Chapter Thirty-Three: The Devil is High
The next day, as soon as Chen Jixing went out on the front foot, Chen Wumei estimated the time to come to the door. Ye Shi had already prepared himself, fed the chickens, ducks and pigs early in the morning, and cleaned the kitchen.
As soon as Chen Wumei came, several people still sat down and held a secret meeting.
If it was a sad opening ceremony, today is a joyful closing ceremony.
Ye Shi was the first to speak like a host, only to hear her ask: "Okay, according to the time agreed before, yesterday is the last day, you all tell us your views on this matter." ”
According to the plan, the previous period of several people was indeed ten days. No matter what you find, or you can't find anything, you have to put it to an end, summarize it, and then decide on the next move.
This form of meeting was naturally taught by Ye Feng to the Ye family.
Therefore, whenever there is a major event in the family that needs to be discussed, Ye and Chen Jixing will not "say a word", but will ask Ye Feng and Qianyan's opinions.
In this way, both Qianyan and Ye are accustomed to this atmosphere.
Actually, last night, Ye Feng wanted to tell Ye what he had seen and heard during this time. But because Chen Jixing was there, it was really inconvenient, so I had to endure it until now.
It's just that his thoughts are really full of negative energy, and it's not appropriate to be the first to say it. Forget it, let's listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng said to Chen Wumei and Qianyan: "It's better for you and Qianyan to talk first, and I'll listen to your opinions first." ”
Hearing this, Qianyan took the lead and said excitedly: "Mother, I'll say it first, I'll say it first!" In the past few days, I have talked to Lihua, Ah Ming, Dacheng and several friends in Wujia Village, although they all said that the future fifth uncle is a wasteful and picky eater, but no one said that he likes to beat people. ”
Speaking of this, he glanced at the three of them again, and saw that everyone was listening carefully, so he continued: "By the way, I also rummaged through the garbage in front of Wu's house for several days, and I didn't find any bloodstained cloth or anything like that, not even broken dishes. So I don't think he's what he's said he is. ”
Then, Chen Wumei also expressed her opinions.
Although she didn't join the first few times, the last time she went in person.
At all times, my opinion is the most important, and the words of Ye Feng and Qianyan are just a kind of corroboration.
Even if Wu Xuanhua doesn't have the habit of beating and abusing people, if Chen Wumei doesn't like him and insists on quitting his family, no one can do anything.
On the other hand, even if Wu Xuanhua does have an unseemly habit of beating and abusing people, if Chen Wumei sees his person, likes his skin, and insists on marrying him, no one can change it.
Therefore, her own opinion is crucial and plays a decisive role.
I only heard Chen Wumei say: "I also think he ...... There is no such thing as beating and scolding. However, apart from what Qianyan said, he was more ...... in the use of silver In addition to being unrestrained, the villagers of Wujia Village even had a very good impression of him. ”
Seeing that Ye Feng and Ye were a little confused, Chen Wumei hurriedly explained: "I didn't make it up. An old woman told me that once she was sick, and he even personally sent her the money she needed for medical treatment and some food. ”
Of course, there is one more thing she didn't say, that is, according to several little girls, that Wu Xuanhua is very tall and handsome, and he belongs to the type that people will never forget.
Thinking of this, Chen Wumei's face turned slightly red.
Hearing Qianyan and Chen Wumei's words, Ye's heart was completely relieved.
But seeing that Ye Feng didn't say a word, he sat there silently, and asked curiously, "Why didn't you say a word today." Is there a different opinion? ”
The Ye family was crooked, and said what Ye Feng was thinking at the moment.
He was puzzled by the recent observations of several people. Could it be that someone really wants to deliberately smear the Wu family and mislead the Chen family into retiring from the marriage, so that they can profit from it?
To be honest, Ye Feng still tends to believe the rumors, after all, there is no wind and no waves, and there is no wind in the air. More importantly, if only one or two people said good things about him, then Ye Feng chose to believe it.
And now, the people in Wujia Village they met were all saying good things about him, which seemed a little abnormal.
When things go wrong, there must be demons.
However, he, Qianyan and Chen Wumei, who joined lastly, insisted on carefully observing the Wu family for a total of ten days. From the old woman who was almost old in Wujia Village, to the children who were only three or four years old in the village, to the garbage thrown out by the Wu family, everyone tried all the methods that could be done without disturbing the Wu family.
And the results showed that there was no problem with that Wu Xuanhua.
If Ye Feng himself did not participate in this observation process, it can be said that this result is not credible, but he participated in the whole process.
If it is said that Chen Wumei and Qianyan's jerkiness will make the villagers wary and do not tell the truth, then he pretended to be a flower and talked to more than a dozen aunts and aunts, and he didn't find that they were wary of anything during the whole process.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng didn't want to spoil the fun, so he had to deal with it and said, "I don't have a different opinion for the time being. ”
Hearing this, Ye Shi breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily: "That's good, that's good!" I don't know if it was the unethical ghost who spread rumors and made up such disgusting words, but fortunately we weren't fooled. Okay now, Fifth Sister, you can rest assured. You, just go home in peace and wait to get married. ”
Ye Shi's words made Chen Wumei's face immediately turn red.
Thinking of the dedication and care of several people during this time, Chen Wumei sincerely said to several people: "Thank you, really, I can't speak, but before this, this incident did make it difficult for me to sleep." Well, now it turns out that everything is just a misunderstanding. ”
After chatting for a while, Chen Wumei happily went home by herself, and when she left, she sincerely thanked the Ye family again, and said that she would not be cranky in the future, let alone easily troubled by other rumors.
Moreover, her birthday is just a few days away, and she is really happy to be able to solve the long-troubled things before her birthday.
After Chen Wumei left, Ye and Qianyan happily went to the backyard hand in hand to see the cuckoos and red fruit trees. Naturally, there are also peanuts that they can't forget.
It's just that the happy appearance of a few people made Ye Feng a little unwilling.
It's not that he has to let Chen Wumei quit the marriage, nor does he have to prove that Wu Xuanhua has a problem, but he always feels that this matter is very strange, and he always feels that something is wrong.
When he went to bed at night, Ye Feng couldn't fall asleep over and over again, and kept thinking about countermeasures. After much thought, he finally decided to go again.
If someone knew their whereabouts before and leaked the news to the Wu family and made the Wu family wary, then now that person must have told the Wu family that the danger has been lifted, and the Wu family will naturally relax their vigilance.
In this way, if you look at it again, you can trust the results.
made up his mind, early the next morning, after breakfast, Ye Feng made an excuse that he was going into the forest to dig trees, but in fact, he went to Wujia Village again. After putting the basket and hoe in the forest and hiding it, Ye Feng set off again.
He didn't believe it, if this Wu Xuanhua was really weird, he wouldn't be able to see any clues.
If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger.
This time, Ye Feng decided to venture deep into the heart of the enemy. Even if he was unfortunate enough to be caught, Ye Feng naturally had a hundred ways to excuse himself.
So, he decided to sneak into the Wu family's courtyard to have a look.
Through the observation of the past few days, Ye Feng learned that the most suitable place for the entire Wu family to sneak in was the back door of the firewood house. This is the place where the Wu family's subordinates come in and out, and the rice, flour, oil, and firewood that are usually purchased also come in and out from this place.
There are more people in the Wu family, and the daily shopping is also frequent, so there are many people coming in and out here, which also creates conditions for Ye Feng to slip in.
When Ye Feng came, two men carrying firewood also arrived at the back door. Then they unloaded the firewood from their shoulders and sat down leisurely.
It seems that he has been doing business with the Wu family for a long time.
After a while, with the "squeak" of the back door, a middle-aged daughter-in-law about forty years old, holding her hair in a bun and slightly blessed, came out. The two men stood up, respectfully stepped forward to greet him, and pointed to the firewood next to him, as if they were negotiating something.
It's just that Ye Feng wasn't sure if this was the cousin in Chen Liuzhi's mouth. However, even if it were, he did not dare to rush forward. Not to mention whether the other party will help him, even if he will, he will startle the snake.
He's waiting for an opportunity, a chance to sneak in when people aren't prepared.
After a while, thinking that the price had been negotiated, the two firewood sellers followed the daughter-in-law in. The daughter-in-law led the way in front, and the two men followed behind with firewood. The firewood was tall and big, but it managed to block a lot of sight.
At this time, the door is not locked, and it is a good opportunity to sneak in.
Quickly, Ye Feng slipped in. After a few more doors, he completely left the daughter-in-law behind.
It's just that after coming in, Ye Feng was a little worried, to say that this yard is really too big, I really don't know where to go, it would be bad if I bumped into someone.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng regretted his recklessness a little.
This Wu family's courtyard is much bigger than he imagined, even if he sneaks in, he will get lost.
Fortunately, his luck was really good, and just as he was about to return the same way, he listened to two passing maids chatting while walking.
The one who looked obviously older said, "Go faster, this is the tea that the young master wants." If this little ancestor is happy, maybe he will reward us with silver. ”
"Yes, yes, I heard Zhou's mother say that her daughter just brought a bowl of lotus seeds and lotus leaves to the young master last time, which made the young master very happy, and immediately rewarded ten taels of silver. You say, will we be rewarded today? ”
"Go quickly, for if it is late, there will be no reward."
Then, a fragrant breeze blew.
It's a great opportunity.
It's just that the conversation between these two maids just proves one point, that is, this Wu Xuanhua is definitely a person who does his own thing. If you are happy, you will be rewarded with silver, so what about if you are not happy?
Ye Feng quietly followed the two of them until they entered a room.
Ye Feng tiptoed to hide under the window, found the right time to look in, and saw Wu Xuanhua wearing a white bedclothes, standing straight with his left hand on his back. The scholar next to him was grinding ink, waiting for his son-in-law to practice calligraphy.
I saw that his face was gentle, and he discussed something with the scholar from time to time. Just when Ye Feng still wanted to see if his handwriting was good, footsteps in the distance reminded Ye Feng that it was time for him to leave.
In order not to be exposed, Ye Feng cautiously returned the same way, and when the people who delivered rice and oil were all at the back door, Ye Feng took the time to slip out again.
After returning home, the last bit of doubt in Ye Feng's heart also dissipated. It seems that he is indeed thinking too much. A person who likes to write and practice calligraphy will not have a bad temper.
At this point, he, like Ye and Chen Wumei, completely put his mind at ease and no longer paid attention to this matter. Then he went into the woods, took the basket and the hoe, and went home.
It's a pity, as the saying goes, the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high.
The Wu family has never been a vegetarian.
What Ye Feng didn't know was that from the moment he slipped into the back door of the Wu family, all his actions were under the control of the Wu family. Including the "careless" daughter-in-law at the door who didn't notice him sneaking through the door, including the two maids who "led the way" for him, they were also arranged in advance by the Wu family.
Ye Feng would never know that not long after he left, with the sound of messy cups and dishes shattering, Wu Xuanhua's room let out a miserable cry.
If Chen Wumei and the others were present at this moment, I was afraid that their jaws would drop in shock, and it was unbelievable. Because Wu Xuanhua, who was gentle and kind to the villagers, was revealed in his true form at this moment, and said viciously to a little guy who was kneeling on the ground with blood on his face and trembling all over: "Damn firewood girl, I don't know what to say." I haven't disliked her yet, she's good, and she dislikes me in turn. I even sent a few children to listen to me. The hair has not grown, and he dares to learn from the spies to do things. Especially the dead girl, who looks like she is yellow and thin, and she doesn't pee and look in the mirror to see what kind of virtue she is. If it weren't for my grandmother and mother's insistence on refusing, saying that she is a lucky star and can protect me, Lao Tzu would have quit the marriage a long time ago. Wait, marry in a few years, and see if Lao Tzu doesn't kill her. ”
Then, there was a chaotic sound of smashing furniture and the suppressed cries of the little guys.
After a while, the little scholar who Ye Feng had seen before waiting for Wu Xuanhua to write limped out with blood on his face.
As soon as he got out of the house, someone helped him into another room.
I saw that there was a small table in this room, which was full of abrasions, smashes, burns, and bruises, which could be said to be complete. The people in the house skillfully helped the little scholar scrub, medicate, and bandage, and the movements were skillful, like an assembly line.
It can be seen that this is not an emergency, but something that everyone is used to seeing and doing.
There is another thing that Ye Feng doesn't know, that is, a few days ago, the Huang family saw that Chen Wumei had been going out for a while now, and she had obviously not left the door before, so she had some guesses in her heart.
In addition, Chen Wumei had made trouble in front of Mrs. Liu to withdraw from her relatives before, and the Huang family had more eyes. Therefore, when Chen Wumei first came to Ye's house, the gossip made her quietly follow Chen Wumei.
It turned out that she was not very sure, thinking that Chen Wumei might go to the little sister's house to relax. However, following along, she knew that there was a play.
She knew this road with her eyes closed that it was the door to the Ye family's home.
If the Ye family really dared to instigate Chen Wumei, an idiot, to withdraw from the marriage, then she would definitely not let go of this good opportunity. When Mrs. Liu knew that the Ye family had ruined her precious daughter's marriage, I don't know if she would let the third brother divorce the Ye family?
Even if Mrs. Liu is soft-hearted at that time, she will naturally add a fire in due course, for example, to talk about whose daughter has a suitable male appearance or something like that. Judging from the old lady's eagerness to hold her grandson, she will agree if she looks more.
Thinking of this, Huang's whole body became excited.
Since the Ye family and Ye Feng dared to show their own face in front of the whole village, then don't blame themselves for being ruthless. Besides, ruining someone's marriage is not a good thing. She is doing this for the heavens, and Chen Wumei will thank her in the future.
followed all the way, and sure enough, Chen Wumei went all the way to Ye's house, opened the door and went in. Because of his heavy heart, he did not close the door. Later, because several people were too focused on discussing countermeasures, they didn't have a dog at home, and they didn't find that Huang slipped into the backyard to eavesdrop.
Not surprisingly, the Huang family successfully overheard the most critical conversation between the Ye family, that is, several people were ready to help Chen Wumei withdraw from her family.
This eavesdropping made Huang both excited and proud.
She first thought about going home quickly and telling Mrs. Liu that successfully stopping the actions of the Ye family was a great achievement.
Since the last incident, she has become more and more unpopular with Mrs. Liu.
This revelation can not only deepen her mother-in-law's hatred for the Ye family, but also re-establish her status in her mother-in-law's heart.
Then, of course, it is necessary to prevent Chen Wumei from withdrawing from her family.
Just kidding, such a big backer, if it weren't for a coincidence, where would it be his sister-in-law's turn. Take 10,000 steps back and think about it, even if the rumors are true, it is not her daughter who suffers anyway.
While calculating, the Huang family walked towards the way home with joy, but unexpectedly when he walked halfway to the road, he happened to meet the Wu family's chief housekeeper called Wu Liangxin.
This Wu Liangxin can achieve the position of the chief housekeeper, and he has some means. The Wu family had already prepared a birthday gift for Chen Wumei, in fact, there was no need to worry about the Li family and others, he remembered it every year.
He came to give Chen Wumei a birthday gift in advance today.
Originally, it didn't need to be so early, but the days of this year happened to be the day of his production in the outer room he kept outside, so he didn't delay his own business if he wanted to send it in advance.
He looked at the dilapidated houses in Chenjia Village with some disdain, walked the potholed road, and saw the Huang family who seemed to be indignant while walking.
He recognized this Huang family, not because of a good relationship, but because the characteristics were too obvious. Anyway, he goes to the old house every year to give a birthday gift, and the Huang family is in the front and considers himself the eldest sister-in-law.
To put it bluntly, people like Huang are not difficult to get along with, as long as there are benefits, she is quite normal. She must have had something unpleasant with her appearance, so she stepped forward a few steps forward and pretended to be intimate: "Yo, isn't this the eldest sister-in-law of the Chen family?" Where is this going? ”
When Huang saw that a big housekeeper still remembered himself, he was immediately excited and blurted out: "Hey, it's not that my sister-in-law is not worrying, I'll follow ...... quietly."
As soon as these words came out, Huang felt that he shouldn't say this, so he was ready to fool the past.
But what kind of person is Wu Liangxin, who has been with the Li family for many years, how can he be fooled. Therefore, in a few words, soft grinding and hard foaming, coupled with the invincible silver offensive, he seemed to hand over a purse to the Huang family without any care.
Huang weighed it, and it was about five taels, thinking that this silver could be saved as private money for his son's education, so he no longer concealed it, and immediately said to Wu Liangxin what he had just overheard and was going to tell Mrs. Liu.
In Huang's view, the housekeeper of the Wu family and himself are definitely on the same front, they are both comrades-in-arms, and they don't want Chen Wumei to quit their relatives.
I just said a little bit of news, and I got five taels of silver for nothing. My sister-in-law has such an opportunity, and she doesn't know how to cherish it, it's really a fool.
And now that the family has not been separated, the financial power of the Chen family is firmly in the hands of Mrs. Liu, since she got married, she has never seen so much silver, the key is her own.
Therefore, she did not regret what she had just said to the head of the Wu family.
Listening to Huang's words, Wu Liangxin was very surprised in his heart, and at the same time a little angry, as if he had been struck by lightning, which little girl or girl who ate inside and outside spread these things.
Can these things be preached?
But he tried to maintain a semblance of calm, saying that it was just a rumor, that someone was deliberately trying to discredit his son-in-law in order to profit the fisherman, and that he could not find a lantern like theirs.
The Huang family was originally stupid, but now the big housekeepers have come out to refute the rumors, and they got five taels of silver for nothing, so they naturally believe it.
In this way, the more they chatted, the more speculative they became, and they returned to the old mansion together.
After Wu Liangxin left, the Huang family naturally never mentioned what had just happened. Because if she said it, she was afraid that Mrs. Liu would find out that she had five taels of silver.
This old lady Liu is like a human being, and her intuition is scary.
After Wu Liangxin rushed back to Wu's house, he immediately reported to the Li family the news he had just learned, but also emphasized how difficult the Huang family was, and how he spent ten taels of silver to seal her mouth.
Wu Xuanhua happened to be in front of the Li family at that time, because Master Wu scolded him a few words. It's good now, when I heard that Chen Wumei actually had such thoughts, she immediately became angry again.
If it weren't for Li's presence, the things in the house would probably be smashed by him.
Seeing this, the Li family hated Chen Wumei, and felt that his son was good everywhere, and he couldn't allow her to be picky.
It's just that in the face of Wu Xuanhua, even if the Li family rewarded Wu Liangxin with twenty taels of silver, he coaxed Wu Xuanhua for a while, and told the whole family to keep a low profile recently.
After doing this, the Li family was still not at ease, and promised the tenants in the village the benefit of rent reduction. As for the little ones, they are for food and drink.
Therefore, everything that Ye Feng, Qianyan and Chen Wumei saw was just a situation set up by the Wu family on the premise that they had already penetrated it.
The three of them thought they had gotten first-hand information and saw the truth of the matter. But who knew that this so-called truth was just designed by the Wu family in advance.
Seeing is not necessarily believing.
It's just that everyone only learned about this matter after Chen Wumei was beaten and scolded by Wu Xuanhua, and Mrs. Liu took the initiative to condescend to ask for help from the Ye family.
Ye Feng did his best to owe a huge favor, which helped Chen Wumei get out of the sea of suffering, and was divorced instead of being suspended.
It's just that when he learned the truth, he even had the heart to kill the Huang family. At the same time, I also regret why I couldn't see through the Wu family's tricks in the first place.
Day and night, it is difficult to prevent thieves.
If the Huang family didn't tell Wu Liangxin Chen Wumei's plans and doubts for five taels of silver, then Chen Wumei might really not have to marry.
If it weren't for Huang's hard intervention to change the pattern, what would have been the outcome of the events back then?
It's just that in the matter of Chen Wumei's successful reconciliation with Wu Xuanhua, the Huang family also made great efforts, giving full play to the advantages of his "sound pill", which made the Wu family's chickens and dogs jump.
Ye Feng began to resent the monk of the Great Buddha Temple for no reason.
It can be said that the reason why the Chen family married the Wu family was entirely because of his words. But what is a match made in heaven? Chen Wumei was abused so badly, is this the so-called providence?
Ye Feng never thought that God would help people do evil.
Fortunately, Chen Wumei walked out of the shadows with the help of Ye Feng, and even had her own career, which can be regarded as taking back a little justice from God.
Of course, that's all for later.
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