Hearing this, Jiang Tuge was a little surprised. This county magistrate is in charge of the affairs of a county, why should he not care?

Just when she was full of doubts, Simu Bai said calmly, "In previous years, he would have taken care of any trouble between two villages."

"But this year is different. The news of the severe drought in Lingnan will definitely reach the capital. He will not take responsibility for the law or whether there is a bad harvest in the drought year."

"Since it has nothing to do with him, why should he interfere?"

"That's it!" Jiang Tuge nodded, finally understanding the twists and turns.

Sun Gongshi sat on the chair and looked at Si Mubai with a flash of admiration in his eyes, "Si Langjun, how come you know these things so well?"

Si Mubai raised his eyelids slightly and did not answer for a long time.

Jiang Tuge knew that this question made him a little embarrassed, so she quickly interrupted, "Sun Gongshi, if the county magistrate can stand with Yunzhuang, then Manager Wang will have nothing to say!"

"That's natural!" Sun Gongshi nodded, and then looked at Jiang Tuge with a worried look, "Ms. Jiang, although I know your abilities, can you really make the county magistrate stand on your side?"

"Today's county magistrate is a person who can't bear to do anything early. I'm afraid the result will be unsatisfactory!"

Jiang Tuge raised the corners of his lips and smiled. As the saying goes, money can make the world go round, let alone being alone? "Don't worry, Sun Gongshi, I will think of a way. It all depends on people. You have to give it a try before you know."

"For now, this is all we can do!" Sun Gongshi touched his beard, said a few more words to Jiang Tuge, then got up and left Si's house.

On the other side of the Zhao family's yard, Qi Damei was sitting around in the house uneasily.

Although Jiang Tuge testified for her yesterday, she did not return to her parents' home, but from yesterday onwards, wherever she goes, she will inevitably be criticized.

Although she did not betray the water source this time, in the hearts of the people of Yunzhuang, this intention for her mother's family could not be changed.

During festivals, some wealthy people only cut a few kilograms of meat to give to their parents' families. But like Qi Damei, she was the first to give it directly to a pig.

People with elbows turned outward like this should be careful in the future even if they do not commit any wrongdoing today.

The rumors about Yunzhuang spread quickly, and everyone in the Zhao family was somewhat dissatisfied with Qi Damei. Although Old Man Zhao and his wife said they didn't blame her, they felt bad after hearing this too often.

Qi Damei only felt aggrieved. Even Zhao Ergou, who usually doted on her and followed her, started to avoid her in the past two days.

Qi Damei couldn't hide something in her heart. She walked to the yard and looked at Zhao Ergou who was busy and asked, "Husband, why are you doing this to me?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ergou was unhappy, but he did not look at the person in front of him. Instead, he wiped the crossbow in his hand and said casually, "Qi Damei, what did I do to you?"

"You..." Qi Damei has never been ignored by Zhao Ergou like this. Although he comforted himself at the entrance of the village yesterday, things have changed since he got home.

"Zhao Ergou, you heard it yesterday. Madam Jiang also said it herself. It was not me who spread the news."

Zhao Ergou paused for a moment while holding the cloth, and responded lightly, "Yeah!"

Qi Damei saw that Zhao Ergou still refused to pay attention to her, and the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed. She stepped forward, snatched the crossbow from Zhao Ergou's hand and threw it to the ground.

Zhao Ergou stood up suddenly and looked at Qi Damei with a very ugly face.

Qi Damei also realized that she had just gone too far, but she still refused to bow her head, "Zhao Ergou, just give me a word today. Can you survive this day? If you don't want to, let's break up."

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Zhao Ergou lowered his eyes and said nothing for a long time. Just when Qi Damei thought she had suppressed Zhao Ergou again, his words completely stunned Qi Damei. "Okay, just leave!"

"You...what did you say?" Qi Damei couldn't believe it, "Zhao Ergou, say it again?"

Hearing this, Zhao Ergou said word for word, "I said, let's go. This time, did you hear me clearly?"

After the words fell, Qi Damei sat on the ground and cried loudly.

"Oh my God, I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes to marry such a loser. Zhao Ergou, if you take me to your heart, you should never say such a thing."

"I don't live anymore, I don't live anymore. If you humiliate me like this, I might as well die."

Qi Damei was crying so hard that Zhao Ergou felt uncomfortable standing in the yard listening to her. But remembering what happened this morning, he secretly shook hands.

"Qi Damei, if you insist on blaming me for this matter, I will admit it. How much you make up for your mother's family on weekdays, you and I both know it."

"My parents and I don't care about you because we regard you as one of our own. But are what you said today human?"

"If you want to leave, then go! I, Zhao Ergou, cannot apologize to everyone just because of you."

Qi Damei's crying gradually stopped amid Zhao Ergou's words. She didn't expect that Zhao Ergou, who was usually taciturn, would say so many words today.

She stood up from the ground in disgrace, glared at Zhao Ergou bitterly, turned around and ran away from Zhao's house.

But as soon as she stepped out the door, she regretted it. Because then she realized that she had nowhere to go. She kept her head down as she walked, but she still couldn't avoid being poked in the spine and scolded by ladies passing by.

She felt that her face had been completely humiliated, so she turned around and ran up the mountain.

But just halfway up the mountain, she saw Jiang Tuge. She subconsciously wanted to hide, but was discovered by Jiang Tuge.

"Qi Damei? What are you doing out here if you're not staying at home at this time?"

Hearing this, Qi Damei directed all her anger at Jiang Tuge, "Ms. Jiang, do you still have the nerve to say that? It's you who makes me like this now."

"You are so vicious that you have caused me to be criticized by everyone. You have destroyed me."

After saying that, Qi Damei burst into tears again.

Jiang Tuge frowned slightly, and finally understood the reason in Qi Damei's cry. All said and done, in the final analysis it was because of her identity as the daughter of Changxing Village.

It wasn't until she cried that she ran out of energy that Jiang Tuge planned to leave.

"Ms. Jiang, I know Changxing Village went too far for Yunzhuang by changing the river course. But after all, I am a woman, and I am a married woman, so what can I decide?"

Hearing this, Jiang Tuge looked at her with some unbearability, "Are you...are you okay?"

Qi Damei sighed, "There's nothing wrong with it. My life is like this, so I can't blame others."

"Qi Damei, you...you can't think like that." Jiang Tuge tightened his eyes.


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