"Grandpa, I've asked Second Grandpa to call everyone to a meeting. Do you want to go and watch?"
The great grandfather shook his head and said, "I won't go. I can't face you all."
"Grandpa, this isn't your fault. It's normal to be incapable of doing things. It's too big to manage a village this big. Since you're not going, I'm going to the meeting."
"Okay, go ahead! Ask your second grandfather to help you!"
Zhou Xiang nodded and left the yard.
The lakeside was already full of people. Some had brought stools, while others sat on the ground.
On the south side of the lake, there is a table with a piece of black wood on it.
Zhou Xiang inexplicably thought of the gavel.
Second Grandfather saw her coming and waved her over. "Think about it, come here. You are eloquent and understand the law. Go ahead and criticize them."
"Then I won't be polite." Zhou Xiang was already angry and wanted to vent it on the villagers of Zhoujia Village. Since her second grandfather refused, she accepted it without hesitation.
"You're here, it's just right."
Hearing the buzzing sound in his ears, Zhou Xiang picked up the wooden block on the table and tapped it. Hmm! It was quite loud!
The noisy crowd immediately quieted down.
Zhou Xiang cleared his throat and said, "I only have one thought now, which is that I wish I could release half of the blood in my body and get rid of the Zhou family's blood, because there is a kind of evil in the Zhou family's blood.
This kind of evil is selfish, indifferent, ruthless and disgusting.
Unfortunately, no, I can’t get rid of it!
Seeing you makes me feel sick, like I accidentally stepped in dog shit. I rubbed it in the dirt and on the grass, but it's still there in the grooves of my shoe soles. It's so disgusting and stinky!
The crowd immediately started talking, the voices growing louder and louder, anyone who was called shit would be angry.
Zhou Xiang lifted the block of wood and slapped the table hard, and the noise in the crowd died down. However, some people were still whispering.
"I know you're tired of me calling you shit. Come, let me tell you why you're shit.
I won’t talk about anything else, and I don’t know anything else. Let me just talk about what happened today. Check your conscience. Since Zhao Hedi married into this village, who among you has shown kindness to her?
Today's incident seems to be Zhou Yue's fault, so I ask you, why did he become like this?
It was all because of Zhou Yong's instigation and your ridicule. Why did Zhou Yong instigate him? And why did Zhou Yong treat his stepmother so badly? It was all because of the instigation of you, the gossipy women.
You told Zhou Yong how bad his stepmother was and instigated him to stay away from her, saying that she had her own son and would definitely treat her biological son well but her stepson badly.
You taught him how to deal with his stepmother when he returned home, taught him how to treat his stepbrother, and then, the six-year-old child was corrupted by you.
You watched Zhao Hedi unable to move in Zhoujia Village, you watched her being beaten, and the children she brought with her being abused, and you enjoyed this pleasure. The pleasure you enjoyed is a kind of evil, selfishness, indifference, and heartlessness. It is the evil that I hate! It is the evil that I cannot shake off even if I bleed myself to death!
Why do you treat Zhao Hedi like this? Because her beauty, her gentleness, her temperament, all these things of hers contrast with your ugliness, your vulgarity, and your lowliness.
All this is just the result of your ugly hearts. You yourselves are ugly, and you are about to destroy the only beauty among you.
You used words to destroy Zhou Yong, and Zhou Yong destroyed Zhou Yue. Now, Zhou Yue is a criminal. Do you feel good about it?
He's from Zhoujia Village. All the villages around here and there know that a criminal has come out of Zhoujia Village. Has your Zhoujia Village become famous? Come, applaud! Applaud your fame! Applaud your tongues for creating a criminal! Applaud!
Applaud? Why not? Isn't this what you want? You gossip everywhere, aren't you just trying to destroy others?
You stir up trouble and speak ill of others everywhere. If it is not to destroy others, then is it for their own good?
You have made such great achievements, you should be praised, right?"
There was silence at the scene, and everyone felt ashamed by Zhou Xiang's ridicule.
No one dared to say a word, even their breathing became lighter, for fear of being called out by her. Her mouth was too sharp, her tongue too venomous, and her words pierced people's hearts.
Following Zhou Xiang's words, Zhou Yong tried hard to recall what happened when he was six years old. Slowly, he found that what Zhou Xiang said was right. He was instigated by someone to go back and deal with his stepmother and stepbrother.
She could not listen to her stepmother's gentle consolation. She cooked and washed clothes for her, and she felt that she was trying to win her over.
In short, whatever the stepmother does is wrong and everything is false.
Zhou wanted to say that he regretted it, and he already regretted it. He was as stupid as his father and was also played around by the villagers.
"It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, don't refute, and don't admit it. Last year, when Zhou Chao left the village, my father and I returned and heard with our own ears how you provoked Zhou Yiwen. The smiles on your faces were so sinister and so satisfying.
I wish I had never met you. I wish I wasn't from Zhoujia Village. How could I have such blood relatives? Is it possible that I too have this kind of selfishness, coldness, and ruthlessness in my blood?
So, I want to change my blood, change your ugly blood, it makes me sick.
Now, I have this crazy idea: even if I use pig blood or cow blood, it is still better than your blood, right? "
The crowd didn't dare to answer. What could they say? They were not worse than animals? They had never instigated the conflict? They were not selfish or cold-hearted?
The police who entered the village to arrest people saw the villagers holding a meeting and the criminals were tied up and thrown on the ground, so they kept silent and wanted to see how the village solved the problem.
But, unexpectedly, it was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old who led the meeting.
Moreover, the words used here are really not a single swear word, but every word is an insult.
The police officers at the police station covered their mouths to prevent themselves from laughing out loud. If they did, they would be beaten up by a group of people and it would be terrible.
"Nothing to say? At the beginning, when I called you shit, didn't you shout back? Dog shit can be used as fertilizer, what can you do?"
The police officer finally couldn't help it and sprayed, does this mean that they are worse than dog shit?
Zhou Xiang looked at the police officers on the outskirts of the crowd and said, "Are you the ones who are here to take the suspects away? The two people on the ground are both the main culprit and the one who knew about it."
The two police officers waved at Zhou Xiang, walked to Zhou Yong and Zhou Yue, and pulled them up to take them away.
Zhou Yue was completely frightened when he heard the police were coming. Before the meeting, he didn't care about the criticism, beatings, and family rules. After the beating, he recovered for a few days and was fine.
Who knew that this damn girl Zhou Xiang actually called the police.
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