Chapter 69: Apology [5,000 words]
"What's going on? Tell us quickly so we can come up with a solution."
Father Lin looked at Caiyun and asked.
"It's like this, Sister Xiulan was helping to pull pig grass by the Shanghe field in the afternoon, and Wang Cuilian from the village was also there pulling pig grass.
Then in the afternoon, Sister Xiulan saw a nest of pheasant eggs in the grass at the edge of the woods. Wang Cuilian insisted that she saw it first. Sister Xiulan refused to let her get the pheasant eggs, so she was secretly slapped.
When my mother saw Xiulan being bullied, she ran over and started arguing with the others. Wang Cuilian was too shameless and secretly slapped Xiulan's sister-in-law, turning her face red.
Xiaoxia let out a sigh and angrily recounted what had happened.
When he heard it was Wang Cuilian, Lin's father immediately felt overwhelmed: "This bitch is really crazy, causing trouble all day long, and her family doesn't care."
"Yes, this woman quarrels with others every few days. A few days ago, I quarreled with Li Caifeng for an entire afternoon. It would be unreasonable for us to go over and beat up a woman like her. It would be difficult to handle the situation."
When eldest brother Lin Yue heard that it was Wang Cuilian, he was also very worried. You can't even reason with such a shameless shrew.
"What's wrong with being a shrew? If she dares to hit Xiulan, I will make her pay for it." Lin Heng sneered. He couldn't just let it go after his woman was beaten.
"Don't be impulsive. If things get out of hand, neither side will be able to save face." Lin's father persuaded him hurriedly. He was afraid that Lin Heng would go and do something bad to others, and in the end they would be the ones to bear the responsibility.
"Beating people is something that only incompetent people do. I want Wang Cuilian and her family to come and apologize." Lin Heng sneered, then looked at his father: "Dad, give me ten dollars."
"What?" Father Lin looked confused.
"Lin Heng, don't do anything rash." Lin Yue shouted, also a little worried.
"Don't worry, I won't hit you, just give me the money." Lin Heng shook his head and said.
"Okay then." Father Lin still didn't understand what Lin Heng was going to do, so he turned around and went into the house to get the money.
Lin Heng took the ten yuan from his father and handed it directly to Caiyun: "Go and quarrel with Wang Caifeng later and make her hit you, but don't let her really hit you. Then give her the ten yuan and don't say anything.
As long as she accepts it, you can bring Xiulan and mom back, and spread the word that Wang Cuilian beat people and robbed them. "
"Ah, she beat us, and we still have to give her money?" Caiyun was very confused.
"Just do as I say." Lin Heng was too lazy to explain and just asked Caiyun to do it.
"Okay." Although Caiyun didn't understand, she still took the money and went.
"Brother, what are you thinking?" Lin Yue didn't understand.
"Of course, go to the town police station and report the person for assault and robbery. Then the police will come to arrest her." Lin Heng spread his hands.
"Aren't you lying? You were the one who handed the money to her..." Father Lin asked doubtfully.
"Who said that? As long as Caiyun Xiulan and the others bite to death, people will be injured, and the money will be gone. What else can this be but robbery?"
Lin Heng spread his hands and sneered.
"But there's no need to actually call the police. I'll go to town and you can just ask someone to tell the village chief. They'll tell the Wang family about the stakes, and they'll naturally bring people to apologize."
Lin Heng said slowly.
When Lin Yue heard this, he looked at Lin Heng in disbelief, and even felt a little strange: "Brother, your method is too cruel."
Father Lin was also shocked. Lin Heng's plan was amazing. It was achieved without bloodshed. Why didn't he think of it?
"If you're not cruel, what will you do if you bully Xiulan again next time?" Lin Heng sneered, "You shrew, huh? I wonder if you can really keep doing that."
On the other side, Caiyun has arrived at Shanghe with the money. Because of the quarrel between Lin's mother and Wang Cuilian, many people saw it from afar and those who were watching the quarrel did not mind making trouble.
Caiyun was a little nervous when she received the money. She was not good at cursing, but when she thought of her second brother's instructions, she mustered up the courage to walk over and said, "You are so shameless. You robbed us and beat us up. Don't you have anything to eat? My mother taught me to obey the law and be kind to others since I was a child. Don't you have a mother?"
Wang Cuilian: “???”
She was stunned by this sudden remark.
"You little bitch, are you looking for death?"
Then she became angry and slapped Caiyun. This woman attacked too quickly. Fortunately, Caiyun was prepared and dodged it. Then she threw the ten yuan and took Xiulan and her mother away.
"What are you doing?" Lin's mother frowned. Someone hit you, and you threw money at them? Xiulan was also confused.
"My second brother said, just come with me."
Caiyun said something and then took the two away. On the way back, she complained to everyone she met, saying that she had been beaten and her money had been robbed.
"These three Xiulan women are really useless. They let someone beat them up and robbed them of their money. Hahaha!"
Li Caifeng couldn't stop smiling when she heard the news. She had never admitted defeat in the quarrel a few days ago.
"He deserves it. He got his face swollen. I said his family wouldn't be well for long." Lin Heng's aunt Li Ping laughed even louder after hearing this.
"Xiu Lan is so miserable. She usually never argues with others. Wang Cui Lian is really a shrew."
"Ten dollars, Wang Cuilian is really amazing."
Some people in the village have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. Most people feel sorry for Xiulan, who was beaten by a shrew.
Xiulan is well-known in the village for her kindness and amiability. She never quarrels with anyone and is very popular among everyone.
Only a small number of people think he is good at fighting out of jealousy.
Almost no one likes Wang Cuilian. They all hate her to death. This woman is very fussy and has done a lot of stealing. If you say a few words to her, she will rush up and act like a scoundrel and lie on the ground.
But they couldn't do anything about her, and they didn't dare to really hit her. If something happened, they would have to pay compensation. With the idea that less trouble is worse than more, they could only curse at her to vent their anger.
What’s even more infuriating is that most of the time, we can’t even win the argument.
As Xiulan returned home, Lin Heng quickly left the house.
The onlookers in the village were surprised: "Lin Heng, your wife was beaten, why don't you go to take care of her?"
Lin Heng glanced at everyone and said with a straight face, "Nothing to do, go to the town police station to report a case. Someone is beating and robbing. If the town doesn't work, go to the city."
After saying this he walked out along the road.
"It's not necessary to report it to the police, right?" The villagers were all stunned.
Soon someone reacted: "If this case is really reported, what will the sentence be?"
"How should he be sentenced? He beat someone up and robbed them, so he should at least spend a few days in jail."
"Well done."
This news spread throughout the village in no time. Since everyone lived close to each other, nothing could be hidden until the next meal time. The Wang family and village cadres soon knew about it.
"What? Lin Heng went to report the case? What's going on?" Village chief Zhao Xiancheng was stunned when he got the news. He was related to the Wang family.
"I heard that Chen Xiulan was beaten, and Lin Caiyun went to negotiate for her. Not only was she beaten, but she was also robbed of ten dollars." Tang Qing said as she drank tea and looked at her husband.
"Hurry up and tell the Wang family, apologize in person, and get the person back. Otherwise, Wang Cuilian will go to jail. What an idiot."
Hearing this, Zhao Xiancheng hurriedly said, thinking to himself, your Excellency's matter is still a small matter, but robbing other people's money is just looking for trouble.
Soon the Wang family got the news. Hearing that such a big thing had happened, the old man of the Wang family hurried to chase Lin Heng.
The village chief Zhao Xiancheng and Wang Cuilian's husband Wang Yong went to the mountain area to look for Wang Cuilian.
On the other hand, Wang Cuilian was very happy looking at the ten dollars that she suddenly got, thinking that she was so happy to get ten dollars for free.
"Yongshan, Village Chief, why are you here?" Seeing her husband and the village chief coming, she still didn't quite understand what was going on.
“Bang!!”
Wang Yongshan came up and slapped her in the face, shouting angrily: "You stupid woman, you are going to jail, and you are still having fun here?"
"Going to jail?" Wang Cuilian covered her face, looking confused, not understanding why she ended up in jail.
"You beat up Chen Xiulan and robbed her of ten dollars. Her husband, Lin Heng, has gone to the town to report the case. Once the case is reported, it will be considered robbery, a felony."
The village chief Zhao Xiancheng was also speechless. Wang Cuilian had never been to school and knew nothing, yet she dared to rob people of their money. She was really not afraid of death.
"Robbery?" Upon hearing that she would go to jail, Wang Cuilian panicked: "The money was thrown out by Lin Caiyun, I picked it up on the ground, I didn't rob it.
"What?" Zhao Xiancheng felt something was wrong when he heard this, and asked quickly, "Tell me everything from the beginning in detail."
Wang Cuilian was terrified by the news of going to jail. She had never been to school and was full of awe and fear of the judicial organs. She quickly told the whole story from beginning to end.
After listening to this, Zhao Xiancheng immediately understood and shook his head: "You have been dominating all day long, and now you have offended a tough guy.
They obviously set a trap for you. You said you stole their pheasant eggs, and you beat them up. Aren't you just looking for trouble?"
Wang Yongshan got angry when he heard this: "Uncle, this is obviously intentional. Should we be afraid?"
Zhao Xiancheng looked at him and said, "You are too naive. You took the money and beat someone up. How can it be your fault? Who can prove that you picked up the money?
Lin Heng is indeed a junior high school student. This move has completely killed you. Bring some gifts and come to apologize."
Zhao Xiancheng also realized that Lin Heng just wanted to discipline Wang Cuilian and establish his authority, but he actually admired and appreciated this guy. He had never realized he was so capable before.
"I understand, uncle." Wang Yongshan nodded, looked at his wife and shouted angrily, "Go quickly, take your things and go up to apologize to them."
Soon, everyone saw Wang Cuilian and Wang Yongshan coming to Lin Heng's house with a jar of honey and knocking on the door.
"Oh my god, Wang Cuilian actually came to apologize, how bizarre!"
"That's right. The sun rises from the west."
"This Lin Heng is really capable. He really subdued Wang Cuilian."
"Hey, if you were facing the risk of going to jail, you would apologize too."
The villagers all looked gloating, and had no idea that all this was Lin Heng's plan. If they knew, they would probably be terrified.
Wang Yongshan was a little scared at this time. This kind of calculation made him shudder. He used to think that it was okay to indulge his wife, as he could get a lot of benefits anyway.
He would never mess with this family again.
When Lin's father and others opened the door and saw that Wang Yongshanhe and Wang Cuilian had really come, they were immediately shocked by their beauty. Lin Heng had really calculated it right.
"Uncle Lin, my wife was ignorant and beat Xiulan. She also picked up your money. I'm really sorry." Wang Yongshan said with a smile, keeping a very humble attitude.
"It's not a big deal, come in and sit down." Father Lin said with a smile. He was not the kind of person who would never give in even if he was right. He was just a simple and kind farmer.
If Wang Cuilian wasn't so hateful, he wouldn't have wanted Lin Heng to do this.
When they entered the house, Xiulan was sitting in the main room with red marks on her face. Wang Cuilian slapped her in the face for another reason, which was that she was jealous of her good looks.
"Go and apologize quickly!" Wang Yongshan said impatiently.
Wang Cuilian had been scolding people for years, and she didn't know how to apologize for the first time, so she just put a jar of honey and the ten yuan she had "picked up" on the table.
Then he slapped himself without saying anything, lowered his head and said, "Xiu Lan, I'm sorry, you are a big man and don't remember the villain's fault. This time I was wrong. I shouldn't have snatched your pheasant eggs, let alone hit you."
Xiulan looked at Wang Cuilian, who was being humble, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Anyone who was robbed and beaten for no reason would be furious.
"It's okay." In the end, Xiulan waved her hand and forgave him lightly without saying any sarcastic words.
Wang Yongshan felt relieved when he saw this scene. He was afraid of being ridiculed and not giving anyone any face.
Now it seems that Chen Xiulan is really a good woman. She is beautiful and kind. Even though she had just been beaten, she did not make sarcastic remarks.
No wonder many people in the village envy Lin Heng for abducting such a good wife from Lushui County.
Then he looked at his wife, who was plump, had smelly feet, was stupid, and had caused him to lose a jar of honey. Wang Yongshan was filled with rage and wanted to beat her up right away.
"Take the things back, I don't need them." Xiulan said, pointing at the honey on the table.
"No, no, you take this to make up for it. If we are fine, we will go back first." Wang Yongshan said, and wanted to pull his wife back.
"Hmph, forget it this time, but I won't be so easy to deal with next time. Wang Cuilian, remember, if it weren't for Xiulan's generosity, I would have made you stay in jail for a few days."
However, Lin's mother did not respond in a good way and gave a stern warning, saying that she loved her daughter-in-law too much.
"Yes, yes, I promise there won't be a next time." Wang Cuilian's face turned red and she didn't know what to say.
The situation was deadlocked for a minute. Father Lin saw that it was almost over and said, "It's okay, you can go. It's not a big deal."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Lin." Wang Yongshan said quickly, and went home with his wife, too embarrassed to stay in the village.
"Hey, Xiulan is kind and gentle, but Lin Heng is not a pushover. You should be more careful next time."
The old hunter Tian Baishun watched the two men run back home in shame and said with a smile that he had long seen that Lin Heng was not an easy person to deal with.
"Yeah, don't think you can bully someone just because he's kind. Don't you see that Lin Heng treats him like a treasure and loves him very much?"
Other people in the village were also filled with emotion.
Lin Heng's approach left many people with a deep impression that he was someone who should not be provoked. So, Wang Cuilian was quite a shrew and a scoundrel, wasn't she?
He is already under the control of Lin Hengzhi, so who would dare to mess with Xiulan?
On the other side, Lin Heng also returned before dark. He didn't walk far at all before sitting down on the side of the road to rest.
Only after Uncle Wang caught up with him, spoke nice words and promised that such things would never happen again, did Lin Heng reluctantly turn back.
When he got home, he hurried to see his wife Xiulan. Seeing that there was still a red mark on her face, he felt so distressed: "Does it still hurt? You should have ridiculed Wang Cuilian severely to teach her a lesson."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." Xiulan shook her head gently.
"Here, get a hot towel and apply it to my sister-in-law." Caiyun handed the towel to Lin Heng.
Lin Heng wanted to apply the compress to Xiulan, but Xiulan was embarrassed and took it herself: "I can do it myself, it's no big deal."
Looking at the scars on his wife's face, Lin Heng wanted to rush out and slap Wang Cuilian twice.
This happened suddenly. It was the butterfly effect caused by his rebirth. In his previous life, he had never heard that Xiulan was beaten because of picking pheasant eggs.
However, this reminded him that he should not think that he had everything under control just because he was reborn.
But fortunately, I believe that after today, if the villagers dare to bully Xiulan again, they will have to think about what happened to Wang Cuilian today.
"Hurry up and cook. It's going to be dark soon." Father Lin also spoke up.
"Okay, I'll go cook right away." Mother Lin nodded, turned around and went out to cook with her sister-in-law Liu Juan.
"Mommy, hug me!" Xiaoxia ran over and said crisply.
"Why are you still hugging me? Your mother has been beaten." Lin Heng pulled her into his arms and said.
Xiaoxia tilted her head, as if she understood what it meant to be hit. She struggled to run out and patted Xiulan's hand and blew on it: "Hoo, hoo, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, dear."
"Ha ha!"
Xiulan was amused by her daughter's action, because this is how she comforted her daughter when she fell.
"Hahaha, Xiaoxia is so smart. She can even coax her mother." Everyone in the room laughed. No one expected that a little girl over one year old would have such a strong ability to imitate.
"Come, let mom hold you!" Xiulan happily held Xiaoxia in her arms. With such a husband and daughter, her face didn't hurt at all.
"I guess it's because she was beaten so often that she understood what it means to be beaten." Lin Heng said with a smile, Xiaoxia is so cute.
Wearing a red dress, she looked like a little angel, and all the unpleasant atmosphere in the room was swept away in an instant.
"Lin Heng, the wooden lattice you asked me to make for you is ready. It's very easy to disassemble and assemble."
During dinner, Carpenter Liang came back with a wooden board with small rectangular grids made of wood on it. It was fixed with grooves and could be disassembled and installed freely.
"Okay, thank you." Lin Heng took the thing and took a look. He was indeed an old carpenter. The work he did was impeccable.
This box is used to make soap. With this box, Lin Heng plans to try making a batch of soap tomorrow.
During dinner, Lin Heng's nephew Lin Wei came back from playing outside, holding a green-bearded croaker in his hand and said with a smile: "Second father, look, I also caught a prey."
Ever since Lin Heng gave him the slingshot, this kid has been practicing.
"Great, great progress." Lin Heng said with a smile and gave a thumbs up.
"Hehe, compared to my second father, you and I are still far behind." Lin Wei chuckled and boasted to his friends at school that his second father had shot a muntjac weighing more than 50 kilograms. He was so proud of it.
"Let's eat. We have pig intestines tonight, which is a good thing." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Lin Wei put his things aside and sat next to Lin Heng. He was closer to Lin Heng than his parents.
"Mm, this tastes absolutely amazing, Xiulan, eat more."
The pork intestines and pickled radish were so delicious that Lin Heng couldn't help himself.
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