"Puh!" Mrs. Lu spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm. "Don't think you can get away with it just by lying! At that time, someone said that they saw Tang Yongming taking our Qiu'er out of the village! And you still insisted that it was a mistake! You lied with open eyes! How can you be so conscienceless! You are a beast without any humanity..."
"Yes, that's what happened!"
Everyone immediately remembered it, and one person said, "I said I saw it, but you didn't believe me!"
Tang Shiyue had been standing outside. Seeing that everyone had been arguing for a long time without getting to the point, she couldn't help but take advantage of the discussion to remind them: "This is not a marriage, this is murder! The woman won't get a penny! No one will see the man alive, and no one will see his body dead!"
She changed her voice intentionally. There were too many people talking, so Mrs. Sun and the others didn't really hear it. But Mrs. Lu understood it instantly. Yes! This is murder! She immediately became even more furious.
There is a saying that "the ten evils are unforgivable", which actually refers to the ten unforgivable crimes, such as treason, rebellion, unfilial piety, etc. Among them, unrighteousness refers to killing innocent people, and unharmony refers to murdering relatives. If you want to put it in a certain category, you can always find the one that fits.
The key to this matter should be to call Tang Yongming out and prove his guilt. Even if we cannot report to the authorities or leave the clan, we have to move in this direction.
But Tang Yongming just didn't come out.
Mrs. Sun was not stupid either. She refused to admit it. The two old ladies cursed at each other for a long time. Mrs. Lu said angrily, "This is what your Zhu'er said herself! Tang Yongming not only sold our Qiu'er, but also wanted to sell Zhu'er!"
Mrs. Sun finally found the source. She was furious and turned to look for Tang Shizhu. However, Tang Shizhu had already disappeared. Mrs. Lu said, "Call Tang Yongming out! Face to face!"
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That makes sense. But you have to call the clan leader first! Otherwise, how could the men of the Tang family show up?
After a long argument, Grandma Sun dragged Li out and questioned her viciously, "Are you destroying Ming'er's reputation? Are you lying that Ming'er sold Qiu'er? Are you the one? Ming'er was kind enough to send Zhu'er to live a happy life, but you lied to hurt him!"
As she spoke, she beat her fiercely: "You vicious woman! Where did you hear these rumors? Who told you such lies? Tell me! If you don't, I'll beat you to death!"
Tang Shiyue frowned, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.
The next moment, Li cried out, "It was Tang Shiyue! She told me!"
The crowd quieted down, Tang Shiyue walked over slowly, and all eyes were focused on her.
Tang Shiyue glanced at Li. Li was sobbing and turned her head away silently, not daring to look at her.
Although it wasn't a big surprise, Tang Shiyue was still very unhappy. She handed her a knife, but she turned around and sold her out.
Li was not stupid. She could guess that something was fishy. She knew that she was also a victim, and she knew that it would be risky to tell her the news... But she chose to use her to deal with the Tang family without hesitation, because this way she could get away with it, and even if things didn't work out, she could continue to live in the Tang family.
In other words, she did not want to "burn her boats" for her eldest daughter, but wanted her to "die" for her eldest daughter.
Granny Sun turned her head suddenly, her eyes almost popping out: "It's you again, you bastard! You just can't stand seeing my Tang family doing well, can you!" She rushed over and tried to hit her, but Tang Shiyue quickly dodged and got into the role in a second, crying and begging: "Please ask some uncle or aunt to ask the clan leader to come over!"
The head of the Tang family arrived very quickly, and someone had already brought a chair to him. Tang Shiyue pinched his nose and knelt down, begging the head of the family to make the decision.
She told the story and said directly that it was Wang and Li who took her to the town. She was knocked unconscious and tied up after she arrived, but she was rescued by an old couple on the way. The old couple recognized Boss Niu's men and told her about Boss Niu's character. He was generous and liked to buy people from poor families, but he didn't buy them as concubines or even slaves. He bought them privately to torture them, and no one could survive more than a few months...
She described it in great detail.
It wasn't very vivid, but for some reason, it made people feel very empathetic, as if they had gone through the same experience with her.
The thin and weak young lady knelt on the ground, trembling from time to time, her face full of despair, she was white and beautiful, her crying was really heartbreaking. Many village women couldn't help but wipe their tears, thinking that this young lady was really too pitiful.
Qi Jing and Qi Yang stood behind the crowd. Little Qi Yang pinched his hand angrily and tried to move forward. Qi Jing had no choice but to pick him up and whispered, "Don't be impatient."
Don't worry, she knows what she is doing.
Her words sounded confusing, but in fact they were extremely clever and covered everything.
First, she said that the people who saved her were an old couple, and that her reputation would not be damaged. Secondly, she said that Boss Niu was generous, and that at least two hundred taels would be given at a time. This could be considered as taking advantage of his old tricks and using money to move people's hearts... She used Boss Niu's cruelty to arouse everyone's hatred of the enemy, and also gave people like Mrs. Lu the motivation to hold on, whether it was for Qiu'er or not.
By the way, he stepped on his own mother, Wang, paving the way for what might happen later. Of course, he did not forget to trample on the people of the Tang family. Tang Yongming, who was the original mercenary, was certainly worse than a beast. Even Li, whose daughter was sold, was not innocent either. She had also been an accomplice.
If Li dared to sell her out, she would retaliate on the spot. She really was... unwilling to suffer any loss. Only his silly brother thought that others had bullied her.
Who can bully her?
Qi Jing silently pressed the back of Qi Yang's head, asking him to calm down.
At this moment, Tang Shiyue had finished speaking, and cried, "My father passed away early, so I begged my uncle to make the decision for Yue'er. I know that the marriage of children is decided by their parents, but this is not marriage, this is murder... No matter Qiu'er, me, or Zhu'er, he clearly wants our lives! What's the difference between this and tying us to the slaughterhouse and killing us? If we have to suffer humiliation before death, it's better to slit our throats now, at least we can die with a clear conscience."
Things had gotten to this point, and the head of the Tang family couldn't just ignore it, so he said with a sullen face, "Tang Yongming! Why don't you come out? Wait for me to go in and invite you!" At the same time, he said to Tang Shiyue, "Yuer, you get up first."
Tang Yongming dared not not come out. If he didn't come out, the clan leader would order someone to drag him out.
As soon as Tang Yongming came out, he knelt down quickly and said anxiously, "Uncle, this is really a misunderstanding. I really wanted Yue'er to be someone's mistress, but Yue'er didn't agree. I thought it would be a pity to let such a good family go, so I asked Zhu'er to go... Boss Niu is an upright businessman with a huge fortune and a harmonious life. How could such a thing happen! Don't believe those rumors! And, as for Qiu'er, I was really wronged. I really don't know where Qiu'er went. Even if I have good relationships with people, you can't blame me for the loss of one person in the village!"
"An upright businessman?" The head of the Tang family snorted coldly, "An upright businessman, did Na Xiao kidnap someone on the street and walk away?"
Tang Yongming was suddenly speechless.
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