Chapter Twenty-Five: Heavenly Reason
"Retribution?"
Mu Yan was surprised, where is she a fairy, but she just looks at someone uncomfortable, and she is a little gloating.
"yes. ”
Aunt Lin nodded, sighing. But she wasn't alone. The village chief fainted while working in the fields, and Aunt Gui was not in the village, so several villagers had to send him home first. His maid came to serve, and when he saw that he was sweating, she brought water and scrubbed him first. The villagers were kind enough to help, but who expected to lift their sleeves and see a lot of chickenpox on their arms. ”
"What!?" Aunt Gui was shocked, obviously not expecting the village chief to contract smallpox as well.
"Hey, I didn't know who was shrewd at the time, because I hadn't seen Ximei for a long time, so I asked where Ximei was. The maid was frightened, and stretched out her hand to point to Ximei's room, and several villagers walked over and knocked on the door, but no one answered inside. ”
The more Aunt Lin spoke, the more ugly her face became, and the fingers holding the teacup turned a little pale because of the exertion.
"Aunt Gui, you also know that the village chief's daughter-in-law died early, and he didn't renew the strings, so except for a few maids in the family, there are only two people in the family, him and Ximei. The villagers were worried about Ximei's condition, so they broke through the door and broke in. There was no one in the room, and the curtain on the bed was drawn, but there was a figure inside. The eye-catching man immediately stepped forward and opened the curtain, and saw Ximei hiding in the quilt. After asking a few questions, the girl only trembled and did not speak. The man was also kindly afraid that she would hold back, so he pulled the quilt and tried to comfort her. But as soon as the quilt was pulled away, Ximei covered her head with a scream. The sleeves slipped off, and there were more chickenpox on those arms than her father, and not only that, but also on her neck. ”
Mu Yan was stunned, never expected that he would be able to say a word. Shen Li reached out and touched her head, and his face was full of "offending my daughter-in-law really has no good end".
"How so?"
Aunt Gui couldn't sit still a little and looked up at the red beans. "Aunt Lin, you know, as soon as my girl gets sick, everyone will know. I was afraid that it would affect you, so I moved to this halfway up the mountain overnight. Since that night, he has never returned to the village. ”
"I know, I know. ”
Aunt Lin hurriedly opened her mouth to reassure and explained, "Don't worry, I never said that this matter has anything to do with you. I'm afraid that what this fairy girl said is right, it is really a cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is not happy. Ximei's girl was indeed a little vicious, thinking that maybe she contracted smallpox after she went back that night. The village chief later did not report it, most likely to protect her. ”
"That'...... What are you here for?"
Aunt Gui was confused, and after listening to Aunt Lin say so much, she thought that she had come to Xingshi to ask for guilt.
"Originally, I wanted to come to see my son and visit your mother and daughter. Aunt Lin touched the back of her head a little proudly, and said ashamedly: "But seeing that you are all fine at this time, I naturally want to ask you to go down the mountain to help save people." ”
"No, I don't save it. ”
The third brother, who has always maintained an onlooker attitude and does not express any opinions, suddenly opened his mouth, and his words were conclusive, so that people could understand that there was no room for turning around at all. But since Aunt Lin is here, and she sees that Aunt Gui and Hongdou are fine, how can she leave so easily?
She looked at Shen Li with a smile and tried to persuade him. But where is the third brother who can persuade him in just a few words? According to Mu Yan's words, that temper and that sex are not enough to describe it with nobility and coldness.
Aunt Lin judged the situation, and after a while, she knew that the iron plate of the third brother could never be kicked. So, he immediately shifted his goal and put all his attention on Aunt Gui and Red Bean, as well as his son, the three soft persimmons.
"Aunt Gui, in fact, the village chief is not a bad person. He takes good care of us on weekdays, doesn't he?"
"Hongdou, Ximei grew up with you since childhood, her temperament is a little worse, and her mouth is not forgiving, but she hasn't done anything bad, right?"
"Lan'er, you also help your mother persuade them. It's all a village, and everyone should help each other. ”
Aunt Gui and Hongdou are both easy to deal with, they are originally good people, and with soft ears, they can be easily impressed by one or two sentences. The reason why I hesitated until now is entirely because of Shen Li's previous sentence "Don't save it." ”
You must know that the fate of their mother and daughter was saved by Shen Li and Mu Yan. If they hadn't traveled all over the mountain to find Linfeng grass, their mother and daughter would not have survived. So at this time, if Shen Li is leaving, they have to listen to it somewhat. This has led to such an embarrassing situation today.
Shen Li ignored the eyes of Aunt Gui's mother and daughter, and said again: "When you went up the mountain to take Li Yunlan away, why didn't you think about Aunt Gui's mother and daughter? After the people in the village knew that the red beans were infected with smallpox, they only cared about driving away their mother and daughter, why didn't they think that it was the people from the same village who took care of them more? As for Miss Ximei, it was even more ridiculous to say. That girl is not just unforgiving? Red Beans are still panting in the room, she can't wait to burn Red Beans to death, is this the so-called relationship that has been cultivated together since childhood?"
Shen Li said sarcasm, Aunt Lin was ashamed to hear it. Mu Yan was a little unbearable, and quietly tugged at his sleeve. Shen Li gave up, snorted lightly, and said lightly: "People are selfish, and you have your reasons for doing that at the beginning, I believe that Aunt Gui will not blame you." It's just that now the situation is reversed, and the village chief and Miss Ximei have contracted smallpox one after another, and if this development continues, the whole village will be in danger. To save or not to save, it all depends on what Aunt Gui means. ”
"This ......"
The problem returned to Aunt Gui, she looked at Hongdou in a daze, and finally said in embarrassment: "Speaking of which, the lives of me and Hongdou were saved by Ah Sangongzi and Weiyang girl, so we naturally have to listen to your opinions." That's right, Yunlan doesn't count, the four of us decide separately, and finally agree on it, how about it?"
After saying this, no one in the room objected. Aunt Gui continued: "Then I'll tell you what I mean first." As I get older, I have a certain affection for the village, and I know most of the people in the village. For the village chief, I know even more. I believe what Aunt Lin said, they are not bad people, and they drove us out of the village, although they went too far, but when it comes to life, everyone will take care of themselves first. So, I want to go back and save them. ”
Hongdou pursed his lips, and after listening to Aunt Gui's words, he also nodded. "I was sick and confused, and I didn't know what was going on. But even if Ximei is annoying, I don't want to see her die. Well, I have the same opinion as Ah Niang, and I also want to go back and save people. ”
After the mother and daughter finished speaking, they all looked at Mu Yan. Because Shen Li had expressed his attitude before, there was no need to ask again, so the key was to see what Mu Yan said.
Mu Yan suddenly felt a lot of pressure, she glanced at Aunt Gui and Hongdou, and then turned her head to look at Shen Li. Finally, he coughed and turned his throat around Shen Li's arm, and said with a bit of flattery: "Brother, that ...... Why don't we go back and have a look?"
As soon as these words came out, Brother Ah San glared at her with an expression of hatred. In the end, he couldn't resist Xiao Yugan's expression of "you can eat as much as you want after the matter is completed", and not saying a word can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.