Seeing that Lu Laogen had been left out in the cold for a while, Lu Zhimin said, "What else could it be? Your wife is at the Yun family's old courtyard... you know, the Yun family that moved to our village more than 30 years ago?"

Lu Laogen nodded.

Although he dislikes trouble and doesn't like interacting with people, the Yun family has been living in the village for so long that he couldn't possibly not know about it.

Seeing that Lu Laogen nodded, Lu Zhimin continued, "Your wife got into a fight with the wife of Yun Youliang, the second son of the Yun family, at the Yun family's old courtyard."

Upon hearing Lu Zhimin's words, Lu Laogen quickly asked, "She didn't hurt the person, did she?"

Lu Zhimin shook his head and said, "No."

"Oh." Lu Laogen visibly breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously said, "That's it... I thought it was something serious." After a pause, he added, "If they didn't cause any problems, let them hit them. Anyway, she's always the one causing trouble, you know that, brother."

"Who can control her? If I say one thing to her, she'll nag me for three days and three nights without stopping."

"You..." Lu Zhimin was speechless with anger. After a long while, he pointed at Yun Duo and said, "What about her instigating a little girl like Duo to jump into the river?"

"Jump into the river? Who's jumping into the river?" Lu Laogen hung his head, not paying much attention to Lu Zhimin's words. He didn't react for a moment, but after a few seconds, he suddenly jumped up: "No, brother, you're not kidding me, are you? Which damn woman instigated someone to jump into the river? She, she, she... really?"

Although he was asking whether it was true or not, you could tell from his expression that he basically believed it. This last question was just a last-ditch effort.

"Do I look like the kind of person who would joke about something like this with you?" Lu Zhimin said expressionlessly. As he spoke, he pointed to Yun Duo and continued, "The victims are all here. If you don't believe me, ask Duo'er."

Before Lu Laogen could ask anything, Yun Duo nodded under his expectant gaze. Then, the struggling flame in Lu Laogen's eyes suddenly went out, and his whole demeanor dimmed. He muttered, "That heartless old woman, how dare she? How dare she! Isn't she afraid of having nightmares tonight?"

Looking at the clouds, he said sincerely, "Little girl, I'm so sorry, I'm really so sorry. Your aunt is a muddle-headed person, and your uncle is a lazy person. Luckily, nothing serious happened to you, otherwise... even if that woman paid for your life, it wouldn't be enough to repay her debt to you."

At this point, a hint of struggle and reluctance flashed in her eyes, and then she said to Lu Zhimin, "Brother, wait for me." Without saying what she was going to do, she ran quickly back to her home. A little while later, she came chasing after him, panting and carrying an old hen that was still clucking.

“Little girl, I know it’s just a chicken, it’s not much compensation, but it’s my heartfelt wish. Take it, take it…” Lu Laogen’s face was full of reluctance and heartache, but as he spoke, he stuffed the old hen he was carrying into Yun Duo’s hands. Just by looking at his posture, you could tell that although he was reluctant to part with the chicken, he sincerely wanted to make amends to her.

The clouds were quite surprised and a little at a loss.

She looked up at Lu Zhimin and whispered in a pleading tone, "Uncle Village Chief..."

Lu Zhimin sighed, but a hint of appreciation appeared on his face. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this the only egg-laying sow you have? Aren't you afraid your wife will cause trouble for you if you give her to a girl?"