Jin Shanyao felt that Lu Chi's intelligence was not enough to understand what they were saying in a short time, so she thoughtfully gave him some alone time.
I took my two kids to the night market.
The county town's night market is different from the prefectural city's; there aren't crowds of people on the streets. Jin Shanyao bought rice cakes and sugar paintings for the two children.
The three of them stood in front of the plum juice container, and just as they took the bamboo tube, they heard someone behind them say, "Someone jumped into the river! Someone jumped into the river!"
Jin Shanyao around and saw a large group of people running towards the river.
Jin Shanyao interested and excitedly led the two little ones over to watch the excitement.
The bridge was crowded with people. Jin Shanyao found a great spot to watch the scene, shielded the two children in front of her, and the three of them sipped their plum juice.
"Wife, come down first, let's talk this out."
The woman had already climbed over the railing and was standing on the edge of the bridge, her hands gripping the stone railing tightly as she cried out in a hoarse voice, "We've been husband and wife for ten years."
Now you want to marry that slut! And you want me to host the banquet? You've humiliated me like this, what's the point of my life?!
Jin Shanyao her head and looked closely. Oh ho... it was an old acquaintance.
This woman was calling her crazy just half a month ago, and now she's jumping into the river. The plot is moving pretty fast, she said to Meng Anzhi after taking a sip of plum juice.
"See? I told her to get a divorce last time, but she wouldn't listen. I thought she'd come to her senses, but it turns out she wants to die."
Meng Anzhi took a sip of plum juice, smacked her lips, and said, "I've been passive."
"Absolutely. If we use this time to transfer our land and then find a new home after the divorce, it would be better than anything else."
Meng Anci frowned slightly and nodded in agreement, "Giving up the whole forest for one tree is indeed foolish."
More and more people gathered on both sides of the bridge, with older women and young wives constantly urging, "Wife, try to think more positively."
"Yes, try to think more positively..."
What's the use of just saying you want to be more open-minded? You need to get to the real stuff.
Jin Shanyao felt she had read countless storybooks and had grasped the essence of human emotions.
So he volunteered, "Everyone, step aside, let me do it..."
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci by her loud shout that their little bodies trembled, and they almost dropped the bamboo tube.
Seeing their aunt rush onto the bridge, the two quickly followed.
People around her spontaneously made way for Jin Shanyao. She stood in the afterglow, gulped down a glass of plum juice, and then smashed the bamboo tube on the ground with a thud.
With hands on hips, he shouted, "Jump!"
Everyone gasped upon hearing this; who would advise someone to die? Some recognized Jin Shanyao and whispered among themselves.
"She's that charlatan, a troublemaker who loves to sow discord between couples."
"Oh dear, I never imagined someone could be so malicious, forcing someone to die."
Jin Shanyao's reputation was already in ruins, and now it has plummeted to rock bottom. Anyone who talks about her will say that she is not a good person.
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci tugged at the Jin Shanyao their clothes, hoping she wouldn't talk nonsense.
Ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, Jin Shanyao snorted, "After you die, that woman will move into your house, sleep with your man, beat your children, spend your dowry, and make your parents angry."
The onlookers gasped in shock. What a vicious heart! To stab someone in the wound.
The woman cried even more hysterically, "You dare! If you dare touch that woman, I'll never let you go, even if it kills me!"
He doesn't sound like he's about to die!
"Understood..." Jin Shanyao the crowd and went straight for the man. In the man's astonished gaze, she grabbed his collar and punched him in the stomach.
A scream rang out as the man doubled over in pain. Seeing her husband being beaten, the woman hurriedly jumped over the railing and stumbled forward.
She hugged the man tightly and cried out, "Husband, husband, how are you? Are you hurt? Please look up so I can see you!"
Seeing her husband drenched in cold sweat, the woman instantly flew into a rage, her anger immediately turning to Jin Shanyao.
"Are you crazy? What business is it of yours whether I jump into the river or not? And why are you hitting my husband?"
Jin Shanyao shrugged and chuckled, "It's to teach my child that when faced with a problem, one shouldn't look at the surface, but rather grasp the essence."
Thud... The plum juice fell to the ground, and the two little ones looked at their aunt in disbelief.
They never imagined that this whole thing was being staged for them.
However, the risk seemed too great. Without thinking, they grabbed their aunt's hand and ran, fearing that if they were a step too late, they would be beaten by the mob.
Only after running home did the two little ones breathe a sigh of relief. "Auntie, please don't say such things again."
As they fled, they saw people picking up stones; had they been a moment later, they would have been attacked by the group.
Jin Shanyao it off, "What's there to be afraid of? That couple is blocking the bridge and preventing anyone from crossing. They're so eager to jump, yet they think they're in the right."
Meng Anci tried to cover his aunt's mouth, but he couldn't reach it.
Ah... I miss the way my aunt looked when I first met her. She was a bit slow back then, and she would stand in the dirt all day without saying a word, but at least she wouldn't cause any trouble.
My aunt is becoming increasingly out of control.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, Lu Chi dared not go anywhere, fearing that he would be discovered and brought about his death. But what was bound to happen would happen eventually.
The night was deep and quiet, and all was still.
Several dark figures silently scaled the wall, drew their swords, glanced at the layout of the courtyard, and then leaped down.
The figures scattered as soon as their feet touched the ground, and the man in black slowly inserted his sword into the crack in the door with a creak... He paused, listening intently.
There was no sound from inside, so he continued to brandish his sword... The latch was pried open little by little.
He carefully pushed open the door, quickly slipped into the room, and almost stepped on Meng Anci as he turned around.
The man in black frowned sharply, his eyes flashing with murderous intent. He raised his hand to strike... but missed?
The man in black looked at Meng Anci in disbelief.
At this moment, the oil lamp was lit, and the contents of the room came into view. There were four people on the kang (a heated brick bed), two of whom were girls huddled together in a corner, shivering.
A large and a small child sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), while cats and dogs lay at their feet.
She was staring at him with a sinister gaze.
The man in black felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at so intently; if it weren't for his shadow reflected on the wall, he would have thought he was seeing a ghost.
There was none of the usual crying and pleas; the room was eerily quiet.
The man in black raised his knife again, looked around, and pondered how to eliminate them silently.
He Meng Anci with the fastest speed he had ever seen, then turned and rushed to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
One strike missed... another strike... missed again...
To his utter surprise, his meticulously planned scheme stalled at the very first step. The man in black rubbed his eyes, confirmed that Meng Anci was a human and not a ghost, and spat fiercely.
Ignoring the person on the kang (heated brick bed), he decided to kill the little brat first.
Ah... I chopped... and missed?????
The veins on the man in black's hand, gripping the knife hilt, bulged. He felt like a monkey, and the little brat like a ghost.
He couldn't kill her, nor could he touch her; he never expected that his most difficult target would be a five-year-old toddler.
At this moment, Jin Shanyao her mouth and said, "Let your sister try."
Meng Anci reluctantly slipped to Dahuang's side, and the man in black seized the opportunity to step forward with his knife.
With a roar, the man in black felt a surge of energy hit his abdomen, his feet were instantly lifted off the ground, and his body slammed straight into the wall, where he lost consciousness.
Dahuang looked at Jin Shanyao timidly, as if it had done something wrong. Xiaoli rolled its eyes. Silly dog!