At this moment, Lin's father and mother came down carrying bamboo. They saw a group of menacing people suddenly appear in the yard, while their own daughter stood there all alone.

"You bunch of gossipy women, it's only been a few days and you're causing trouble again!" Lin's mother threw down the bamboo, picked up a bamboo of suitable length, and swung it into the crowd.

No one expected that Lin's mother would just pick up a bamboo stick and start hitting it, not caring who she hit, she just kept hitting it randomly.

The courtyard was in complete chaos, and Zhao Xiaotong, who had been hiding behind the crowd, now had nowhere to hide.

"It's you again!" Lin Yuxi narrowed her eyes, raised her hand and slapped her face and body repeatedly.

Damn, looks like I didn't hit him hard enough last time.

Zhao Xiaotong squatted on the ground, crying out in pain, "It wasn't me, it really wasn't me."

He felt a sharp pain all over his body from the beating and immediately begged for mercy.

"Not you? You say it's not you, so it's not you? Why didn't you think of that when you were slandering me?" Lin Yuxi raised her hand again and directly hit her weak points a few times.

Zhao Xiaotong likes to instigate others to gossip behind their backs and comes to cause trouble for her every now and then. Does she really think she's made of clay? So good-tempered?

Lin's mother went all out, wielding a bamboo stick and wildly beating those people, yelling, "Aren't you coming to help me right now?"

The bamboo was heavy, and after hitting it a few times, my hands were sore.

Lin's father was taken aback, then grabbed the thickest bamboo and rushed to help.

"You're always watching our family, saying this and that about my daughter. Even when she rides her bicycle to buy something, you slander her. If you have the guts, go and take this to the police!" Lin's mother said fiercely, raising a bamboo stick at them.

Zhang Shufang had been beaten several times, her hair was disheveled, and there were several red marks on her face and body. "Pah! Who rides a bicycle at night? Can't they ride during the day? Why do they have to go at night?"

"Do I have to report to you even when I buy something? Who do you think you are? Do you need my daughter to report to you?" Lin's mother went straight up and slapped her across the face. Did she really think she was easy to talk to?

Her daughter is her lifeblood; she will fight anyone who bullies her daughter.

Taking advantage of a lull in the conversation, Lin's mother grabbed Zhang Shufang's breast and pinched it hard, causing Zhang Shufang to scream.

Since I've already slapped her in the face, pinching her chest is just a convenient thing to do. Let's see how she explains herself when she gets back.

The scene was chaotic, even worse than last time. Last time, at least the village secretary was there to keep things in check, and the commotion was brought under control. This time, however, they went completely wild, even using sticks.

From the mud-brick house, screams erupted one after another.

Lin Yuxi pinned Zhao Xiaotong to the ground. "Try talking bad about me behind my back again next time. I may not be very good at digging and harvesting wheat, but I can still handle you with my fists and feet."

"I won't do it again, I won't do it again." Zhao Xiaotong almost couldn't catch her breath when she felt her chest and buttocks being pinched hard, making her eyes well up with tears.

"Are you really too scared?"

"I really don't dare to do it again."