I'm just really unwilling to accept it!
He did nothing wrong. If given another chance, he would do the same thing.
It just hurt so much.
Meng Xinyi, you promised that if he got arrested, you would incite the villagers to come and rescue him!
Why hasn't he arrived yet...?
He had no idea that Meng Xinyi had burned all his belongings under the cover of night when he saw that Meng Xinyi hadn't returned home the previous night.
How can two people who lack loyalty and harbor ulterior motives possibly save each other?
Cheng Yuanji was shocked by the miserable state of Chen Yanping before him, and he pulled Cheng Shaowen back a step.
Cheng Shaowen swallowed hard, forgetting even the pain in his mouth.
Cheng Qingyan felt no heat at all under the sunlight.
Turning to look at Cheng Shaowen, the child must be frightened.
Cheng Shaowen was startled, but he still tried to remain calm. Cheng Yuanji, on the other hand, looked away guiltily when he met Cheng Qingyan's gaze.
Cheng Qingyan took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Cheng Shaowen: "Shaowen, you worked hard yesterday. This money is your wages for working during this period."
"From now on, don't come to work anymore."
Upon hearing the first sentence, Cheng Shaowen smiled.
His third uncle acknowledged that he had worked here, and even in front of his father, so that he wouldn't have to deal with his father anymore when he went back.
But what does this second sentence mean? Does it imply future entanglements?
"Third Uncle, I can't accept this money."
“I didn’t do anything. It’s a good thing that we caught the person who tried to poison the fishpond. Who knows if he might do something else in the village. So I can’t accept this money.”
Cheng Yuanji frowned. How could his silly son work without getting paid?
Wouldn't that mean all that work was for nothing?
He reached out and stuffed the silver ingot from Cheng Qingyan's hand into his own purse, muttering, "Since you did the work, it's only right that your third uncle pays you for your work."
“She has to pay other people when she hires them, so it’s perfectly reasonable for you to keep this money.”
"Third brother, are you right?"
Cheng Qingyan's face was a little pale, and she forced a smile: "Yes, you deserve it, accept it."
Ruan Banxia walked over at this moment, carrying a large packet of arsenic powder.
It's a huge bag, weighing several kilograms!
So when Meng Jia and the others were looking for it last night, they found it very quickly because it was such a big target.
Ruan Banxia's brows were so furrowed they could kill a fly, and she started cursing from afar: "Which damned jinx bought so much arsenic!"
"The imperial court has issued a decree that everyone must leave a record at a pharmacy before they can buy arsenic, and then they can only buy a limited amount."
"Who on earth got so much arsenic, and how did they manage to buy it?"
"Did I find these poisons on this person on the ground? That shouldn't be the case. The imperial court has clearly stipulated that the same person cannot sell arsenic multiple times. This amount of poison is enough to kill everyone in your village."
Cheng Shaowen was filled with lingering fear. If he hadn't pushed Chen Yanping down in time yesterday, the powder might have fallen into the pond, and the fish there would have been in danger.
Meng An also brought the village chief and Meng Xinyi, along with many other villagers. The courtyard was bustling with activity and filled with people.
Cheng Qingyan took the poison from Ruan Banxia's hand and smiled.
There weren't many fish in her fishpond, and she had to lure them into her space every day. This time, for the first time, she felt that she had made a mistake.
If Chen Yanping really did poison all the fish in her pond, the magistrate would probably sentence him to a harsher punishment when she sent him to prison.
But that's enough for now; Chen Yanping's arms and legs are ruined.
Seeing the person on the ground who looked like a corpse, Cheng Qingyan asked Meng An to splash water on him to wake him up.
When Chen Yanping opened his eyes again and saw the sunlight, he felt as if he had been through another world.
The pain emanating from his body forced him to realize what had happened earlier.
His hands and feet are unresponsive; now only his head can move.
With difficulty, he turned his neck, searching for Meng Xinyi's figure in the crowd.
Meng Xinyi and Meng Changbei quietly retreated, trying to hide in the crowd so that Chen Yanping wouldn't notice them.
Chen Yanping is now at his wit's end, and his last hope is that Meng Xinyi will keep his promise and save him.
But he saw Meng Xinyi take half a step back, so he knew he had no hope.
I'm not reconciled, of course I'm not reconciled.
He hasn't gotten his revenge on the person he wanted, and the person who promised to save him has backed down.
How can I accept this?
Since he can't have an easy time, how could he possibly let go of the instigator who did evil with him?
If Meng Xinyi hadn't stopped him from leaving the village, telling him that he had a way to get revenge on Cheng Qingyan, that he was on the same side as him, and that they had a common enemy, then he would have been fine.
If he hadn't believed Meng Xinyi and Meng Changbei's lies, he might not have ended up in this situation.
If he hadn't been deceived by Meng Xinyi, he might be enjoying himself in a foreign land right now, or perhaps hiding somewhere to relax.
Instead of being here, enduring the contemptuous and hateful gazes of so many people.
These people were his former neighbors, villagers from the same village, and they had all once greeted him with smiles.
Now, all he sees in these people is disgust and contempt, including his former close friends.
Meng Xiaotian and Wang Cheng avoided his gaze, and Chen Yanping laughed self-deprecatingly.
Seemingly forgetting the pain, he shouted, "You didn't expect this, did you? The person you drove out of the village has reappeared in front of you."
"Meng Changbei, stop hiding. You can't beat him. Even if you manage to escape, it won't be long before you end up like me."
He looked toward the noisy part of the crowd, where Meng Xinyi and Meng Changbei were hiding.
Sure enough, the crowd parted to reveal Meng Changbei.
Meng Xinyi had come with Meng Changbei, and they had retreated together, so they were naturally standing very close together at this moment.
Chen Yanping smiled at them, and Meng Changbei immediately felt the sunlight lose its warmth, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
Meng Xinyi wasn't much better off; he and Chen Yanping locked eyes.
That look in his eyes made him feel very uneasy.
But in front of so many villagers, there was nothing he could do.
Feigning composure, she took the lead in launching into a scathing attack on Chen Yanping: "You, Chen Yanping, dare to come back after being driven out of the village? You have some nerve!"
"What are you looking at? You just accused Meng Changbei, are you going to start accusing me now?"
Then Meng Xinyi spread his hands: "Have you seen clearly? There are so many people here. Do you think you can bite them all one by one?"
"I advise you to face reality as soon as possible and stop making futile struggles. Maybe you'll still have a chance to get out if you go to the yamen."
"Tell me quickly, are you trying to kill us all?!"
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