The sound of puffing rang in his ears, and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger. Even the discussions in the crowd stopped. Only Qi Jing stood with his hands behind his back, facing the door of the Chen Ancestral Hall, his face as calm as water, and he was composed.
After fifty rounds of fighting, Chen Laizi was beaten to a bloody pulp. Although he was not killed on the spot, he was only left with one breath.
Chen Lizheng came out with a cold face: "Qi Xiaolang, is this okay? I will lend you Qiangzi's house, but the land will be taken back by the clan."
Qi Jing's move today was too aggressive and greatly lost his face. He was forced to be suppressed by the head of the Tang family and was forced to personally kill his grandson. He was so angry that his voice was a little stiff.
Qi Jing's attitude remained calm, and he said calmly: "No need, I just want him to pay with his life, and I won't even ask for the stolen property, let alone his house and land."
He turned around and searched back and forth in the darkness: "Who helped catch him just now?"
The people nearby immediately remembered the ten taels of silver reward, and someone said, "Shunzi! Shunzi! I'm calling you!"
Tang Shunzi stood up hesitantly, and Qi Jing took out a ten-liang ingot from his sleeve and handed it to him with both hands: "Thank you, Lang Jun, for your righteous words."
"It's okay," Tang Shunzi scratched his head embarrassedly: "I just... since I saw it, how can I not say it."
Qi Jing bowed to the head of the Tang family again: "Thank you very much for this time, head of the family, and thank you all, and thank you for this young lady. Head of the Tang family, Qi Jing would like to visit you tomorrow, is it possible?"
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The head of the Tang family said, "Of course it's possible. Just come over."
Chen Lizheng watched coldly.
This time, Qi Jing completely sided with the Tang family, but he was just a foreigner, so he didn't care. Moreover, he had forced him to this extent today, and he would never let him go so easily!
Tang Shiyue tried to improve her favorability in front of the clan leader, then tactfully stepped back and just watched from a distance. She knew that the ancient clans were powerful, but no matter how much she saw, it was not as good as seeing it with her own eyes. People could be killed so easily... It really frightened her.
As she was listening with a frown on her face, she felt a small hand gently holding her hand.
When she lowered her head, she saw Xiao Qi Yang approaching. Qi Jing in front of her tilted his head slightly, obviously knowing what was going on.
There were many people around, so it was hard to talk. Tang Shiyue just squeezed the little guy's hand and took him aside. When the matter was over and everyone had left, Tang Shiyue took the little guy's hand and went home. Everyone was talking about it, and no one noticed her. Even if someone noticed, they would only think that she was holding Xiaoyao'er.
Tang Shiyue pushed open the wooden door and asked him, "Have you eaten yet?"
Xiao Qiyang shook his head. Tang Shiyue said, "Sister will cook later, let's eat together."
He nodded. Tang Shiyue settled him on a small stool, lit the oil lamp and hung it up. After searching for a long time, she still couldn't find the carp that Madam Zhou had sent. However, the water shield was still there.
Tang Shiyue thought, could it be that a mouse dragged it away? But when she lifted the lid of the pot, there was a fishy smell, and there was still oil at the bottom of the pot.
Tang Shiyue took a long breath, went into the house, called Xiao Yaoer out, and asked her, "What fish did you eat tonight, mother?"
Xiao Yaoer nodded timidly. Tang Shiyue asked, "Have you eaten your share?" She shook her head. Tang Shiyue asked again, "You haven't eaten yet?"
She nodded again and whispered, "Sister, I'm hungry."
Tang Shiyue was too lazy to get angry, and it was too late to do anything else late at night, so she kneaded the dough and made 馎襠, which is noodle soup.
Then dice the radish and dice the pickled rabbit meat, stir-fry them together, add onions and sauce to make the meat topping. Then stir-fry water shield and eggs together to make the green topping.
As soon as the dish was served, the whole yard was filled with fragrance. Tang Shiyue felt that her cooking skills had improved by leaps and bounds since she came here. She smiled and said, "Eat quickly."
The oil lamp was not on, but the moonlight was bright. The two little balls were busy eating. Tang Shiyue smiled and poured herself a spoonful of green topping and drank the soup slowly.
Someone coughed softly across the fence, and Tang Shiyue said, "Come in."
Qi Jing came in, and Tang Shiyue also served him a bowl, while asking in a low voice: "Dead?"
"It will be soon," Qi Jing glanced at her, "that is tonight."
Tang Shiyue lowered her voice and asked, "Why did you fall out with the head of the village?"
Qi Jing said in a deep voice: "This time, there is bound to be a quarrel. After what happened, I have thought about it. In fact, it is not necessarily safe to stay away from people. Otherwise, it would not have turned out like this."
Tang Shiyue thought about it and said, "Well, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. You and the head of the village are definitely going to have a falling out this time, so there's nothing wrong with making friends with the Tang family."
Qi Jing looked at her deeply and said nothing.
For a stranger like Qi Jing, the main thing he needs the help of the village head is to extend the "pass". The pass can be considered as a letter of introduction from a unit. When leaving hometown to go to other places, such a thing is needed to prove one's identity, but the village head should not have to hold him hostage in such a place.
Tang Shiyue thought for a moment and asked again: "So you are going to see the clan leader tomorrow to buy a house?"
Qi Jing hesitated for a moment and said: "I won't buy it yet, I'd rather rent it first."
"Why?" she asked, "Aren't you rich now?"
Qi Jing drooped his eyelashes and asked after a while: "What are your plans for the future? Are you going to live here forever?"
"Of course not. What's so good about living in this shabby house!" Tang Shiyue said, "When the time is right, I will definitely find a place to move out." She waved her hand back, "The place must be big and quiet. I want to build a vegetable garden to grow vegetables and also want to raise a dog to guard the house."
Qi Jing nodded, lowered his head and ate silently, and after a while he casually asked, "Do you think I went too far?"
"Excessive?" Tang Shiyue said, "A life for a life, how is that excessive? It's not that he doesn't have to bear the responsibility just because he didn't accomplish this. He knew that Ayang was inside, but he still set fire to the house. He deserves death! He deserves death!"
In fact, sometimes she really likes this era of revenge. In modern times, pedophiles and human traffickers really deserve to die, but the country cannot directly sentence them to death due to various considerations. But in this era, they can be beaten to death directly, especially pedophiles. She sincerely thinks that beating them to death is the safest way.
She solemnly warned the young man in front of her: "You have to understand that, for example, this time, Ayang was able to escape completely by luck. It has nothing to do with the person who did it. The person who did it should bear the responsibility according to the worst result!"
In the dim light, the corners of his mouth curved up: "I understand."
"Yeah." She thought that the boy was teachable, nodded, and rewarded him with a spoonful of meat topping: "Eat more."
The few of them didn't say anything else and finished their meal in silence. After they finished, Qi Yang didn't want to leave. Tang Shiyue had no resistance to the little boy, so she held him on her lap and whispered in his ear: "My house is too small. When I have a house, I will leave a separate room for you."
Qi Yang understood, nodded, and followed his brother obediently.
The next day, Qi Jing went to buy the four gifts early in the morning, visited the head of the Tang family, and asked to borrow a room to live in.
The head of the Tang family had severely suppressed Chen Lizheng yesterday and was in a good mood. Qi Jing's gift was not small, so he naturally wanted to do his best to show his favor. So he found two old houses that were unoccupied and sent his eldest son to accompany Qi Jing to choose.
One room is the same as the previous one, next to the mountainside and relatively quiet. The other room is in the village, but the house is relatively better and quite close to the shabby house where Tang Shiyue lives.
If it was before, Qi Jing would have picked a quiet one without a second thought, but this time he hesitated for a moment and asked Qi Yang: "Which one do you like, Ayang?"
The eldest son of the clan leader was named Tang Yong, who was already in his forties. He glanced at Qi Yang in surprise, and then Qi Yang said, "This one is closer to my sister!"
Qi Jing said to him, "This one will do, thank you."
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