Halfway there, Xia Anyan got really annoyed and simply turned into an alley and slipped into her spatial dimension.
She waited for more than half an hour before she came out.
The temperature in the room was just right, and there were many things inside. She tidied up while waiting, and half an hour passed, but it felt like only a blink of an eye.
But when she came out, the person who had been following her was gone, and Xia Anyan was able to continue walking towards the main group in her own form.
As soon as she entered the village, someone started watching her.
Xia Anyan had seen that look before on the oxcart on the way there, but this time it made her even more uncomfortable than it had that morning.
They wanted to leave quickly on their bicycles, but no one expected that someone would stop them on the way.
"Xia, where did you get this bicycle? It looks so new, did you just buy it?"
"Wow, city people are really rich. They've even gone to the countryside, and they can just buy a bicycle without a second thought."
“Xia, we’re all from the same brigade. Can I borrow your bicycle when I don’t need it? Don’t worry, I definitely won’t break it.”
"Go away, go away, who gave you that chance?" After saying that, she turned to Xia Anyan and said, "Xia Zhiqing, I have a good relationship with the brigade leader's family. We're practically family relatives. You can stay at the brigade leader's house, and we can keep in touch. So, if I need anything, can I borrow your bicycle?"
"Ha, a capitalist's daughter, and you're all licking her boots? Are you tired of living?" Zhao Dahua's voice suddenly came from behind the crowd.
In an instant, the crowd dispersed, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Xia Anyan, their gazes filled with scrutiny and disgust, and in some people's eyes, even greed and violence.
Xia Anyan remained calm, her gaze sweeping over everyone present before turning to Zhao Dahua: "Aunt Zhao, speak with evidence. Show me your evidence first."
She wouldn't be foolish enough to fall into the self-justification trap.
Since this Zhao Dahua wants to harm her, then she should produce evidence.
Zhao Dahua was momentarily speechless. Her mind raced, but she couldn't come up with a good solution or countermeasure.
Xia Anyan smiled, showing no sign of panic, while Zhao Dahua had beads of sweat on her forehead.
In the eyes of the people in the brigade, Zhao Dahua was just feeling guilty.
"Zhao Dahua, is what you're saying true or not? You'd better produce the evidence right now."
"That's right, we're all still waiting."
Driven to desperation, Zhao Dahua jumped up and pointed at the bicycle in Xia Anyan's hand: "Isn't that evidence? People in our brigade might not even be able to save a hundred yuan a year, but she just casually bought a new bicycle. It must have cost at least a hundred yuan. If she's not a capitalist's daughter, where did she get the money to buy it?"
"I've heard that even the people working in the state-owned factories in this county don't have this much money. They only make about twenty yuan a month, and they could only save enough for a bicycle if they didn't eat or drink for a whole year. She's so young, she's either a capitalist or someone's mistress..."
'Smack!'
Xia Anyan slapped him across the face.
If people say her identity is questionable, she can give them a chance to investigate.
But you can't ruin her reputation.
"Aunt Zhao, do you think I'm some kind of despicable person? That I can tolerate you repeatedly framing me?"
"Today, you called me a capitalist's daughter. I asked you to provide evidence, but you couldn't, so you started slandering me. You know how important a woman's reputation is. How could you do this? Don't you have a daughter? Aren't you a woman yourself? Put yourself in my shoes!"
Xia Anyan's eyes reddened, and her gaze turned cold.
Zhao Dahua felt a little guilty under her gaze.
But she refused to back down, stubbornly glaring at Xia Anyan: "Then tell me, if you weren't seducing men outside and don't admit to being a capitalist's daughter, how did you manage to afford a bicycle?"
"Don't deny it, I think you have a seductive look. Who knows what shady things you've done? Anyway..." He stopped mid-sentence, scared off by a single look from Xia Anyan.
My God, that look in her eyes just now was terrifying; it was like he was about to devour her.
Xia Anyan chuckled coldly, put her bicycle aside, rushed up to Zhao Dahua, and slapped her twice across the face.
It seems I didn't hit her hard enough, which is why this woman has been talking so much bad about her behind her back.
"Aunt Zhao, if you can't speak properly, I'll help you wash your mouth clean," Xia Anyan said, pulling her by the collar towards the pond next to her.
This pond is stocked with many fish fry. Every year, the production team catches fish from here and distributes them to everyone.
By now, the fish in the water had grown quite large. When she led Zhao Dahua closer, she could feel the fish swimming inside.
While submerging her in the water to 'clear' her mind, Xia Anyan also used her mind to fill her space with a lot of fish.
"Help... glug glug... help me... glug glug..." Zhao Dahua struggled and begged for mercy, her life hanging in the balance.
Some people couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over to stop the people, while others went to the fields to find the team leader.
"Hey, Xia Zhiqing, let go of me now, or someone might die!"
“Xia, you can’t be foolish! Look at Zhao Dahua, she’s barely breathing. If something happens, you’ll be kicked out of the brigade and sent to a farm for reform!”
Xia Anyan snorted coldly before releasing her grip on Zhao Dahua.
She really didn't intend to kill him, otherwise...
"Now, all of you aunties can testify for me, right? This Aunt Zhao is making baseless accusations and treating me like a fool. I'm going to the commune to find the leaders and have them investigate to see if I really did have an affair."
These words really terrified Zhao Dahua.
She was in a very sorry state, shaking her head, trying to break free from Xia Anyan's grasp, but found that she couldn't break free at all.
This situation greatly shocked Zhao Dahua.
Her gaze towards Xia Anyan changed: "You... what exactly do you want to do?"
Xia Anyan coldly glanced at her, then her gaze fell on the people around her: "What do I want? Didn't I already make it very clear? I want justice. Since Aunt Zhao has made up stories about me and ruined my reputation, I can only go to the leaders in the commune to seek justice for me."
Aunt Zhao screamed and yelled, her strength increasing as she struggled and cursed, using very vulgar language.
Although Xia Anyan was quite strong, Aunt Zhao was like a pig about to be slaughtered, and she was really difficult to hold down.
She actually managed to break free and even pushed Xia Anyan.
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