Chapter 245

"Yo, I say everyone, we can go to her house and see. Whether there is a wild man hidden in the house or not is something a pair of eyes can tell." A sharp voice rang out at this moment.

Li Dayong's wife walked up, affectionately took Yun Ying's arm, and smiled maliciously, "I say sister Yun Ying, you've seen what that wild man looks like, right? Let's go in with you today, and you can open your eyes wide and take a good look!"

Saying this, she dragged Yun Ying and was about to rush into the Jiang house regardless.

Jiang Wei blocked the door, looking unusually displeased, "Li Dayong's wife, what do you mean by this?"

"You know very well what I mean." Li Dayong's wife turned to the villagers behind her, "I suppose everyone doesn't want Xiaoxiao's mother to be slandered and framed, right? Let's just go in together and see if there's really a wild man hidden in her house."

Auntie Guihua stood out with an ugly expression, "I say Li Dayong's wife, have you lost your mind! That bitch Yun Ying trafficked the children of our village and did all kinds of evil things. You still dare to believe her slander against Xiaoxiao's mother?!"

Uncle Zhou and the others nodded, "This woman looks like she's being directed by the Li family to spread rumors. We all believe in Xiaoxiao's mother's character."

Seeing most of the villagers in the village staring at her with dissatisfaction, Li Dayong's wife seemed to realize something, hurriedly let go of Yun Ying's hand, and said guiltily, "I, I'm doing this for Xiaoxiao's mother's innocence!"

Saying this, she looked at Li Zheng again, "Uncle Li Zheng, look, the Li family and Yun Ying are slandering Xiaoxiao's mother like this. Shouldn't we go in and see for ourselves to prove Xiaoxiao's mother's innocence?"

Her words sounded high-sounding, as if she were entirely for Jiang Wei's good.

A few rascals in the crowd who had come to watch the fun seemed to think the matter wasn't big enough and hurriedly echoed, "Exactly! Whether this Jiang Shi is hiding a wild man or not, won't we know if we all go in and see?"

While speaking, these people's gazes swept toward Jiang Wei opposite them with malicious intent.

They were well-known rascals in the village, doing no proper work all day, stealing chickens and dogs. Their families were dirt poor, and they had long coveted the wealth of Jiang Wei's family. If they caught Jiang Wei stealing a man, according to the words left by the ancestors, it was not keeping to wifely duties and was damaging to public morals, and she would be drowned in a pig cage!

Once this woman died, wouldn't they have a share of that huge family property...

"If you ask me, Jiang Wei is a widow, and her man has been gone for several years. It's inevitable that she's a bit empty and lonely. Maybe what Yun Ying said about her stealing a man is true!"

"Shut up, Scabby Head!" Li Zheng, seeing that the words were getting more and more unpleasant, couldn't help it anymore and scolded immediately, "If you talk nonsense again, I'll kick you out of Yuhe Village!"

The group of rascals who were fanning the flames closed their mouths sullenly when they saw Li Zheng getting angry.

But Scabby Head, who was the loudest, wasn't afraid. He said maliciously, "I say Li Zheng, I know Jiang Shi has given you a lot of benefits, and you all intend to protect Jiang Shi, but the facts are right in front of us. Whether Jiang Shi is hiding a wild man or not, we all have to go in and see. Otherwise, her innocence will be... tsk tsk."

Seeing someone supporting her, Li Dayong's wife immediately lost her guilt, her back straightened, and she said, "Exactly, we are doing this for Jiang Shi's good! We have to prove her innocence, so we must go in and see for ourselves!"

Li Zheng's face was dark, and he didn't speak.

Most of the villagers who were on Jiang Wei's side also had dark faces.

Even if they intended to side with Jiang Wei, things had reached this point. If Jiang Wei kept blocking them and wouldn't let them go into her house to see the situation, it would instead show that her house really...

Everyone didn't dare to think further. After being silent for a while, they finally said, "Xiaoxiao's mother, why don't you let us go in and take a look... but don't worry, our village believes in your character. Going in this time is just to help you prove your innocence."

Seeing that everyone in the village had said so, Jiang Wei knew that she couldn't handle this matter today without letting everyone go into her house to take a look, so she silently stepped aside and yielded the gate behind her, "Since the Li family thinks I would do such things that damage public morals, then everyone, please help me take a good look and prove my innocence."

"Hmph, wait until we find the person, let's see how you can argue!" Li Family Old Woman saw Jiang Wei yield the gate, and immediately didn't care about anything else, hurriedly dragging Yun Ying and rushing in, as if fearing that if she went a step late, the wild man would run away.

Others followed one after another.

Jiang Wei was the last one. After everyone had entered, she quickly scanned the outside for a week, and after confirming there were no suspicious people, she closed the gate tightly.

Not being used by someone with ulterior motives.

Then it should be that the Li family wanted to come and cause trouble themselves, so even if Shen Que's presence in her house was exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal...

As soon as they entered the Jiang house, the old couple of the Li family directed Zhu Shi not to let go of any room and to search carefully.

Zhu Shi's eyes shone with greed, and she was the first to go to the kitchen.

But she was stopped by a villager: "I say Shoucai's wife, why are you going to someone's kitchen? That's for cooking, even if there's someone, they can't be hidden inside."

"Her kitchen is so big, bigger than my family's main room, how is it impossible to hide someone?" Zhu Shi retorted immediately.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know you're going to the kitchen to steal the food inside. Don't go to the kitchen, I'll go see." The villager snorted and blocked the kitchen door first, refusing to let Zhu Shi in no matter what.

Zhu Shi curled her lips. Her little thoughts were seen through, so she could only leave sullenly and go search elsewhere.

"You woman only know how to eat!" Li Family Old Woman glared at her and directed her to go look at the two ear rooms.

Jiang Wei stood in the courtyard with her arms crossed, not stopping them, just watching all this quietly.

Although the villagers had entered her house, they didn't have too many actions, just standing in the courtyard and scanning a few times casually.

Except for the Li family.

They were like locusts entering the border, sweeping through every room in her house.

All the rooms on the first floor were unlocked. Once the door was pushed open, one could see the inside clearly.

Each room, except for simple tables, chairs, benches, and beds, had nothing else, not even a large wardrobe that could hide a person.

So, everyone could see at a glance that the Jiang family's courtyard, including all the rooms, had no possibility of hiding anyone.

The Li family, having gained nothing, jumped in a rage.

Li Family Old Woman slapped Yun Ying's face: "Didn't you say you saw a wild man in her house! Where is he! I'm asking you where he is!?"

Yun Ying pouted aggrievedly. Could she be blamed if the person was gone? Did she really think that wild man didn't have legs and wouldn't run?

But she still said flatteringly, "Mother, don't be anxious. Doesn't her house have a second floor? Maybe the person is hidden up there."

Yun Ying pointed toward the second floor, and Li Family Old Woman's gaze followed. (End of chapter)