Qin Fang asked, "How do you plan to solve this problem?"
Yang Haiyan didn't like to drag her feet when doing things. Although she didn't care what others said about her behind her back, it was her reputation after all. Who didn't care about their reputation? Besides, in ancient times, reputation was equal to fate: "Let's solve it tonight. You are all on duty during the day this month. Are the centurions at home at this time?"
Qin Fang: "I don't know if they are, but they are all off duty at this time."
Yang Haiyan heard this and said, "Then trouble my husband to accompany me for a walk. We haven't been to the centurion area for a long time. Let's go there today."
Although Qin Fang didn't know how she was going to deal with it, he was also curious: "Okay." Otherwise, he would not feel at ease if he let his wife go alone.
Of course, Yang Haiyan was not going to go alone. She also brought Nanny Lian, Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu. Qin Fang saw this and had an idea that his wife was going there to quarrel.
Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang took Nanny Lian, Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu and others to Qi Baifu's house first. There was another reason why Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang always gossiped together. They were all neighbors. Now, Yang Haiyan came with a large group of people. Wouldn't it attract attention? So half of the people on the street came out to see.
Qi Baifu's family was having dinner. They heard someone outside shouting, "Is Mrs. Qi here?"
On this street, anyone who noticed any movement secretly came out to see.
Mrs. Qi responded from inside, "Yes, who is it?"
Yang Haiyan led people in, and soon, there were quarrels, scolding, and the sound of things being broken, which shocked the people outside. Then, Mrs. Qi rushed out crying, crying and running, "Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Tang..." She
didn't need to shout, Mrs. Tang was watching the show at the gate of her yard. Mrs. Qi saw Mrs. Tang and hurriedly grabbed her, "Mrs. Tang, you have to testify for me, I didn't say that Mrs. Qin was a spendthrift, nor did I say that Mrs. Qin was an old hen that couldn't lay eggs, you have to testify for me."
Everyone heard what Mrs. Qi said and looked at Mrs. Tang. Although Mrs. Tang and her friends gossiped and laughed at others behind their backs, they would never do it in front of so many people. Now that Mrs. Qi called out to her, half of the people on the street were looking at her, and she felt ashamed. She pulled Mrs. Qi's hand away: "What did you say? I don't know."
Mrs. Qi's face was covered with slap marks, which made her face red and swollen. She looked very pitiful, as if she had been "domestic violence." She held Mrs. Tang's hand tightly and refused to let go: "Mrs. Tang, please help me. Someone complained to Mrs. Qin that I said behind her back that she was a spendthrift and an old hen that couldn't lay eggs, but I clearly didn't say that. Please help me and testify for me."
Yang Haiyan also walked out of the Qi family. As soon as she came out, everyone looked at her. Yang Haiyan pretended to smile: "My dear aunts, sisters-in-law, elder sisters, I came here today because I couldn't stand this tone. As everyone knows, I married here from the capital last August. When I first arrived, I took the wrong medicine and was poisoned on my wedding night. For this, my husband also made a joke of me, but who doesn't detoxify and nourish the body after being poisoned? It took me half a year to recover.
At that time, my husband had little menstruation, and I had to boil medicine and nourish my body to nourish my body. The cost was too high, so I embroidered things myself and sold them to Yongji, making some money, plus some of my husband's private money, and finally opened a shop. The snack shop, I could earn some money from it, which could also help me recuperate and replenish my body, and my body gradually recovered. In March of this year, my husband was going back to his hometown. My son had been in the army for five years and had never been home, so my parents-in-law were worried. Everyone knows that it is not easy for a pregnant woman to travel far, as it may affect the fetus or something unexpected, so I did not plan to get pregnant around March.
But I didn't know that because of these two things, there would be such a wicked woman gossiping about me, saying that I was a spendthrift woman who couldn't lay eggs. "Speaking of this, Yang Haiyan choked and cried, her tears streaming.
Qin Fang was helpless when he saw her crying. He hugged her and said, "Don't cry, Yanyan. I'm sorry. I made you feel wronged." In March, his wife also started crying while talking in her hometown. At that time, he thought she was acting, but later he found out that she was really crying. So at this moment, he felt very distressed when he saw her crying again. His wife cried twice since she got married, and each time it was for him. Thinking of this, Qin Fang felt a surge of anger that he had never felt before.
Yang Haiyan shook her head: "No, husband, this has nothing to do with you. I had an accident on my wedding night, and you used your private savings to hire a doctor and get medicine for me. You are so loyal to me, how can I blame you? The fault is that I shouldn't have opened a shop, shouldn't have gotten medicine, and shouldn't have taken care of my body. Maybe if I died of illness like this, no one would say I was a spendthrift.
All the aunts, sisters-in-law, sisters, and younger sisters, we are all women, and our husbands are all colleagues. We all come from all corners of the country, and it is fate that we can gather here. We Shouldn't we live in harmony, so that my husband can protect the family and the country without worrying about the future? Why do women, who are also women, still bully each other like this? Is it because I didn't die from the poisoning last August?
Today, someone came to tell me that this Mrs. Qi and her gang spread gossip about me among women, saying that I was a spendthrift, but they even insulted me as an old hen that can't lay eggs. I can't swallow this. Aunt Lian, beat me. "Aunt Lian
: "Yes."
Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu went to grab Mrs. Qi, and Aunt Lian stretched out her hand and slapped Mrs. Qi. The slap was so loud that the people who heard it couldn't bear to watch.
Mrs. Qi burst into tears: "It's not me, it's really not me, Mrs. Tang, you testify for me, I really didn't say that."
Mrs. Tang shrank her neck: "I don't know, I don't know anything..." Then she left the crowd and went back to the next yard.
Seeing this, Mrs. Qi broke away from Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu, and then held her: "How could you do this? How could you stand by and watch someone die? It was obviously you and Mrs. Feng who were saying bad things about Mrs. Qin, I was just listening, why didn't you testify for me? Why? Mrs. Qin, I really didn't say anything about you, it was Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng who said that you were a spendthrift, that you couldn't lay eggs, and that you... and that Mr. Qin took a concubine too late..."
Yang Haiyan was stunned, Mrs. Qi had never said this to her during the day.
When Mrs. Tang heard this, she immediately pushed Mrs. Qi away and said, "You are talking nonsense, I never said that."
Mrs. Feng was also watching the show. When she saw Mrs. Qi bringing her up, she immediately said, "Mrs. Qi, are you crazy? A cornered dog will bite anyone it wants. When did I say that?"
Mrs. Qi turned around and knelt on the ground, "Mrs. Qin, in heaven, I, Qi Zhu, swear that I never said that you are a spendthrift, nor did I say that you are an old hen that can't lay eggs. These words were said by Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng. If I lied, I will not have a good death. I will be punished. The child has no future." Then she looked at Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang again, "Mrs. Feng, Mrs. Tang, you said that I was desperate and biting people, but you swear that you didn't say that. Mrs. Feng, swear on your man, Mrs. Tang, swear on your son."
Qin Haiyan looked at Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang: "Is what Mrs. Qi said true?"
Mrs. Feng gritted her teeth and said: "I didn't say it, why should I swear?"
Mrs. Tang also refused to admit: "I didn't say it either, who knows what Mrs. Qi is crazy about?"
Seeing this, Yang Haiyan was not in a hurry: "In this case, let's report to the authorities. My husband is a seventh-rank military officer of the imperial court. According to the laws of our Qi Kingdom, insulting the family of an official will result in caning at the least, and imprisonment at the worst. If I have wronged you, I will apologize, but... I believe that the county magistrate will give me justice." As she spoke, she looked at the other people watching the show, "Everyone, if any of you can testify for me, I will give you ten taels of silver as a thank you."
Those present were all centurions or their wives. Ten taels of silver was a centurion's monthly salary for a year, and they could not save ten taels of silver even if they lived frugally for a year.
So as soon as Yang Haiyan opened her mouth, someone was tempted.
"Mrs. Qin, are you serious? If you are willing to testify, do you really have ten taels of silver?" someone asked. No matter whether they know each other or not, money is the best.
Yang Haiyan said, "My husband is here, in front of everyone, how could I lie?"
The woman said, "I heard Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng say this. Early that morning, two servants of your family went to the market to buy vegetables. They walked in front, carrying a basket full of vegetables. Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng walked behind. Mrs. Feng said, your servants bought so many vegetables, how come you didn't choke to death after eating them? Mrs. Tang said, you are an old hen that can't lay eggs, it's a waste to eat them. food. I was walking behind them at the time and heard these words. "
Mrs. Tang shouted, "You are lying."
Yang Haiyan said, "Sister-in-law, I will go to the court to sue, are you willing to testify?"
The woman said, "I have said it all here, it is nothing to testify in front of the county magistrate."
Yang Haiyan said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, Madam Lian, give me money."
Madam Lian took out ten taels of silver and said, "Madam, thank you for being willing to give justice to my wife."
Someone saw the woman accept the ten taels of silver. The wife followed suit and said, "I have heard of it too. My house is next door to Mrs. Tang's, and I often hear Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Feng go to Mrs. Tang's house to chat. Once, Mrs. Qi said that she saw Mr. Qin Qianfu hunting two wild boars. They were very big wild boars and all meat. Mrs. Feng said that all the wild boars in the mountains were killed by the Qin family. After killing everyone's wild boars, they didn't even share some meat with their colleagues in the family room.
So Mrs. Tang said, that's right, it's a waste to feed a woman who can't lay eggs. It's useless to eat it. Then Mrs. Tang said, "I have a younger sister at home, she's very pretty, how about introducing her to Lord Qin?"
Mrs. Qi said immediately, "That time, Mrs. Tang said that Lord Qin would take a concubine sooner or later, Mrs. Qin, you believe me."
Yang Haiyan also asked the woman in the same way, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to file a complaint, are you willing to testify?"
The woman also said readily, "Of course I will go."
So, Nanny Lian gave the woman another ten taels of silver.
Yang Haiyan said, "Aunt Fan, go back to the house and ask Chen Dashi to ride a horse to file a complaint faster."
Aunt Fan: "Yes." She turned around and ran to Qianfu's house.
Pah…
A man came out of the crowd and slapped Mrs. Tang in the face: "Did you say these words? If you did, apologize to Qin Qianfu and Mrs. Qin."
Mrs. Tang was also stunned, and a mouthful of blood smeared on the ground: "I..." She looked at the two women who were willing to testify, then gritted her teeth and knelt down, "Mrs. Qin, I was a bad mouth, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Mrs. Feng saw that Mrs. Tang apologized, so she also knelt down and apologized stutteringly: "Mrs. Qin, I was wrong too, please forgive me, please."
They were really scared, and they had never thought that they could sue the authorities for such things. In fact, ordinary people would not sue the authorities for gossip, and no one would care if they sued the authorities. But the centurion's wife is an ordinary person, and Yang Haiyan is an official's wife. Even though Qin Fang is only a seventh-rank official, she has no title or rank, but she is still an official's wife.
However, ordinary people with a little bit of brains would not say anything wrong about the official's wife.
Of course, the matter is not that serious, and Yang Haiyan is just bullying them for being "illiterate". From their words and deeds, we can see that they are vulgar and do not understand the law. So it is just right to use these laws to scare them. Yang Haiyan read books related to the law when she first came to this world, one is to use the law to protect herself, and the other is to know what things can't be done and what things can be done.
Tang Baifu and Feng Baifu also came out: "Master Qin, Madam Qin, we didn't discipline them strictly enough, please calm down."
Although Qin Fang wanted to beat them up in his heart, he still endured it: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You are in the barracks all day long, devoted to the barracks, how could you think that there are women at home who will hold you back." Qin Fang's words were extremely respectful to the two centurions. Whether they knew it or not, their face was indeed important among so many people. Of course, this remark also secretly satirized Madam Tang and Madam Feng.
Yang Haiyan said, "My husband is right. This matter has nothing to do with the two centurions. You have protected our country and are heroes that we women admire. However, I really cannot forgive what the two ladies said and did."
When Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng heard that Yang Haiyan said there was no way, they kowtowed and apologized, "Mrs. Qin, we were wrong, we were really wrong. We still have children. Please give us a chance. We will not spread rumors again. Mrs. Qin, please..."
Yang Haiyan sobbed and said aggrievedly, "Since the two centurions and my husband are colleagues, I can give you another chance, but you have to write an apology letter, and each family must compensate me for the loss of reputation with ten taels of silver."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng: "This..." Apology letter? Loss of reputation?
Yang Haiyan's face immediately turned expressionless: "If you don't want to, we can go to court. I just don't know if you two can withstand the beating from the county government."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng leaned in: "We'll write it and we'll pay compensation."
So Yang Haiyan took out two apology letters: "Read them once. If there is no problem, sign them. If you can't sign, you can put your fingerprints on them."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng were illiterate, but the two centurions could read. They read the apology letter and found that there was no exaggeration in it. It only stated the facts and also wrote: ... Because of this incident, Qin Yang Haiyan's reputation was damaged, and she should be compensated with ten taels of silver. I personally promised not to spread rumors about Qin Yang in the future. If I violated this promise, I would pay 100 taels of silver.
Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang pressed their fingerprints. It was hard for ordinary people to come up with 10 taels of silver at once. The two centurions paid 5 taels of silver each, and the rest was 500 coins per month, which was paid in ten months. After
the apology book was signed and the silver was paid, the Feng and Tang families immediately returned to their own homes, closed the door, and put aside all their face for today.
Yang Haiyan said to the crowd again: "My dear aunts, sisters-in-law, sisters, I want to apologize to Mrs. Qi here today. I didn't find out the truth of the matter, and I went to her house and beat her up. I was wrong. I don't know what the person who told me was thinking, or whether he had a grudge against Mrs. Qi, but no matter what, Mrs. Qi was hurt by this matter, so please forgive me."
Mrs. Qi said hurriedly, "No, no, no, I shouldn't have listened to them. I didn't know what was good for me and just joined in the fun." She regretted it. Yang Haiyan rushed in just now and scared her. Later, when she heard Yang Haiyan say that she would play a trick with her, she dared not object.
Although it was a trick, her face really hurt. The slap was real. But she also knew that Yang Haiyan was doing it for her own good, because if she didn't make such a fuss, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng would definitely bite her, and Mrs. Feng also saw her getting on Mrs. Qin's carriage in the morning.
Now that she has become a victim, it's different.
Yang Haiyan held her hand: "I'm sorry, this ten taels of silver is compensation, Madam Qi, please ask a doctor to take a look. Also, all the bowls in your house were broken by me, so you have to buy some more, so don't be polite with me." After giving the silver to Madam Qi, Yang Haiyan said to Qin Fang: "Husband, let's go back."
Qin Fang supported her: "Okay."
After Qin Fang and his wife left with the servants, everyone saw that the Qi family swept out the broken bowls and spilled dishes. This play was quite realistic.
When they returned home and entered the yard, Qin Fang suddenly hugged her from behind: "I'm sorry, I made you suffer." She cried so sadly just now, it was all his fault.
Yang Haiyan: "..." She broke free from his arms, then put her hand on his eyes.
Qin Fang squinted his eyes immediately, but it was too late. His eyes were irritated and immediately turned red, and a few tears flowed out. Qin Fang: "You bad woman." He picked her up, "You lied to me and my heart aches."
Yang Haiyan shouted: "Put me down quickly."
Qin Fang: "No." He threw her on the bed and pressed down heavily, "You are so bad, you are really bad."
Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing: "You are so stupid, you are really stupid." He didn't know whether it was true or false, what a fool.
Qin Fang snorted, then lowered his head, buried it in her chest, and bit her chest hard through her clothes.
Yang Haiyan was stunned: "Rogue, you rogue..." Where did he learn this?
After the incident of Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng, there was more gossip in the family room, but the protagonists of the gossip were Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng.
Yang Haiyan did not ask about these things. In the blink of an eye, it was mid-May.
On this day, Uncle Hong brought good news. After ten days of observation, two-thirds of the half-acre of broccoli transplanted in early May survived and are now in full bloom. In ancient times, there were no chemical fertilizers, and Yang Haiyan could not buy chemical fertilizers. All fertilizers were pig manure, chicken manure, and duck manure. There were twenty pigs, twenty chickens, and twenty ducks on the farm. The people in charge of the farm were Niu Da's family. Niu Da was in charge of the crops, and his family was responsible for weeding and feeding poultry. Niu Da received a monthly salary of three hundred coins, and there were four people weeding and feeding poultry, and each received a monthly salary of fifty coins. Weeding is not a hard job, it only happens once every few months. Even feeding poultry is fast because there are so many people. The main thing is that this job is right at the doorstep, so Niu Da's family is very satisfied with it. In this way, the family can earn 500 coins a month, and they are still envious of the villagers.
But the villagers dare not do anything, after all, this is a government farm.
Yang Haiyan was very happy when she heard about this: "When can the broccoli be harvested?" Broccoli is the name given by Yang Haiyan. Yang Haiyan said that when the peddler sold it to her, he told her that this vegetable is called broccoli.
Uncle Hong said, "Niu Da said that according to his calculations, we can start harvesting in early July. However, in addition to the broccoli, potatoes can be harvested in late June, and sweet potatoes in early August. The tomatoes you mentioned have been planted, and we have to wait and see. As for the fruit tree seedlings, they are growing well, but they need to be transplanted later. At present, they are fine, but when the fruit trees are in full bloom, they may be dense, and we may need an acre of land for transplanting."
Yang Haiyan thought for a while and said, "After the sweet potatoes and potatoes are harvested, the more than one acre of land will be used to transplant the fruit trees." One hundred apple seedlings, one hundred pear tree seedlings, I hope they can grow vigorously. There are many poultry in the manor, and they can't just eat grass. Some of them eat sweet potatoes and rice bran, which are all bought with money. After the potatoes and sweet potatoes are harvested, there will be some poultry to eat.
Uncle Hong said, "Yes, I'll talk to Niu Da later."
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "Well, if there's nothing else, leave."
After Uncle Hong left, Yang Haiyan was thinking about the broccoli, and she was eager to eat it.
"Madam..." Aunt Lian came in from outside, "Madam, there's a happy event in our house."
Yang Haiyan was curious, "What happy event is there in our house? Is Aunt Hong pregnant?" It's not possible. Only Hong Datou can walk. If Aunt Hong is pregnant again, it would be too hasty. Hong Datou, Uncle Hong's son.
Aunt Lian was really at a loss for words: "It's the private guard. Chen Dashi is getting married."
Yang Haiyan: "..." This was too surprising for her, "Who is the bride?"
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