Li Heng came out of the study and happened to meet Pang Yao coming out of the room.
"What are you going to do?"
Pang Yao's face felt a little hot. She pointed to the hut in the backyard and left in a hurry. When she came back and saw that Li Heng was still there, her face became even hotter.
"Brother Tiedan, why haven't you slept yet?"
"Get ready to sleep." After Li Heng finished speaking, he thought about it and said, "Tomorrow I and Bai Rui will go find my father. You can stay here with peace of mind and don't think about anything."
"...Oh, okay." Pang Yao responded dully, lowered her head and entered the house.
In the study, Cheng Xue wrote down what happened at home in the past six months on paper in chronological order. She wrote five letters, each of which was six pages long. She thoughtfully marked numbers on the envelopes for easy reading.<
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It was two o'clock in the morning when all was written. Cheng Xue yawned and left the study. She put the written letter on the pot lid in the outer room and could take a look at it when the beautiful girl came over to cook at dawn.
Gently pushing open the door of the west room, the three children were already asleep. Tucking the quilts together for them, when they saw Pang Yao, they sighed softly.
The child is a good child, but it is a pity that his reputation has been damaged. Even if Mrs. Pang is still alive, the lack of her biological mother is enough to make her have a hard life.
Maybe she and Li Hui don't care, but maybe Li Heng likes him.
The next day, Li Heng was going south with him, so Bai Rui didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he took his children away after lunch here.
When sending Li Heng off, all the people gathered at the head of the village saw it.
Some people focused on asking about Li Hui, while others directly asked if he was safe...
No matter what kind of question, Li Heng always tells the truth, but that's often the case with people. No matter how sincere your answer is, he will always believe what he thinks.
In less than half a day, the rumor that "Li Hui died in a foreign land" was spread everywhere in the village. The rumors became more and more sinister, and they directly said that Li Heng went out to pick up the body and take it home.
Finally, these words reached Jiang Jianye's ears, and the angry old man almost ran away. In the end, reason prevailed, and he went to Dong Lisong, Wei Laowen, Third Uncle and others to discuss the follow-up, and also talked about the Li family's plan to pave the way for the village.
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"...I heard it with my own ears when Tiedan explained that they were going to meet Huizi in the south, and this time they sent Brother Xin and the old man's granddaughter. Tiedan Niang had prepared all the things for paving the road, and was waiting
Find a day for Uncle San to start working. They just spread the word like this. If it were us, would this road be paved? How can we not see how others are doing well?"
Dong Lisong narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment and said:
"Paving roads in the village is a trivial matter. I'm afraid that Tiedan Niang will change everything in the west of the village when she gets angry. I heard that several nearby villages are following suit and also fill in the soil to grow vegetables in winter."
Since his two daughters-in-law became pregnant one after another, he has become more enterprising than before. During the day, he carries a medicine box and wanders around the village to work as a doctor, and when he comes back at night, he makes pills.
What about hawthorn pills, kudzu pills, etc. These are cheap and affordable, and everyone in the village can afford them.
Hearing what he said, everyone here was very angry. Everyone worked in the west of the village. They were paid every month on certain days and gave out things during the holidays. Such a place that is both conscience and profitable,
It's simply abominable to slander someone even if you don't protect them.
Wei Laowen slammed the table with a "bang——" and said angrily:
"What the hell! Even if you are wearing mourning clothes, it has to be Huizi? How old is he?"
"That is to say, even though people survived the provincial examination, which was so harsh, these people are going to hell."
"I also want to fill the soil at home this winter, grow vegetables, and earn some pocket money. Tiedan Niang has agreed to it. If this destroys my job, I will fight them to the death!"
"..."
The look of a few people hating the pain made the eldest third uncle wave his hand to signal everyone not to get excited.
"I understand that you are unhappy. In fact, this matter is easy to solve. It just depends on the solution. I want to give you a warning, but it is better to get it done once and for all."
"Of course it will be settled once and for all." Dong Lisong answered directly.
Everyone else also nodded in agreement.
Although the seven or eight old men don't move around much on weekdays, when something happens, Jiang Jianye summons them all and they must be present. There used to be Xu Daguo, but now he has been kicked out.
Seeing that everyone had the same idea, the third uncle said to Jiang Jianye:
"Father Liqiang, this matter is actually very easy to handle. If you and Tiedan Niang do it together, no one in the village will dare to spread the word again."
"Uncle San means..."
"Yeah, that's right." The third uncle nodded heavily.
The old man has long hated the gossiping people in the village. He remembered that when he first came out, he could talk about anything. It’s not that he didn’t think about the theory, but it was hard to argue with the village women. Now he finally got the chance to take revenge, and said
Don’t let anything go.
What's more, the content posted by these people can easily ruin everyone's jobs. Such wickedness will not be tolerated.
Jiang Jianye stood up, looked at the other old men, and said:
"You have time to go around the village and see who spreads the most bad news, and we'll do it to him."
When Dong Lisong and Wei Laowen heard this, they immediately stood up and went out. The other people didn't move, thinking they could say something else, but they didn't expect Jiang Jianye to leave.
So why are you waiting? Everyone left the house.
I searched around the west and south of Jiang Jianye Village, and finally saw Cheng Xue at the foot of the back mountain. With Pang Yao and Ma around me, she was pointing at the mountain and didn't know what to say.
"Tiedan Niang, what are you busy with?"
Cheng Xue turned around and said with a smile:
"Nothing to do, just take Yaoyao around our village."
When people approached, she told the story of Pang Yao coming to the village to stay for a short stay.
"...I originally wanted to go to Uncle Jiang and tell him later, but now that I have met him, I will tell you. This child has to live in our village until June or July, when Mr. Pang, Hui Zi and others come back."
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"That's okay, just stay here. You can stay as long as you want."
Jiang Jianye agreed, looking at the little girl in plain clothes, he smiled and said:
"The child's clothes are too plain. I will go back later and ask your aunt to make the child look new inside and out. This is the rule of our Wanghe Village."
There is a saying of "three new things inside and outside", but there is no reason for the inner and right lady to do it, not to mention that Qi's body can't do it at all.
Cheng Xue was in a daze, and Mrs. Ma felt slightly blessed and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, but our Miss Sun can't wear it for the time being. The old lady has just passed away less than a hundred days ago. Miss Sun is filial and insists on wearing mourning for her grandmother."
When Jiang Jianye heard this, he immediately felt relieved.
The two children wearing mourning in this way should be for the wife of Mr. Pang. He, a villager, didn't know who Mr. Pang was, so he went to the town to find out because Li Hui was going on a study tour with him.
Pang Yao was a discerning man, so he pulled Ma aside, which saved him trouble.
"Uncle Jiang, do you have a problem with me? How is the manpower going? I'm going to start construction in two days."
It’s getting warmer day by day. If we don’t start paving the road, it will be difficult for trucks to enter the village...