Chapter 47: Xuejia Village Protects Its Own
In Xuejia Village, after finishing their work in the fields, the villagers sat in groups of three or five in the threshing ground and chatted.
The content of the chat was all about Xue Shengli beating Lu Ping.
"Xue Shengli is so cruel! No matter what, he shouldn't kill someone like that."
"Hey, do you think she can still survive?"
"I think it's pretty bad."
Some gossipers even went so far as to say to Uncle Six in the village, "If you beat her up like that, her family will probably agree."
Uncle Xue knocked on his pipe. The younger man beside him said, "What if she doesn't agree?"
Everyone fell silent. Xuejia Village was different from other villages; they were clans that migrated north. Three generations back, the villagers all had the same ancestor, like a deep-rooted tree. While minor fights were common, when a major event struck, the entire village would rally.
The tendency to protect one's own shortcomings is ingrained in our bones.
Although everyone was disgusted with Xue Shengli for abandoning his family for a wild woman, their protective nature made them all blame Lu Ping.
"If she doesn't leave now, isn't she just waiting to be beaten?"
"That's right. Xue Shengli spent 240 yuan to marry her. Who would spend that much on a bride? She's just after their money! I don't sympathize with her."
"It's not good. We've been married for so many years, and we only gave birth to a girl. How can we support the family without a male penis in the village?"
"I heard it was because of a previous miscarriage that damaged her foundation."
"Hey, that happened so many years ago, and you're still bringing up such trivial things. If you ask me, Lu Ping should stop being so stubborn."
As everyone was talking, they saw Xue Shengli walking towards them from a distance. He looked decent, but he looked frail, as if he had been drained by alcohol and sex.
As soon as Xue Shengli arrived, everyone stopped talking about his family affairs.
Xue Shengli was scared after beating someone like that, so he found a car to send Lu Ping back to her parents' home and never showed up. Unexpectedly, everything was fine yesterday, so he became bolder.
The matchmaker who brought him and Lu Ping together said that her family was the most honest in the whole village, and that even a stick wouldn't produce a single sound.
Xue Shengli was still half-believing, but now he really believed it. It was good that his father-in-law was a loser, because it saved him a lot of trouble.
But he was still worried, so he came to the village today to find his sixth uncle, saying with a flattering smile, "Sixth uncle, I'm sure you've heard that Lu Ping and I just had a few words and accidentally hit someone. If my father-in-law comes over, you have to protect me!"
Xue Shengli has been eloquent since he was a child, and was loved by his sixth uncle Xue, who even wanted to adopt him as his own. Later, due to various reasons, the plan failed, but it did not prevent the two of them from becoming close.
Xue Liushu's son is the village chief and has great prestige in the village. Many times when Xue Shengli got into trouble, it was Xue Liushu who cleaned up the mess.
Uncle Xue said, "You bastard, you don't learn your lesson every day, and you just beat your wife for fun."
Xue Shengli was not frightened by Uncle Xue Liu at all. Instead, he acted a little like a spoiled child and said pitifully, "Uncle Liu, you have to help me, otherwise my father-in-law will beat me to death. What should I do? I still have to provide for you in your old age."
Xue Shengli would choose words that the old man would like to hear.
Uncle Xue raised his eyebrows and said, "He dares!"
This sentence put Xue Shengli's heart at ease, and he smiled and said, "With Uncle Six here, I'm not afraid of anything. I'll buy some wine tonight, and we can have a drink together."
Uncle Xue snorted.
Xue Shengli knew that he had agreed. He sat next to Uncle Xue Liu and chatted with him about family matters.
The other people in Xuejia Village were impressed by his shamelessness.
Such a big heart.
It's good to have someone to back you up.
From a distance, they heard a thudding sound coming from outside, and everyone looked around quickly.
This sound really makes people yearn for it. It would be great if their village could have a tractor one day.
Soon the tractor's sound stopped, and when everyone looked, they actually heard it at the village entrance. This was quite strange.
Several people soon arrived. They included Lu Xiang, Lu's parents, Village Chief Wang, and a man named Yongzi. They were there to see what the village's attitude was.
We should use courtesy first and then force. If they had been sensible and handed over the person, we could have avoided a big fight.
Otherwise, how can we say that the village chief is experienced?
Once the order of priority is sorted out, you can explain to your superiors if things get out of hand.
The tractor stopped at the village entrance, and they watched as several people got off and headed towards Xuejia Village.
As soon as I entered the village, I was stopped by the young people from Xuejia Village: "Stop! Who let you into the village? What are you doing?"
Xue Shengli took a look from a distance and said, "It's over. Speak of the devil, here comes my father-in-law." After seeing who it was, he wanted to run away.
Uncle Xue Liu stopped him and said, "Why are you running? This is in our village."
Xue Shengli seemed to be encouraged by his uncle's words.
Uncle Xue said, "Let's go." As he left, the surrounding villagers followed him. On the one hand, they valued the clan's power; they were used to working together. On the other hand, they were curious about what Lu Ping's family would say.
More than twenty people stood up and marched forward in a mighty procession, creating an unprecedented sense of oppression.
Outside the village, the people on the tractors were all staring over there, looking a little angry as the Xue family approached them.
"Fuck, this is a demonstration of force!"
"No wonder they could raise such a beast. This village is not a good place."
Village chief Bai, who was on the tractor, didn't know what was going on, so he quickly pulled someone over to ask what was going on.
The people of Dayu Village all told Chief Bai about this, and the twenty or so young men from Lu Erjie's husband's village also got angry when they heard about it. What a jerk!
Village Chief Bai was surprised. Village Chief Wang wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. He was surprised to see him bringing so many people with him. He secretly admired him, thinking a grown man should have some courage. This experience gave him a new understanding of Village Chief Wang.
Seeing the people from Xuejia Village surrounding them, Village Chief Bai felt a pang in his heart.
I feel like Village Chief Wang and his men are going to suffer.
"What did your village chief say to you?" He had been sitting in the front driving the car and didn't hear a word of what the people behind him were talking about.
The people of Dayu Village said, "The village chief said that he would call us when it's time to go up, and he will go and talk first."
Even so, everyone kept their eyes fixed on that place. Once the fight started, they would join in regardless of whether the village chief gave the order or not.
It's outrageous!
When confronting the Xue family villagers, Father Lu immediately spotted Xue Shengli, who was avoiding his gaze in the crowd. He was furious. Even before he could say anything, the man who had been honest all his life began to tremble all over. "Why did you kill someone?"
Xue Shengli was furious when he heard this, and said like a rooster with feathers standing on end, "Don't talk nonsense, old man. I didn't kill anyone. You are slandering me, aren't you?"
Mother Lu was also furious: "You beat someone so badly that he was sent to the hospital and his life is in danger, and you still say you didn't kill him. You beast!!!"
Xue Shengli said, "That's because she's useless. I only hit her a few times and she fell down. There's no such thing as a couple not rubbing their tongues against their teeth. What are you doing here? Are you trying to blackmail her?"
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