Therefore, Yang Ruoqing had no intention of stopping Madam Huasheng from going into the water to retrieve the barrel.
But she had to make it clear, "I didn't force you to go into the water, it was you who was too lazy to find a long bamboo pole. If something happens to you later when you go into the water, or something happens to you due to the cold afterwards, don't blame me, I won't be responsible." !」
Mrs. Huasheng glared at Yang Ruoqing with hatred.
Before she could speak, there were other women beside her who had already responded: "She was the one who wanted to go into the water, and it was not Qing'er who pushed her into the water. She is responsible for her life and death. Don't worry, Qing'er, so many of us can help." You bear witness!"
Yang Ruoqing nodded with satisfaction.
And Mrs. Huasheng went to kill those women who were complicit as if they were enemies.
She must remember each of these people's faces, engrav them in her heart, and scold them one by one in the future!
Mrs. Huasheng finally got into the water.
I saw her carefully bending down, holding the stones on the shore firmly with both hands, and first stretched out one foot to test the depth of the water. When the sole of her foot touched the water, she couldn't help but shiver.
What a cold water!
Fortunately, the water was not too deep. When the soles of her feet were completely on the bottom, the water had just reached her knees.
Well, this should be because winter has arrived and the water level in the river behind the village has dropped, so the water level in the pond connected to the river has also dropped. This happens every winter, and spring and summer are when the water level is at its fullest. Whether it's the river, the pond, or the ditches in the fields, they are all full of them.
The water level has receded a lot now, otherwise Mrs. Huasheng would not have dared to roll up her trouser legs and go into the water...
Finally, her legs were in the water. Then, she stood carefully in the water, turned around slowly, and then looked for the shadow of the barrel and the mallet.
The mallet was relatively light and had long been pushed elsewhere by the waves, out of reach of Mrs. Huasheng.
But she tried hard to lean forward and stretched her arms, but she was able to grab Yang Ruoqing's empty bucket.
"Caught, caught!"
The spectators nearby shouted for her: "I caught it, I caught it, I caught the barrel."
"Qing'er, you found your barrel."
Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows, she deserved this.
If it weren't for Mrs. Huasheng pushing her bucket down for no reason, she wouldn't have been delayed for so long. She would have gone back after washing herself...
Therefore, if it was really pursued, Yang Ruoqing would have to ask Mrs. Huasheng to wash the bucket for her.
However, Yang Ruoqing really didn't want to be entangled with Mrs. Huasheng anymore and just wanted to end it here.
So, when she took the wooden bucket handed over by Mrs. Huasheng, she squatted down and washed it with the pond water a few times. Soon both buckets were cleaned, she picked them up and turned around to walk back.
As for all the noise behind her, it no longer has anything to do with her.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huasheng actually stopped her.
"Yang Ruoqing, don't leave, the matter is not over yet!"
Yang Ruoqing turned around and stared at Mrs. Huasheng calmly.
Mrs. Huasheng also climbed onto the shore, shivering and putting on shoes and socks on her feet.
Seeing Yang Ruoqing turn around, Mrs. Huasheng also straightened up. She pointed at the pond and said sternly to Yang Ruoqing: "I bumped your bucket and went into the water to fish it out for you."…
"Now it is your turn!"
"You knocked over my basin and made my clean clothes, shoes and socks dirty on the floor. Now it's your turn to clean them up! Otherwise, this matter will never end!"
The people by the pond were shocked when they heard Mrs. Huasheng's threat.
This woman is really crazy. She was obviously the one who started the trouble. If the bucket is fished out, it will be over. Why are you still going through so much trouble? How unsmart!
But at the same time, everyone is also curious about whether Yang Ruoqing will really be threatened by Mrs. Huasheng and use her power to suppress her.
Although using power, using the identity of the general's wife, and the identity of the marquis' wife, it can indeed be suppressed.
But in that case, in the eyes and hearts of everyone, it would be like
The Buddha used that big slap to slap a mouse into a hole in the ground. This way of handling it always felt like... it was a little less hot, or a little less flavorful.
Here, Yang Ruoqing just raised her eyebrows when she heard Mrs. Huasheng's request.
"I, Yang Ruoqing, dare to take responsibility. Don't worry, everyone can rest assured. I will never use my status or power to suppress you. I will convince others with reason."
Hearing Yang Ruoqing herself say that she would not use her power, Mrs. Huasheng was secretly proud.
She was even secretly scolding Yang Ruoqing for being stupid. As long as she put aside her status and power, wouldn't a woman of her age easily crush such a young daughter-in-law?
It would be stupid for me to give up those things on my own initiative, but being a bit stupid is just what I want.
And here, after finishing this opening statement, Yang Ruoqing raised the barrel in her hand, shook it, and said in a loud voice:
"You knocked my bucket into the water with your foot. The thing on your instep is physical evidence. Everyone present is the witness. The physical evidence proves that your foot actually touched my bucket. The witness can prove that they saw it with their own eyes. This behavior occurred.”
"You farted, who saw it? Give me someone to come out to!" Mrs. Huasheng shouted in a high-pitched voice.
At this time, several people by the pond spoke up: "I saw it, and I bear witness."
"I saw it too, and I can testify."
"Ha, then I'll say I saw it, what do you think, Mrs. Huasheng, come over and pick out my eyeballs!"
"..."
Mrs. Huasheng almost jumped up when she saw women one after another coming to add insult to injury!
Yang Ruoqing smiled and continued: "And you were holding your basin in your own hands before. I only grabbed your shoulders, but I didn't touch your wooden basin."
"The tub fell in your own hands. It was you who failed to hold it up properly. This is your responsibility and has nothing to do with me. Don't you think so?"
Everyone nodded again.
The women who had testified before said again: "We all saw it too, and we can testify that Qing'er, your fingers didn't even touch her basin. She accidentally dropped it to the ground."
"Yes, we can all testify that it has nothing to do with Qing'er."
"Ha, maybe she deliberately framed her!"
"It's so bad, so bad. How can there be such bad people in the world? It's so shameless..."
Mrs. Huasheng was stunned when she heard these sounds!
She was so angry that her chest hurt and her throat huffed and puffed.
Even though she didn't even have her shoes and socks on, and she hadn't bothered to put down her trousers yet, she still jumped three feet high from the ground, howling and cursing!
"You damn ones, are you all blind? Are you afraid of thunder from the sky when you open your eyes and tell lies?"
Yang Ruoqing's face darkened: "You did bad things first, didn't know how to reflect, and relied on me. Now you're angry with everyone and insulting everyone at will!"
"I'll give you one last chance. If you know better, shut up now and go home and think about your mistakes behind closed doors..."
Mrs. Huasheng clapped her hands and stamped her feet, shook her head and distorted her facial features and roared hysterically at Yang Ruoqing: "Then what if I don't understand? What else can you do to me?"
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