"What?"

Zhao and the village head's faces turned deathly pale instantly. They were frozen in place, not daring to move.

"Is there any way to save their lives?" the village head asked pleadingly.

Shen Yuan thought for a long time with a straight face, "I seem to have read about a method in a book that requires acupuncture to release acupoints and soothe the blood and qi, but I don't have the needles with me and need to go home to get them."

"Then what are you waiting for? Go and get it now!" the village head roared.

Shen Yuan laughed upon hearing this: "But why should I go and take it? One of you is greedy for the money I worked so hard to earn, and the other wants to kill me. Why should I save you?"

“There’s a hidden compartment in the cabinet, and inside that compartment is a box. What’s in there…” The village head gritted his teeth, “…is the wealth I’ve accumulated over the years. You can take one hundred taels.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan immediately stepped into the house and, following the direction of the village head's gaze, found the hidden compartment in the cabinet. She pushed open the compartment and took out a locked box.

Upon opening the box, Shen Yuan's eyes lit up with the sight of loose silver and banknotes inside.

Chu Family Village was indeed the richest village in the surrounding area. The village head had managed to amass nearly five hundred taels of silver. It was no wonder how many villagers he had plundered to accumulate this fortune!

With a snap, Shen Yuan closed the brocade box again and stuffed the entire box into her bosom.

The village head's expression changed drastically upon seeing her action, and he angrily shouted, "Didn't you agree on a hush money of one hundred taels? How could you be so greedy as to go back on your word and take all my money? You're a robber! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you!"

"You want to report to the authorities?" Shen Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the village head with a smile: "Alright, then I'll make the trip for you and go to the yamen to ask the county magistrate to come and give you acupuncture to save your life."

Upon hearing this, the man who had been furious immediately fell silent, obediently lying on top of Zhao, wilting like a frostbitten eggplant.

Shen Yuan stood up and patted the box on her chest. "This hundred taels is for you to repay me on behalf of your nephew Chu Yuning. Consider the rest as money to save your life!"

Lifesaving money...

The village head gritted his teeth. His life was worth this much silver. As long as tonight's crisis was resolved, he wouldn't be afraid of dealing with a young girl in the future.

When the time comes, he will make her return all the money she swallowed today, with interest.

If she dared to reveal her affair with Zhao, he would dare to smear her, saying that she was also in his bed tonight. Destroying a little girl would be an easy thing for him.

He just needs to get through this one night!

After thinking about it, the village head actually calmed himself down.

Shen Yuan didn't care what the village head and Zhao were thinking. She packed up the money and ran out of the courtyard.

She had only run a short distance from the village head's house when Shen Yuan called out:

"Oh no! Oh no! Something's happened at the village head's house! Oh no! Oh no! Aunt Liu is in trouble too! Oh no! Oh no! They're inseparable!"

Shen Yuan ran while shouting, turning on the lights of each house she passed.

One after another, candlelight was lit in Chu Family Village, waking everyone up. People, wearing their outer robes, came out of their houses and craned their necks, asking, "Good heavens! What's all this commotion about!"

"Why don't we go take a look and see for ourselves? Come on, let's go!"

A group of people crowded into the village head's courtyard.

Shen Yuan ran around the village, quickly dealt with the money on her person, and finally ran to the village head's house, where she was stopped by people who rushed over after hearing the commotion.

"Yuan girl, what happened?"

"I...I...I..." Shen Yuan stammered, seemingly unsure of what to say. Seeing that Shen Yuan couldn't utter a single word for a long time, the villagers went into the courtyard to ask the village head.

Once they entered the courtyard, they saw the door open and two naked people lying on the couch directly opposite the door.

Although their private parts were covered by a blanket, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that the two people under the blanket were not wearing clothes.

The village head actually ended up in bed with Zhao!

"Good heavens! Aren't they...aren't they uncle and aunt?" The villagers were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground. After they came to their senses, they all sent the young women of their families home, leaving only some of the elderly people in the village behind.

Granny Liu was also among them. Seeing the scene inside the room, she vaguely guessed what was going on and quickly gave Shen Yuan a wink: "Yuan Yuan, what exactly is going on?"

"I went into the mountains to collect herbs tonight, and halfway there I suddenly encountered a litter of wild boars foraging for food. I was worried they would run down the mountain and trample our village's farmland and vegetable gardens, or even injure people, so I thought I'd come to the village head to tell him about it in advance so he could take precautions. Who knew that as soon as I entered the yard..."

Shen Yuan lowered her head in grievance as she spoke, "I didn't mean to bump into it. I didn't expect anyone to sleep with their door open at night. I even called Aunt Liu out, saying that I should go to my own home to sleep, but Aunt Liu said that she and Uncle Village Head couldn't be separated!"

"These two shameless uncle and sister-in-law, how could they let our young lady witness such a shameless affair! What a terrible thing!" Granny Liu angrily hugged Shen Yuan in her arms.

After hearing Shen Yuan's words, the villagers were immediately united in their hatred of the enemy.

Not to mention that Yuan Yatou has never taken a penny from getting medicine for them all these years, the villagers remember how many families Liu Mama has delivered babies for free. Moreover, Yuan Yatou came to the village head's house late at night out of kindness and consideration for them.

Who knew that he and Zhao would end up in bed together, without even closing the door, offending the eyes of a young girl!

What a terrible thing to do!

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