If it is correct?
Xia Manni thought of something and said with a smile: "If what I said is right, then I will slap the village chief in the face."
"Mom, what does it mean to slap someone in the face?" Erwa asked with interest. How could someone slap the village chief in the face?
"Slap in the face means... being slapped in the face by reality, not really being slapped in the face."
Sanwa scratched his head after hearing this. What is reality?
"For example, there's a thousand-year-old stubborn person who insists that a leaf is black. But when he sees the leaf, he realizes he's wrong. It's like being slapped in the face by the truth."
After Xia Manni finished speaking, the four children laughed so hard that they fell over.
"I understand, Mom. It means that losing face hurts as much as being slapped in the face." Da Wa thought for a while and concluded.
As expected of the eldest son, his description is absolutely correct.
Xia Manni gave Da Wa a thumbs up and said, "Dawa, your comprehension ability is really good. If you study hard in the future, you will definitely be able to write good articles."
The eldest child felt a little embarrassed by Xia Manni's mindless praise, and the second and third children followed Xia Manni's example and praised the eldest child.
Da Wa embarrassedly changed the subject, "Mom, are we still going to burn charcoal tomorrow?"
"No more burning. We have enough at home anyway. Since the village chief won't let us do anything, we won't. The most important issue now is..."
"What is it, Mom?" Sanwa said anxiously. The way the village chief came to their house just now was really scary.
"Mom, are you wondering who framed our family?" Da Wa felt that Xia Manni should be thinking about this question.
Xia Manni nodded. This matter must be clarified. Otherwise, the enemy is in the dark and they are in the light. Even if they are not afraid, they will feel a little uncomfortable.
But before she could say anything, Potato ran out and shouted at the gate of the yard.
"Woof woof woof..." Potato became more and more excited, and seemed to be ready to bite someone.
It's already dark now, and many people have just finished dinner. Who on earth has the leisure to visit the Xia family?
"Potato." Xia Manni called out to Potato who was squatting at the door.
Xia Manni was holding a machete, and the four children followed her and they walked to the door together.
"who?"
"Manier, it's me." The voice outside sounded familiar to Xia Manni.
She asked the four children to stand behind her, and then she opened the gate. However, she did not put down the machete in her hand. Who knew that after opening the gate, she actually saw an acquaintance.
"Mannie, it's me." It turned out that it was Aunt Qiao standing outside the gate.
"Aunt Qiao, why are you here?" Xia Manni was a little confused when she saw that the person who came was Aunt Qiao.
"Manelle, let's go inside and talk."
Xia Manni nodded and took Aunt Qiao into the house. There was an oil lamp in the house, and she could see the panic on Aunt Qiao's face by the lamplight.
Xia Manni suppressed her doubts and asked, "Aunt Qiao, why are you here so late?"
When they met during the day, they came down the mountain at about the same time. According to the time, they should not have eaten yet.
Aunt Qiao looked at Xia Manni and said hesitantly, "Mannier, I heard from my husband that the village chief came to your house to make trouble in the evening."
It turned out that Aunt Qiao heard that the village chief came to see Xia Manni, and when she rushed to the Xia family, she happened to hear what the village chief said to Xia Manni in the house.
She deliberately waited until the village chief was far away before returning to the Xia family. Unexpectedly, their dog named Potato started barking when he heard her footsteps.
Xia Manni nodded when she heard this. It seemed that Aunt Qiao came to their house so late just to talk about this matter.
Just because she didn’t know what Aunt Qiao wanted to say, Xia Manni didn’t respond and let Aunt Qiao speak herself.
"I came here today just to make things clear with you. Sister Mannie, I don't know how the village chief knew you said those things, but I assure you that those outrageous words were definitely not mine."
"Then Aunt Qiao, who do you think might have said it? I don't know if you heard it, the village chief said I was spreading rumors to confuse the people." When Xia Manni said this, there was a smile on her face with a bit of ridicule and disdain.
Aunt Qiao couldn't help but feel a little timid. She thought for a moment and said, "I don't know about others, but those aunts we chat with every day probably aren't either. Have you ever offended anyone?"
In this era, reputation is still very important. Both men and women care about the evaluation and comments of the outside world.
If you encounter someone who is unable to think straight, you never know what kind of trouble will happen. In serious cases, it is possible that someone will die.
Aunt Qiao came to explain so late at night because, on the one hand, she was afraid Xia Manni would misunderstand her. After all, since Xia Manni had been in the village for ten years, not many people had contact with her. On the other hand, she was also really worried that Xia Manni would be upset.
Xia Manni looked at Aunt Qiao, whose face was filled with anxiety, and she guessed that what this person said must be true.
So she said tentatively: "Aunt Qiao, what you said reminds me that besides Daxiu who was driven out of the village, there is another person who has some grudges against me."
Aunt Qiao became even more worried about Xia Manni when she heard this. Although most people in the village liked to chat and gossip, they were almost all in awe of Xia Manni.
After all, a woman who killed her sister-in-law and then killed three wild boars is not something an ordinary woman can do.
"Who is that person? I need Aunt Qiao's help." Although Aunt Qiao didn't have much martial arts experience, she had always been well-known in the village. Although she wasn't a person who could command the support of hundreds of people, she was still well-known and most people had to give her some face.
If it were in modern times, Aunt Qiao would be the village women's director.
Xia Manni felt warm in her heart when she heard this. She decided to tell Yan Zi's story, but she deliberately concealed Da Wa's story.
"Oh, it's her?" Aunt Qiao was not surprised after hearing this, but frowned and thought about it.
"But I heard yesterday that Cui Yanzi has gone crazy. Now she talks nonsense every day. No one in her family treats her as a human being anymore."
Aunt Qiao's words indeed confirmed Xia Manni's thoughts. She also heard that Cui Yanzi had been abandoned by her family.
How can you tell the village chief about a person who can't get out of bed and is talking nonsense?
"Manier..." Aunt Qiao grabbed Xia Manni's hand, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Aunt Qiao, my children all know what's important. Just tell me directly if you have anything to say." She felt that there was no need to hide this matter from the children. It wouldn't be bad to know in advance that people's hearts are complicated.
"Could it be...could it be the village chief himself?"
As soon as Aunt Qiao finished speaking, the room instantly became quiet.
Because of this problem, the eldest brother also thought of it just now.
It seems that the village chief is not as upright as he seems, otherwise why would everyone suspect him?
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