After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 209 It’s your own fault
The other party obeyed and pulled hard, causing a chain reaction on the wall as if it had exploded. Iron spike balls rained down from above, along with a pile of unknown white powder.

Before Master Ma and his group could dodge, many were hit by the iron spikes, their flesh mangled and bloodied. Many couldn't open their eyes due to the pain, and Master Ma was no exception. In addition to not being able to open his eyes, he also found that his body was inexplicably hot and itchy, and he fell to the ground, rolling around and screaming in agony.

When Ma Yujie and her husband arrived, they witnessed this scene. She was so frightened that she turned pale, while Liu Tiechui felt only exhilaration.

The two pushed through the crowd and stepped forward.

Ma Yujie was heartbroken and furious, glaring fiercely at the villagers standing around her. "Who did this?"

Shen Ying stepped forward and said seriously, "Madam of the town magistrate, none of us laid a hand on them."

"That's right, they clearly started this trouble, they got what they deserved, what does it have to do with us?"

"Even the town magistrate's wife can't be unreasonable! This is such blatant favoritism!"

"Su Tai is really unlucky. She was just sitting at home when disaster struck!"

The villagers all started to criticize her, and Ma Yujie felt ashamed, indignant, and aggrieved. She looked at Liu Tiechui with red eyes.

Liu Tiechui sighed and quickly sent someone to take Master Ma and his party to the town clinic. Then he said to Ma Yujie, "You should also go back and take a look. I will find out what's going on here, and I will treat everyone fairly and justly."

"Husband, my father is so badly injured," Ma Yujie said, biting her lip, on the verge of tears. She knew what kind of person her own father was, and he must have been in the wrong first. But now that he was in such a state, she couldn't bear to punish him any further.

Liu Tiechui shook his head seriously, signaling with his eyes for her to calm down and go back.

After Ma Yujie was helped into the carriage by her maid, Liu Tiechui looked at the gate and courtyard wall of Shen Yi's house.

This was his first time here, and he hadn't expected Shen Yi's house to be so grand. It seemed that the Shen family was even wealthier than he had imagined. Such a family was not one to be easily offended.

Having made up his mind, Liu Tiechui sent someone to knock on the door.

After watching for a while, the villagers couldn't help but remind them, "We have to shake the wooden stake, otherwise the people inside won't be able to hear us."

Liu Tiechui was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and shook the wooden stake himself.

After a while, the courtyard gate indeed opened.

Su Tai looked at the group of people outside the door with surprise. "What's wrong?"

Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Liu Tiechui suddenly didn't know how to start the conversation.

Shen Ying stepped forward anxiously and said, "Just now, Master Ma from town brought some people to your house to cause trouble. They even planned to climb over the wall. Didn't you know?"

Su Tai glanced at her own wall and ground, and suddenly realized, "No wonder I heard a noise just now, I thought the dog knocked something over!"

Everyone: "."

Liu Tiechui looked at Su Tai with a complicated expression. "Shen Su Shi, you really didn't hear any of the commotion outside just now?"

Why wouldn't he believe it! Su Tai nodded innocently and said, "My son ate something cold yesterday and got a stomachache. He was fussy all night. I was just resting with the two kids in the backyard and I really couldn't hear anything from the front yard. What? Is someone injured?"

The villagers nodded vigorously and told Su Tai what had happened.

Liu Tiechui noticed that Su Tai wasn't worried at all, which made him even more curious about the family.

"May I come in and have a seat?"

Su Tai nodded slightly, "Please come in, Your Excellency."

Su Tai entertained them in the pergola in the courtyard, first serving a bowl of strawberries, then a bowl of freshly picked grapes, grape juice chilled in well water, and a plate of cakes and bread.

"Please have some, Your Excellency."

Upon seeing this table, Liu Tiechui knew the strength of Shen Yi's family, and he became even more polite to Su Tai, saying, "To be honest, Master Shen and I hit it off immediately. He has helped me a lot. If you don't mind, I'll call you sister-in-law."

Today's events were all my father-in-law's fault. I rushed over as soon as I received the news, but I was too late. Fortunately, nothing serious happened.

Su Tai shook her head seriously, "You can't say that. Master Ma and the others must have been seriously injured! Those iron spike balls were custom-made and extremely sharp. They could easily injure someone if you weren't careful. Falling off the wall could very likely cause injury or death. In addition, with those special powders, those people would have been half-dead even if they didn't die."

"Is it that serious?" Liu Tiechui suddenly realized the gravity of the situation and looked sharply at the wall of the Shen family's house. "I wonder why Shen Yi would install something so dangerous on the wall?"

Su Tai looked at him with amusement and said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's to protect us! You can see how high our wall is. You really can't climb it without some skill and tools. Why would anyone climb over our wall for no reason? There must be some ulterior motive. These measures are just to keep out thieves and bad guys. If no one has any ulterior motives, that's fine. But if someone really has designs on us, they'll only be asking for trouble."

With these things, I can take care of the child with peace of mind even when Shen Yi isn't home, isn't that good?

Liu Tiechui's lips twitched slightly. Could he say it was bad? But it was true that his father-in-law was so badly injured. This time, they probably had to admit defeat.

He sighed inwardly and said, "This method is certainly good. I came here to apologize to my troublesome father-in-law and sister-in-law. The reason he was so angry and caused you trouble was because of those rumors. I don't know if what my sister-in-law said is true or false, but my father-in-law is a miser and values ​​money very much. In his eyes, what you said was ruining his money, which is why he was so angry that he lost his mind."

Su Tai sighed and shook her head, "Governor, do you also think I shouldn't have said those things?"

Liu Tiechui did not answer.

Su Tai scoffed, "First of all, I was just sharing some knowledge about Ringo. What's true is true, and what's false can't be made true. Besides, I've never denied the outcome of Ringo; it's just a matter of waiting three or four years."

Looking at it from another angle, it's a good thing that I brought these things up in advance. What if the families who planted apples have no harvest in the fall? What do you think they would do in anger? They would cut down the apple trees and then cause trouble at the Ma family's house, demanding compensation, right?

By saying this in advance, even if everyone harvests nothing this autumn, they won't be so angry. At least they won't actually destroy the apple trees, and Master Ma can appease the people over a period of three or four years. Isn't that good?

Liu Tiechui suddenly realized and looked at Su Tai with great respect. "Sister-in-law is absolutely right. We were judging you by our own petty standards. I would like to apologize to you on behalf of my father-in-law."

Liu Tiechui stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed.

Su Tai slightly stepped aside. "Your Excellency is too kind. I have told you everything. Please keep Master Ma in check and prevent him from causing trouble at our house again. That wall is just the tip of the iceberg. We have many ways to entertain those 'guests' with ill intentions. Of course, I don't want anyone to try it. After all, who can guarantee that no one will die? You agree, don't you!"