Chapter 9: Retribution
"It's hard to say," Yuan Ning said meaningfully, "It's my dad who can't say one aunt, and three my dad can't beat you!" My dad is the kind of person who can't say a single sentence even if he says ten sentences...... In front of you, it is clear and reasonable, but it also seems empty-hearted. ”
Everyone nodded frequently, isn't that what it is!
Yuan Ning looked at the old patriarch: "Third old lady, I didn't mention the events of the year to settle old accounts. If it hadn't been for this aunt to mention it, I wouldn't have thought of this. But since that's all it takes, I would like to ask you to give a judge, you are highly respected and fair, so please judge it now!
"A little thing, we can solve it in our own clan, and we don't have to let others see the joke. Do you say? ”
This remark gave the old patriarch enough face, and it also showed that she was not a person without backing, if the old patriarch couldn't deal with it impartially, she didn't mind letting outsiders see the excitement of a person surnamed Zhu. When the time comes, it won't end well, and the faceless people are still these adults, and to a few children, at most they just say a few words of ignorance.
The old patriarch felt a great responsibility, his originally rickety waist straightened a little, and he looked up at Zhu Jiugu majestically: "Xiao Jiu'er, this matter is indeed what you did not do!" "One sentence is qualitative.
Zhu Jiugu was angry: "Third grandfather, you can't be so partial!" ”
"Why am I biased?" The old patriarch didn't like to hear it, "If you investigate the matter of the year seriously, you really don't know the inside story?" Is bullying honest people still addicted? ”
Zhu Jiugu looked into the crowd and saw a few people pouting at her, who happened to be her neighbors, and she was even more empty-hearted, but she was still a dead duck with a hard mouth, "Anyway, when the seventh brother hit and killed my old sow, this is a fact, right?" ”
The old patriarch said with a cold face: "Are you still holding on?" Do we need to confront someone? ”
Zhu Jiugu became more and more weak when she heard this, and hurriedly waved her hand, "That's it, it's good for me to suffer a loss, I'll give you some money!" ”
But the thought of losing money made her feel painful.
"That's it," Yuan Ning looked at the old patriarch, "Third old lady, we won't pursue the matter back then, after all, everyone is surnamed Zhu, no matter what others think, anyway, we don't want everyone to lose their harmony." ”
The old patriarch not only gave her a thumbs up: "What a sensible girl!" He turned his head to look at Zhu Jiugu again, "Look, you're not even as good as a child!" ”
Zhu Jiugu's nose was almost crooked, and she felt that the wound on her leg was aching faintly.
Yuan Ning pretended to be generous: "So, we won't pursue the truth of the year, but we want to take back these lands." Third old lady, don't you think it's too much? ”
"Not too much!" The old patriarch nodded vigorously, "It should be!" ”
Zhu Jiugu was about to cry, "Third grandfather, you can't do this!" I've worked hard for so many years......"
"No matter how hard you work, it's not yours and it's not yours!" This time, not only the old patriarch spoke, but the rest of the clansmen also began to speak.
Zhu Jiugu's fists were invincible with four hands, like a defeated rooster, wilted, but she refused to give up like this, and said with a strong spirit: "Okay, since the big guys think that I should return these lands, then I will return them, only one thing, the fruit trees in the field are all planted by me, and I want to take them all!" ”
Yuan Ning asked funny: "There are so many fruit trees, even if you dig them all up, how should you place them?" ”
"That's my own business," Zhu Jiugu said with a stiff neck, "You don't have to worry about this child!" ”
Yuan Ning shook his head, "It's not that I like to worry about it, it's really ...... I think that if so many fruit trees are dug up like this and there is no place to plant them, they must all die, and it would be a pity if the trees that have been raised for so many years are burned as firewood? ”
Zhu Jiugu did have a heart-wrenching look on her face.
Yuan Ning said to the old patriarch: "Third old lady, I have a compromise method, you can listen to it." ”
The old patriarch nodded, "Let's hear it." ”
Yuan Ning said: "We don't have to dwell on the rights and wrongs of the past, but it is also a fact that we haven't seen a penny of rent for so many years." It's better to return these lands, and we won't pursue the rent, and this aunt doesn't have to dig up all the fruit trees so ruthlessly. I don't know what you think? ”
The old patriarch immediately nodded: "Yes, this method is good!" ”
Zhu Jiugu was naturally reluctant to shout in a straight voice: "You guys are too bullying!"
"Bullying?" Yuan Ning raised his eyebrows, "Then let's settle the account with a pen?" ”
As soon as she said this, Zhu Jiugu immediately coaxed, gritted her teeth and stomped her feet and shouted, "Okay, even if the old lady suffers a dumb loss!" ”
Yuan Ning said with a cold face: "I don't know who you said the word 'old lady' to you!" My old lady is dead, these elders' old ladies ......" She swept her gaze, and the surrounding clansmen immediately looked at Zhu Jiugu with unkind eyes.
In fact, the countrymen don't pay attention to what they say, and it is very common for "old lady" to come to "old lady", and no one will really take it to heart, but today it was pointed out by Yuan Ning like this, and everyone felt that they couldn't accept it.
In the face of so many unkind eyes, Zhu Jiugu's eyes dodged, no matter how shrewd she was on weekdays, she didn't dare to offend so many clansmen at once!
The old patriarch patted his thigh: "Then this matter is settled!" Xiao Jiu'er, you return all those lands to your Seventh Brother's family, and don't worry about those fruit trees! ”
Yuan Ning hurriedly stepped forward, "Third old lady, forget it, let her dig up all the fruit trees." Otherwise, in front of so many clansmen today, she reluctantly agreed, what should she do if she comes back and makes it bad?
"Of the five of us, the oldest is me, and the youngest one can't climb yet! How do you fight with others? I can't get it and be beaten with a sack, and I lost my life! ”
"I think she dares!" The old patriarch glared angrily, "In the future, you five brothers and sisters, if there is a little accident, we will be the first to go to them!" ”
Yuan Ning wanted this sentence, she squeezed out a few tears, and pulled her two younger brothers to kneel down for the old patriarch, "Third old lady, we have nothing else to repay you, let's kowtow to you!" ”
The two stupid boys have a real heart, and they haven't done anything yet, and they have already begun to kowtow "bang".
The old patriarch looked sad, and helped Yuan Ning up with his own hands, "No, no!" Don't worry, there are three old ladies in everything, if you are wronged, you just have to come to the three old ladies, and the three old ladies will make decisions for you! ”
With this assurance, the life of the next five orphans will be much better.
Although Yuan Ning stood up, he also thanked him sincerely, and went to pull the two stupid boys up, both of them had dirt on their foreheads, red and swollen.