Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11952

"Even so, the dosage of this medicine must be strictly controlled. An excessive dose could cause someone to fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again!"

God!

Those around who had ears were stunned by Wang Sheng's analysis; their eyes and jaws dropped to the floor.

Yang Ruoqing narrowed her eyes: "What would happen if it were used on children, mixed with their rice?"

Wang Sheng's face grew even uglier, his voice low but firm: "First of all, children don't need this kind of medicine at all. Secondly, if a child were to take this kind of medicine, it would cause serious damage to their body. An excessive dose could lead to shock and fainting. Even the amount in the food we just ate is enough to make a child sleep for a whole day, unconscious!"

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Okay, thank you for your trouble, Brother Wangsheng. Go and rest over there!"

Wang Sheng retreated back into the crowd.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi and asked, "What are you trying to do by making the two of you sleep all day?"

Mai Lao Er lowered his head and remained silent, his hands gripping and tugging at his pants.

Tie Shi was also filled with panic. Seeing that Mai Lao Er was unable to respond, Tie Shi made up a lie in desperation: "We don't know what kind of powder you are talking about. Heaven and earth bear witness, we did not drug the child. The medicine must have been tampered with by someone else!"

"Old Man Mai, say something!"

When Mai Lao Er was called out by his mother, he came to his senses and immediately chimed in, "That's right, how could we possibly poison our own daughter? Our daughter has grown up eating the food we cook and she's perfectly fine. If we were to poison her, she would have been poisoned seven or eight times over!"

“Exactly,” Tie nodded vigorously, “those meals were brought by you. Who knows if you tampered with them or tried to smear us?”

It has to be said that there are very few truly intelligent people in this world who can understand things instantly.

The vast majority of people are not actually very smart; it's not accurate to say they are stupid or foolish.

However, it is also true that they lack independent thinking ability, like to follow the crowd, and are easily swayed by a few words from others.

For example, before, everyone was condemning Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi, but after the couple argued back, half of these people were shaken and began to believe Mai Lao Er and Tie Shi.

"That makes sense. It's true that this couple doesn't treat Mai Sui'er and her sister well. After all, who would like a stepmother who left behind children from a previous marriage?"

"It's unlikely that they would hit or scold the child, but it's improbable that they would drug the child."

"Yes, if they wanted to poison us, they would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? We've grown up so much, and we've eaten so much of the family's food."

"..."

These people spoke one after another, their voices not loud, but loud enough for everyone in the ancestral hall to hear clearly.

Yang Huazhong and several village elders looked at each other, including the eldest village elder in charge.

The village elder had already mentioned to the village that he wanted to withdraw from the village elders' meeting. Yang Huazhong and several other village elders tried to persuade him to stay, but he was determined to leave, so the others did not insist.

Moreover, after the eldest village elder retired, the second village elders and others took over according to age. However, this left a vacancy in the village elders' seat, which was a bit of a joke.

This vacant position has already been reserved for Wang Hongtao, who is the great-grandfather of Da Bai and Xiao Hei, and the former village head before Yang Huazhong.

Okay, enough of that. Let's get back to the main point. At this moment, the murmurs of the villagers watching from the side came over. The other village elders did not express their opinions, but the eldest village elder spoke up slowly.

"Qing'er, I didn't want to come over tonight. People of my age can't stand the hustle and bustle and the cold at night."

“But your dad went over to invite me, so I came with everyone to see what was going on.”

After the old man in the village spoke, everyone turned their attention to him.

Yang Huazhong, who personally went to "invite" him, smiled憨厚ly at this moment.

Yang Huazhong actually wanted to say that he didn't go to 'invite' him.

In this kind of matter, there's no question of whether or not to invite someone. It's simply a matter of respecting the village elder. When it comes to such important village matters, according to the rules and out of consideration for face, one has to inform the village elder in any way.

As for whether or not they come, Yang Huazhong and the other village elders really don't care about the village elder's presence.

Not only because the village elder is indeed the oldest, almost seventy years old, but also because they are capable of handling this matter.

Especially since tonight's event is mainly being hosted by Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang, even if Yang Huazhong and the other village elders come, it's just a formality.

Unexpectedly, not only did the old villager actually come, but he's also preparing to say a few words.

"Elder Da Cun, please speak, we're listening." Yang Ruoqing also looked at Elder Da Cun, outwardly maintaining the proper respect of a junior for an elder, but inwardly a hundred grass mud horses were galloping through her mind.

Old man, stop pretending. You'd better come up with something decent later, or you'll just be wasting my time.

Old Man Da Cun probably realized that his prelude was a bit long, so he coughed and then looked at Old Man Mai.

"That guy Mai Lao Er, I have a pretty good relationship with his family, we're from the same village, I've practically watched him grow up."

"This brat has always been a simpleton. He's not exactly a good person, but I dare say he can't be too bad."

Yang Ruoqing raised an eyebrow.

So, judging from what Elder Da Cun is saying, he's helping Mai Lao Er clear his name?

Yang Ruoqing looked at Luo Fengtang and found that Luo Fengtang was also looking in her direction. Both of them had contempt and disdain for the village elder in their eyes.

However, neither of them interrupted the old man's words. They were even a little curious about what kind of benefits the old man had received from Mai Lao Er's family that made him jump out to defend Mai Lao Er in this situation.

"I don't think it was the couple who drugged their own daughter."

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, right everyone?

Some villagers who were watching the spectacle shared the same idea as the village elder, and they all nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the situation was starting to reverse, Mai Lao Er and the Tie couple secretly exchanged glances. Tie Shi's face began to show a smug expression. Too lazy to sit on the ground, she simply stood up and stood with Mai Lao Er, ready to turn the tables at any time and launch a counterattack against Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang.

Luo Fengtang stared coldly at the village elder, "In your opinion, who dislikes this medicine the most?"

The old man stroked his white goatee, chuckled dryly twice, and said, "General, without any evidence, I dare not speak carelessly, otherwise I will be accused of slander, and my reputation will be ruined in my later years!"

“Old Da Cun is right, everything must be based on evidence,” Luo Fengtang suddenly said.

This made the village elder somewhat suspicious, unable to figure out what Luo Fengtang was up to. "Qing'er, take out your receipts." Luo Fengtang gave Yang Ruoqing a look.

"Alright!" Yang Ruoqing laughed and turned to walk towards the Tie family.

"What do you want to do? Don't come any closer!" The moment Tie saw Yang Ruoqing reach out her hand, the shadow of being rubbed by her earlier surged to the top of her head, and she subconsciously screamed and backed away.

Yang Ruoqing grabbed her shoulder, pulled her in front of the village elder, reached into Tie Shi's arms, and pulled out a crumpled paper package.

“Here, this is the proof!” Yang Ruoqing held up the paper package in her hand and showed it to everyone around her from all angles.

"Huh? Give it back to me!" When Tie saw the paper package in Yang Ruoqing's hand, she was shocked and screamed as she tried to snatch it from Yang Ruoqing's hand.

Are you kidding me? You think you can just snatch the item back after it's in Yang Ruoqing's hands?
This is equivalent to snatching food from a tiger's mouth; the chances are... zero!

With a single elbow strike from Yang Ruoqing, Tie staggered backward. Mai Lao Er came to his aid, but a powerful backward force pierced through Tie and struck Mai Lao Er directly, causing the couple to fall to the ground together, like a human pyramid, with Mai Lao Er on the bottom and Tie on top.

Iron's frame was rugged, and his buttocks were like a millstone. When he pressed down, his weight of over 100 pounds was like an old sow pressing down on the skinny Mai Lao Er. Mai Lao Er felt as if several of his ribs had been broken. The pain made cold sweat break out on his forehead. He seemed to see his great-grandfather and great-grandmother waving at him...

"Is Brother Wangsheng still here?" Yang Ruoqing asked into the crowd.

"He's still here, he hasn't left!" Wang Sheng got up from the stool and came over from behind the crowd with a smile.

"Brother Wangsheng, it's best if you're here. Could you please take another look and tell me what this paper package is for?"

"Okay." Wang Sheng took the paper package and carefully unfolded it. Inside the package were some yellowish-brown powder particles.

Wang Sheng only sniffed it briefly before saying with absolute certainty, "This is the drowsy powder I mentioned. It should be the same packet as the powder I mixed into the food earlier."

Wangsheng is a doctor in Changping Village, and also a doctor in the surrounding villages. The reputation that Wangsheng and his father, Uncle Fu, have built up over the decades speaks for itself, and his words are very convincing.

Upon hearing his words, the surrounding crowd immediately erupted in excitement and chaos.

"Old Mai, you're not human, you're beasts!"

"Even beasts don't harm their own offspring; these people are worse than beasts!"

"You bastards, how could we have spoken up for them? We were blind! Bah!"

There were no rotten eggs or rotten vegetable leaves on site, but everyone was spitting everywhere.

Instantly, from all directions, people spat at the Mai couple, who were still piled on the ground and unable to get up.

Luo Fengtang pulled Yang Ruoqing a few steps to the side, fearing they might be accidentally injured by the angry villagers' fire...

Yang Ruoqing didn't bother to look at the Mai Lao Er couple lying on the ground behind her, and instead looked at the old villager in front of her with a half-smile.

"Old man, where are you going?" Yang Ruoqing called out to the old man who had just gotten up and was about to leave.

“You are the most respected and oldest person here, won’t you say a few more words?” she asked with a smile.

Yang Huazhong and the others all turned their attention to the village elder. "Village elder, say a few words! We're all waiting for you!"

The old man in the village lowered his hand from his forehead, slowly turned around, his face turning pale and then flushed.

"Well, as people get older, their bodies just don't work. They can't sit for long before they can't take it anymore."

"Is Elder Da going to the outhouse?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

"Yeah, when nature calls, you just can't hold it in anymore..."

“It’s a long way from the ancestral hall to your house. I’m afraid you might wet your pants,” Yang Ruoqing said. “There’s a latrine nearby, why don’t you take care of it there?”

Wang Hongtao, a candidate for village elder, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, let's settle this nearby first, and then come over. We're all waiting to hear what the village elder has to say!"

“It’s inconvenient to go out in the dark, so I’d better stay home…” said the old man from the village.

“It’s very convenient.” Luo Fengtang had already walked up to the village elder, helped him up, and held a lantern in his other hand to keep out the wind: “I’ll go with you, I make sure you won’t fall!”

"Oh, how can that be? You'd be too kind to this old man..."

"It's alright, it's alright, let's go!"

Wang Hongtao stood up. "Everyone has to go to the bathroom sometimes. Old man Da Cun, Tang Ya Zi, I'll go too."

Yang Huazhong also stood up, "Then I'll go too, it'll be good to have someone to keep me company."

Yang Ruoqing's eyes widened. What was going on? Why were they forming a group just to go to the toilet? Were these people playing ranked matches?
The village elder, who was standing in the center, could no longer continue his act. He pushed away Luo Fengtang's left hand and then Wang Hongtao's right hand, saying, "I suddenly don't feel that way anymore. I'm not going."

After saying that, he indeed returned and sat down in his original chair.

"Are you sure, Elder Village?" Luo Fengtang asked.

The old villager nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I'm sure."

Yang Ruoqing said with a smile, "These older people are really different; they come and go in such a hurry."

The people around were initially angered by the behavior of the Mai couple, but now they were amused by Yang Ruoqing's words, and bursts of laughter rang out.

The old man in the village had a flushed face and sat on the stool, looking as weak as if he were half-buried in the ground.

"Hey, that's weird, I don't feel anything either." Wang Hongtao scratched his head and sat back down.

Luo Fengtang naturally returned to Yang Ruoqing's side, "Then let's continue, Elder Village Chief, we're still waiting for you to say a few words."

Old Man Da Cun coughed a few times, then waved his hand and said, "I'm getting old, my mind isn't clear anymore, and I can't judge people well, so I won't say anything more."

He was talking non-stop a moment ago, but now he's silent?
When Mai Lao Er heard that Da Cun Lao had given up on him, he quickly got up from the ground, ran to Da Cun Lao while staring at the spittle flying from the crowd, bent down and pleaded anxiously, "Da Cun Lao, you can't just ignore this! You praised me before, you have to say a few words for me!"

“What happened before is what happened now. Besides, I’m not helping you, I’m helping the reasonable one. I’ll help whoever is right!”

"Hey, what's wrong with you, you old geezer!" Tie Shi struggled out of the encirclement and ran up to the village elder with disheveled hair. "During festivals, my second son, Mai, would bring you wine and meat, and buy food for your children. Your whole family has no idea how many good things you've eaten from my house!"

Happy New Year, my dear readers! This book has been going on for almost 10 years now, hasn't it? Ah, I still can't bear to finish it, because I love Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang so much. I will continue writing. Thank you for your support; you are all the best!