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

Chapter 172 Xiong Kai Picks a Fight
Niu entered the room in surprise, "Brother, who made you so angry?"

"Yes, Uncle, tell me what happened, and your nephew will stand up for you!" Xiong Kai said, patting his chest.

Seeing that their expressions had softened considerably, Niu Youfu recounted all the frustrating things that had happened at home recently.

Madam Niu frowned upon hearing this, "The Wei family has gone too far! If they want to take back the land, they should at least give us a heads-up. Going back without a word is just setting us up!"

Xiong Kai stood up and was about to leave, saying, "I'm going to go and reason with them!"

As he spoke, he tapped his fingers twice, looking more like he was about to start a fight than to reason with someone.

Niu Youfu quickly stopped him, his eyes darting around, "Don't go. Even your uncle, who is the village chief, can't do anything about them. You'll suffer if you go."

"Uncle, we can't let this go, otherwise anyone will bully you in the future." Xiong Kai stubbornly pulled Niu Youfu away and stormed towards the Wei family.

Niu Youfu pretended to pull on it briefly before letting go.

When Xiong arrived at the Wei family's house, he rudely asked Liu Jinhua, who was working in the yard, "Is it you who bullied my uncle and caused them to have no land to farm?"

"Who are you?" Liu Jinhua put down her work, frowned, and stood up.

Xiong Kai said gruffly, "I am Xiong Kai, Niu Youfu's nephew! You must give me an explanation today, or this matter will not be over!"

Liu Jinhua was furious that Niu Youfu was still so persistent even after everything had passed. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Fine! You want an explanation, huh! Let's go! We'll report this to the authorities! Let the officials decide who's right and who's wrong! Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're tall and strong!"

Xiong Kai never expected an old woman to dare to confront him like this. He immediately narrowed his eyes with a sinister look and gritted his teeth, "You old hag, don't think I won't hit you!"

"Come on, come on! Try hitting me if you dare! Xiong Kai, right? Niu Youfu's nephew, right? This old woman remembers! Folks, come quick! Murder! Murder!" Liu Jinhua shouted as she lay down on the ground.

Soon, villagers came running over.

No one saw anything except Liu Jinhua lying on the ground and the tall and strong Xiong Kai. They subconsciously assumed that Xiong Kai had made the move, and their eyes were filled with hostility and anger.

Wei Daya rushed out from the vegetable garden in the backyard and saw Liu Jinhua lying on the ground. She was so frightened that she burst into tears, "Grandma, Grandma, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

At this moment, Wei Laoqi also rushed over from the blacksmith shop next door. He was so angry at the scene in front of him that his eyes turned red and his anger surged to the top of his head. "You bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

Xiong Kai was shocked and furious, and instinctively reached out to defend himself.

A piercing scream suddenly echoed from the courtyard.

Niu Youfu and Niu Shi, who were chasing after Xiong, changed their expressions simultaneously upon hearing the sound.

When they squeezed through the crowd, they only saw Xiong Kai lying on the ground, curled up and groaning in pain.

Niu's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Niu Youfu's face turned pale, and he pointed at the Wei family members with trembling hands, "You! You! This isn't over!"

After making those threats, he quickly asked the villagers nearby for help to carry Xiong Kai and Niu Shi back home.

Wei Yi and the others rushed back from the fields, running all the way.

Upon hearing that Liu Jinhua was badly injured, Chen was secretly delighted, thinking that with Liu Jinhua down, no one could overpower her. However, upon entering the room and seeing Liu Jinhua completely unharmed, her expression instantly froze. She awkwardly asked, "Mother, where are you hurt?"

Liu Jinhua drank water to cover up her unease, saying, "I just twisted my back, but it's much better now."

Wei Yi and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're alright. What just happened?"

Wei Daya explained the situation in a hoarse voice, "It was all because of that Xiong Kai. He came to our house to cause trouble and threatened Grandma. Grandma was so frightened by him that she fell down. Grandpa was working when he heard the commotion and rushed over to fight Xiong Kai."
In their haste and anger, they forgot they were holding red-hot iron tongs. It was also Xiong Kai's recklessness that led him to try and block with his arm, resulting in a burn.

Everyone knows what Wei Laoqi's iron pliers look like; getting burned by those things is no small matter.

Chen's face turned pale with fright. She instinctively covered her arm and dared not breathe.

Old Man Wei and his wife exchanged a silent glance, feeling extremely guilty, and dared not utter a word, which was tantamount to acknowledging their granddaughter's statement.

And so, the story of what happened to the Wei family spread according to Wei Daya's version.

Village chief Liu Zhu and Niu Cuihua rushed to Niu Youfu's house in a panic, asking, "How is Xiong Kai?"

Niu Youfu, filled with righteous indignation, cursed, "Brother-in-law, you're the village chief, you have to stand up for our nephew! That Wei Laoqi is too outrageous, how could he burn people with those red-hot iron tongs? He clearly wanted to kill someone! This matter can't be left like this!"

Niu was sobbing beside him, her eyes filled with resentment. "Brother-in-law, he's my only precious son. He's never suffered like this before. You have to stand up for him!"

Liu Zhu was both angry and heartbroken. He strode up to Xiong Kai and said, "Tell your uncle honestly, why did you go to the Wei family? What were you doing there?"

“Brother-in-law, the Wei family is bullying my elder brother like this. My son is just standing up for his uncle. What’s wrong with that?” Niu Shi retorted indignantly, dissatisfied with Liu Zhu’s attitude.

Liu Zhu was furious. "What do you know! It's wrong of the Wei family not to give us prior notice, but when it was discovered that his brother-in-law was embezzling their grain, he still thinks he's right?"

"What do you mean?" Niu looked at Niu Youfu blankly.

Niu Youfu's eyes darted around, his face flushed. "I didn't even have time to say anything before A-Kai ran off! Ugh! What a mess this has made!"

Niu's heart suddenly turned cold. So her son was wrong to stand up for his uncle, and all the suffering he endured was for nothing?
Xiong Kai hadn't expected this situation, and his anger was immediately extinguished by half.

Niu Cuihua grumbled, dissatisfied, "Even so, they can't use iron pliers to burn people!"

Niu perked up, "That's right, how could they go so far!"

Liu Zhu looked at them with a complicated expression. "Do you know what people outside are saying? They're saying that Xiong Kai started it and caused Liu Jinhua to fall. Wei Laoqi was just trying to protect his wife and didn't think too much about it. There are even witnesses. No matter how much you talk, it won't make a difference!"
This was never a reasonable situation, and they're just assuming they're scared because they haven't pursued it! If things escalate, even I, the village chief, won't get away with it!

The villagers already had grievances about Niu Youfu cultivating the Wei family's land alone, and he would get blamed for bringing up old grievances.

Niu Cuihua immediately fell silent.

After Liu Zhu left, she secretly slipped some silver into Niu Shi's hand and whispered, "Your brother-in-law is already in a difficult position as the village chief, so don't blame him. Take this money and use it to treat A Kai's injuries. Don't cause any more trouble for the Wei family."

They were never reasonable to begin with, and now that they've formed a marriage alliance with the Shen family of Shen Village, they're even more disrespectful to us.

"Who did you say? Shen Zhuang? Shen Yi's second uncle?" Xiong Kai asked, his eyes wide.

(End of this chapter)