Chapter 200: Rape the Girl
The last time that group of people came to the village, they asked for money and rice, and even wanted to "marry" any pretty girls they saw.
Every household wanted to stay away from these water bandits, except for the idiot Zhao Laosan, who sent his first wife's daughter away and even dreamed of becoming the father-in-law of the water bandit leader and showing off his power in the village.
He is so beautiful!
When Zhao Laosan's wife saw Wang Shuitian coming, she subdued her arrogance a little, but then she remembered that she was now the mother-in-law of the bandit leader, and she immediately straightened her back and said, "Village chief, you're here!"
"You are the head of our Dongwang Village. Now our people are being bullied by this outsider. You have to stand up for our family!"
Zhao Laosan's wife seized on this point and kept saying that outsiders like Zhou Yunshu were bullying the locals.
She didn't believe that Wang Shuitian, as the village chief of Dongwang Village, would dare not to stand on the side of his own villagers. If he really dared to turn his elbow outward, then she felt that Wang Shuitian had no need to be the village chief anymore.
Zhao Laosan's wife thought about it and raised her lips. She felt that it was just right for her husband to be the village chief of Dongwang Village. By then, she would be the wife of the village chief of Dongwang Village! What a great honor that would be!
If Wang Shuitian couldn't see the little thoughts in Zhao Laosan's wife's mind, he would have been the village chief for so many years in vain.
He glanced coldly at Zhao Laosan's wife and said, "You're so worried about Shitou, but you don't even care about his life or death. You just want money!"
"The stepmother definitely doesn't care whether he lives or dies." Someone in the crowd said indignantly.
Isn’t she just a stepmother?
If she were Shitou's real mother, she would have rushed over to ask someone to save Shitou. She would not have kept arguing with others for compensation and would not even care whether Shitou was dead or alive.
Zhao Laosan's wife pointed at the bloody Stone and said as if it was a matter of course: "Look at the state of our Stone. Even if he survives, he's useless."
"He's not the only child in our family. Instead of lying half-dead in bed and having others take care of him, it would be better for him to just die. It would also reduce the burden on the family."
The poor child Shitou had just been rescued by Mr. Xue when he heard what his stepmother said. He was so angry that he almost fainted again.
"Zhao Laosan's family, isn't it too much for you to ask the Zhou family for so much money and still not want to spend it on Shi Tou!" A villager who had a good relationship with Shi Tou's mother couldn't stand it and shouted angrily.
Zhao Laosan's wife said nonchalantly, "What's so excessive about that? Raising him to this age doesn't cost any money!"
"His brothers and sisters at home don't have money to go to school or buy clothes, so how can they afford to treat his illness? If he is truly filial, he shouldn't be a burden to me and his father!"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Zhao Shitou, who was half leaning against the wall, covering his legs and crying silently, and finally said: "We can pay compensation."
As soon as Zhou Yunshu said this, Zhao Laosan's wife's eyes lit up instantly.
She really wanted the money!
"But we have to be clear."
Zhao Laosan's wife looked at Zhou Yunshu and yelled, "Why isn't this clear? This man was injured on your mountain, so your family should pay compensation."
Zhou Yunshu looked at Zhao Laosan's wife and said, "So you mean to admit that Xiaoqingshan is our family's mountain."
"Of course it's yours if you buy it. I'm telling you, don't even think about denying your debt!"
Zhou Yunshu stood up and looked at Zhao Laosan's wife and said with a smile: "It is indeed mine, and I am not refusing to pay the debt."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Uncle He and said, "Uncle He, did you tell the village before that there was a trap on the mountain?"
Uncle He nodded. Not only did he tell everyone in the village, he also told Wang Shuitian to notify him again.
"I did."
Zhao Laosan's wife heard this and said loudly with a guilty conscience: "What did you say? I haven't heard it!"
"Besides, even if you bought this Xiaoqing Mountain, it still belongs to our Dongwang Village. What's wrong with people from our Dongwang Village climbing our Dongwang Village mountain?"
So much for making specious arguments.
Zhou Yunshu's eyes turned slightly cold as she said, "We are now settled in Dongwang Village and can be considered as Dongwang Village residents. The surrounding villagers are also Dongwang Village residents. So, when the crops in your fields are ripe, we can go in and pick them at will."
"After all, these are all from our Dongwang Village. What's wrong with taking them home?"
Zhao Laosan's wife immediately became anxious when she heard this. She cursed, "You damned little bastard, how dare you try to steal our food!"
She sat down on the ground and cried, "God is so unfair! The locals are being bullied to death by this outsider! Everyone, please give me some justice! He's relying on his family's little money to force us to death! I won't live anymore!"
But this time, the people of Dongwang Village ignored the woman. After all, they were afraid that Zhao Laosan's wife would use the excuse just now to move crops from their fields.
The crops they grow in their own fields are better than those taken care of by the lazy Zhao Laosan family.
Things like throwing a tantrum require cooperation from others. Zhao Laosan's wife threw a tantrum for a quarter of an hour, but not only Zhou Yunshu, even the people in her own village ignored her.
After this extremely embarrassing self-directed performance, she slowly fell silent, and Zhou Yunshu said, "I think we should report it to the police."
When Zhou Yunshu said she would report to the police, the already quiet surroundings became even quieter.
Even though they sometimes say they will report to the police when they get angry, no matter how tough the villagers are, they are always unwilling to deal with the government, let alone report to the police on their own initiative.
"With a family like this one stealing chickens and dogs in the village, and taking the initiative to marry into the water bandits, the villagers are not afraid that the government will think the village is colluding with the water bandits. If they can't eliminate the water bandits, they will just eliminate the entire Dongwang Village to make up for it."
When things do not involve their own interests, people are happy to stand by and watch, but once their own interests are involved, their rationality and good temper will all disappear, and they will want to personally take the culprit to the yamen to prove their innocence.
"We have nothing to do with this family. It's the Zhao family who sold their daughter for personal gain. What does it have to do with us? If we're going to arrest someone, it's the Zhao family!"
After this man finished speaking, the woman who had been hiding behind Zhao Laosan's wife and fanning the flames immediately retorted loudly: "It has nothing to do with us. We have already separated. If they want to report to the police and arrest someone, they will arrest Zhao Laosan's family. It has nothing to do with us!"
Wang Shuitian panicked after hearing what Zhou Yunshu said. He originally thought that even if Zhao Laosan and his wife gave their daughter to the water bandits, it would have nothing to do with their village. But if Zhou Yunshu's words were really followed, then their village would not be able to escape responsibility, and he, as the village chief, would not be able to escape responsibility either.
"Mr. Zhou, you're joking. Zhao Laosan and his family are no longer members of our Dongwang Village. Their collusion with the water bandits has nothing to do with our village!"
As soon as Wang Shuitian said this, the people around him responded. They always looked down on Zhao Laosan and his wife. If they were really dragged down by them, they might as well drive them out of their village.
Zhao Laosan's wife, who had originally wanted the villagers to help drive the Zhou family out of Dongwang Village and occupy their new courtyard, was completely dumbfounded at this moment.
"No, I, I'm not, we didn't do that. My family was also forced by the leader of the Black River bandits. We have nothing to do with the bandits. They were the ones who abducted our daughters. If we need to arrest someone, they should be the ones to be arrested!"
Just as Zhao Laosan's wife finished her sobbing, a man's loud voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, "Really?"
"You accepted all the betrothal gifts from me, and you still dare to accuse me of forcibly seizing a woman from you!"
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