SFS Chapter 106 Congratulations
Chapter 106 Congratulations
"Sorry, it's not on our way. You might as well wait and take another bus."
Not to mention that there were bricks in the car, even if there were no bricks, Shang Wan would not have planned to give the two of them a ride.
After saying this, she drove away without caring about their reactions, leaving the grandfather and grandson staring at the ox cart in a daze for a long while.
Just leave like that?
On the dirt road, yellow sand was flying and the sunlight from above was a little dazzling.
Shang Wan lowered his sunshade hat again, and his mind kept flashing back to the attire, movements and expressions of the grandfather and grandson.
Two women, one old and one young, came to visit relatives. As they didn't know the way, the best choice was to rent a car instead of just stopping a car on the road and asking people. After all, who knows whether this person is a good person or a bad person?
Furthermore, judging from their attire, they don’t look like people who can’t afford to rent a car.
Her ox cart was loaded with bricks, which were packed tightly with no space at all. The space in the front was narrow, and considering the old lady's size, there was no room for three people. Anyone with a little common sense would not ask for a ride.
She couldn't possibly get down and serve as the coachman for them, could she?
Shang Wan expanded her listening range to the maximum, somewhat curious about how the grandparents and grandchildren would react after she drove away.
Well...it was mostly the old woman who was talking, and the girl just responded.
Hmm... complain, scold her, blame, complain, scold her, and complain again... Oh, I heard something useful.
This strange pair of grandparents and grandchildren turned out to be relatives of the Lin family, and judging from the tone of their voices, they should be Liu's maternal family.
It turned out that the two did not rent a car because Liu agreed to pick them up by donkey cart, but the two waited in the county town but no one showed up, and the old woman was unwilling to pay for a car, so the two had to ask for directions and walk all the way here.
It would have been fine if they took the official road, but the dirt road here was rather winding, and the two of them couldn't remember how to get there for a moment, and they were also tired, so they stopped to rest and wait to ask passers-by.
Shang Wan secretly sighed, helping others is a favor, not helping is a duty, who are you trying to morally blackmail?
Don’t pick wild flowers on the roadside, and don’t help people on the roadside casually, because you never know if the person you are helping is a human or a ghost.
Shang Wan hummed a tune and slowly returned to the village.
"Mrs. Scholar, are you going to pull bricks again?"
"Yeah." Shang Wan simply said, "Auntie just came back from washing clothes at the river?"
"Yes, the riverside was very lively just now. I'm afraid your family will have a happy event soon." Aunt said, "I'm in a hurry to go back to hang the clothes, so I'll come to visit you when I have time."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
A question mark popped up in Shang Wan’s head: What happy event is coming?
She drove the ox cart around the corner and not long after, Aunt Gui, the widow of the Gao family, came towards her with a big smile on her face and an expression of joy that she couldn't suppress.
"Oh, Madam Xiucai, I was just about to go to your house to look for you. It's a coincidence that we met. It's also the fate of our two families." Aunt Gui stepped forward quickly, "I'd like to congratulate Madam Xiucai first."
Shang Wan was puzzled: "Where does this joy come from?"
Why are they all congratulating her?
"Of course it's a marriage between your sister and my Gao Qi." Aunt Gui said in a loud voice, wishing that everyone in the village would know, "The two children have fallen in love with each other and have become intimate. I am preparing to go to your house to propose marriage."
Gao Qi and Xiao Huan?!
What a ghost story!!!
Shang Wan's face suddenly darkened, and his voice was as cold as ice, "A girl's reputation is important, so please don't say anything nonsense, aunt. If I hear someone making fun of my sister's reputation again, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"
"How can you talk like that? Who's kidding?"
Seeing that Shang Wan didn't recognize her, Aunt Gui's joy faded and she shouted, "Everyone saw it clearly by the river. That girl's name is Xiao Huan, right? She was flirting with my son Qi'er in public, and she just kept sticking to my son. She almost dragged my son to roll in the reeds! Reputation? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you say this!"
Shang Wan frowned.
"It must be that my son has taken a fancy to Xiao Huan. Otherwise, my family would not want such a shameless bitch—"
"Pa, pa, pa!" Shang Wan raised his hand and slapped Aunt Gui three times, and she didn't even have time to react.
She said coldly: "Since Auntie can't remember, I will help you remember it well!"
The pain came slowly. Aunt Gui raised her hand to touch her swollen and painful cheek. Suddenly she screamed and grabbed towards Shang Wan regardless of anything.
"Ah! I'll beat you to death you little bitch!"
"What a bastard family!"
"Slutty vixen!"
Shang Wan grabbed her hands and slapped her twice, making Aunt Gui dizzy.
"Keep scolding me, let's see which hurts more, your face or my hand."
"Let him go! Someone's killing someone! Everyone, come out and take a look! Help!" Aunt Gui struggled with red eyes and opened her mouth to spit in Shang Wan's face.
Shang Wan was quick to move. He pinched her chin and tilted her back, allowing her to swallow it herself.
"If you yell one more word, I'll pull out your tongue."
Shang Wan stared into Aunt Gui's eyes. The murderous aura around him seemed tangible, but his tone was very calm, as if pulling out someone's tongue was a very common thing.
As if an invisible big hand was strangling her neck, Aunt Gui's face turned red. In the end, she was so overwhelmed by Shang Wan's aura that she couldn't utter a word.
She was afraid that the woman in front of her, who was willing to fight at any time, would really pull out her tongue.
Shang Wan didn't have time to argue with her. Seeing that she was obedient, he let go of her hand, pushed her out, and drove the ox cart home.
When the villagers were attracted by Aunt Gui's screams, they saw Aunt Gui sitting on the ground sobbing, with both sides of her face swollen like peaches and bloodshot.
"Gao, what's wrong with you?"
"Who hit me?"
……
As soon as Shang Wan got home, he found that the atmosphere at home was not right.
After not seeing Xiaohuan, she jumped off the cart and asked anxiously, "Where's Xiaohuan?"
Shitou pointed to the shed and said, "She's changing clothes inside."
Shang Wan listened carefully but didn't hear any unusual noises in the shed.
She was slightly relieved, looked around at everyone, and her eyes fell on the sullen Lu Chengjing, "What's going on? Why is Xiaohuan involved with that scoundrel Gao Qi?"
Lu Chengjing had just opened his mouth and hadn't said anything yet when Xiaohuan came out after changing her clothes, looking quite energetic.
Without Lu Chengjing explaining anything, she spoke it all out.
"That bastard tried to tease me, but I beat him up. Then he grabbed me and tried to take advantage of me, saying that I had been in a relationship with him for a long time, and that we had rolled around in the reeds countless times, and he wanted me to be his wife. Many people in the village saw it."
Xiao Huan gritted her teeth and said angrily: "If I had known earlier, I would have put a kitchen knife in my pocket and chopped off his thing directly! Otherwise, it will harm others!"
Shang Wan finally put his mind at ease when he heard that Xiaohuan had not suffered any loss.
She asked, "Where are the Gaochi people?"
"Over there." Shitou pointed to the bushes where he had dug a hole to bury the cow and sheep manure. "He chased Xiaohuan relentlessly. Xiaohui pounced on him and bit his left leg. Brother-in-law shot an arrow at his right leg. Then Brother Gao and Brother Ma teamed up to tie him up."
Shang Wan: No wonder she heard some movement behind the bushes.