Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"May I ask you two, is this what you call the king's law?"

The resounding voice was clearly heard by everyone present. The matchmaker and Li Daniu were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the young man, and after hearing the harsh punishments in the law, they were frightened and their faces changed. They did not dare to answer for a while. The two thugs who wanted to step forward to pull Zheng and Lin Xiaomiao also stopped and froze in place.

Lin Xi looked at the boy who was as tall and straight as a bamboo, and a smile instantly spread across her face, with a hint of surprise in her tone: "Cousin Xingzhi!"

The matchmaker looked at Du Xingzhi, who was dressed like a scholar, and dared not act rashly. There was a hint of fear in her tone, "Whose kid are you? This is a matter between me and Lin Daniu's family. I advise you not to interfere."

Du Xingzhi nodded slightly to the head of the village and Lin Xi, and looked at the matchmaker with clear eyes: "You two have already violated several laws. You colluded with the uncle of the Lin family to seduce the mother to sell her daughter, this is one; you wanted to reduce the peasant girl to slavery, this is the second;

His mother and grandparents are still alive, but his uncle has taken over the job. This is the third reason. If things are unfair, they will complain. If we want to talk about the law, I would like to see how the county magistrate will judge this case.

There were very few people in the village who could read and write, and even fewer who understood the law. They had little knowledge and were intimidated by the matchmaker. Seeing that the most respected head of the village was helpless, they naturally did not dare to step forward and say anything more.

But now, after being enlightened by Lin Xi and Du Xingzhi, they suddenly understood that the matchmaker and Lin Daniu had already violated the law. Immediately, the crowd became excited and clamored to have the two of them brought to see the authorities.

The matchmaker had never seen such a scene before. She usually intimidated many people with coercion and inducement. Now she met a tough guy, she panicked. She whispered to two thugs to go in front and wanted to slip away in the chaos. However, she was blocked by several young and strong guys and pulled back to the middle of the yard.

Seeing that she couldn't sneak away, she had no choice but to smile and bow to the head of the village, begging for mercy: "Old man, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Just pretend that I haven't been here today. I don't want the 100 taels of silver, and I don't need to compensate. I will never set foot in your place again. Please be kind and spare me."

The head of the village actually wanted to keep the peace. After all, although the matchmaker was in a mess now, one could tell from the way she dressed that she must have some influence in the provincial capital, so he naturally couldn't offend her. He looked at Du Xingzhi, saw him nod, and then walked to Zheng to ask for her opinion.

Zheng had just thought that everything would be ruined, but now things had turned around, her daughter stayed, and she didn't have to pay any money, so she naturally agreed. So the head of the village finally made the decision and persuaded everyone to leave and let the matchmaker go.

The old woman was filled with gratitude. She wiped the sweat off her head with her hand and turned around to leave this place of trouble. But when she was about to step out of the door, Lin Xi stopped her and said, "Wait."

She paused and turned around with a smile on her face, "Miss, do you have any other instructions?" Lin Xi walked slowly to her side and stretched out a hand, "Body contract."

The matchmaker heaved a sigh of relief and handed over the contract, which was already soaked with sweat. Lin Xi did not despise it, took the contract, and nodded to indicate that she could leave. The matchmaker ran away with the two thugs without looking back, as if she had been pardoned.

Lin Xi walked up to Zheng, handed her the indenture, and comforted her softly, "Second Aunt, don't cry." Zheng took the indenture with tears in her eyes and a grateful face, and tore it to pieces. Lin Xi met the eyes of Lin Xiaomiao in her arms, and chuckled in her heart, Wu Yu, here she comes.

The sky was filled with rosy clouds and the farce was over.

People went home in groups of three or five, still discussing what happened today. The village head let his son and grandson walk in front, while he led his granddaughter and walked slowly behind.

He looked at his little granddaughter beside him with a complicated expression. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the road under her feet. A tuft of uncombed hair on top of her head was slightly curled up. She looked quiet and well-behaved, completely different from the calm and composed look she had just shown when she threatened the matchmaker.

He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help but speak, "Nannan, why did you stand up just now? And when did you know the law?"

Hearing his words, Lin Xi raised her head, her big almond eyes seemed puzzled, she said softly, "Grandpa, don't you always teach us to pity the poor and the weak? Just now, Second Aunt and Xiao Miao were bullied so pitifully, I really couldn't bear it and spoke up.

As for the law, have you forgotten it? Isn't the Daqing Code placed on the highest shelf of your bookshelf? Whenever you go to the fields and I'm alone at home with nothing to do, I'll flip through it and take a look. Naturally, I know a little about it, but I'm not as proficient in it as my cousin Xingzhi."

The head of the village was startled, and suddenly remembered that as the head of the village, he was responsible for the institutional education of the village. Naturally, there was the law book of this dynasty, but the disputes between villagers seldom involved the law. Most of them were resolved internally. If it was really impossible, the elders of the clan would be asked to make the decision with him. Therefore, this "Daqing Law" was put aside by him early on.

In fact, all the boys in the family had been sent to school for a few years, but they all gave up in the end because they were not cut out for it. Although Lin Xi had never been to school, her family loved her and did not want her to be blind, so they taught her to read and write.

But the village head did not expect that at such a young age, she could patiently read the complicated and obscure law book. Although she didn't talk much, she kept his teachings in mind. Looking at the quiet eyes of his granddaughter, the village head felt proud and a little regretful. If she were a man, with her intelligence and temperament, she would be born to study and take the imperial examination.

But he did not express his regret to Lin Xi. Instead, he stretched out his big, generous hand, touched her head, smoothed the curled hair, and said with a loving look, "You did a great job. Grandpa is proud of you."

The grandfather and grandson walked together in harmony. When they were about to get home, Lin Xi suddenly said, "Grandpa, please go back first. I have something to tell my cousin Xingzhi."

The head of the village thought about Du Xingzhi's performance in front of everyone today, then looked at his granddaughter's slightly red cheeks, revealed an expression of understanding, and told her to come back early, then waved good-bye and let her go.

Lin Xi waited for a while at the intersection where the two families separated, and waited for the Du father and son who came back in the morning glow. After seeing Lin Xi, Du Xingzhi and Du Yan greeted them, and then the two stood on the side of the road to talk.

"Cousin Xingzhi, thanks to you for helping me today, otherwise that womanizer would definitely not let me go." Lin Xi's pair of watery almond eyes were filled with obvious admiration, and she stared at the young man opposite her until his ears turned slightly red.

Du Xingzhi coughed lightly and said embarrassedly: "I, I just recited a few laws. It was mainly because of my cousin's words that they felt guilty and won without fighting."

Today, he witnessed the whole process in the crowd and was furious, wanting to step forward. But his father stopped him, saying that the matter was decided by the elders of the Lin family and the village head, and that it was not appropriate for them to interfere as outsiders, so he could only hold back his anger and wait and see.

But seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly wrong, he could not help but want to speak, but was interrupted by his cousin Lin. He watched this usually quiet and weak woman arguing for the poor Zheng mother and daughter, while he, a scholar, was hiding in the corner. Finally, at the critical moment, he stood up and supported her.

The moment he spoke, he clearly saw the surprise in her eyes. He felt a little embarrassed by that burning gaze, but deep down he was more excited that he finally dared to take a step and speak up for the weak.

However, at this moment, being looked at by those watery eyes again, he could no longer use his youthful chivalry to conceal his inner feelings, and his words became stammering.

However, the girl's next conversation made him even more upset.