"I wonder if Xiumei will become stupid after taking such a blow?" Xia Chunmei asked with a worried look, but secretly she wished that Xiumei would be beaten stupid.

Upon hearing this, Xia Chenshi was terrified. If her daughter became mentally challenged, her marriage to Fan Baowen would definitely fall through.

Shi Zhenxiang trembled with fear: "I...I didn't mean to, I..."

"Whether you did it on purpose or not, you hit my daughter, that's a fact!"

Xia Chenshi's face turned ashen, and she was furious with Xia Chunmei. If Xia Chunmei hadn't dodged that blow, her Xiumei wouldn't have been beaten.

At the same time, she was also very resentful of Shi Zhenxiang. If only Shi Zhenxiang had been more perceptive, her daughter wouldn't have suffered such a loss!

"Sanhua, settle the score with her later. Hurry up and take Xiumei to see Doctor Li next door," a clansman said. "A beating to the head could be a big or small matter."

"Zeng, what are you standing there like a block of wood for? Hurry up and carry your sister to Doctor Li's house!" Xia Chen roared.

Zeng quickly agreed, and with her thin body like a bamboo pole, she carried Xia Xiumei on her back and left. Xia Chenshi was worried and followed behind.

Xia Chunmei sighed inwardly when she saw this: Honest people are easy to bully. Xia Xiumei is not unable to walk, yet she still has to be carried around with this little injury!

Someone who didn't know better would think he had a broken leg.

In other words, Zeng was honest.

Upon hearing that they were going to see Doctor Li, they knew they would definitely have to spend money. Shi Zhenxiang was like a Pixiu, who only ever took in money and never gave it out.

Her eyes darted around, and she said, "Changjiang, I was going to beat up that bitch Xia Chunmei, but who knew she would deliberately dodge and let me hit Xiumei instead! She has to pay for her medical bills! If she doesn't have the money, we'll sell her to pay off the debt!"

Hearing this, Xia Chunmei chuckled. She didn't say anything, but looked at Xia Changjiang with her eyes crinkling and said, "Second Uncle, I asked her to set off firecrackers as an apology and give me thirty eggs as compensation. Now, not only does she not apologize or compensate me, she even tried to beat me to death and sell me. It's not too much for me to ask her to compensate me double, is it?"

"What, you bitch..." Shi Zhenxiang jumped up and down in a panic when she heard that the compensation would be doubled. She pointed at Xia Chunmei as if she wanted to eat her alive.

“Your great-aunt is old, so let’s forget about making her set off firecrackers to apologize. I’ll definitely make her give you the compensation.”

"If you don't want to set off firecrackers, then we'll compensate you with one hundred eggs. If you don't have eggs, we'll use money instead, two coins per egg."

Shi Zhenxiang wanted to explode, but after seeing Xia Changjiang's look, she shut up.

“One hundred it is.” Xia Changjiang agreed readily.

His plan was to feign agreement first, and then, if Xia Chunmei refused, he would go to the Fan family to get it.

If she really dares to go to the Fan family, that would be perfect; we could take advantage of the situation on the way...

Xia Chunmei knew perfectly well what that old bastard Xia Changjiang was up to.

A slight smile played on her lips: "Then thank you very much, clan leader, for making the decision for me."

We four sisters are all alone and have no elders to support us. Fortunately, we have you, clan leader. However, I would like to trouble you to go to the Fan family this afternoon to get the egg for me.

I'm just a young girl with little influence, and the Fan family will definitely try to renege on their debt. If you help me get those hundred eggs back, I won't let you make a wasted trip; I'll give you ten as a token of my appreciation. I'll come to your house to collect them this evening.”

Upon hearing this, the clansmen immediately realized that Xia Chunmei was extraordinary, intelligent, and knew how to handle things!

Only Xia Changjiang and Shi Zhenxiang were so angry they felt like they were going to vomit blood.

Xia Changjiang said, "Go and get it yourself. If the Fan family doesn't give it to you, come back to me and I'll stand up for you!"

"I'm just a young girl, I wouldn't dare walk on mountain paths. Who knows if there are demons or monsters on the way?" Xia Chunmei said with a smile.

Xia Changjiang's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that Xia Chunmei was implying something. Was she so smart that she knew his plans?

If she could guess this, then she's terrifying.

“Logically speaking, she is the one at fault, so she should be the one to apologize and make amends by bringing the gifts to my door, not me to go and collect them. But I don’t trust Granny Fan. She’ll renege on her promise of compensation in a moment. I don’t want to bother you, Clan Chief, every day. But since you’re busy, Clan Chief, then let’s just leave it at that.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Changjiang and Shi Zhenxiang were immediately overjoyed.

But then Xia Chunmei said to her clansmen, "I am young and weak. Could any kind uncle or aunt help me run a errand to the Fan family and bring back the eggs? I will give you ten eggs as a reward."

Aunt Lihua was the first to stand up: "I'll go! It's not easy for Chunmei to take care of three younger sisters. We are all elders and neighbors. Even if there is no reward, we should help. Uncle Gou helped us a lot when he was around."

Uncle Dog was the original owner's grandfather. He was a bell-ringing doctor with some rudimentary medical skills. He used to treat his clansmen for free because they were poor!

As soon as Aunt Pear Blossom said this, several women immediately stood up to respond.

“Pear Blossom, I’ll go with you! They’ve dared to bully our Xia family’s daughter.”

"That's right, Chunmei has no parents. We can't help her with anything else, but we must help with this little thing!"

"Don't worry, Chunmei, we will definitely get the eggs back for you! Just stay home and wait patiently."

...

Shi Zhenxiang was furious! She wanted nothing more than to beat Xia Chunmei to death!

"What are you glaring at me for? Hurry up and go get the eggs!"

Several women dragged Shi Zhenxiang away, giving her no chance to lay a hand on Xia Chunmei again.

From afar, Xia Chunmei could still hear her cursing, but these aunties were no pushovers either, each hurling a curse back, and Shi Zhenxiang couldn't keep up at all.

Xia Changjiang was dumbfounded!

The original plan was to feign agreement, then renege on the debt; ideally, Xia Chunmei would go herself, and then he could take advantage of the situation…

I can't believe this brat isn't falling for it at all!

Now she's even instigated a group of village women to stand up for her. None of these women are easy to get along with; they're all shrewish. She probably won't be able to renege on her debt for the eggs even if she wanted to.