readytorunbook Chapter 125 Revenge
Chapter 125 Revenge
Xu Shu was not at home, so Mu Jinghua went to the back mountain alone.
The back mountain was very chaotic, and Mu Jinghua didn't plan to go too deep. He just picked some herbs at the edge of the mountain. He held a dagger in his hand and carried a bamboo basket on his shoulder.
When he met Jiang Xiao while passing by, he waved to him as a greeting. Then Mu Jinghua stopped and waited for Jiang Xiao to come over.
The carpenters had just delivered the furniture and other things. Jiang Xiao was unsure what to do and ran to ask him when Xu Shu would be back.
Mu Jinghua just shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Jiang Xiao sighed: "Then I'll let them gather together first. Mu Ge'er, where are you going?"
Mu Jinghua pointed to the back mountain and then to his backpack.
Jiang Xiao thought for a while before asking, "Collecting herbs?"
Seeing Mu Jinghua nodding with a smile, he advised again: "There are wolves on the back mountain, you'd better not run there alone."
Mu Jinghua gestured around the periphery and tried hard to explain to Jiang Xiao that he had no intention of going deeper.
Jiang Xiaoke was not as careful as Du Xiaocao. He watched for a long time but didn't figure it out. The two of them talked at cross purposes for a long time, which attracted quite a few men who came to watch the fun.
The last time Ye Shijing brought people to cause trouble, these men were all there, and they have all seen how much Xu Shu cares about Mu Jinghua. Since Mu Jinghua is someone the boss cares about, they naturally wouldn't give him a cold shoulder.
What’s more, he is a little brother who can’t speak.
Several men gathered together and tried to guess what Mu Jinghua meant.
Zhang Ping was quick-witted. He understood after a while: "Mu Ge'er is now the apprentice of the genius doctor. He must have some ideas when he goes to the back mountain to collect herbs. He won't go too deep."
Seeing Mu Jinghua nodded, everyone said "oh" and then it took them so long to come back to their senses.
Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Brother Mu, I was afraid that Xu Shu would come back and find out that something happened to you..."
Mu Jinghua smiled and shook his head, then thanked the onlookers one by one before going to the back mountain.
He did not pick up medicinal herbs, but took out the medicinal powder he had prepared long ago and scattered it along the road towards the village chief's house.
Mu Jinghua had lived in the village chief's house for a while and thought that there would be no one at home at this time. Sure enough, when he arrived at the door, he only saw Aunt Shen and Old Lady Shen.
Shen Zhuo seemed to be there too. Mu Jinghua could hear the sound of him reciting from the inner room.
He stood at the door, not shouting, just listening to what Aunt Shen and Old Lady Shen were saying.
"Mom, you've already told me what you're talking about. It's true that Lin'er likes Xu Shu, but Xu Shu has always been very clear about his attitude towards her."
"It's just like a brother to his sister. When we lived at home, Xu Shu would give Lin'er gifts, but everyone in the family got one. How could it show her off?"
"Who said everyone has one? Why don't I have one?" Old Lady Shen glared and cursed, "Whose mother are you? Don't you care about your own child? Why are you here speaking well of others?"
Mu Jinghua listened quietly and sneered in his heart.
Aunt Shen was also a little speechless, but after all, she was her own mother, and no matter how ignorant she was, she couldn't just ignore her. She wanted to say something, but when she turned around, she saw Mu Jinghua standing quietly outside the fence gate, smiling at them faintly.
Aunt Shen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly stood up and looked at Mu Jinghua: "Mu... Mu brother? Why are you here? And... you didn't say a word. Xu Shu, did Brother Xu ask you to come?"
Mu Jinghua shook his head, then nodded, took out a bag of herbs from his arms and handed it to Aunt Shen.
Aunt Shen looked at Mu Jinghua in confusion. When she saw Mu Jinghua take out another piece of paper from his arms with a few words written on it, she frowned in confusion.
Mu Jinghua pointed to the inner room, where Shen Zhe was. Aunt Shen understood immediately and shouted, "Zhe'er, Zhe'er, come here."
Shen Zhuo was reciting his lessons, and usually he didn't listen to the noise outside. Aunt Shen called out a few times, but no one answered, so she could only say, "I'll go in and call him, you wait here."
Mu Jinghua smiled and nodded, looking very obedient.
But as soon as Aunt Shen entered the room, he turned to Old Lady Shen with a smile and took out a string of copper coins from his arms.
Old Lady Shen was also puzzled: "You little bitch, what do you want to do? You want to bribe me with such a small thing?"
Mu Jinghua shook his head and gently shook the copper coins in his hand. The copper coins made a jingling sound. Old Lady Shen turned pale and scolded, "Lin'er? It turned out to be you. Where did you take my beloved granddaughter?"
Mu Jinghua just smiled and nodded, then pointed in the direction of the back mountain. Seeing the frightened look on Old Lady Shen's face, he turned around and left without paying any attention.
Naturally, Old Lady Shen was unwilling to let him go and reached out to grab his hair, but Mu Jinghua dodged flexibly, then took out a dagger from his waist and put it on Old Lady Shen's neck the next second.
Old Mrs. Shen had never seen such a scene before. She was so scared that her legs went limp and she kept shouting "bitch".
But with every word she said, Mu Jinghua's knife moved closer. She screamed twice and then dared not say anything else.
Just when she thought she was about to die, Mu Jinghua suddenly put away his knife and took a few steps back.
He put away the knife, held his other trembling hand tightly with one hand, put his hand behind his back, and looked up again. His eyes were already red.
When Old Lady Shen saw that the knife was gone, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. After a long while, she started to yell, "Murder, murder."
When Aunt Shen heard the noise, she ran out with Shen Zhe. As soon as she went out, she saw her mother sitting on the ground crying loudly.
Mu Ge'er stood far away, his eyes red, at a loss, looking extremely pitiful.
Shen Zhuo frowned and stepped forward to help Old Lady Shen up, but couldn't help but blame: "Grandma, what are you doing? Brother Mu came to give me herbs with good intentions, but you slandered him like this?"
Aunt Shen was helpless and followed suit to persuade Old Lady Shen: "Yes, mother, I was only in there for a while when I heard you crying outside. It's not Xu Shu and Mu Ge'er's fault for what happened to Lin'er. If you keep making trouble like this, I...I'm going to take you home."
"I'm about to die, and you said you'd send me home? It was this bitch who took a knife and pointed it at my neck, and threatened me... saying Lin'er was here,"
"Grandma!" Shen Zhuo said angrily, "Shen Lin'er is spoiled by you like this!"
Old Mrs. Shen felt so aggrieved and wanted to speak, but Aunt Shen advised her: "Mother, please stop talking. I will help you into the house."
Old Mrs. Shen could only stare at Mu Jinghua.
Mu Jinghua looked up at her weakly, then immediately lowered his head as if frightened and took two steps back.
Seeing him like this, Shen Zhuo couldn't help but soften his voice and said to him, "Mu Ge'er, I'm sorry, I scared you. My grandmother has this kind of temper. Can you please not compete with her?"
Mu Jinghua bit her lip but didn't say anything.
Shen Zhuo continued, "I saw the note you wrote. Thank you for thinking about our family and my mother's back pain, and for coming to get medicine."
"I heard from Xu Shu that you went to a clinic to study medicine? Or did you follow that famous doctor who has become famous recently? And you are also engaged to Xu Shu? You have finally gotten your happy ending after all the hardship you have endured. I...my family has always felt sorry for you because of Lin'er's matter."
"But I sincerely hope that you won't hold a grudge against us. Lin'er's life or death is uncertain, and my grandmother is worried about her so she speaks without restraint. On behalf of my grandmother, I want to say sorry to you."
"Will you forgive me?"
Mu Jinghua smiled at Shen Zhuo embarrassedly, and as always, nodded obediently to Shen Zhuo.
Shen Zhuo was relieved: "Thank you for the medicine, is there anything else?"
Mu Jinghua shook his head, made a gesture to leave, waved to Shen Zhuo, and turned to go home.