Chapter 12: A bite back
Regarding Tong Laosan's cruel words, Tong Xiang didn't pay attention to it at all.
If it weren't for her mother and brother, she wouldn't have minded killing the scoundrel on the spot.
However, the highest standard that the killer world has always pursued is to kill people with a knife. If Tong Laosan's whereabouts are leaked, it will be the creditor who will help her take away this little life.
drove away the bad guys in the family, and the original simple house, the atmosphere was suddenly much more cheerful and relaxed.
In the afternoon, the sun was just right, so Tong Xiang and Li washed the sheets, and dragged out the musty quilt to dry.
On the shelves in the courtyard, Chu Xiao has also planted a lot of melons and fruits, and when summer comes, it will be full of colorful fruits.
A few wild boars caught before were trapped in the mud behind the firewood house, and Tong Hua was feeding them corn seeds. The piglets are very beautiful, although they are not as big as domestic pigs, but the meat is indeed much firmer and more delicious.
As the sun grew, she took out the wild boar meat she had pickled before and stewed it with some vegetables grown in her back garden to reward everyone who worked hard.
After eating and drinking, Tong Xiang decided to go out for a walk, and Chu Xiao followed.
The two walked side by side on the narrow yellow mud road, Tong Xiang looked at the crape myrtle star rising in the east and whistled tactfully.
Chu Xiao looked at her sideways: "What's wrong?" In such a good mood? ”
She stretched comfortably and smiled, "I never thought that one day, I would be able to walk leisurely on the country road." Do farm work, watch the sunset, and enjoy this life. ”
Thinking back to those days when she was a killer, she felt that it was really easy now. Although life is a little poorer, it is also happy enough.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on her clear eyes, smearing a layer of faint warmth.
While she wasn't paying attention, Chu Xiao picked a small purple flower on the side of the road and pinned it in her hair.
"What are you doing?" Tong Xiang raised his hand and touched his hair, his fingers touched the delicate stamens, but he couldn't bear to take them off unexpectedly.
She has never loved to wear any ornaments, but she is not averse to this little flower.
Seeing that she didn't take it off, Chu Xiao was in a happier mood, picked a blade of grass on the side of the road, and played the flute for her.
The breeze is clear, and the moon and stars are scarce.
It wasn't until the lights of each house went out little by little that the two of them walked back.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Tong Xiang was woken up by a noise outside.
Getting up from the bed in a daze, she scooped up a scoop of water from the tank, washed her face briefly, and quickly came to her senses.
The door to the house had been opened, and Lee was arguing with a group of people in the courtyard.
The leader is a middle-aged man with a turban, who looks weak, but the scolding is the fiercest.
"Our Tongjia Village has never had an unfilial daughter like Tong Xiang! Pull her out and deal with it in the village! ”
Li stretched out his hand to stop the villagers who were breaking through, and begged for mercy one by one: "Village chief, fathers and fellow villagers! I drove Tong Laosan away, and I forced him to sign the book! Xiang'er is just a little girl, what can she know about adults? ”
The more she begged for mercy, the more the villagers felt that she was a bully, and they even spat on her one by one, wanting to drown the family.
"Tong Laosan has told my father-in-law that your family used to be harmonious. But since Tong Xiang woke up from illness, your family hasn't had a day of peace! Aunt Li, don't be deceived by her! Maybe some vixen is going to harm you! ”
"Yes! How dare she go up to the mountain to collect medicine? I've heard that the mountain is so wicked that many people who go up the mountain have been eaten by snakes! ”
Tong Xiang pricked up his ears smartly, took everyone's words in his heart, and then walked out without hurry.
When the villagers saw her come out, they were even more angry and wanted to immediately pull her down.
When Li saw her, he hurriedly beckoned to her and motioned for her to hide back in the house.
"Xiang'er! How did you get out? ”
Tong Xiang didn't pay attention to it, but walked in front of everyone with a frosty face.
For some reason, when they saw her coming, the villagers couldn't help but take a step back, as if they were suppressed by something.
Or was the village chief the first to react, there are so many of them, and they are afraid that they will not be able to subdue Tong Xiang?
He raised his chin and deliberately squinted at her twice before asking, "You are Tong Xiang?" ”
Tong Xiang naturally saw a lot of such people who were fierce and inward-looking, but he was just a small village chief, who was arrogant in the village. Even if the emperor came, she was still not afraid.
She said leisurely: "What, you use the village method to deal with me?" ”
Seeing that she didn't take herself in the slightest, the village chief was even more furious, and shouted repeatedly: "It's the other way around." Come! Take her down! ”
A few sturdy men behind him came over with ropes, trying to tie Tong Xiang, but she easily dodged it.
She jumped onto the wall on the side, crossed Erlang's legs, and leisurely looked at the busy people below.
The villagers saw her shameless appearance and pointed at her.
"Aunt Li, this girl in your family really has to be disciplined and disciplined. It's like a male doll, who else in the village will dare to marry her in the future? ”
"Yes, this heart is still so ruthless, my mother-in-law has to be angry with her to death!"
Naturally, Li turned a deaf ear to these. She looked at her worriedly, for fear that she would fall off the wall and accidentally hit somewhere.
A few clever people went from their homes to carry ladders, and some even took the eggs they had just picked up from the nest this morning and threw them at her. The others followed suit, throwing whatever they had, trying to beat her up.
Tong Xiang flexibly turned sideways, not only dodging the attack, but also catching those things firmly and holding them in his arms.
She clapped her hands contentedly and reprimanded the village chief sharply: "Tong Laosan is a gambler, he didn't even ask if I almost died of illness before, and he even came to sell his sons and daughters several times. Such a person, a pig and a dog, are you still worthy of letting me do my filial piety for him? ”
The villagers of Tongjia Village obviously did not listen to these words. They just attacked her in public, belittled her, and adhered to the so-called filial piety.
The current situation was also expected by Tong Xiang. Even in modern times, there is no shortage of such people who stand on the moral high ground and become trolls without knowing anything clearly.
She looked at the excited people, some ordinary people who were usually just hardworking and duty, but they were used because of ignorance.
Chu Xiao, who had just returned home, saw the desolation in her eyes and walked in from outside the door.
When everyone saw such a handsome young man, they were immediately attracted to curiosity and looked at him.
Chu Xiao held his collar and said in a straight voice: "Fellow villagers, in fact, Miss Tong has always remembered your kindness to her.
"Because my stepfather is a gambler, sometimes, the little rice left in the family is used to pay off the debt. She said that at that time, it was Aunt Wang, Granny Tang, and many neighbors, and she barely survived by relying on your help.
That's it, Miss Tong has not forgotten her stepfather, and she has not forgotten her stepfather's kindness to her and her younger brother when he was not infected with the vice of gambling. She hated her stepfather for not being successful, but behind her back she still paid back the money and persuaded him to be kind.
It wasn't until a few days ago that her stepfather ran back from the casino and said that he was going to sell her into the Qinglou, that she couldn't bear it anymore and kicked people out of the door.
"I believe you can't bear to see Miss Tong like this. If she had been at the mercy of her stepfather, she would have died in a mass grave by now. ”