"Well, Li Shuixian, I think you don't want to live anymore!" Madam Li became even more angry when she saw that she actually admitted it openly and looked domineering without repentance.
Jiang Hexi pulled Madam Li to comfort her, looked at Li Shuixian with a half-smile and said: "Since you have admitted it, I will send you to the Yamen! I will also save the official officer and interrogate you again."
"I heard that setting fire to a house could lead to five years in prison, or even exile!" Seeing that Li Shuixian finally panicked, Jiang Hexi slowly took a dose of strong medicine.
"I am the upright niece-in-law, how dare you!" Li Shuixian raised his eyebrows and said in a pretentious manner.
"I don't have a shameful nephew-in-law like you!" Li Zheng said angrily after being called to justice by other villagers.
Everyone looked back after hearing the sound, and saw Li Zheng, who was wearing a bun, striding over angrily, staring at the unrepentant Li Shuixian in front of him.
"Miss Jiang, I'm sorry, it was our Li family who taught us poorly." As soon as Li Zheng came over, he immediately bowed and apologized to Jiang Hexi.
Jiang Hexi hurriedly avoided his courtesy and said: "Li Zheng is trying to offend me. This is all the fault of Li Shuixian and Li Dabao. How can I blame you Li Zheng!"
Li Zheng gave a bitter smile, then turned to look at the pale Li Shuixian expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Li Shuixian, since you have admitted it, you will no longer be our Li family's daughter-in-law from now on. Just take care of yourself."
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"No! You can't divorce me! Li Tiezhuang, please say something!" Li Shuixian cried hysterically, looking pleadingly at her husband who bowed his head and made a quail shape.
Li Zheng turned slightly sideways to block Li Shuixian's sinister and threatening sight, and with a dark face told the other two men in the clan, "Take these siblings to the ancestral hall and accept the clan punishment tomorrow!"
"Miss Jiang, I'm sorry. For the sake of the reputation of our safe village, I can't let you take them to the Yamen." Li Zheng said apologetically to Jiang Hexi.
"It doesn't matter, as long as they get the punishment they deserve. I understand Li Zheng's difficulties." Jiang Hexi smiled slightly and said generously.
Li Zheng finally smiled happily, then looked at the surrounding villagers with serious eyes, and warned: "I know there are jealous people among you, but you'd better keep it away from me. If I find out, then you will be punished."
Get out of the village!"
Hearing this, everyone in the village trembled, and some people lowered their heads in fear.
Li Zheng nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Miss Jiang is a great benefactor of our Ping'an Village. Not only did she take the lead in building a new school, but she also selflessly told you the tofu recipe! Now, she has hired women and girls from our village.
We do knitting work, think about it, how many benefits you have received from others, and you actually dare to be envious of others here!"
"If I find someone like Li Shuixian again, I, Li Tianlin, will never spare him!"
"We won't! Don't worry, Li Zheng!"
"Yes! Li Zheng, our whole family can thank Miss Jiang! How could we harm her?"
"Yes, Li Zheng, we must keep an eye on the village in the future and not let those bad people come in!"
"That's right, that's right."
The villagers of Ping'an Village were busy patting their chests to express their loyalty.
Li Zheng nodded seriously and then left.
People watching the fun in the village also went home one after another.
"Xi'er, let's go back first." Madam Li took the opportunity to say.
Jiang Hexi smiled and nodded, but after seeing the compartment full of goods from the corner of his eye, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Sister Xi, Li Shuixian recruited her. She said that He's Cloth Shop in the county couldn't bear to see Shopkeeper Lin taking away their business, but they didn't dare to offend Shopkeeper Lin, so they decided to target us." Li Tie
Niu ran into Jiang's yard panting and said.
Hearing this, Jiang Hexi was thoughtful, thinking of He's Cloth Shop across from Lin's Clothing Shop, and frowned slightly.
"Girl, I will take this matter to General Bingming and make sure He's Cloth Shop looks good!" Liu Ying said fiercely, trembling with anger.
Jiang Hexi hurriedly stopped Liu Ying who was about to go out, shook her head helplessly and said: "Liu Ying, I can't trouble General Huo with everything. Besides, it's not like I can't do anything about it."
Hearing this, Li Tieniu's eyes lit up and he asked curiously: "Sister Xi, what are you going to do?"
"As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in every battle. Although I have seen He's Buzhuang, I don't know much about it," Jiang Hexi said slowly.
Jiang Hexi rolled her eyes, turned to look at the confused Li Tieniu slyly, and whispered: "Tieniu, doesn't your uncle have some connections in the county? I have something to ask him for help."
Upon hearing this, Li Tieniu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and stammered: "But they all say that my uncle is a gangster. Sister Xi, although I know that my uncle is a good person, if my mother finds out, she will definitely beat him."
Damn me!"
Jiang Hexi smiled slightly and comforted softly: "No, I will explain it clearly to Aunt Li. Besides, I am looking for your uncle to do business, not to do anything harmful to the world, so don't worry!"
"Besides, when did Sister Xi lie to you? You don't believe me so much?" Seeing that Li Tieniu was still hesitant, Jiang Hexi simply looked sad.
"No! Sister Xi is a good person! I'll just go." Li Tieniu hurriedly expressed his position loudly, then thought of something and shrugged his head.
"Then I'll trouble you." Seeing that he finally agreed, Jiang Hexi said with a smile.
Liuying looked at her with a shocked expression, feeling that Jiang Hexi had once again refreshed his understanding of her.
Jiang Hexi winked playfully at Liu Ying, and smiled more and more like a little hamster who had succeeded in stealing food, except for wagging its tail.
At noon, at the entrance of Jiang’s courtyard.
A tall man in black grabbed the half-grown man beside him and said nervously: "Tieniu, should I go change some clothes first? What if Miss Jiang is scared by me?"
"Uncle, don't worry! Sister Xi is very brave, she is not an ordinary boudoir girl." Li Tieniu patiently consoled her.
Knock, knock, knock, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Sister Xi, I brought my uncle here, open the door quickly!"
"Coming, coming." Liuying trotted quickly to the yard and opened the wooden door.
A tough man with a long and thin scar from the corner of his eye to his chin was seen standing at the door with an uneasy look on his face. Liu Ying examined his face carefully and found that his eyes were clear before he nodded sideways and motioned for the two of them to come in.
"The girl is inside. Aunt Li and the others will go to Sister Hehua's house to do knitting work from now on. You don't have to worry." Liu Ying comforted her as she walked into the house.
Li Tieniu and Chen Gui both breathed a sigh of relief, smiled at each other and then bowed their heads silently.
"You are here, please take a seat. This is Brother Chen." Jiang Hexi said with a smile when he saw the two people coming in.
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. Miss Jiang, just call me Chen Gui!" Chen Gui poked his hand uneasily and said stiffly.
Seeing that the gangster leader from Tangtang Ling County was extremely nervous, Jiang Hexi was angry and funny, and joked: "Brother Chen, am I so scary? Why are you so nervous?"
"Miss Jiang is a good person. She can be said to have saved my sister's family. Although I, Chen Gui, am a rough man, I still know what is good and bad! If Miss Jiang has anything to do, just ask her. I, Chen Gui, will go through fire and water without hesitation." Chen Gui said.
He straightened his body and said seriously.
Jiang Hexi smiled brightly and said: "Brother Chen is indeed as honest as the rumors! Then I will no longer be polite to Brother Chen. Tieniu should have told you what happened last night."
Seeing Chen Gui nodding his head in understanding, Jiang Hexi continued: "I would like to ask Brother Chen to find out for me the origin of He's Cloth Shop, the forces behind it, and the matter of Li Shuixian."
"Don't worry, Miss Jiang, I will find out for you!" Chen Gui promised, patting his chest.
Jiang Hexi smiled, changed her voice, and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask Brother Chen for help."
"Say it!" Seeing that Jiang Hexi seemed a little confused, Chen Gui hurriedly spoke up.
"Even if I want to build a workshop, I also want to find more helpers to build a school. The school is being built too slowly. The children are crowded into the ancestral hall, which is inconvenient."
"But there are few mature men in our village, and most of them are disabled, so I would like to ask Brother Chen to help me find some masons. The price is negotiable, as long as they are reliable."
Chen Gui pondered for a while and then said: "Okay! This matter will be taken care of by me. I will definitely find the best for Miss Jiang."
Seeing Chen Gui opening and closing his mouth with a troubled look on his face, Jiang Hexi smiled and said, "Brother Chen, you might as well say what you have to say."
Chen Gui gritted his teeth and said bravely: "It's like this, I have a group of brothers, although they used to be just messing around."
For fear of being disliked by Jiang Hexi, Chen Gui said anxiously: "But they all have a lot of strength! And they are not evil people. I have always wanted to find some serious things for them to do, but everyone in the county looks down on them, and they also
They can only live in a dawdle, I promise, as long as Miss Jiang is willing to give them a chance, I will control them!"
"No problem, Brother Chen, please bring them over to meet me! If it's suitable, I'll find some work for them then." Jiang Hexi didn't care about this and agreed with a smile.
Chen Gui's face flushed with excitement, and he said with gratitude: "Let me thank Miss Jiang for them first!"
Jiang Hexi smiled and shook her head, saying there was no need to be polite.
In a small farmhouse full of life, a woman in plain clothes was lowering her head and gently combing the hair of the little spotted dog in her arms.
"Sister Xi, my uncle is here." Li Tieniu ran in happily and shouted loudly.
Chen Gui, who was following closely behind, quickly caught up, clasped his fists at Jiang Hexi and said hello, "Miss Jiang, the matter has been cleared up."
"So fast! Thank you for your hard work, Brother Chen." Jiang Hexi hurriedly put down the little flower dog, touched its little head, and told it to play by itself.
Chen Gui smiled and shook his head, and then explained: "This He's Cloth Shop is opened by He Jinbao, a wealthy man in the county. He is a man who does all kinds of evil and squeezes the long-term workers below. Every time there is a famine, he
Pretending to be kind and lending money to farmers to tide them over, but manipulating the contract, it is actually a form of loan sharking."