Shen Yingyu stood in the aisle and reached out to stop the uncle who was rushing towards him:

"This is our pond, and we catch our own fish."

"You're talking nonsense! I've lived in this village for decades, and this fishpond has always been mine!"

The middle-aged man brushed aside Shen Yingyu's hand and walked straight up to Uncle Ge. "Old Ge, what do you mean by bringing people to empty my pond?"

Uncle Ge is in deep trouble this time, even if he jumps into the Yellow River, he can't clear his name. He pulled Chu Yang out from the side and pointed at him, saying:

"Chu Yang said he had contracted this pond, so I brought the water pump over and drained half of the pond."

"It's you again?!"

The middle-aged man recognized Chu Yang at a glance, and his anger flared up. He grabbed Chu Yang by the collar and lifted him up, scaring him so much that he went limp.

"And the last one?"

The uncle turned around to look for someone again, and only when he saw Jiang Hexi standing with her back to him in the shallow water did he put Chu Yang down and say:

"This won't do any good; we need to talk to the person in charge. Daughter, what do you think we should do to resolve this?"

Jiang Hexi felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.

She slowly turned around and gave the middle-aged man a stiff smile:

"Uncle, this is a misunderstanding, let me explain—"

"I won't listen to your explanations. What kind of misunderstanding can lead to you stealing fish from me once or twice? Last time it was alright, I only caught a few silver carp and bighead carp, but this time you caught them all in one fell swoop and wiped out my entire pond!"

Enraged, the man shouted, "Even those who dig up ancestral graves don't harbor such deep hatred as you two! If you don't give me an explanation, I'm not done with you!"

To calm him down, Jiang Hexi followed his lead and asked, "Uncle, how do you think this should be resolved?"

"I was very satisfied with your attitude in solving the problem last time."

The man's hostility dissipated quickly, and he arrogantly declared:

"Same as always. Since the fish are already on the net, let's go with the flow and you'll pay for them all. It'll be the same old price: ten yuan per pound of free-range fish."

Jiang Hexi felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her whole body charred and torn apart.

[Hahahaha, the moment this uncle appeared, I knew that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were doomed. I never expected them to die like this!]

[I remember a pound of silver carp and bighead carp sold for eight yuan in the village, but this village bully asked for ten yuan right off the bat. Not only did Xi Mei work hard all morning for nothing, but she also had to pay out of her own pocket. This is definitely a huge loss.]

[That spendthrift Xi Mei, even the King of Hell couldn't save her this time.]

Yan Jie took the marked map and checked it over, confirming the location of the three ponds again and again. Then he asked Chu Yang and found that he couldn't even distinguish between east, west, south, and north. Finally, he gave up.

They really jumped into the wrong pond; it was a completely illogical mistake.

Even though Yan Jie was in the wrong first, after hearing the uncle's "extortion," he couldn't bear to see Jiang Hexi being bullied.

"Uncle, a pound of free-range fish won't cost more than seven yuan on the market, and you dare to ask for ten yuan at wholesale price? Are you trying to rob me?"

The middle-aged man was surprised that someone would stand up and confront him. He pointed at Jiang Hexi and cursed:

"Last time she stole my silver carp and bighead carp, and I paid for them at ten yuan a pound. This time she netted a whole pond of fish from me, so what's wrong with me selling them to her at that price?"

"You bullied her once, and you want to bully her twice? I'll sue you, no way."

Yan Jie protected Jiang Hexi, acting forcefully and unreasonably.

The middle-aged man was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up and beat someone up, but Uncle Ge grabbed him tightly from behind, shouting loudly:

"What are you all standing there for? Go and fetch the village chief!"

Chu Yang was already feeling incredibly guilty, and upon hearing this, he snatched the staff member's phone and called the village chief.

Jiang Hexi climbed out of the pond and rushed to Yan Jie, but he forcefully pulled her behind him.

Yu Xiangwan pulled Jiang Hexi to the side and shook her head at her with a cold face, so Jiang Hexi didn't dare to make any rash moves.

"You little brat, you caught a whole pond full of fish and you still think you're right? If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know my surname is Li!"

"Uncle Li—"

Yan Jie, furious, said, "I was wrong to net your fish first, and you were wrong to steal my money later. We're even now. Don't try to act superior here. I'll help you sell these fish at the wholesale price, and I won't charge you for netting them."

[Yanxi CP is showering us with sweetness online! Yan Wang's domineering protection of Xi Mei and his fierce confrontation with the village bully was so manly, I love it so much!!]

[Well, although Yan Wang is excessively domineering, even more unreasonable than a village bully, I still adore him fiercely.]

[My beloved Yan Wang simply couldn't stand the arrogance of the village bully; it has absolutely nothing to do with Xi Mei. Yan-Xi CP fans, please disband immediately.]

Yan Jie and the uncle kept arguing back and forth, attracting the villagers from the surrounding ponds. When the vendors arrived on their motorcycles to buy the fish, the scene was so crowded that the entire path was completely blocked.

When the village chief rushed over on his electric scooter, this was the scene of utter chaos.

Director Chen had been waiting for him at the intersection for a long time.

"Village chief, this matter needs your mediation."

"I have to say, you guys are really something, of all people to mess with, you had to pick on this village bully, Li Youtian!"

The village chief, his slippers clicking as he walked forward, pushed his way through the crowd of onlookers and squeezed in.

Jiang Hexi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the village chief had mediated the matter.

Yu Xiangwan crossed her arms and looked at the four men blocking her way, then asked Jiang Hexi:

Do you know why I stopped you from going up and breaking up the fight?

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