Chapter 92: Chapter 92 Unspeakable
“Your matters, I don’t have the capacity to deal with, but if you truly want to get your Silver back, go to the Yamen and file a complaint, let the Lord County Magistrate decide for you. But don’t blame me for not warning you in advance, with those filthy deeds of yours, once you’re at the Yamen, you’ll have enough trouble to deal with, might not even need to be thrown in jail to get a taste of the beating.” After speaking, the village head flicked his sleeve and huffed away with the young man.
It really was outrageous, Auntie Sun herself harbored ill intentions, wanting to harm others but ended up getting her money stolen. Now she was blaming it on him, the village head.
The young man showed even less respect and spat out, showing his disdain for their actions.
The village head had not gone far when Mo Xiaoqiang saw the man’s behavior and was angry but dared not speak.
Not until the village head had stormed off did Mo Xiaoqiang say to Auntie Sun, “Wife, why did you anger the village head! Look, now he’s not dealing with our affairs.”
“He never wanted to deal with it in the first place, what does it matter if we offend him? Wahhhh…” Auntie Sun, having lost her entire fortune, was now heartbroken; she wouldn’t be afraid even if the King of Heaven showed up.
“Does your arm hurt? Maybe we should see a Doctor first.”
“What’s there to see, we don’t have a single Copper Coin left, no point in seeing a damn Doctor.” Auntie Sun’s face was covered in tears and snot. Now a pauper, she felt like dying, image was the last thing on her mind.
“We’re all from the same village, it’s fine to wait a bit to pay, come on, let’s go quickly.” Mo Xiaoqiang helped the nearly collapsed Auntie Sun up and took her to Doctor Xu’s house to bandage up her wound.
That night after hearing from Mo Xiaoqiang that Auntie Sun had also slipped Xuexue an Aphrodisiac, the village head knew very well how important a girl’s chastity was. Worried all night, he had tossed and turned, unable to sleep a wink.
Early in the morning, without time for breakfast, he went to the Mo Family Ancestral Home, to see Xuexue.
Xuexue was preparing breakfast when she saw the village head come by so early, she was surprised.
“Uncle Village Chief, is there something you needed?” Seeing the village head’s hesitant gaze, Xuexue could guess something.
Such a disgraceful and dirty matter was difficult to discuss with a little girl. The village head, after thinking it over, decided it was safer to talk to Madam Xie and asked, “Where’s your mother?”
“She just went to the river to fetch water.”
“Oh! Then never mind, I’ll come back later.”
“Then, Uncle Village Chief, please take care.”
The village head waved his hand, turned around, and left with a heavy heart.
Seeing the village head’s manner, Xuexue presumed he already knew about the Aphrodisiac. Now, keeping it from Madam Xie would likely not work. Xuexue thought for a while, then sat at the front door, waiting for her return, ready for a serious talk.
In Half a Cup of Tea’s time, Madam Xie, carrying a shoulder pole with two buckets of water, appeared at the turn not far from there.
Xuexue hurriedly stepped forward to take the pole and said with a smile, “Mother, you must be tired, right?”
“I’m not tired. Back at the Mo family, all the water for such a big household was fetched by me. Now there are only the three of us, and with you helping, Mother is even less tired,” Madam Xie said contentedly.
Xuexue felt a pang of sadness. Indeed! In her last life, her foster mother’s life was filled with hardship, and she even died because of Aunt Sun, not meeting a good end. This life, Xuexue was determined to protect her and allow her to live some comfortable days.
After pouring both buckets of water into the kitchen’s water jar and covering it, Xuexue pulled Madam Xie aside with a serious expression on her face.
“Xuexue, what’s wrong, your mother still needs to go wash clothes by the river.”
“Let’s wait a bit before you go, there’s something important I need to tell you.”
“What is it? Is it your father causing you trouble again?” Upon hearing there was an issue, Madam Xie’s mind raced, considering all possibilities, and immediately tensed up thinking of the distressing event from the night before.