Chapter 625: Chapter 625 Talking Nonsense Chapter 625: Chapter 625 Talking Nonsense So, no matter how the village head knocked outside, there was no sign of movement inside.
Situ Yongjie was puzzled and glanced at the county magistrate, asking with doubt, “Isn’t there anyone in the house? If there were, they should have opened the door by now.”
The county magistrate also said, “It seems there is no one at home.”
The village head turned around and said respectfully, “My lords, the weather is sweltering, how about we rest at my home for a while? Once Xuexue returns, we can come back here later.”
The county magistrate, dizzy and blurred from the heat, really wanted to agree. However, with General Situ present, he, the small county magistrate, didn’t dare to make decisions rashly. After all, the visitor had hurried from the Capital to acknowledge relatives. So, he turned his head to look at General Situ, “General, what do you think…?”
It was now noon time, the sun fiercely radiating heat, illuminating the entire earth. Standing at the door of the Xie Residence, they felt a wave of heat assaulting their faces.
Despite having servants holding oil-paper umbrellas for them, both General Situ and the county magistrate were still sweating profusely, the shade being of little help.
General Situ thought that no matter how urgent, it could not be helped in a moment, so he nodded and said, “Let’s do as you suggest.”
“Very well! My lords, this way, please.” The village head expressed with a hand gesture of invitation.
They turned to leave, intending to stop by the Village Chief’s House first to have some tea, a meal, and to rest for a while before continuing.
Suddenly, Old Lady Mo, who had been nodding along quietly by the side, did not know what could have crossed her mind, but she blurted out this sentence, “Those despicable worms are inside the house, don’t be fooled by them!”
Immediately, everyone stopped in their tracks and turned around.
The village head asked, “Auntie Mo, what are you talking about?”
Old Lady Mo blinked her eyes, “I said they are inside the house!”
The village head, “Impossible. We knocked for so long and there was no response. If they were in the house, they would have come out.”
Just mentioning this made Old Lady Mo boil with rage. She had been shouting all morning, and her throat was nearly smoking. They ignored her completely, letting an old woman bake under the scorching sun for a whole morning without even offering her water to drink. Those wretched creatures were truly heartless.
“How could it not be possible? That wretched girl Xuexue, she closed the door right in my face. There’s no way that’s false.” Old Lady Mo was seething with anger, and at this moment, forgetting her fear, she spat out everything.
Situ Yongjie, upon hearing this, his expression darkened considerably, “What exactly is going on?”
General Situ’s expression was grave, and the county magistrate became tense; he questioned Old Lady Mo, “Old woman, come here and explain clearly, what exactly is going on?”
At this point, knowing she could not hide it, Old Lady Mo spilled the whole story of the morning’s events.
Of course, she omitted the previous incident where she conspired with Ruan Xinzhi to harm Madam Xie’s property, instead accusing Xuexue of being heartless and unfilial, unwilling to offer silver to help even when she saw her own grandmother being beaten.
The more Situ Yongjie listened, the worse his expression became.
The county magistrate was on tenterhooks, thinking to himself that this old crone really had no sense of life or death, daring to insult General Situ’s beloved daughter.
The village head knew exactly what had happened that morning. Unable to withstand Old Lady Mo’s stinginess, unwilling to give silver as compensation to others, he had left halfway. Now, as Old Lady Mo twisted the truth and spouted nonsense, he could not hold back any longer and turned his head to address both General Situ and the county magistrate, “My lords, do not listen to her nonsense. This matter has nothing to do with Xuexue.”