As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the village furniture surrounding the door of Shen's house starting to stir and whisper among each other, and smiled with satisfaction.
As soon as Zhuang Keqing heard this, he knew it must be Zhou's idea, and immediately turned around and glared angrily.
This mistress of the Shen family is really vicious!
It is clear that this is not the case, but at this time, people are sent to confuse right and wrong in public. It seems that Shen Ling has lost his moral character, and the Shen family is deeply affected by it, but they are heartbroken and generous. It is really disgusting!
She immediately wanted to go back and argue, but someone pulled her sleeves away.
"That's all, I don't care about this reputation."
Zhuang Keqing turned around after hearing the sound, and saw Shen Ling's pale cheeks. Although he was weak, his energy and energy were completely different from those in the Shen family's house. The eyes looking at him showed some relaxation and joy.
Uncle De was behind them and repeated those words to the villagers several times in front of them. After making sure that even the people behind had heard them, he turned back and slammed the door shut.
"Who is this Shen Ling?"
"Could it be the injured boy?"
"Yeah, I see it's a serious injury."
The villagers were buzzing with discussions. They wanted to step forward to take a closer look, but after all, seeing that the person was still injured, they felt a little compassion and did not gather around to watch the excitement.
The village chief also found it difficult to handle.
This Shen Ling has left the Shen family, is injured, and has no relatives or friends here. Where should he go?
"Village chief, send him to my house." Zhuang Keqing said.
"No." The village chief rejected her immediately, "Send him to my place."
Several elders nodded. After much deliberation, this method was the most appropriate.
Qin Manzhi and Zhang Da stood aside. Although they heard the butler's words clearly just now, their minds were completely confused at this time.
What is self-inflicted extermination?
Qin Manzhi recognized the injured young man as the young master of the banker who saved his daughter as soon as they came out. But how could he be exterminated in just such a short time?
Could it be because of my daughter?
And what does it mean to be willing to be the banker’s son-in-law?
Her confused and anxious eyes met Zhuang Keqing's comforting gaze.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll explain it to you when I get back."
Knowing that this was not the place to talk, Qin Manzhi nodded although hesitant.
Zhang Da, who was standing aside, was silent. He looked up and saw that the two elders were making trouble for the young man, so he walked over and squatted down with his back to Shen Ling, "I'll carry him."
The village chief nodded, and the elders let go of their hands and helped Shen Ling lie on Zhang Da.
"Let's go."
Sighing, the village chief walked at the front. The surrounding villagers spontaneously moved out of the way to allow a few people to walk through.
The sun was already setting slightly. When Shen Ling turned around, he saw that the high-walled courtyard of the Shen family was getting farther and farther away from him, and he felt that the long-standing haze in his heart was gradually fading away.
I really left.
He lowered his head, leaned on the peasant man's solid back, and closed his eyes.
The village chief's house arrived soon.
Zhang Da carried Shen Ling on his back, and several people surrounded him as he entered the room and placed the young man on the bed.
Despite such a big move, Shen Ling didn't wake up, but still fell into a deep sleep with his eyes closed.
He is too tired.
Zhuang Keqing thought.
When the village chief saw someone sleeping, he waved to a few people and told them to go out before talking.
"I'm afraid that what happened today will be known to the whole village soon." The elder surnamed Sun said in a deep voice, "The Zhou family is so unscrupulous that they ended up doing this!"
The village chief was also helpless, "Now that the matter has come to this, let's first think about how to deal with it later."
As soon as these words were spoken, several senior citizens fell silent.
It's really difficult to handle.
If the housekeeper hadn't come out to speak at the end, then of course the old guys could have pretended that the incident between Zhuang Keqing and Shen Ling had never happened, and just make up any excuses in the village to get away with it. But now, so many villagers can hear it clearly. Chu.
Thinking of this, the village chief couldn't help but secretly cursed that Mr. Zhou was so poisonous.
He asked to be exterminated from his clan and became his son-in-law.
Although they are two different things, there is a lot of importance in who is in front and who is behind.
The housekeeper reversed the order of exterminating the family and acquiring a son-in-law. Doesn't this imply that Shen Ling first had an affair with the banker's girl, and was later discovered by the Shen family, but because of their different family backgrounds, he was willing to become a son-in-law, and then he committed suicide Please eliminate the clan!
Just pick it off yourself!
Who in the village doesn't know that the Shen family has a master. This scholar's family has the most important family tradition, not to mention that marriage requires the right family and the matchmaker's words. Just seeing that they came back to worship their ancestors, they just stayed for more than a month. This boy has developed a friendship with a girl from the village. If he is not punished, wouldn't he be ridiculed?
And Shen Ling's request to exterminate the clan has indeed ruined the Shen family's reputation as a loving and righteous son. This is really a good calculation.
"Girl, are you really willing to marry that boy from the Shen family?" The village chief thought of this, but wanted to ask Zhuang Keqing what he thought again.
He was worried that the girl in the Shen family agreed so easily without thinking of the consequences of the promise. And he didn't stop her at first, just taking a chance, but in the end it was the Zhou family who made the superior move. Putting them on the basis of rumors has to be done.
The village chief looked at Zhuang Keqing and secretly decided in his heart that if this girl really showed even the slightest bit of reluctance, he would find a way to suppress the matter so that she would not suffer a loss.
But what about Zhuang Keqing?
The girl just smiled and said, "Since he is willing, I think I have nothing to refuse."
The village chief frowned, still worried that she would regret it in the future. After thinking about it, he tried to persuade her again, but Zhuang Keqing shook his head.
"Although I have only met him a few times, I trust my vision."
When everyone saw that she was so decisive, they couldn't say any more.
"Grandpa, village chief, I see that Shen Ling is seriously injured. You need to take more care of her tonight. I will ask for a doctor early tomorrow morning." Zhuang Keqing glanced at the closed door. There was no movement inside, thinking about Shen Ling. Ling slept peacefully.
The elders nodded, "Indeed, no matter how hard the Shen family presses, we have to wait until someone heals the injury."
"Thank you very much to the village chief and all the elders today. I will come to thank you in a few days!" Zhuang Keqing took two steps back and bowed deeply to the elders.
"It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate." The village chief quickly helped her up, "I know you are a good and kind child. Anyway, you don't have to worry about this. No matter what, there will always be a few of us to help you speak."
Seeing that the matter was put on hold for the time being, several other elders did not stay much. They only said that they would discuss it together after the child recovered from his injury, and then they went their separate ways.
The village chief, Zhuang Keqing's mother and daughter, and Zhang Da's father and son were the only ones left in the courtyard.
Gouzi has always stayed away from the incident, and he still hasn't figured out what's going on. But at least he still knows how to look at the atmosphere around him and doesn't say anything rude.
But Qin Manzhi was extremely anxious.
The village chief glanced in her direction and patted Zhuang Keqing on the shoulder, "Your mother is very worried. Nothing happens here for the time being. I will look after her and nothing will go wrong. You can go back first."