The situation was once in a dilemma.
At this time, a villager said: "I saw Li Zhuang gambling with them before, in a dilapidated house at the foot of our back mountain."
The captain was annoyed. What was wrong with this guy? He actually exposed the shortcomings of his own team members every day. But since he had said it all, he turned to where Li Zhuang was and asked, "Li Zhuang, did you go gambling? Did you use the betrothal gift to gamble?"
Li Zhuang couldn't hide the panic on his face, "I...I didn't."
Someone else reported: "Li Zhuang went to gamble. I saw him the other day when I was cutting grass for the pigs in the mountains. He looked around furtively and finally went into that shabby house. There were several people inside, all the scoundrels from the neighboring brigade."
The villagers were in an uproar.
"Gambling is illegal."
"You even lied and said you gave the betrothal gift to Chen Zhiqing. I think he lost it all."
"Chen Zhiqing is so pitiful. She was beaten and framed. How could she find such a man?"
"Li Zhuang loved stealing when he was little, and when he grew up, he became even more treacherous and learned to gamble."
"A few days ago, I saw those scoundrels being taken to the Public Security Bureau. Will they come back in a couple of days and turn Li Zhuang over? Will he be arrested too?"
The villagers all took a step back, and they all felt that they didn't want to have anything to do with Li Zhuang's family.
At this moment, what everyone fears most is getting into trouble with the police and higher-ups. They won't call the police if the problem can be solved in the village. That's why the captain has so much power, and he is the one who upholds justice.
However, the captain also has his own selfish motives and is sometimes not so fair, so some people can only suffer in silence.
Seeing her son being disliked by everyone, Aunt Li Wu retorted, "My son would never gamble. He just gave the betrothal gift to Chen Xianghong. Chen Xianghong, that shameless woman, sent it all to his parents."
"What right do you have to say that about my son? Did you see it with your own eyes? What if someone is spreading rumors?"
"We're native to the brigade. Chen Xianghong has only been here a few years, and you're all helping her. Has she seduced you? And you old chatterboxes, be careful of Chen Xianghong. You never know when he might steal the souls of your men."
If Old Lady Xia could still endure these words, she would have become a Buddha right away. After all, she wasn't from the Lijia Village brigade, so she wanted to kill this damn woman who was talking nonsense and slandering her Xiang Hong.
Old Mrs. Xia suddenly started beating people up and slapped Aunt Li Wu several times right under the captain's nose.
"I'll beat you to death for slandering my Xiang Hong, you who's full of shit."
Aunt Li Wu fought back while yelling, "Chen Xianghong has a fierce mother like you, don't even think about entering my house from now on."
Old Lady Xia: "Who wants to enter your house and insult who? My son Xianghong is a high school student with a good family background, don't you think your cesspool is worthy of him? With your son's ugly appearance, is he worthy of marrying a wife?"
She wanted to fight again, but was pulled away.
The kind villagers all comforted her.
"Auntie, we all know what kind of people their family is. No matter how much nonsense he talks, we will never connect his words with Chen Zhiqing. Chen Zhiqing is a good girl, we all know that."
"Just give the captain some face. Hitting people is really not allowed."
"Fifth Aunt, what you're saying is really too much. Chen Zhiqing spends her time either working in the fields or picking wild vegetables in the mountains. She never talks to anyone else. You're making up rumors that she seduces men, so aren't you even more seductive yourself, running around and arguing with the master every day?"
"That's right, I think my uncle Li's head is also green."
"But did Chen Zhiqing accept the betrothal gift?"
"Looking at Li Zhuang like this, I think he has really lost everything."
Aunt Li Wu cursed: "Whose side are you on?"
The crowd replied, "Even if we want to help you, you have to be right. Your unreasonable behavior now is not only damaging the reputation of our Lijia Village Brigade, but also damaging the reputation of our Lijia Village Brigade."
Aunt Li Wu sat down and started crying. "I can't live like this anymore. You all come to bully me."
Old Mrs. Xia was also annoyed. Seeing that it was getting dark, she suggested taking Chen Xianghong to the town's guesthouse to stay for one night and come back to discuss the betrothal gift with them tomorrow.
"Anyway, whether it was taken or not, it was not taken. We can't let Xianghong, an innocent person, take the blame." Old Mrs. Xia left these words and took Chen Xianghong away.
Chen Xiangnan: Mom, wait for me~
They were discussing heatedly behind the scenes, and Old Lady Xia and the others had already walked two miles away.
The three of them walked for a long time. On the way, they met some kind people from the neighboring brigade who were willing to give them a ride. They finally arrived at the guesthouse before dark.
This is too much trouble.
Old Mrs. Xia took the certificate and booked two rooms, one for herself and Chen Xianghong, and one for Chen Xiangnan alone.
Chen Xiangnan originally wanted to get a room and sleep on the floor, but Old Lady Xia thought it unnecessary to be so frugal when traveling. Besides, she wanted to talk to Xiang Hong about her own affairs.
After putting their luggage away, the three of them went to a state-owned restaurant for dinner and bought some safflower oil to rub the bruises.
Chen Xianghong was so thin that Old Lady Xia kept putting food into his bowl. Although Chen Xiangnan was also very hungry, he didn't want to compete with Chen Xianghong for food. After all, the head looked like a skeleton covered with skin, which was scary.
"Mom, I really can't eat anymore. You guys should eat too." Chen Xianghong also started to put food into the bowls of Old Lady Xia and her second brother.
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