Ning Huan raised an eyebrow: "The literal meaning."
"Besides, this daring bull just mentioned that I was the one he plotted to frame. I think I have the right to speak."
Zhou Dashan frowned, his expression like a volcano about to erupt, and said to Ning Huan with great effort, "Third brother's wife, let's talk about things at home when we get back. Don't make a scene here."
Ning Huan smiled and said, "Father, how is this joking?"
She slowly walked out of the crowd, her smiling face turning serious.
“Father, Niu Dadan is an outsider. How can this be considered a family matter? Besides, Mother and the villagers insisted that I had an affair. They wanted to punish me according to family rules and clan regulations without even distinguishing right from wrong.”
“The villagers still misunderstand me. If Niu Dadan hadn’t told them all today, I would have suffered such a great injustice that I could never clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River.”
When everyone heard Ning Huan's words, they felt that what she said made perfect sense.
“I think Jing’an’s wife is right. Yao’s attitude before was that she wanted to drive her out of the Zhou family. Who could bear such an injustice?”
"Not only that, I heard it when I went there last time. That second daughter of the Zhou family even said she wanted to drown Jing'an's wife in a pig cage or a pond. Isn't that driving someone to their death?"
“I was even speaking up for the mother and daughter at the time, but who would have thought I would end up doing evil on their behalf.”
Hearing the villagers' words, Yao and Zhou Yan were already embarrassed. But Yao didn't know anything about these things. She had rushed over because Zhou Yan told her that Ning Huan was having an affair with another man.
"Stop talking nonsense! How could I wrong that bitch? Maybe she and that adulterer Niu Dadan conspired together!"
These words served as a wake-up call for Yao, who decided to pin all the blame on Ning Huan. As long as she insisted that Ning Huan had an affair with Niu Dadan, she could exonerate Zhou Yan.
"Yes, yes, it was that bitch Ning Huan who conspired with that adulterer to slander my daughter's innocence! Arrest them all!"
Zhou Yan was extremely flustered at this moment, and upon hearing Yao's words, she immediately understood what she meant.
So he pointed at Ning Huan and cursed, "I just couldn't stand how you treated my third brother, and how you always beat and scolded the four little ones, so I was occasionally dissatisfied with you. But you can't frame me like this and slander my innocence!"
Then, pointing at Niu Dadan, she cursed, "I must be blind to have an affair with a man like that."
"Ning Huan, if you want to frame me, you can't even come up with a decent reason. You think you can ruin my reputation with such an excuse?"
Seeing that Yao and Zhou Yan were still trying to argue at this time, Ning Huan chuckled and then asked, "What kind of man is Niu Dadan? Why can you say that I have an affair with Niu Dadan, but others can't say that you have an affair with Niu Dadan?"
Zhou Yan spat and then cursed, "Pah! That Niu Dandan doesn't even know his own worth. How dare he associate with me?"
"A man like that isn't even worthy of carrying my shoes! How dare you say we're having an affair? Stop disgusting me!"
Just then, Niu Dadan burst out laughing.
When he heard Zhou Yan say that about him, he was first taken aback, and then burst into laughter.
Madam Yao frowned and scolded, "What's so funny? Have you gone mad?"
Niu Dadan wasn't crazy, but thinking about how Zhou Yan had been all lovey-dovey with him just before tonight, and how she had turned her back on him so ruthlessly, he was completely disheartened.
He laughed and said, "I just find it funny. Zhou Yan keeps saying she looks down on men like me. But every time we meet, she's so proactive, and her tender and affectionate manner makes me miss her so much."
Upon hearing Niu Dadan's words, some of the surrounding villagers turned away, feeling embarrassed.
Some of the older women sighed, and you could faintly hear someone cursing, "Shameless!"
Zhou Yan covered her ears and shook her head violently: "No...it wasn't me...it really wasn't me!"
Just as Yao was about to comfort her, saying, "Mother knows it's not true, someone is framing you..."
But Zhou Yan couldn't hear anything anymore. She shouted, "It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"
Even with this explanation, Zhou Yan knew that her reputation was completely ruined.
"No... I was forced..."
Zhou Yan suddenly looked up. That's it!
As long as she claims she was forced, even if she ultimately proves to be implicated, as long as she didn't have a voluntary affair with Niu Dada, there's still a chance to explain.
"It's all that beast Niu Dadan's fault. Back then, he..."
Zhou Yan choked up for a moment, then her eyes turned red. To outsiders, it really looked like Zhou Yan was extremely aggrieved.
But Ning Huan knew that Zhou Yan's eyes were red from anxiety and anger because the truth had been revealed.
"Village chief, I was forced. Logically speaking, shouldn't Niu Dadan be executed right now?"
Yao chimed in, "Yes, if we kill Niu Dadan, he'll be left in the village. Who knows how many more people he'll harm in the future!"
Upon hearing Zhou Yan say that she was forced, Niu Dadan smiled again.
Zhou Yan cares so much about herself and insists on distancing herself from the situation, so I'll just not do as you wish.
Since you're using me, I'll show you that I'm not stupid enough to let you manipulate me.
"Yan Niang, you say I forced you, so can I force you to give me this red bead as well?"
The red bead in Niu Dadan's hand completely broke Zhou Yan.
Finally, Yao couldn't hold back any longer and slapped Zhou Yan across the face: "How could you be so foolish!"
This red bead was bought shortly after Zhou Yan was born. A large market bought up all the vegetables Zhou Dashan grew. Madam Yao believed Zhou Yan was born with good fortune, so she spent a lot of money to buy her a red bead in the city.
This bead was always kept close to her body. If Zhou Yan hadn't taken it out to show others, no outsider would have known where it was.
The one in Niu Dadan's hand was Zhou Yan's, which had become very translucent and smooth due to prolonged contact with the woman's skin.
Some people in the village also knew the origin of Zhou Yan's red bead, and when they saw Niu Dadan take out the red bead, they all knew what was going on.
"If Niu Dadan even took out the beads, doesn't that mean Zhou's second daughter and she have been having an affair for a long time?"
"If Niu Dadan wasn't lying, then what he just said about Zhou Yan plotting against Jing An's wife and hoping for his third brother's early death... isn't that also true?"
"Pah! How could there be such a person in our village? He's a snake in the heart!"
"Hmph, Zhou Yan is cursing her own brother, she's worse than a pig or a dog!"
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