Chapter 34 What else is there to hide?
With a loud noise, Xiaoxiao screamed first, and Pei Changfeng in the room quickly woke Su Wanwan up and put clothes on her.
"What happened?" Su Wanwan was half asleep and felt herself being shaken awake just as she closed her eyes.
Pei Changfeng fastened the belt of her clothes and wrapped her up with a quilt, "Don't make a sound!"
Su Wanwan's eyes suddenly widened, and when she heard the little cry and the footsteps outside the house, her mind instantly became clear.
The moment Pei Changfeng stood up, a group of ruffians led by Wang Biao also broke in.
There were seven of them in total, three of them were holding knives and the remaining four were holding sticks.
"Are you Pei Changfeng?" Wang Biao looked around the room and spoke.
"Yes," the person opposite had bad intentions. Pei Changfeng held onto the head of the bed to keep himself steady. "I wonder what you are here for?"
Wang Biao waved his hand, and immediately two of his younger brothers went into the house and began to search through the drawers and cabinets for money.
"Someone is here, offering money to buy your life," Wang Biao sat down on the chair calmly, glancing at Pei Changfeng. He knew that Pei Changfeng was a cripple and didn't take him seriously at all. "Do you have any last words? Tell me, maybe I can help you realize them out of kindness."
"Could you please tell me who wants to kill me?"
"You kid," Wang Biao stood up and laughed, "I thought you were a scholar who could say something new, but you asked this."
"Well, since this is your last wish, I'll tell you," Wang Biao rolled up his sleeves, "The person who wants to kill you is called Wu Sanniang, remember this."
When he learned that it was Wu Sanniang, Pei Changfeng's eyebrows relaxed slightly. He tried to negotiate, "I don't know how much money Wu Sanniang gave to buy my life. I am willing to pay an extra five taels of silver as travel expenses for you."
"You are a smart guy," Wang Biao held up two fingers, "Twenty taels, if you give us twenty-five taels, we will let you go, and the rest is your personal grudge, you can settle it yourselves."
Wang Biao and his men are not real desperadoes. They basically do double duty by taking on this kind of business. They are not stupid enough to send themselves to jail.
"Brother, there's a woman in this room!" Wang Biao's younger brother took out a piece of Su Wanwan's clothing from the closet, "It's been a long time since we last played with a woman, let's have some fun together!"
"Where's your wife?" Wang Biao took the clothes and looked at them, then smiled. "Let your wife come out to accompany us brothers, and you don't have to give us the extra five taels of silver."
Pei Changfeng's face darkened, "She went back to her parents' home."
"Then what's under your quilt? Lift up the quilt and take a look!"
Wang Biao's younger brother came over and lifted the quilt. Pei Changfeng quickly stabbed Su Wanwan's hairpin hidden in his sleeve into his neck. The moment he pulled his hand away, blood gushed out.
"You bastard..." Wang Biao's younger brother fell down unwillingly.
The other six people rushed over, and Su Wanwan could no longer hide in the quilt, so Pei Changfeng pulled her out, "Run!"
Su Wanwan gritted her teeth and ran outside without looking back.
"That bitch ran away, chase her!"
"Help! Someone is killing someone! Help!"
Her cries for help echoed throughout the village, and the lights in every household in the village lit up.
Pei Tieniu was the first to rush over with a hoe in hand, "Everyone, come on, protect Master Pei!"
Peijia Village is not big or small, but there are dozens of households. The two minions chasing Su Wanwan had never seen such a scene before. They turned around and ran away, but were pinned to the ground by the nearest family.
"You son of a bitch, you dare to come to our village to bully people, Master Pei's family, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Su Wanwan's heart was pounding, "Everyone, go to my house and save my husband!"
When the people of Peijia Village heard this, they all rushed to Pei Changfeng's house. Su Wanwan ran in front. She felt anxious when she thought about how Pei Changfeng would deal with such a group of people by himself.
When a group of people arrived, Pei's house was full of blood.
"Wanwan, what's wrong with you, Wanwan?" Aunt Li supported Su Wanwan, "Wanwan fainted!"
"Go get the doctor, go get the doctor!"
When Su Wanwan woke up again, she saw Aunt Li's face as soon as she opened her eyes.
"Changfeng! Pei Changfeng!" Su Wanwan grabbed Aunt Li's hand, "How is my husband? Is he...?"
"Silly girl, stop imagining things. Changfeng is fine. He just has some skin injuries," Aunt Li sighed while holding her hand, but her eyes wandered. "You said that Changfeng is really a character. Four big men surrounded him, but he didn't hurt any bones. He just had a few scrapes on his arms and back."
"Really?" Su Wanwan was skeptical. She sniffed her nose and said, "Is it really just a minor skin injury?"
"Really?" Aunt Li pushed her down. "You should take a good rest and stop thinking too much. Changfeng has gone to the government office and will probably be back soon."
"Have I been dizzy for a long time?" Su Wanwan touched her head and couldn't help but said, "Oh, I'm really useless."
When she entered the room yesterday, she saw blood all over the room. She subconsciously thought it was Pei Changfeng's. She couldn't bear the shock and fainted.
"Look at what you said. Who doesn't have a man to take care of things? Why should a woman like you take care of things?" Aunt Li comforted her. "Okay, don't think about it. Changfeng said that you should take a good rest when you wake up. The private school will open tomorrow."
Su Wanwan nodded and looked inside the house. The bloodstains had been cleaned up. It was probably done by the villagers who helped.
She sighed and heard a sound like a pig being slaughtered outside.
"My daughter! My daughter, what's the matter with you?"
Widow Liu came over holding Su Chaochao's hand. She looked like she had cried on the road, her eyes were red, and Su Chaochao was also sniffing.
"Your stepmother is here, so I'll leave first."
After Aunt Li left, Widow Liu burst into tears and snot, "I heard early this morning that something happened to your family. What sin have you committed? Why are you so restless all day long? My poor daughter!"
Su Wanwan felt uncomfortable being pressed by her, and showed off her arms and legs, "Am I not fine?"
She pinched Su Chaochao's face again and said, "Don't cry, I'm not dead yet."
After confirming that she was really fine, Widow Liu wiped her tears and said, "You girl, you didn't tell me that you were going to open a private school. I heard that Changfeng only recruited eight students. What about your brother? Will your brother come in the future?"
"Come," Su Wanwan lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "I specially reserved a single table for him. You brought me so many chickens, how could I not leave room for you?"
Before Widow Liu could even smile, Su Wanwan said, "Don't forget the three taels of silver as a gift. I know you have money."
Widow Liu wiped her forehead and said, "Debt collector."
Su Wanwan looked around the room and thought that the bolt on the gate should have been repaired by the villagers. Not only was it repaired, but an extra bolt was also added.
She still feels a little scared. If Pei Changfeng hadn't reacted in time, if she hadn't run fast, if the villagers hadn't heard the noise and come out...
She didn't dare to think further.
Pei Changfeng was a scholar with honors, so he did not have to kneel in the yamen.
The county magistrate's surname is Chen, and he is Chen Liang's cousin. He has heard of Pei Changfeng and feels sorry for his current situation. If it weren't for that accident, Pei Changfeng would definitely be on the list after participating in the autumn examination and would have a bright future.
After listening to Pei Changfeng's account of what happened last night, County Magistrate Chen was furious. "These people are used to doing this kind of shameless business, and they even have the guts to break into people's homes at night and kill them. It's really abominable!"
Wang Biao, who had a large cut on his face, refuted unwillingly, "We brothers do this kind of business, but we have never really killed anyone. But that scholar, who looked harmless, wanted to kill two of my brothers, and his moves were fatal!"
County Magistrate Chen glanced at Pei Changfeng and saw that he was just standing there quietly and did not defend himself. His sleeves were covered in blood and even the hem of his left leg was dirty.
County Magistrate Chen was immediately confused and slammed the gavel down, angrily saying, "Pei Changfeng was acting out of self-defense! But it is a fact that you broke into people's houses at night and tried to rape and rob them! Who ordered you to do this? Come and confess quickly!"
Wang Biao spat a mouthful of blood foam on the ground, thinking that he was doomed today. He betrayed Wu Sanniang without hesitation, "It was this old woman who gave us brothers 20 taels of silver to kill Pei Changfeng. We just wanted to get the advantage of both sides, and didn't intend to kill anyone."
"How dare you quibble!"
Pei Changfeng suddenly spoke up at this time, "Sir County Magistrate, there is one more matter. Please allow me to report it."
County Magistrate Chen's expression softened slightly. "Go ahead."
"A few months ago, I accidentally fell off a cliff. My aunt, Wu Sanniang, hit me on the head and legs with a big rock, causing me to be paralyzed in bed. My left leg is still broken and no medicine can cure it."
County Magistrate Chen's expression became serious. "Why did she hurt you?"
"I don't know," Pei Changfeng shook his head. He knew that his current power could not shake the Song family. "But Wu Sanniang did want to murder me. If you don't believe me, you can ask the prison officer to interrogate me."
County Magistrate Chen raised his head to the yamen runner beside him, and the yamen runner Xiong immediately took his men there.
Originally, it was Xiong Yacha who escorted Wu Sanniang here, so this time he was familiar with the route.
Wu Sanniang was frightened and soon confessed everything about her intentional murder. However, she did not mention the Song family at all. Instead, she waited tremblingly for Magistrate Chen to pronounce the verdict.
When Wu Sanniang learned that she was sentenced to beheading, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
According to the laws of the imperial court, if someone killed someone but did not kill him, he would be exiled three thousand miles away. However, Wu Sanniang was convicted of multiple crimes and was sentenced to death. Wang Biao and several others were sentenced to thirty lashes with the cane and fifteen years' imprisonment.
After solving these problems, Pei Changfeng did not feel relieved, as he still had a long way to go.
The village chief had accompanied him here, and now the village chief was accompanying him back to the village.
When Pei Changfeng saw Su Wanwan at the entrance of the village, he subconsciously covered his sleeves that were stained with blood, "Wanwan, why are you here?"
Su Wanwan glared at him, "Why are you still hiding? I saw everything!"
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