Lan Wangshu lowered her head and looked at Lan Luochen. Good boy, you react really quickly. She turned sideways and gave him a thumbs up.

The world is becoming more corrupt and people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. Her sincere praise was met with a veiled roll of the eyes from the other party. Lan Wangshu felt a pain in her heart.

The village chief felt so distressed when he saw her weak appearance that his face immediately became long.

"I am Hu Sanniang, a well-known person in the county. I don't need to force people to buy and sell things. I came here because the son of a rich family in town needed a servant. Do you think I am willing to come to this small village?"

Lan Wangshu's eyes flickered slightly, and his tearful eyes were filled with atmosphere. He walked out of the crowd hesitantly.

She walked in front of Hu Sanniang, and when she raised her hand, she took a step back, looking a little frightened.

"Mother-in-law, what you said is not right. My sister and I have been taken care of by the village. In your eyes, it is just a small, broken village, but in our eyes, it is home. We can explain the misunderstanding between us clearly. How can you say this about our home and relatives?"

After Lan Wangshu finished speaking, he turned his head away with a look of grievance, his body trembling slightly. In the eyes of the villagers, he was frightened. They couldn't help but sigh that although Shu Yatou usually didn't like to talk, it turned out that she had such thoughts.

These words made Hu Sanniang very angry. She was calling her sister just now, but now she is calling her mother-in-law. Her expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book.

The villagers standing nearby didn't think so. They only saw that the thin little girl came out even though she was trembling with fear. As relatives, they usually cared too little about the children.

For a moment, the onlookers felt a little ashamed. At the same time, they felt that the sun was particularly dazzling today, and there was even a beam of light on their heads. Even the usually serious village chief straightened his back.

The breeze blew across the corner of his robe, and the village chief felt that this was all his credit. Look, even though their parents were gone, several children could still regard the village as their home and the villagers as their relatives. This harmonious and warm big family was the result of his education, wasn't it?

His lips turned up, the corners of his mouth turned down, he pressed the corners of his mouth hard, stroked his beard proudly, straightened his robe, took a step forward, and performed the gentleman's etiquette.

Lan Wangshu hid behind and watched secretly. This village chief was really capable. Now he didn't know whether it would be useful to use courtesy before force with Hu Sanniang.

"Madam Hu, our little girl Shu never leaves the house, how could she know about selling her brother? Let's settle the matter here today."

The villagers all had righteous faces, and their pretentious appearance made Hu Sanniang feel uncomfortable all over. She felt itchy everywhere, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. She couldn't hit them or scold them, so she had to lower her head and walk away muttering to herself.

"Okay, okay, if you can't afford to offend me, can you just avoid me? Just consider these two taels of silver as lost."

"Wait!"

Lan Wangshu pulled away the stick and quickly walked in front of Hu Sanniang. His little face was serious and his eyes were sharp, which made Hu Sanniang sweat a little.

"What are you doing? Do you still want to bully a foreigner like me?"

"What are you talking about, grandma? Our village, under the leadership of the village chief, has the most upright style. But if I don't make it clear today, grandma may not be able to leave."

Lan Wangshu's attitude was very strong. She raised her head, which was usually lowered, and looked directly at Hu Sanniang. Only then did everyone realize that her eyes were very beautiful and her gaze seemed to be relaxed.

She glanced guiltily at the villagers, then looked at the village chief.

"We are usually taught by the village chief and taken care of by the villagers. We represent not only ourselves, but also the character of Cangnan Village. Today's dirty water will never reach us, especially my brother Lan Luochen who has always regarded the village chief as a role model and will take the imperial examination in the future. I can't let her ruin my brother's reputation and the reputation of the young people in the village."

Lan Wangshu had already made up his mind to deal with Hu Sanniang. Since it was illegal, he might as well teach her a lesson and borrow the power of the village at the same time to avoid being retaliated against by heaven and earth without any help.

The village chief put his hands behind his back and nodded repeatedly.

"Well said, every child in our Cangnan Village has character."

He likes children who are ambitious. He stretched out his skinny hand and held Lan Luochen's hand.

"Good boy, don't worry, we will take care of you today."

"If she dared to ask her sister to help me sell the child today, she will dare to ask others in the village to sell the child tomorrow."

Lan Luochen was not very tall, and his timid voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the village chief and the villagers around him to hear.

Lan Wangshu's expression almost collapsed. This must be a black sesame dumpling. He quickly pretended to wipe away his tears with his sleeves.

"You little bitch, you are such a liar. You are confusing right and wrong. It was you who sent someone to bring a message to sell your brother. I gave you the money, but you turned against me."

"Mother-in-law, that's called talking nonsense. This phrase is not very accurate, but it is very suitable for you. First, whoever brought you the message, please come out and confront him. Second, I didn't take your money. Third, even if it is true, the transaction is completed, and the deed is taken out. Only the black and white words count. You said my brother sold it to you, do you have his deed of sale?"

Hu Sanniang was so angry that she rolled her eyes. Only then did she understand what Lan Wangshu meant by those nice words he had just said to her, calling her sister. She was really pecked in the eye by the little guy. It was the first time that someone had taken advantage of her.

"We are all from the same village. We didn't sign a contract to sell ourselves. The money is inside your sleeve. You can feel it if you touch it."

"Really? Grandma's words are contradictory. You just said that you want to buy a servant for the young master of a rich family in town. If you want to buy a servant, then you want a servant. How can you explain to the master in town if you don't sign the contract to sell yourself? Isn't this contradictory?"

Lan Wangshu stood very straight and slowly began to point out the logical loopholes to Hu Sanniang. She guessed that the other party's business was being run with a blind eye, and she didn't dare to tell him directly how the indentures given to others came about.

Seeing Hu Sanniang hesitating and not saying anything, she smiled gently, shook her sleeves, turned the pocket inside the cuffs inside out, and pulled the cuffs in all directions to make the fabric stick tightly to her skin. Two taels of silver was not a small amount, so the outline could be seen no matter what.

"Grandma, where are you?"

Lan Luochen was stunned watching from behind. When did this woman develop a brain? She was so eloquent. After this series of punches, he didn't know how to refute.

It must be the push he gave her today that made Lan Wangshu's brain open up. If he had known this would happen, he should have taken action earlier.

The village chief looked at his ugly face and thought he was worried about Lan Wangshu.

"Luo Chen, your sister is right, don't worry."

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