After a busy day, the Xin family fell asleep. In her dreams, Jiao Niang kept dreaming that she was peeling bamboo shoots and cutting bamboo shoots, but the bamboo shoots in the basket next to her were still so many that they had not changed at all.

Jiao Niang is so tired that she wants to rest for a while. Suddenly, Qi Xiaogongzi appeared next to him, and Qi Xiaogongzi kept knocking on the gong in her ear and shouted: "Don't be lazy if you take my silver...... Then don't be lazy with my money......"

Jiao Niang was angry and shouted: "It's noisy! Stop! ”

"Jiao Niang, wake up!" Lin Ruyi's voice appeared in his ears. Jiao Niang opened her eyes and found that the loud gong in her dream was still ringing.

"What's going on?" Jiao Niang hurriedly got up.

Lin Ruyi shook his head: "I don't know, it must be a big deal." My mother and Brother Xin Ping both went to the ancestral hall. ”

Only when something big or dangerous happens in Panyun Village will sound the gong to remind people to gather at the ancestral hall. It stands to reason that everyone has to go, including Jiao Niang, Lin Ruyi and Xin An.

"Let's go and see." Jiao Niang didn't want to tell the truth and get dressed in the future. Jiao Niang and Ruyi hugged Xin An tightly and walked towards the ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, the villagers held torches around Li Zheng and a kneeling person. Everyone's expressions were serious, except for those kneeling on the ground with fear on their faces.

"Carry the deceased Lin Liang up. Bring the witnesses Song Yunhui, Lin Dali, and Yang Zhuangzhuang up. Li Zheng spoke majestically. The crying Lin Liang's family and several witnesses carried Lin Liang's body together, and the villagers took the initiative to make a way.

I saw that Lin Liang's body was full of blood, his neck was cut open with a sharp weapon, his eyes were not closed, and his eyes were wide open, showing the unwillingness and resentment of the deceased.

The timid Lin Ruyi screamed in fright on the spot. Xin Ping heard Lin Ruyi's voice, and silently squeezed over to block in front of Lin Ruyi.

"Lord Lizheng, you have to be the master for us! Our Lin Liang was killed by this thief in order to stop him from stealing seedlings! We are wronged! Wrong! Lin Liang's parents knelt beside Lin Liang and almost passed out crying.

"Why are you so heavy! Why?! Lin Liang's wife, Lin Yang, rushed to the kneeling man crying and questioned him.

The man looked up, revealing a scarred face, his eyes swollen all along. He no longer trembled, no longer feared, but roared angrily: "It was he who didn't let me go!" I've fallen down on my knees and begged him not to hit me. I'm also here to stay alive. But he kept beating me to death, and I felt like I was about to be beaten to death by him. ”

The man smiled eerily as he said this: "I have a sickle in my basket, and they don't even see it. So I ......"

He made a neck wiping motion: "Cut his neck." ”

"Ahhh I'll kill you! Lin Liang's mother, Lin Tian, rushed forward like crazy, and desperately beat this murderer who killed her son.

"I told you, don't hit me!" Although the person was bound, he still hit Lin Tian with his body hard, and Lin Tian was knocked to the ground by him.

The villagers were furious, and the more impulsive ones had already rushed forward, ripped him apart and fought him to the death. The timid ladies closed their eyes and did not dare to look.

"Stop!" Jiao Niang rushed forward and stopped the villagers from moving. The villagers stopped in anger.

"What? Are you going to intercede for this murderer? Someone already looked at Jiao Niang in an unkind tone. Lin Liang's parents and mother also looked at her viciously.

Of course, it is not a pity for such a person to die. But there is no need for us to stain the blood of such human hands and violate the law of the country! Sent to the government, he is also a dead end. Jiao Niang knew that if this person was allowed to die here, then every villager, including Xin Ping and her, would become murderers.

The villagers were silent, they were moved by the words of the girl.

"The law does not hold the people accountable." At this moment, a faint voice came, it turned out to be Lin Qi.

Because of Lin Qi's statement, Lin Liang's relatives and friends responded one after another, picking up hoes and sticks one by one to surround the murderer.

"I think it's safer to send it to the government." Uncle Zhu suddenly stood up, and his second son was going to take the township test next year. He couldn't let his son carry this stigma.

"Yes, yes. Send it to the government! The villagers, who have scholars at home, agree with Uncle Zhu's statement.

Li Zheng glanced at his granddaughter, stroked his beard and nodded: "The state has national laws, this villain should be sent to the government!" It's too late today, Lin Liang's family is here to watch. I will send it to the government early tomorrow morning. ”

Jiao Niang knew that this killer murderer would die before tomorrow. Li Zheng deserves to be Li Zheng, picking out himself and the villagers who are unwilling to go together, and at the same time satisfying the idea of Lin Liang's family wanting to vent their evil anger.

Sure enough, the next day, the news came out that the murderer had committed suicide. This did not affect the villagers of Panyun Village, and they found that no one dared to touch the seedlings anymore. This encouraged the villagers and began to farm normally.

Lin Qi politely sent Lin Liang's parents away, closed the door, and looked thoughtfully at the two baskets of grain and a pair of chickens and ducks they sent.

Li Zheng smoked a dry cigarette and looked at his granddaughter with a smile: "I know that you stood up at that time to make the villagers change their opinion of you, but you didn't think about it comprehensively. ”

"Grandpa, I've found that you always make the right decisions." Lin Qi squatted beside Li Zheng and beat his legs.

Li Zheng squinted his eyes comfortably and knocked on the cigarette stick: "You are always too anxious." Remember, to hold your breath and make a move to achieve your goal. But you've got some people in your favor this time. ”

"Grandpa taught well." Lin Qi smiled, without the slightest smugness. Li Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "That person said he would come back to pick you up." As long as you grasp the opportunity, you will definitely be able to soar into the sky. ”

Lin Qi heard his grandfather mention that person, and a faint flush appeared on his fair face.

Although no one has stolen seedlings for the time being, Xin Ping still feels that the situation is not optimistic. After discussing with Widow Lin, he gave the land of the two families to someone else. I don't want money, but I have to pay taxes to the Xinlin family.

In the past few days, the Xin family has been busy making sweet potato vermicelli, Jiao Niang and Lin Ruyi also went to pick peach blossoms, and the village purchased grain wine to make peach blossom wine. In short, the Xin family's small life is still prosperous.

Slowly, the village spread the saying that the Xin family opened a workshop at home to make money. Many people came here to find out how to make vermicelli and sake brewing. Fortunately, the walls of the Xin family are relatively high, otherwise the secret recipe will definitely not be able to be kept.

As the saying goes, one foot tall is one foot tall, and on this day Xin Ping went to the town to send sour bamboo shoots to Qi Xiaogongzi. Jiao Niang and the mother and daughter of the Lin family make sweet potato vermicelli at home.

Suddenly, Lin Ruyi exclaimed, it turned out that there was a person lying on the wall, who was sneakily peeking into the courtyard.

Jiao Niang looked at it, it turned out that Ma Zhu and Ma Fu had not been seen for a long time, and Widow Lin opened the door with a broom and rushed out. Jiao Niang was afraid that she would suffer alone, so she ran out with her.

When Jiao Niang went out, she only saw the back of Ma Fu and his wife who had gone away. I don't even need a ladder outside the courtyard of the Xin family.