Wang Lizhi was so scared that she took a step back and quickly waved her hands to deny it.
"I didn't do anything, no, really."
"You didn't do anything, how could they come to your house? Tell the truth!"
Liu Honglin yelled at Wang Lizhi in a very weird way, scaring her so much that she shrank her neck and stepped back repeatedly.
She didn't dare admit what she had done and shook her head.
"Old man, I really didn't do anything. Even if I was immoral, it was Xiao Yunfei and that little bitch Su Miaomiao who were immoral. I was the one who was bullied by them."
Cui Fangzheng was too lazy to listen to their nagging and swung his whip on the ground.
With a "pop", the old couple shrank their necks at the same time in fear.
Cui Fangzheng yelled with a cold face.
"Wang Lizhi, why don't you tell the truth? You dare to say that you used dirt to impersonate black truffles to cheat people out of their money, but you didn't do that?"
Wang Lizhi was exposed on the spot and her face changed immediately.
With a pale face, she grabbed Cui Fangzheng's arm, shook her head and begged.
"Village head, please stop talking. If you keep saying that, I'll get angry and beat you. Can you please just let that matter go?"
Cui Fangzheng swung his arm and pushed Wang Lizhi away mercilessly.
He glared at Wang Lizhi fiercely and roared.
"roll!"
At the same time, Liu Honglin grabbed Wang Lizhi's arm, pulled her over, and slapped her hard in the face.
He pointed at Wang Lizhi's nose and yelled.
"You damned old woman, I only went to town today and wasn't at home to look after you, and yet you caused such a big mess? What exactly is going on? Explain it to me right now!"
Wang Lizhi touched her face which was hurt by the beating. She knew she could no longer hide it, so she spoke with trembling pale lips.
"Didn't everyone in our village go to the mountains to pick wild products today? I wasn't feeling well today, so I went up the mountain quite late. I only picked some wild vegetables. I didn't pick anything that Xiao Yunfei's family wanted to collect. I thought that Tukara and black truffles look so similar, wouldn't it be better if I could get away with exchanging them for some money? Besides, none of the people in their family are good people. It was them who bullied my niece-in-law and beat her up like that. I just wanted to trick them on purpose, make them lose something, and vent my anger on my niece-in-law."
After hearing these stupid words, Liu Honglin was so angry that he slapped his thigh.
His old wife is so stupid and bad. If he hadn't been keeping her in check for so many years, she would have gone out and made trouble every day, and might have caused any big trouble.
He felt helpless about Wang Lizhi and said while slapping his thigh hard.
"You're so confused! Don't you know why Xiao Yunfei and the others beat up your niece? Isn't it because your niece asked for it? Your niece is just as unreasonable and stubborn as you are. Isn't it normal for her to get beaten? And you even helped her vent her anger. Who the hell do you think you are? You've completely disgraced me."
Liu Honglin said this with gritted teeth, and at the same time slapped his wrinkled old face, looking very angry.
Wang Lizhi shrank her neck and dared not retort, for she was afraid that Liu Honglin would get angry and hit her.
At this time, Cui Fangzheng spoke at the right time.
"Okay, now that we have understood the situation clearly, it's your turn to give me an explanation."
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Honglin and Wang Lizhi looked at Cui Fangzheng at the same time, with confusion, fear, and more worry in their eyes.
Liu Honglin glared at Wang Lizhi fiercely, then turned away and asked Cui Fangzheng in a flattering manner.
"Village head, this matter is over. Let's forget it. I promise to teach my damn old woman a lesson after you leave. Is that okay with you?"
Cui Fangzheng rolled his eyes and snorted coldly,
"No! You said it was over, and it's over? Do you know how much effort I put in to coordinate and fight for our village to allow you to go up the mountain to collect and sell mountain products before you finish clearing the wasteland like you do now?"
He pointed at Wang Lizhi angrily and said,
"If Xiao Yunfei and Su Miaomiao hadn't calmed down the situation in time and stopped you from causing all the trouble today, you would have messed up the harvest of mountain products today. This is a major issue that affects the livelihood of our entire village. If you messed it up, can you bear the responsibility?"
Cui Fangzheng continued, growing angrier as he spoke.
"Thank goodness Xiao Yunfei and Su Miaomiao aren't the type to hold grudges. They didn't blame anyone else for your actions. But what if they stop buying produce from the mountains because of you? What would you do? Could you collect produce from everyone in our village on their behalf? Could you give them money to buy food? Could you feed everyone in our village?"
Cui Fangzheng launched a barrage of attacks.
Liu Honglin and Wang Lizhi had no choice but to listen to the lecture obediently.
Finally, Cui Fangzheng said.
"You're asking for trouble. I can't help you. Starting tomorrow, you two, along with your two sons' families, will all go out to reclaim wasteland. Your relatives have also been implicated by you. Xiao Yunfei's micro-tillage machine will no longer be used by you."
Continue to open up wasteland in the mountains?
That won't work.
Everyone else in the village can go to the mountains to collect products and earn more money to supplement their family income. If their family continues to open up wasteland in the mountains, how much less money will they earn?
Liu Honglin was stunned when he heard Cui Fangzheng's words. He felt like the sky was falling.
He reacted quickly and slapped Wang Lizhi hard in the face.
"It's all your fault, you old bitch. If I don't skin you alive today, I won't be named Liu!"
As he spoke, he threw two more punches. Seeing that Wang Lizhi was knocked down by him, he mounted her and beat her up.
"Idiot! You're as stupid as your niece-in-law. You're both stupid and evil. Why did I marry a big idiot like you? You've ruined all my good days. I must beat you to death today. Beat you to death!"
Liu Honglin hit him a few times, then quickly got up, ran to Cui Fangzheng and knelt on the ground.
He begged with a sad face.
"Village head, my wife knows she was wrong. I will discipline her. I promise that this will never happen again. Please be magnanimous and give me another chance to settle down. My son has just started a family a few years ago, and my grandson is still so young. You said that our village finally has a micro-tillage machine, which is a glimmer of hope. Our whole family doesn't want to miss this opportunity. Village head, please, I kowtow to you."
As Liu Honglin spoke, he slammed his head against the ground so hard that blood soon oozed from his forehead.
At the same time, Wang Lizhi also quickly crawled over and kowtowed, begging Cui Fangzheng to let her go with tears and snot.
However, Cui Fangzheng still had a cold face and spoke mercilessly.
"Now that your interests have been damaged and you know you were wrong, what were you thinking about earlier?"
He said with his hands behind his back and his chin raised.
"It's no use begging me. The multifunctional micro-tillage machine is not mine. You should have thought about the consequences before you offended Xiao Yunfei and his family. You deserve this."
Liu Honglin was so angry that he slapped Wang Lizhi, who was kneeling next to him, several times. He glared at her with bloodshot eyes and yelled.
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