"break off an engagement?"
Shi Sanmei's words were like a bolt from the blue, which immediately confused Jiang Xiaoyu and broke his guard instantly.
"Third sister, what did you say?"
Jiang Xiaoyu's tears welled up in his eyes, and he twitched his nose and said, "Did you say something wrong just now? Say it again."
Shi Sanmei didn't dare to look at Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes, and gritted her teeth and said, "I said I wanted to break off the engagement, and I wanted to break off the engagement in front of the mayor, your sister, and more than a thousand fellow villagers."
"Third sister, you..."
Jiang Xiaoyu's legs suddenly became weak, and his body collapsed on the stage involuntarily. Tears flowed out unsatisfactoryly: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Third sister, you can't do this to me. I went to steal the gold for you."
"I don't want to marry a street kid who idles around all day and doesn't do his job. I don't want my future children to be looked down upon. Xiaoyu, you are so disappointing..."
Although Shi Sanmei was extremely reluctant, she still made up her mind and reprimanded Jiang Xiaoyu according to Zhu Renxia's instructions, hitting the weakest point in his heart.
"I am willing to change. I will study hard in the future, I will participate in training every day, and I will not fish anymore..."
Jiang Xiaoyu cried so hard that he had a lot of tears and snot. His expression was as embarrassing as it was just now.
Zhu Renxia, who had been watching with cold eyes, interjected: "Shi Sanmei, it is indeed your fault that Xiaoyu took the risk to steal the gold. You also have a certain responsibility, so you are not allowed to cancel the engagement. Not only can you not cancel the engagement, you must also be responsible for supervising his reform." , change your mind..."
"Third sister is not at fault, it's all my fault!"
Although Jiang Xiaoyu was crying profusely, he still did not forget to defend his little daughter-in-law, "Don't wrong a good person. If you want to punish me, punish me. I admit it. Don't embarrass Sanmei and his family..."
"Okay, then I'll punish you!"
Zhu Renxia felt that Jiang Xiaoyu's words were quite responsible, indicating that this boy was not hopeless.
"You first review the mistakes you made in front of all the young and old men in the town, starting with idleness, and then let Third Sister decide whether to forgive you."
Jiang Xiaoyu's previous tough talk no longer existed, and he tearfully reviewed his mistakes to the neighbors in the audience.
"Masters, aunts, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, brothers, sisters... I, Jiang Xiaoyu, am a bastard. Because my sister married the mayor, I became so complacent that I forgot about my past. Poor days...
I'm such a bastard, I don't go to study, I don't go to practice, I just think about fishing and catching shrimps all day long, and I also think about taking off my third sister's pants..."
The audience burst into laughter, "Haha... This guy is quite honest. It seems like he is confessing!"
"No nonsense!"
Shi Sanmei's cheeks were red with embarrassment, and she glared at Jiang Xiaoyu with anger and annoyance. She saw that he was still confessing his mistake with snot and tears. It seemed that he was not aware of his gaffe.
"I'm a little bastard. I want to climb into Sanmei's window every night. I just want to get under Sanmei's bed, but she won't let me in even once."
"Haha... Xiao Yu'er is so mature that it's strange that he came early. He wants to sleep with his wife at such a young age. He is really a brat."
There was another burst of laughter from the audience, and the atmosphere in the venue gradually changed from condemnation to joy.
In this era, it is not uncommon to marry a wife at the age of thirteen or fourteen, but most of them marry home and raise them as child brides. It can be said that there are very few people who understand the affairs of men and women at this age.
Shi Sanmei was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to raise her head. She lowered her head and reminded her several times: "Xiaoyu, stop talking. If you say anything else, I'll get angry!"
But Jiang Xiaoyu was in a trance after his psychological defense collapsed, and he turned a deaf ear to his wife's reminders.
"In order to have sex with my third sister as soon as possible, I lied to my brother-in-law that my third sister was pregnant. What a bastard I am..."
"Ahem...get to the point."
Zhu Renxia couldn't stand listening any longer. He was afraid that the boy would reveal the details of what happened after he climbed through the window and entered the boudoir, so he could only interrupt him and said, "Just tell me why you stole the gold and how you feel now."
"In order to coax Third Sister to sleep with me, I came up with the idea of a golden dragon. Last night, while there were fewer guards, I went out secretly to steal gold..."
Jiang Xiaoyu tearfully admitted her mistake, "I was wrong, I was a thief, but I will change my mind in the future. I want to change my mind and be a good person. Please give me a chance, please give me a chance, Third Sister."
Zhu Renxia felt that it was almost done, so he made the final decision: "Jiang Xiaoyu, for the sake of your youth, I will now punish you to go to the stables to raise horses with the [Horse Breeding Bureau] on odd days every month, and to go to the school on even days every month." Are you willing to stop fishing and fishing while studying?"
"I do."
Jiang Xiaoyu lowered his head and admitted his mistake honestly.
Zhu Renxia added: "But remember, you can raise horses in the stable for free for a year without getting a single work point. You can only receive basic living supplies like the four of them just did."
"As long as Sanmei Shi doesn't break off the engagement with me, I will agree to anything." Jiang Xiaoyu glanced at Sanmei Shi, his eyes full of worry.
Zhu Renxia asked Shi Sanmei again: "Shi Sanmei, Jiang Xiaoyu has made a guarantee, you must supervise him carefully. If Jiang Xiaoyu does not completely reform, then your Shi family will be expelled from Chang'an Town."
"I……"
As soon as Shi Sanmei opened her mouth, Jiang Xiaoyu rushed to say: "Don't embarrass my father-in-law and his family. I am willing to change, and I will change completely. If I am still idle, kick me, Jiang Xiaoyu, out of Chang'an Town!"
Zhu Renxia nodded: "Then you must keep it in mind. Your future words and deeds will not only affect you, but also Sanmei's whole family."
"I change, I really change!"
Jiang Xiaoyu's attitude was pious and he lowered his head in a dignified manner. His previous naughtiness and unruliness were gone.
"Axiu, bring it here."
Zhu Renxia turned to look at his wife and said, "Give those things to Xiaoyu."
Jiang Axiu stood up silently, took out a bunch of things from under his feet and sent them to Jiang Xiaoyu. They included two fishing rods, fishing nets, fish hooks, and some homemade fishing bait.
"elder sister."
Jiang Xiaoyu shouted timidly, as if seeing his parents whom he had not seen for a long time.
Jiang Axiu ignored him and turned back to the chair to sit upright with an expressionless expression.
With a "choking" sound, Zhu Renxia unsheathed his sword.
With a flash of cold light, he cut the hemp rope binding Jiang Xiaoyu's hands and feet.
"The fishing rods and nets are at your feet. You can state your intention in front of Third Sister and all the folks in the town to see if you are sincerely repentant or if you don't mean what you mean."
"Um……"
Jiang Xiaoyu nodded, bent down and touched the fishing rod on the ground, and broke it with a "click".
Then he borrowed the sword from Zhu Renxia, slashed the fishing net to pieces, and finally sprinkled the bait to the audience.
"I, Jiang Xiaoyu, will change my mind from now on and be a new person. I will never be idle again."
The residents' meeting of Chang'an Town ended and the people went home.
Some people lamented that the mayor's rewards and punishments were clear, while others were looking forward to Jiang Xiaoyu's change.
But no matter what, no one dares to think of gold on the wall anymore.
In the afternoon, Jiang Xiaoyu went to the Horse Breeding Bureau honestly and raised horses with seven or eight strong men; the other four Minzhuang who had committed crimes went around building roads under Zhao Yun's arrangement and acted as free men. of labor force.
Zhu Renxia had nothing to do and came to the woodworking bureau to inspect and inquire about the production progress of the "Dragon and Snake Car".
Chen Fu, who is in charge of the carpentry bureau, patted his chest and assured: "Mayor, please rest assured that the dragon-snake car will be built the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Zhu Renxia clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work. We have built the dragon-snake chariot. Let's transport the golden dragon into the warehouse. The whole town will no longer have to worry about it, and everyone can have a peaceful sleep."
"hehe……"
Everyone in the woodworking bureau laughed along with me.
Money moves people's hearts.
This big, glittering golden dragon is right under your nose, and it can really arouse people's greed. If five gold thieves hadn't been caught a few days ago and paraded through the streets, there's no telling what trouble would have happened in the past few days.
