Chapter 7
Lian Qiao patted the shoulder of a person beside her, whispered a few words, then turned to Jiang Ruan and said, "It turns out that this old man said that the little girl stole his money. The little girl said she didn't, so she started crying in a hurry."
The little girl was surrounded by a bunch of people, her face was extremely pale, but she held a ingot of silver tightly in her hand, her eyes widened, extremely helpless and weak. Looking at the angry old man, wearing a brown cotton-padded jacket and robe, her beard shook with anger, but her voice was extremely loud, and she almost shouted at the little girl: "You little girl, you can do this stealing thing at a young age, so uneducated!"
Someone couldn't stand it and said, "Why should the old man speak so badly? Is it so aggressive to a little girl? Is it true that I'm going to be so old to bully the young? Don't be ashamed!"
"You..." the old man was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Why did you prove that she stole your silver?" The man refused to give in: "A girl of seven or eight years old can stole your silver. Are you too careless or is this girl powerful? Tsk, maybe it was you who deliberately wanted to cheat the girl's money!"
As soon as this said, it immediately received an echo from the people around me: "Yes, yes, how could such a little girl have the ability to steal things?"
"I don't know how to lie beforehand."
"I must have wanted to cheat the little girl's money!"
People around him started to discuss and even blamed the old man at the same time, as if the old man was the culprit. The old man was so angry that his beard shook and his face turned red and seemed to be bleeding, but he couldn't say a word, just shook his lips and gasped.
"It's so pitiful." Lian Qiao sighed.
Jiang Ruan glanced at her: "Do you think it's him who wants to cheat others of money?"
"Of course not," Lian Qiao said: "I can deceive others, but I can't deceive me. When I was in the countryside, I saw so many such ghostly girls. It's obvious that they are lying, Bai Zhi, right?"
Bai Zhi nodded slightly.
Lian Qiao said: "Today, this old man is in trouble. It's so pitiful."
A strange thing flashed in Jiang Ruan's eyes.
In fact, as Lian Qiao said, the little girl's scam was not very clever, and not no one in the crowd could see through her tricks. It's just that West Street, as a place where the poor are concentrated, has a great xenophobic nature and instinctively rejects foreigners. This old man is nothing more than a stranger to the people here, and strangers should be suppressed, so today, this little girl is sure to win. The old man is also destined to be detained for fraud.
So, what can she do?
Jiang Ruan paused and gently pushed away half of Bai Zhi, who was protecting the person.
Bai Zhi was shocked and saw Jiang Ruan's actions and hurriedly stopped him and said, "Miss, no, we'd better not interfere with this matter."
What matters is not the truth, but the attitude of the people around you. Even if your girl comes forward to persuade her to fight, she is just being attacked as an outsider who is ungrateful. Forget it, the old man is nothing more than losing face, but his girl is a lady from the big family. Even if she is now detained in the village, her identity is unchangeable.
Jiang Ruan shook her head gently: "Bai Zhi, get out of here."
Bai Zhi was stunned. Jiang Ruan had already taken a few steps forward and was exposed to everyone's vision.
She said softly: "You old man, don't be angry. There are black and white things in the world. Even if you can't explain it clearly for a while, the truth will always be revealed. Why bother hurting your body for a breath of turbid air? Isn't it worth the loss?"
When the situation was one-sided, someone suddenly spoke for the old man, and naturally everyone's eyes were focused on the speaker.
Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao hurriedly blocked Jiang Ruan one after another to prevent anyone from rushing to her.
Everyone's eyes had their own strengths, and Jiang Ruan did not hide, but just stood there and let others look at it.
The old man was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick. He couldn't help but hear a word of comfort. He felt that the voice of his speech was gentle and soft, with a hint of refreshing coolness. Although it was winter, it was like the wind in summer, which swept away the depression in people's hearts, and his heart slowly calmed down. In surprise, he looked at the other person like everyone else.
I saw a little girl in her early 10s standing in the crowd. She was as mature as an adult, and she was very small in size. Although she was small, she couldn't ignore it. This little girl was due to life. Her skin and lips were as pale as pale, but her facial features were extremely delicate. The most beautiful thing was the long eyes under her black eyebrows, which were moist like a spring on her knees, deep and shallow, and it crashed into the heart. The extremely pure eyes, but the ends of her eyes were slightly raised, unconsciously a hint of charm. If she grew up and raised well, it would be a shocking beauty.
However, such a charming little girl exudes an indescribable coldness on her body. She just stood quietly, but she felt an indescribable feeling that was unsightly, and she even felt a little afraid for no reason.
The old man also frowned. There were two maids around such a little girl. If she was a lady from a wealthy family, her clothes would be too simple. If she was a daughter of an ordinary family, her whole body was not as elegant as a small family could raise.
Jiang Ruan stood quietly, while the girl on the side looked at her, but she started crying loudly, crying while sobbing: "I didn't, I didn't steal silver, mom, I didn't steal silver!"
When he shouted, he saw a farm woman wearing a flowery jacket squeeze out from the crowd. He walked up to protect the girl behind him in a few steps. He looked at the old man and Jiang Ruan hostilely and shouted: "What do you want to do to my Qiaojie? Two people bully one, bullying the young, aren't you ashamed?"
Lian Qiao couldn't help it, and without waiting for Jiang Ruan to speak, she jumped out first and said with a smile: "Mrs. This is a mistake. Our girl just jumped out and said justice. She bullied your daughter. So many people are watching. Did our girl beat her and scold her? Besides, bullying the young with the big one, I can't tell how much our girl is older than your daughter. Who is yelling in public like your daughter. Bullying the young with the big one, and bullying the young with the more. I don't think who bullies who, I think it's certain, I'm going to bully who, I'm going to bah!"
The woman was also stunned, as if she didn't expect that when she saw Wenwen's weak Lian Qiao cursing, she didn't breathe at all. She didn't know how to talk. When she understood, she was angry and was about to continue to tug her, Jiang Ruan said, "It doesn't matter who bullies who, what matters is money, isn't it?"
The woman turned her head and took the girl into her arms, and said angrily: "We Qiaojie will not steal money. I will give her this money to her in the morning."
Chapter completed!