Her words were like a sharp sword, nailing directly into Xiaoju's heart.
The woman who had run out of oil was panting heavily, and drops of cold sweat broke out from her forehead.
"You, you're talking nonsense!"
Lin Mengya stepped forward, took Xiaoju's hand, and stared at her.
"Am I talking nonsense? You know best in your heart that there is a god three feet above your head. Aren't you afraid that in the middle of the night, those innocent people from the Tao family who died in vain will chase after you for their lives?"
Xiaoju's teeth were chattering and she couldn't even say a whole sentence to refute her.
This is enough to show that there is something wrong in her mind.
Miss Tao also froze on the spot.
Her eyes wandered aimlessly over Lin Mengya and Xiao Ju's bodies, and finally she threw herself in front of Xiao Ju like she was going crazy.
"Xiaoju, what did she mean just now? You, did you really do something sorry for me?"
Xiaoju shed tears of regret.
"Miss, it's all my fault! Hit me, scold me, I shouldn't have listened to him, I deserve to die!"
Now that things have reached this stage, what else is there that you don’t understand?
The mole next to Master Tao should be Xiao Ju and her lover.
"How could you do this?" Miss Tao accused the other party with tears streaming down her face.
"Our Tao family treats you very well. We grew up together, and I regard you as my sister! You actually hurt my parents with your own heart. I hate you! I hate you!"
After saying that, Miss Tao, who could not accept the reality, covered her face and ran away crying.
She and Xiaoju were the only ones left in the house.
"Now, do you want to continue to hide it for that man?"
Xiaoju probably didn't betray the Tao family on purpose.
And she could see that even at the critical moment, Xiaoju was still thinking about Miss Tao in her heart, maybe because she felt guilty in her heart.
"Now that things have happened, how can I still live with dignity?"
Xiaoju was despairing and raised the corners of her mouth feebly as she looked at her.
"What do you want to know?"
"Who is that man? Where is he now?"
"His name is Ma Jun. He is the eldest son of our family's chief steward. He and I are childhood sweethearts.
As for where he is now, I don’t know.”
The way she looked at Xiaoju didn't look like she was lying.
"Then you secretly colluded with those people before, and you were also related to him?"
Xiaoju nodded and explained the whole story intermittently.
Ma Jun and Xiao Ju have been in love with each other for a long time, and both parents are very satisfied. They are just waiting to report to Mr. Mingtao, and Xiao Ju will get married.
But six months before the Tao family was exterminated, Ma Jun began to stay out at night often.
Xiaoju couldn't do anything in the inner house. Fortunately, half a month later, Ma Jun returned to her.
But from then on, Ma Jun often met Xiao Ju during trysts. Then, he asked her what happened in the inner courtyard.
Most of them were about the master's wife, and Xiao Ju had doubts about it, but Ma Jun claimed that he was doing it to win the master's favor and get ahead.
Two months passed like this, Ma Jun would often sneak out, and several strange things gradually happened in the Tao family.
Mr. Tao couldn't sleep at night, so he sent someone to find Mr. Huo.
"I've long known that something was wrong with him, but I never thought about it that way.
He and I are both sons of the Tao family, and the master is very kind to us. I will never do anything to harm the master and his wife."
Later, Mr. Huo didn't arrive for a long time, and Mr. Tao was frightened again.
So, he wanted to move first and then wait for Mr. Huo to come over to deal with the threat.
But I don’t want to, it’s no one to trust me with.
It was Ma Jun who delivered the letter, and on the third day after Ma Jun left, the Tao family encountered a disaster.
The only ones who survived were their master and servant.
At this time, Mr. Huo arrived and took the two of them back to the village.
But what she didn't expect was that Ma Jun actually found her!
"I thought Ma Jun was here to pick me up, but he said that we are all homeless now, and if I leave with him, I will only starve.
So, he asked me to do something for him."
Ma Jun was instigated by someone.
Xiaoju had met that person once, but she really didn't know his true identity.
"Ma Jun later became a bandit, and he was also the third boss in the village."
Lin Mengya asked thoughtfully, "Which cottage is it?"
"That place is called Shangya Mountain. Those people who came before were from this village."
Climb Yashan?
She had heard of this name before.
At the previous wedding of the Hong Family of Shie Evil Village, some people discussed why the people from Yashan didn’t show up.
This small village is not big, but it is very mysterious.
Someone once wanted to annex it, but in the end they ended up trying to get water out of a bamboo basket.
Judging from the strength of the troops last time, this Shangya Mountain is indeed extraordinary.
"Then will you have any contact with them in the future?"
Xiaoju shook her head.
"After that incident, I didn't receive any news from him. It was me who was stupid and believed this man easily. It was also me who harmed the Tao family. I'm sorry to the young lady and the master and his wife."
Xiaoju cried very sadly.
But the mistakes of the past have been made, and even if Xiaoju cries to death, things will not change in any way.
The ability to distinguish right from wrong can never be lost because of love.
Just like Xiaoju.
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There are obviously many opportunities to expose Ma Jun and avoid disaster for the Tao family.
But she still hid it for the sake of love.
The consequences are also extremely tragic.
"This is a bottle of medicine to stop bleeding. Your body has been exhausted. If you want to live a few more years, take one pill every day.
If you want to die, just throw it away."
She threw a small bottle to Xiaoju and left.
This is the reward for the information given to her by the other party. Whether the master and servant pair live or die in the future has nothing to do with her. .??.
The smell of blood in my nose disappeared completely after walking a long way.
Zhu's sister-in-law had already prepared lunch, and when she saw her coming, she waved enthusiastically.
"It's all done, hurry up and eat it while it's hot!"
Lin Mengya sat down and was about to speak when she saw Sister-in-law Zhu muttering something to a lady next to her.
Then the woman carried two bowls of food and headed towards the house of the master and servant.
She looked at Sister-in-law Zhu with a smile.
The latter coughed unnaturally.
"I just don't want them to die in the house, out of luck."
In fact, Sister-in-law Zhu is the most hard-hearted and soft-hearted person.
She felt Xiaoju's pulse.
If someone hadn't given her some life-extending medicine, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to hold on long ago.
I hope that from now on, they will never let down the good intentions of others.
After dinner, Lin Mengya finally met Mr. Huo.
Compared with the past few days, Mr. Huo's expression looked a little more solemn, with huge dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept for several days.
"Brother Huo, what's bothering you?"
Mr. Huo looked up and saw that she was coming, and his expression softened a lot.
"It's nothing. Have you said hello to Sister-in-law Zhu and the others?"
She nodded and sat opposite Mr. Huo.
"I went to meet Miss Tao and Xiaoju just now. I learned about going to Yashan from their mouths."
Mr. Huo's expression changed, and suddenly he thought that she would have something to do with this place in the future, so he couldn't help but say a few more words.
"You can touch anyone, but don't touch Yashan."
"Why is this?"
But in the face of her doubts, Mr. Huo refused to mention too much.
He just warned her again and again that even if she went to Yashan to provoke them, she should be patient.
Otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble.
"Brother Huo, don't worry. We are here to make peace and make money, not to fight."
Mr. Huo pinched the bridge of his tall nose.
"Yeah, maybe I'm worrying too much."
Originally, Lin Mengya had no idea of going up to Yashan. After receiving Master Huo's warning, she hid as far away as possible.
But some When the time comes, it's not her who causes trouble, but the trouble that troubles her.
After leaving Black Tiger Village, she took the time to go back to the Song family.
The old couple of the Song family were extremely convinced of her now, so when they were running around anxiously, when they saw her, they rushed forward as if they had seen her backbone.
"Xianger, you are back! Your brother and sister are missing, and we are so worried!"
Mrs. Song wiped away tears and said to her with regret.
"Don't cry, what's going on?"
She helped Mrs. Song to the inner hall and learned the whole story.
Although Mrs. Song didn't like to interact with outsiders, she would go to the river to put out lanterns every other month.
This is a custom in her hometown. It is said that this way the family members' illnesses can be eliminated with the boat.
As her daughter-in-law, Li Wushuang went with her every time.
But this time, they met a group of people on their way back.
Those people were afraid that they were coveting Li Wushuang's beauty, and after the teasing failed, they tied her up directly.
Li Wushuang was afraid of harming Mrs. Song, so he didn't put up much resistance.
But Mrs. Song regretted it extremely, especially when she saw her daughter-in-law being taken away with her own eyes, she was so worried that she almost fainted.
"Who did it?" She frowned.
"It's those bandits from Shangya Mountain!"
Mr. Song, who had just entered the house, said angrily.
"I just went out to look for someone. Someone said that they saw the second boss of Shangyashan in the town today.
Except for them, no one dares to be tyrannical here!"
Going up Yashan again?
Lin Mengya felt that climbing Yashan was really not easy.
When Mrs. Song saw her master, she immediately rushed over and asked repeatedly if she could rescue her daughter-in-law.
But Mr. Song sighed repeatedly.
"With my old face, even if I save a few villages nearby, I can save people by spending more money, but I have to go up Yashan.
Alas, I heard that their boss doesn’t have enough oil and salt.
This time, Wushuang will suffer!"
The Song family couple was at a loss.
After Lin Mengya comforted her, she also sent someone to check out the situation.
She sent someone to send a letter to Long Tianyu. After explaining the matter, she said that she probably had to stay at the Song family to deal with it.
Long Tianyu wrote her a reply to reassure her, and also said that he would send someone to explore the way to Shangya Mountain.
At night, when Lin Mengya was thinking about things, Bai Su lowered his head and knelt in front of her.
"Get up, what do you mean?"
Unexpectedly, the girl was very stubborn and refused to get up.
"Master, just let me go!"
In the afternoon, Bai Su told her that she wanted to go to Shangya Mountain alone to find Li Wushuang.