Chapter 196 Zheng is shaking again
When Zheng's husband Jin Bao arrived, he saw that his wife was wet, her hair was messy, her face was covered with tears, and her pants were covered with dust, as if she had rolled in a ash pit.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"
Jin Bao stared with his eyes wide open and his voice was even louder than Zheng's. They were indeed a couple.
When Zheng saw the golden leopard, he felt as if he had found a backer. He rushed over and tried to get into the golden leopard's arms, but the golden leopard held his arms and kept some distance between them.
"Mother, you smell a bit bad, stay away from me and go back to wash yourself first."
"You damned bastard, even you despise me? I've worked like a slave for your Jin family, and I've given birth to children for you, and this is how you treat me?"
Although Zheng felt aggrieved, she only complained quietly. She knew that if she had a falling out with the head of the family at this time, no one would support her.
Jin Bao did not respond, but looked up at the village chief.
"Jinniu, we are all from the same ancestor, how can you let outsiders bully your sister-in-law like this? And you don't do anything about it?"
Without any reason, the Golden Leopard started to accuse the Golden Bull.
The clan leader standing nearby scolded them, "What are you arguing about? We are all family, why can't we talk it out? Jinniu is the village chief, did your wife give him face? Don't you know what kind of person your wife is? Come on, take your wife back quickly, don't embarrass yourself here."
The clan leader had already consulted Qiangzi on the way here and had some understanding of the ins and outs of the matter. He knew that Zheng was in the wrong this time and was still on the side of the Jin family. After all, he was also the clan leader of the Jin family. If he quickly got rid of Zheng, the rest of the things would be easy to handle and would most likely be left unresolved in the end. However, Zheng was a dull-headed woman who had no idea of the old clan leader's little tricks and thought that the clan leader was also on the side of the Wan family. How could she obey him?
"No, I won't leave. The Wan family must compensate my family ten taels of silver, or I will sue them."
With the support of her clansmen and her husband, Zheng obviously became more powerful and began to shake again.
She had completely forgotten what Old Lady Wan had said to her just now at her door. She was the typical person who only remembered the food but not the beating.
The clan leader glanced at Jin Bao coldly. When Jin Bao heard that his wife wanted ten taels of silver as compensation, he was also tempted. He pretended not to see the clan leader's warning and stood behind his wife without moving.
The clan leader cursed the two men in his heart: It's like exchanging rice for pig bran - paying for a stupid seat.
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of the two idiots, the clan leader ignored them. This matter needed to be dealt with seriously.
"Jinniu, you are the village chief, you can handle this matter by yourself, no need to call me, the clan leader, after all, this is not only related to our Jin family's internal affairs, it is not good for me to interfere. Since you invited me here, if you need your uncle's help, just tell me."
The clan leader is a man who knows what's going on. Jinniu's position as village chief is different from that of his father in the past. It was appointed by the county magistrate. Their Jin family is the only one in the area of hundreds of miles. What an honor it is!
Jinniu did not say anything to the clan leader immediately, but said to Qiangzi: "Qiangzi, go to the house and bring a stool out for Grandpa to sit on."
"Why."
The chief was seated aside, and Jinniu asked, "Chief, my cousin's wife just said that I got the position of village chief with the support of the entire tribe. Everyone is here today, and I, Jinniu, am not the kind of person who likes power. Since someone is not convinced, I will not take the position of village chief anymore. Let the whole village elect a more capable person. I don't want to be a cowardly village chief and have to listen to a woman's instructions when handling village affairs."
Upon hearing this, the clan leader cursed Zheng inwardly for being a troublemaker. He could no longer sit still, so he quickly stood up and pounded the ground with his crutch, making a loud thumping sound and veins popping out on his forehead.
"Who said that? Tell me, if it's someone from our Jin family, I will definitely punish him according to the family rules. You are the village chief appointed by the county magistrate, how can you just quit? If you count a few generations ago, the position of village chief was indeed supported by our family members, but is it still the same for your generation? No one can remove you as the village chief, not even you. You have to be replaced only when the county magistrate says you are not capable."
The crowd watching Zheng shrank behind the golden leopard in fear, and immediately started to make a noise, "We all heard it. It was Zheng who said it. She even tried to kill herself by using her head to hit the village chief. She said that the village chief was able to sit here today because of the support of you Jin people, and she also said that she wanted to replace him."
Zheng was furious and anxious when she heard this. She didn't care about being scared anymore and quickly ran out from behind the golden leopard, pointing at the women watching and jumping up and down and cursing: "Stop talking nonsense. When did I ever say I would change people? Don't throw all the dirty water on me. Let me tell you, if I didn't say anything, I wouldn't admit it even if you pushed my head. If I said something, I will admit it myself. Do you want you to make a fuss? The Kitchen God is sweeping the yard - you are meddling in other people's business. Get out of my way."
"Zheng, you are always arrogant in the village, letting your children run wild and bully other children in the village. Don't think I don't know. This is just a fight between a few children. It's just a small matter. Just talk it out and apologize. Isn't it enough? How can you make such a fuss? Look at you now, you look like a shrew. You will get married in the future. Who would be willing to marry you?"
After the clan leader scolded Zheng, he patiently persuaded and taught her, but Zheng felt that the clan leader was also favoring the Wan family.
"You are all biased towards outsiders. What apology? What are you apologizing for? I did nothing wrong. I am still the victim. Look at my hand and arm. They were bitten by the Wan family's goose. What's wrong with asking them to pay for the medical expenses? What did I do wrong?"
As Zheng said this, she burst into tears again, looking extremely aggrieved.
It was at this time that the clan leader looked at Old Lady Wan. The reason why he had not spoken to her was that he was angry. The Wan family was an exile. They had not been living a peaceful life since they came to the village. Instead, their family business was growing day by day. The whole village combined was not as rich as his family. They even opened a shop in the town. The clan leader was jealous but could not vent it, so he just gave the other party the cold shoulder this time.
"Sister Wan, what is your attitude towards this matter?"
Old Lady Wan knew the clan leader's plan from the beginning. She asked the person concerned to leave as soon as she arrived. Was she trying to smooth things over? Fortunately, Zheng was stupid enough not to understand the clan leader's good intentions, so she didn't say anything. Now that the question was asked to her, she didn't hesitate and replied directly: "Brother Jin, I will listen to the village chief on this matter. I will do whatever the village chief says. After all, only the village chief can handle affairs in this village, and no one else should have this prestige."
Old Mrs. Wan’s meaning was very clear. You are the patriarch of the Jin family, and she is from the Wan family. This is no longer an internal matter of your Jin family, and you have no right to interfere. Just step aside.
The clan leader's face turned red and white at Old Lady Wan's words. This old woman was really unforgiving. His family had lived here for generations, and usually everyone would give him some face. However, the first time he confronted Old Lady Wan, he was given a cold shoulder by the other party.
The clan leader was too embarrassed to save face and met with a cold shoulder from Old Lady Wan. He did not respond and just sat down. He wanted to see what kind of ending this old woman would have.
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