The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 1057: Making a scene

"Yan Yatou, I heard that Sister-in-law Wu's daughter-in-law came from that kind of dirty place. Is this true?" A round-faced woman looked at Mo Yan curiously, unaware of the public question. What an inappropriate statement to make.​

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the round-faced woman who was speaking. Their faces were full of surprise. Apparently they had never heard of this before.

The round-faced woman is about 20 years old. She is a sweet-tongued and generous little daughter-in-law. She is the youngest among the daughters-in-law present at work. If she accidentally says unflattering words on weekdays, others will not care about her. Over the past ten days or so, I have gotten along very well with everyone, and there is no one who dislikes her.

The round-faced woman asked such a question, obviously she was in the middle of the conversation and asked without thinking. Seeing that the room became quiet, everyone looked at her in disbelief. When he saw Mo Yan's face turned cold again, he immediately remembered her relationship with the Wu family and quickly explained: "Girl Yan, I heard these words, not what I said randomly."

Seeing that the round-faced woman was so frightened, Mo Yan's expression softened a little: "I know it wasn't you who passed it on, but can you tell me where you heard it from?"

She had single-handedly selected these twenty people, and they all had a good reputation in the village. She would still have a lot of things to do with them in the future, and her character was also taken into consideration, so naturally she would not look for those who were talkative and trouble-making. People help, she also likes this little daughter-in-law, and believes that she just made a slip of the tongue when she asked this question, but the person who really made such remarks will never be forgiven!

The round-faced woman also overheard it. She originally planned to keep it in her heart after hearing it, but she suddenly asked the question. In order to remove the suspicion, she dared not hide anything, so she hurriedly said: "The first two God, didn't I go back a little late because I wanted to finish up the cotton coat in my hand? Halfway through, I heard two people muttering in the corner. I heard them talking like this. It was dark at the time, so I didn't look. I can’t tell who the speaker was, but the voice sounded familiar, like Mrs. Wang’s, and the other person’s voice was suppressed, so I didn’t recognize who it was.”

 Sister-in-law Wang? Mo Yan frowned, how did she know Liu Qingqing's background? Or was she deliberately spreading rumors to tarnish the Wu family's reputation, but she accidentally got it right?

Seeing that Mo Yan remained silent, the little wife's heart suddenly became excited and she wished she could give herself a big mouth. If you lose this easy job because of these words, not to mention losing a wage, you will also lose the shame to see people in the village in the future. Who would like people who talk nonsense?

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Cai said angrily: "If those bad words came from other people's mouths, I might not believe them, but that woman from the Wang family likes to spread rumors the most. She is just jealous that the Wu family has a better life than spreading rumors. Well, I don’t believe a word of it!”

Hearing what she said, the women who had some doubts in their hearts immediately gave up the idea and echoed: "Yes, that woman's mouth is never clean for a moment, and good words can be heard from her mouth, Biden It’s still hard, but we can’t believe her words.”

“Yes, that woman’s mouth smells worse than eating garlic. If we believe her, we have fallen into her trap. How will we deal with Sister-in-law Wu in the future?”

"That's right, we can't let that woman succeed! This woman is real. How could a good person like Sister-in-law Wu offend her? Besides, it's not even true to spread rumors. Sister-in-law Wu's family is so rich and beautiful. The girl is my backer, even if I marry a girl from the city, how can I fall in love with a girl from a place like that? That woman is really ignorant and thinks that everyone else is as stupid as her!"

　　　…”

Before Mo Yan could say anything, everyone started talking. They had already concluded that Sister-in-law Wang was jealous of the Wu family's good life and deliberately spread the rumors in an attempt to make the people in the village exclude the Wu family and make the Wu family look up to them. Don't start.

Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Wu family had already thought of a way to deal with it before and made up a flawless excuse, if someone revealed Liu Qingqing's life experience first, even if they tried their best to make up for it, the villagers would still be disappointed. There was a preconception that there was something wrong with Liu Qingqing’s identity.

 Fortunately, it was discovered early and the "rumors" have not spread completely, so there is still a chance to remedy the situation. So Mo Yan followed the trend and took this opportunity to say the rhetoric that the Wu family had come up with before: "I know the origin of Aunt Wu's daughter-in-law. Speaking of which, she is also a miserable person. If the family had not experienced a huge change and went to the capital to join her distant relatives, she would have There will be no good marriage with Brother Tietou."

As soon as Mo Yan said this, his appetite was whetted.

Someone had asked about the origin of the Wu family's daughter-in-law before. The Wu family only said that she was an orphan. They may not have heard it well or thought it was too detailed. Later, it was passed to the daughter-in-law's ears and made her sad. The rest was passed on vaguely. , others are embarrassed to ask again.

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Mo Yan did not waste any time. In her eloquent narration, Liu Qingqing, who was born in a brothel, transformed into a lonely woman whose parents both died. Because she was a woman, she had no right to inherit the family business left by her father's generation, and was driven out of the house by her vicious uncle. As a last resort, Liu Qingqing had no choice but to bring her personal maid to the capital to seek refuge with a distant relative of her mother's family.

However, her relatives had already moved away from the capital to the south. Liu Qingqing, a weak woman, had already found it difficult to travel across mountains and rivers to get to the capital, and she no longer had the ability to run to the south. She pawned her ancestral jade pendant, hoping to rent a house in the capital and make a living by doing embroidery work as a good female worker. However, all the pawned property was stolen by a nasty thief.

When she was desperate, she originally wanted to die, but she met the kind-hearted Tietou. In the end, she was moved by Tietou's innocent heart and hoped to have a place to live, so she became her own master and was willing to marry Tietou. wife.

Mo Yan's voice was very soft, full of sympathy for Liu Qingqing's life experience. Sure enough, hearing that Liu Qingqing's life experience was so miserable, some soft-hearted women had already wiped away tears, and even those who didn't shed tears also had red eyes:

“I didn’t expect that Sister-in-law Wu’s daughter-in-law’s life experience was so miserable! Fortunately, I met Tietou with a kind heart, otherwise it would be a pity for this kind girl to drown herself in the river.”

"Tietou is honest and kind, and Sister-in-law Wu is a gentle person. This girl is a blessed one. After all the hardships, happiness comes."

“These two people are destined to be married by God! Just like what the play says, destiny comes from thousands of miles away. Isn’t that what it means?”

“It’s a matter of ‘destiny to meet from thousands of miles away’, which is what Tietou and Miss Liu are like.”

　　　…”

 Mo Yan’s status in Liuyang Village is undoubtedly special, and no one will question what she says. Even if anyone has doubts in his heart, would he really go to Jiangnan, thousands of miles away, to verify Liu Qingqing's life experience?

There is no problem with Liu Qingqing. Although her accent has a bit of Beijing accent, she has been in brothels for many years. She can sing all the southern folk songs and slang, and she can also speak southern soft-tone slang smoothly, as long as she doesn't admit it. , outsiders would never know that she was not born in the south.

No matter how "sister-in-law Wang and others spread rumors" in the future, there is nothing anyone can do if they, the insiders, deny it. Sister-in-law Wang's reputation is so bad that not many people will believe her words. When the time comes, if she says that she is jealous of the Wu family and spreads rumors everywhere, even fewer people will believe her.

However, it is not enough for these twenty people to know Liu Qingqing's "life experience". Before the rumors spread completely, her "life experience" must be publicized. Mo Yan had already taken the first step for the Wu family, so she also helped with the second step: "This is the life experience of Aunt Wu and her daughter-in-law. If there are any weird rumors in the village, please ask all aunts and uncles to Please help explain, if a good marriage is ruined by those rumors, it is a sin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sister-in-law Cai was the first to respond: "Girl Yan, don't worry. Even if you don't tell us, we know what to do. We will definitely not believe those rumors and hurt two innocent children."

Her daughter-in-law was about to pass the door. If anyone dared to say that her daughter-in-law came from the brothel, she would knock on the door with scissors and cut off the tongue of the tongue-tied woman.

Sister-in-law Cai took the lead, and others also agreed one after another. Defend the Wu family and say a few nice words without losing a piece of meat. If I can take this opportunity to make peace with the Mo family, I will definitely think of them first if there is any good work in the future.

This time working for the Mo family, I was paid fifty cash a day, but it made many people envious to death. Even if I didn't say good things for the Wu family, there was no need to spread those shadowless things everywhere, which would make it difficult for me to make money.

Mo Yan felt relieved and did not pursue the round-faced woman. If she hadn't asked, it would have been too late for them to explain the rumors that had been spread in private.

 Mo Yan felt relieved and did not pursue the round-faced woman. If she hadn't asked, they didn't know when they would have discovered the rumors spreading in private. If they really broke out, it would be too late for them to explain.

 After lunch, it was assumed that Wu was back from her stall, so Mo Yan asked another woman to take over her position as a dressmaker and went to Wu's house. Regarding this, Sister-in-law Cai and others were not surprised at all. If such a rumor came out, they must find a way to solve it.

When Mo Yan came to Wu's house, Mrs. Wu had just returned. After hearing what Mo Yan said, she was frightened for a moment: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. You shouldn't hide that rhetoric, otherwise this thing wouldn't happen."

Mo Yan didn't think so, and said with relief: "If others ask, using that rhetoric will make people think it's fake. If you hide something and wait until the right opportunity to make it clear, it will make people believe it more."

Liu Qingqing's background is not good after all. According to current people's thinking, it is too hard to control one's father and mother's destiny. The Wu family was worried about not speaking out openly about this lack of talent. Later, after hearing those bad rumors, they were "forced" to reveal their daughter-in-law's life experience, which was more reasonable than telling it directly.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu's face softened a little, and then she said angrily: "That woman from the Wang family is nothing. Even if my daughter-in-law is bad, it doesn't matter to her. If you have the guts, just say it in front of me, secretly What a skill."

Mo Yan frowned, feeling very disgusted with that woman in her heart: "I just don't know what she said casually or where she heard it. No matter what, you have to think about what to do next, Aunt Wu. "

Should he knock on the door and make a big fuss and make Liu Qingqing's "life experience" clear, or should he ignore it and wait for the rumors to disappear on their own.

Wu chose the former without even thinking about it: "It would be nice if it was just an ordinary trivial matter and it would dissipate slowly. This time it is about Qingqing's reputation. If I can't bear to say anything, those villains will think that I'm afraid of them. Our family is easy to bully, and anyone would call us for this kind of thing. If I didn’t go to trouble that woman, others would think she was telling the truth, and I wouldn’t dare to stand up and tell the truth.”

Mo Yan slammed the table and nodded repeatedly: "This is indeed the way it should be. It was my fault."

  Innocuous rumors can be tolerated for a while. If they make a big fuss, people will think there is something wrong with them. However, even clay figures can't bear rumors like this that can drive people to death. If they make a big fuss, it will be more beneficial.

Seeing that Mo Yan also supported, Wu became more confident: "Tomorrow I will go to Mipu to call Tietou back, and we, mother and son, will go to the Wang family to cause trouble. Even if the woman from the Wang family really heard something from somewhere, I am not afraid. .”

Mo Yan smiled coldly: "Why wait until tomorrow? I'll call Brother Tietou back now, and you guys can knock on the door in the evening."

According to the urine of that woman from the Wang family, if there was any real evidence, it would have been shouted out in the village long ago. It would not just be spread in private. If Aunt Wu and the others came to make a fuss, there would be nothing to worry about.

 …

　　After returning from Wu’s house, Mo Yan went into the study, wrote a letter to Tietou and had a carrier pigeon deliver it.

The carrier pigeons were wild pigeons that Maomao deceived and brought back, and they were a pair. After the pair of wild pigeons were transformed by the spiritual spring water, she told the outside world that they had bought them back and used them specifically to send messages, which did not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Li Zhong received the letter and quickly urged Tietou to go home. Tietou thought something happened at home, so he hurriedly ran back. When he learned that bad remarks about his wife had been spread in the village, he became furious. Such an honest person actually ran directly to the kitchen and took a handful of cold light. The flashing kitchen knife rushed towards Wang's house.

Wu couldn't stop shouting, so she told Da Nier and quickly chased after her, fearing that Tietou would cut the person to such an extent in his impulsiveness that things would not end well.

Da Nier got the order and ran to Mo’s house in a hurry, asking Mo Yan for help. The Wang family had several sons, and the Wu family would definitely be no match for them in a fight.

Mo Yan was well prepared, put down the scissors in her hand, and went to Wang's house with Xiao Hua and Hair Ball. Sister-in-law Cai and others couldn't sit still, so they put down their needles and thread and followed.

Mo Yan didn't say anything when he saw it. Some people stood on the side of the Wu family. If the Wang family revealed Liu Qingqing's life experience without hesitation, there were also people who defended the Wu family.

"What I said is true. Your daughter-in-law came from a brothel. Why is she pretending to be a young lady? Your mother-in-law told me this herself. How can it be false?"

From a distance, everyone heard Sister-in-law Wang’s shrill screams. When they heard her say that Mo Hong told her, their expressions changed.

Mo Yan saw this and said calmly: "Mo Hong was paralyzed last year and can't even speak clearly. Isn't this a clear lie?"

As soon as she finished speaking, as if responding to her, Wu's voice over there also became louder: "You treat everyone as a fool? Who in the whole village doesn't know that Mo Hong was paralyzed on the bed and couldn't even speak clearly, even if he said It’s clear that she has always disliked my family and deliberately made up such lies to deceive you and use your hand to deal with my family. You are loyal. If there is no benefit, you will be used as a stir-up stick in the hands of others, like a lackey. …”

This angry curse surprised everyone present. They did not expect that Wu, who had always been gentle, could say such sharp words. It seemed that she was really pushed into a hurry.

When Mo Yan and others came closer, they saw that a lot of people had gathered in front of Wang's house, and many people emerged from the corners to watch the fun, and there was a lot of discussion. Fortunately, most people know that Sister-in-law Wang has a lot to say and are on the side of the Wu family. Only a few people are jealous of the good life of the Wu family and wish that the Wu family would fall into disrepute and lose their reputation.

 Wu's words were generally agreed upon. The old Mo family had no reputation in the village for a long time. Can you believe what is said from their family? The Wang family is also a piece of shit, and what they say is equally untrustworthy.

However, Sister-in-law Wang didn't think so. When she saw that most people were siding with the Wu family, they all spoke out against her. Not only did she not stop, but her voice became even louder: "Ms. Wu, you were born in Chenchen a few days ago, and your kiln sister My daughter-in-law came here to show her courtesy to you, but I have met her before, and she looked familiar at the time, but later I remembered that she had been to the village last year, do you dare not admit this?"

As soon as these words came out, someone in the crowd whispered: "Last year, a girl with a covered face did come to Lao Mo's house. Because she came in a carriage, she was particularly impressed. Could it be that that woman was talking about the girl with a covered face? girl?"

"Yes, yes, I saw it too. The carriage was parked in front of Lao Mo's house, which is also close to my home. I even went up to take a look. Later, the girl got on the carriage and left. Mo Hong was throwing pots in the house. The bowl is scolded!" Someone echoed. Apparently these two people were neighbors of Lao Mo's family and had seen Liu Qingqing with her face covered.

Wu also heard it, and there was a brief blank in her mind. Then she pointed at Sister-in-law Wang and asked: "Were you at Lao Mo's house at that time? Have you seen that woman's appearance with your own eyes?"

When Sister-in-law Wang heard this, she felt a little guilty, but when things got to this point, she couldn't allow her to back down, so she quibbled and said, "I have seen it with my own eyes, and she looks exactly like your daughter-in-law."

"Huh, exactly the same? Were you at Lao Mo's house that day?" Mrs. Wu sneered and asked Sister-in-law Wang.

She has been Mo Hong's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for twenty years, so she knows her face-saving temperament very well, and it is impossible for her to resolve things that would embarrass her family in front of outsiders. Moreover, Qingqing has always been cautious in doing things. She said before that when she came to the old Mo family, only the old Mo family had seen her appearance, otherwise they would not have used the same rhetoric to solve the problem of Qingqing's life experience.

 (End of this chapter)