot be covered up.
It can be said that Sun Tiantian’s innocence is gone.
Before leaving, Lu Jin said that he would visit her in person tomorrow. Sun Tiantian was too shy to see anyone and ran into her room as soon as she got home. Sun could only force a smile and "thank" Lu Jin.
After learning about Lu Jin's identity, he became enthusiastic from the bottom of his heart.
After Sun Tiantian's grandmother went back, Sun repeated what Lu Jin had said. The older generation was also quite cunning. If she asked herself honestly, her granddaughter was fair and tender, and had a pretty appearance, but no matter how pretty she was, she was not pretty enough to attract Lu Jin.
The old lady didn't believe that Lu Jin would come back today, so when Lu Jin really came, Sun Tiantian's grandmother was a little overwhelmed.
The village is really lively today.
Those who were not in the know were saying that Xu Yunfan had a conflict with Master Lu's son.
After everyone asked me questions and I called out to them, everyone who had nothing to do at home ran over to watch the fun.
Qin Youwei and his companions had never expected that such a trivial matter as cracking corn would turn out to be such a big deal.
Several people seemed a little uneasy. Qin Youjin stood behind Xu Yunfan and asked, "Boss, are we causing you any trouble?"
"No, there are too many people in this village who are jealous of me. Even if Old Lady Sun wasn't here today, there would be others." Xu Yunfan touched his face, feeling extremely melancholy and full of emotion. He sighed, "Oh, it's all my fault. Why do I have to be so outstanding when I have nothing to do? I'm already very low-key. It's all because of this damn charm of mine that I have nowhere to put it. Sometimes it's really a headache."
Qin Run: “…”
Hearing such shameless words, Qin Run suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Yunfan, his mouth twitching, and thousands of words he wanted to say were blocked by Xu Yunfan's shamelessness.
At this moment, Qin Run just wanted to wipe his face hard. He was afraid that after hanging out with Xu Yunfan for too long, his skin would become as thick as a pound.
Qin Youqian and the others remained silent, biting their lips and lowering their heads, not raising them for a long time.
I don’t know what Sun Tiantian’s grandmother said to Lu Jin, but the wrinkles on her face were so tight that they could almost kill a fly.
"What's going on? What are you all doing here?" The man who came from behind was confused. He had just come back from the fields and was holding a sickle in his hand. Seeing so many people standing here, the man didn't think twice and didn't even bother to go home. He came over to take a look first.
The man next to him said, "It's Aunt Sun. This old woman wouldn't let Youwei and the others pick the corn. Then Run Ge'er came and started arguing. That strange man is Master Lu's son. He might become Sun's son-in-law in the future."
"Hey, really? Is there such a thing? No, is this Sun family crazy? This corn belongs to her family. How can she be so shameless as to not let others break it?"
"I guess he's just taking his anger out on me."
"Taking your anger out on her? What for? Why did Runge provoke her?"
"you do not know?"
"What do you know? Hey, you, hurry up and tell everyone."
"Sun Tiantian fell into the water yesterday. Her mother asked Xu Yunfan to go and beg for mercy, but she didn't go."
A man who had just arrived heard this and said, "Ah, why? Isn't this a bit too much?"
"Excessive?" Li Hui pouted. "How is it excessive? Sun Tiantian fell into the water on the other side of the river. Why did her mother rush back to the village to call for help instead of calling for help here?"
Sun Mu Niang, who came with Li Hui, snorted, "Why? Didn't you see Lu Jin? Because he saved someone yesterday, he already has a wife. Once this man has money, many people will be tempted."
After hearing this, several young men nearby who had feelings for Xu Yunfan like Sun Tiantian changed their expressions and turned their heads away at the same time. The shame of having their secret thoughts exposed in public was really too much to hold their heads up.
Everyone was discussing the matter. After listening to the whole story, Lu Jin looked at Qin Run with disapproval. "My dear, even though Grandma Sun's words were a bit extreme, as a junior, hitting an elder is unfilial."
Xu Yunfan took a step forward, his gaze landing on Lu Jin's gentle face. "Don't use the saying 'filial piety is above all else' to kidnap people. Does that mean the elders can just say nonsense and slander others at will? The elders are clearly wrong, but the younger generation can't fight back? Filial piety is for one's own family. So, you're saying that this old woman is still a member of our Xiao Qin family?"
"My brother, your words are rather far-fetched. Respect the old and the young, and respect the old and the young of others. Although Grandma Sun is not a member of the Qin family, she is a member of Dali Village, so she deserves the status of an elder."
Lu Jin speaks in a somewhat literary manner. To be honest, Xu Yunfan doesn't like dealing with such people.
It's just a brain-teaser!
"As an elder, you should know what it means to lead by example. A loving father can only lead to filial piety. I'm just making excuses. I'm just telling the truth and sticking to the facts. You don't need to talk to me about filial piety. Everyone has heard it today. Who is right and who is wrong cannot be covered up by the words elder and junior and filial piety."
"Every cause has its effect. If your grandmother Sun hadn't provoked my husband for no reason, would she have been beaten? No, I can only say that she deserved it. Now you're talking to me about filial piety, which is really ridiculous. So, if an old woman cursed you to remain a student for the rest of your life, would you still be able to endure it?"
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