What you're doing is illegal. Now is the time to make an example of someone. If you want to go, I won't stop you. At most, our village will lose the title of "Advanced Brigade" this year.
The couple were overjoyed when they heard the village chief say they wouldn't have to pay compensation or do the manure shoveling. But when they heard what the village chief said next, their legs went weak, and they collapsed to the ground. They knew that going to the police station would be a nightmare, if not fatal. The interrogations alone would be enough to give them a hard time.
Fearing the village chief would send them to the police station, the couple pleaded, "Village chief, we're willing to pay compensation, we're willing to do the dirty work, we'll never do it again." Tears and snot streamed down their faces.
The village chief, not wanting to witness their behavior, turned and warned the villagers: "If any of you dare to imitate the Zhang couple, this is the punishment you will receive. In serious cases, I will send you directly to the police station."
Our village will not tolerate such things. Every family has daughters. If your daughter were schemed against in marriage, coerced, deceived, and her reputation damaged by rumors, and her future chances of finding a good match were ruined, how would you feel? Put yourself in their shoes, act with conscience, and don't tarnish the image of our Sujia Village.
The matter ended with the Zhang couple admitting to scheming about the marriage, spreading rumors, and attempting to force the Su family to accept the marriage. They were ultimately punished, forced to apologize to the Su family, pay fifty yuan in compensation, and be forced to carry manure for three months.
The villagers who had gathered around were still discussing the matter in front of Zhang's house, and some of them were even cursing. These were mainly villagers whose families needed places at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, as well as a few educated youth.
Back inside, the Zhang couple collapsed to the floor, their faces filled with despair and emptiness. It was all ruined, everything was destroyed.
They hadn't anticipated the marriage arrangement with the Su family, and they hadn't secured a place at the Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers University. Instead, their own family was ruined, and their schemes were exposed. From then on, the villagers would look down on them, despise them, and see them as bad elements.
The family will have to pay a loss of fifty yuan, which is less than they could earn in a year. Their son's reputation will also be ruined; no one will believe he wasn't involved. Their family's hopes are gone.
Thinking about all this, the couple burst into tears. How could they have failed? What would they do in the future? What would happen if their son couldn't go to university and came back to the village? The more they thought about it, the more agitated they became. Zhang's father even vomited blood and fainted.
Back home, Su Xingran, along with her parents, sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was finally resolved. Most of the villagers had gathered at the Zhang family's door that day; so many people had witnessed the entire incident, from its beginning to its end.
It spreads from person to person, and soon everyone will know, and the rumors will be dispelled on their own and come to an end. Even if a few people don't speak out, they will be drowned out by the big discussions and loud voices.
After Su Xingran left home for her master's house, her parents chatted at home. "After this experience, I've been thinking about a question. Do you think more people will want to get engaged or betrothed to Ranran in the future?"
Ever since Ranran started learning medicine from Uncle Huang, the villagers have been paying more and more attention to our family. They probably think we've climbed the social ladder by marrying into Uncle Huang's family, and they're afraid we'll become better off while also wanting to benefit from it. There's no way to get anything out of us, so they've decided to try and influence Ranran's marriage.
Su's father agreed. He had only unintentionally saved the village chief's youngest son, yet it became a reason for others to scheme against Ranran's marriage. He dared not imagine what the villagers would do if the family's life improved because of Ranran. Would they be even more outrageous than the Zhang family was now?
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