Chapter Forty-Nine: The Villagers Follow
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"What if those people do find here?! The master also knows how powerful the Blood Shadow Guard is, their methods are vicious, and they do everything they can, and their subordinates have thought about it, hiding here is not a long-term solution! We're still ......"
Han Liang was talking worriedly, but Song Ju'an interrupted him and said, "I will be a member of the Song family from now on, you don't have to follow me anymore, get out of here!" ”
Han Liang's face was shocked, he knelt down in front of him, and said anxiously and sincerely: "Master! Your subordinates are sworn to guard your side! Never leaving! ”
"Since you refuse to leave, then marry a wife here, have children, and be a common man, and we will have less contact in the future." Song Ju'an said.
Han Liang fell silent for a moment, and quickly continued: "My subordinates are afraid, afraid that they will have a burden around them in the future, and they will no longer be able to protect their masters wholeheartedly!" The master must not drive me away, my rotten life was given by the master! Don't say it's in this life, even in the next life, you can't repay it! ”
"You live your own life, and I have some comfort in my heart, and you don't have to think about me in the future." Song Ju'an's expression softened, and motioned for him to stand up and speak.
"Master, you have to promise me to keep me by your side! The subordinates just got up! "Although Han Liang is honest and honest, he has a strong temper like a cow, as long as it is something that is determined, he will not change it easily.
Song Ju'an grabbed the teacup again, drank all the tea in it, stood up and said to him: "Wait for someone to say kiss to you next time, think about it, if you like other girls, marry home!" ”
Han Liang was silent.
Song Ju'an bypassed him and prepared to walk out.
Seeing that he wanted to leave, Han Liang hurriedly said: "Will the master still see the news from the capital in the future?" ”
"Look! There's nothing you need to tell me about. ”
"Master!" Han Liang stopped him, quickly stood up and walked in front of Song Ju'an and said, "Master, you have let me stare at Du's every move for some days, but I always feel that she has no harmful intentions, thinking that she really wants the Song family to live well, not to mention the hard work, she still runs so far, and the money she earns from going out to work also plans to buy cattle and subsidize the family, will her subordinates continue to stare at her in the future?" ”
Song Ju'an's eyes darkened, remembering the situation when she threatened herself with a knife tonight, this woman really doesn't drag her feet at all!
"Keep watching!" He said with his hands behind his back.
"That'...... The paintings she painted...... Shall we still go to Qingyang Temple to have a look? Han Liang asked again.
Song Ju'an thought for a while and said, "You don't have to follow me, I'll go to the temple by myself another day." ”
Han Liang had no choice but to nod.
Du Ruo on the other side chased after the suspicious person, who knew that the person was running fast, it was dark and it was dark, and she chased and lost it before she ran far.
She was afraid that she would meet the villagers who were patrolling the night in the village, so she had to take a shortcut to go home, but she complained in her heart that she didn't notice it for a while, if she saw him for the first time, she thought that he was most likely a thief, and took the opportunity to grab him and shout to attract the surrounding villagers, presumably now interrogating the man.
Maybe she's been cleared of suspicion now!
When she walked not far from the Song family, Du Ruo bypassed a small road, and unexpectedly saw a person standing in front of her, she was about to stop and see the opportunity to act, but she heard the man ask, "Have you caught the thief?" ”
It was Song Ju'an's voice, Du Ruo was extremely helpless, if it weren't for her boldness, she would have been scared to death three or four times tonight!
"Nope." She walked up to him, thinking that he had come out to look for her when he saw that he had not returned.
But he has such good intentions?
As if nothing had happened before, the two walked home silently.
When he reached the door of Song's house, Du Ruo was about to stretch out his hand to push open the wooden door, but through the gap in the wooden door, he found that there was light in the courtyard, and there was an oil lamp in the hall opposite. Could it be that Daddy Song is sick? She and Song Ju'an are not here, and the Cai family should be very anxious.
She hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in with some confusion, but saw that there were still a few people sitting in the hall, and Cai stood aside and carefully apologized.
Song Ju'an also seemed to be puzzled, and walked quickly towards the house.
Du Ruo's follower, Song Ju'an, walked into the house and saw the village chief Pang Shanye and several other men in the village sitting there.
"Village Chief, what did you and a few uncles come to our house in the middle of the night for?" Song Ju'an asked respectfully.
At this moment, the wooden door outside rang again, and several people with lanterns rushed in, all of whom were villagers in the village.
"Village Chief! We're back! One shouted.
Cai's expression became even more nervous, "Ju'an, what did you do?" She asked quietly.
Village Chief Pang Shanye did not answer Song Ju'an's question directly, but looked at him and Du Ruo, and asked with a calm face: "Ju'an, Du Shi, you two don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing?" ”
"Catch the thief!"
"Catch the thief!"
The two said in unison.
Du Ruo turned his head and glanced at Song Ju'an, and said in his heart, he also went around the village? So not to go out to find her? However, Song Ju'an didn't look at her with a calm face.
"!" One of the villagers who came in just now retorted loudly, he took off the cover of the lantern, lowered his head and blew out the candle on it, re-covered it, and approached Pang Shanye and said: "Village chief, according to our original plan, after dark, a few of us stayed outside Song's house, waiting for the mosquitoes to be fed, Du Shi really went out, we quietly followed her, who knew that Du Shi walked on the front foot, Song Ju'an actually went out, a few of us were divided into two groups, Buffalo and Adu quietly followed behind Du Shi, Wang Han and I followed Song Ju'an!" ”
Du Ruo was a little surprised, it was she who underestimated these villagers.
I didn't expect her to be cautious in the village for so long, and there were people following her all the time, but it was okay if she stole anything, they were witnesses.
"What did you all see?" Pang Shanye asked.
The villager who spoke just now glanced at everyone, and said: "I see that Song Ju'an followed Du Shi for most of the village, and then went to the butcher Han Liang's house, as for what Du Shi did, Adu, you say!" ”
Du Ruo looked at Song Ju'an in surprise, he actually followed himself?! And...... went to Han Liang's house again.
Song Ju'an looked calm and calm, without the slightest embarrassment of being exposed.
Adu stepped forward and said, "Village Chief! I saw Du Shi pick a place where no one walks on weekdays, sneaky, first went to the vicinity of Hong Si'er's house, and then walked around into an alley, I don't know why I suddenly ran up, I and the buffalo hurriedly caught up, and found that she went back to Song's house. ”
Du Ruoxin said, it seems that they are not close to her, and I didn't see her bumping into someone.
Pang Shanye pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Did you not hide it well, and she found you?" ”
"Nope! Absolutely nothing! Several people hurriedly denied it.
"Village chief, elders, and the people who followed me also saw that I didn't steal." Du Ruo said.
"Maybe you didn't dare to do anything when you heard someone in the village talking!" A humane.
"However, I still have something to say, didn't Adu say that I suddenly ran into an alley? I bumped into a man who I suspected was a thief, but I couldn't catch up! Du Ruo explained.
"What does it look like? From our village? Pang Shanye hurriedly asked.
"This ...... It was too dark for me to look closely. Du Ruoluo said regretfully.
Song Ju'an glanced at her and said to everyone: "There have been a lot of thefts in the village in the past few days, and everyone has already reported to the official, the government has its own conclusion, let's wait for the yamen's reply!" ”
"I think Du Shi must have gone to steal something, but unfortunately I didn't find a chance to do it!" Wang Han said indignantly, "Otherwise, why would she go out in the middle of the night?" Su Mingyang has already said that she has leaked her mouth, and she can't stand her itchy hands! ”
"Did you catch me red-handed and steal? Found my stolen goods? Why should it be on me? Is there any royal law left?! Du Ruo's eyes looked at everyone coldly, and one by one he insisted that he was a thief, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.
"Since there is none, then ask the village chief to be a witness, I will go to the county government tomorrow to sue Shui Ningjia, Hong Si'er, and Wang Han Adu and others, accusing them of spreading rumors, slandering and ruining my reputation, and making me suffer unjustly and be scolded and scolded!" Du Ruo said sternly, and looked at Pang Shanye's gaze with a solemn look.
The room full of people present were shocked, they couldn't believe that Du Shi would say such a thing, she, what did she mean by this? Do you still want to bite back?!
An imperceptible smile flashed at the corner of Song Ju'an's lips, and instantly regained his solemn color.
Du Ruo continued: "Don't think that our Song family is poor, just pick soft persimmons and pinch them, those silver are my hard-earned money, go to Xiuzhuang and inquire about it, some people just can't see the good of others, some people in the village open their mouths and make up a few words, it will ruin the reputation of others, I will catch the thief tonight, and the thief will be caught just to wash away the grievances." ”
As soon as her voice fell, everyone looked at each other, what Du Shi said was so reasonable, could it be that they really wronged her?
But this woman has done too many absurd things, and it is easy for no one to believe it.
Du Ruo glanced at everyone again, her frozen face instantly became sad, and she suddenly covered her chest and looked at everyone innocently: "I haven't eaten or slept well these days, and now my heart hurts...... I'll go to sleep first, and you'll pull me to see the official tomorrow......"
It's so late, she's got to this point, who is still standing here and arguing with them! I couldn't sleep all night.
With that, she turned and walked out of the hall.
Song Ju'an lowered his head and pursed his lips to hide his smile.
Listening to Du Shi's frank words just now, Pang Shanye couldn't hold his face a little, he was the head of a village, and he must have a bowl of water, and he couldn't favor anyone or exclude anyone.
It was said that Du Shi stole things, but no one in the village caught her red-handed, and it would be a bit unreasonable to convict her just because she had stolen things before.
In fact, what the people in the village were worried about was that if Song Ju'an and Cai's connived at this mother-in-law to steal things, it would be difficult to do. After all, Song Ju'an once helped the county magistrate do things, and the county magistrate sold him two points of affection, so that the case was handled unfairly.