Ignoring the rain of punches raining down on him, Xia Changjiang protested, "That's not it, that's not it. She's confused from the beating, that's why she's talking nonsense. That's not it. We didn't mean to harm anyone. It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

"If you hadn't told Xia Chunmei about the plan beforehand, how could she not have fallen for it?" Zheng Xiaolan roared. "You are a menace! Now you've ruined our whole family's reputation, made You Tian unable to find a wife, and made us unable to hold our heads high in Jiujing Bay! You sons of bitches, so many good people have died, why don't you just die?"

Zheng Xiaolan's hysterical state terrified many of the children who were watching the commotion.

"We can't let that bitch Xia Chunmei get away with this! You Tian, ​​you don't have a wife anymore, so grab Xia Chunmei and make her your wife!" Huang Xiaotao shouted angrily.

"Are you even being reasonable? Chunmei is the victim!" Xia Mingshi said.

“That’s right, you want to harm her, and when you can’t, you’re going to arrest her. What kind of nonsense is this?” Aunt Pear Blossom chimed in.

At this moment, Xia Mingshi and Lihua finally understood why Xia Chunmei had taken the whole village fishing the night before.

Now we know why Xia Chunmei hid her three younger sisters; it seems there's more to the story.

Because of Xia Honghua's affair, Huang Youtian's engagement was called off by the woman. Since the problem was on the man's side, the woman refused to return any of the betrothal gifts or other gifts.

That's why Huang Youtian's eyes turned red with rage, and he brandished a kitchen knife, shouting, "Anyone who dares to stop me, I'll kill them!"

Everyone was so frightened that they all backed away.

“This is Yijia Village, not your Huang family’s territory. You think you can just take our Xia family’s daughter away like that?” Chen Jinlian said to the crowd. “Folks, don’t forget that Chunmei took us fishing last night.”

If something happens to Xia Chunmei, and Xia Ping'an appears to her in a dream again, will she still tell everyone?

Definitely not!

Since his parents and ancestors weren't helpful, he could only maintain a good relationship with Xia Chunmei so that he could continue to pick up bargains with her in the future.

The villagers understood this principle.

Xia Shuiniu was worried about not having a chance to mend his relationship with Xia Chunmei, and suddenly felt that his chance had come.

He shouted, "What are you all afraid of, this blond kid? Anyone with guts, come at me! We Xia girls can't be bullied by outsiders!"

"Brother Buffalo is right, everyone grab your weapons and charge in to catch this kid!"

As soon as Xia Shuiniu and Xia Qiang shouted, the men in the village responded one after another, and they all picked up carrying poles or carrying poles (with pointed ends used to carry firewood or grass).

With weapons in hand, everyone can attack together, and there's no need to worry about Huang Youtian anymore.

The men from Yijia Village rushed forward with their tools, and the rest of the Huang family quickly stepped forward to help.

Aunt Xia Ming and a group of women quickly stepped forward to help stop the rest of the Huang family. Huang Youtian had a knife, but the others didn't, so what were they afraid of?

The two sides started fighting, and the Xia family's strength completely overwhelmed the Huang family's.

Holding the nunchucks in her hand, Xia Chunmei suddenly felt that she had no chance to show off.

The Huang family members, outnumbered, finally begged for mercy.

Xia Chunmei knew it was time for her to step in.

After gathering her emotions and squeezing out a few tears, she said, "Uncles, aunts, and uncles, please stop."

Seeing Xia Chunmei's tearful eyes, Xia Mingshi said, "Chunmei, don't be afraid. With us here, no one can take you away!"

"That's right! How dare they come to our village and bully our Xia family's daughter! They're incredibly audacious!"

"We can't let them get away!"

Seeing the angry villagers, Xia Changjiang and Chen Sanhua's family were on the verge of tears.

Why didn't these people come out to help when I was just being beaten?

"Thank you all for your kindness, uncles and aunts. Chunmei thanks you in advance." Xia Chunmei bowed to everyone.

“Chunmei, stop talking nonsense. We’ve watched you grow up. Going back a few generations, we all share the same ancestor. We’ll stand up for you today!” Qiu said loudly.

"Yes, we'll stand up for you!"

"Chunmei, tell me what you want to do: beat them up or make them pay you back?"

"Beating them up won't help; they might resort to underhanded tactics."

My main question is for my second uncle and aunt. I've never understood why you're targeting a girl like me who has no parents.

"If it's about the Fan family's marriage, I've said before that if Fan Baowen likes Xiumei, he can come to me privately, and I'll accept the annulment. I can bless you. Why did you have to use such a vicious method to harm me? If something happens to me, what will happen to my sisters? They're still so young."

Xia Chunmei squeezed out a few more tears.

Xia Ping'an admired Xia Chunmei's ability to shed tears so easily.

"Could any kind uncle or elder help me make a trip to invite an elder from the Fan family over?"

Today's matter concerns the reputation and even the lives of my four sisters. I want to resolve this in front of the entire clan! I implore everyone to stand up for us sisters. I believe my father, if he is watching from heaven, will be grateful to everyone.

“Chunmei, don’t be afraid, we will definitely stand up for you,” Xia Laoba said. “Wife, you know the Fan family, why don’t you make a trip there?”

"Alright, Chunmei, don't worry, I'll go and call the Fan family right now." After saying that, Xia Laoba's wife, Liu, strode away.

"Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."

Upon hearing that Xia Chunmei was going to invite the Fan family, Xia Changjiang and Chen Sanhua felt uneasy.

The Fan family will definitely not admit to Fan Baowen and Xia Xiumei's affair!

"We didn't harm you! We don't know anything." Xia Changjiang knew he couldn't admit to this even if he were beaten to death.

"You're talking nonsense! You two are the masterminds! My poor mother was deceived by you and now she's in this state. And Xia Chunmei, you bitch, you knew my mother was drugged, yet you still stripped her naked and put her on the bed. You heartless and despicable wretch, you deserve to die a horrible death! You're framing your elder like this, you'd better watch out for being struck by lightning!"

"Sister Xiaotao, you need to have evidence to say that. I didn't even know when Aunt Honghua fell into a coma. Besides, Aunt Honghua introduced me to business and even invited me to stay for dinner. I had no idea it was a setup at the time."

Xia Chunmei tearfully explained to everyone, "Yesterday, Aunt Honghua came to me and said that someone in Jiujingwan was going to hold a banquet and asked me to come today to discuss the price and menu. I was thinking of going to my Aunt Hongfen's house for lunch, so I set off early this morning."

When I arrived, Aunt Honghua was very hospitable and even invited me to stay for lunch. I felt that it wasn't easy for her as a widow, so I thought I'd buy some eggs to show my respect.

I used the excuse of going to the outhouse to buy ten eggs from Aunt Wu next door, but when I came back, I found my aunt's house full of people, and my aunt was naked...

Later I heard them say that my aunt had put medicine in her mung bean soup, but she mistakenly drank the bowl with the medicine, which made her unconscious. After that, she did *that* with so-and-so...

Everyone in Jiujingwan knows about this. It has nothing to do with me. If I had known you were trying to harm me, I would have run away as fast as I could. How could I possibly keep the appointment?