Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11951

She went up to Mai Lao Er, said nothing, and slapped him twice, first on the left cheek and then on the right.

Mai Lao Er was stunned by the beating, clutching his burning cheek with his eyes practically popping out of his head.

"I'm only refusing to touch you because I'm giving your man face. If you keep throwing a tantrum, I won't be so polite!"

Mai Lao Er's roar was deafening, echoing in the small main room, and his imposing manner was quite frightening.

Both sisters were so frightened they cried.

Tie, beaming with pride, chimed in from the side, "Is this lawless? Coming to someone else's house to meddle! Mai Lao Er, what are you standing there for? Throw her out!"

"Let's see who dares!"

A man's cold voice rang out from behind them, a voice colder than the overwhelming snow, filled with murderous intent.

The Mai couple turned around and saw Luo Fengtang standing at the door, his hands behind his back. His cold, dark eyes swept over them, and a chill seeped into their hearts and minds. They could almost see themselves lying in coffins, dressed in their burial clothes...

"What...what do you want?" When Mai Lao Er saw Luo Fengtang, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and his voice also trembled.

Unlike Mai Lao Er, Tie Shi secretly went to look at Luo Feng Tang.

Although Tie had often heard the villagers talk about the might of General Luo Fengtang, she rarely had the chance to see what he looked like. This was because Luo Fengtang spent most of his time fighting battles in the south and north, and rarely returned to the village. Even when he did return, he lived a secluded life.

Previously, Tie had only seen Luo Fengtang's back twice from afar, and that was enough to make Tie fantasize.

Tonight is the first time in the four years since Tie married into Changping Village that she has truly seen Luo Fengtang's true face.

Tie's eyes widened in astonishment, which far outweighed his fear.

There are men in the world who are this good-looking!
I thought all generals looked like pig butchers, but I never expected Luo Fengtang to be so handsome...

Tie was completely infatuated, forgetting the occasion...

Luo Fengtang didn't even glance at Tie Shi, and walked straight past the couple to Yang Ruoqing's side at the table.

He took Yang Ruoqing's hand and asked her, "Which hand did you use to hit him just now?"

Yang Ruoqing raised her left hand: "I was left-handed today."

Luo Fengtang remained silent, took out a handkerchief, and carefully wiped Yang Ruoqing's left hand. After wiping it, he threw the handkerchief on the ground, turned around, locked his gaze on Mai Lao Er, frowned slightly, and looked disgusted.

Mai Lao Er felt like he was carrying a mountain on his shoulders, and he could hardly breathe.

But he still forced a smile at Luo Fengtang, "Brother Fengtang, what are you and your wife up to? I don't think I... I haven't offended you, have I?"

When Tie saw Luo Fengtang wiping Yang Ruoqing's hands, she was inexplicably provoked.

Coming to her senses, she was also indignant and aggrieved: "Every family has its own affairs. We don't eat a single grain of rice from your Luo family. We're disciplining our children, what right do you outsiders have to interfere? And you even hit my husband. Is there no law or justice?"

Yang Ruoqing looked at the couple coldly, her tone filled with disdain and contempt: "We have power and influence, so we want to get involved. What can you do about it?"

Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi looked at each other, both at a loss for words.

Old Mai was quick-witted, and continued with a forced smile, "But the problem is we haven't killed anyone or set fires. We're just living our lives behind closed doors. You guys are just meddling in our business!"

Tie hugged Mai Lao Er's arm tightly and nodded vigorously in support: "That's right, it's no big deal for a dog to bite a mouse!"

Mai Lao Er secretly tugged at Tie Shi's sleeve, signaling her not to talk nonsense. He knew the couple in front of him well, especially Yang Ruoqing, who was not someone to be trifled with.

As it turned out, Mai Lao Er's worries were completely unnecessary, because in Yang Ruoqing's eyes, a woman like Tie Shi couldn't even be considered human.

At best, it can only be considered a bipedal animal, the kind that can eat, defecate, and shout loudly.

If Yang Ruoqing were to listen carefully to the voice coming from her mouth, analyze it, ponder it, and argue with her word by word... that would be an insult to herself and a waste of her life.

"Enough with the nonsense, men, take these two beasts away!"

At Yang Ruoqing's command, two guards with swords at their waists rushed in from the doorway. One of them grabbed Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi by the arms, forcing them to bend over.

"What? What are you doing? Let's talk this out! Where are you taking us?" Old Mai exclaimed in shock.

Tie screamed, "Murder! Murder! Help! Someone, help me!"

"Shut up, take them away!" Luo Fengtang waved his hand, and two guards shoved Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi out of the main room, stepping through the thick snow and leaving the courtyard, heading straight towards the ancestral hall in Changping Village.

"Qing'er, I'm going to the ancestral hall first." Luo Fengtang told Yang Ruoqing this, preparing to follow behind.

Before leaving, Luo Fengtang gathered up the food on the ground and took it with him to the ancestral hall.

Yang Ruoqing called out to him, "Is everyone else in position?"

Luo Fengtang nodded: "Yes, everyone who was supposed to be here has arrived."

“Okay, I’ll settle these two children in first, and then I’ll go over later,” Yang Ruoqing said.

As she spoke, Yang Ruoqing snapped her fingers, and Rong Gu and Linglan entered through the door.

Seeing this, Luo Fengtang felt relieved and left.

In the main room of Mai Lao Er's house, Yang Ruoqing bent down and carefully examined the ears and grains of wheat.

The older sister, being timid, lowered her eyes, not daring to meet Yang Ruoqing's gaze.

The younger sister, however, looked up, her dark, clear, and bright eyes, like grapes, gazing curiously at Yang Ruoqing. Her eyes showed no fear, but rather were full of gratitude and admiration.

"Aunt Qing'er, you look so impressive! You are this one!"

Mai Li'er's lips curled up, and she even raised her hand to give Yang Ruoqing a thumbs up.

Yang Ruoqing took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped away the grains of rice that had gotten on Mai Li'er's face.

"Don't be afraid, Aunt Qing'er only beats bad people who bully children."

“Yes, I’m not afraid!” Mai Li’er’s voice was clear and crisp.

Yang Ruoqing stroked her hair and smiled, "Why don't you eat the food?"

Mai Li shook her head: "I dare not eat it."

"Are you afraid your stepmother will beat you, that's why you don't dare to eat?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

When she and Luo Fengtang arrived earlier, they overheard a few words at the entrance of the courtyard.

Mai Li'er shook her head again: "No, I'm not afraid of being hit. They gave it to me with bad intentions!" "Why do you think that?" Yang Ruoqing asked, but she was very surprised, surprised that this child was so young yet so vigilant.

Mai Li'er continued, "They used to hide from me and my sister when they ate meat. We ate the kinds of meat they didn't eat."

Yang Ruoqing patted Mai Li'er's head again, "I didn't expect you to be so smart at such a young age, well done!"

Faced with Yang Ruoqing's praise, Mai Li'er's face turned slightly red.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Mai Sui'er, "Don't be afraid, let's go to Aunt Qing'er's house tonight with your sister."

Maisui nodded gently.

Yang Ruoqing handed the two girls over to Rong Gu and the others who were waiting nearby, asking them to take the girls back to the Luo family first.

After Rong Gu and the others took the Mai Sui'er sisters away, Yang Ruoqing estimated the time, tightened her cloak, left Mai Lao Er's house, and went straight to the ancestral hall.

At this time, although it was dinner time and snowing outside, many villagers had gathered from near Mai Lao Er's courtyard all the way to the ancestral hall.

Some villagers were even wandering around watching the drama unfold. When Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang came to Mai Lao Er's house to help out, the commotion had startled them. Now, some of them followed Luo Fengtang to the ancestral hall, while others remained near Mai Lao Er's house.

As soon as Yang Ruoqing came out, people immediately crowded around her, asking her questions and launching into a cacophony of condemnations about what they had seen and heard about how the Mai couple had abused the two sisters...

Yang Ruoqing initially ignored the villagers and simply walked ahead, but after a few steps, she suddenly stopped.

Turning around to look at the village women following behind her, Yang Ruoqing's gaze was cold and sarcastic.

"What are you people saying? You sit on the wall every day watching that couple abuse their child, is that fun for you?"

"If Old Mai and his wife are despicable, worse than animals, then what's the difference between you, the cold-eyed neighbors, and Old Mai and his wife?"

"In fact, in my opinion, you are even more despicable, more indifferent, and more shameful!"

Yang Ruoqing's words left the villagers who had come to watch the commotion speechless. They looked at each other, angry but not daring to speak out.

Who dares to speak out?
They had clearly witnessed Yang Ruoqing kicking Tie Shi and slapping Mai Lao Er across the face from the courtyard gate...

Yang Ruoqing didn't intend to argue with these people; it would be pointless. After saying what she needed to say, Yang Ruoqing turned and left without looking back. At this moment, dealing with that couple at the ancestral hall was the most important thing.

The ancestral hall was brightly lit. Not only had Luo Fengtang and his family brought Mai Lao Er and his wife, but Yang Huazhong and several village elders had also come.

In addition, many villagers also crowded into the several doorways of the ancestral hall, peering inside to watch the excitement.

As the focus of tonight's events, Tie sat on the ground, slapping her thighs, closing her eyes, and wailing, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Meanwhile, Mai Lao Er deliberately limped along, leaning close to Yang Huazhong and several village elders, to complain about Yang Ruoqing's brutality. He pointed to the injuries on his face: "This, this, and this..."

"I was completely bewildered. I don't know what I did to offend her. I was at home disciplining my daughter behind closed doors when suddenly someone kicked the door open, rushed in, and started beating me up!"

“If you don’t give my brother an explanation for what happened today, who in Changping Village will dare to discipline their children in the future?”

"If children aren't properly taught, the world will turn upside down, and society will descend into chaos. Village head, village elders, don't you agree?"

Mai Lao Er's statement is not entirely without merit.

The Great Qi Dynasty governed the world with filial piety. As children, we should be filial to our parents and ensure that they have support in their old age. This is the rule and also a tradition.

"You're absolutely right, I'll give you a round of applause!" Yang Ruoqing clapped her hands twice and entered the ancestral hall.

When Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi saw Yang Ruoqing enter, their bodies reacted before their minds could process it.

The two of them practically screamed "Don't hit me!" on their faces.

"Shut your mouth if you don't want to get beaten!" Yang Ruoqing rolled her eyes at them and went to Yang Huazhong and several village elders.

"I'll just get straight to the point: this couple is worse than animals, they abuse their daughter!"

Tie slapped her thigh and retorted, "Bullshit! Mai Lao Er's parents are two money-losing bastards. What business is it of theirs if their parents teach their daughter?"

Mai Lao Er, sticking his neck out, reluctantly chimed in, "That's right, she's my own daughter, can't I even teach her? Mind your own business!"

“That’s right, each family’s parents teach their own daughters, and it’s none of anyone else’s business!” Yang Ruoqing said, throwing the collected food in front of Mai Lao Er.

"I believe that your family, Mr. Mai, is the only one in our Changping Village who would use food to feed their daughter after taking her medicine, right?"

"What? Food laced with drugs? What do you mean, Qing'er?" Yang Huazhong, as the village head, was the first to speak up.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Luo Fengtang, who then brought Wangsheng over, with Luo Fengtang carrying the first-aid kit for Wangsheng.

"We'll know what kind of medicine it is once we have Brother Wangsheng take a look," Luo Fengtang said.

Wang Sheng nodded, took the medicine box from Luo Fengtang, took out silver needles from it, and then squatted down to insert the silver needles into the food.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the color of the silver needles changed.

“There is indeed something in this food,” Wang Sheng said with a serious expression.

A collective gasp of surprise came from the surrounding area.

Mai Lao Er's eyes darted around, his heart pounding, while Tie Shi looked guilty, her howls broken and intermittent, clearly lacking confidence.

"What kind of medicine is it? Can it be detected?" Yang Huazhong and the others asked again.

Wang Sheng dipped his finger in the food and carefully tasted it.

As he tasted it, the hearts of everyone around him tightened, and some even shouted, "Don't be reckless, Wangsheng, be careful you don't poison yourself!"

"Yes, you're a doctor, it wouldn't be worth it if you were poisoned to death..."

However, Wang Sheng tasted it without hesitation. At that moment, his sense of responsibility and courage as a doctor were fully demonstrated.

Seeing Wang Sheng like this, Yang Ruoqing nodded secretly.

As a doctor, Brother Wangsheng's sense of professional mission is truly admirable!

However, Yang Ruoqing was not worried about Wangsheng's life, because although Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi were worse than beasts, they were cowards and dared not commit murder.

Therefore, Brother Wangsheng, who personally tested the medicine, will not die.

Wang Sheng tasted it, carefully examined it, and then spoke again: "This is a drug that can be mixed into food; it is colorless and tasteless, but it can make people fall asleep."

"I have used this medicine very rarely in my medical career. It is usually used for patients who have been unable to sleep normally for a long time due to illness."