Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 35 Apology Letter

"Why did you add insult to injury? Are you trying to embarrass Miss Xiang even more?" The old man slammed the ground with his crutches with a pale face.

Ye Qiongdan looked at Li Xiude and Li's mother, and in the eyes of the villagers, said loudly: "Speaking of which, our Xiang girl is still the victim in this matter!"

Although the second daughter-in-law has not treated the three brothers and sisters well these years, the second uncle and the three maids are extremely honest people. Sometimes, the second uncle will secretly give the three brothers and sisters a few copper coins as pocket money , and the three girls would sometimes go up the mountain to pick some wild fruits for them.

Therefore, Ye Qiongdan planned to help Xiangyatou: "The day before yesterday, our Ye family separated. After the Li family heard the news, they couldn't wait for the matchmaker's reply, so they came with the matchmaker. No, it's because the Li family doesn't understand etiquette. To put it bluntly, the Li family is afraid that they are poor and crazy? They are afraid that they won't be able to marry a girl with a little family background. When they see the Ye family split up, they are so anxious. Came here?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the villagers laughed, while the faces of Li Xiude and Li's mother turned green and white.

"There are no three media and six hires, and there is no serious marriage letter signed by the village chief and the county magistrate. How can there be a marriage contract?" Ye Qiongdan raised his eyebrows, "You think the daughter of the Li family, Jin Gui, is here Before asking to marry her, she once asked to marry the fragrant girl from the Ye family, which made the Li family lose face, so, in order to please the Li family, you can't wait to come to the Ye family to 'retire', and plan to trample on Ye The family's face, so that we can praise the Li family and make the Li family feel more at ease."

The villagers looked at Li Xiude's mother and son with contempt, and began to discuss.

"Isn't this heart too poisonous? In order to please the future father-in-law and mother-in-law, he would even ruin the reputation of an innocent woman. Even if such a person becomes an official in the future, it will definitely be a disaster for the common people!"

"That's right! The book has been read into the dog's stomach!"

"Shameless! Pooh!"

……

Li's mother was very embarrassed, and said with a straight neck: "Your Xiang girl has a little self-knowledge. When we came to see her the day before yesterday, she shouldn't think that she can climb high branches!"

"Climbing high branches?" Ye Qiongxiang sneered, "It was you who came to Ye's house to see Xiang girl the day before yesterday, and it wasn't Ye's who invited you over, so you beat me up? Is this what a scholar's mother does? It really opened my eyes. .”

"You must marry Xiang girl! You have ruined my daughter's reputation. How can you let her marry in the future? Retire? What would ordinary people think of my daughter? They thought there was something wrong with my daughter, so they would The marriage was withdrawn!" The second daughter-in-law yelled and changed her mind for a while.

There is no way, her daughter's reputation has been ruined, and this is the only way to restore it.

"Our two families have no engagement at all..." Li Xiude said eagerly.

"Before this, your two families had no marriage contract, but you made such a fuss in order to please the Li family. The people in Shanghe Village knew that your two families had no marriage contract, but if it was spread to other villages, it would be spread as What does it look like?" Ye Qiongdan asked.

"Marry Ye Qiongxiang? Absolutely impossible!" Li Xiude said firmly.

"I'll fight with you!" The second daughter-in-law rushed up and grabbed Li Xiude.

Not to be outdone, Li's mother stood in front of her son and started a fight with the second wife.

Mr. Ye felt ashamed, so he hurriedly asked to separate the two of them.

Li Xiude was single and weak, and he was a little scared in the crowd, but when he thought about his future, he said firmly: "Even if you beat our mother and child to death today, we will never accept this marriage! Everyone, you are precious!" Now you have self-knowledge!"

"First, there are no three matchmakers and six engagements, and second, there is no marriage certificate. It is indeed impossible for us to force you to marry Xiangyatou," Ye Qiongdan said in a deep voice. , this life, that’s all there is to it.”

"Short-sighted!" Li Xiude retorted.

Ye Qiongdan became more and more disappointed with this man's character. Even if Xiang girl married, she would definitely have a bad life.

"Since you are sure not to marry Xiang girl, then we should settle the score carefully," Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly, "Without the three media, six engagements and marriage certificates, you spread rumors that the two families have a marriage contract, so come over to Ye Qiongdan." According to the laws of the Great Dragon Dynasty, those who spread rumors and cause troubles will be punished with death if they are found out!"

Li Xiude's complexion changed drastically, he didn't expect Ye Qiongdan, a country girl, to know the law.

"You...don't talk nonsense..." Li Xiude said nervously, licking his dry lips.

"I'm not an ignorant woman. Not only am I literate, but I used to go to Yuzhu Bookstore with my second brother to read books," Ye Qiongdan said calmly, "Since ancient times, all dynasties have punished those who spread rumors very severely During the reign of Emperor Yin Taizong of the previous dynasty, some people made rumors that the capital would be flooded and the entire city would be submerged, causing panic in the capital, people running away every day, and stampedes everywhere. Fortunately, Qin Tianjian tried his best to persuade, otherwise, Yin Taizong The capital is going to be moved..."

Ye Qiongdan eloquently cited several examples of rumors that have harmed the country. The more he went on, the paler Li Xiude's face became.

"Gaozu Renhou, amended the law and reduced the punishment for those who spread rumors. If this was placed in the previous dynasty, it would be a serious crime that would implicate the entire family." Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly, "Do you want me to sue you in court?" , or do you want to pay our Ye family some silver taels?"

Li Xiude's face turned gray, he regretted it, he really regretted it!He regretted treating the Ye family as a soft persimmon that he could handle at will, and only then did he enter a situation where stealing chickens would not pay off.

"Come out with 50 taels of silver, otherwise, we will immediately sue you at the county government!" Ye Qiongdan said firmly.

"Girl, look, we folks in the village, why do things so badly? Let's leave this matter alone?" Li's mother immediately began to give in.

"Then why don't you feel that you are doing a particularly bad job when you destroy people's reputation? You are to blame for all this!" Ye Qiongdan said coldly.

"Are you willing to marry my Xiang girl?" The second daughter-in-law asked unwillingly.

"No!" Li Xiude pursed his lips.

"Then pay 100 taels of silver!" Ye Qiongdan saw that Xiang girl who was protected behind her was crying even more sadly, and a tinge of anger came from the bottom of her heart.

"Are you blackmailing?" Li Xiude blushed with anger.

"Tomorrow is the public notice day, we can go to the Yamen to sue you!" Ye Qiongdan said confidently, she held Xiang girl's hand, and patted the back of her hand as a sign of comfort, "You'd better make a decision early, otherwise , I'm not sure if I will change the amount of compensation for you."

"Okay, 100 taels is 100 taels." Li Xiude lost the battle and took off the jade pendant around his waist. "Our family can't afford that much money for the time being. This is a jade pendant passed down from my family. Let's bet it on you first."

Ye Qiongdan took the jade pendant and handed it to the second wife.

After the second wife carefully accepted the jade pendant, she felt much better.

With this 100 taels of silver, plus some property shared by the second wife of the Ye family, there is no need to worry about Xiang girl not finding a good family to marry.

"Then, can this matter be over?" Li Xiude asked.

"Of course not." Ye Qiongdan said calmly.

"What else do you want?"

"Write an apology letter to Xiangyatou. With this letter of apology in place, others will know that Xiangyatou has never been divorced."

When the second daughter-in-law heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said again and again: "Yes, you should write! You should write!"

"Don't bully people too much!" Li Xiude was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out.

"Then you don't want to leave Shanghe Village today," Ye Qiongdan looked at the villagers, "Folks, what do you think?"

The villagers immediately raised their fists and shouted.

"Yes! If you don't write a letter of apology, you are not allowed to leave the village!"

"If you dare to take a step away, we will break your legs!"

"The girls in our Shanghe village can't be easily bullied. If you don't let you learn a lesson today, in the future, girls from our village will not be bullied to death if they marry in other villages?"

……

Li Xiude was forced to write a letter of apology.

Ye Qiongdan invited Li Zheng and the patriarch to sign and press the apology letter, and the apology letter became a notarized document.

Before leaving, Li Xiude said contemptuously: "It's really troublesome people from poor mountains and rivers, I don't care about you!"

"A mediocre person like you who mistook the bright pearl for the fish's purpose should not come to this beautiful place of ours, so as not to pollute the aura of our village," Ye Qiongdan said coldly, "You mean Mrs. Li is the richest man in the Li family village. Do some business, have you ever thought about not bullying young people into poverty? The achievements of Xiang girl in the future are far beyond your imagination."

"Could she still be better at making money than Mrs. Li? If Miss Ye Qiongxiang is richer and better at making money than Mrs. Li in the future, I will kneel in front of her with the censer on my head and confess my mistake to her." Li Xiude sneered.

"That's what you said! Everyone in Shanghe Village heard it too!"

"That's right!" Li Xiude said firmly.

"If she can make a lot of money, it's not a problem for me to wash her feet!" Mother Li also sneered.

"We won't let you down!" Ye Qiongdan walked to the gate and began to close it, "Let's leave, thank you fellow villagers for speaking up today."

After the villagers dispersed, the daughter-in-law of the second room held the apology letter and smiled happily, even seeing Ye Qiongdan pleasing to the eye: "Oh, girl Dan, it is said that things must be reversed after extremes. After you were forced by your grandma to lose your weak temper, now you are Much better."

"It's also due to you." Ye Qiongdan said neither soft nor hard.

The second daughter-in-law touched her nose: "How could it be? The second aunt never forced you."

"Xiang girl must be in a bad mood after encountering such a thing. Let her go to the town with me today to relax."

"No, the land at home has to be planted." The second wife said immediately.

"She's your own daughter, why can't she take a day off?" Ye Qiongdan frowned.

The second daughter-in-law hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "How can she be so precious... Let her rest for a day, just give her a day!"

Ye Qiongdan held Xiang girl's shoulders, handed her a handkerchief, and then comforted her in Xuxu.

Xiang girl was very grateful to her, and after crying for a while, her mood improved a lot.

(End of this chapter)