Chapter 176 The Faster You Talk, the More Your Face Hurts

"That's true. Do you think the village chief's family knows?"

"Sigh... Every family has its own troubles. Even if they know, they still have to keep looking, right? They have to give themselves an explanation, don't they?"

By the time the educated youth heard these things, rumors had already spread throughout the entire village.

Huang Ying was trembling with anger and went up to argue with a group of old women.

"You have mouths just so you can go around spouting nonsense? How did Zhou treat you before? Do you have any conscience?"

If it weren't for Zhou Ye, would you have the food and drink you have now?

"You're eating their food while muttering insults; aren't you going too far?"

An older woman was startled. Looking at the flustered Huang Ying, she felt a little uneasy. Actually, they weren't saying anything bad about Zhou Ye.

I just feel that this is the truth.

“Hey, Huang Zhiqing, we’re not just talking nonsense. Think about it yourselves, isn’t that the truth?”

Xie Jianshe is from our village, don't we want him to be well?

However, compared to Su, the educated youth, they still fall short.

"Yes, Huang, when we were in the educated youth compound, didn't you notice anything? Was there some kind of affection between Zhou and Su?"

When Zhou Zhiqing and Jianshe announced their marriage, it was all very sudden, and we were all shocked.

I used to gossip, but I never thought it was true.

“Huang, you are all educated youth. When you choose a partner, don’t you choose someone with good conditions?”

We weren't wrong!

Seeing Huang Ying's unpleasant expression, and even her intention to attack, Chen Lan quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Ladies, please have a chat!"

We're still busy, we'll be going now.

"Tch, what's the rush? I think your educated youth settlement is a den of iniquity. Who knows what happened between you boys and girls inside?"

Perhaps, the men and women have already paired up.

cut! "

Chen Lan and Huang Ying suddenly stopped.

They exchanged a glance and looked at the woman—Wang Haiying.

Wang Haiying just wanted to vent her anger. She used to be so badly bullied by Zhou Ye that she had no temper left. Now that Zhou Ye had finally gotten into trouble, she couldn't even say a word.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere changed!

Why are you all looking at me like that? I didn't say anything!

Wang Haiying stepped back into the crowd!

Chen Lan: "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. Please say it again, sister-in-law! What do you mean by 'we men and women have all been paired up'?"

Wang Haiying grimaced, inwardly cursing, "With so many people, how come they only heard my voice!"

I felt uneasy.

But he was stubborn in his words.

"Oh, girls, I didn't mean anything by it. What I meant was that you're all educated youth, so you must have a very good relationship!"

Whether you're male or female!

The feelings are all real!

Maybe...maybe..."

"What?"

Chen Lan and Huang Ying continued to press for answers.

Huang Ying, in particular, has a terrible temper!

Wang Haiying was extremely annoyed. She had been bullied by Zhou Ye before, and now she was going to be bullied by two little girls again?

So he was no longer afraid and snorted, saying, "I'm telling you, in your educated youth settlement, men and women all live in the same courtyard."

Who knows what happened inside?

They're all so polite during the day, but who knows who might be staying with whom at night?

Or perhaps you were lonely and had already become a couple?

However, I can understand; you city folks might be more open-minded!

After Wang Haiying finished speaking, the older women in the crowd chuckled, all feeling that this might actually be true!

People's hearts are dirty!

There are countless ways to think the worst of someone! The human heart is the most wicked thing.

If someone wants to bully another person, they can come up with countless ways to disgust them!

Chen Lan stared in shock at the woman who was much older than her. They were both women, so why would she spread such a lewd rumor?

"Sister Wang, we are all women, why do you say such things to us? We came from far away to support the construction, what did we do wrong?"

The educated youth settlement was built by the village chief, wasn't it us?

We've clearly separated, so what right do you have to spout nonsense?

Huang Ying glared angrily at Wang Haiying: "Ha... is your mouth only for pooping? Calling you 'big sister' is being polite!"

You really think you're the eldest sister?

We were sent here by the motherland as educated youth.

"You've humiliated us like this; we're going to tell the village chief."

"Tch, go ahead! The village chief is too busy right now! He doesn't have time to adjudicate your cases."

The male educated youth also heard some of it. At first, he looked conflicted, but now he simply couldn't listen anymore!

"Hey ladies, that's enough. What kind of skill is it to bully a few young girls?"

"Heh... It hurts to see this!"

A shout came from the crowd!

"Ha ha……"

"Hehe...that's right..."

Zhou Zhiming got along well with the female educated youth, so it was understandable that he stood up for them.

"Sisters and aunties, no matter what conflicts we educated youth had with you in the past, let's not cause any trouble for the village chief now."

Now that Zhou Zhiqing is in trouble, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's just hope she's safe and sound!

Nobody knows anything about her!

Besides, she's helped us a lot in the past. Isn't it inappropriate for us to speak ill of her behind her back?

"You like Zhou Zhiqing, don't you?"

Wang Haiying suddenly said from the side!

Zhou Zhiming's expression changed drastically: "Sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense. Zhou Zhiqing helped us before, but we didn't talk much. How could we say we like him?"

Don't talk nonsense!

"I'm talking nonsense? The male educated youth didn't say anything, but you're the only one who can't stand it? Who do you like?"

Not Zhou Ye? Then it must be this Huang, the educated youth?

Or was it Chen Zhiqing?

I still like them all!

If you ask me, you young people really know how to have fun, even those from the city are quite outgoing, haha..."

Zhou Zhiming's face turned red.

How can this person talk nonsense? Zhou Ke saved the entire village. They've gone too far!

That's outrageous!

The other female educated youths were not to be outdone and all felt they had been bullied!

Step forward and start arguing!

The male educated youths, unable to intervene, stepped forward to protect the female educated youths. However, Wang Haiying was certain that these people wouldn't cause trouble for the village chief.

"I'm going to teach them a lesson they won't forget today!"

Wang Haiying's eyes were sinister! It seemed she wanted to vent all her pent-up anger.

Cui Laidi has always been her friend, and now he is on her side!

He grabbed Chen Lan and said insultingly, "You little bitch, weren't you and that brat Zhou Ye on the same side before?"

Today I'll show you whether I'm someone to be trifled with!

You little slut, that man is your lover, isn't he? Hmm? Do you two sleep together at night?

Um?

"To be honest, what if we end up having kids and bringing shame to our Hongqi Village?"

Chen Lan was pulled so hard she almost fell over. They'd already said all that, what was she supposed to do?

In a fit of anger, he became bolder!

He pressed down on Wang Haiying's hand and said, "Sister Wang, I don't think I've ever offended you. Yes, Zhou and I are friends!"

The conflict between you and Zhou Ye is clearly your own fault, so why are you now saying it's all our fault?

They even made insulting remarks.

Do you think we're easy to bully?

"Easy to bully? Not at all! Look at the men behind you, do you think they'd dare to make a move?"

Oh……

If even one of them dares to do it, I'll say they're trying to commit indecent acts! I'll shoot them all one by one!

snort! "

Chen Lan never imagined that this day would come.

If the village chief finds out what happened today, wouldn't that cause him trouble? But... they've already bullied us so much and said so many unpleasant things. What if Zhou were here too?

What will happen?

You can bully us, but you can't insult us!

A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes, and she grabbed Wang Haiying's arm tightly, shouting, "You were the one who started talking nonsense!"

They even insulted us!

Wang Haiying, you deserve to die!

"I deserve to die, go ahead and hit me if you dare!"

Fight? Zhou also said that we should not make the first move unless absolutely necessary.

Make sure the other party makes the first move!

"Wang Haiying, do you think your family knows what you're saying? Do you think your in-laws know? Don't go back and get beaten by your mother-in-law."

Does it hurt when your man hits you? Hmm?

Maybe your man has already grown tired of you. After all, marrying a woman like you is the worst luck he's ever had!

"What did you say?"

Wang Haiying was furious!

Seeing Wang Haiying's anger, Chen Lan thought to herself, "Yes, that's it!"

"What's wrong with me saying this? You dare to talk about us, but I can't? I'll say that your man might have already fallen for another woman!"

Who knows, one day I might come back and divorce you!

Not only will I not want you, I'll beat you three times a day!

"Ah...you brat, you're talking nonsense! You bitch, I'll beat you to death...ahhh..."

Chen Lan's eyes flashed. "Alright, that's exactly what I've been waiting for!"

As he spoke, he made his move!

One moment she was pinching his chest, the next she was hitting and gouging his eyes. Chen Lan was hitting him while trying to come up with a strategy. Wang Haiying was stronger than her.

You can't just do things blindly.

Unexpectedly, helpers suddenly appeared!

Huang Ying, no longer interested in arguing with others, came over to break up the fight.

He hugged Wang Haiying tightly: "Oh dear, big sister, what's wrong? Why were you fighting with Chen Lan? What did she say that made you angry?"

Tell me about it?

Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!

With your strength, how could I possibly beat you!

Sister, we were talking too loudly just now, we're so sorry!

Sister, stop hitting me...

"Let me go...let me go!"

Wang Haiying roared!

Huang Ying hugged him and tried to comfort him: "I know you're angry! We just had a quarrel, but we didn't mean it, did we?"

Is that right?

"Big sister, calm down, please stop hitting me, okay?"

"Don't pull me! Get off! Let go of me... Let go, why are you grabbing my hand?"

Wang Haiying was pulled back by Huang Ying, and Chen Lan slapped her face, head, and body many times.

Ouch!

Wang Haiying shouted, "Pull her away right now! Hit her!"

Not many people in the crowd dared to make a move, but Cui Laidi was one of them!

Two or three people stepped forward to pull Huang Ying away, but the female educated youths were not to be trifled with and immediately understood Huang Ying's strategy.

"Oh dear, sisters-in-law, aunties, let's not join in the fun. It's just two people taking care of things, it'll be over in a minute!"

We're all from Hongqi Village, stop fighting!

"Yeah, stop messing around!"

"Okay, okay, don't be angry! Let's stop fighting and talk this out!"

One pulls, one blocks...

Finally, we saw Chen Lan taking care of Wang Haiying's face one moment and then urging her brother to take care of her the next!

Chen Lan was exhausted by the end!

After the beating, Wang Haiying had no injuries on her face, but she lay on the ground wailing, "My God, the educated youth beat me up!"

The educated youth ganged up on me!

Waaah... I don't want to live anymore! Are you all ganging up on me?

"Waaah... Sister Wang, aren't they human? You all came together to bully us."

If I take action myself, you all can attack me!

"So many of you bullied me! If it weren't for... if it weren't for the other educated youths stopping me, I don't know how much worse things would have happened to me!"

Chen Lan was crying and sobbing.

Actually, judging from the surface, Chen Lan was badly injured, after all, her face was covered in bruises...

"You're talking nonsense. You've been the one hitting me the whole time. You city people are so scheming. You did it on purpose."

Wang Haiying said, unable to contain her anger.

It was one thing to suffer losses at Zhou Ye's hands before, but now I'm suffering losses at the hands of other educated youth? I'm so angry, I'm really so angry!

Wang Haiying shouted, "If you're so capable, let's go to the village chief! I won't let you get away with this! You've gone too far!"

Bullying!

They're all ganging up on me!

See how this completely distorts the truth!

She was certain that these people wouldn't dare go, after all, they had a good relationship with Zhou Ye and had spent so much time together.

They also knew that the village chief's family couldn't afford to deal with this matter right now.

Let's see if they dare to go.

Chen Lan and Huang Ying exchanged a glance: "Fine, let's go. What's wrong with that?"

Wang Haiying pointed at them, incredulous: "You dare to go?"

"Why don't you dare to go? The village chief is supposed to uphold justice. We are innocent and have been bullied by you."

Shouldn't we have gone?

Are you scared?

Huang Ying spoke loudly.

To be honest, they were genuinely scared, since they were the ones who started the trouble, and it involved the village chief's family.

But they made a mistake. These educated youth had no conscience at all; how dare they go to the village chief?

Wang Haiying's eyes flickered: "Fine, I'll go. I'm not afraid of you!"

But she couldn't walk fast. Huang Ying and Chen Lan pulled her and ran towards the village chief's house, which scared her so much that she quickly shouted, "Alright, that's enough!"

I'm not going to hold it against you this time!

The village chief's family is in trouble now, can't you all be a little more understanding of the village chief?

That's outrageous!

The village chief used to take good care of you!

"You have the guts to spout nonsense, but not the guts to seek justice? Let's go, we have to leave today, let's go!"

As people began to leave the crowd, the male educated youth came in handy, blocking the back of the crowd and refusing to budge an inch!

As a result, the whole group arrived at the village chief's house.

Xie Youfu was startled when he saw a group of people come in.

What are you doing?

Wang Haiying chuckled and tried to run away: "It's nothing...it's nothing..."

"stop!"

Xie Youfu knew something was wrong as soon as he saw her.

"What exactly happened?" Xie Youfu's imposing manner, though not angry, frightened the gossiping villagers.

But I still think that the educated youth probably won't say anything, right? Wouldn't that just make things worse?

but……

Huang Ying said directly, "They not only spread rumors outside, but they also fabricated stories about Zhou Ye and our Huang Yao..."

Blah blah blah...

The educated youth said everything that could be said and everything that couldn't be said.

Xie Youfu's face grew increasingly grim. If it weren't for family matters, he would have dragged these people to the commune for a denunciation meeting!

Give them a good talking-to.

"You...you are absolutely lawless!"

Wang Haiying looked embarrassed: "We...we were just talking nonsense, they said it was too serious!"

Hehe... Village chief, you know we were just gossiping in private, we didn't mean any harm!

Right?

You probably won't hold it against us, will you?

Unexpectedly, Xie Youfu said sternly, "Gossip? No ill intentions? Do you believe that yourselves? Starting today, every one of you involved will have fifty work points deducted, and the money will be given to the educated youth as a subsidy."

Wang Haiying, Cui Laidi, you are the masterminds; deduct eighty work points.

"What? They're deducting eighty from our paycheck?"

"eighty?"

"We're fifty, and we didn't say anything, did we?"

"Yes, village chief, please change it. These work points are our lifeline. What will we eat if we don't get them?"

"Yes, you can't do that!"

"Wouldn't it be better if we just died?"

There are all sorts of opinions.

Xie Youfu sneered, "Dead? If it weren't for Zhou Ye, you would have starved to death long ago! And you still have the nerve to gossip here?"

You've ruined the atmosphere in our Hongqi Village!

"Who gave you the grain you are waiting to harvest? Not only are you ungrateful, but you also dare to say those things?"

They've really lost their conscience!

"That's all I have to say. If you think it's unfair to deduct work points, then come with me to the commune."

We'll let the comrades in the commune judge this, criticize you all, arrest you and detain you for a few days, then you'll know you were wrong.

ah? "

Wang Haiying's face turned deathly pale; she was finished!

She's definitely going to get a beating when she gets home! Why can't she remember? I thought she was easy to bully, but...

These educated youths are no pushovers!

Not only were their work points deducted, but Wang Haiying and Brother Cui were also given seven days to haul manure!

This job is disliked by everyone; it doesn't earn many work points and it smells terrible.

I heard that Wang Haiying was beaten many times for this, first by her husband's family and then by her own family. She didn't earn enough work points herself, so they deducted them from her family's accounts!

But it angered her in-laws, who insisted on deducting the money from her parents' home, leading to a fierce fight!

If it weren't for the child, my in-laws would have insisted on a divorce!

Wang Haiying's status in her second husband's family has been significantly reduced once again!

Cui Laidi was in a terrible situation. Not only did he have to work, but he was also beaten and not allowed to eat for two days after returning home. It is said that he was so hungry that he ate wild vegetable seedlings in the field.

They deserved it.

Xie Youfu got so angry at home that he fell ill...

However, Zhou Weiren still found out about these things. Zhou Weiren sighed, but he was stronger than Xie Youfu.

"Don't be angry. Let's all try to think more positively. It's just some rumors. Can we let this defeat us?"

Ordinary people are ignorant and foolish, and they always do stupid things.

As the village chief, you must accept and understand this!

Zhou Weiren's words also woke Xie Youfu up. He could no longer live in a daze. It was because of his negativity that everyone felt that something serious had really happened in the family.

He had to pull himself together. No matter what happened, even if it was really as he thought, and Xiao didn't want to come back, he had to accept it.

My family still lives here, and I'm still the village chief!

"Cough cough... Yes, the old man is right! I have to pull myself together!"

Xie Youfu regained his spirits and recovered quickly from his illness!

"beauty!"

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Xie Meili was working when Xie Youfu called her back.

"Meili, you must be tired after taking care of the family these past few days! Go to school!"

"Oh? I'm going to school. What will happen to you and Mom?"

Xie Meili was a little worried!

Xie Youfu stroked his youngest daughter's hair and sighed, "Actually, this isn't a big deal."

I was worried because I thought your sister-in-law had been taken away by someone!

Now that we have a goal, we can relax a bit!

Su Zhiqing was in a hurry to return to Beijing, but he suddenly fell ill. However, there were also urgent matters at home, so he could only ask your sister-in-law to treat him!

Do you understand?

Your sister-in-law wasn't kidnapped!

We misunderstood!

"Huh?" Xie Meili was shocked for a moment, then thought about it and realized that it made sense! Although she didn't go out much, she knew what people would say.

Before, her family members were all in a bad mood, and she didn't dare to say anything.

"Okay, I understand!"

Anyway, there's no point in her staying at home!

It's just taking care of my parents. Now they've come to their senses, and that's good!

"Okay, Dad, I'm going to school!"

Xie Youfu nodded with satisfaction!

"Tell your mom to make you a few more steamed buns to take to school. Eat well, you're so thin! Don't worry about spending money!"

"Okay, I understand!"

Xie Meili went to school with her schoolbag on her back and a meat bun in her mouth!

"Beautiful, where are you going?"

The busybody in the village asked.

Xie Meili smiled and said, "I'm going to school!"

"Huh? Going to school? Is your family situation resolved? Wasn't your sister-in-law kidnapped? Have you found her?"

An elderly woman asked curiously, and Xie Meili looked around to find herself surrounded by curious eyes.

Xie Meili said with a smile, "Oh, you guys don't know yet, they weren't actually kidnapped!"

hehe……

As you all know, Su Zhiqing's health is poor. This time, he suddenly had to go back to Beijing for business, and the business couldn't be delayed, but his health wouldn't allow it, so he had to ask my sister-in-law to treat him!

The matter was too urgent, and they didn't have time to notify us!

Why……

We just found out; my sister-in-law has already written to us!

"Really? That's great! It's good that you're alright, haha... We were so worried!"

Xie Meili chuckled: "Of course, after all, my sister-in-law buys all the grain in the village."

It's understandable that you're worried; after all, it shows you have a conscience!

The old woman who asked the question looked embarrassed...

"Yes, we have to have a conscience! Hehe... Meili, go to school, we won't hold you back!"

"Yes, there are even meat buns to eat. Looks like you're in a good mood!"

"Yeah, yeah... Go on! Study hard!"

Xie Meili nodded and ran off happily.

Several older women gathered around and whispered, "We have to keep our voices down, or we'll get our work points deducted!"

"Hey, what are we afraid of? We don't talk nonsense, unlike that girl from the Wang family!"

"I think we've probably found her. We know Xiao Ye, she's kind-hearted and has a good personality."

How could I have done those things they described?

"Yes, I didn't believe it at the time! I'd rather believe he was kidnapped than believe in that child's character!"

"right!"

"Sigh... The village chief also breathed a sigh of relief. Who wouldn't be worried if their wife got lost? Right?"

Wang Haiying and Cui Laidi deserved it!