The old man could no longer continue pretending." Ai, girl, don' t walk so fast. Wait for this old man!"
……
The old man followed Li Jianlan out of the mountain. During this period of time, Li Jianlan was still injured, trying to help her back.
Li Jianlan calmed down, silently observing the changes.
It was only when the small mountain village was far away that Li Jianlan could not bear it anymore and turned around to face the old man." Old man, what exactly is your purpose? Speak!"
The old man had explained it a thousand times along the way, and now he was crying." Little girl, I really don' t have any thoughts about you!"
Li Jianlan fell silent for a moment before throwing away the wooden blade——
The wooden blade brushed past half of the old man's face." Pfft!" The half of the blade that had fallen into a big tree beside him was shining with white light under the sunlight. The hilt of the blade was trembling slightly.
The old man's body trembled slightly as he forced a smile," Why are you so rude, little girl? Be careful not to get married."
Li Jianlan wouldn' t wear a woman's hair in a bun, but simply tied her hair in a braid. This was because the old man had mistakenly thought that she hadn' t married yet. However, right now, she had lost her patience. Naturally, she did not have a good expression." Let me ask you again, will you say it?" His eyes were as sharp as blades.
The old man's face was embarrassed as he said," Little girl, this old man truly has no ill intentions towards you."
Li Jianlan frowned." Old man, you should know that it was because you didn' t have any ill intentions that I let you follow along. "If not, you' re already old. It would be easy for me to get rid of you."
The old man's expression changed. He sighed and said dejectedly," Forget it, this isn' t something that can' t be seen. It's fine to tell you. "However, this matter concerns this old man's personal matters. Please keep it a secret, young lady."
Li Jianlan subconsciously nodded.
It turned out that the old man was the Boss of the medicine shop in the city. His name was Zhou Zhihuai. When he was young, he had traveled outside. He had once encountered a young lady of Heart Intention. The two of them had spent half a month together and had set their own life.
Two months later, the girl became pregnant. Zhou Zhihuai brought her home, she was opposed by all her relatives. His mother even coaxed the girl out and sold her to the human traffickers.
Zhou Zhihuai had been kept in the dark all this time, only thinking that the girl couldn' t withstand the pressure of the family and secretly ran away. It was only after one of his servants married his mother's maid that he learned the whole story through her mouth.
The maid also heard that after that, those human traffickers were captured, and the people who had been abducted returned. However, she was not seen.
Zhou Zhihuai immediately ran away from home, searching for his wife.
However, he knew nothing about his wife. All he knew was that she was born in a secluded medical family. Thus, he opened the medicine shop and wanted to find a trace of it among those who were dealing with medicine.
However, in the end, several decades passed, and there were no traces in the vast sea of people.
Today, when he went up the mountain, he saw Li Jianlan extremely experienced hand gestures of killing snakes and treating wounds. Moreover, it was somewhat similar to his wife's methods. He wanted to follow her back to the village to try his luck......
The old man and Li Jianlan walked side by side, speaking in a low voice about the past. The corners of his eyes were still moist from his emotions.
Li Jianlan couldn' t help but sigh. At the same time, he didn' t know whether to laugh or cry. It could be said that this old man was going to risk everything he had to do to return to the village with her.
Li Jianlan raised his head and was about to say something when a woman's voice suddenly shouted," That's amazing! That damned fat woman of the Wen family really brought an old man home!"
###Chapter8
That woman kept shouting, her voice sharp and thin, as if someone had strangled her neck. It was extremely unpleasant to hear.
In Li Jianlan memory, only Zhang Hehua's sister-in-law Li Xiangmei had such a unique voice.
Li Jianlan was startled by her sudden howl for a moment. Only when he realized that he had returned to the village entrance and wanted to push the old man out, was it too late.
A group of villagers, led by Li Xiangmei, arrived aggressively with their poles, hoes, wooden sticks, and other tools.
"Li Jianlan, in the past, you didn' t stick to the woman's way to tangle with Scholar Chen. We' ll just turn a blind eye to the fact that Old Wen and your husband who had followed the army. However, right now, your husband had already returned. You still had the same character of death. Not only did you attract flowers and attract butterflies, you even brought people into the village...... "You shameless b***h! We can' t allow you to ruin the atmosphere here!"
"That's right. The people in the neighboring villages already know about what she did. Yesterday, I went to help a family, and that family even teased us for having a Pan Xiaolian!"
Pah! With her piglike appearance, why did Pan Xiaolian return? "You' re so ugly! If it were me, I would' ve killed myself a long time ago, yet I didn' t dare to overestimate myself. I didn' t even let go of this old man who was about to fall into the yellow earth. He's too cheap!"
"……"
The villagers waved their tools at Li Jianlan with undisguised disdain and disdain on their faces.
Li Jianlan opened his mouth to argue, and Li Xiangmei shouted angrily from the side," Fellow villagers, why are we still keeping such an ugly and beautiful woman? "Hurry up and tie her to Chen Tang!"
"That's right, we absolutely can' t let her ruin our girl's reputation by herself and tie her up to the River King!"
Everyone shouted and pushed forward.
"Who dares!" A loud shout that shook one's eardrums Wen Zhihuan emerged from the crowd. He directly walked in front of Li Jianlan, his condensed eyes sweeping towards everyone. Then, he carried the old man's back basket that he had been carrying the entire time and took Li Jianlan things from his hands. His coarse large hand tightly gripped her," It's been a hard day. Let's go home." His eyes were warm and clean, and he even smiled.
Li Jianlan felt quite surprised. When she faced the words of a thousand men, he chose to trust her. In order to protect her, he stood on the opposite side of the entire village. After all, she was a person with a criminal record! Feeling somewhat moved, he smiled." Alright."
"Wait!" Li Xiangmei jumped out to stop him. He propped up his waist and cursed," Wen Zhihuan, you coward, your own mother-in-law is still fine after stealing people. In front of so many people, she brought a pair of adulteress to her house. Pah! You really are not a man! "If you want to protect this bastard today, ask our villagers if you agree!"
"Third Senior Wen, you' re young and strong. What kind of woman do you want? This Lee was like that rotten cabbage, from heart to root, it couldn' t be wanted! "Let's hurry up and leave her to Li Chang."
"That's right! "I heard that she even beat up your parents. Why do you want her to do such a crazy thing!"
The reason why these villagers were so easily provoked by the Li Xiangmei was mainly because the original owner's reputation was too bad, and it had already aroused public indignation. If it wasn' t for the fact that she had been protected by the Wen family's two elders, she would' ve died countless times already. Now that she had an opportunity, how could she easily let her go?
Li Jianlan was anxious. He found a gap and interrupted," Dear folks, I was too ignorant in the past. I brought trouble and trouble to everyone. I am here to apologize to everyone!" As he spoke, he bowed and apologized. Then, he continued," Merely, regarding today's matter, can everyone listen to me?"
Li Jianlan actions were graceful and graceful, just like the lady of a noble family who knew how to read, everyone was stunned, no one interrupted her.
"Everyone, I only came back from cutting firewood. When I met this old man with heatstroke at the intersection, I invited him home to have a bowl of porridge and water. "Did I do something wrong?" As he spoke, his eyes blinked Zhou Zhihuai.
The old man's mental comprehension immediately covered his chest with one hand and supported his forehead with the other." Aiyo, my head is so dizzy. No, no, no, I' m going to faint." His body was on the verge of collapse.
The countryside was the most hospitable. Not to mention an old man who was unwell, even ordinary people who passed by would have to bring in a bowl of water. Therefore, the villagers would not feel that Li Jianlan was wrong.
"Helping others is helping yourself. Lee you didn' t do anything wrong."
"You' ve done so many bad things, yet you' ve done a good thing this time. Good!"
Two or three villagers stepped forward to support the old man." Old man, don' t be afraid. We aren' t those heartless people. Quickly return to the village and rest!"
"This sun is too fierce. Old man, you should be resting at home. Why did you come out? "If something happens, I' ll be worried for the juniors."
Li Jianlan took advantage of the opportunity to say," Dear villagers, I only walked to the entrance of the village with the old man. All of you are standing here and talking about a******y. What is this?"
At this moment, the villagers noticed that the old man's clothes, taste, and so on didn' t seem like a country bumpkin from this backcountry. They vaguely understood that Li Jianlan and this old man were innocent. However, how to step down now was a problem.
The villagers revealed awkward expressions as they roared with laughter. All of them stared at Li Xiangmei.
Li Xiangmei blushed and shouted," Why are you all glaring at me? This old man met her head and spoke to her, but he even helped her back. If the two of them were fine, who would believe it? Do you believe me? Zhang San? "Li Si?" Li Xiangmei villagers who had been named subconsciously shook their heads.
"Haha..." Li Xiangmei laughed proudly. He looked at Li Jianlan provocatively. Your reputation was even worse than the dung pit. If it were me, I would have killed myself. It just so happened that he was so shameless and swaggering around. Pah! "Damn it! Don' t think that no one can cure you! I' ll go invite Li Changlai!"
Li Jianlan was furious. This woman clearly wanted to make a big deal out of this matter. Zhang Hehua also shut her mouth and told her to die. These two sisters-in-law were truly vicious!
However, before she could say anything, the old man by the side jumped up first, his beard trembling from anger." I helped her carry the basket because her foot was bitten by a poisonous snake! You ignorant woman, you don't know what you' re talking about right here, spewing feces all over your mouth and splashing dirty water on her body. What's your peace of mind, huh? Didn' t he say to invite Li Chang? "Go, go invite me, just in time to clear my old man and girl!"