C65

"Little Mu, do you have any objections to what the Wu Clan has said?"

Niu Fusheng silently listened to his sister-in-law's blood and tears. He turned his head, walked up to Qi Mu with his hands behind his back, and sized Qi Mu up with his large copper eyes, and said like a needle.

"Yes, what Aunt Wu said is half true and half false. The Village Chief cannot listen to one-sided statements, and the people who were present that day were not only me and Aunt Wu. Could I trouble the Village Chief to summon the people who were present that day into this ancestral hall?" I can confront Aunt Wu face to face, and then I will know if I'm telling the truth or not. "

Qi Mu respectfully bowed to Niu Fusheng. She didn't say that what Lady Wu said was the truth, nor did she deny that some of the facts were true. Instead, she made her request.

Niu Fusheng nodded, a look of agreement flashing across his eyes. He then turned to the crowd outside the hall and said with a voice as loud as a bell:

"Those who saw the grass fall into the water yesterday and know the truth can come in now."

When the people outside the hall heard this, they whispered to each other for a while before a few people walked in.

The first to enter was Aunty Zhou. She was the kind aunt who had dressed Qi Mu yesterday. She had always been a very good person.

The second person to enter was Sun Shi. He was the man who had been dragged here to save them. His heart could still be considered loyal, but he was a bit dazed.

The third person to enter was Aunt Zhao. As Qi Mu looked at her appearance, he vaguely remembered that she was the aunt who had gone to ask for Doctor Fang.

"..." Following that, a few other people came in, all of them being the people who had been watching the scene on the shore that day.

Seeing that everyone was present, Qi Mu started to narrate the cause of yesterday's events. Her voice was a little louder than usual, and her tone was also a little higher, because not only did she have to tell it to the people in the ancestral hall, she also had to tell it to those outside the ancestral hall.

Yesterday afternoon, I brought my sister-in-law Yang and Yiran to the river to wash clothes. When we arrived, I coincidentally saw my younger sister washing clothes too.

"I felt a bit anxious when I was halfway through washing up, so I let little sister Qiao help me look after my sister-in-law and left by herself …" When I came back, there were only clothes and wooden barrels left by the river. Coincidentally, my younger sister and my younger sister were both gone.

"Later on, when I found him, I discovered that my brother was actually sitting on a boat that was sinking. I immediately took off my shoes and jumped into the river to save him."

"After rescuing my brother and seeing that the grass roots are still struggling in the water, although I don't have enough stamina, I couldn't bear it any longer and went back down the river. I wanted to save the grass roots from the river, but the grass roots were too panicked and grabbed onto me tightly.

"Originally, I was on the verge of fainting due to suffocation, but then the root kicked my shoulder, and because of the pain, I regained consciousness, so I tried to float and swim towards the shore. However, the root grabbed my foot, and I had no choice but to kick him, only then did I land on the shore.

As soon as Qi Mu's voice faded, the Wu family's aunt's eyes turned red. Bloody threads crawled all over her eyeballs.

"You're lying, why would my family's grassroots trample over you?!" He's already gone, do you think that's why you wronged him?! "He's a pitiful child. It's not going to be peaceful without him …"

"Mu lass, do you have evidence?"

Niu Fusheng saw his wife rolling on the ground, and sighed. He didn't care how terrible her appearance was in the ancestral hall. Instead, he helplessly asked about Qi Muli.

"Yes. Everyone who was there yesterday was my witness."

When these words were said, not only did Niu Wei reveal a puzzled expression, the witnesses that were invited also looked at each other in dismay. They were not in the water that day, so they really didn't know anything.

"Village Chief, did you hear that?" "This little girl will only open her eyes and tell lies. You can't believe what she says. Someone as vicious as her should be sunk by the river. You can't let her hurt anyone again …"

Seeing that Niu Fusheng and the clan elders in the hall were all frowning and listening to Aunt Wu's crying, Qi Mu wasn't in a hurry. She opened her mouth and said calmly:

"A person who has been struggling in the river for a long time and is on the verge of death, if it wasn't for him stepping on my body to borrow strength, where would he get the strength to float up?"

All the arguments quieted down with Qi Mu's words. Seeing that everyone present was nodding thoughtfully, Aunt Wu took a deep breath and asked with a trembling voice,

"If you can even float on your own, why can't you just float on your own? Why do you have to say that he stepped on you?"

"Why?"

Qi Mu chuckled before she slowly continued:

"If the grass could float on its own at the bottom, why would it start to sink again, instead of swimming ashore?"

"Logically speaking, if he had the ability, he should have gone ashore first. If Aunt really wants to hold on to this point, I can take another look at the water."

It was impossible for Qi Mu to tell everyone that her method of saving herself was taught by her teacher. However, it was still possible for her to demonstrate her methods, if there was anyone who didn't believe her.

The Wu family's aunt was completely speechless. After a moment, she sneered and said:

"Alright, so what if my family's grass root accidentally stepped on your foot? Aren't you still alive and well?! "

"Moreover, if it wasn't for you not saving him at the start and even kicking him at the end, my family's grassroots wouldn't have disappeared at such a young age …"

"It's all because of you, it's you. He's not that far from the shore, and all you had to do was pull him, and he would have been able to live. But you didn't go, and even I was kneeling and begging you. How can you be so heartless!"

Ox-Head's gaze slowly shifted from the Wu family's aunt to Qi Mu. His tone carried an intense unhappiness as he said in a deep voice,

"Mu lass, are you really not going to save me?"

Qi Mu glanced at the Wu family's aunt and suddenly felt that he was a little too busy yesterday. He clearly didn't have the strength to force himself into the water to save his wife. Wasn't that what happened to his brain? When did she become a busybody?

Perhaps, without her, she would have let the grass root splash in the water for a while longer. Perhaps, she could really wait for Sun Shi to come and save him. That would truly be a happy occasion …

"The reason why I didn't save the grass roots at the beginning is because my brother is also in the water, and he is also in the middle of the river. Could it be that everyone wants me to put my brother's life aside and go save the others?"

She was not the Virgin Mary, she was not that great.

Unexpectedly, there were some people who wanted to oppose his words. One of them was naturally the wife of the Wu family. She was already lying on the ground, crying uncontrollably. However, she still said in an intermittent voice:

"I... I didn't... I didn't tell you not to save your brother, I just... I let you pull the grass root first, he clearly... "You're very close to the riverbank, but you're not willing. What a heartless heart you have …"

The other person was standing outside the ancestral hall and was blocked by the crowd. His figure was skinny, and he coldly snorted as he said with a sharp tongue:

"The Wu family's aunt also said that her family's grass roots are close to the river bank, so why can't you save her before saving your brother? Or, you obviously don't want to save her. Heh, this heart of yours, is still a young lady's …"

Qi Muwei raised his head and recognized the speaker with a single glance. His eyes gradually turned cold. This was not the first time he had spoken like this … [She really doesn't feel bad talking while standing. In this life or death situation, she had to save her little brother first and then think for the others?] This person was either too great or too selfish!