Qin Fang asked: "How do you plan to solve it?"
Yang Haiyan doesn't like to drag her feet when doing things. Although she doesn't care what others say about her behind her back, she is the one who is building her reputation. Who doesn't care about building their own reputation? Moreover, in ancient times, reputation was equivalent to life: "Let's solve it tonight. You are all on duty during the day this month. Are the centurions at home at this time?"
Qin Fang: "I don't know whether they are here or not, but they have already made their move at this time."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she said, "Then please accompany me for a walk, my husband. We haven't been to Baifu District for a long time. Let's go there today."
Although Qin Fang didn't know how she would deal with it, he was curious: "Okay." Otherwise, he would not feel at ease letting his wife go alone.
Of course Yang Haiyan didn't plan to go with just the two of them, she also brought Nanny Lian, Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu. Seeing this, Qin Fang had an idea that his wife was going there to quarrel.
Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang went to Qi Baifu's house first with Nanny Lian, Aunt Fan, Aunt Yu and others. There was another reason why Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang always gossiped together. They were all neighbors. Now that Yang Haiyan came with a large group of people, wouldn't it attract attention? So half of the people on the street came out to watch.
Qi Baifu and his family were having dinner when they heard someone outside shouting, "Is Mrs. Qi here?"
On this road, anyone who noticed the slightest movement would sneak out to see what was going on.
Mrs. Qi responded from inside: "Yes, who is it?"
Yang Haiyan led the group in. After a while, there were sounds of quarreling, scolding, and things being smashed, which shocked the people outside. Then, Mrs. Qi rushed out crying. She cried and ran: "Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Tang..."
She didn't need to shout, Mrs. Tang was watching the show at the gate of her yard. Mrs. Qi saw Mrs. Tang and hurriedly grabbed her, "Mrs. Tang, you have to testify for me. I didn't say that Mrs. Qin was a spendthrift woman, nor did I say that Mrs. Qin was an old hen that couldn't lay eggs. You have to testify for me."
When everyone heard what Mrs. Qi said, they all looked at Mrs. Tang. Although Mrs. Tang and her friends talked about people behind their backs and laughed at others, they would never do it in front of so many people. Now that Mrs. Qi called her, half of the people on the family housing street were looking at her, and she felt embarrassed. She pulled Mrs. Qi's hand away: "What are you talking about? I don't know."
Mrs. Qi's face was covered with slap marks, her face was red and swollen, she looked very pitiful, as if she had been "domestically abused". She held Mrs. Tang's hand tightly and said, "Mrs. Tang, please help me, someone complained to Mrs. Qin, saying that I said behind her back that she was a spendthrift woman and an old hen that couldn't lay eggs, but I clearly didn't say that, please help me, and testify for me."
Yang Haiyan also walked out of Qi's house. As soon as she came out, everyone looked at her. Yang Haiyan pretended to smile: "Aunts, sisters-in-law, sisters, I came here today because I couldn't stand this tone. Everyone knows that I married here from Beijing last August. When I first came, I took the wrong medicine and was poisoned on my wedding night. For this, I also made a fool of my husband, but who doesn't detoxify and take care of the body after being poisoned? It took me half a year to recover.
At that time, my husband had little menstruation, and he had to boil medicine and take supplements to maintain his health, which was too expensive. So I embroidered things and sold them to Yongji, earning some money. With some of my husband's private money, I finally opened a snack shop. The money I earned from the shop was enough to support my health and supplements, and my health gradually recovered. In March of this year, my husband was going back to his hometown. My son had been in the army for five years and had never returned home. My parents-in-law in my hometown were worried. Everyone knows that it is not easy for a pregnant woman to travel long distances, which may affect the fetus or something unexpected. For this reason, I did not plan to get pregnant after March.
But I didn't know that because of these two things, there was actually a wicked woman who spread gossip, saying that I was a spendthrift woman who couldn't lay eggs. "Speaking of this, Yang Haiyan choked up and cried, her tears streaming down.
Qin Fang was helpless when he saw her crying. He quickly hugged her and said, "Don't cry, Yanyan. It's my fault for making you feel wronged." In February, his wife also started crying while talking in her hometown. At that time, he thought she was acting, but later he knew she was really crying. So at this moment, he saw her crying again, and he felt very distressed. His wife had cried twice since she got married, and each time it was for him. Thinking of this, Qin Fang felt a surge of anger that he had never felt before.
Yang Haiyan shook her head, "No, husband, this has nothing to do with you. I had an accident on our wedding night, and you used your private savings to hire a doctor and buy medicine for me. You love me deeply, how can I blame you? The mistake is that you shouldn't have opened a shop, shouldn't have bought medicine, and shouldn't have taken care of yourself. Maybe if I died of illness like this, no one would say I was a spendthrift.
Dear aunts, sisters-in-law, elder sisters, and younger sisters, you are all women, and your husbands are all colleagues. You come from all corners of the country, and it is fate that we can gather here. Shouldn't you live in harmony so that your husbands can defend their country without any worries? Why do you bully women like this when you are also women? Is it because I didn't die from the poisoning last August
Today, someone came to tell me that this Madam Qi and her gang spread gossip among the ladies, saying that I was a spendthrift, and even insulted me as an old hen that couldn't lay eggs. I couldn't swallow this. Aunt Lian, beat them up."
Aunt Lian: “Yes.”
Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu went to grab Mrs. Qi, and Aunt Lian reached out and slapped Mrs. Qi in the face. The slap was so loud that the bystanders couldn't bear to watch.
Mrs. Qi burst into tears: "It wasn't me, it really wasn't me, Mrs. Tang, please testify for me, I really didn't say that."
Mrs. Tang shrank her neck and said, "I don't know, I don't know anything..." Then she left the crowd and went back to the yard next door.
Mrs. Qi saw this and broke free from Aunt Fan and Aunt Yu, then grabbed her and said, "How could you do this? How could you stand by and watch someone die without helping? It was clearly you, Mrs. Feng, who was saying bad things about Mrs. Qin, and I was just listening. Why didn't you testify for me? Why? Mrs. Qin, I really didn't say anything about you. It was Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng who said that you were a spendthrift, that you couldn't lay eggs, and that you... and that Mr. Qin would take a concubine sooner or later..."
Yang Haiyan was stunned. Mrs. Qi had not said this to her during the day.
When Mrs. Tang heard this, she immediately pushed Mrs. Qi away and said, "You are talking nonsense. I never said that."
Mrs. Feng was also watching the show. When she saw Mrs. Qi bringing her up, she immediately said, "Mrs. Qi, are you crazy? A desperate dog will bite anyone it wants. When did you say that?"
Mrs. Qi turned around and knelt on the ground: "Mrs. Qin, in the name of God, I swear to Qi Zhu that I never said you were a spendthrift, nor did I say you were an old hen that couldn't lay eggs. These words were said by Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng. If you lied, I would die a miserable death and my children would have no future." Then she looked at Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang, "Mrs. Feng, Mrs. Tang, you said that a desperate dog would bite people at random, but you swear that you didn't say that. Mrs. Feng, swear on your man, Mrs. Tang, swear on your son."
Qin Haiyan looked at Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang: "Is what Mrs. Qi said true?"
Mrs. Feng gritted her teeth and said, "You never said that, why do you have to swear?"
Mrs. Tang also refused to admit it: "I never said anything, so who knows why Mrs. Qi is crazy?"
Seeing this, Yang Haiyan was not in a hurry: "In this case, let's report to the authorities. Your husband is a seventh-rank military officer of the imperial court. According to the laws of our Qi country, insulting an official's family will result in caning at the least, and imprisonment at the worst. If I have wronged you, I will apologize, but... I believe the county magistrate will give you justice." After saying this, she looked at the other people watching the show, "Everyone, if anyone among you can testify for me, I will give you ten taels of silver as a thank you."
All those present were centurions or their wives. Ten taels of silver was a centurion's annual monthly salary, and even if they lived frugally for a year, they still couldn't save ten taels of silver.
So as soon as Yang Haiyan opened her mouth, some people were moved.
"Mrs. Qin, are you serious? If you are willing to testify, do you really have ten taels of silver?" someone asked. No matter whether she knew him or not, silver was the best.
Yang Haiyan said: "Your husband is here, in front of everyone, how could you lie?"
The woman said, "I heard Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng say this. Early that morning, two of your servants went to the market to buy vegetables. They walked in front, carrying a basket full of vegetables. Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng walked behind. Mrs. Feng said, 'Your servants bought so many vegetables, how come you won't choke to death if you eat them?' Mrs. Tang said, 'You are an old hen that can't lay eggs, so it's useless to eat them. It's a waste of food.' I was walking behind them at the time, and I heard these words."
Mrs. Tang yelled, "You're lying."
Yang Haiyan said, "Sister-in-law, if I go to the police to sue you, are you willing to testify?"
The woman said, "We have said it all here. It's okay to testify before the county magistrate."
Yang Haiyan said: "Thank you sister-in-law, Aunt Lian, give me money."
Nanny Lian took out ten taels of silver and said, "Madam, thank you for being willing to give justice to the wife of our family."
When someone saw the woman accept the ten taels of silver, they also said, "I have heard about it. Your house is next door to Mrs. Tang's house, and I often hear Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Feng go to Mrs. Tang's house to chat. Once, Mrs. Qi said that she saw Mr. Qin Qianfu hunting two wild boars and bringing them back. They were very big wild boars and all meat. Mrs. Feng said that all the wild boars in the mountains were hunted by the Qin family. After they hunted wild boars, they didn't even know to share some of the meat with their colleagues in the family quarters."
So Mrs. Tang said, "That's right. It's useless to feed a prodigal woman who can't lay eggs." Then Mrs. Tang said, "I have a younger sister at home who is very pretty. How about introducing her to Lord Qin?"
Mrs. Qi immediately said, "That time, Mrs. Tang said that Mr. Qin would take a concubine sooner or later. Mrs. Qin, you believe it."
Yang Haiyan also asked the woman, "Sister-in-law, if I go to the court to sue you, are you willing to testify?"
The woman also said readily: "Of course I will go."
So, Nanny Lian gave the woman another ten taels of silver.
Yang Haiyan said, "Aunt Fan, go back to the house and ask Chen Dashi to ride a horse to file a complaint with the authorities faster."
Aunt Fan: “Yes.” She turned around and ran towards Qianfu’s house.
Snap…
A man came out of the crowd and slapped Mrs. Tang on the face: "Did you say these words? If you did, apologize to Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin."
Mrs. Tang was also stunned, and a mouthful of blood smeared on the ground: "No..." She looked at the two women who were willing to testify, then gritted her teeth and knelt down, "Mrs. Qin, I was mean, it's my fault, please don't bear grudges, please forgive me."
When Mrs. Feng saw Mrs. Tang kneeling down to apologize, she also knelt down and stammered to apologize: "Mrs. Qin, I was wrong too. Please forgive me, please."
They were really scared, and they had never thought that they could report such things to the government. In fact, ordinary people would not report to the government for gossiping, and no one would care if they did. But the centurion's wife was an ordinary person, and Yang Haiyan was an official's wife. Even if Qin Fang was only a seventh-rank official, she was still an official's wife even though she had no title and was of a lower rank.
However, ordinary people with a little common sense would not gossip about the officials' families.
Of course, the matter was not that serious. Yang Haiyan only bullied them because they were "illiterate". From their words and deeds, we can tell that they were vulgar and did not understand the law. So it was just right to scare them with these laws. Yang Haiyan read books related to the law when she first came to this world. First, she used the law to protect herself, and second, she also knew what she could not do and what she could do.
Mr. Tang and Mr. Feng also came out and said, "Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin, it is our fault for not disciplining them properly. Please calm down."
Although Qin Fang wanted to punch them in the face, he still held back: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You spend all day in the military camp, devoting yourself to the military camp. How could you have thought that there are women at home who would hold you back?" Qin Fang said this to give face to the two centurions. Whether they know it or not, their face is indeed important among so many people. Of course, this also secretly satirized Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng.
Yang Haiyan said: "My husband, you are right. This matter has nothing to do with the two centurions. You are heroes who defend our country and our country. However, what the two ladies said and did is truly unforgivable."
When they heard Yang Haiyan say that they couldn't forgive her, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng kowtowed and apologized: "Mrs. Qin, we are wrong, we are really wrong, we still have children, please give us a chance, we won't spread rumors again, Mrs. Qin, please..."
Yang Haiyan sobbed for a while and said aggrievedly: "Since the two centurions and my husband are colleagues, I can give you another chance, but you have to write an apology letter, and each family must compensate me for the loss of my reputation by ten taels of silver."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng: "This..." Apology? Compensation for loss of reputation
Yang Haiyan immediately said expressionlessly: "If you don't want to, then we can go to court. I just don't know if you two can withstand the beating from the county magistrate."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng were so nervous: "We write it and we pay the compensation."
So Yang Haiyan took out two apology letters and said, "Please read them once. If you have no problem, please sign them. If you don't know how to sign, you can put your fingerprints on them."
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng were illiterate, but the two centurions were literate. They saw that the apology letter did not exaggerate, but only stated the facts, and wrote: ... Because of this incident, the reputation of Qin Yangshi Haiyan was damaged, and she was compensated with ten taels of silver. I also promised that I would not make rumors about Qin Yangshi in the future. If I violated this promise, I would compensate her with one hundred taels of silver.
Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Tang pressed their fingerprints. How could an ordinary family come up with ten taels of silver at once? The two centurions first paid five taels of silver each, and the remaining amount would be five hundred coins per month, to be paid in ten installments.
After the apology bookmark and the compensation were made, the Feng and Tang families immediately returned to their own homes, closed the door, and put aside all their face for that day.
Yang Haiyan said to the crowd again: "Aunts, sisters-in-law, sisters, I want to apologize to Mrs. Qi here today. I didn't find out the truth of the matter, and I came to her house and beat her up. I was wrong. I don't know what the person who told you was thinking, or whether he has a grudge against Mrs. Qi, but no matter what, Mrs. Qi has been hurt by this matter, and I hope Mrs. Qi will forgive me."
Mrs. Qi hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I shouldn't have listened to them talking about these things. I don't know what's good for me and I just joined in the fun." She regretted it. Yang Haiyan rushed in just now and scared her. Later, when she heard Yang Haiyan say that she would accompany her to play a scene, she didn't dare to object.
Although it was just an act, her face really hurt, the slap was real. But she also knew that Yang Haiyan was doing it for her own good, because if she didn't make such a fuss, Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng would definitely bite her, and Mrs. Feng also saw her getting into Mrs. Qin's carriage in the morning.
Now that she is a victim, it is different.
Yang Haiyan held her hand and said, "I'm sorry. This ten taels of silver is compensation. Madam Qi, please ask a doctor to take a look. Also, all the bowls in your house have been broken by me, so you need to buy some more. Don't be polite to me." After giving the silver to Madam Qi, Yang Haiyan said to Qin Fang, "Husband, let's go back."
Qin Fang supported her: "Yeah."
After Qin Fang and his wife left with their servants, everyone saw the Qi family sweep out the broken bowls and spilled dishes. This play was quite realistic.
When they got home and entered the yard, Qin Fang suddenly hugged her from behind: "I'm sorry, I let you suffer." She cried so sadly just now, it was all his fault.
Yang Haiyan: “…” She broke free from his arms, then put her hand over his eyes.
Qin Fang squinted his eyes immediately, but it was too late to close them. His eyes were irritated and immediately turned red, and a few tears flowed out. Qin Fang: "You bad woman." He hugged her, "You lied to me and it hurts my heart."
Yang Haiyan yelled, "Put me down now."
Qin Fang: "No." He threw the man onto the bed and pressed him down heavily, "You are so bad, you are so bad."
Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing: "You are so stupid, you are really stupid." She didn't even know whether it was true or not, what a fool she was.
Qin Fang snorted, then lowered his head, buried it in her chest, and bit her breast hard through her clothes.
Yang Haiyan was stunned: "You hooligan, you hooligan..." Where did he learn this
After what happened between Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng, there was a lot of gossip in the family room, but the protagonists of the gossip were Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Feng.
Yang Haiyan did not ask about these things. In the blink of an eye, it was mid-May.
On this day, Uncle Hong brought good news. After ten days of observation, half an acre of broccoli transplanted in early May survived for 20 minutes and has now entered a vigorous period. There were no chemical fertilizers in ancient times, and Yang Haiyan could not buy chemical fertilizers. All fertilizers were pig manure, chicken manure, and duck manure. There are 20 pigs, 20 chickens, and 20 ducks on the farm. The people in charge of the farm are Niu Da's family. Niu Da is responsible for the crops, and his family is responsible for weeding and feeding poultry. Niu Da's monthly salary is 100 coins. There are four people weeding and feeding poultry, and each of them is paid 50 coins. Weeding is not a heavy job, and it only happens once every few months. Even feeding poultry is fast because there are many people. The main reason is that this job is right at the doorstep, so Niu Da's family is very satisfied with it. In this way, the family can earn 500 coins a month, which makes the villagers envious.
However, the villagers did not dare to do anything, after all, this was a government farm.
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she was really happy: "When can the broccoli be harvested?" Broccoli was the name given by Yang Haiyan. Yang Haiyan said that when the peddler sold it to her, he told her that this vegetable was called broccoli.
Uncle Hong said, "Niu Da said that according to his calculations, we can start harvesting in early July. But in addition to the broccoli, potatoes can be harvested in late June, and sweet potatoes in early August. And you said that the tomatoes have been planted, but we have to wait and see. As for the fruit tree seedlings, they are growing well, but they will need to be transplanted later. So far, it's okay, but when the fruit trees grow up, they may become dense, and we will need about an acre of land for transplanting."
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "After the sweet potatoes and potatoes are harvested, the one-acre land will be used to transplant fruit trees." One hundred apple seedlings, one hundred pear seedlings, I hope they can grow strong. There are many poultry in the manor, and they can't just eat grass. Some eat sweet potatoes and rice bran, which are bought with money. After the potatoes and sweet potatoes are harvested, the poultry will have something to eat.
Uncle Hong said, "Yes, I will talk to Niu Da later."
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "Well, if you have nothing else to say, leave now."
After Uncle Hong left, Yang Haiyan began to think about broccoli and she was eager to eat it.
"Madam..." Nanny Lian came in from outside, "Madam, there is a happy event in our house."
Yang Haiyan was curious: "What's the happy event in our house? Is Aunt Hong pregnant?" That's impossible. Only Hong Datou can walk. If Aunt Hong is pregnant again, it would be too hasty. Hong Datou is Uncle Hong's son.
Aunt Lian really didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's the private guard. Chen Dashi is getting married."
Yang Haiyan: “…” This was too surprising for her, “Who is the bride?”