Jiang Huaixu was dissatisfied and kicked Wang Dacai, "Hurry up and explain the matter clearly."

Wang Xu pulled the person into her arms, obviously protecting him.

Wang Dacai was kicked and shuddered, but did not answer.

"Aunt Zheng, Aunt Li," Jiang Huaixu smiled faintly at them, the coldness in his eyes lingering, "Please pull Aunt Wang away so as not to disturb the village chief's questioning."

Upon hearing this, the two men looked at Jiang Zhengmao and started to act with Jiang Zhengmao's tacit consent.

Wang Xu's screams were like those of a frightened duck. "What are you doing? What are you doing? Dacai has been beaten to such a state, what else do you want to do, Jiang Huaixu? Isn't the five-spice powder still there? How can you be so vicious at such a young age?!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng Wang was furious. "Xu, you mean vicious? Your son stole the five-spice powder we worked so hard to grind and had an affair with a girl. He's so dishonest and ruined her innocence. Who's vicious? Who are you calling vicious?! You didn't grind the five-spice powder, did you? Look at how exhausted the arms and hands of those who did it are!!"

With Zheng Wang speaking out, the other villagers began to condemn Wang Xu, and this time Old Man Wang had no way to calm them down.

Jiang Huaixu was speechless. Why hadn't she realized before that Wang Xu had such a horribly low emotional intelligence that she expressed hatred as soon as she opened her mouth?

"Everyone, be quiet for a moment. Auntie Wang wants to know what I want to do." She walked over to Wang Dacai and said, "You, repeat what you said to her."

Wang Dacai curled up into a ball and remained silent.

Jiang Huaixu's eyes flashed with a fierce look. He grabbed the man's hair and hit him in the abdomen with his other hand. "Speak!"

No one expected that she would suddenly attack. Old Man Wang's face looked extremely ugly. He wanted to step forward to stop her, but was held back by someone.

Turning his head, he saw Jiang Erlang looking at him expressionlessly. Old Man Wang knew that Jiang Erlang was only looking friendly but also ruthless, so he dared not move and could only worry.

After screaming, Wang Dacai knew that his parents had no way to save him, so he could only mumble and say whatever came to his mind.

Seeing that what he said was all nonsense, Jiang Huaixu interrupted impatiently, "Tell me how you saved us? And the last part, don't miss a single word."

Wang Dacai finally understood Jiang Huaixu's purpose. He looked up at the villagers who were staring at him with eager eyes, and a chill ran down his spine. He immediately begged for mercy with tears streaming down his face. "I was wrong! I was wrong! I'm sorry, everyone! It's all my fault..."

He thought Jiang Huaixu didn't hear his big talk, but he didn't expect that Jiang Huaixu heard it clearly. If he had known this, he should have begged for mercy earlier and suffered so much physical pain in vain.

As he said this, he knelt down facing everyone.

Jiang Huaixu kicked the man away and turned to look at Lin Jiuer, "If he doesn't say it, you say it."

Lin Jiuer was also a man who knew the current situation. She knew that Jiang Huaixu was giving her a chance, so she nodded immediately and said, "I'll tell you! He said that all of you Jiangs were rescued, and that many women were..."

"Lin Jiuer, shut up!" Wang Dacai struggled to get up from the ground to stop him, but Jiang Huaixu stepped on his shoulders and he couldn't move.

Lin Jiuer swallowed her saliva and spoke quickly: "It is said that many of your women were abused, and some girls who were kidnapped by bandits had affairs with your men..."

The villagers, who had initially felt some sympathy for Wang Dacai because Jiang Huaixu had been so harsh, suddenly became furious and surrounded Wang Dacai, beating him up with punches and kicks.

"Wang Dacai, you bastard! I'll teach you a lesson!"

"You're spreading rumors about your own people behind their backs. Aren't you afraid that God will punish you?"

"You son of a bitch, I'll kick you to death! Get this guy out! He can't stay in the tofu shop anymore!"

"Get out! Get out!!"

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In the crowd, Li Qiaoer and Xia Shuanghua held each other's hands tightly, but one could still see that their expressions were miserable and their bodies were shaky.

When Jiang Zhengmao yelled and pulled the man away, Wang Dacai lay on the ground with his neck shrunk and motionless. Jiang Zhengmao asked with a dark face, "Did you say these words?"

Wang Dacai didn't answer. Jiang Zhengmao reached out and pushed him away, but he had already fainted.

As the villagers gathered around the Wang family to greet them, Jiang Huaixu walked up to Lin Jiuer and said, "Now it's time to tell me why you approached Wang Dacai and instigated him to steal the five-spice powder."

Lin Jiuer didn't dare to look Jiang Huaixu in the eye. Her eyes flickered, "What are you talking about? I, I don't understand. He wanted to steal it himself. It has nothing to do with me!"

She obviously wanted Wang Dacai to steal the recipe of five-spice powder, but this loser only stole half a bag of five-spice powder, which was of no use at all and got himself involved!

Jiang Huaixu didn't want to waste time talking to her, so he clenched his fists and was about to hit her.

Lin Jiuer didn't expect Jiang Huaixu to be so unreasonable. He would attack her if she didn't say anything. "I'll tell you! Isn't it enough for me to tell you?!"

She screamed in despair, her body softened and she collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Huaixu, who didn't intend to take real action, withdrew his hand and looked down at her condescendingly.

The sharp screams of collapse made the villagers temporarily stop attacking the Wang family, and a brief silence appeared in the yard.

Lin Jiuer sobbed and said, "Lin Bayi is my cousin. After he almost recovered from his illness, he came to my father and said that I was old and would be criticized if I couldn't find a husband. It would be better for me to find a family in Jiuxi Village. You have tofu and spice businesses, so you won't be short of food if you marry into your family. My father was a little tempted..."

Later, Lin Jiuer tried many ways to get close to the Jiang family. Every time she found a lone person and wanted to say a few words, the other party would either ignore her or grunt for a long time without saying a word, and finally find an excuse to leave.

She had no choice but to look for other people, and finally found Wang Dacai, who was also anxious to find a wife.

The two hit it off immediately and got along quite well. Although Lin Jiuer felt that Wang Dacai was a little old, she was attracted by his sweet talk and thought that he was a manager in the tofu shop. Thinking that she would be able to live a good life in the future, she ignored Wang Dacai's shortcomings.

Until her uncle found her and asked her to try to get the recipe of five-spice powder from Wang Dacai... then what happened tonight happened.

Jiang Zhengmao shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, "Stupid, stupid!"

"If you dare to spread what Wang Dacai said to you, I will make you live a life worse than death." She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and threw it to Lin Jiuer. "This is evidence of your secret dealings with Wang Dacai. After this, your reputation is ruined. Take care of yourself from now on."

Lin Jiuer was stunned, her face flushed red as if bleeding. She picked up her handkerchief in shame and anger, stood up, and stumbled out of the yard.

"No, just let her go like that?!" someone shouted.

Someone echoed, "Exactly, how could you let her go so easily?"

Jiang Zhengmao was a little tired after tonight's farce. "She didn't steal the five-spice powder, and she didn't steal the recipe either. If you don't let her go, will you feed her?"

The crowd was silent for a moment.

Someone asked, "What about the Wang family?"