The next time I heard from Xue Cao'er was the day before she left for Beijing.

Several cousins ​​came to help her add makeup, and they talked about the miserable appearance of Xue Cao'er and her daughter two days ago, when they knelt at the door of the village chief's house with white cloth wrapped around their heads and linen clothes, crying and yelling about what Jiang Heshui had done, and asking the village chief to take charge of them and their daughter.

"Did the village chief take care of it?"

Lu Chaoyun exclaimed, her daughter had mentioned to her two days ago that Xue Cao'er and her daughter had stopped her carriage. She had a prejudice against this woman before, but after her daughter analyzed the situation for her, she realized that she had been misled by the rumors in the village.

When she heard this today, she thought it was normal. When people are forced into a desperate situation, they can do anything. She used to believe the rumors in the village and firmly believed that she stayed at home every day because she was ashamed to face outsiders after having an affair with her father-in-law.

I didn't expect the result to be like this. Jiang Heshui is really an old beast who deserves to be cut into pieces.

Jiang Ning snorted coldly and said unhappily, "It has become so serious that everyone in several villages knows about it. If he doesn't care anymore, he will have no face to resign as village chief."

"But what can he do? He can find Jiang Heshui, scold him and give him a warning. Then he can persuade Cao'er to make things small and avoid making a big mistake. He can only make sure Jiang Heshui doesn't cause trouble for her again. After all, our village chief is good at being a peacemaker."

The village chief of Xigang Village took over his father's job. Whenever something happened in the village, he would first find the injured party and talk to them earnestly, starting with the ancestors of both parties. His catchphrase was "give me some face, or give the Buddha some face." The dispute was not resolved until the injured party became tired of listening and accepted his advice.

When he met someone who was difficult to talk to, he would pull him out of the government office and change his catchphrase to: "I advised you with good intentions, but you didn't listen. Why don't you go to the government?"

There is a popular saying, "When ordinary people meet officials, they will be skinned alive even if there is nothing wrong." When ordinary people meet the police on the road, they would hide in the cracks of the ground and avoid them like snakes and scorpions.

Although the villagers were not convinced in their hearts, they were often easily frightened by such words.

Although the matter was settled, the two parties became enemies and never had any contact with each other again until they died.

Lu Chaoyun asked back, "Will Xue Cao'er agree?"

Wang Xi, the second daughter-in-law of the Li family, spoke up, her eyes revealing admiration for her. "When an honest person gets serious, even the gods can't help him. She proposed that the village chief redistribute the homestead for him, and she and Jiang Heshui would split up. If the village chief didn't agree, she would hang herself at the door of his house with her daughter. Her fearless attitude scared everyone. The mother and daughter cried and threatened, and made a scene at the door of the village chief's house, which made the village chief's wife so angry that she jumped up and down and scolded her for being shameless."

"Xue Cao'er was so desperate that she took out a rope and tied it to the tree in front of his house, and then stretched her neck inside. Fortunately, she was stopped by the villagers who were watching. Everyone felt sorry for her and helped persuade the village chief, and he finally agreed."

"We allocated her half an acre of wasteland in the west of the village. The mother and daughter have moved out of Jiang Heshui's home and built a shed to live in the wasteland. Poor mother and daughter, I don't know how they survive in this cold winter."

After Wang Xi finished speaking, she sighed in her heart. As a woman herself, after learning about her situation, she felt fortunate that she had married into a good family, but at the same time she felt sympathy and pity for her.

"Yes!" Jiang Ning was also full of emotion. When she first married to the village, she also thought Xue Cao'er was a loose woman. It was not until she saw her stripping off her clothes in public, revealing the new and old scars on her body, that she realized that rumors could really hurt people.

If she hadn't been worried about her young daughter, she would have died long ago.

At home, she was beaten and scolded by her father-in-law and harassed from time to time, and outside, there were all kinds of dirty rumors that she was devoted to her father-in-law.

Living in dire straits every day, I actually admire her inner strength.

Lu Chaoyun thought for a while before saying, "How about we give her a hand? It's not easy for a widow to live with her daughter. If we help her build a shelter from the wind and rain, we can consider it as accumulating blessings for the children."

"Aunt, this suggestion is good. Ten taels of silver are enough to build a courtyard in the village. Thanks to my sister, our family's life has improved a lot in the past two years. Helping her is like taking from the people and giving back to the people." Bai responded positively and thought it was a good thing.

"But the ground is frozen now, so we can't start construction." Jiang Ning reminded.

"I have an idea. There are several empty houses in the place where the fourth brother raises ducks. We can let them live there temporarily and start construction in the spring. It just so happens that the fourth brother is short of manpower, so we can let her help and pay her a salary. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?" Wang Xi looked at Jiang Zaohua who was packing boxes with Jiang Muxia. The place belonged to them, so he had to ask for her opinion.

"Is it okay, Fourth Wife?"

Jiang Zaohua closed the box, locked it, and said with a smile: "My second sister-in-law has already found a helper for me, so there is no reason for me to disagree. I will clean up the house when I get back, and you just need to bring the people here."

A few of them sat around the stove, chatting, and helped Xue Caoer plan her future life.

Jiang Muxia listened to their conversation and looked at her relatives busy helping her pack things. A warm feeling of happiness flowed through her body.

It is her fortune that her family members have love in their hearts, compassion in their eyes, and can put themselves in other people's shoes. It is also the fortune of the whole family.

All the boxes were packed and stacked at the door. Thinking of her close friend who was about to leave home, Jiang Zaohua felt a little sad.

She took Jiang Muxia's hand and sat down, her eyes red and her voice choked with sobs, "You were always by my side when Haitang and I got married. Now it's your turn, but we can't be with you, and my heart..." As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and her throat choked up and she couldn't speak.

Jiang Muxia chuckled, "It's not like I won't come back. We can meet again in the spring of next year. You're pregnant now. I'm afraid Brother Jiru will be heartbroken to see you like this."

Jiang Zaohua blushed and hit her, tears falling down her cheeks. "I'm so sad, and you're still making fun of me."

Jiang Muxia pretended to be surprised and asked, "How am I making fun of you? You two have had two children in three years, which proves that you have a good relationship!"

Jiang Zaohua's tears fell even harder, and she pointed at Jiang Muxia, not knowing whether she was angry or too embarrassed to speak.

Wang Xi stepped forward and hugged her shoulders, saying with a smile: "My dear sister, do you think everyone is as thick-skinned as you? Your fourth sister-in-law is thin-skinned and can't stand being teased."

She took out a handkerchief to help her wipe away her tears, and comforted her gently, "Good sister, don't cry. She is going to get married anyway. When she comes back, your sister-in-law will help you ridicule her."

"Well, let her bully me." Jiang Zaohua burst into laughter and gave Jiang Muxia a hateful look.

Suddenly, the whole room was filled with laughter.

The laughter spread to the Tang family next door. Liu Ying pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "The Jiang family is quite lively!"

Nanny Jiang came in through the curtains and continued with a smile, "Relatives from Jiang's village came to add makeup to Miss Jiang. She has always been popular, and everyone is making fun of her!"

"I heard from Jingyun that her relatives were afraid that her dowry was too small and would be looked down upon by our family, and they all wanted to move their homes here to give her something. Qingyun roughly calculated that Miss Jiang's dowry was more than 80 sets. It was quite a lot for a small family like hers."

Madam Jiang raised her eyes and stole a glance at Liu Ying. She had been with Jiang Muxia for a long time, and her heart was biased towards her. When the eldest son got married, the eldest lady's dowry was as many as 136 sets, ten miles of red makeup, which earned enough face for the Tang family.

Now that the second young master is married, the amount is nearly half less than before. She is very worried that Liu Ying will look down on Jiang Muxia.

"You old fool, why are you looking at me like that? Don't forget that you used to be my personal maid." Liu Ying scolded with a smile. If she thought so, wouldn't outsiders think even more perversely?

"If you didn't like her, you wouldn't have agreed to this marriage. When did I become so narrow-minded in your eyes?"

Madam Jiang quickly leaned forward to admit her mistake, her attitude clearly showing that she was dealing with the problem. "It is my fault that I am narrow-minded."

Liu Ying sighed, "Of course, her family won't make things difficult for her, but it's hard to say for outsiders. I hope the girl can handle it and make my love for her worthwhile."

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