"This is a piece of rotten flesh. You only think about covering it up, but you haven't thought about digging it out. In the future, your village will definitely be full of devastation." The evil of human nature has always been like this. If you do something wrong and don't get punished, you will be protected instead. Do you think the people who come after you will still think that this thing is wrong?
No, they'll all follow suit, one by one, because the law doesn't punish everyone.
Shen Fenghua chuckled lightly, "This time, a big problem has been turned into a small one, and a small problem has been resolved. It's easier for your village to find wives and for your daughters to get married. But you will all grow old eventually, and the children who rely on you now will also grow up eventually."
"If there are one or two truly despicable individuals, and someone helps keep them in check, then life can barely be endured. But if no one is there, and they are left to run wild..."
"Will there be any people left in this village in the end? By then, they'll all be beasts in human skin, constantly beating and scolding their parents."
Shen Fenghua gave a sarcastic smile, "Everyone says that raising children is for old age security. But what if your son raises you and then, instead of providing for you in your old age, you send him to the Yellow Springs ahead of time? That would be a laughing stock."
yes!
So, what that little girl said makes sense.
If everyone follows the example of Old Lady Li's unfilial descendants, they will be lucky to survive their old age, let alone enjoy happiness.
Seeing the various expressions on everyone's faces, Shen Fenghua breathed a slight sigh of relief. She hadn't intended to make a big fuss; there was no need. The grievances had their perpetrators, and the debts had their debtors; dealing with those two beasts would suffice.
However, this captain, whose actions were unclear...
Shen Fenghua sneered, "As for whether I can rest assured about my grandmother staying here, I certainly can't. My grandmother is old and has suffered all her life, only to end up like this. I don't plan to let her continue living here. From now on, she will come with me to the county town, and I will take care of her in her old age."
Upon hearing this, even the stubborn captain looked at Shen Fenghua with newfound respect, "You?"
“Me!” Shen Fenghua insisted. “You just wait and see. My grandmother’s life is definitely more comfortable than yours.”
“I don’t care where you take her, but you can’t ruin our village’s reputation. You can leave if you want, but get them both out.” After going around in circles, the brigade leader brought the topic back to itself.
Shen Fenghua: "..."
That doesn't make sense.
"No taking it!" This is a matter of principle. Besides, the police are still here to protect us. What's there to be afraid of? If you're not convinced, then let's fight.
"you……"
"Wait a minute," someone in the crowd had clearly taken Shen Fenghua's words to heart, and he looked conflicted. "Captain, actually, thinking about it carefully, what Fenghua said isn't wrong. If they hadn't arrived in time yesterday and hadn't taken Old Lady Li to the hospital, who knows what would have happened to her now."
After saying that, he stepped forward and whispered in the captain's ear, "If something really happens to Old Lady Li, do you think her granddaughter will let it go easily? She'll definitely make a huge scene before she's satisfied. Right now, those two are in jail for being unfilial. If something happens to Old Lady Li..."
That would change the nature of the situation.
That's murder.
When the news spreads, everyone in the surrounding villages will know that a murderer has emerged from the village. That's when their reputation will truly be ruined.
"Captain, let it go. I saw how aggressive they came, they must have something backing them. Besides, to be fair, those two were really in the wrong. They are his mother who gave him life and raised him, and to attack her like that is disheartening."
“I know, but…”
Shen Fenghua listened to the whole thing and then said, "There's no 'but' about it. They deserve what they got. Even if they have to go to jail, that's what they deserve."
"I'm making this clear: we're not going to bail them out. If you're going to be unreasonable, then..."
The captain frowned, about to say something, but was stopped by his son behind him.
His son stared blankly, covered in cold sweat. "Dad, stop talking."
The captain was puzzled. "Why?"
Meeting the captain's clear gaze, his son inwardly groaned. Why? It must be because you kicked a hornet's nest and messed with the wrong person.
"It's nothing. I think Miss Shen is right. A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. They were wrong to begin with, so it's only right that they go to jail for a few days."
After finishing speaking, the brigade leader's son wiped his face and asked, "Well, Miss Shen, why did you bring the old man back today?"
"Pack your things," Shen Fenghua said, not knowing her grandmother's purpose for this trip, so she simply made up a story, "I bought these things for my grandmother, even if I have to throw them away or sell them, I won't leave them for these bastards."
"Yes, that's how it should be. My father doesn't have any bad intentions; he's just doing it for the sake of the villagers. Isn't the point of living to carry on the family tradition? My father is worried that our village's reputation will be ruined and the tradition will be lost, that's why he's so anxious."
He spoke in a very low voice, gently comforting her: "We don't have any bad intentions. My father isn't very educated, he just worries blindly. Miss Shen, please don't take it to heart."
The captain wanted to say something, but his son nudged him back with his elbow, and then started babbling on and on, as if to say that he hadn't made a big enough scene.
Shen Fenghua looked at the captain's son, who was covered in cold sweat, and smiled.
There are still some clever people in the village; it seems they've realized that Shen Fenghua is no joke.
"Then you guys go ahead."
Facing the menacing stares of the crowd, Shen Fenghua led her grandmother toward home, and the group disappeared from sight.
The brigade leader and the villagers watched them walk away, confused. He frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
What are you doing?
The brigade leader's son scolded in a low voice, "Dad, you've really got some nerve, getting all cocky and forgetting who you are. Who were you just yelling at?"
"What's wrong?" the brigade leader asked, puzzled. "She's just a young girl from the village. What, does she think she can get away with this? Calling the police and getting me arrested too?"
The captain's son: "..."
He sighed, "Whether she sends you in or not is no longer up to her."
"What do you mean?"
The captain's son was exasperated, saying, "Because she already reported it to the police, and the police didn't take any action this time, who knows if they'll hold back and settle scores later?"
"What?"
The sweat on the captain's body poured out like water from a bursting dam.
"you mean?"
"Yes, those following behind her were all police officers."
Captain: "?"
Those aren't counterfeit?
His mind went blank. Thinking about how he had just failed to coerce or bribe, and how arrogantly he had acted, he finally couldn't hold back, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
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