Upon hearing what the villagers said, Chen Guixiang and Ning Yunyun's faces immediately turned extremely ugly. They knew that this matter had blown up today, and their reputations in Ningjia Village were ruined.
Ning Yunyun's husband's village is very close to Ning's village. Soon the gossip will spread, ruining the two children's future. It will be difficult for them to find husbands.
Ning Yunyun was filled with regret for her impulsive decision to have the two children do this. Now she was in a panic, not knowing what to do, and just wanted to disappear into the ground.
Old Ning, who was smoking his pipe inside, couldn't sit still any longer. He hurried out of the house and said to Jiang Yuwei, who was standing at the door, in a gentle tone:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, what's with all this talk about poisoning? We should handle our own family matters behind closed doors, so as not to become a laughing stock for others."
As he spoke, Old Man Ning looked at Ning Huaizhi and shouted:
"Huaizhi, hurry up and bring your wife in, don't just stand outside!"
Ning Huaizhi, his face ashen, remained silent. He had been carving rubbings in the front yard and had no idea why Jiang Yu was suddenly so angry. Only now did he realize that his two nephews had poisoned his yard. He would never tolerate such a morally reprehensible act.
Ning Huaizhi simply couldn't imagine what he would do if his wife and daughter were truly poisoned. He might even kill the entire Ning family with his own hands...
Jiang Yuwei thought Ning Huaizhi would try to persuade her, but when she turned around, she met Ning Huaizhi's murderous gaze as he looked at Chen Guixiang and Old Man Ning. She was shocked. Could it be that Ning Huaizhi wanted to kill her parents...?
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward and patted Ning Huaizhi on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.
Ning Huaizhi felt Jiang Yuwei's soft hand on his shoulder, so he reached out and took her hand in return. Only in this way could he calm down.
Jiang Yuwei looked down at the two children and said in a deep voice:
"Shut up, stop crying, and tell me, who gave you permission to poison my yard!"
Xu Jing was so scared he wet his pants. He turned around and pointed at Ning Yunyun, saying:
"It's Mother. Mother said you bullied her and told us to take cakes to your yard to feed the poultry. If we fed them all to death, Mother would buy us candy."
Seeing that Xu Jing had already spoken, Xu Feng was afraid that Jiang Yuwei would send him to be beheaded, so he hurriedly said:
"It was rat poison that my grandmother gave us. She told us to put it in a pancake, saying it would work quickly that way!"
Ning Huaizhi coldly stared at Ning Yunyun and Chen Guixiang in the courtyard, then said to the fool:
"Idiot, stop! Come here!"
The fool reluctantly stopped after hearing this, and as he got up, he kicked Xu Ming and muttered:
"Useless trash, can't even take a beating!"
By this time, Xu Ming had already been beaten black and blue, barely breathing. When Ning Yunyun saw that the idiot had finally stopped hitting Xu Ming, she rushed over and helped him up.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the two children and said:
"Poisoning is punishable by beheading. If anyone asks you to poison someone again, they're trying to get you beheaded. Do you remember that?"
The two children stared wide-eyed and nodded at Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei glanced at them and said calmly:
"Xiao Jiu was rescued in time today and didn't die, so I'll spare you this time. If there's a next time, I'll personally behead you. Do you understand?"
The two children had tears in their eyes and didn't dare to look up at Jiang Yuwei, just mechanically nodding repeatedly.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei ignored the two children and looked directly at Chen Guixiang, saying in a deep voice:
"The child was instigated by you adults. What are you going to do about this? If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, we'll go to court. I can't handle you two old folks, but I can handle your daughter and your son."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang turned pale and hurriedly said:
“We were wrong in this matter, so please don’t report it to the authorities. Right now, your paper mill needs paper mulberry bark, right? I’ll go up the mountain and peel the bark for you. Please let Yunyun and the others go this time, okay?”
Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Ning Huaizhi's profile. He was pale, his eyes were fixed on the people in the courtyard, and his lips were tightly pressed together. Jiang Yuwei thought that Ning Huaizhi must be feeling very bad right now. She shouldn't push the Ning family too hard. She figured that after this incident, they wouldn't dare to cause any more trouble.
So Jiang Yuwei spoke calmly:
"Then prepare two hundred catties of paper mulberry bark and one hundred catties of wood ash and send them to the courtyard, and we'll call it even. Otherwise, as you all know, I'm the kind of person who likes to nitpick, and I'll definitely make sure everyone knows about this."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she looked at Chen Guixiang and Ning Yunyun and smiled:
"Anyway, I'm not afraid of a bad reputation. I've already separated from you all, so I'll tell you all the dirty deeds you've done, not just in Ningjia Village, but also in my sister-in-law's husband's village of Niutou, and my own family's village of Jiangzhuang. I'll tell you all about it..."
Chen Guixiang, who had originally intended to bargain with Jiang Yuwei, immediately interrupted her upon hearing this, waving her hand and saying:
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I know you're a blabbermouth. We'll go up the mountain to peel bark these next few days and deliver it to you within seven days, okay?"
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand:
"If I don't see what I want within five days, I'll go out and give you all a good talking about how you educate your children."
Ning Yunyun panicked upon hearing this. She knew that the two children were still so young, and if their reputations were ruined from a young age, they would never be able to find wives. So Ning Yunyun quickly said:
"Okay, I understand. Five days it is. You should leave now!"
Jiang Yuwei glanced sideways at Ning Yunyun and snorted coldly:
"Hmph, you think I like coming to this lousy place?"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned around and pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair away without looking back. Seeing this, the fool imitated Jiang Yuwei's tone and said to Ning Yunyun:
"Hmph, you think I like coming to this lousy place?"
Ning Yunyun was so frightened that she trembled all over. Seeing this, the fool laughed and followed Jiang Yuwei back.
The three returned to the courtyard. Ning Huaizhi sent the fool away and took Jiang Yuwei's hand, saying:
"Wife, I'm sorry, I've made you and me frightened again today. I really didn't expect Ning Yunyun to instigate the two children to do that kind of thing..."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei helplessly patted Ning Huaizhi's shoulder and said:
"It would be good if you could realize sooner what kind of people your family members are, so that the three of us wouldn't have to suffer as much as you do."
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she stared into Ning Huaizhi's eyes and solemnly began:
"Huaizhi, remember this: when we're out in the world, I'll definitely give you some face. I won't go out of my way to provoke your family, but if they try to step on my head, I won't let them off easily. Luckily, you're not a blindly obedient man, otherwise, the two of us definitely wouldn't be able to get along."
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