Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

Qin Liping, listening from the side, felt the price was outrageous and couldn't help but interject, "How can you be like this? A chicken isn't worth that much money..."

"Oh ho!" Ma Cuiying was just looking for a place to vent her anger.

He immediately turned his guns on Qin Liping, pointing his finger at her and yelling, "Who do you think you are? You're just a newcomer, do you even know how to feed chickens?"

"You know nothing! How dare you say that? A young, unmarried girl, always following around this divorced man around, aren't you ashamed? What kind of upbringing did your parents give you? Have you no shame?!"

She spoke rapidly, her words becoming increasingly offensive, until her spittle almost landed on Qin Liping's face.

Qin Liping had never seen anything like this before, and she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Chen Yongqiang's face darkened. He took two steps forward and pulled Qin Liping behind him, his tall figure completely blocking Ma Cuiying's view.

He turned to Qin Liping and instructed, "Go and fetch the village chief. Leave this to me."

Because the other party was a woman, he couldn't lay a hand on her, no matter how angry he was. But in terms of demeanor, he absolutely couldn't let her continue to be so presumptuous.

Sending Qin Liping to call the village chief was because they didn't want her to stay there and suffer any more humiliation.

It would be most appropriate for Yang Dahai, the village head, to mediate this matter.

Seeing Qin Liping run away, Ma Cuiying put her hands on her hips and continued to curse:

"Go call him! What if you call Yang Dahai? Even if the King of Heaven himself comes, it's still you, Chen Yongqiang, who crushed my chicken! You owe me money, pay up! Not a penny less!"

Chen Yongqiang ignored her, slowly took out a cigarette case from his pocket, flicked out a cigarette and lit it, pretending that Ma Cuiying and her cursing did not exist.

More and more villagers gathered around to watch the spectacle, pointing and whispering among themselves.

Chen Yongqiang offered cigarettes to a few familiar villagers, but they just smiled awkwardly as they accepted them, and no one dared to say a word for Chen Yongqiang at that moment.

Ma Cuiying was notoriously shrewish and difficult to deal with in the village; no one wanted to get involved with her.

At this moment, Liang Meie also rushed over upon hearing the commotion, squeezing into the crowd: "Yongqiang, what happened?"

"I was driving by with my tractor when I accidentally startled the chickens and ran over one of Aunt Cuiying's chickens," Chen Yongqiang briefly recounted the incident.

After hearing this, Liang Meie turned around and wanted to go up and argue with Ma Cuiying.

Chen Yongqiang grabbed her arm: "Don't get involved in this."

His relationship with Liang Meie had to be kept secret, because if Liang Meie went up and started arguing with Ma Cuiying...

With Ma Cuiying's sharp tongue, she's capable of saying all sorts of hurtful things. Liang Meie might not get away with it; in fact, she might just make things more complicated.

Not long after, Yang Dahai and Qin Liping rushed to the scene.

He glanced at the dead chicken on the ground, then at the two opposing sides: "What's going on? What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket!"

Ma Cuiying spoke first, recounting the story again while crying.

The text emphasizes how valuable her laying hens are and how heartless Chen Yongqiang is, only willing to pay five yuan in compensation.

After she finished speaking, Chen Yongqiang calmly recounted the events and his willingness to compensate at market value.

After listening, Yang Dahai understood the situation.

He first comforted Ma Cuiying: "Cuying, it's upsetting for anyone that the chicken died. Yongqiang has admitted it was his responsibility and is willing to compensate, which shows his willingness to resolve the issue."

Then he turned to Chen Yongqiang, his tone slightly reproachful but more conciliatory: "Yongqiang, you need to be more careful when you drive. The roads in the village are narrow, and there are many chickens, ducks, dogs, and cats."

"If someone's chicken is crushed, they should definitely pay compensation. But the price Cuiying quoted is indeed a bit too high."

"How about this? Yongqiang, you can pay for the chicken at the original price, plus two more yuan as compensation for Cuiying's fright."

"We're all from the same village, we'll run into each other all the time. Let's each take a step back and settle this, okay?"

"Of course I have no problem with it." The five yuan that Chen Yongqiang originally planned to give was actually about right.

But Ma Cuiying immediately objected, shouting at the top of her lungs, "No way! Village chief, you make it sound so easy!"

"My chickens are for laying eggs, not for meat! It lays one egg a day, how are we going to calculate this loss? If we compensate it at the price of broiler chickens, I'll lose a fortune! I disagree!"

At this moment, Liang Meie, who had been standing at the edge of the crowd, stepped forward and said, "Village chief, I have an old hen that is currently laying eggs. It's a bit bigger than Aunt Cuiying's hen. I'll take it out and give it to Aunt Cuiying as compensation for her hen."

"Then give me the five yuan Yongqiang gave me, consider it compensation for buying her a chicken. Do you think that's acceptable?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Dahai immediately thought it was a good idea: "I think this method will work!"

He turned to Ma Cuiying, "Cuying, didn't you say your chickens lay eggs? Now Mei'e is willing to give you her old, egg-laying hen in return, so you're not losing out at all!"

Having gained no additional advantage, Ma Cuiying wanted to argue further: "What if her hens stop laying eggs? Or what if they don't have mine to lay eggs?"

But before she could finish speaking, the villagers watching the commotion started chattering amongst themselves:

"Cuiying, that's enough!"

"The village chief has spoken, what more do you want?"

The whispers and comments from the crowd made Ma Cuiying feel embarrassed.

Seeing that things were more or less settled, Chen Yongqiang threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out: "Aunt Cuiying, we've come this far. If you keep making a fuss, then I won't compensate you. Do whatever you want."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Ma Cuiying spread her arms to block the tractor: "You're not leaving without paying compensation! Go ahead and run me over if you dare!"

"If you want to watch the tractor for me, then you can. You can watch it all night long."

"Liping, let's go. It's not far from home, we can walk back." Chen Yongqiang put away the tractor starter and lifted his foot to walk around Ma Cuiying.

Seeing that Chen Yongqiang was determined to leave, Yang Dahai quickly stepped forward and grabbed him, saying, "Yongqiang! Yongqiang! Don't rush, let's discuss it again!"

He turned to Ma Cuiying, who was still blocking the car, and his face darkened. "Cuying! Look at yourself! Get out of the way! They've already said all this. If you keep making trouble like this, I'm really not going to get involved! Go ahead and sue me wherever you want!"

After being yelled at by Yang Dahai and seeing that Chen Yongqiang actually dared to abandon the tractor and leave, Ma Cuiying felt a little uneasy.

"I don't want that chicken anymore! It's only five yuan! I'll pay now!"

Yang Dahai breathed a sigh of relief and quickly smoothed things over: "That's right! Yongqiang, hurry up, give the money to Cuiying, and this matter will be over."

Chen Yongqiang took out five yuan, walked back and handed it to Ma Cuiying.

Ma Cuiying grabbed the money, muttering under her breath, "I guess I'm just unlucky!"

Yang Dahai shook his head and said to Chen Yongqiang, "Alright, let's just let this go. You really need to be more careful when driving in the future."

Chen Yongqiang bent down and picked up the lifeless old hen from the ground: "Village chief, if you're free later, why don't you come to my house for a couple of drinks? This chicken is worth five yuan; the taste after stewing it will definitely be different."