Wang Xiucai hesitated, unsure whether he should put pen to paper.
After all, the two sides did not reach a consensus.
Old Mrs. Song cursed, "A divorce agreement? You still dare to dream of a divorce agreement? I've told you, no way! Our Song family has strict family rules. Qiao stole food; she has no morals and no virtues as a woman. We will never give her a chance to remarry. This is her punishment."
The Qiao family was furious, and the two sides started arguing again. The Qiao family members grabbed their weapons, ready to fight.
Old Qiao's face was blacker than the bottom of a pot. The Song family was shameless, but couldn't they even protect their own daughter?
Today, he is determined to give his daughter a chance, no matter what, even if it costs him his old bones.
The Qiao family cannot be bullied like this.
They can handle the jackals and tigers in the mountains; the Song family wouldn't stand a chance against them.
When you're really pushed to that point, you don't need to care about anything else.
Seeing that the Qiao family was serious and that the raised hoes and machetes were about to fall on them, the Song family trembled with fear and quickly protected their heads, but they refused to back down verbally.
"Let's just fight them head-on! This is outrageous! Do they think the Qiao family has no one left?" Song Lao Er said through gritted teeth.
Seeing that the Qiao family was about to get serious, Zhao Lizheng quickly stopped them: "Calm down, everyone. If you injure or kill someone, you'll go to jail. It won't come to that. It really won't come to that."
"Then give the Qiao family an explanation." The eldest Qiao said bluntly, "Because of a steamed bun, you kicked the Qiao family's daughter out of the house and didn't even give her a divorce agreement. We won't stand for it."
"Quiet down, quiet down, listen to me." Zhao Lizheng gestured for him to sit down.
Qiao Lao Er turned his face away.
"Zhao Lizheng, don't take sides."
Even if he's impulsive and irritable, he knows that this situation is still disadvantageous for the woman.
Zhao Lizheng said with a hint of helplessness, "I will consider the needs of both of you and try my best to come up with a solution that everyone can accept."
"How about this, instead of writing a divorce agreement, just a letter of divorce. With the letter of divorce, she can remarry. The Song family can make some concessions, and the Qiao family can also accept the situation."
"No." The Song family members all spoke up, and among them was another clear female voice, Song Lian'er's.
Song Lian'er spoke up before the Song family could react: "My mother has done nothing wrong. If you want something, take the divorce papers."
Zhao Lizheng's expression was not good. He felt that Song Lian'er was too ungrateful. He was still preparing to help the Qiao family persuade the Song family, but she objected first and wanted to go further. What kind of behavior was this?
"You little brat, go to the side. The adults are discussing things, don't interrupt."
Song Lian'er walked up to Zhao Lizheng and said, "Uncle Zhao, how about I make a deal with you?"
"What conditions? This little girl has no manners at all." Zhao Lizheng frowned in displeasure.
Song Lian'er remained motionless: "I have a way to solve the village's flooding problem."
Not only was Zhao Lizheng stunned, but everyone else looked incredulous.
Zhao Lizheng immediately realized that the girl was playing a trick on him.
At the foot of Datian Village, a river flows by. Every summer, heavy rains cause the river to swell, damaging the farmland on both banks and resulting in a significant reduction in harvests. This has become the most troublesome problem for the villagers. The able-bodied men in the village have built a bridge upstream countless times, but the bridge is washed away every time the rainy season comes. Even the county government sent a construction team, but the bridge could only last for two years before it couldn't hold on any longer, so they simply gave up on the area.
Gradually, some families stopped planting rice in the fields along the river, leading to the abandonment of the land.
But those families with very little land still have to grit their teeth and plant even if the harvest is meager, and after a year, they can't even make ends meet.
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