Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Perfect Scapegoats

"We don’t know that there is something wrong with the recipe. They are the malicious ones!" Chen Huayun shrieked, determined to turn the event over in their favor.

Luckily, the twins, a pair of perfect scapegoats, were passing by!

Liu Hua echoed her mother-in-law’s words and said in a loud yet desperate tone. "That’s right! They haven’t been selling soy milk in a while because they have sold the recipe to us!"

Xiao Yuxi’s heart lurched, and she pushed her younger sister behind her, cursing the two witches deeply in her heart.

All the people who had come to complain shifted their attention to the twins, their faces skeptical. They did recognize the twin sisters’ faces. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Is what you said true?" A customer, holding his painful stomach, glared at them.

Seeing the vicious light in the man’s eyes, Chen Huayun nodded furiously, "Y-yes, of course."

Many of them had bought the soy milk drink at the women’s stall. Although they found the taste had changed somewhat, it was still acceptable for them.

A lot of them were people who had just arrived at the village market. They just wanted to find a drink to moisten their dry throat, so they still bought the soy milk even though the sellers’ faces had changed.

After a day or two, they suffered from stomachache. Some people had no choice but to endure it and continue working. Upon arriving at the village market, they found out that it wasn’t them who were feeling unwell.

They all discussed what might be the cause, and soon, they found a similarity. They had bought a drink from the soy milk stall.

At first, three people came to the stall to question them. Gradually, over ten people were gathered, crowding over Chen Huayun and Liu Hua’s place to demand justice.

"Grandmas, what are you saying? When did we sell the recipe to you?" Xiao Yuxi retorted, frowning in confusion.

Xiao Yuyan gripped her older sister’s firm arm, and she gathered her courage. Biting her lip, she also shook her head. "We have indeed sold the recipe to someone else, but the other party isn’t the two of you."

At this moment, they were throwing blames at each other, trying to distance themselves from the crimes of poisoning people. As such, they wouldn’t easily recognize and associate themselves with the other party.

Chen Huayun and Liu Hua wouldn’t easily admit they were their granddaughters or nieces.

"W-we bought the recipe from that person whom you have sold your recipe to!" Liu Hua said almost aggressively, her face flushed red in anger. The wretched girl actually called her a grandma!

Alas, she was so blinded by anger and desperation that she fell into Xiao Yuyan’s trap.

"Oh, who is that person?" Xiao Yuxi subconsciously asked. She was genuinely curious. Besides their own family members, no one should have known about this.

She believed no one in the family would easily tell a stranger or even the main family members from the Zhou family. It was also unlikely for Merchant Yang or even Shun Zi to tell them about this.

"Merchant Yang." Liu Hua took a deep breath, pointing her finger at the twins almost accusingly. "You sold your recipe to Merchant Yang!"

Until now, she was somewhat indignant at Zhou Anran and her children. They found such a good recipe, why didn’t they share it with her other family members?

Meanwhile, the people around were also discussing the commotion in front of them.

"Are they really the previous seller? I have never bought one, but I have always wanted to try it. I have been wondering why they changed the location of the stall. Turns out, the sellers are different!"

"They are really the previous sellers, a pair of twins. I haven’t seen them selling soy milk for a while. I have bought a few cups at their stall before and never had a problem."

"Could it be that they are falsely accused?"

"Don’t underestimate how vicious people can be. What if the things the old woman said are true? They deliberately sell the poisoned recipe to them?"

Xiao Yuxi showed an obvious look of surprise. "Did Merchant Yang really sell the recipe to you?"

Her expression was the epitome of doubt. "Are you not lying? Merchant Yang promised us he would never sell the recipe to someone in this village market."

The people turned to Chen Huayun and Liu Hua again. Compared to them, the twins were more calm, and they found their words somewhat believable.

After all, Merchant Yang belonged to the few merchants who had a decent reputation in their eyes. They knew him because he often passed by the village market.

Chen Huayun’s blood was boiling at the twins’ words, and at the same time, her scalp tingled upon seeing the looks in the people’s eyes. They were determined to make her suffer today.

"It is you who is lying, wretched brat!" Liu Hua’s chest heaved up and down. Tremblingly, she pointed at them again. "Merchant Yang never made such a promise to you at all. You are just making it up to escape the responsibility."

"You only sold your recipe to him. The fact that we can create a similar taste to your drink, isn’t that proof we got the recipe from Merchant Yang?"

Chen Huayun’s eyes darted around, and she began to howl like a pained person, slapping her own thigh. "Aiya, young people nowadays, so disrespectful toward the old people! So malicious!"

Xiao Yuxi’s fists clenched. She was now bursting with anger. These two dared to say anything to extricate themselves out of the trouble.

Alas, Merchant Yang currently wasn’t there to prove their words.

Seeing the siblings so speechless, Chen Huayun and Liu Hua were exhilarated. They were relieved they weren’t too far from escaping the trouble.

As long as they escaped today, no one of these people could find them.

Most people from their village already knew what kind of people they were, and hence, they avoided this pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and never bought their drink.

There were some people from the same village as the twins. Unfortunately, even if they wanted to help the twins, they couldn’t. Chen Huayun was their grandmother, and they weren’t sure Zhou Anran really didn’t share the recipe with her.

They could only watch on anxiously. Secretly, some people who were returning to Hejia Village, already planning to tell Zhou Anran.

As Chen Huayun and Liu Hua were anxious to leave, suddenly, a sentence dissolved their hope.

"Since we don’t know which ones are telling the truth or which ones are lying, it’s better that the four of you join us and let the yamen make the decision!"