Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11874

The villagers have been quietly discussing the matter of Sixi's father and Daxi and Erxi these past two days, talking about it over tea and after meals.

Everyone's smart enough to know what's going on behind the scenes; it's not that simple.

Everyone else is selling peanuts and nothing's wrong, but Si Xi's family has so many peanuts that they've had problems selling. Clearly, someone is deliberately targeting them.

As for who is targeting their family, it's quite obvious; they've offended someone, so that's who it is.

So, as the women washing clothes watched Sixi Niang and the others walk away, they all chuckled to themselves: "They were so tough when they refused the marriage, but now they're so humble when they need a favor!"

"Exactly! Back then, they kept saying that their sons were the best they could get away with! Now why don't they say that? They could take down your whole family of men with a single finger!"

"Sigh, that's true. In the face of power, no matter how many sons you have, it's useless. We all understand this, so why don't Si Xi's parents understand it?"

"Two kinds of people don't share the same blanket. That couple is out of their minds; they deserve to suffer such a loss..."

……

The news that Sixi's mother and the others went to visit the prison in the county town quickly reached Yang Ruoqing through Yang Yongqing and Liu Shi.

“Qing’er, Uncle Sixi didn’t go. Not only did he not go, but after returning from your house yesterday, it seems that Uncle Sixi and Aunt Sixi had a big argument!” Liu said.

"Uncle Sixi has already confronted them, saying he can't stand their family anymore. They eat meat and drink alcohol. I never thought there would be such an uncle. Once something happens, they'll push him out to take the blame."

Yang Ruoqing was not surprised to hear the news brought by Liu.

"Just watch, those idiots, they'll only realize they've been fooled and will only turn back when they hit a brick wall and are bleeding from their wounds."

Before the accident, he was very arrogant, which shows that you should reason with reasonable people.

For fools, physical attacks are the way to go; that makes sense.

County government.

It was already past noon, and all four of them—Si Xi Niang and her group—were starving and in low spirits.

Especially Sixi's mother, who was disheveled and clearly looked like she had been arguing with someone but had lost and wanted to lie on the ground and throw a tantrum, but in the end... she didn't get any good results either.

Sanxi remained silent, his face ashen, sitting at the very front of the mule cart, side by side with the driver.

Sitting on either side of Sixi Niang were her eldest brother and younger brother.

At that moment, her older brother turned his face to the other side, his forehead practically screaming "disdain!"

Her younger brother, on the other hand, had been berating her all the way with a dark expression: "Hey sis, you're already so old, how can you still be so clueless?"

"You're always causing trouble wherever you go. We're on our way to the county government office today to handle some serious business. You can't even have breakfast in front of the carriage shop and you still end up arguing with someone. Why do you love causing trouble so much?"

"Are you complaining that your family has too little trouble? Too much free time? Going out with you is the worst luck I've ever had!"

Sixi's mother was also full of anger. Hearing her younger brother's scolding, she glared at him angrily.

"They bullied me first, and instead of helping me, you're criticizing me. Are you even my brother? I raised you when you were little, you heartless bastard!"

"Come on, what older sister doesn't take care of her younger brother? We're letting you take care of me so you can rest at home, otherwise Mom and Dad would make you work in the fields!" "Alright, alright, you two shut up. Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

Uncle Sixi finally couldn't hold back any longer and scolded them.

The group of four had walked to the carriage rental shop in Qingshui Town, intending to rent a horse-drawn carriage, oxcart, or mule cart to go to the county town...

Sixi's eldest uncle and Sanxi went to the carriage shop to discuss this matter, while Sixi's mother and Sixi's youngest uncle were responsible for buying dry food for the road from a breakfast stall selling steamed buns and mantou nearby.

As a result, Sixi's mother got into an argument with another woman who was also buying things.

The argument eventually escalated into a physical fight.

That woman was not someone to be trifled with either; she was tall and strong, and she was accompanied by two men. As soon as the two women started fighting, Sixi's mother was quickly outmatched and pinned down by the other woman, calling for her younger brother to come and help.

Just as her younger brother was about to roll up his sleeves to help, two men from the other side also joined in and took sides. As a result, not only did Sixi's mother get scratched all over her face, but her younger brother also got punched twice in the chaos.

What's more, one of the men on the other side was acting strangely. In the chaos, he touched some places that Si Xi's uncle shouldn't have touched, which disgusted Si Xi's uncle so much that he almost jumped up.

When Sixi's uncle and Sanxi arrived after hearing the news, Sixi's mother saw that she had one more helper than the other side and wanted to get back at them.

But Si Xi's uncle couldn't take it, and he couldn't say it outright, so he could only drag her back and forbid her from causing any more trouble!
And so, they boarded a mule cart. Why a mule cart and not a horse-drawn or ox-drawn cart?

Because Sixi's uncle and Sanxi had asked about the price, the carriage was too expensive for them, even though it was faster. They just wanted to get to the county town today.

The oxcart was too slow; they might as well walk.

After much deliberation and weighing of options, they finally found a compromise: a mule cart.

Slower than a horse-drawn carriage, but faster than an oxcart; cheaper than a horse-drawn carriage, but more expensive than an oxcart, yet the price is still within the range that a few people can afford.

The key point is that there was a wooden cart pulling behind the oxcart, and the wooden cart was completely uncovered.

On the mule cart, there would be a canopy for some privacy, but it wasn't as nice as the carriage of a horse-drawn cart, so people outside couldn't see you from inside.

The canopy attached to the back of the mule cart was open on both the front and back, but at least it provided some shade, which was not bad.

So the four of them, accompanied by the coachman of the carriage company, arrived in the county town together.

"Girl, if you start arguing or fighting again, don't blame your brother and me for abandoning your family. You're too annoying!" The mule cart entered the south gate of the city and continued to move slowly along the street because Sanxi jumped off the cart to ask people on the roadside where the county government office was.

Si Xi's mother sat there with her knees drawn up, head bowed, looking extremely aggrieved.

Sixi's eldest uncle ignored her, and Sixi's youngest uncle ignored her too, until Sanxi came back.

"Uncle, Uncle, I've found out. Go straight ahead, turn east at the center of the street, and after crossing two long streets, you'll see the county government's gate and stove."

The county government office is a landmark of a county town. Even children living in the county town know which way the gate of the county government office faces, so it is very convenient for Sanxi to ask around.

The group continued on their way in a mule cart, which gradually slowed down towards the end.

At first, I could walk in the middle of the road, but gradually I started walking slowly to the side.

why?
As more and more horse-drawn carriages appeared on the streets, and those driving them were clearly wealthy and noble people from the city, the drivers, mule carts, and the people on them naturally felt inferior and consciously moved to the side of the road...