The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

Inside the Yao residence's underground death cell, Madam Yao tied her cuffs tightly with a headband, and held a barbed whip covered in chili powder in her hand, swinging it at the person tied to the cross again and again.

Blood splashed on her eyelashes as the barbs were peeled off, but she never paused or blinked.

The screams became louder and louder. Young Master Yao, who was standing outside the iron gate, was terrified. He covered his eyes and took a look through the gap, then immediately retracted his gaze.

It's not that he was afraid of dead people. The lives of these servants were lowly and no different from those of animals.

But even evil people are afraid of more evil people. Young Master Yao is really afraid of Madam Yao's ruthless and cruel methods.

If it weren't for Madam Yao's fierce attitude, which won the approval of his uncle and made him rich and powerful today, he would never have been willing to marry a ruthless woman.

Women should be gentle, considerate and caring.

The sound of whipping in the cell stopped, and the screams gradually became hoarse and turned into low sobs.

Madam Yao called the guards, moved a chair for her to sit on, put down the whip, drank her tea and breathed.

After resting for a while, he raised his eyes and asked, "Tell me, who are you? Which party's spy are you from? What do you want to get by sneaking into the mansion?"

"My lord... my lord, please spare my life. I really... did not steal the gold and silver from your mansion..." Xue Hai was arrested and locked up in a dark dungeon and starved for several days before someone came to interrogate him.

But the woman didn't listen to his explanation and started to torture him without any explanation. Xue Hai had never been injured so badly before, and he begged for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

"crash"

A cup of tea was poured towards him. The tea was hot and stung the wound on his face. The irritation of the chili pepper also stimulated Xue Hai's howling.

"You are not honest. Tell me, who are you?" Mrs. Yao said with a stern face. Although she was a woman, her aura was no less than that of a majestic official.

"I, I'm Xue Hai, Xue Hai, my home is in Taoxi Village... I'm a local... My dear, you really... have arrested the wrong person... I'm innocent! I'm really innocent!" Xue Hai finally became more sensible and gave a complete account of himself.

Madam Yao picked up the information registered when Xue Hai entered the mansion and raised the whip again.

"Really? But it's clearly written on the admission booklet that your name is Xue He. I remember that the You family had a farmhand named Xue He. How come there is another one in our Yao Mansion?"

"Xue He, he is my brother... Someone gave me a note, saying that if I come here in the name of my brother, I will get a sum of money! Madam, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't impersonate someone else! Please let me go, I am really innocent, I don't know how that bag of gold appeared under the bed! Madam!"

"The thief... the thief must still be in the house, madam... please check carefully, madam..."

"Xue Hai...you were in debt due to gambling, which made your father angry to death, and you ran away from the county with the money a few months ago?" Mrs. Yao picked up another piece of paper and revealed Xue Hai's background.

"Yes... yes, it's me..." Although he was unwilling to face the consequences of his own actions, seeing that Mrs. Yao's expression had relaxed, Xue Hai saw hope and nodded hurriedly.

"But how can you prove that you are Xue Hai? If Xue Hai died outside, does that mean everything you said is true? Or, did you get into the Yao Mansion at the behest of someone else?"

Mrs. Yao changed the subject and raised her voice.

"I... I am Xue Hai! Xue He... Xue He can prove it! My mother can also prove it. Madam, as long as you find them here, they can prove me!" Xue Hai was anxious to defend himself, and he didn't care about how Aunt Xue and Xue He would treat him. He just asked Madam Yao to find them to prove it.

"Well, then let's call someone to take a look, what does my husband think?" Madam Yao turned her head and saw the look in the eyes of Young Master Yao outside the door.

Young Master Yao was startled, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said, "Madam, just make your own decision."

"I remember that my husband's concubine, Aunt Yue, came from You Mansion. I think she has seen this Xue He, so let's bring her here too, lest... there is a third Xue He in this small Taoyuan County!"

.........

Mr. You hired many workers and paid them enough money, so the house was built very quickly. In just six or seven days, the basic roughcast was built, and a few rooms were added to the backyard of the main house. The only work left was to whitewash the walls and apply putty.

Although Xue He didn't know how to build a house, he was good at carrying sandbags and mixing mud. He did the work of two people and contributed a lot.

At dusk, Aunt Xue and Xiao Cui called the workers and asked them to come to the simple sunshade shed outside the kitchen to get their meals.

Everyone put down the tools in their hands and walked towards the kitchen through the archway one after another.

Xue He was the last one to leave. After he had mixed the mud and sand, he put down his shovel and walked to a shady place to catch his breath.

The setting sun is golden and bright, and the heat is still noticeable when it shines directly on the skin.

The silly young master held a bowl of clear water, took three or two steps away from the setting sun, stepped on the sand and stones on the ground to approach the farmhand, and put the mouth of the bowl to the farmhand's mouth.

"Master, stay away from me, it's all sandy and dirty."

Xue He was very surprised. He really didn't expect that there would be a day when the young master would personally deliver water to him. Xue He was very busy these days and his body was often dirty, so he rarely got close to the young master.

Worried about dirtying the young master's clothes, Xue He moved away a little. Just as he was about to raise his hand, he found that there was still mud and sand on his hand, so he simply lowered his head and drank from the bowl.

The "cold" water was just drawn from the well. Seeing that the farmhand was suffering from the fever and Xiao Cui was busy helping Aunt Xue distribute food, the young master condescended to bring it to her.

The main thing is that the farmhands haven't played with him these days, which makes the young master very bored.

His mother had taught him to help others in need, and this was probably what was happening right now, right? So should the farmhand be grateful to him? And then listen to what he said and what he did?

"Thank you, young master." After finishing the water, he didn't worry about whether the bowl was clean or not. Xue He reached out to take the bowl and put it aside. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly lowered his head to the corner of the young master's lips and kissed him with a twinkling look in his eyes.

"Master, it's all muddy here, let's go back first." After satisfying his craving, Xue He also knew that there were too many people here recently, and it would be inconvenient to say anything, so he coaxed people to go back first.

"Don't want to study" I want to eat candy.

The silly young master hated studying, but was forced by his mother to complete his daily tasks. Now that his father had come, the mixed pressure made the young master feel more pressured to study.

But he is stupid to begin with, why do we have to make him smart?

He stared at the farmhand's thin lips, reached out to pull the corner of the farmhand's clothes, pursed his lips and said nothing, his meaning was very obvious.

Xue He tightened his throat. He knew rationally that it would be easy to be discovered in a place like this, but how could he bear it...

"Aunt Xue, why are you here? Master, Madam is looking for you! Xue's eldest brother is here too, go eat quickly, everyone else is in the kitchen yard!"

Xiao Cui's voice suddenly appeared, calling out three names in a row, interrupting Xue He and making him realize something, and he immediately turned around to look.

Aunt Xue walked out from a corner of the archway, and seeing Xiao Cui's puzzled look, she managed to maintain her expression and said, "I was just about to ask the eldest brother to go to dinner! Since it's the lady who's looking for the young master, then take the young master over quickly! Don't delay!"

"Oh, OK!" Xiao Cui was reminded and remembered the purpose of her visit. She immediately trotted over, grabbed the young master's sleeve and dragged him away, muttering:

"Master, Madam said the matchmaker brought a few lists and wants you to take a look at them first! Don't dare to run away again, or Madam will be angry!"

"Oh" the silly young master puffed up his cheeks, glanced at the farmhand, and reluctantly followed Xiao Cui.

In an instant, only the Xue family's mother and son were left in the open space in the backyard.

Seeing Xiao Cui and the young master walking away, Aunt Xue finally couldn't keep her composure anymore. Fear and anger appeared on her face. After breathing hard for a while, she whispered to her son, "Wash your face and follow me!"