They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 194 Liangjia Village is Not Easy to Bully

Su Mama's words stirred up a hornet's nest. It's true that everyone loves money and wants money—after all, who would complain about having too much money? But who could stand not spitting when someone insults them to their face?
Not rushing in to attack was already quite restrained.

If she were an old woman from the next village, instead of a servant in a wealthy city family, someone would have already been tempted to pull her hair.

Surrounded by a group of older women, Granny Su was bombarded with angry words and spittle, which flew onto her face. Furious, she hurriedly wiped her face, wanting to retort, but the moment she opened her mouth, oh dear, spittle nearly flew into her mouth. Granny Su was so frightened that she quickly shut her mouth; she couldn't bear to think about it, she absolutely couldn't. Disgusted, she covered her mouth, bent over, and dry heaved repeatedly.

The aunties and older women were all stunned.

Looking at each other.

What's wrong with her?

"I do not know."

"The servants of these rich people are really strange. Did we make her vomit from all the scolding?"

"Pah, what does that have to do with us? I bet she just got an upset stomach."

"I think so too. Besides, if we scold her, she deserves to be scolded."

Granny Su was in a terrible state, gagging and feeling dizzy, her head buzzing. Unfortunately, there was no maidservant by her side to help her. She tried to hold on, tried to hold on, and tried to hold on again, but she couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

Unfortunately, a small, inconspicuous pebble on the ground pierced her tailbone. Granny Su groaned in pain, her face contorted, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

The aunties and older women gasped and instinctively stepped back.

"Why are you crying? It can't be that serious."

"not me!"

"Not me either."

"I didn't touch her!"

"None of us did anything to her, she fell down on her own."

"Yeah."

Xu Zhichun almost burst out laughing. No matter what era it is, who isn't afraid of being scammed?
To reassure everyone, Xu Zhichun looked at the four servants of the Qin family: "You four young men saw it clearly, didn't you? Your Su Mama fell down on her own. It wasn't anyone from our village who laid a hand on her. People from our village only talk about reason, not violence. Nobody laid a finger on her."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes, that's exactly it!" "We didn't lay a hand on her!" "She insulted us first, so can't we argue with her?"

The four servants were startled and nodded hastily.

Liang, the village head, wasn't home today. He went to the fields to check on the rice and figure out how many days until the harvest. His family happened to have two fields very close to Xu Zhichun's, so Liang went over to check on them for Xu Zhichun and his family, and then let them know when he got back, so Xu Zhichun wouldn't have to make the trip again.

When someone ran over breathlessly to tell him that someone had entered the village and was causing trouble for Madam Xu, Liang Lizheng was startled and hurried back.

We've only just arrived.

"what happened?"

Aunt Liang had been by Xu Zhichun's side the whole time. While Su Mama was being scolded by all the women in the village, she had already found out what had happened to Xu Zhichun and quickly told Liang Lizheng a few words.

Liang Lizheng was even angrier and more anxious than Xu Zhichun. "Isn't this bullying? Our village has finally produced a young man who can study. How can you ruin his life with just a few words? Don't even think about it until this matter is cleared up!"

Liang, the village head, decisively selected seven or eight people on the spot, saying, "Let's take two oxcarts and go to the Zeng family to get to the bottom of this."

Granny Su immediately sensed something was wrong. Ignoring the lingering pain in her tailbone, she hurriedly got up. "Our old in-laws aren't going to pursue this, but you still dare to come knocking? Don't think that just because you outnumber us, the Qin family is afraid. The city isn't like the countryside; it's not a place for you to run wild. Whether you like it or not, our in-laws will take a complaint to the yamen!"

Many villagers' expressions changed.

The way he looked at Granny Su changed, and he became somewhat fearful.

Even if this Granny Su is just a servant, she is still a servant employed by a wealthy family in the city. How can they compare to her?

Thinking back to how enthusiastically they had just been cursing and spitting at her, the women couldn't help but shrink back. If they hadn't been so eager to watch the spectacle, they would have run home long ago. Liang, the village head, wasn't easily frightened. He was also worried that Xu Zhichun and his sister-in-law might be intimidated by the old woman, so he first gently reassured them: "Zhichun and Mingxuan, don't be afraid. The magistrate is a good official; he's reasonable. Don't believe her nonsense. She's just trying to scare us. We won't suffer in silence. This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

Turning to face Granny Su, Liang Lizheng, his face dark, was no longer so polite: "Don't threaten us. Although we are country folk, we are not easily intimidated! Everything comes down to reason. You can't wrong Mingxuan like this for something he didn't do. The people of Liangjia Village are not so easy to bully!"

As the patriarch, Liang Lizheng's righteous and stern speech earned everyone's unanimous respect and admiration. Everyone felt warm, excited, and proud.

Because they know very well that if outsiders came to their door to cause trouble today, Liang Lizheng would also stand up for them.

They have a wonderful patriarch.

"That's right! We people from Liangjia Village are not to be bullied!"

"Why are you framing our people?"

"This matter absolutely needs to be clarified!"

"Exactly!"

Granny Su was truly panicked now. Why wasn't this trick working?

"You...you can't...you can't do this!"

"Hmph, whether you can do it or not is none of your business. It's none of your concern to meddle in what happens in our village."

"That's it!"

"Aren't you afraid of going to the authorities?"

"What a joke! We're not the ones who did the bad thing, so what are we afraid of?"

"Hey, don't tell me, isn't this guy feeling guilty?"

I think so!

"She's wrongly accusing our little prodigy! Beat her to death!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"Shut up, all of you! The people in our village are all reasonable people. What do you mean by 'kill or not kill'? Where did you come from, you barbarians?"

The younger men who had been leading the charge, their heads shrank back, and they dared not utter a sound.

Granny Su was so frightened that she almost fell again.

The four servants of the Qin family didn't dare to move at all, like quails, wishing they could hide even their breath so that no one would see them.

The people in this village are so fierce, so scary.
Zhang and Bai also squeezed into the crowd to watch the excitement. They both pretended that they couldn't get to the front and didn't move forward, otherwise it wouldn't be right for them not to help Xu Zhichun since she had clashed with Granny Su.

Especially Zhang, seeing the two sides locked in a fierce verbal battle, her eyes sparkled with excitement, and the little devil in her heart kept jumping and shouting: Fight! Fight! Fight!

Unfortunately, Xu Zhichun prevailed in the end.

Zhang was very jealous and secretly cursed that Su nanny for being useless.

Look at him, all dressed up and looking so impressive, but he's just a useless coward. And he calls himself from a wealthy family? Pshaw!

Liang, the village head, took charge and didn't give Granny Su a chance to speak again. Soon everyone was ready, the people were gathered, and they boarded the carriage and entered the city.

Granny Su was unwilling to accept this, "You—"

“Granny Su,” Xu Zhichun said with a half-smile, “if you say another word, we’ll shut you up.”

Granny Su dared not speak out against her anger.

(End of this chapter)