Chapter Seventeen
The evening breeze was a bit chilly, so the landlady closed all the windows in Ren Xin's room. Shitou looked at the sky and felt that it was a little late. He couldn't stay in Ren Xin's room, so he said goodbye and left. The landlady was worried about Ren Xin, so he stayed behind.
Hold her.
The stone closed the door, the wind rustled the leaves, and the insects hidden among the grass and trees chirped softly. The sounds were mixed, and those who listened quickly felt a little irritated. The stone always felt vaguely uneasy.
The humid air was a bit dull. Stone looked up at the sky. Dark clouds blocked the stars and the moon, making it gloomy and depressing.
The restaurant was closed, and several waiters who had been busy in the front hall yawned and returned to the inner courtyard. When they saw Shitou, they said hello. They told Shitou that since Ren Xin came back at noon, many people from the Tian family and the Ren family came one after another.
People are looking for trouble, but fortunately they come in families, and there are only a few people at the moment, so it is easy to deal with it. I am afraid that tomorrow, they will join a group of people to find trouble.
After hearing this, Shitou couldn't help but frown. If the Tian and Ren families really joined forces to cause trouble for Ren Xin, things would be really bad.
Ren Xin didn't sleep for long. In her sleep, she always felt that the air was a little stuffy and she couldn't breathe. She slowly opened her eyes. The room was brightly lit. The boss's wife was lying on the bed and sleeping lightly. Ren Xin gently
He sat up, pulled up the quilt and was covered by the landlady, leaning against the bed and looking at her quietly.
The storm was about to come, and she felt inexplicably uneasy. Chu Qingchen's words were like thorns piercing her heart. Rumors were spreading like a plague. As soon as she came back, she summoned Chu Qingchen to investigate and treat her like that.
When the news of her return spread, she didn't know how many self-righteous "plague gods" like Chu Qingchen came to trouble her.
Alas, she is going to cause a lot of trouble to the proprietress and her Yunlai Restaurant, but this is not what she is most worried about. What she is most afraid of is the jade lady at home... If the matter involves them, then that is
What she least wanted.
Time passed by quietly, and the sky dawned early. Ren Xin leaned on the bedside and his thoughts were mixed, and he was confused all night.
The landlady slowly opened her sleepy eyes, and happened to meet Ren Xin's clear eyes. She rubbed her sore and numb arms and said good-bye to Ren Xin. She tidied herself up briefly, and then fetched water to wash up Ren Xin.
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After getting familiar with each other, the door of Ren Xin's room was suddenly pushed open. She turned around in surprise and saw the people she was most afraid of seeing at this moment, Yu Niang, Ren Qiao, and Ren Ling...
Ren Xin covered the wound on her face covertly, as if if she covered it, Yu Niang and the others would not know. Ren Ling's sharp eyes had clearly seen the fine lines on her face as early as when Ren Xin turned around.
There was a long scratch. Ren Ling went over and pulled down Ren Xin's hand without thinking, and looked at her face, "Sister, will this injury leave a scar?"
Yuniang and Ren Qiao came to Ren Xin and looked at her. They couldn't help but feel distressed. Ever since they heard the rumors outside, they had been worried about Ren Xin. They guessed that something must have happened to Ren Xin, but they didn't expect it.
, this time she was not only criticized, but even her own face was hurt.
Ren Xin was grabbed by Ren Ling's hand. The wound that she didn't want her parents to see was exposed in front of their eyes. When she met their eyes, Ren Xin was a little flustered and hurriedly explained, "Where can I leave it?"
What a scar, just a small injury, nothing in the way, nothing in the way."
Yu Niang and Ren Qiao also wanted to ask what happened and why she was injured, and why there were such rumors outside? Ren Xin was a little hesitant to tell them the truth. In fact, if she told them, it would just let them
It's just worry in vain.
It seemed that noisy sounds could be heard faintly coming from the front hall, and the quarrel became more intense. A waiter hurriedly came over and whispered something in the ear of the landlady. The landlady told Ren Xin not to come out in the room, and hurriedly
He closed the door and left.
Ren Xin thought about it and felt that she couldn't hide here and let others bear everything for her, so she made a few perfunctory words and told Yu Niang and the others not to go out, but she opened the door and followed quietly to the front hall. Ren Xin did not directly
Instead of showing up, he hid in a corner and quietly observed the situation. At a glance, he saw a group of people from the Tian family, a group of people from the Ren family, and a group of familiar faces.
Speaking of this group of familiar faces, I'm afraid Ren Xin will never forget them in this life. When she traveled through time and space, weren't they the same people who booed and denounced her under the firewood pile, and threatened to burn her to death?
Ren Xin calmly listened to the noise of the group of people, and gradually heard some clues: the Tian family headed by Tian Manjin, the Ren family headed by the second uncle Ren, and those familiar faces, although they were from the same family.
He got up to ask for an explanation, but the purpose was completely different. What Tian Manjin wanted was people, and what he wanted was Ren Xin. And what Second Uncle Ren wanted was money. The money Tian Manjin bought Ren Xin, and Ren Xin.
In his heart, he "calculated" the compensation that Ren Na would have to make. And those familiar faces kept saying that they wanted to conquer the broom star and get rid of the evildoer... Needless to say, it was naturally the second uncle Ren who instigated it.
Shitou calmly listened to everyone's explanations. He asked Uncle Ren to provide evidence, and asked Tian Manjin if he had three matchmakers and six recruiters when he wanted to marry Ren Xin, and whether he had personally proposed marriage to Ren Xin's parents.
The second uncle Ren said that he had no basis and could not provide any evidence. Tian Manjin didn't know what to say and just shouted, "I gave the second uncle Ren three hundred taels of silver, but he sold Ren Xin to me as a concubine."
Got it!"
As soon as Tian Manjin said this, everyone present was in an uproar. In the past few days, the rumors that Ren Xinwu paid Tian Manjin a betrothal gift and plotted against Ren Na to become Tian Manjin's concubine were somewhat untenable.
Hearing this, Second Master Ren looked at Tian Manjin as if he had swallowed a fly. He was not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but was afraid of teammates who were like pigs... Tian Manjin's anxious words changed the situation carefully arranged by Second Master Ren.
A gap opened.
Shitou smiled coldly, grasped the key point expressed by Tian Manjin's words, and counterattacked, "Master Tian, you said that Second Master Ren sold you three hundred taels of Ren Xin to be your concubine. Do you have any evidence?
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The evidence, the deed of betrayal that could be used as evidence, had long been destroyed by Ren Xin. Where could he find it? Shitou's rhetorical question immediately made Tian Manjin at a loss as to how to answer. Shitou did not wait for him to speak.
"Furthermore, even if you really gave Ren Erye three hundred taels of silver to buy Ren Xin, do you know that Ren Xin has long been separated from the Ren family and is not on the Ren family's genealogy?
, you are buying from Mr. Ren, what qualifications does he have to sell Ren Xin to you? Therefore, if you want to ask for an explanation, you should not come to Ren Xin, but to Mr. Ren here, because it is
He defrauded you of your money. What's more, he took your money and asked his daughter Ren Na to pretend to be her own family. Alas, Master Tian, what is his intention and do you need me, a waiter, to explain it to you? "
"Okay, Second Master Ren, are you plotting against my Tian family's money?" Tian Manjin didn't have any brains at all. He was frightened by Shi Shi's words. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to point the finger.
Mr. Ren.
Ren Erye didn't care about asking for money from Ren Xin for the time being, and hurriedly comforted Tian Manjin and told him not to listen to Shitou's nonsense. Shitou did not give Ren Erye time to brainwash Tian Manjin, and directly pointed the finger at Ren
Second Master.
"Second Master Ren, let's talk about the question you just mentioned. Since you accepted the three hundred taels of silver from Master Tian, it is natural for your daughter to marry Tian Manjin. Why do you want the three hundred taels with Ren Xin?
Silver? Speaking of which, you said that Ren Xinmei bought the three hundred taels. What evidence do you have? As far as the current situation is concerned, there are many conflicts between your statement and that of Master Tian..."
Shitou analyzed Tian Manjin's and Ren Erbo's statements respectively, and then combined the two people's statements. There were too many conflicts between the two sides' statements. Various conditions were put together, and the truth of the matter soon emerged.
Out of the water, Shitou understood the whole incident clearly from the conversation between the two people, and heard the guests in the restaurant cheering.
Ren Xin was moved when she heard this. She was originally prepared to fight to the death with Uncle Ren and the others. Unexpectedly, Shi Shi, who had always been taciturn, responded eloquently to her with a sharp mouth and a calm and wise mind.
As soon as she got hot, she stopped hiding and walked out from the corner. As she walked, she told the part that Shi Shi had not deduced, that is, she escaped from Ren's woodshed, rolled down the hillside, and was surrounded by wolves in a tree.
On, the matter of wandering between life and death.
She had personally experienced the fear between life and death, and she spoke so truthfully that everyone was frightened, but could not bear to interrupt her. When she walked past the landlady, she met her worried eyes, and she shook her head gently to indicate that she was fine.
When she reached Shitou's side, she stood firmly, looked up at Shitou and smiled, her eyes conveying a message, thank you!
Mr. Xu and Mr. Lu, accompanied by Chu Qingchen and Yi Hua, came to Yunlai Restaurant at the right time. Both of them were well-known old people in the local area. They came together to uphold justice and let Tian Manjin and
Second Uncle Ren didn't dare to let go for a while.
"Master, Grandpa Lu." Ren Xin crossed Chu Qingchen and greeted Master Xu and Mr. Lu. Master Xu frowned when he saw the hurt on Ren Xin's face, feeling uncomfortable in his heart. He had no idea about the relationship between Ren Xin and the Ren family.
Think about it clearly, and he has always been a person who protects his shortcomings. Ren Xin is the half-granddaughter he raised single-handedly, and he will not allow others to hurt her in the slightest. Thinking about it, the eyes he looked at Uncle Ren became much sharper.
Mr. Lu is close to Ren Xin, but he still upholds fairness and impartiality. He will only draw conclusions after seeing the evidence. Seeing Master Xu blowing his beard and staring, he felt a little funny, so he made a chair for Master Xu
Sitting down, "I also believe that Xin'er was wronged, but Duan cannot be willful until the matter is clear."
Ren Xin smiled, made tea for the two old people, and then dealt with the group of familiar faces who came to "eliminate the demons", "I see that the few here are very familiar. I guess everyone also remembers me. I don't know if you all remember me."
Do you still remember that since I started speaking, it rained for the first time in five years in Sanshui Village, Qingfeng Town? Since then, the weather has been smooth, and you are really not afraid that today, except for me, there will be a severe drought in the next few years? Be careful, don’t suffer
People confuse me and attack me so easily. You may not know that I really have the ability to bring disaster to the country and the people."
With a slightly self-deprecating tone, she made fun of the wind and rain. She thought of the injustice done to her by the superstitions of the world and the people around her who never left her. She didn't know how she felt in her heart. She shed tears inexplicably. The air was dull and humid.
A hint of wind made Erbo Ren and the others inexplicably breathless.
Chapter completed!