"They dig them up from the mountains. Every day, they go up there to dig up wild vegetables like ginger, onions, and cilantro. If they see any wild ones, they dig them up and bring them back."
"The children in the village would grab any edible wild vegetables, including coriander and green onions, so they also dug these up."
Only then did Xu Jinyi realize that these essential ingredients for the home were not grown in every household, and if you wanted to eat them, you had to go to the mountains to find them.
There are wild ones.
However, each family has limited private plots of land, so they certainly cannot grow these side dishes that are not filling.
"Then if you switch with me, will you get scolded?" Xu Jinyi was a little hesitant when he thought of his second sister-in-law's attitude just now.
"It wasn't Second Aunt who dug it up, so how could she hit me? Besides, I would run away if she hit me."
Anyway, Shitou thought Xu Jinyi was a very nice person. He even hid two of the five White Rabbit milk candies and was reluctant to eat them.
So just as he was about to go out, he saw his second aunt treating Sister Xu like that, and he got angry.
Xu Jinyi then confidently handed over an egg: "Then I'll trade it with you."
Tokito was so excited that his tongue got tied: "Chicken...egg?"
"Well, hold on to it, don't drop it. I'm going back to cook. Bye."
Shi Ersao heard some noise outside and came out just in time to see Shi Tou handing over the green onions and coriander from the house.
He was immediately furious: "Shitou, are you itching to give things from home to outsiders?"
"You're such a vixen! You even seduce children. You look like this, and you're obviously not serious."
"Hurry up and return my things to you."
Xu Jinyi's face turned cold when she heard this. She was really angry now.
Holding the thing in his hand, he smiled contemptuously and was about to refute.
Unexpectedly, Shitou was faster than her: "Bad Second Aunt, why are you so mean? These things are not dug up by you. What does it have to do with you if I exchange them for Sister Xu?"
Shi Ersao was scolded by a little kid and felt a little embarrassed. She raised her hand to grab Shi's head and wanted to hit him.
Xu Jinyi directly stopped Shi Tou behind him.
This made Shi Ersao even angrier: "Give my vegetables back." Shi Ersao reached out to grab them.
Xu Jinyi dodged directly and almost made Shi Ersao fall to the ground.
"This is outrageous! Someone come quickly! How dare an educated youth from outside run wild in our village and steal our belongings?"
Xu Jinyi rolled her eyes, disdaining such tantrums.
"Keep on howling and let everyone see who is the one who is embarrassed?"
Shi Ersao was not a reasonable person. She thought this trick was useful and really started her performance.
They called Xu Jinyi shameless, a mistress, and said she seduced men and even children.
Xu Jinyi was so angry that he laughed. He handed the thing in his hand to Shi Tou, strode forward, and picked up Aunt Shi from the ground.
He slapped him twice.
"I respect you as an elder, but I didn't expect you to push your luck. Do you have any evidence for what you're saying? Believe it or not, I'll sue you for defamation."
How could a country bumpkin know what defamation is? Much less that speaking nonsense is illegal.
Shi Ersao screamed. She didn't expect that the thin and weak Xu Jinyi was so strong.
She was not willing to give in and was about to fight back, but was soon stunned by Xu Jinyi's over-the-shoulder throw.
The teeth hit the stone and the mouth was full of blood.
Xu Jinyi didn't expect to see her second sister-in-law's mouth full of blood, but she didn't regret it.
However, the villagers watching were not happy with what they saw: "Why do you, an outsider, beat up someone from our village?"
"That's right, don't think we won't beat you just because you're from the city."
Everyone couldn't bear to see the miserable state of Shi Ersao. They didn't care whether they were right or wrong and started to blame Xu Jinyi one by one.
Shi Tou had not expected the situation to develop to this point, and he ran to find the captain. He was afraid that Xu Jinyi would suffer alone.
The captain arrived soon.
Xu Jinyi explained the reason slowly and everyone saw the egg in Shitou's hand, as well as some green onion, ginger and coriander.
Even children know that Xu Jinyi’s one egg is definitely enough to exchange for those things.
The captain frowned and said, "Although Shi Laoer's wife was wrong, it's not right for you to hit her."
"And she didn't do anything. Aren't you going too far?"
Xu Jinyi straightened his back: "I admit that it was wrong for me to hit someone, but I will not apologize for my behavior."
"Captain, you know I've only been here a few days, but you all heard what Second Sister-in-law Shi said about me."
"Captain, you must know what impact Shi Ersao's words will have on me if they get out."
"If the other person is weak, after hearing what she said and being pointed at and criticized, he would probably jump into the river, right?"
"What she said was clearly intended to destroy my reputation and force me to die. How is this any different from attempted murder?"
"If the captain thinks I did something wrong, you can go to the police station and report it."
Xu Jinyi had thought that Shi Ersao was Shi Yu's second sister-in-law, so she should just let it go.
But she couldn't bear it. If that bastard blamed her for hurting her family, then let him blame her.
The captain looked at Xu Jinyi, who was neither humble nor arrogant, with admiration in his eyes.
When he looked at his second sister-in-law, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
How important is reputation to a woman nowadays? If you dare to say something without any evidence, it is no different from ruining a girl.
When Shi Ersao heard what Xu Jinyi said, she was angry and hurt, and tears flowed down her face.
The whole person looked embarrassed and ashamed.
"What Shi Lao Er's wife did today was wrong, but you also hit someone. How about we just let it go?"
"Our village hasn't alerted the police station in all these years. How about we just let this little thing go?"
Shi Ersao jumped up from the ground and said in a sharp voice: "I don't agree. She beat me like this, so she must pay compensation."
"I don't agree either. Shi Ersao must apologize to me for her behavior. I hit her and I will pay for her medical expenses."
The captain didn't want to bother with this mess anymore: "Second son of the Shi family, are you going to apologize?"
"That's what you said, you want to pay, right?"
Xu Jinyi sneered in her heart. What kind of family is the Shi family? They would marry a woman like this as a daughter-in-law.
"I won't give you a penny of money, but I won't give you a penny less for your medical expenses."
Second Sister-in-law thought that this was fine, she had to make Xu Jinyi bleed anyway, so she said, "I'm sorry."
"I don't want a bland apology. If you're not sincere, forget it."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that and ruined your reputation. I'm sorry."
Xu Jinyi glanced at her calmly and said, "Go to the hospital to see your wounds and bring back the receipts. I won't pay you a penny less."
The second wife was stunned: "No need, just give me the money and I'll go to the barefoot doctor."
Shi Ersao's purpose was not to treat the injury, she wanted money.
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