Xu Wanrou stood up weakly with the support of Luxiu, staggered to Song Xixi, and tried to pull her up from the ground.
"It's okay, just sit down and rest for a while."
Song Xixi's heart was pounding, her hands and feet were weak now, her whole body was hurting, and she really didn't have the strength to get up.
Xu Wanrou saw that she looked okay and was not injured or bleeding. She breathed a sigh of relief, and her eyes fell heavily on the damaged carriage: "First there was a dispute blocking the road, and then there was a firecracker that frightened the horses. What a coincidence."
Song Xixi nodded: "I'm afraid the Liang family might take action, so it would be better to report it to the officials and let them investigate."
Xu Wanrou nodded and had the same plan.
Shocked passers-by realized that they were safe, and angrily ran over to accuse the three people and demanded compensation for the shock.
Xu Wanrou had some money with her, and felt that their request was not excessive, so she asked Luxiu to collect the scattered baggage, found a box, took out a ten-tael silver note, and let these passersby take it and share it.
When these passers-by saw a lot of banknotes in the box, they suddenly became greedy:
"It's not enough. There are so many people here. You have ten taels of silver to send to the beggars. You must give us at least fifty taels!"
"That's right, fifty taels, not even a penny less!"
"You can afford to ride in such a big carriage, but you still need dozens of taels of silver? It's a good thing we didn't get hit, otherwise you wouldn't be able to afford it if you were ruined. Only fifty taels of silver is a bargain for you!"
"..."
Song Xixi couldn't listen anymore, and didn't want to argue with these people who were interested in making money. She picked up the axle that fell on the ground, folded it hard, and threw it heavily in front of them: "Do you want more?"
The noisy crowd fell silent, looking at Song Xixi with fearful eyes. Only then did they remember that it was she who jumped on the horse's back and broke Crazy Horse's back with one punch, saving their lives.
Now, no one dared to ask for money, for fear that Song Xixi would break them like axles if they disagreed.
Song Xixi was not an unreasonable person, it was a fact that the horse lost control and scared them, so she took the money from Xu Wanrou's hand, stuffed it into the hand of the person who took the lead in asking for compensation, and called to the shocked master and servant Xu Wanrou: "Let's go.
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As she spoke, she picked up the luggage and baggage on the ground, carried it easily, and prepared to go to the street to hire a donkey cart.
The master and the servant seemed to be waking up from a dream, supporting each other and following Song Xixi's footsteps, but their eyes turned into deep admiration.
Unexpectedly, as soon as we walked out of the crowd, the police officers patrolling not far away came after hearing the news.
They all knew Song Xixi, and when they saw the mess on the ground, they quickly stepped forward to ask what was going on.
Song Xixi told the story of how the horse went crazy and almost hit someone, and expressed her suspicions.
Realizing that the matter might not be simple, the officers were afraid that something would go wrong on their way, so they took the initiative to escort the three of them to the Yamen to report the crime.
Song Xixi accepted their kindness and went to the Yamen together with Xu Wanrou and his servant.
Xu Wanrou donated the entire Liang family to the government, which not only provided sufficient funds for the newly opened orphanage, but also increased the government's budget.
Now that she might be killed in a conspiracy, Du Wei naturally would not sit idly by and just send people to the street where the incident occurred to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Whether there will be any results soon, Xu Wanrou doesn’t want to wait in the city any longer:
"If it is really the people of the Liang family who did it, knowing that I have reported to the police, they will not dare to take action in a short period of time. It is the best time to leave at this time. I am afraid that if they find my whereabouts, they will chase me to your village to retaliate against me and hurt me.
Your family and the people in the village."
Song Xixi's eyes were cold: "If you really dare to take action in the village, let them go and never come back."
Seeing that she didn't care, Xu Wanrou breathed a sigh of relief.
When leaving, Du Wei lent them the government's carriage, and two policemen drove the carriage in person to prevent the "accident" from happening again on the road.
This time, the carriage drove out of Fucheng safely and arrived at Hongfeng Town smoothly.
It's just that the road from Hongfeng Town to Songjia'ao is too narrow to accommodate this large carriage.
Song Xixi forgot about this, so she rode Xiao Hei back to the town, hired a donkey cart, carried Xu Wanrou's master and servant's greetings on it, and finally entered Song's Ao before the sun went down.
Everyone in the Song family knew that she had gone to pick up someone, so they specially prepared a large table of delicious food.
Hearing the sound of the donkey cart, not only the Song family came out to greet him, but also the neighbors.
Seeing Xu Wanrou on the donkey cart, everyone's eyes widened: This lady looks so good-looking. Just standing like this on the ground makes their village look so sloppy!
Xu Wanrou knew that she was born well, so she turned a blind eye to the astonished looks of the villagers. After Song Xixi's introduction, she greeted the Song family politely: "Old man, old lady, our master and servant have disturbed you this time."
The old couple subconsciously felt that literate people were a bit arrogant and did not bother to talk to Mudlegzi. What's more, this was the wife invited by their little granddaughter, and they had already made preparations for it.
When I saw the real person now, I didn't expect him to be so kind. I was immediately flattered: "Don't disturb me, don't disturb me. It's a blessing for our whole village that Master can come to our place to teach the girls how to read!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding villagers all agreed: "Yes, yes, we have nothing here. It is not as lively and prosperous as the city. It's great that I don't mind it!"
Before Xu Wanrou came here, she did not expect that she would be so respected. The smile on her face became more genuine: "Everyone trusts me and is willing to hand over their children to me. I will teach them carefully."
The villagers liked hearing this, and they felt a little more favorable towards the woman in front of them who was good-looking and had a good temperament, but did not look down on them.
The Song family came forward to dismiss the onlookers and warmly invited Xu Wanrou and his servants in.
After a while, the hot meal was served on the table.
Zhang Xiaomei accidentally caught a glimpse of the scratch on the back of her little granddaughter's hand, looked into her eyes and asked, "What's the matter with this injury?"
Song Xixi said nonchalantly: "Xiao Hei jumped up and down naughtily a few times, knocked me off my back, and then wiped it on the ground. It's okay."
To say that his fall was too unbelievable, Xiao Hei could only take the blame.
Zhang Xiaomei still didn't believe it. She looked at Xu Wanrou's master and servant, and sure enough, she found scratches on the backs of their hands and wrists.
She suppressed her doubts and pretended to believe Song Xixi's words: "This beast is disobedient. I will starve him twice tomorrow."
Of course Song Xixi would not let Xiao Hei go hungry, and agreed smoothly: "Well, it's time to be hungry."
Not wanting the old lady to pay attention to her injury, she quickly said to Song Wufu: "Grandpa, the road into the village is too narrow, and neither the horse-drawn carriage nor the larger donkey cart can get in. Please go back and widen the road.
Good luck to whatever you grow inside."
Narrowness is one thing, but the key point is that it is also full of holes. She didn't speak up before when the opportunity didn't come, but this time it was an opportunity, and she thought the people in the village would agree.
Song Wufu glanced at his wife, nodded and said, "I'll discuss it with the village chiefs of the other three villages later. They also have to go in and out on that road, and they can't go without any effort."
Zhang Xiaomei has no objection. After all, the road has been repaired and her family uses it more frequently.