Today, she and Li Liang went to the field to water the sweet potato seedlings. The weather has been hot recently and the sweet potato field has been severely drought. She went to Li Gu's house yesterday to borrow a bucket just to water the sweet potato seedlings.
So I came back a little late at noon. When I got home, I heard about what happened with Li Qiao. I didn't even bother to eat, so I hurried over.
Wang Guihua saw that Li Gu had already sanctioned Li Dao, so she didn't say anything more. She just said to Li Dashan: "You should also come over and see if you can help."
"You don't have to go to the mountains. I can do it. You don't need so many people."
Li Gu shook his head: "Guihua, please tell Xiaoqiao some sense. You can't use the polite manners of a scholar like this shrew. Being too honest will only lead to being bullied."
"OK!"
Wang Guihua nodded heavily.
Although she didn't understand the story yet, she could guess the reason why Li Gu said this.
Turning her eyes, she saw Tao Zhu coming out of the house, holding two pieces of money in his hand. She rushed up and pushed Tao Zhu into the house: "Put the money away."
"This..." Tao Zhu looked at Li Qiao with some confusion.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Dazhong is innocent." Li Qiao wanted to take the money.
"With such a girl, I can only endure it, just like I tolerated you. When Dazhong can't bear it anymore, he will naturally force the third aunt to change his behavior."
Wang Guihua said and pulled him aside: "Stop saying a few words. I have to see Chuntao. The third aunt is making such a fuss. Chuntao is so pitiful."
Li Chuntao had been standing by the stove, her head lowered, her hands clasped at the corners of her clothes, and she said nothing.
Even when Li Gu came, she didn't raise her eyes to take a look.
She looked numb.
My heart is also dull.
Ever since Zhao Erniu said that she might drug her heart, she knew she couldn't do this job anymore.
The villagers had just discussed that this would affect Li Qiao's business, and she became even more convinced of this.
Even if Li Qiao didn't take the initiative to fire her, she couldn't stay any longer.
Maybe this is fate.
This was her fate.
When she heard Wang Guihua's words, she took a deep breath and forced a smile on her face.
She looked at Wang Guihua: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine."
"Don't laugh if you don't want to laugh, Chuntao, you're not wrong." Li Qiao spoke up first: "It's those ungrateful bastards from the Zhou family who are wrong, and they are fools like Third Aunt who follow what everyone else says."
As soon as these words came out, tears quickly blurred Li Chuntao's eyes. She quickly lowered her head, turned around and wiped the tears with her sleeves.
Li Qiao frowned slightly and looked at the people present: "Fellows, Chuntao has never been to the county seat or the town. She is a girl and doesn't know any powerful people. Where can she find such a person?" Dirty medicine?”
"If it were you, do you know where to buy that medicine?"
"this……"
The villagers were stunned.
Yes, if they want to buy this medicine, where can they buy it?
Go to a brothel?
How could Chuntao, a little girl, go to a place like that to buy medicine?
Li Gu, who originally planned to drive an ox cart to the county seat, couldn't walk after hearing this. He hurriedly said: "Every time Chuntao goes to Zhou's house, she always goes with her mother. She has never been to Zhou's house alone."
"Moreover, Zhou Mingsheng has always lived in the county town and only comes back three days a month. Every time he comes back, his parents treat him like a baby egg. How could Chuntao have the chance to drug him!"
Li Qiao nodded slightly: "So the Zhou family's lies are full of loopholes. Chuntao has neither the means to buy medicine nor the opportunity to administer it."
"This matter is clearly because Zhou Mingsheng climbed onto a high tree and was afraid of ruining his reputation, so he did nothing but fabricate rumors to force Chuntao to death."
"If he didn't make up such a rumor, then he would be ungrateful and treacherous. But he made up such a rumor, and everyone believed him. His reputation was actually saved."
"Folks, is it logical that Chuntao suddenly became bold and found the dirty medicine, or is it logical that Zhou Mingsheng was ungrateful for climbing Gaozhi?"
"Of course it is more logical that Zhou Mingsheng is greedy for profit!"
Li Ping responded positively.
She has always loved speaking out, so how could she be without her words at this time?
Li Qiao nodded slightly to her, and then pointed to Zhao Erniu on the bullock cart.
"Don't believe me, look at my third aunt. She is just a bit carefree on weekdays, but now when she encounters an opportunity that allows her to make money, everyone has seen her reaction."
"Similarly, the same goes for Zhou Mingsheng. He dumped Chuntao, a girl from the country, and instead married a girl from the city. From now on, he is from the city. How could he let go of this opportunity?"
"Yes, if profit comes first, you can really do anything."
Zhang Gui'e couldn't help but answer.
She is older and has seen a lot, so she agrees with Li Qiao's words.
What's more, Zhao Erniu is a living example right in front of us.
Wang Guihua nodded fiercely: "No, for a little money, everyone went crazy!"
The other villagers couldn't help but nod.
The Li Gu family has explained many times before that some people are purely malicious and like to watch this kind of drama, so they don't believe their explanations.
Some people felt that the Zhou family would rather have a reputation of being ungrateful than withdraw from this baby marriage. Chuntao must have done something to annoy them.
Otherwise, how could a scholar ruin his reputation like this?
But now that Li Qiao analyzed it like this, they came to the realization that Zhou Mingsheng's move was brilliant!
If he does nothing, his reputation will definitely be completely ruined. If he makes such a rumor, his reputation will be saved.
As for Chuntao, how can a country girl compare with the daughter of a shopkeeper in the city?
"Chuntao is pitiful. She has done nothing, yet she is splashed with such dirty water."
An aunt looked at Li Chuntao, her eyes full of sympathy.
"The Zhou family is really cruel. They want to drive a good girl to death."
"Fortunately, Chuntao survived until today. With Li Qiao's explanation, no one will doubt Chuntao again in the future, right?"
"Anyway, I am Xin Chuntao and haven't done anything!"
"I believe in Chuntao too!"
…
For a time, everyone present expressed their opinions.
Li Chuntao, who was lowering his head and wiping tears, suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
She raised her head blankly and looked at the people at the entrance of the courtyard with red eyes. Did everyone believe her?
Li Gu's eyes were also red, but this time he was not angry, but excited.
He is not stupid. At this moment, everyone is giving Li Qiao face, so they just follow Li Qiao's words. Only they themselves know what everyone is thinking.
But it's a good start.
Among a hundred people, if only one person truly believed Li Qiao's words, then Chuntao's life would be much wider.
Li Qiao naturally had the same view. He smiled slightly and said, "I'm very happy that the folks are willing to believe me."
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. After all, I'm just analyzing Zhou Mingsheng's lies that are full of loopholes logically. I have no evidence that can kill him."
"It is everyone's freedom to believe it or not, and I have no right to interfere."
"But, after all, I am Chuntao's cousin, and my second uncle is kind to me, so if I hear someone in the future and still believe that Chuntao has been drugged, then this person will no longer be able to come to my house to sell things."
"I believe Chuntao is innocent, so I don't welcome such people. Please understand."
"I understand, I understand very much. How can I believe that Chuntao drugged me and at the same time make money from you? How can there be such a good thing?"
Zhang Gui'e answered immediately.
This is human nature, who can not understand it.
Everyone present understood it, and it would be the same for them.
Li Qiao looked at this scene and felt satisfied. He added: "I have one last point to say. I will not fire Chuntao. If someone would mind not buying my snacks because of this, I understand it very much."
"Everyone has the freedom not to buy my snacks, but I also have the freedom to hire Chuntao. Therefore, Chuntao will always stay at my house to cook for 20 cents a day. This salary will increase in the future depending on the situation."
"Chuntao is a good girl, she deserves this salary."
"Emma, will Chuntao's salary increase?"
Li Ping was surprised.
"Of course." Li Qiao smiled: "As long as people who work in my house do their job well, their wages will definitely increase."
"Tsk, tsk, then Chuntao will be a little rich woman from now on." Li Ping couldn't help laughing.
"Who says it's not the case? Chuntao, a little girl, will earn more than my whole family in the next month!"
The villagers couldn't help but be envious.
Who wouldn’t envy you for working less and earning more?
Li Chuntao looked at this scene, a little dumbfounded.
So, not only can she stay and continue cooking, but the villagers also believe that she is innocent?
This, what kind of survival is this?
"Chun Tao, why don't you thank you, Brother Qiao." Li Gu was so excited that he didn't care about the oxcart. He entered the yard again, pushed Li Chuntao to Li Qiao, and asked her to thank Li Qiao.
"Thank you, Brother Qiao!"
Li Chuntao also reacted at this moment. She looked at Li Qiao excitedly, tears streaming down her face, but with a smile on her face.
And she knelt down to Li Qiao with a plop, wanting to kowtow to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao was startled at this moment and quickly got out of the way.
"Since she's kneeling, let's kowtow. If it weren't for you, she would really have no way to survive." Li Gu quickly grabbed him.
