Chen Laizi snorted, "I just don't like you!"
Qi Jing said coldly: "I don't know how long it has been since I last saw you, what's there to talk about whether I like you or not!"
Chen Laizi rolled his eyes. Seeing his tired look, Chen Lizheng also got angry and said angrily: "Why don't you tell me now? What are you still hanging around here for? Where did you put the Buddha statue?"
Chen Laizitou didn't care about anyone's account, but he didn't dare to argue with his uncle, so he said anxiously: "I really didn't see it!"
"Then why did you burn down someone else's house?"
Chen Laizi hesitated for a long time before speaking vaguely.
It turned out that he had taken a fancy to a young lady named Tang Xiu in the village. However, he did not expect that Tang Xiu had fallen in love with Qi Jing at some point and often went to Qi's house. He was so jealous that he burned down his house and wanted to drive them away.
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiu's mother started to scold him before anyone else could do anything: "You baldhead, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? With your bald face, you still have the nerve to plot against my Xiu'er...Xiu'er has been staying at home and being well behaved. When did she go to the Qi family? Don't talk nonsense and ruin her reputation!"
Someone murmured in a low voice: "Shameless! Flirting!"
Xiu'er's mother turned around and scolded, "Tang Guihua, don't think I can't tell it's you! If you have something to say, just say it out loud, don't keep mumbling behind me! Who is shameless? You are the one who is shameless! Everyone in the village knows that you run to Qi's house every day, sticking your butt out and making a fuss, and you even stole their rabbit to please Qi Xiaolang. You are the most shameless person in the village!"
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"Bah!" Grandma Sun's voice also rang out: "What kind of good thing are you? You still have the nerve to scold my daughter. You are a fickle little woman. How can the daughter you taught be good? Isn't it just that you want a man? Are you afraid of what people say after you do it? You twist your slender waist every day. You can tell at a glance that you are not a decent person..."
The face of the head of the Tang family also turned dark.
Just as they had gained the upper hand and suppressed the Chen family, the Tang family started to make trouble. The head of the Tang family slammed his cane hard and said, "Shut up! Do you have the right to speak here?"
The clan leader had great authority, so Granny Sun and Xiu'er's mother stopped talking immediately.
"Alright!" Chen Lizheng said, "Tell me quickly where you hid the Buddha statue!"
Chen Laizi was scolded by Xiu'er's mother. He was angry, ashamed and annoyed. He said angrily: "Uncle, I really didn't see him! I didn't even enter his yard! How could I lie to you!"
No matter how he asked, Chen Laizitou said he hadn't seen it. Chen Lizheng seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he turned to Qi Jing and said, "This is because this bastard let you down. How about this? I will compensate you for the rooms he lived in. You don't have to worry about having no place to live."
Qi Jing bowed and said, "Chen Lizheng, I live here because of your kindness. If he was just after money or to vent his anger, I wouldn't dare to say anything and I wouldn't bother with him. But he wants to kill my brother! My parents died a long time ago, and my brother is my only relative. I will never tolerate this. I will report it to the police."
Chen Lizheng's face changed.
But what he said was not wrong. Chen Laizi wanted to kill people, and he suppressed them and did not report to the police. It was really unacceptable.
The crowd fell silent. Chen Laizi was also a little frightened. He said awkwardly, "Report? Why report to the authorities? Isn't that idiot fine? He's not dead..."
Chen Li kicked him hard in anger.
Qi Jing said coldly: "My brother is lucky to be fine because the young lady of the Tang family rescued him." He glanced at Tang Shiyue and continued, "If not, we brothers would have been separated by life and death. I have no grudge against you, and my brother has never even seen you. You want to kill someone just because of a little jealousy. I will report such a vicious person to the authorities and punish him severely."
Tang Shiyue frowned slightly, carefully considering the look he gave her.
Of course, Li Zheng Chen was unwilling to report to the authorities.
He is the head of the village, and he cannot be separated from any trouble that happens to anyone in the village. Besides, he is Chen Lai Zi Tou's great uncle, and if Chen Lai Zi Tou is thrown into the government jail for such a thing, there is no way he will ever get out.
But what does Qi Jing mean?
Qi Jing probably didn't want to report it to the police. He still had to live here, and it would be no good for him to fall out with the villagers. He probably meant to leave the favor to her.
So, what does the head of the Tang family mean?
Well, the head of the Tang family did not want to report to the police. Of course, he coveted the position of village chief, but a scoundrel named Chen Laizi would not cause any serious harm to Chen Lizheng, nor would he remove Chen Lizheng because of a case. Therefore, what the head of the Tang family wanted was to use this incident to suppress Chen Lizheng's prestige in the village to the greatest extent.
Tang Shiyue knew what was going on.
So she quietly approached the head of the Tang family and whispered, "Uncle."
She called this uncle only according to the seniority in the clan. He was a distant relative, and he was different from Chen Lizheng.
The head of the Tang family didn't recognize her, and didn't know that she was the one who saved Qi Yang, but his son was supporting him. When he turned around, his son whispered in her ear. The head of the Tang family was old and experienced, and immediately touched her head with a friendly expression: "Yuer."
"Well," Tang Shiyue said obediently, "Cousin, can I go and ask Qi Xiaolang for help?"
The Tang family leader's eyes flickered: "Why should we ask him for help?"
Tang Shiyue blinked her eyes and said obediently: "In Jubao Village, I am the only one who can open this mouth. I will listen to my uncle. If my uncle thinks I should go and beg, then I will go and beg."
Just the right amount of cleverness and just the right amount of flattery, the head of the Tang family smiled and said, "What a good kid."
He thought about it, then supported her and walked over slowly.
Chen Lizheng said anxiously, "This kid has been without parental guidance since he was young, and he has done things lawless. It's all because of my failure to discipline him. I will immediately have someone take him to the ancestors to be punished, and I will never let him off easily."
Qi Jing shook his head and said, "Li Zheng Chen, I am a stranger and have no relatives or friends here. If I let this matter go so lightly, what will I do if someone bullies me again? So this matter must be treated with caution!"
What he said made sense, and he had to make his attitude clear. Precisely because what he said made sense, Chen Lizheng had an even greater headache.
At this time, the head of the Tang family spoke up: "Human life is at stake! Qi Xiaolang, although your younger brother was lucky enough to escape with his life, this man actually had such a cruel and insane mind, he should be severely punished."
Qi Jing bowed and said, "Patriarch Tang, you can just call me Ah Jing."
"Well, A Jing," the head of the Tang family accepted his overture calmly, "The vengeance of killing a relative must not be let off lightly, but considering that Yue Er luckily helped you a little this time, I'll ask for a favor from you. Don't alert the government, and let the village head handle it, okay?"
Qi Jing looked at Chen Lizheng hesitantly.
Chen Lizheng was being grilled on the fire at this time. He knew that if he agreed to this matter, he would owe a favor to the head of the Tang family, but he had to agree. Chen Lizheng gritted his teeth and said, "That's right! This matter should be a life for a life! I will definitely handle it impartially, Qi Xiaolang, don't worry!"
Chen Laizi was stunned: "Uncle!"
"Shut up!" Having made up his mind, Li Zheng Chen did not hesitate any longer. He directly called a few people, tied up Chen Laizi, gagged him, and dragged him to the Chen Family Ancestral Hall.
Outsiders were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. Only the male members of the Chen family were allowed to enter. Everyone else gathered in the front to watch. Chen Lizheng directly asked someone to bring a large bamboo board, took off Chen Laizi's pants, and started beating him hard again and again.
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