Li Qingzhang stepped forward from the crowd and stood in front of the villagers under the tree.
"Village Chief Sun, whether you instructed it or were unaware of it, our village will not let this go! Our village may be small, but we are not to be bullied like this. It's the water season now, and you've already diverted some water, but to completely block the ditch is an insult to our entire village!"
Li Qingzhang roared in anger. He had been holding back his anger for a long time. His family had been raided, his engagement had been broken off, and he had been exiled. Now he was stuck in this small mountain valley, struggling to get up, but he was still being chased and bitten by cats and dogs. It was infuriating!
"Village Chief Sun, regarding the soybean contract that my Li family signed with you some time ago, if we truly wanted to be enemies with your village, why would we have come to your door? Please reconsider, Village Chief Sun."
After Li Qingzhang finished speaking, his dark eyes stared straight at Sun Xing.
“This person must apologize to the villagers of our village. At the beginning of the month, our Li family planned to build a workshop, and we have already reported it to County Magistrate Cao. If Futian Village does not deal with Sun Xing, then the workshop will absolutely not hire a single villager from Futian Village in the future. I mean what I say.”
"Let's go."
After Li Qingzhang finished speaking, he led the people of Shuxia Village away.
Li Xuhai puffed out his chest and followed beside Li Qingzhang. This nephew of his was quite something.
"Qingzhang, has the matter of our workshop been reported to Magistrate Cao?"
Li Xuhai asked in a breathy voice.
"No, Uncle Hai."
"Then why did you say that to the people of Tomita Village...?"
"We can talk about it later. Once our workshop is up and running, the higher-ups will find out."
Li Xuhai stared, speechless for a long time. While he remained silent, the villagers around him grew increasingly excited.
"Young Master! Is your family really going to build a workshop?"
"Does our village have any spots available?"
"Can we go in?"
"Uncles, we don't know what the current arrangements are yet. I just said those things to make the people of Tomita Village hesitate and resolve this matter for us."
"Wow, that move by the young master just now was really domineering."
"Yes, very impressive."
"·····"
Qian Shulin and a group of villagers followed behind, boasting about their heroic actions during the fight, praising Li Qingzhang's courage, and extolling the Li family to the skies, creating quite a lively scene.
"Qingzhang, do you think the people of Futian Village will find out what happened and make Sun Xing apologize?"
"Then it depends on whether they want to join the workshop."
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Sun Youcai watched helplessly as the people from Shuxia Village left, his face turning ashen.
"Village chief, is the workshop story true?"
“Village chief, we don’t earn money easily. This job is nearby, so we can’t let this opportunity slip away.”
"That means, the villagers under the tree never complained when we blocked their water supply in previous years, so why are they suddenly so bold this year?"
"You wouldn't actually be the one behind Sun Xing's scheme, would you?"
Previously, the villagers had fought with the villagers of Shuxia Village because water was related to their own interests. Now that the workshop incident has occurred, which is also related to their own interests, they have directly begun to suspect Sun Xing.
Sun Xing knew things were going badly and was already somewhat frightened.
“Village chief! I’ve never heard of this workshop before, I’m not lying!”
"Oh? How did Sun Wang end up in jail?"
Sun Youcai wasn't stupid. Back when the villagers told him that Sun Xing had fought with the people of Shuxia Village, he had already figured out a thing or two.
But Sun Xing was from Futian Village, and as the village chief, he naturally had to protect him. However, when Li Qingzhang arrived, he first brought up the matter of soybeans. Since Li Qingzhang was the one who spearheaded this matter, he naturally received his share of the benefits. Sun Xing didn't have the face to sacrifice his own interests to help Sun Xing.
Then Li Qingzhang brought up the matter of the workshop. If it were just a small-scale operation in Shuxia Village, it wouldn't matter much. But he brought up County Magistrate Cao. He had long heard that the Li family had a close relationship with Lord Cao Shangjin, so he dared not gamble.
The younger generation is truly formidable.
"You beast! You actually instigated a fight between the entire village and Shuxia Village just because of your own family's selfishness. Do you even care about the lives of your uncles and brothers?"
Having made up his mind, Sun Youcai decided to no longer protect Sun Xing.
"Village chief, I'm from Tomita Village! How can you just listen to the one-sided story of the people from the village under the tree!"
"Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle! You saw it yourselves, I'm telling the truth!"
Sun Xing finally panicked. The village chief's words were a death sentence for him!
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Youcai said that, the other villagers realized what was going on.
Yes, if this is all just Sun Xing playing tricks, then what are they fighting to the death with the people of Shuxia Village for?
Isn't this treating them like fools?
Who among them wasn't a strong able-bodied man? Was a village feud something to be joked about? If neither side had been so cautious, someone might already be dead. Understanding this, the crowd was filled with rage.
"You, Sun Xing, are you trying to get us killed?!"
As he spoke, the man lifted Sun Xing up from the ground.
"Village chief, you can't let Sun Xing get away with this. If something happens to me today, what will happen to my wife and children?"
"Let's go to his house."
"Let's go. We need to ask his parents what they think; they have to pay us compensation!"
"Yes, pay up!"
"Ouch, I just got punched several times by people from Shuxia Village. They have to pay me back!"
A group of people dragged Sun Xing and rushed towards his house. This whole thing was Sun Xing's doing. Not only did they get beaten up for nothing, but the people of Shuxia Village might also remember it. If the workshop is really built in the future, they might not get a share. This is a huge loss for them.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm definitely going to hold Sun Xingjia accountable for this.
Sun Xing's father, Sun Youtian, cursed Shuxia Village day and night after his youngest son was imprisoned for stealing.
He didn't think his son was wrong, nor did he think the government was wrong. He believed that all the blame lay with the village under the tree. If they hadn't set up this kang (heated brick bed), how could Sun Wang have gone to steal the skills? If Sun Wang hadn't gone to steal the skills, how could he have had the opportunity to set up the kang team? How could he have stolen other people's money and ended up in jail?
The most hateful people are the people of Shuxia Village; they shouldn't be making money!
Sun Xing was startled when the villagers dragged him over.
"My son, son, what's wrong with you!"
"What's wrong with you? Why is my son like this?!"
"Which damned brat dared to hit my son? He'll be damned!"
Sun Xing's mother had been wailing for a long time.
"You still have the nerve to whine? Why don't you ask what your Sun Xing is doing?"
One villager immediately retorted.
“Sun Youtian, your son Sun Xing cut off the water supply to Shuxia Village, and then lied to us that it was Shuxia Village that cut off our water supply, inciting us to fight with Shuxia Village. We have all suffered a lot of injuries. You should pay compensation immediately!”
"Pay me money! I need to recover my health!"
"Pay up!"
A group of people shouted in unison, and many others ran over to see what was going on. Sun Youtian was completely stunned by the news.
“You must have made a mistake. My son is very honest. How could he do such a thing?”
"That's right, don't be unreasonable and deliberately cause trouble."
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