"village head."
"village head."
"The village chief is here."
...
Upon hearing Lu Zhimin's voice, the others who were engrossed in watching the commotion finally noticed him and greeted him.
Some people said, "Village chief, you should come out and do something about this. These women are making a huge fuss in the middle of the day, making it impossible for anyone to have any peace and quiet."
Others chimed in, "That's right, it needs to be addressed; it's really outrageous."
"That's right, that's right, it's outrageous, it needs to be properly managed."
"Yes, it's a disgrace to our Lu Family Village. If people from other villages find out, they'll laugh at us!"
"That's right. If they bring this up again when it comes to water distribution, how can we face them to compete for water?"
"That's right..."
"Shut up!" Hearing the cacophony of voices around him, as if they weren't the ones who had just been watching the spectacle, Lu Zhimin felt his ears throbbing. After a loud shout, he yelled at the onlookers, "And you guys, do you think you're any better? In the middle of the day, when others are fighting and arguing, all you do is watch the show?"
"Didn't you even try to pull them back or persuade them? Even if you couldn't stop them or persuade them, didn't you even come to call me? You had to have a little girl like Yun Duo come to call me... Do you think you have any shame? You even have the nerve to say that others are bringing shame to Lu Family Village. Look at you! You're just like them!"
Lu Zhimin is usually quite authoritative, but seeing him turn hostile and scold people, the onlookers, though also indignant, all looked embarrassed and dared not say anything more.
Seeing that he had subdued everyone, Lu Zhimin roared again, "What are you all standing there for? One by one, go home, eat your meals, rest yourselves. If you really think you're in good spirits, then go roll up the hill and pull some grass. Stop standing here watching the show!"
As soon as Lu Zhimin shouted, someone quickly said, "Let's go, let's go. Go back." Then the onlookers lingered and left, though they left slowly, they eventually did.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Yun Youliang, Zhao Cuifen, and Zhang Juhua remained still. Then, pointing at Yun Youliang and Zhao Cuifen, he shouted, "And you too, get back here! Whether you want to argue or fight, go back inside and do your thing. As long as you don't kill anyone, I won't bother with you! But I'm warning you one more time: stay away from Duo'er and Uncle Yun and Aunt Qi. If you do it again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"You two are scoundrels, ignoring the county magistrate's words. I, Lu Zhimin, would never dare to do that!"
"Get back here right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Upon hearing Lu Zhimin's words, Yun Youliang immediately looked at Lu Zhimin with a fawning smile: "Village Chief, you've misunderstood me. I wouldn't dare disregard the County Chief's words. I'm here to take this woman back with me." As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Zhao Cuifen and cursed, "You stinking woman, did you hear what the village chief said? Get back home right now!" However, he did not forbid Zhao Cuifen from coming over again.
After Yun Youliang and Zhao Cuifen left, Zhang Juhua felt uneasy and subconsciously touched her arm. Then she said to Lu Zhimin, "Well, Uncle, I'll head back now, okay?"
Lu Zhimin glared at Zhang Juhua, then roared towards the fence along the edge of the Yun family's old courtyard: "Everyone's gone, what are you still hiding for? Get out here right now!"
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