The carriage swayed behind Jiang Ming, and Xia Dingfeng would occasionally hit the gong and shout a few times. This time, the road to Yangliu Village became extremely lively.
The snow was slippery and Jiang Ming fell several times on the road. Although Jiang's father and mother felt sorry for their son, they only dared to step forward to support him and did not dare to complain.
It was already noon when they returned to Yangliu Village. The news of Jiang Mingxing's generous gift to apologize had spread to the village, and the villagers all ran out to watch the excitement, pointing and talking. In addition to cursing that the Jiang family deserved it, they also felt a little awe for Xia Qianqian.
This little girl is really not simple!
Xia Dinghai was hiding at home eating bacon with his wife and children. When he heard that Xia Qianqian had won the lawsuit, he quickly wiped the oil off his mouth and ran out to see.
Old Man Xia has gone out and asked the villagers about the whole matter.
"Old Xia, your granddaughter is really capable. I think she can become a village headwoman in the future."
"That is to say, she can read and write beautiful petitions. Even the head of the village praised her. If she were a boy, she might even get the top spot in the imperial examination!"
"… "
Old Man Xia looked very happy, but he felt very depressed. Xia Qianqian was no longer a member of his old Xia family. The day the three of them were driven out of their home, their names were erased from the family tree.
Xia Dinghai squeezed over and asked, "What happened to Xia Qianqian?"
"Second Xia, your niece won the lawsuit, the Jiang family paid compensation and gifts, your Xia family has become famous in the surrounding area."
"But, Second Brother Xia, Xia Qianqian's reputation has been ruined, which affects the reputation of all the girls in your Xia family. As an uncle, why don't you stand up for her? Don't forget that you have two daughters in your family!"
Xia Dinghai's face was hot and he said dryly, "We sent the third child to help. He drove the carriage to take them to town early this morning."
"Oh, that's more like it."
Old Man Xia pulled Xia Dinghai and asked in a low voice, "Did the third brother really go?"
"Yeah." Xia Dinghai regretted it in his heart. If he had known that the influence was so great, he would have followed Xia Lao San.
"That's not bad." Old Man Xia breathed a sigh of relief. "Go back and ask your wife to prepare some melon seeds and peanuts, and send them to your sister-in-law later. They are famous now, and many people come to talk to them. We can't let them sit and chat."
Xia Dinghai agreed sullenly and went back to prepare.
Old man Xia walked to the village entrance with his head held high, waiting to greet his eldest granddaughter.
Soon, they saw the carriage approaching. Jiang Ming knelt every three steps and kowtowed every five steps. His voice was hoarse and his knees were bleeding. Every time he knelt, he felt excruciating pain.
Seeing Jiang Ming in such a state of embarrassment, Old Man Xia laughed loudly: "Jiang Ming, you have finally met this day! Do you dare to gossip again?"
"It's my fault. I talked nonsense and slandered her maliciously, and ruined Miss Xia Qianqian's reputation. I was wrong..." Jiang Ming said weakly, almost fainting.
The villagers of Yangliu Village all felt relieved. Wang Liang and other vagrants were both relieved and scared. Xia Qianqian was really amazing. Fortunately, they turned back in time, otherwise they would have been as miserable as Jiang Ming!
"Qianqian is back." Old man Xia shouted with a smile on his face.
Xia Qianqian opened the carriage curtain and jumped out of the carriage: "I'm back!"
"Qianqian, congratulations on winning the lawsuit." Aunt Liu was the first to step forward and speak.
Xia Qianqian smiled and bowed to everyone, saying, "Thank you folks for speaking out for justice!"
"Of course you should. It's not easy for a little girl like you to support a family..." several women sighed.
(End of this chapter)