Gu Xiaoxiao shook off the water stains on her hands and caught a glimpse of Lin Sibao sitting under the eaves reading a book.

"Sibao, you seem to be leaving tomorrow, huh?"

Zheng's School has a half-month holiday, four days at a time.

Lin Sibao put down the book and said in a consultative tone: "Mother, I'm afraid you will be busy tomorrow, let me tell Mr. Zheng that you will go two days later?" ”

"No, you don't." Gu Xiaoxiao waved her hand.

"I can't delay my studies, and my mother doesn't expect you to help me with this. Mr. Zheng is a weird temper, and if you don't let you go again because of this little neglect, it will be troublesome. ”

The reason why the reputation of Zheng's school is not good is that a student took leave for personal matters, and when Mr. Zheng heard this, he directly asked the student not to come.

When the student's family found out, they brought someone to the door to make a fuss.

It is not known what it is about.

But in the place where he taught, there were some ugly scandals.

Qingyang Town is not big, and this one is ten out of ten.

The reputation became more and more stinky, and over time, all the students of the Zheng Academy were gone.

Gu Xiaoxiao only heard that something had happened because of the leave, and she didn't know what had happened.

But it's normal for talented people to have a weird temper.

Lin Sibao also heard Gu Xiaoxiao talk about this.

He paused.

"Then I'll listen to my mother."

......

Had dinner.

There was a shout outside the door.

Gu Xiaoxiao walked out and found Aunt Liu and Chen Ting.

"Aunt Ma is not going?"

Aunt Liu waved her hand.

"I called her, and she said she wasn't feeling well."

Gu Xiaoxiao understood the meaning, turned her head and shouted, "Erbao, let's go." ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ting, who was standing next to her, trembled.

Lin Erbao walked out and closed the courtyard door by the way.

Several people walked in groups.

Gu Xiaoxiao and Aunt Liu looked at each other, deliberately slowing down.

Let the two young people walk ahead.

Lin Erbao stared at the girl next to him, his eyes full of inquiry.

Looks ordinary, thin and small like a little chick.

The skin is quite white, and there is nothing else to see.

He didn't know why his mother was so concerned about this person named Chen Ting.

Chen Ting seemed to be very afraid of Lin Erbao, shrunk her neck, her lowered eyelashes trembled slightly, and her hands were clenched tightly.

Lin Erbao's eyes were half-narrowed, and he saw the clue.

"You're afraid of me?"

Chen Ting hurriedly shook her head and denied it.

"No, no ......"

Lin Erbao was silent.

Suddenly feeling a little bored, he withdrew his eyes.

Chen Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But my heart is miserable.

She moved to Shanao Village two years late, but why hasn't anything changed......

Several people arrived at the ancestral hall.

It was still early, and there were only a few people sitting in the courtyard.

Gu Xiaoxiao found a corner and sat down, holding Chen Ting's hand and chatting about homely things.

"Tingting, how many people are in your family?"

Chen Ting lowered her head timidly, didn't look at Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes at all, retracted her hand, and replied in a low voice:

"There are only four people at the moment, and there should be five in a few days."

Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes were confused, why did this girl seem to be afraid of her?

"Your mother is pregnant and about to give birth, why are you cleaning up alone, where have all the heads of your family gone?"

Chen Ting shook her head obediently.

"My mother died in childbirth the year I was born. My father found a stepmother a few years ago, my stepmother was waiting to give birth at her mother's house, my father was not at ease to take care of her, let me and my sister come over to clean up the house first, and the stepmother did not have to toss anymore when she came. ”

I'm afraid the sister in this mouth is also the cub of the stepmother......

Gu Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, "Your sister, why didn't I see it?" ”

"She is young and in poor health, she can't do heavy work, she rests in the house, and she doesn't go out much."

Gu Xiaoxiao asked some other questions, and also inquired about Chen Ting's preferences by the way.

Lin Erbao on the side rubbed the corners of his eyebrows with a headache.

Mother, is this obsessed?

Why do you like this girl so much?

While a few people were chatting, the people in the village were almost there.

The courtyard is full of people.

The village chief and Rimasa also came.

Stand on top of the platform.

Ri Zheng stepped forward and coughed lightly.

It was quiet down there.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have been summoned today to announce a great event."

Before he finished speaking, someone interrupted from below.

"My family chews tree roots for half a moon, when will good things happen? Who is it to bluff this! ”

"That's right! This water is almost out of drink, half a bucket a day, not enough to drink! ”

"Eating tree roots and chewing bark all day long, and not letting us pick too much water, isn't this going to force us to death?"

……

Li Zheng strictly ordered a few days ago that the family could only pick up half a bucket of water, and many people complained about it.

But he didn't dare to attack in front of him, so he could only scold and vent his anger in his heart.

But when I scolded in my heart, I was always angry.

At the meeting tonight, some people deliberately seized this outlet and began to take advantage of the east wind to point fingers at Sang and scold Huai.

Li Zheng didn't say anything to stop it, just stood there, letting those people vent.

The people below said a lot, but they didn't see any reaction from the people on the stage.

It seemed as if they were making trouble unreasonably, and their faces were so thin that they didn't dare to shout anymore.

The rest of the people also felt a little embarrassed and shut their mouths in a daze.

Li Zheng's cold eyes swept across the audience.

"Is there anyone else you want to say?"

All silenced.

Rimasa nodded plausibly.

"Don't say it, then clean your ears and listen to me!"

There was a bit of anger in his words.

Only then did everyone realize that Li Zheng was angry and lowered their heads one after another.

"You don't know the water coming out of the well! If each family picks a whole bucket of water, there will be others who can't pick up water, and you can't just look at the front of you, nor can you only take care of yourself! ”

"Each family only picks half a bucket of water, and the whole village can drink it. If you are not happy with this decision, or if you have a lot of resentment against me, you can move out of this village directly, and no one will stop you! ”

In the crowd, one of them muttered quietly.

"It's like complaining about it, it's like a soil emperor, what is there to show off, isn't it just a good one."

The muttering was not loud, but it sounded as soon as Li Zheng's words fell, and the audience was cold.

Most people heard this muttering.

Qi brushed his sideways eyes and looked at the muttering man.

Gu Xiaoxiao also looked over.

That's not the good eldest son of Lin Qiangzi's family, rich and noble.

Boy, you're very bold.

I don't know whether to say that he is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or that he simply has no brains.

Before he could have a seizure, Wang Dachun slapped Lin Fugui on the head and said with a hippie smile:

"Stinky boy, you dare to say bad things about Lizheng, are you tired of living?! Who in this village doesn't know that people's homes can be described as covering the sky with one hand, and the officials are big. ”

There is irony in these words.

Lin Qiangzi frowned and pulled his own son behind him, "I will discipline my own children, you better take care of yourself first!" ”