Gongsun Yu and Qi'er went back. Qi'er thought about what happened on the street during the day and was a little angry with Gongsun Yu. She wanted to go to bed when they got back.
Gongsun Yu called her to stop and said that he had something to do with him.
Qi'er said unhappy, "What's the matter? Did I ask for leave today?"
Gongsun Yu knew why she was angry today. After all, he had tried to save her three times today, so he said calmly, "You'll know when you go."
Qi'er looked at Gongsun Yu coldly and hesitated.
Seeing Qi'er's hesitation, Gongsun Yu urged, "Hurry up."
Qi'er had no choice but to follow Boyunxuan.
Gongsun Yu asked Qi'er to pour tea. Qi'er reluctantly made Gongsun Yu a pot of tea, put it in front of Gongsun Yu and stood still.
Gongsun Yu asked, "Should I ask you to pour tea?"
Qi'er couldn't hold it back and said, "I'm already working on leave. You won't let Luan Yue pour it for you?" Only then did she realize that she hadn't seen Luan Yue for a long time. Why didn't he come?
At this time, Luan Yue entered the room and said to Gongsun Yu, "Young master, everything is ready."
Seeing that Qi'er still looked impatient, Gongsun Yu walked out of Boyunxuan without saying anything.
Qi'er naturally followed her out. As soon as she left Boyunxuan, she saw rows of rabbit lanterns on Boyunxuan's stone table. She happily ran over and took a look to see what she wanted today. She knew that Gongsun Yu would not like this, so she wondered: "Is this for me?"
Gongsun Yu said: "Didn't you say we would put out lanterns together tonight?"
Qi'er smiled happily and said, "I just said casually... let's put the lights on?"
Qi'er and Gongsun Yu lit the lamp. Qi'er made a wish before putting it down, and then released the lamp. Gongsun Yu seemed to find her even cuter when he saw how serious she was.
In an instant, many rabbit lanterns were floating in the sky above Gongsun Mansion.
At this time, Luan Yue placed the moon cakes and a table of delicacies on Boyunxuan's stone table. Qi'er ate the moon cakes and looked at the full moon in the sky, and said to Gongsun Yu: "Did you say there is Chang'e on the moon?"
"Do you think there will be?"
Qi'er thought about the past August 15th, when her parents took her to reunite with her grandparents. She didn't know the meaning of reunion before, but now that she knows, it seems she can't go back. She suddenly said seriously: "I didn't believe it before, but now I would rather believe it." .”
"Why?"
Qi'er didn't answer and asked again: "Do you believe there will be another time and space? That time and space may be the same sun and the same moon as this one."
Gongsun Yu said coldly: "When you sleep, the sky will be the same as the sky, the earth, and the stars."
Qi'er looked at Gongsun Yu helplessly, not knowing how to continue. She could only raise her wine glass and look at the full moon in the sky, thinking, "Maybe her parents are also looking at the moon and thinking about themselves at this moment."
Qi'er poured and drank by herself. Gongsun Yu knew that she might miss her relatives and did not participate. After all, there was a time when she liked to pour and drink by herself.
Qi'er drank a lot of wine and felt relieved. He said: "The crabs in August 15th are the best. I heard that the crabs in Beiwan Lake have a bumper harvest this year. The crabs are full of fat and roe. It is said that the largest ones are as big as a plate." big···"
Qi'er was talking and gesticulating, looking greedy.
Gongsun Yu said: "Crabs are cold in nature. The doctor said that you are cold and not suitable for you to eat."
Qi'er said angrily, "This is the only month of the year where crabs are plump. I don't eat them every day. How can they be so cold?"
Gongsun Yu said: "If you like it, let Luan Yue get some tomorrow."
Qi'er immediately became energetic after hearing this: "My house is not far from Beiwan Lake. How about I go and have a look tomorrow? Is it as big as a plate?"
Gongsun Yu knew that Qi'er hadn't had enough fun, so he just took this opportunity to go out.
The next day, Luan Yue was driving and Gongsun Yu was sitting in the carriage. Qi'er hesitated whether to sit in or walk aside.
Gongsun Yu saw that Qi'er was hesitating and said calmly, "Come up!" Just as Qi'er was about to speak, Gongsun Yu immediately said: "The distance to Beihu Bay is not very far, but it is not close either. Are you planning to leave? Let’s go?”
Qi'er thought, "I'm just being polite. Who's going to walk?" He immediately jumped into the car and sat next to Gongsun Yu.
The car soon arrived at Beiwan Lake. Qi'er jumped out of the car excitedly and headed straight for the lake. Some fishermen had already caught the crabs and were waiting for Gongsun Yu. Qi'er saw that although the huge crabs were not as big as a plate, they were as big as the mouth of a bowl.
Qi'er excitedly pulled Gongsun Yu to catch crabs in the lake together. After hearing this, Gongsun Yu looked at Qi'er in surprise. She actually asked him to go to the lake with her to catch crabs?
Qi'er thought it was because she was holding him, so she immediately put her hand down and knew she was wrong. It is impossible for a person of such status to accompany him to go wild. "If you don't go, I will." Looking at the big crab in the water, he excitedly rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes and was about to get into the water.
Gongsun Yu and Luan Yue both looked at Qi'er in surprise. Gongsun Yu sternly said: "Don't go!"
When Qi'er Shoeshang heard this, he immediately said, "I'm just going for a while."
Gongsun Yu looked at her sharply.
Luan Yue said: "Qi'er, at least you are from the Gongsun Mansion. How inappropriate is it to go down here? Besides...you are a girl."
Qi'er understood what Luan Yue meant. In ancient times, women were not allowed to show their skin in front of outsiders, especially their feet.
After hearing this, Qi'er put on her shoes angrily, glanced at the two of them, and turned her head.
After choosing the crabs, Gongsun Yu and Qi'er were about to go back home. On the way, Qi'er heard the lively crying and shouting outside. Curious, she opened the curtains on the car and saw someone outside who seemed to be soaking the pig cage. I heard that in ancient times, adulterers were the only ones who dealt with soaking pig cages. Curious, she asked him to stop the car.
Qi'er ran over to take a look and saw a girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was helpless and couldn't move. Her face was ashen and she didn't know if she was scared.
He was about to throw the person into the river. Qi'er quickly shouted "Stop"
Everyone stopped to look at a strange woman. Before they could ask questions, Qi'er couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so careless about human life? What crime has she committed?"
"She didn't follow the rules of a woman and got pregnant before she even left the cabinet. A shameless person like her would be in a pig cage instead."
"Since this is an adulterer, why is there only one person?" Qi'er asked curiously.
"You are from somewhere else, so you should go on your way. What are you doing here, why don't you dip in?" He said and was about to throw the girl into the river.
After hearing this, Qi'er hurriedly pushed the man away and pulled the girl back.
At this time, the girl's mother came over and hugged the girl and cried, "Myolie, my daughter."
Qi'er saw her mother crying sadly and asked: "Since you are reluctant to let go, why don't you stop it? She is your daughter after all..."
"Don't talk about my mother, it's all my fault." A weak voice blamed herself.
Qi'er asked angrily: "Why do you blame yourself? Where is that man?"
An old man scolded and said: "Hurry up and throw her in." At this time, several men came over and wanted to dip the girl into the river. They grabbed Qi'er and threw her out.
Qi'er held on to the rope on the girl's body and wouldn't let go. Knowing that he couldn't beat them, he shouted loudly: "Master Yu, Master Yu, help me..."
Gongsun Yu and the others followed Qi'er down, and naturally heard the conversation just now. Luan Yue went over and kicked everyone around Yao Qi'er away.
At this time, an older clan leader noticed that Gongsun Yu was dressed unusually and came over to salute him and said: "There are village rules. I hope you will not interfere."
"What's the rule? There are two people in Yaozhen, and you can't find the other person. What's the reason to say they are adulterers? Maybe they are in love with each other?" Qi'er speculated.
"Why do two people love each other? How could Mr. Tan fall in love with her? It's obvious that she is shameless and deliberately seduces." A village woman said.
Qi'er found a reason and said, "Since you know who he is? Then call him here and ask everyone?"
The villagers were silent, and Myolie and her mother kept crying. Qi'er went over to Xing'er's mother and said, "You are her mother, you should know that, right?"
Mother looked at Qi'er and then at everyone else, obviously she didn't dare to say anything.
"If you don't want your daughter to die, just say it," Qi'er urged.
"He is..." Xing'er's mother was about to say.
"Her mother..." The person who spoke was the female Xing'er's father
"How long has it been? You still have concerns. If you don't explain it, your daughter will be dead. Maybe there will be a chance if you tell me."
Xing'er's mother thought for a while and said, "He is Mr. Tan, the son of the county magistrate. My daughter worked as a maid in their house. Later she became pregnant... wuwu"
"Then let him marry your daughter?" Qi'er said again.
"You're talking lightly about this girl. Who is Mr. Tan? How could he marry a maid? She deserves to be punished if she doesn't love herself and gets into trouble." The villager said.
"Pregnancy is a matter of two people. How can a girl become pregnant? Mr. Tan must have raped her first."
"Xing'er must die today anyway. Otherwise, our village will be in disaster."
"Yes, you have to die..."
"We have a custom here. Any unmarried woman who is pregnant will bring misfortune to the village."
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There was constant opposition from the villagers.
Qi'er argued with arguments, "This is all superstition. If according to what you say, Xing'er is carrying Mr. Tan's child. If she is unlucky, it will be Mr. Tan who is also the unlucky one. Then if Mr. Tan is allowed to take a concubine or some aunt, He probably won’t die.”
"If Mr. Tan keeps her, he won't send him back. Myolie will die no matter what."
"Yes, must die"
"If she doesn't die, what will happen if she brings disaster?"
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As a result, everyone still refused to give up.
Xing'er saw that everyone couldn't tolerate her, so she fainted from sadness and despair.
Qi'er saw that everyone wanted to cure Xing'er and die. She knew there was nothing she could do, so she looked at Gongsun Yu with eyes pleading for help.
"Let's do this for now. When Xing'er wakes up, we can ask why." Gongsun Yu ordered.
"Who are you?" the patriarch asked.
"You are impudent, Young Master Gongsun Yu of Gongsun Mansion." Luan Yue explained.
After hearing this, everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to say anything. The clan leader did not dare to offend Gongsun Mansion, so he had no choice but to promise to wait until Xing'er woke up to ask. Everyone had no choice but to give up today.
Xing'er's mother hurriedly untied her, and her parents came over to thank Gongsun Yu and others.
Qi'er knew that their group of villagers would definitely not give up, so they decided to stay one night. Gongsun Yu didn't worry about herself, so she stayed together.
Xing'er's family is very poor, with only two houses and a side house. The side room was a woodshed, where miscellaneous items were stored.
When Xing'er woke up, mother and daughter would inevitably cry in each other's arms.
"Since you are so reluctant to let her go, you don't care if they drag her to soak in a pig cage?" Qi'er asked curiously.
"My family is poor. It's embarrassing to do something like this. How can I talk about my love?" Xing'er's father said.
"Why can't you speak? Is it better than losing my daughter's life?"
Xing'er's mother, I'm sorry to tell you the reason: It turns out that Xing'er was indeed raped by Mr. Tan, but because his family is so powerful, it's not necessarily Xing'er who charmed him. When he sent her back, he told the villagers that Xing'er must die. Because Mr. Tan was afraid that others would find out and damage his reputation. After everyone received the benefits, Xing'er naturally died.
Qi'er said to them, "Don't let your daughter wait for death here. Why don't you run away?"
Xing'er's father sighed and said: "Our roots are here, where can we escape? If we are caught, where will my old face be put? It is really unfortunate for our family to have such a shameful thing happen to our ancestors." He choked up after speaking. stand up.
Gongsun Yu saw that Qi'er was in charge of this matter, so he couldn't sit back and watch. "It's reasonable and reasonable to let Mr. Tan take a concubine."
Xing'er's father: "This is even more impossible. How could he accept the daughter of our poor family?"
"What happened to the daughter of a poor family? Are the daughters of a poor family not human? Can't they be loved by others? Don't belittle yourself all the time. There are so many distinctions between high and low. We only have one life. Is everyone equal?" Qi'er said angrily.
Gongsun Yu told Luan Yue, "Go to the county magistrate tomorrow and give an explanation to Mr. Tan."
Xing'er's father knew that Gongsun Yu's authority was higher than that of the county magistrate, but he was still worried and asked, "Mr. Yu, will they agree?"
Luan Yue said, "Since Mr. Yu asked me to go to the county magistrate to explain, you should prepare to marry your daughter off immediately."
Xing'er's father was still worried and said, "But?"
Luan Yue said, "They have to weigh the importance of the position of a concubine and a county magistrate for your son." Seeing that Xing'er's family was still worried, she added, "Although you are poor, you are good people after all and are not equal to sluts. It’s not like embarrassing the Tan family.”
After hearing this, Xing'er's family was very grateful to Gongsun Yu.
