Madam Xie frowned and read on hurriedly.
Xie Yuanjiu wrote in the letter:
[Mother, my uncle hates you the most when you associate with those three religions and nine kinds of people in the market, especially the goddesses and other strange and chaotic gods. If you let him know that you have not only come into contact with the goddesses, but also use evil curses to harm people, he will My father and I will never forgive you! ]
Seeing such words, Mrs. Xie's eyebrows jumped.
I also became anxious and panicked.
She continued to read.
Xie Yuanjiu wrote:
[My uncle is in the position of prime minister. I am afraid that what you have done will be spread to his ears soon. Rather than being criticized by him after he finds out, it is better to take action in advance. After thinking about it, I have the only option. An idea will help you. ]
[The only way is to blame Shen Ningning for this matter. Because she is deeply loved by her uncle, even if he finds out the clues, he will not blame her. ]
Mrs. Xie Er hesitated and murmured: "Is this possible..."
Unexpectedly, she lowered her eyes and saw that Xie Yuanjiu still had one last piece of advice -
[If you are not determined, when the Dong Chuang incident happens, your father will I completely despise you. ]
Mrs. Xie's face turned pale in an instant.
She immediately decided to follow Xie Yuanjiu's idea and blame Shen Ningning for seeing the goddess.
But...
Mrs. Xie Er has always been short-sighted, and she didn't even think of a good idea for a while.
She called the maid and whispered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Princess Funing's movements for me."
Shen Ningning was thinking about the secret hunting in Xitai Village, so she picked a day and took Chen Ye and Hei with her. Wolf King, go to Xitai Village.
As soon as I entered the village, I saw a pair of parents pushing and pulling their daughter who was crying and begging for mercy not far away.
"Father, mother, please don't sell me! I can work and cook. Please keep me."
"Rui'er, stop struggling. Only by selling you can your two brothers live. " Get down!" The mother wiped away tears.
But with his hands, he cruelly pushed the girl, who had not yet reached her hair, directly into Ren Yazi's arms.
Ren Yazi cupped his hand and immediately asked the follower behind him to pass over a fur coat in his hand.
Then, the follower tied the girl's hands and feet, stuffed the rag into her mouth, and threw her directly into the bullock cart.
Even though the girl struggled, cried, and made hysterical sounds, she failed to attract the distressed looks of her parents.
Ren Yazi signed the contract and left with the people.
There was a frown on Shen Ningning's round face.
She stepped forward to stop him, but was stopped by Chen Ye.
"Miss, you'd better leave this matter alone."
"Why?"
Chen Ye pursed his lips and motioned Shen Ningning to look at the girl's parents.
I saw them getting fur coats, their eyes were shining, they were stroking back and forth, laughing and talking as they entered the house.
I don't feel the slightest bit sad about selling my daughter.
Chen Ye said: "It's okay for you to help once, but what if there is a second or third time?"
"Even if you rescue the girl, it won't help. Her parents will only treat her as a resource and take her away." Go trade with others."
Shen Ningning's pink and delicate face showed displeasure.
"They say God is ruthless, but I think people's hearts are sometimes very indifferent."
Chen Ye sighed: "The way the world is, buying and selling people has become a common thing. Miss, we'd better find the head of Xitai Village as soon as possible and explain the hunting Just one thing."
Shen Ningning nodded, but couldn't help but look back and glance at Ren Yazi's oxcart.
The man carrying the sold girl has turned into a black dot in the distance.
Shen Ningning had no choice but to look away.
When they arrived at the village chief's house, they found out it was Shen Ningning. Village Chief Mei quickly smiled and welcomed her into the house.
After a while, everyone in Xitai Village heard the news and rushed to the door to watch.
It looked like seeing a fortune star approaching.
Shen Ningning simply explained his intention.
She hoped that the villagers in Xitai Village would stop hunting in the mountains.
Before Village Chief Mei said anything, the villagers of Xitai Village surrounding the door started shouting angrily.
"Princess Funing, you and Xiangyun Village are rich in supplies. You have everything you want, but you can't stand and talk without backache!"
"That is, you are not short of food, we are very short! You can ask around in the village, Who hasn't been injured due to hunger or cold?" "Princess Funing, you are still a lucky girl, and you are trying to persuade us like this? Our patrons should eat mountains instead of hunting, and watch us starve to death?"
Listening to the passionate words of the crowd, Shen Ningning's face showed no emotion.
Village Chief Mei glanced at her out of the corner of his eye before reaching out to stop the villagers.
"That's enough! Princess, you came to our village to have a good discussion. If you keep arguing, go back!"
Everyone was silent, but those pairs of eyes, as if with thorns, stared straight at Shen Ningning. little figure.
Village Chief Mei rubbed his hands and held the tea cup to protect the last trace of heat.
He is over forty years old, with a round face and slit eyes when he smiles.
It looked like a calculation.
"Princess Funing, if you ask us not to hunt, we will definitely cooperate. The two sons of Lao Qian's family went hunting in the mountains a while ago and their lives were involved."
"We don't want to do such a dangerous thing anymore. Since you also brought it up, that's good. How much do you plan to give us?"
Shen Ningning blinked her eyes and didn't answer in a hurry.
Village Chief Mei's smile gradually faded: "You have no intention of giving anything? Are you just trying to persuade us not to go hunting with your mouth?"
"Oh, Princess, you have made the wrong idea. All of us in the village, We all have to live. If you don't let me hunt, you should at least give me something. I don't even have anything or compensation. This Langshan is not yours alone."
Shen Ningning asked Nuonuo, "If I give you something, what do you want?"
Village Chief Mei said. He immediately said: "Every household must have one hundred taels of compensation silver, right?"
"Also, I heard that every household in Xiangyun Village has at least five fur coats. If you don't have enough, you can make up for them. We don't dare to It's so much, but each of our families gets three fur coats, one big cloak, and two quilts. Isn't that too much?"
the villagers of Xitai Village shouted outside.
"And rice and noodles! Three kilograms per family!"
"Yes! And pork and mutton."
Chen Ye clenched his fists and looked at the group of Xitai Village villagers with sharp eyes.
Sudden.
Shen Ningning's little hand slapped on the table, full of momentum.
The originally chattering villagers suddenly became quiet.
Shen Ningning stood up and looked at Village Chief Mei, with a cold expression on her face.
"I originally wanted to discuss it carefully, but what Village Chief Mei said is no different than a lion opening its mouth. In that case, I will leave first. It won't be too late to find me after you think about it."
She walked with Chen Ye. door.
The mayor of Mei Village did not try to persuade him to stay.
Instead, he said with a smile: "Princess, please go slowly, it's freezing, and our clothes are thin, so we won't give it away."
"But I still have to give the princess a word. We will recuperate and go hunting in the mountains. Yes, after all, we have to live and eat."
Shen Ningning did not respond and left with Chen Ye.
Before she had gone far, she heard the villagers of Xitai Village behind her muttering -
"This girl doesn't remember any kindness at all."
"Yes, she lived in Wu's house before, and she never said she would take care of our village. "
You still dare to think? That stupid boy Wu Zuchang was killed by her."
Chen Ye couldn't stand it and walked back with his sword in hand.
"Miss, they are going too far!"
Shen Ningning kept a calm expression, her face pink and white, hidden in a rabbit fur collar.
"Brother Chen, there's no need to go. It's not worth arguing with them."
The two returned to the carriage.
Chen Ye was still angry: "You shouldn't be soft-hearted and want to compensate each of them, but they are talking to you."
"Since they don't appreciate it, let them go into the mountain and die!"
Shen Ningning sipped. She pursed her lips and said, "I originally did it for brother Zuchang's sake."
"But since we can't reach an agreement, let's forget it!"
Shen Ningning had just returned to Xiangyun Village.
I saw Grandma Qin holding a broom in the yard of her village house and angrily beating a tall and thin man out.
"Get out of here, get out of my house!"