Chapter 45 The vicious woman was caught
"It is said that this rumor came from the Cao's grocery store in the town. Mr. Cao said that it was a businessman who spread the information. He is not a talented student and would like to ask an adult to help investigate this matter. This matter not only involves my little sister's I am innocent, and I want to ruin the reputation of my Bai family and even my students. Seeing that the provincial examination is coming, the students do not want to ruin their future because of others' false accusations." Bai Zepei said and bowed to Mr. Li again.
Master Li saw that Bai Zepei repeatedly claimed to be a "student" and his attitude was very respectful. He started to make a small calculation in his mind. If someone in the area under his jurisdiction went to high school, he would also gain face, and the other person claimed to be his student. In the future, If he can pass the exam to be a scholar or a scholar, his superiors will also praise him for being good at cultivating talents.
Even if Bai Zepei doesn't get far in the imperial examination in the future, it might be considered a political achievement if he gets a favor.
"Is there such a thing?" Mr. Li raised his eyebrows, "This is really unreasonable. I will investigate it thoroughly and let you take the provincial examination without being affected!"
Bai Zepei bowed deeply and said loudly: "Thank you, sir!"
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The Cao Family Grocery Store was particularly busy today, but the few people in charge of the family were not there. Cao Lesheng's mother took Cao Lesheng and Mr. Zhang home. The only person looking after the store was Cao Lesheng's honest and amiable father, Cao Youfu.
People with good intentions came over to buy things, but they were not asking about the price of the goods. Instead, they asked Cao Youfu with a smile, "Old Cao, is it true that your son stole someone's wife on the street?"
It's also a pity that Cao Youfu is here. If the fierce Cao Sun family is here, the visitor will not dare to ask this question.
Cao Youfu's dark face turned purple and he hesitated: "How is it possible? Don't listen to people's lies." He was an honest man and was not good at lying. The person who had just returned from looking for Cao Lesheng had already revealed After seeing everything, Cao Lesheng gave the man some copper coins to drink and told him to keep it secret.
"Definitely, your son is quite capable, haha." The visitor joked, and there was a burst of laughter from outside.
Just when Cao Youfu wanted to close the shop and go home immediately, something even more terrifying happened to him. The official came to the door and asked fiercely: "Who is in charge of the Cao family? Is that boy Cao Lesheng here?"
The onlookers shouted, "Oh, something big happened. The boy from the Cao family stole someone's wife and was sued to the county government!"
Someone next to me laughed and said, "How is that possible? You can't sue this kind of thing to the lobby even if your bed is ruined. It must be something else."
So many people followed the official mission to Cao's house, wanting to see what happened.
Speaking of Houshan Village, the Liu family's daughter-in-law tightly covered her chest to prevent anyone from checking it. She really wanted to pick out the red mole on her chest, but unfortunately it was eventually seen.
She cried, "They bought the news with their money. I was really wronged!"
A woman looked at her with disdain and said, "How do you buy news? Apart from your Liu San, what else is there on your chest? Only your mother knows about it. How can your mother sell you?" The chest is not anywhere else. How can you let others see it? At this time, it was not customary for women to bathe together. Most women would hide in their houses and scrub quietly if they wanted to take a bath.
"You've done something like this and still refuse to admit it. How shameless." Another woman spat fiercely.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family didn't say anything. She ran all the way back to the Liu family and reported everything that happened to her mother-in-law. The old lady of the Liu family threw a pillow angrily and cursed, "I have been so enchanting all day long and I have no good intentions. Why did my Liu family marry such a scourge? I quickly wrote a letter of divorce and threw it out. It's not embarrassing enough!" "
Just when the Liu family was preparing to write the divorce letter, four official servants arrived in Houshan Village and went directly to the Liu family to pick up someone. Liu's third daughter-in-law was crying outside the Liu family's house, swearing that she had been wronged, and begging her mother-in-law to let her in.
"Who is Wang Laidi, the third daughter-in-law of the Liu family in your village?" shouted an official.
The onlookers pointed at the person crying outside the Liu family's house, Liu's third daughter-in-law, oh, no, she is no longer the Liu family's daughter-in-law, she should be called Wang Laidi.
"The master is wronged, I am really wronged!" Wang Laidi burst into tears.
"Whether we are wronged or not, let's talk about it in the lobby." The official dragged Liu San's daughter-in-law and was about to leave.
Wang Laidi was so frightened that her whole body felt like shaking a sieve, "Master, I really didn't steal anyone, I didn't steal anyone." She shook her head as she spoke, tears and snot flying everywhere, and her usual arrogance was gone. .
The official frowned and said, "I don't care if you steal people or not. Someone accuses you of slandering a good woman as a wife and ruining the future of Bai Zepei, a boy from this village. You can go to the Yamen and talk to the elder."
No matter how much Wang Laidi denied it, she was eventually taken away by the officials. The village suddenly boiled, and the older people were very angry, including the village chief Wang Shugen.
"There is an outstanding young student from our Houshan Village who is about to be admitted as a scholar. This Wang Laidi wants to ruin the feng shui of our Houshan Village. Let her get out of the village. If the Liu family wants to let her in again, don't blame me. The village chief showed no mercy!”
When Wang Laidi spread the rumor that Bai Ruozhu was being used as an outhouse, many people in the village looked at the excitement or looked down upon her, but the villagers were simple-minded and did not think too deeply about it. Bai Zepei revealed the deep impact of the matter, so the village chief and others suddenly woke up. You have to know how much dignity there is in a village with multiple talents. How can it be ruined by the jealousy of a woman?
The news quickly spread to the Bai family, and Bai Yihong shouted excitedly: "God has eyes, this kind of vicious woman should be punished by the elder."
Lin Ping'er spat, "Hmph, people like Wang Laidi will have to pull out their tongues and put themselves in the frying pan when they die."
When Bai Ruozhu saw that the official didn't ask her to go, she understood what her second brother meant. He wanted to solve the matter by himself, so fine, she could just enjoy her life at home in peace and contentment, and cook some fish for her as well. Brother makes a bowl of his favorite fish dumpling soup.
The person who came to report the news was Mrs. Wang. She scolded Wang Laidi, but there was not much anger on her face, but more of pride and gloating.
Bai Ruozhu suddenly stood up and shouted: "I don't care how Wang Laidi targets me, but if she dares to delay my second brother's future, I won't let her go even if it costs me my life!"
Seeing Bai Ruozhu's excitement, Mrs. Wang left after a few words of persuasion. Soon what Bai Ruozhu said spread in the village. No one in the Liu family dared to say a word. No matter what they did now, they might be labeled as Wang Laidi's accomplice.
Bai Ruozhu exhaled heavily at home. She had been acting too calm. In fact, she had long wanted to curse. She had endured it for so long, partly because she was afraid that her family would worry, and partly because she didn't want to scare the child in her belly. , but she is also a human being and needs to vent her emotions.
