Chapter Eighty-Three: Debate
First of all, it was the Li family who stated how they were deceived. The old woman of the Li family knelt on the ground, burst into tears, and choked up to tell her sons how filial they were, and how obedient their daughters-in-law and grandchildren were.
Next, she began to talk about how her four sons had a bad fate, how good they were to their wives and children, and so on. sighed that the first two four daughters-in-law had a thin life, and if they didn't enjoy the blessings, they died of incense.
In this paragraph, the old woman handled it very well, which moved everyone who was listening. When the old woman saw that the effect was about the same, she began to change her words.
"Take pity on my four sons, I wanted to live my two hard-working grandchildren like this. It's because I feel sorry for him, and I don't want him to grow old alone at such a young age. So I sent a matchmaker and asked her to find a virtuous and gentle girl for me. Because of my fourth son's situation, I don't care about the reputation of the other party. Whoever thinks about it...
At this, the old woman was completely devastated, and she cried and collapsed on the ground, feeling so desolate. The soft-hearted onlookers also wiped away their tears. Seeing this, the daughter-in-law beside the old woman hurriedly helped the old woman up and comforted:
"Mother, don't be sad, his fourth uncle is such a good person, he will definitely meet a good girl. You see, this is not the old man of Youzhi County. If we have any grievances or deceived ones, just tell the lord and let the lord call the shots for us. ”
The words of the daughter-in-law wiping her tears immediately resonated with the crowd present. Many women who were touched by the old woman began to speak out in solidarity.
"Yes, old sister-in-law, what are you afraid of. This is all reported to the yamen, if there is any grievance, hurry up and tell the eldest master. ”
"That's right, the eldest master is here, no matter who it is, he can't deceive you."
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Of course, the denunciation army is not all one-sided. Some people who know a little bit of the inside story will question it.
"This Li family sued, it seems to be the Li family in Xinzhou Village. I seem to remember the rumor incident of the Li family girl, and it seems that she was also tried here. I admired Miss Li so much. Why would Miss Li do something to cheat on her marriage? ”
"That's right, I've seen that girl. She doesn't stick to young talents like Wei Ergongzi and Dr. Xiao Qi, how could she do a cheating marriage for such a man in his forties? ”
"Yes, yes, the Li family's family background is not very good, how could Miss Li's family do such a thing for a man who died with two mothers-in-law?"
"Not to mention, I have been in Niushan County before and know about the people's grocery stores. I heard that the mother-in-law of that family likes to grind her daughter-in-law the most, especially the daughter-in-law of the fourth son, who especially suffers. ”
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The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law kneeling in the hall saw that the direction of public opinion was getting more and more wrong, and they were all sweating. But the old woman deserved to be a spicy ginger, and in a blink of an eye, she thought of a way to deal with it.
"Ouch, my poor son, married to two mothers-in-law who are so thin-hearted. Nowadays, others are misunderstanding that you are hard. That's it, it's all my mother's fault, it's all my mother's fault, I don't have anything to live for so long, so I let those people with broken mouths talk nonsense, and I'm tired of my son. ”
There were tears again, and the sound of "yo" hung people's nerves one by one. The old woman's already sharp voice, coupled with a deliberately made tone, is just like a professional crying soul.
The county magistrate saw that the scene was a little out of control, so he couldn't bear to pat the wood. The official at the head shouted loudly after the sound of the startling wood: "Silence! ”。
The lobby was quiet again. The old woman may have been too involved in the play, still sobbing and wiping her tears. Xiao Gang rubbed the goosebumps on his body, turned around and stuck out his tongue at Li Xiaonuan.
Li Xiaonuan smiled, and didn't know how to describe her current mood. Suddenly, the sound of startling wood sounded again.
The county magistrate said with great majesty: "Your Majesty Li Liu's family is not related to this case, so there is no need to say more." All you have to do is tell the Li family what you are suing. Now, please tell us the truth about your accusations. ”
With the help of the enthusiastic crowd, the old woman finally understood the meaning of the county lord's words. Her eyes rolled, and she thought again:
"The eldest lord Mingjian, the woman felt sorry for the four sons, so she sent a matchmaker to find a steproom for him. Who knew that the person was found, and Si'er was also satisfied. It's that the family has to be ruthless in their dowry. But for the sake of Si'er, we had no choice but to grit our teeth and respond. ”
"I didn't expect the family to take a sick daughter to make up the numbers. That's not all, the woman's reputation is still too bad to be ruined. We put up with it. I wanted to give the dowry first, and then let the in-laws raise their daughter's body better before getting married. ”
"It's just that the family doesn't admit it at all. We happily carried the dowry to the door, and we didn't dislike that their family had no rules and a small family. But people won't even let us in, let alone admit our relatives. ”
"Later, we thought, it's better to return the family affairs, anyway, we are not very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. But the family insisted that they didn't recognize us, and there was no such thing as a marriage at all, and they said that they would not return the gift money and tokens given on the day of the marriage. ”
"There's no way, let's think of the selfless county lord. We consulted a lot of people before we wrote a pleading, asking the eldest master to help us make the decision. It's really that token, it's the heirloom of our old Li family, otherwise it wouldn't have made such a big fuss. ”
At this, the old woman broke down again and cried down in the hall. She couldn't help herself in tears and said: "Please lord must be the master for us~" The man and daughter-in-law who knelt with her also begged.
After listening to the old woman's exaggerated statement, Li Xiaonuan instantly felt that the Great Wall could really make people cry. Li Xiaogang turned around and grimaced at Li Xiaonuan from time to time, and the small action of tearing the old woman apart in his hand made her laugh even more.
Compared with Xiao Gang's amusement, Su Shi Li's father was full of worries. Every time I heard the old woman say something, the anger in her eyes deepened. Xiaoyang was okay, kneeling straight, coldly watching the old woman's hard performance.
Li Xiaonuan stared at Xiaoyang, trying in vain to see what he was thinking from his expression or eyes. It's a pity that Xiaoyang knelt so quietly, as if he was in a state of mind, so that people couldn't see any emotional fluctuations. This made Li Xiaonuan worried.
This is the most impulsive and irritable teenager on weekdays, but he is so quiet at the moment, it seems too abnormal. Could it be that he already has a mind and feels that no matter what the other party does, he can't affect the Li family?
While he was thinking about it, he knocked again. The voice of the county lord representing the authority sounded again.
"Everyone of the Li family, can you hear the Li family's statement clearly? The Li family sued you for cheating on marriage, do you have anything to say? ”
Father Li first kowtowed, and then replied loudly: "Master Hui, our family really doesn't know about the matter of marriage. Since the last rumor incident, the villagers have been paying attention to our family's every move. Therefore, as long as adults look for someone to ask, they can know that what the grass people say is true. ”
Xiao Yang, who has always been calm and cold, also kowtowed and said: "Master Mingjian, these days, there is no matchmaker and outsiders in our Xinzhou Village. Adults may send someone to investigate. As for why the people of the Li family have my sister's Geng post and write a marriage book, our family also feels very puzzled. Please check it out for your help. ”
The father and son finished talking, and the onlookers began to talk again. Li Xiaonuan looked back and found that there were many villagers from Xinzhou Village present, and he couldn't help but settle down.