HCB Chapter 122 We all thought you were hiding in Zhuangzi and crying
Chapter 122 We all thought you were hiding in Zhuangzi and crying
The village chief walked out of the crowd, stood in front of Murong Zixi, and spoke for Fatty, "Miss, you don't know that Fatty's parents passed away early, leaving her alone to live a miserable life. Two years ago, the Zhang family saw that Fatty was strong, so they arranged a matchmaker and married her off. After Fatty married into the Zhang family, she worked hard without complaint!"
Murong Zixi turned to look at Fatty, with a faint smile on her face, and asked softly, "Your name is Fatty?"
Fatty rubbed her hands shyly, smiled, and said, "Well... Miss, my last name is Huang, and my name is Huang Niuniu. Because I have been fat since I was a child, the villagers are used to calling me Fatty."
Murong Zixi nodded and asked, "Then how did the Zhang family trick you into marrying in?"
The fat girl lowered her head and said slowly with a bit of grievance in her voice: "Miss, the matchmaker said that I could have enough food if I married into the Zhang family, but after I got married, I had to do a lot of work every day. I was so tired that I couldn't straighten my back, and I often didn't have enough to eat." As she spoke, she touched her flat belly.
At this time, the old lady of the Zhang family who was standing nearby suddenly cursed loudly: "Eat, eat, eat, you fat guy, don't you see that you are as fat as a pig? All you do all day long is eat."
Hearing this, the fat girl couldn't help but retort: "Huh! I do so much work every day. How can I have the energy to work if I don't eat enough?"
The villagers present all knew the old lady of the Zhang family's character, and when they saw her treating their daughter-in-law like that, they all began to criticize her.
The old lady of the Zhang family was so embarrassed by what everyone said that she had to shut up and help her son to the side.
Murong Zixi thought this fat girl was quite interesting, so she said, "Do you want to lose weight? I can help you." As she spoke, she looked up and down at the fat girl in front of her with interest, thinking that this girl was really interesting.
When the fat girl heard this, she waved her hands as if to chase something away. A look of fear appeared on her face. She said hastily, "Miss, you don't know that in our countryside, you have to be like me so that you have enough strength to work. I don't want to be thin. When my parents were alive, they always said that it's okay for girls to be a little fat, it's very cute."
Murong Zixi chuckled, thinking that this fat girl was not only cute, but also very innocent. So she smiled and said, "Yes, your parents are right, you are very cute. How about this, you stay in the manor, and being a thug is not bad. You will be provided with food and accommodation!"
Hearing this, the fat girl's eyes suddenly sparkled like two bright stars.
She said excitedly: "Thank you, Miss. You are such a good person. I, Fatty, will definitely help you to watch over the farm. If anyone does something bad, I, Fatty, will beat him so badly that his parents won't recognize him."
There was a sudden burst of laughter from the crowd, and everyone turned their eyes to Zhang San with sympathy.
Zhang San was beaten so badly that his face was bruised and swollen. There was no trace of his previous arrogance. Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that this fat girl was really cruel!
At this time, someone else came out to identify other people, and there was another round of cursing at the scene.
Murong Zixi's face turned gloomy, and she said coldly: "Send these people to the government!"
Xiao Muzi took the copper coins, picked out a few strong villagers, and gave each of them ten copper coins as a reward.
Then, he led these people to tie up the ten people identified by the villagers tightly and sent them to the government.
The families of those ten people felt desperate and angry when they saw that their husbands or sons not only lost the opportunity to rent land but were also sent to the government.
They lay on the ground, rolling around and crying loudly.
Murong Zixi just looked at them coldly, without a trace of pity in her eyes.
Other villagers blamed the families of the troublemakers, saying that their men and sons were shameless for committing such immoral acts.
As time went on, the troublemaker's family realized that throwing a tantrum did not achieve any effect and instead put themselves in an embarrassing situation. So, they left the scene in shame and stopped making a fuss.
When everything was resolved, Murong Zixi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She asked everyone to go home. Then she walked into the house and saw Mo Zhu and others looking at her with tears in their eyes.
Murong Zixi comforted him softly, "Okay, don't cry. The people who bullied you have received the punishment they deserve. You can put aside the shadow of the past and start a new life."
Mo Zhu and the others replied with tears of gratitude: "Thank you, young lady!"
Murong Zixi smiled and nodded. She understood their feelings. Time is the best medicine. She believed that they would be able to get out of the haze and start a new life.
Xiaolu came in with a letter and said respectfully, "Miss, the servant from the Marquis of Loyalty Mansion just brought a letter and asked me to pass it to you."
Murong Zixi reached out to take the envelope, gently opened it, and quickly scanned the contents on the letter.
"Grandfather and his family will be arriving in the capital in the next few days! Let's get ready and go back to the city immediately."
"Yes, miss." Xiaolu replied.
Nanny Li smiled happily. "When the old marquis comes back, he will be very happy if he learns that the eldest daughter has recovered and left the general's mansion. He has always cared about you very much."
Murong Zixi nodded. She was also looking forward to meeting them. They were all relatives who fought bravely on the battlefield and defended the country. She was also about to leave the capital, and she still wanted to see them before leaving.
Before leaving the manor, Murong Zixi specially placed Fatty on the manor, and with Fatty's introduction, recruited several honest people to guard the manor and the granary.
After everything was arranged, Murong Zixi finally boarded the carriage back to the capital.
When they came, there was only one carriage, which could not accommodate so many people, so they had to go back and ask Xiao Muzi to pick up Mo Xiang and others.
The carriage stopped, and as Murong Zixi got off the carriage, she heard a cheerful voice.
"Xier"
Murong Zixi turned around and saw that it was Yun Yubing.
"cousin"
Yun Yubing walked over, looked at Murong Zixi, and pouted, "You, you went to the farm without calling me, I'm unhappy, come and comfort me."
"Cousin, I also made a last-minute decision to go. I'll call you next time."
Yun Yubing snorted and said, "Let's go. Grandmother is waiting for you. She asked me to come and see if you have come back."
"Oh? Grandma, is there anything wrong?"
"Grandma is worried about you. People in the capital are talking about you, and she's afraid you'll feel bad listening to them." Yun Yubing looked her up and down. She looked at Murong Zixi and saw that there was no pain or sadness on Murong Zixi's face. Instead, she had a faint smile on her face, as if she didn't care at all about the gossip.
"But it seems that you are not affected at all. We all thought you were hiding in the manor and crying."