The patrol team is the one that knows the most about things in the village. They know exactly which couple had a quarrel and which child got into trouble in the past few days.

In just the time of asking for saliva, Chu Xiao knew a lot about the village.

"Didn't Zhang Erni's brother say that there was a scholar in their academy who wanted to marry his sister? Guess what happened?"

"Just tell me what you want to say. Why keep me in suspense?"

Obviously, there are people who are like Yan Zhenshen and are unwilling to guess.

The man who was speaking made a "tsk" sound, but didn't care and continued to talk about what he heard in the corner while patrolling.

"There's really no hope for Zhang Erni and the Gu family boss now."

"They've already divorced, why are you still dragging them together? Why is it so hard for you to say anything?"

Those who are impatient are already jumping up and down. Even if they are just talking about others behind their backs out of boredom, they should emphasize that it is not the case.

Ever since Zhang Erni divorced Gu Pan, she has become famous in the surrounding villages. No one dares to marry such a domineering daughter-in-law who only cares about her parents' family.

So it's not that her parents haven't tried to find a marriage for her. It's fine if the young men in their prime don't like her.

Unexpectedly, the widower whose wife had died unceremoniously asked the matchmaker to leave when he heard that it was Zhang Erni.

After all this, none of the matchmakers in the nearby villages wanted to deal with this matter anymore. Not only was their work thankless, but it could also easily damage their reputation.

After all, when matchmakers arrange marriages, who doesn’t want a perfect match? If all the matches they arrange are couples with bad luck, it only means that this line of work is not suitable for them.

If the matchmaker refuses to arrange a marriage for his daughter, Zhang Zhenglai cannot let his daughter live at home forever.

My youngest son will be old enough to get married in two years, and having an older sister with a bad reputation will have some influence.

Since there is no matchmaker, the whole family will go out together, and no matter where they go, they will subconsciously ask if there is a suitable candidate.

Zhang Erni's younger brother talked to his classmates in school and they could talk a little, and he really found such a talented man.

Zhang Erni has a good impression of scholars. After all, she has always felt that she would become an official's wife since she was a child.

But the prerequisite for becoming an official's wife is that you cannot marry a peasant who works in the fields for a living and has no future.

Although Zhang Erni had found it hard to accept that Gu Pan had abandoned her like that, she now felt fortunate that a talented man wanted to meet her.

Fortunately, Gu Pan had self-awareness and did not ruin her future.

"My wife used to be very envious, saying that Zhang Erni, a second-time married woman, could marry a scholar, which was a great blessing."

Someone said this sourly. It is natural that this group of men would not envy the woman for marrying someone.

The reason why he is jealous is simply that he feels that his own girl is no better than Zhang Erni, but he does not have that kind of luck.

"What a shit blessing." The man who was eavesdropping in the corner laughed and said, "I advise you not to be envious. I heard it with my own ears that day. Erni was cheated by someone."

That scholar was indeed a scholar, but he was already quite old. As to how old he was, Zhang Erni did not say much when they quarreled with her brother. However, Zhang Erni kept calling him "old guy" several times, so it was clear that he must be quite old.

People of this age are experienced and can speak sweet words fluently.

Although Zhang Erni was married, she was still a young woman after all. She had always been well protected by Gu Pan and really didn't understand the man's sinister intentions.

But she was bewitched by just a few sad poems, and it was not until she lost her virginity that she realized that the scholar actually had a family affair.

He coaxed and deceived Zhang Erni just for fun and had no intention of marrying her.

It can be said that this man was only half-eavesdropping. When he realized that Zhang Erni had been cheated, he pouted and left. He did not hear at all that Zhang Erni's previous hysteria had turned into low sobs.

"Little brother, you must help your sister. He cheated on me. I can't keep this evil creature in my belly."

But Zhang Erni's younger brother was embarrassed: "The village chief doesn't allow people to leave the village at will. Even if I want to help, there is nothing I can do."

Zhang looked at his sister's belly, and an idea came to his mind: "Why not give birth to the baby? I believe that the scholar will definitely be responsible for you."

Whether a mother can become famous by having a son depends on whether his sister is pregnant or not.

"Is this true? This concerns a woman's reputation. You can't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense." The man said he heard it very clearly.

Otherwise, even if he looked down on Zhang Erni, a treacherous woman, he would not make up such a thing.

"Before the epidemic, the two siblings from the Zhang family were always running outside. I saw a carriage waiting for them a hundred meters away from the village entrance several times."

Farmers raise livestock not only for pulling carts, but also mainly for plowing the land, so most people in the village raise cows. Of course, there are also one or two mules and donkeys.

As for the horse?

Apart from the Beishan mansion, I'm afraid only the Yan family has carriages coming in and out from time to time.

And that carriage belonged to Dean Qiao, and almost everyone in the village knew it.

As the men were talking, they changed the subject and inexplicably began discussing the dead cows and horses.

Chu Xiao, who was listening attentively, saw that the topic had been changed and no longer mentioned the village affairs. He did not intend to get to the bottom of it. After all, Zhang Erni and the old scholar had nothing to do with him anyway.

The patrol team drank some water and took a rest, but didn't waste any time here.

Seeing the man walking away, Chu Xiao snorted and laughed, "What old scholar, Zhang Xiucai, it seems that none of these scholars are decent and good people."

This time, Yan Zhenshen can no longer unconditionally support her husband's right or wrong as he did before.

"What if Xiaobei passes the exam to become a scholar?"

So that means she is not a good person as my husband said.

"Then let him work harder and try to become a useful person to Daxia as soon as possible."

The sun was at its hottest at noon. Chu Xiao saw everyone leaving and immediately went into the house to find a cool place. At the same time, he did not forget to remind his brother Shen that those things were...

At noon, Yan Zhenshen really made some fried eggs with leeks. The two of them ate face to face, which made people feel that time was peaceful and quiet again.

But this peace won't last long.

Chu Xiao, who thought he could live in peace for a few days, was taking a bath in the bathroom. At the critical moment, he heard the door slamming.

"So, it's a little late, who is it?" Chu Xiao was not scared at all, but rather quite curious, but his voice inevitably became fragmented.

With a low growl, Yan Zhenshen only calmed down for a few seconds before quickly taking his coat and putting it on: "I'll go take a look, you should also put on your clothes quickly."

Chu Xiao was so tired that he didn't even want to move his fingers. He really wanted to ignore Yan Zhenshen's words.

But when someone suddenly knocked on the door in the middle of the night, Chu Xiao had to move even if he didn't want to.

I don’t know if the bandits were seen by the patrol team and came here specifically to notify us.

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