After the three people of the Dong family were stunned, a thought flashed across their heads at the same time, and they ignored what they heard.
And Madam Dong had one more thought than others.
"It's that little lady." She whispered.
"Which one?" Xiang Qi didn't understand.
"She is the guest lady who was sent out by Brother Xu on the day I met Brother Xu." Madam Dong said.
It's probably a woman's nature to have a strong involuntary impression of people of the same sex, especially those who are younger and more beautiful than herself.
Xiang Qi looked at it again, but he had no impression. He was only frightened by the sudden encounter with Xu Maoxiu that day. He was so restless that he didn't pay attention to the people around him at all.
Shopkeeper Wu has already greeted him.
"Who are they?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
Madam, have you forgotten?
Banqin hurriedly took a step forward.
"That day in the restaurant, I was an old acquaintance of Mr. Sanlang." She reminded in a low voice.
Cheng Jiaoniang said oh and stepped over.
"What do you want to say to me?" she asked, looking at Mrs. Dong.
Madam Dong was stunned for a moment.
"I didn't say I was looking for you, I said I was looking for the owner here," she said.
"I am the boss here." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Madam Dong was surprised, and Master Dong and Xiang Qi also looked over in surprise.
Is this little lady the boss?
She must be the owner here.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"Does what you say work?" Madam Dong asked, putting aside her surprise.
Mr. Dong stopped her and stood up to salute Cheng Jiaoniang.
"This lady, we are fellow countrymen of Fan Jianglin, Xu Maoxiu and others," he said.
Cheng Jiaoniang bowed and returned the courtesy.
"I know they have committed a crime this time, and I am worried about them, so I dare to ask them. I don't know what will happen to them." Mr. Dong continued.
"Then ask the government. I don't know what the crime of deserting is." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
What does this mean?
Mr. Dong's expression changed slightly, while Mrs. Dong could no longer hold back her temper.
"It's you who provoked the enemy, why should Brother Xu and the others be made the scapegoats?" she shouted.
"Perhaps I am not the one who provoked this matter." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Master Dong and his daughter, Xiang Qiwen's heart couldn't help but beat twice when he heard these words.
"It's ridiculous. Brother Xu and the others have no relatives in the capital. If they didn't bear the trouble for you, who else could they be for?" He couldn't help but step forward and said.
These words made Madam Dong very happy.
"This is like what a man says and does. In the past, he always shrank back, and those who didn't know thought I was a man." She said, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang, "Yes, why was Brother Xu arrested? You
I understand in my heart!”
The little lady in front of me is quite beautiful, but she looks a little dull no matter how she looks at her.
Especially after hearing herself say these words, her eyes remained motionless again, just looking at herself.
Is there anything wrong with praising your own man?
Mrs. Dong was a little uncomfortable with her. She thought that she was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl when she first met Brother Xu. Now it has been ten years, her beauty has aged, and her youth is no longer...
"Oh, you are that couple." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Did you recognize them just now?
Sure enough, there is no one in the eyes of noble people...
Just when Mrs. Dong was about to speak, Cheng Jiaoniang had already nodded.
"Have you known each other for a long time?" she asked, "Countrymen? Old friends? Relatives and friends?"
Mrs. Dong was called back by Mr. Dong.
"I and the eight brothers are fellow villagers." Mr. Dong said, "And Xu Maoxiu has been a life-saving grace to my family. Six years ago, I left Maoyuan Mountain with my family and settled in the capital."
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded and turned to Madam Dong.
"You admire Xu Maoxiu, why didn't you marry him?" she asked suddenly.
Everyone who asked this question was stunned.
Mrs. Dong's face turned even scarlet.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xiang Qi said.
"I'm not talking nonsense, every word, every action, every move she makes speaks." Cheng Jiaoniang said, looking at Mrs. Dong.
My affection for him can no longer be hidden from others, can anyone see it?
Then why can't he see it?
No, it's not that he can't see it, it's that he doesn't like it...
"Yeah, so what, it's not a shameful thing. I admire Brother Xu, what's wrong with him looking down on me?" Mrs. Dong's face turned pale, she bit her lower lip and said sharply.
"Eight brothers? Where is the other one?" Cheng Jiaoniang ignored her, turned to Master Dong and asked.
Madam Dong was left hanging on the spot, a piece of cloth clogging her heart almost suffocating her.
This woman!
Xiang Qi's heart beat faster.
Why are you asking this suddenly? Did she guess something?
Somehow, the little lady in front of him was dull and dumb, and she spoke slowly and slowly, but it made him feel as if his neck was being slowly strangled by a pair of hands, getting tighter and tighter...
"It's me," he said, taking a step forward. "Although our brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, our friendship remains the same. Now they have caused this misfortune, and I will not stand by and watch."
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him.
"You." she said.
When these two light words came into his ears, Xiang Qi felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on him. At that moment, he could hardly stand still.
What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of?
There is no evidence, and besides, now that the government has confirmed the crimes of those seven people, there is no way they can be blamed on him.
Xiang Qi stood up straight again, facing Cheng Jiaoniang's gaze without giving in.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned around and stopped looking at him at this moment.
"What do you want from me?" she asked, looking at Mr. Dong.
Is this woman mentally ill?
What are you doing with a hammer and a stick here and there!
It’s so scary!
Xiang Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, I have no other purpose in coming this time." Mr. Dong said, "I just want to say that I hope to save the lives of Fan Jianglin and the others. We can't spare any other effort. If you need money, we will give it to you."
."
Cheng Jiaoniang glanced at him and nodded.
"Okay." she said.
Hearing her promise, Mr. Dong didn't have any joy on his face. This woman agreed so easily and happily, how could she be sincere at all!
In the eyes of these people, Xu Maoxiu, Fan Jianglin and others are really insignificant.
I can only think of another way. Anyway, coming here to let the people in Taiping know that Xu Maoxiu and others are not alone and helpless, and that there are people who care about their lives will achieve the goal.
Mr. Dong stood up to say goodbye, but was suddenly stopped after walking a few steps.
"I haven't asked you your names yet," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
This woman is really sick! Why are you so startled?
Xiang Qi pressed his heart, and the sound almost burst out of his chest and jumped out.
Mr. Dong reported his name, bowed again and left.
Not long after they left, Cheng Jiaoniang also returned to Yudai Bridge.
The carriage stopped in front of the door, Liu Lang flicked the riding whip in his hand and walked over from the wall.
The two looked at each other.
"Banqin, bring some snacks..." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Saturday Lang stared angrily.
"Cheng Jiaoniang, please stop it!" he shouted.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and smiled slightly.
Liulang's anger suddenly disappeared, and he remembered the last time.
"..This is the tea you drink."
This woman!
"If you don't tell me anything, I won't ask. I'm just here to ask, can you help me?" he said with a sullen face.
"Use." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Saturday Lang turned around and left.
Banqin and Brother Jin were stunned, watching the young man take a few steps, stop, and turn around stiffly.
"...Speak quickly, I'm still busy, young master." He said with a slight blush.
……………………
After Zhou Lang left, the maid who came out from the door came forward, looking a little worried.
"Mr. Zhang is not at home," she said. "I don't know when he will come back. How about sending him a letter?"
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"No need for now," she said.
"But the master is here, why does he still ask me?" The maid said with a bit of joy, "The master has never asked about other people's affairs before. It seems that the old master told me before he left. Although the master is old-fashioned, I think
If the old lady gives instructions, he will definitely help."
"I understand." Cheng Jiaoniang nodded and took the water from Ban Qin. However, she didn't pick it up and eat it like she did in the past. Instead, she was slightly lost in thought.
The maid and Banqin looked at each other.
"Madam, is the matter really difficult to handle?" the maid asked.
Although Banqin didn't say anything, her expression couldn't be deceiving. She was a little more frightened and helpless than before she went out in the morning.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at her and smiled slightly.
"It's nothing, it's just that I walked a lot at night and I was unlucky and hit a ghost." She said, "It will always get brighter, and no matter how difficult the problem is, we can still solve it."
After saying that, she picked up the water glass and drank it slowly.
A night of silence.
The sky was bright, and Xiang Qi, standing in front of the city gate, always felt a little uneasy.
Is it because he was asked by the prison officer to write a document just now?
He doesn't normally do these things, so why was he suddenly asked to do them today?
The way the prison officer looked at him also made him feel particularly uncomfortable.
Hasn't it been determined? Do we still need to investigate the concealment of the complaint letter?
The young lady he met yesterday could not help but appear in Xiang Qi's eyes.
Beauty is beautiful, but just like the clay sculpture beauties paraded around the streets at temple fairs for people to admire, they are cold and lifeless, staring at themselves, making people shiver down their spines.
Did she really guess that she did it?
So what if you guessed it?
What can she do without evidence?
A smile appeared on Xiang Qi's lips and he looked down at his hands.
Many people know that he has read, but not many know that he can read both left and right.
Yes, he is such a smart person. His knowledge is no worse than Xu Maoxiu's, his kung fu is no worse than Xu Maoxiu's, and his looks are no worse than Xu Maoxiu's. The difference is just timing. He should have single-handedly saved the Dong family, but he didn't.
Keep up with the trouble!
If he had been the one who rescued Dong Siniang from the frightened carriage, nothing would have happened to him and Xu Maoxiu.
Isn't it just that glance that fell from the sky in a critical moment?
Among the eight brothers, everyone saw Xu Maoxiu, but not Xiang Wencai.
Among the thieves being killed with swords, everyone saw Xu Maoxiu, but not Xiang Wencai.
He left Maoyuan Mountain and went his separate ways. In the past five years, although he lived in front of the Dong family, those people still couldn't see him, but he believed that time can change everything.
Unexpectedly, this Xu Maoxiu actually appeared in front of him again.
Thinking of brotherly love, he did not report them but gave them money to let them live. Unexpectedly, people's hearts were not enough.
He, Xu Maoxiu, said that he wanted to build a career and build a career, but he looked down upon marrying into another family. Now that his future was gone, he turned back to eat grass.
How can he take advantage of all the good things in the world!
It's fine now, God has finally accepted him.
Only when people die can they be forgotten forever.
Xiang Qi clenched his hands.
"Xiang Qi."
There was a sudden shout in his ears, Xiang Qi trembled with fright, and looked up to see a companion.
"What are you doing? A layer of skin is about to be scraped off the ground." My companion said with a smile.
Xiang Qi laughed twice, stopped his broom, walked towards the hut, sat down to drink a bowl of tea, chatted and laughed with his colleagues, and watched people coming and going at the city gate.
"I want to ask you for directions."
Suddenly a voice interrupted them.
*****************
I'm going out for the weekend. I'm staying out tonight and won't be back. I'll update it today and tomorrow. (To be continued)
