Jiang Qiao coldly observed the group of people, and no matter how she looked at it, she felt that there seemed to be something fishy going on.
Those who were kicked out by Jiang Qiao immediately felt they had lost face.
He cursed filthyly, "Where did this little wench come from? Looking for a beating? Get out of our way!"
Jiang Qiao shouted angrily, "Shut up, all of you! If you want to fight, then make way for us. But I don't know if you're here to fight or to find someone."
If it's about fighting, we can start now. If it's about finding someone, then tell me what's going on here.
Knowing full well that the person you're looking for isn't in the nunnery, why did you still rush in?
The man sitting on the ground crying slapped his thigh and said between sobs, "If we could find the person, why would we be here? We just can't find them, that's why we came here to ask for their return."
Wen Xueyi walked over and said with a puzzled look, "Last time, we already made it clear to you. When we sent her down the mountain, someone ran into her and we had someone verify it for you. If you don't believe us, there's nothing I can do. In short, your daughter is not with us. You can't be unreasonable."
I understand how you feel about your daughter being lost, but there's nothing we can do about it. You should go to the police. What kind of behavior is it to come here and cause trouble?
Jiang Qiao glanced at the people who had arrived and suddenly asked, "Has that woman's man arrived?"
The woman's family pointed to the man who was huddled to the side, not saying a word.
He said he didn't know either—
Jiang Qiao walked up to the man and asked, "Comrade, may I ask you why you chased your wife away before?"
The man looked up at Jiang Qiao, his expression somewhat dazed, especially his staring gaze, which made Jiang Qiao herself feel that this man was no good; there was no way he looked at people like that.
The man's mouth was a little dry; this girl in front of him was a hundred times prettier than his previous wife.
"Well, I didn't hit her, she fell down on her own."
Jiang Qiao stared intently at the other person. "Did you see it with your own eyes?"
The man nodded unconsciously. "And then what? You saw your own wife get hurt, and you didn't do anything about it, just let her run over?"
The woman's mother screamed and pounced on the son-in-law, tearing at him. "You bastard! My perfectly good daughter married into the family, and you beat our child every day. In front of so many people, you still dare to lie and say you haven't even beaten her yet! If you don't beat my daughter, why would she run away to become a nun?"
The bride's family had been unable to find her for days and were quite upset. The reason they came to look for her was because the groom's family said that their daughter might have run away and come back, so they came up the mountain with them to search for her.
But the man vehemently denied hitting his wife. Do you think the wife's family would tolerate that?
The verbal dispute escalated into a physical altercation, and Wen Xueyi and her companions were getting anxious.
"Stop arguing, you're all relatives. Can't you talk things out calmly?"
Jiang Qiao stood by with her arms crossed, watching without intervening. She let these people play for a while, and they would stop when they got tired. In this hot weather, did they really think these people were made of iron?
Wen Xueyi wanted to try to reconcile the two sides, but Jiang Qiao stopped her.
"Master, it's no use."
"We can't just stand by and watch them fight here, can we?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "Then you can't persuade them either. Listen to what they're saying."
Wen Xueyi wasn't stupid. She understood the implication in the words of her two in-laws. In these days, it wasn't easy to find a wife, especially in the surrounding villages where the families weren't well-off, and there were many cases of marriage by exchange.
These two families are now engaged in a marriage exchange. Since the bride has run away, the other family has to bring her back, otherwise, wouldn't they have to compensate the other family?
Jiang Qiao noticed one of the women, whose expression was complicated, a mix of conflict and schadenfreude, and a hint of relief.
She guessed that this woman was most likely the sister-in-law of the woman who had run away. She figured that this woman probably didn't want to be remarried either, otherwise, her expression wouldn't have been so varied.
"Stop it, all of you! If you want to fight, line up over here. If you want a girl, hurry down the mountain and find the police. As long as this man is alive, he can't escape—"
Jiang Qiao's words surprised the men. They thought she was just joking, but they didn't expect the girl to take it seriously.
With so many men, who's afraid of a little girl? And look at her delicate skin and appearance; there are bound to be some scheming people among them who want to take advantage of Jiang Qiao.
Of course, most people are still rational. It would be unseemly for a grown man to beat up a young girl. Besides, they're not stupid. They knew the other person's strength just now.
Those few people with ulterior motives were stirring things up on the sidelines, but Jiang Qiao didn't even give them a chance. Did she not see that those men were staring at her with lewd eyes?
Just as Jiang Qiao was about to walk towards those people, Wen Xueyi grabbed her arm.
"Child, don't bother with them. They're just a bunch of scoundrels. It's not worth it. Look, people are coming down the mountain—"
Looking down, sure enough, quite a few people were coming this way; some were working in the fields, while others didn't look like farmers.
Before Jiang Qiao could react, those people who wanted to take advantage of her wouldn't let her have her way.
"Little wench, you've messed with us, and you think you can just let it go like this? Today, you either pay up or fight us, or this isn't over."
Jiang Qiao snorted, "If you want to fight, I can let you. But look down the mountain, the government officials are here. Do you still want to fight?"
Upon hearing that government officials were coming, the group immediately shrank back. They didn't have the guts to fight in front of government officials; if they were arrested, they would be utterly humiliated.
Jiang Qiao pursed her lips and shook her head. That's all there is to it. I thought they were so arrogant.
When the people coming down the mountain arrived, Jiang Qiao realized who it was: her daughter-in-law who had run away had brought people from the Women's Federation.
Seeing that someone was backing up the woman, Wen Xueyi nodded in relief. Fortunately, the other person wasn't stupid; after giving her a few pointers, she was able to find the place, which wasn't easy.
"The person who was lost has returned. Shouldn't you people who came here apologize to the nuns in the nunnery?"
"You keep coming to disturb these people's peaceful practice; aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the gods?"
Wen Xueyi laughed it off, "Forget it, whether you apologize or not is secondary. It's good that no one is hurt. But if you do this again next time, we'll report you to the authorities and let the police handle it."
Although Wen Xueyi said there was no need to apologize, under Jiang Qiao's murderous gaze, the two families admitted their mistake. As for how to deal with the two daughters, the Women's Federation would go back with them to understand the situation before making a decision.
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