It's Lin Moniang.
Her son, Ma Xiaolan, was also with her.
Although they didn't usually interact, they were from the same village. The two women looked at each other for a while, then nodded in unison, as if to say hello.
Su Yun'er looked away and continued eating the peanuts in front of her.
With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, Su Yun'er noticed the yard outside her house was bare. Remembering the flower shops in the city, she decided to make an excuse to come and browse. She asked Old Mrs. Chen if she could buy a few potted plants to decorate the house and bring some festive atmosphere and life.
However, she had simply planted some flowers in her space beforehand and then brought them out at an opportune moment, pretending that she had bought them herself.
However, she did go to the flower shop. Since she was out, she might as well take a stroll. As a result, she had incredible luck and encountered a flower shop assistant dealing with some small wildflowers that weren't in good condition. Su Yun'er spent ten coins to buy several of them, planning to plant them back home and water them with the spiritual spring water from her space. She believed that these small wildflowers would regain their vitality.
As the commotion downstairs gradually subsided, Su Yun'er finished her noodles and peanuts and left with the flowers.
I rented a mule cart and transported the potted plants I had "bought" home.
As soon as Su Yun'er entered the house, she was greeted by Lin Moniang.
"Mountain and River's Daughter-in-Law".
Lin Moniang's face was flushed, and she pursed her lips, looking somewhat shy and timid.
Su Yun'er was surprised; she hadn't expected Lin Moniang to come looking for her.
"Is something the matter?"
It wasn't that Su Yun'er was being polite; it was simply that Lin Moniang's son had bullied her son before, and to be honest, she hadn't formally apologized yet.
Lin Moniang pulled Ma Xiaolan out from behind her. The mother blushed with trepidation, while the son hung his head, unwilling to look up or speak.
As Grandma Chen came out of the kitchen wiping her hands, she saw the mother and son and immediately greeted them with a smile: "What brings you here today? Please come in."
Grandma Chen's enthusiasm made Lin Moniang's face turn even redder, and even her ears and neck turned pink.
“…No, no…” Lin Moniang struggled to utter these words, then helplessly pulled Ma Xiaolan, about to kneel down.
Seeing their intentions, Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly stepped forward to pull and stop them: "What are you doing? It's not time for New Year's greetings yet. Why are you kneeling? Quickly make the child get up."
Watching the two bicker, Su Yun'er suddenly called out into the house, "Xiao Shu, come out here."
Xiao Shu had already heard the commotion in the yard from inside the house and knew that Ma Xiaolan had arrived, so he went from sitting on the kang to lying on it, just so that the people outside wouldn't see him.
However, the secret plan was ruined by her own mother.
Xiao Shu pouted, reluctantly got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to put on her shoes, and shuffled to the doorway.
A pair of eyes looked up at Su Yun'er with resentment, as if to say, "What are you doing? You know I'm deliberately hiding, yet you still call me out. Mother is the worst."
Su Yun'er chose to ignore Xiao Shu's gaze and reached out to him. Xiao Shu reluctantly scooted closer to her, but half of his body was hidden behind his mother, clutching her clothes, leaving only one eye visible as he peered at Ma Xiaolan through the gap between his mother's arm and body.
Ma Xiaolan tugged at her mother's clothes and pointed with her chin in the direction of the sapling. Only then did Lin Moniang realize that the sapling had appeared.
"Aunt Chen, please let my lazy son apologize to Xiaoshu and Yunmei. Otherwise, I will truly feel guilty." Lin Moniang's eyes reddened. "When the two children quarreled and fought, it was my lazy son who was in the wrong first, that's one thing; this time, it was also thanks to Yunmei's advice and ideas to the village head that we were able to catch Ma Tiannian successfully. If you had really let him poison the well, and if Ma Tiannian had actually done so, the court would have sentenced us, and my son and I would certainly have been implicated. We did something wrong to you, but you saved us, and we can never repay this great kindness."
Su Yun'er raised an eyebrow as she listened to Lin Moniang's crying.
Unexpectedly, Lin Moniang was able to figure out this key point.
Poisoning is a serious crime, and the punishment for attempted poisoning is different from that for completed poisoning. If poisoning is actually committed—even if it is fake poisoning—it will still have a bad influence. Therefore, according to the Tianyong Calendar Law, it will be treated as poisoning. Now, Lin Moniang and Ma Xiaolan will also be sent to exile.
Unable to argue back, Old Lady Chen could only watch as Lin Moniang and Ma Xiaolan kowtowed three times to her family.
After the third kowtow, Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly went up to help them up.
Ma Xiaolan finally spoke up: "Grandma Chen, I have something to say to Xiaoshu."
This time, Old Mrs. Chen did not stop her again. When she could no longer stop her, she had no choice but to pull Lin Moniang up and watch Ma Xiaolan from the side.
Ma Xiaolan walked up to Xiaoshu and Su Yun'er, bowed deeply to Xiaoshu.
“Little Tree, I was confused before. I was blinded by envy and jealousy, which is why I said such nonsense and did such terrible things, hurting you and ruining our friendship. I realize my mistake and apologize to you.”
As she spoke, Ma Xiaolan, her eyes red, bowed again.
The little tree was a bit unsure of what to do after receiving these two gifts.
He twisted his body, grabbed Su Yun'er tightly, looked at Ma Xiaolan who was bowing, and then looked at Su Yun'er, unsure of what to do.
Su Yun'er pulled Xiao Shu aside and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Now that you see Ma Xiaolan coming to apologize to you, are you still angry?"
Little Tree pouted, tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Actually, I'm not that angry anymore... No, it seems like I'm angry again... But seeing how pitiful he is, I don't know..."
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