Lin Shuyan's words sparked further anger among the crowd, who glared at Jiang Hua with even more hostility.
"Yesterday you wanted me to give you the ginseng so you could use it to save someone. Doesn't that mean you were the only one who took the ginseng?" Jiang Hua asked again.
"yes!"
Lin Shuyan blushed with embarrassment when she heard some villagers agreeing with Jiang Hua.
“Jiang Hua, Yan Yan took the ginseng only to save people, while you only took it for the money,” Zhou Yingxuan couldn’t stand it anymore and took the initiative to explain for Lin Shuyan.
"And do you know that because of you, that person almost died yesterday because of the time wasted!"
"Jiang Hua, when did you become so selfish? You used to be so kind when you were still Xu Erya. Why have you become like this?"
“If I sell the ginseng I dug up, I’ll be selfish. But if I give it to her, I won’t be selfish. Is that what you mean?” Jiang Hua asked, looking at everyone.
"Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda," Xu Wanli replied to Jiang Hua's question.
"The village chief is right," the villagers behind him echoed.
"Jiang Hua, don't delay any longer. Everyone has things to do. Hurry up and hand over the money from selling the ginseng."
"That way, we can let bygones be bygones for your failure to save someone in distress."
If there weren't so many people here, Li Dahua would have gone straight into the house to look for the silver.
"I have no money. If you want to waste your time here, then so be it." Jiang Hua's cold gaze swept over the group of people in front of her.
"You greedy brat, you actually stole the silver that belongs to our Xu Family Village."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu exclaimed, "How can this be allowed? The silver that was about to be in our hands is just flying away!"
He immediately refused, rolled up his sleeves, and led Xu Shi into the inner room.
"If anyone dares to step into my house today, I will immediately report them to the authorities for burglary," Jiang Hua said casually.
Upon hearing the words "report to the authorities," both Madam Xu and Madam Xu paused in their tracks.
"You all come back here right now!" Xu Dagui shouted hurriedly.
The two women, surnamed Xu and her companion, could only glare at Jiang Hua with resentment before returning to their quarters.
"Village chief, you have to stand up for us! This ginseng clearly belongs to our Black Wind Mountain, why should it be given to this outsider?" Madam Xu's eyes darted around, and she wailed at Xu Wanli.
"Jiang Hua, look, everyone in the village is saying this. What are your plans?" Xu Wanli asked Jiang Hua in a deep voice.
"What plans could I possibly have? What plans does Village Chief Xu want me to have?" Jiang Hua deflected the question.
"Alright then, since everyone's here, if you hand over the silver today, we won't treat you as an outsider anymore," Xu Wanli said, explaining his intentions.
"When you find ginseng in Black Wind Mountain again, we'll give you a share of the silver."
"Village Chief Xu, are you joking with me?" Jiang Hua was immediately amused by Xu Wanli's words.
"Cousin, please take out the money. We're all from the same village; it's not good to make things too tense," Lin Shuyan advised again.
"What if I don't hand over this silver today?" Jiang Hua asked, looking at the people present.
"Cousin, you..."
Xu Wanli's expression hardened. He hadn't expected Jiang Hua to be so stubborn, no matter what he said, she wouldn't listen to reason!
"If you don't hand over the silver, we're not leaving today!"
Every village has a few idlers, and sure enough, they've already started causing trouble.
"Jiang Hua, don't make things difficult for me, the village chief. Everyone's watching!" Xu Wanli's face darkened, and his tone became threatening.
"So, instead of making things difficult for them, is the village chief going to make things difficult for me, a weak woman raising a child alone?" Jiang Hua asked.
"Village chief, this is outrageous!" Aunt Liu and Liu Tianming pushed through the crowd and rushed over to say.
When Aunt Liu heard about it, she found it all very strange. Having lived most of her life, this was the first time she had ever seen such a ridiculous and absurd thing!
"Liu Shi, Liu Tianming, are you even from Xujia Village?!" Li Dahua shouted indignantly.
When she met the gaze of Village Chief Xu, Aunt Liu could only shut her mouth and pull her son back.
"I'll say it again, there's no money left. If you don't give up, then go report to the authorities. If the magistrate says that the money from selling this ginseng is for your Xu Family Village, then I'll hand it over with both hands."
Jiang Hua said slowly, "Whoever goes to report to the authorities today, I'll wait here."
Xu Wanli's face grew increasingly dark, and the villagers behind him fell silent, not daring to speak.
"Report to the authorities! Report to the authorities! You wretched girl, all you ever say is report to the authorities! Why don't you just die?!" Madam Xu cursed angrily.
"Let's go!" Xu Wanli gave Jiang Hua a deep look, then turned to the villagers and said.
"Village chief, we need the money!" another villager asked, still unwilling to give up.
Another villager nearby quickly gave him a wink, signaling him to shut up.
This group of people left in the same way they came.
The idea that even the Heavenly King himself came is also wrong. When did Black Wind Mountain become part of Xu Family Village?
It was obvious that Xu Wanli had taken advantage of Jiang Hua's lack of experience in raising a child alone from the very beginning.
"Uncle and Aunt, my cousin seems like a completely different person. She's not the same as before."
On the way back, Lin Shuyan hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
“I think Yan Yan is right. Xu Er Ya changed her name after getting married and became Jiang Hua. What kind of married daughter would do such a rebellious thing?” Qin Lianlian chimed in from the side.
"Could it be that she's possessed by a ghost?" Li Dahua's sarcastic words rang out again.
"Alright, that's enough. Everyone, let's all disperse. It's just that we were unlucky and didn't find any ginseng," Xu Wanli interrupted them.
"By the way, Yan Yan, how's your husband doing?"
"Village chief, the doctor has already given him ginseng, and he'll wake up soon. Once he does, I'll tell him that it was the villagers of Xujia Village who saved him." Lin Shuyan proactively shared the credit for saving the man.
"I think Yan Yan is more sensible. A biological child is not as good as a child who is not biologically related," Li Dahua couldn't help but praise.
This time, Xu Wanli didn't say anything more about Li Dahua.
"Yan Yan, that young master looks like he's from a very wealthy and noble family, so you must take good care of him," Xu Wanli instructed.
“Yes, village chief, Grandma and I will take good care of that young master.” Lin Shuyan nodded obediently.
She turned to look at Zhou Yingxuan and found that he was also looking at her.
"Yan Yan, thank you for your hard work," Zhou Yingxuan said gently.
"Brother Xuan, it's no trouble at all. My mother always told me that I should be kind and that I should do my best to help others when they are in trouble," Lin Shuyan said shyly.
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