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Seeing them coming out, Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up: "Girl Qingwu, you've woken up."

She walked over quickly, looking at her somewhat pale face, her face was full of distress: "This one who killed a thousand swords, look at this hand, his face is pale. After being raised for a while, he suffered again." She The voice was very loud, and when he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Zhou from time to time, just for them.

Zhou Qingwu shook his head. Her right hand was hurt and it was inconvenient for her to make gestures. Meng Chuxi glanced at her and said to Liu Shi: "Auntie, Qingwu wants to say thank you to you."

"Silly girl, why are you thankful? This is so wicked. I can't stand it alone. I must say something fair. Don't worry, my aunt is on your side." After she finished speaking, she glanced at Zhou Shishan, and Zhou Shishan heard the words Also nodded.

Mrs. Zhou really panicked when she heard the words, and she burst into tears: "My son is at fault, but they are still fine, can't you spare her once? He must be a good man in the future, and he will never do it again. Will you let him go once?"

Meng Chuxi looked at the old woman who felt sorry for her: "But last night, he didn't show any condescension. It wasn't his pity that we got along well, it was Qingwu who tried to protect me. Does he have anything to do with it? You said he would change, it’s not the first time he’s been sneaking around in Zhoujia Village, and it’s not the first time he’s been gambling abusively, have you seen him change?”

Mrs. Zhou was speechless. Seeing that Meng Chuxi was determined to investigate, she was really scared and knelt down to ask them.

Mrs. Zhou is now in her 60s, and Zhou Xiaowu is her 30-year-old son.In the early years, her two daughters were married to other places and there was no news. She indulged this son very much. After her husband died, she counted on this son.Even if he doesn't live up to expectations, he is still the only child of the Zhou family. How could she just watch him go to prison.

No matter how much Meng Chuxi hated her, she didn't want her to kneel down to him, so she took Zhou Qingwu a step back and said slowly, "Don't cry, you can save him if you want."

Granny Zhou's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Don't rush to be happy, I won't let him go. If you really love your son, I will give you a chance to take him away from Zhoujia Village and Qingyang Town. Don't let me see him again. Whenever I see him He, he will be taken by someone." Meng Chuxi hardened her heart and said her decision word by word.

Old Madam Zhou's complexion immediately changed: "No, why did you let my mother and daughter leave Zhoujia Village? We have lived here for decades, and I will not leave, absolutely not!"

"I'm not negotiating with you. I'll hand over the certificate tomorrow. You can choose whether you want to go or not."

Mrs. Zhou wailed: "Why don't you give us a way out!"

"Your son, you should know better than me. He was also the one who stole Polygonum multiflorum for the first time. He dared to kill people this time when he failed that time. With his virtue, if I let him go, he would let us go. And, do you think, A person who is addicted to gambling, steals chickens and dogs, and even dares to seek wealth and murder, can Zhoujia Village allow him to stay in the village? After all, today he may steal us and kill us, and tomorrow it will be someone else. I will say nothing , wasted time, don't say we are unreasonable."

Mrs. Zhou sat slumped on the ground, her eyes were full of ashes.The Yang family brothers still have some affection for this aunt, but they don't like to see Zhou Xiaowu, his cousin.Because of gambling debts, I don’t know how many times I have borrowed money from them, and I haven’t paid it back yet.The rascal often went to their place to eat and drink, which would save him from prison, and they didn't bother to take this muddy water.

"Auntie, Uncle Zhou, please be a witness for me and Qingwu, and go to the village chief to explain the situation. This matter has made everyone in the village panic, and it should be resolved." came back.

Zhou Shishan nodded and said, "Show Maid Zhou first, and go to the village chief later."

After entering the house, Mrs. Liu looked at Zhou Qingwu's injury with a look of unbearable pain.This girl can bear it too, it must be so painful to pinch the knife with her hand.

The blood on the bed sheet has not been cleaned up, and they didn't see it clearly when the lights were dim last night. At this moment, they saw a big hole at the head of the bed, and the cotton wadding was lifted, and their faces changed slightly: "This, this is a knife. Stabbed?"

Meng Chuxi nodded: "If Qingwu hadn't pulled it, the knife would have fallen on me."

Du Zhong listened to Zhou Dachuan explain the ins and outs of the matter halfway, and now seeing it with his own eyes, he was terrified: "This is really insane, too cruel."

The three people outside the house could hear clearly, the Yang brothers looked at each other, comforted Mrs. Zhou in a low voice, and helped her to leave helplessly.

Du Zhong re-applied medicine to Zhou Qingwu, and left the golden sore medicine, and said: "Her wound is a bit deep, don't touch the water, I don't use my right hand recently, take good care of it."

"Okay, I'll make a note of it, thank you Doctor Du." Meng Chuxi frowned, her eyes full of distress.Zhou Qingwu had a layer of cold sweat on his face from the pain of changing the dressing just now, and he kept holding back.

Meng Chuxi looked at the sweat on Zhou Qingwu's forehead, then glanced at Aunt Liu and the others, and retracted her outstretched hand.

However, Zhou Qingwu saw her small movements and shook his head at her, signaling that he was not in pain.

After sending Du Zhong away, Meng Chuxi rubbed her forehead with his sleeves, and said softly, "Qingwu, you stay at home and rest well, I'll go to the village head's house."

Zhou Qingwu shook his head, stretched out his hand to grab the corner of her clothes, and looked at her eagerly.Meng Chuxi felt weak when she saw it, opened her mouth and finally smiled helplessly: "Okay, let's go together."

Zhou Shishan and the two walked in front, Meng Chuxi and Zhou Qingwu walked behind, Meng Chuxi's expression was always a little downcast, Zhou Qingwu looked worried, and couldn't help regretting that he couldn't speak, otherwise she wouldn't be unable to comfort her at this moment .

"Qingwu, is it right for me to do this?" This was originally a very simple question in her era, but here she has to be cautious and plan again and again.Although Zhou Xiaowu was punished, she still couldn't enjoy herself, which made her very uncomfortable.

Zhou Qingwu felt a little relieved when she saw her open the mouth, and gestured to her seriously: As long as it is your decision, it is right.

Meng Chuxi looked at her and saw that she was trying to convey her meaning to her with one hand.

I will accompany you and face it together, don't be afraid.

Her big eyes are particularly bright, and there is undisguised trust and comfort in them.The little guy is clearly only 15 years old, but he can not only take care of himself, but also protect himself, and now he can also give himself the greatest support and confidence.

This kind of compromise is also a helpless choice. Meng Chuxi can't even participate in reporting to officials. She doesn't know anything about her life experience. In this Dayan Dynasty, she is a black household. Making trouble is not necessarily a good thing.But if you don't report to the officials, there is no deterrent to them, and they are not allowed to come back to harm others without any scruples.

"Thank you, Qingwu." Slowly breathing a sigh of relief, Meng Chuxi wanted to hug this little cutie, but, looking at the person in front of her, she finally endured it.

After thinking about the question Meng Chuxi raised, Zhou Yongting quickly agreed. It must be said that this was the solution he hoped for most.Such a dangerous person can't stay in Zhoujia Village, and it's the most benevolent thing to expel Zhoujia Village.

However, he thought about it for a while: "Xiao Wu's injury is not serious this week. I told the doctor who showed him to hide it. In fact, he may not be able to stand up in the future." After that, the village chief glanced at Meng Chuxi's eyes They were all a little scared, forget it, this is also a favor from him.

Meng Chuxi was taken aback when she heard that, and looked at Zhou Qingwu who was equally astonished. She looked at her hands uncomfortably. She didn't expect her hands to be so heavy at the time, but it was his own fault, so that's all. .

Before Meng Chuxi and the others went to Jiangyin County, Mrs. Zhou, with the help of the Yang brothers, pushed Zhou Xiaowu out of Jiangyin on a wheelbarrow, saying that she was going to join her daughter.

After going to the Jiangyin County Government to report the case, Meng Chuxi was very nervous. After watching Zhou Qingwu go in, he felt like his internal organs were being roasted.

The little girl can't speak, and she can't go in to mix in, so she can only go in by herself.She has no confidence in this ancient judiciary, and regrets reporting the case.

Fortunately, the petition was written in advance, and someone helped pass the message and handed it in. After explaining the cause, the county government filed a case, and the official sent it to Zhoujia Village to pass it on.

The Zhou family village has never seen an official dispatch, and they are silent at the moment. The old lady Zhou's mother and child are silent. They don't know the decision made by Meng Chuxi and the village chief. At the moment, they can only tell the truth. Zhou Xiaowu's crime is confirmed.

It's just that they found out that the person ran away, but they didn't ask, and Zhou Qingwu who reported the case was unable to speak. In fact, they didn't care at all.The county government over there said that they would continue to investigate, so they asked Zhou Qingwu to go back.It doesn't matter that no one was killed and the reporter was dumb.

But the two of them didn't care about the result anymore, it was just a trip to the government office that made people nervous, especially Meng Chuxi was worried along the way.Now that it's over, she has time to take a good look at her little girl: "Are you afraid, have they made things difficult for you?"

Seeing her nervousness and worry, Zhou Qingwu laughed, stretched out his hand and twirled around, and gestured: "It's very good, I'm not afraid."

Meng Chuxi glanced at her with a smirk, reached out and flicked her forehead lightly, full of intimacy.Zhou Qingwu shrank his eyes and closed his eyes, but he burst into laughter.

After leaving the county office, the two walked around Jiangyin County, because the Chinese New Year was approaching, Meng Chuxi wanted to make a new suit for Zhou Qingwu.There are also a lot of fabrics in Qingyang Town, but they are definitely not as good as those in Jiangyin County, so Meng Chuxi went to see the fabric shop in Jiangyin County.

Meng Chuxi found that although there are many types of fabrics in the stores in Jiangyin County, not only are there not many types of silk, satin and silk, but the prices are quite high, far exceeding Meng Chuxi's expectations.It stands to reason that their place is located in the south of the Yangtze River, so there should be no shortage of silk, but the situation in Jiangyin is obviously not like this, so she can't help but pay attention in her heart.

After looking at a few, Meng Chuxi bought some cloth, the price is not cheap, Zhou Qingwu knew what she was thinking and didn't say anything, but Meng Chuxi explained: "It's the Chinese New Year, children should wear new clothes, buy some cloth Go back and make new clothes for Qingwu."

Zhou Qingwu shook his head with a serious expression: I am not a child.

Meng Chuxi laughed: "I'm only 15 years old, and I'm still a kid."

Zhou Qingwu, on the other hand, was persistent and continued to make gestures: when he reaches fifteen, he will be a child, not a child.

Her face was full of persistence, her little mouth was almost pouted, and Meng Chuxi couldn't help laughing, the more she laughed, the more anxious the little girl became, seeing this, Meng Chuxi hurriedly patted her head: "Yes, we Qingwu I've grown up, I'm not a child anymore. But in my eyes, I'm still a little girl, and I have to wear new clothes."

She held Zhou Qingwu's hand and led her on the streets of Jiangyin County.Jiangyin is much more prosperous than Qingyang Town. Looking at the endless stream of people on the street, the streets paved with blue bricks are lined with various stalls, which are very similar to what she saw in the TV series, but far more touching than the ones on the screen. .

When they were about to go back, the two of them passed a pastry stall. Meng Chuxi smelled the fragrance, turned around and saw the name of a kind of pastry written on the wooden sign hanging above it, called five-spice cake.

This five-spice cake, Meng Chuxi, had seen related descriptions in a book called "Zhongfeilu", and when he suddenly saw the five-spice cake, he couldn't help being curious.

According to records, the five-spice cake is made of white glutinous rice and japonica rice, ground into powder with Gorgon fruit, Poria cocos, and Atractylodes macrocephala, mixed with boiling soup, and steamed with sugar and honey. It is soft, sweet, and very delicate.

The five-spice cake in front of me smells quite sweet, and looks soft and cute, quite attractive.Zhou Qingwu actually liked sweets quite a bit. When the two walked in to see, Meng Chuxi noticed that the tip of the little girl's nose twitched, and then deliberately looked away, pretending not to care.

Meng Chuxi, who was just looking at the novelty, asked the price. The five-spice cake is not cheap, but there should be no medicinal materials like ginseng in the rumors, but the five cakes are less than half a catty, which is enough to cost twenty copper coins. For them It is indeed a luxurious meal.

Meng Chuxi knew that Zhou Qingwu was very frugal, and he was generous to her and stingy to herself, so she was a little flattered at the moment: "Qingwu, can you buy some."

Zhou Qingwu looked at her curiously, thinking that she really liked it. Although it was very expensive, she could earn back the [-] Wen if she went to the mountains a few more times, or sold some firewood.Having been here for so long, Meng Chuxi has never asked to buy snacks, Zhou Qingwu nodded immediately: Buy it if you like it.

Then she pointed to the five-spice cake, took out the money bag from her bosom and handed it to the boss.The boss was slightly surprised when he saw that the juicy little girl couldn't speak, but after understanding, he immediately packed the five-spice cake with a smile and wrapped it up.

"This five-spice cake tastes good. I have sold it here for more than ten years. It is an old brand of my family. Almost everyone in Jiangyin County has eaten it. It is delicious, sweet and not greasy. It is guaranteed to be worth the price! Come on , you're good." After wrapping it neatly, and handing the paper bag to Meng Chuxi, the boss smiled naively.

After Xie Meng Chuxi took the paper bag and opened it impatiently, with a smile on her face, she took a piece and said coquettishly to Zhou Qingwu: "Qingwu is the best, come, I will give you a taste of the first one."

Zhou Qingwu shook his head quickly: I don't like to eat, you can just eat it.

Seeing this, Meng Chuxi frowned: "I said before that I can't eat alone, you eat a piece first."

Zhou Qingwu couldn't help it, so he reached out and took a piece: I'll eat one first.

She opened her mouth and took a bite of the five-spice cake. She had eaten this five-spice cake when she was a child. The cakes of this family are really delicious. The cakes in the mouth are very soft and glutinous. , making people move their index fingers.

Most of the pastries are very sweet, and they will inevitably get greasy after eating.But the medicinal materials added to the five-spice cake can reduce the sweetness and greasy, and it has a fresh fragrance, which is really delicious.

Before the little girl had time to convey the deliciousness of the pastry, she took another bite.Her cheeks puffed up slightly, chewing carefully.And Meng Chuxi could see clearly, and didn't ask her if it was good, until Zhou Qingwu felt her soft smile, blushed, swallowed the pastry, and gestured: "It's delicious, try it quickly."

She heard the words and took a piece too, um, she doesn't really like sweets, but this five-spice cake is really good.After eating one piece, she rewrapped the paper bag, and left the rest for the little girl as snacks.

Zhou Qingwu was a little puzzled: Isn't it delicious?

Meng Chuxi smiled and shook her head: "It's delicious, I ate a piece, let's go home first."

This matter was resolved, and the days of the two finally returned to peace.It was even a blessing in disguise. Many people in the village learned that Meng Chuxi nearly paralyzed a big man like Zhou Xiaowu, and they were a little afraid of them. This was a blessing for the two girls.