However, Cheng Qingyan observed that not only Chen Yanping did not have it, but Wang Cheng and Meng Xiaotian also did not have it.

After a while, Meng Qiuliang finally spoke up to stop them. Cheng Qingyan didn't say anything; she wanted to see how Meng Qiuliang would handle the matter.

Meng Qiuliang sighed heavily, looking at Chen Yanping with great confusion: "How did you become like this? A hundred years from now, how will you face your parents and ancestors?"

“You hit someone, didn’t apologize, and instead used his seriously ill mother as a threat. Do you think you have the face to stay in Mengjia Village anymore?”

Chen Yanping stiffened his neck, held his head high, and the smile on his lips never faded.

Seeing that he was completely unmoved, Meng Qiuliang silently turned away.

Although he was the village chief, he did not have the right to decide a person's life or death; he could only say that he was driven out of Mengjia Village.

Seeing Chen Yanping's behavior, Meng Xiaotian and Wang Cheng, fearing they would be driven out of the village, shifted all the blame onto Chen Yanping.

In the end, Meng Aji did not fight back, nor did he fight Chen Yanping, Meng Xiaotian, or Wang Cheng.

If you are driven out of the village, you can only go to other villages, and other villages may not necessarily accept you.

In this situation, one can only seek refuge with relatives or find a job, or beg on the streets.

Those who are driven out of the village are generally not allowed to stay.

Who would be kicked out of a house if they were a good person? They must have done something really bad to be kicked out, something very serious.

Meng Xiaotian and Wang Cheng had families in Mengjia Village, and they never imagined that beating Meng Aji would lead to this.

Although Meng Zhangshi threw a tantrum, she knew that going to court and being kicked out of the village were things that an old woman like her could not bear.

At this moment, she stopped protecting Meng Xiaotian and turned to punch and hit Chen Yanping.

Chen Yanping neither dodged nor flinched, letting Meng Zhangshi's fists and feet strike him. Because Meng Zhangshi was old, Meng Jia and Meng Dazhuang did not dare to intervene.

Because of Meng Xiaotian's cowardice, Meng Zhangshi acted like an exceptionally shrew.

Normally in the village, she loves to take advantage of others and doesn't really reason much. At this moment, the villagers watching could only whisper and point at her from the side.

Not a single person dared to actually take action.

Even the village chief, Meng Qiuliang, could only stand by and tell her to stop hitting him; he didn't dare to reach out and stop her.

Nobody knows whether they'll be extorted after asking for money.

"Cheng San, look at this, what should we do? We can't just let Meng Zhangshi beat someone to death, can we?" After failing to dissuade him, Meng Qiuliang could only turn to Cheng Qingyan for help.

Cheng Qingyan had been observing Chen Yanping. She didn't understand why Chen Yanping, despite being beaten black and blue, still had a smile on his face.

Chen Yanping willingly endured Meng Zhangshi's beatings; Meng Zhangshi was one of the people who cared for him after his parents passed away.

Perhaps because he always played with Meng Xiaotian, Meng Zhangshi treated him fairly well before this incident.

But now that this has happened, the true colors of everyone around him have been exposed.

Being kicked out of the village or getting beaten up is fine, as long as he doesn't end up in jail.

A person cannot be killed, so Cheng Qingyan was not in a hurry.

To let someone who shows no remorse go so easily, does she have to turn a blind eye to this while she sleeps at night?

When Meng Zhangshi was tired of beating him, Cheng Qingyan spoke up to stop her, saying, "That's enough. If you kill someone, you'll have to pay with your own life."

There is still no resolution to this matter, and Meng Qiuliang is caught in a dilemma.

"Cheng San, what do you think of this?"

"Village chief, let's see what Brother Aji thinks about this matter."

Everyone looked at Meng Aji. Under Chen Sheng's shoving, Meng Aji walked to Chen Yanping's side and kicked him several times.

They didn't go any further, firstly because they had already vented their anger, and secondly because he dared to resist.

Secondly, being driven out of the village meant Chen Yanping could no longer cause trouble, which was also a good outcome.

So those kicks he took were aimed at his own past weaknesses.

Seeing that he had only kicked him twice, Chen Sheng felt that he was not satisfied and wanted to kick him a couple more times, but Meng Aji stopped him.

“Brother Sheng, that’s enough. I didn’t dare to fight back before because I was weak and worried that he would cause trouble for my mother if she was home alone.”

"Now that he's leaving the village, let's just let it go. I just hope he'll repent and stop bullying people."

The person involved stated that this was the case, and they would not pursue the matter with Chen Yanping; whatever others said would be futile.

Finally, Meng Qiuliang made the decision, and Wang Cheng and Meng Xiaotian together compensated Meng Aji with one tael of silver.

Chen Yanping was expelled from the village today and was forbidden from ever entering Mengjia Village again.

Cheng Qingyan had no objections; she could have simply said she was just accompanying them.

Regardless of how Meng Aji is ultimately dealt with, she will not interfere.

However, this time I'll have to trouble Ruan Banxia to come over.

After everyone dispersed, no one knew that Chen Yanping was stopped by a figure not long after leaving the village.

After Cheng Qingyan returned home, she told Ye Lingyu about the result.

Clearly, Ye Lingyu hadn't expected Chen Yanping to be so arrogant.

After hearing the whole story and Cheng Qingyan's account to Chen Yanping, Ye Lingyu felt a little worried.

If this person leaves the village and honestly goes elsewhere to make a living, then things will be alright.

If they come back and do something shady, that would be terrible.

"Ah Yan, did you instruct the patrol team to keep a close watch?"

She knew what Ye Lingyu was worried about, so she adjusted the patrol schedule when she parted ways with Meng An and the others.

"Don't worry, my wife. I've had Meng An and the others adjust their formation and patrol schedule."

"There are people on duty at the chicken coop and fishpond, so there shouldn't be any problems."

After Cheng Qingyan finished speaking, Ye Lingyu nodded and added, "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. We still can't be careless."

Everyone understands that it's impossible to guard against thieves for a thousand days; we can only hope that he won't cause any trouble and will leave quietly.

"By the way, my wife, will you come with me to Doctor Ruan's house tomorrow?"

Ye Lingyu looked Cheng Qingyan up and down, and even lifted her arm to examine her: "Where do you feel unwell?"

After making a blunder, Cheng Qingyan took Ye Lingyu's hand, led her to the table, and sat her down with his arms around her.

"I'm fine. It's Meng Aji. Didn't he agree to go and look after the fishpond?"

“His mother is seriously ill, and I think it’s time to have Dr. Ruan and the others come over to help us warm our new home.”

"To show our sincerity and seriousness, I should go there in person. Otherwise, Dr. Ruan will be unforgiving again."

"Pfft~" Ye Lingyu was amused by Cheng Qingyan's words about Ruan Banxia.

"You know, she's still young, so be more tolerant of her and don't always argue with her."