Chapter 202 Gossip
"If you do it again, you won't be allowed to stay in this county school anymore."
Xu Tong's heart trembled: "Yes, yes"
The dean glanced at the three men again and sternly scolded them, "You are also at fault. A gentleman should use words, not fists. Is the county school teaching you to fight? It's disrespectful. You three, go water the garden together."
Sharpen your mind.
The three people did not dare to refute, "Yes."
Lu Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask, "Dou Zhongli and Zhang Miao were there yesterday. Xu Tong, you've always been close to them. Didn't they try to stop you when you were talking nonsense?"
Xu Tong was stunned and felt a little aggrieved: it was clearly a bad thing that everyone did together, but he had to bear the consequences alone.
Dou Zhongli wasn't there. Zhang Miao was startled, fearing he'd be punished. He quickly said, "We tried to persuade him, but who knew he wouldn't listen?"
Xu Tong looked over suddenly, and Zhang Miao avoided his gaze guiltily, subconsciously straightening his body to show his frankness.
Xu Tong was so angry, this selfish bastard!
But it was impossible for him to refute Zhang Miao's words. If he implicated Zhang Miao, he had no evidence and Zhang Miao might not admit it. If the two sides argued, the county school would definitely conduct a thorough investigation, and there was no guarantee that Dou Zhongli would not be caught.
He dared to offend Zhang Miao, but he didn't dare to offend Dou Zhongli.
If Dou Zhongli was punished by the county school for this, his anger would definitely be directed at him. Given his personality, not only would he never be able to gain any benefits from him again, he would definitely teach him a lesson.
He had to swallow this loss alone.
Xu Tong was dejected and did not refute Zhang Miao's words.
The dean and several gentlemen became even angrier.
"This child is truly incorrigible! Copy the Analects and Mencius twenty times each and return them to me within five days."
"yes"
Xu Tong felt so aggrieved.
In the past, copying books could be sold for money, but could he ask the dean for money for copying books this time? Who would be willing to do this if it wasn't for the money?
I'm so tired from copying books.
The dean called all the students together, announced the whole story, and Xu Tong apologized publicly.
The matter was over.
Dou Zhongli was so angry that he became increasingly incompatible with Liang Mingxuan and the others.
The rumors in the village and county school were self-defeating.
It was okay in the county school, but in the village, Zhang and others felt extremely frustrated.
I had prepared a lot of nonsense and was ready to gloat and watch the excitement, but in the end, my punch missed the target. It was really boring.
Bai didn't dare to move too much to attract attention. Zhang was stupid, and seeing this, she gave up helplessly. The one who felt the most uncomfortable was Aunt Hua, the village's number one gossipmonger.
Aunt Hua is not a bad person, she is just a gossip. When she hears gossip about other people, her eyes light up and she has to find out more. Then she adds fuel to the fire and talks nonsense. The strange thing is that she can always make sense and justify herself, and what she says sounds more real than the truth.
Her happiest and most fulfilling moments were when everyone gathered around her and listened to her nonsense with relish.
It’s not that some people came to her house angrily to argue, but she was good at talking and making excuses. Her husband and two sons were both arrogant and unreasonable, and no one had ever been able to get the upper hand from her family.
It's funny. She thought Xu Zhichun couldn't support the family with his brother-in-law Liang Mingxuan by himself and that their lives would get worse and worse. But she didn't expect that they were getting better and better, which made her feel uncomfortable.
She was extremely excited as she finally had something exciting to watch about their family.
I didn't expect it to be a waste.
I felt depressed again.
That day, when she saw Yang Ming coming back from the field carrying a hoe, she saw that he looked much better and more energetic than before. Although his clothes were made of coarse cloth, they were obviously newly made. Aunt Hua felt unhappy again.
What were these father and son like before? They changed after they started to curry favor with Mrs. Xu. I heard that they have been helping Mrs. Xu take care of the konjac field and even paid her money, a few dozen cents a month?
Auntie Hua felt increasingly uncomfortable. When Yang Ming walked by her and greeted her with a smile, "Auntie!", Auntie Hua's old impulsive habit kicked in. She grinned at Yang Ming and said, "Look at you. Your life is getting better and better, haha."
Yang Ming was stunned. He didn't expect Aunt Hua to start chatting with him. He felt embarrassed to leave, so he stopped and smiled a little sheepishly: "It's much better than before. Thanks to Zhichun, otherwise we father and son would not know what would happen."
Yu Yangming's words were expressed with heartfelt gratitude, but Aunt Hua's eyes lit up: Isn't this the beginning of gossip?
Aunt Hua winked and said, "I have to say it, Zhichun really takes extra care of you and your son. Don't you think about it?"
Yang Ming was puzzled: "Ah? What are you considering?"
Aunt Hua laughed, her eyes full of ambiguity: "Oh, you are not a greenhorn, don't you understand? Your woman has been running away for so many years, you are in the prime of life, don't you miss anyone in the bed at night? The night is long and long."
Yang Ming blushed and stammered, "Auntie Hua, what are you talking about!"
"I'm not just talking nonsense! I'm being serious!" Aunt Hua couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yang Ming's embarrassment. She just thought it was funny and started to talk without restraint: "I'm serious. You've lost your woman and Zhichun has lost her man. Isn't this just perfect? If she wasn't interested, why is she so good to you and your son when there are so many families in the village who are not doing well? You're a man, do you have to wait for the woman to take the initiative? Don't be a coward, just go for it! If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again, hahaha."
"Enough!" Yang Ming's face was red as blood, his chest heaving as he gasped. "Auntie Hua, Madam Xu and I are innocent. Don't spread rumors and nonsense to ruin Madam Xu's reputation! You, you, you are harming people!"
Aunt Hua glared at him angrily: "Look at you, I was kind enough to give you some advice, but you started cursing me instead. Your kindness is truly unrewarding."
"Don't talk nonsense if it's not true! Don't talk nonsense!"
Yang Ming almost fled in panic.
Yang Ming returned home, completely devastated, punching the wall fiercely, "Damn it, damn it."
"Dad," Yang Xiaoan was originally walking behind him, but he went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables so he came back a little late. "What did Aunt Hua mean when she said I'm going to have a mother? Did she find a matchmaker for Dad?"
Yang Ming was shocked and angry: "She told you?"
Yang Xiaoan was stunned. Is this true? He suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He and his father had depended on each other for many years. Of course, he didn't want his father to marry a stranger, but if his father wanted to marry, he would support it.
"Um"
"Don't listen to her nonsense!"
Yang Ming was shocked, angry and scared.
He hadn't intended to tell anyone about this; it was too embarrassing.
But he forgot that even if he didn't say anything, Aunt Hua also had a mouth!
(End of this chapter)
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