"What kind of fake good person are you, a hypocrite? You tricked my whole family into coming here. My mother washes your clothes every day, and she's so tired that she can't even straighten her back when she gets home, and you haven't paid her. I work myself to the bone every day to repay your so-called bullshit kindness! And what do you get in return? Now you just tell us to get out and leave. What do you take us for? Even a dog wouldn't be treated like this!"
Third Sister was held up by other matters and didn't have time to come with Zhou Wan. She didn't expect to hear these words as soon as she arrived.
She smiled faintly and leaned against the door. "You misspoke just now. It wasn't 'you all,' it was you. Only you should get out."
After Meng Lang finished shouting, his mind cleared up a little. When he heard those words, he suddenly thought of what he had done, his face turned pale, and cold sweat poured down his face.
"Hey, where did your arrogance go? Roar, keep roaring, let everyone hear what a disgraceful thing has been doing in my Tianxiang Tower for two months."
Third Sister straightened up and walked forward. Everyone quieted down, lowered their heads, and spontaneously made way for her. Zhou Wan stood up and also lowered her eyes, waiting behind her.
"Ding-dong"
A celadon bowl fell to the ground and rolled twice.
When Meng Lang saw the empty bowl, something suddenly occurred to him, and he straightened his back immediately.
"What are you trying to say? What does this bowl signify?"
"I knew it! You really would deny it." Third Sister laughed and took the bill from the person next to her.
"Let me tell you what you did. In order to stay at Tianxiang Tower, you secretly kept the medicinal herbs that Zhou Wan bought for your wife, replaced her life-saving medicine with plain water, and even took the herbs to a pawnshop outside to exchange them for money for wine."
Third Sister threw the bill at his feet. The pawnshop tickets inside were clearly visible, scattered on the ground. Some of the bolder ones picked them up and read them aloud.
"It's so disheartening that he would do such a thing."
"He doesn't seem like it. He's usually such an honest person."
"She was just cursing Zhou Niangzi, she's shameless."
Whispers rang out all around him. Meng Lang stood in the crowd, his face turning pale and then flushed.
"Get out of here right now!" Seeing that Meng Lang had nothing to say, Third Sister quickly stepped forward and told him to get lost.
"Get out of here! Get out of here!" Shouts and curses rose and fell around him, and some people even threw vegetable leaves at him.
"Smash that shameless bastard to death." Someone in the crowd said this.
Those who had gathered around to watch the spectacle took out whatever they were holding and threw it at him.
"You just wait, I'll make you pay sooner or later." Seeing the situation was unfavorable, Meng Lang could only flee in panic, not forgetting to leave with a threatening threat.
"What are you looking at? You're all a bunch of scoundrels." Meng Lang said fiercely to the people around him as he walked.
Third Sister continued shouting, not forgetting to grab an egg from someone nearby and throw it at them: "Get lost, you!"
"Ouch!" The egg hit Meng Lang squarely on the head, spilling all over his face. He looked utterly disheveled. He no longer cared whether the people around him were cursing him or not, and simply ran away, covering his head.
"Thank you all for helping us get rid of him." Third Sister was relieved to see that Meng Lang was finally gone.
She pulled Zhou Wan forward: "Thanks to everyone's help today, on behalf of Tianxianglou, we would like to invite you all in for a bowl of tea."
"Great." The people who had been gathered around had already witnessed a great show, and now they were even getting free tea. How could they not be happy?
After finishing their tasks in the front yard, San Niang and Zhou Wan went to the back yard to visit Aunt Meng and her daughter-in-law.
"Don't worry, Aunt Meng, we've already chased him away," Zhou Wan said as she entered.
Third Sister then went to Meng's daughter-in-law's window and looked out. "Aunt Meng, you are taking good care of yourselves. No one will bully you anymore."
"Thank you so much," Aunt Meng said sincerely, tears welling up in her eyes.
After Meng Lang left, no one bullied them anymore. Aunt Meng took good care of her daughter-in-law, and soon her daughter-in-law recovered.
"Third Aunt, Zhou Wan, my daughter-in-law's illness has improved, and we're thinking of going back home, so we won't bother you any longer." Aunt Meng brought her daughter-in-law to say goodbye.
“Aunt Meng, where can you go now?” Zhou Wan was worried that Meng Lang would continue to abuse them if they left.
“Yes, stay here. Tianxiang Tower also has accommodations for you,” Third Sister said, trying to persuade them to stay.
"You should all stay here and take good care of yourselves," Zhou Wan continued to persuade.
"Alright, then we'll have to trouble you all." Seeing this, Third Sister didn't refuse any longer, and the two of them continued to stay at Tianxiang Tower to recuperate.
That night, a figure crept into the courtyard and headed towards the well. The figure was so dark that anyone who saw it would be startled.
Just then, Cui Rou came out to get a drink of water and was startled by what she saw. However, she quickly calmed down. She was a little puzzled. Was the other person also out looking for water so late?
Because of her previous behavior, she is now recuperating here, but she is not actually welcomed by others, so she is a little petty and afraid of being discovered by them.
But to her surprise, she witnessed a suspicious scene the next second. To ascertain the truth, she even went closer to those who were lying behind the flower bed, sticking their heads out.
Under the cover of moonlight, they were not easily discovered. She saw the other person take out a medicine packet from their pocket, open it, and pour it into the well.
She had some doubts in her heart. Was someone trying to harm others by putting on this show so late at night? In order to ensure the truth of the matter and to prevent others from getting hurt, Cui Rou hesitated for a long time before deciding to go and tell Zhou Wan and San Niang and the others.
However, she waited a while before leaving, worried that her actions might alert the other party and cause them trouble.
If the other party tries to argue their case, I'll really have no way to defend myself.
Cui Rou continued to stare at the other person. She could only roughly judge the other person's figure and identify a few people, but she had not yet determined who they were. So she waited for the other person to turn around so that she could see their face and confirm their identity.
Fortunately, the other party was also somewhat worried. She had finally gained Zhou Wan's trust, and now that she had made up her mind to harm someone, she was inevitably a little guilty about doing such a thing, and she even trembled a little when the wind blew.
After doing all this, Aunt Meng quickly looked around, crossed her arms, and seeing nothing unusual, walked outside, muttering before leaving, "This weather is really something."
As he walked, he crumpled the paper containing the poison into a ball and threw it into a corner where it couldn't be seen.
After seeing that the other person had really left, Cui Rou left and went out to the direction where the other person had thrown the paper ball.
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