When the afternoon sun wasn't so hot, the area under the village's century-old tree became lively.
The village chief sat in a chair, while a group of people below him, puzzled, chattered amongst themselves, wondering what had happened and why they suddenly had to gather.
Seeing the village chief's somber expression and tightly shut mouth, no one dared to step forward and ask.
As the sound faded, the village chief remained silent, seemingly waiting for something.
Everyone saw confusion in each other's eyes, and finally turned their gaze to the village chief. Only the village chief knew the answer, since he was the one who asked everyone to gather here!
After the next person arrived, the village chief suddenly spoke up, "Liu Dashui, come up here for a moment!"
Liu Dashui was notified that he had to be present at the gathering at Dashu. He was very reluctant to go, as it was sweltering outside. However, he was afraid that if he didn't go, the village chief would make things difficult for him. In the end, he went anyway after much procrastination.
As long as he arrives, that's fine. If he's a little late, so what? What can we say about him?
As soon as he stepped into the crowd, the village chief called out to him.
Everyone suddenly realized that the village chief was waiting for Liu Dashui!
Liu Dashui was also stunned. Seeing all eyes focused on him, he panicked. Were they going to torture him?
The people next to Liu Dashui instantly cleared a path for him, allowing him to go straight to the village chief.
The people around him kept urging him to go, but he felt like his feet wouldn't move. He had a feeling that he was going to get scolded!
There was no chance to escape; he was surrounded by people behind him and had no choice but to grit his teeth and walk over.
Pretending to be calm, Liu Dashui asked, "Village chief, what do you want with me?"
Village Chief Liu asked casually, "Did you spread the rumors about the ghosts in the village?"
Liu Dashui had thought the village chief was asking him about breaking the corn husks of the Mo family, and he was prepared to deny it to the death. Unexpectedly, the question was about ghosts, which was completely different from what he had expected, so he was stunned for a moment.
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately admitted, "It's true that I said it, but I didn't say anything wrong either! It really is haunted!"
Village Chief Liu scolded, "What are you spreading alarmist rumors about! We've never heard of anything like this in our village for decades! What are you up to, stirring up trouble here! Are you trying to make our village chaotic enough?"
Everyone was startled by Village Chief Liu's sudden stern voice, including Liu Dashui, who was closest and heard the loudest sound. The spittle flying from Village Chief Liu also landed on his face.
Liu Dashui, not even bothering to clean himself up, quickly protested, "Village chief, you've wronged me! I had no intention of disturbing the peace and hoping for chaos in our village, not even a little bit! I did see it last night, but I don't know what it was. It would suddenly light up and then suddenly go out, and there were sounds too. I just thought it was a ghost. I was just talking nonsense!"
Don't put such a big accusation on me!
He can't wear it!
If he admits to having rebellious intentions, he'll be drowned in public criticism in no time!
If I don't drown, I might be kicked out of the village and never be able to come back!
Village Chief Liu clearly didn't believe him, and huffed angrily, "Still trying to deny it! How come you're the only one who saw it, and I didn't see it! If you're going to make up a story, at least make it believable!"
As the village chief led the group, they began to discuss Liu Dashui.
Liu Dashui got anxious and shouted, "I really didn't make this up! I really saw it, in the Mo family's cornfield! If I'm lying, I'm not Liu!"
Village Chief Liu snorted, "You're not surnamed Liu, so what? You think you can take my surname? I know what kind of person you are! You lie without any restraint, and you're talking about the Mo family's cornfield! What are you doing in the Mo family's cornfield?"
Liu Dashui was really anxious. Seeing that no one believed him, he blurted out, "I took advantage of the darkness and when no one was around, I went to the Mo family's cornfield and broke off their corn husks! Who told them to be so rich and grow so much corn!"
These words caused an uproar among the crowd!
Immediately, someone pointed at Liu Dashui and fiercely criticized him. One person took the lead, and a group of people started cursing Liu Dashui. Only then did Liu Dashui realize that he had said something he shouldn't have!
The village chief's face darkened, and he roared, "You destroyed the Mo family's crops today because you didn't like them, and if you don't like another family tomorrow, will you destroy their crops too?! You don't want anyone to live! In this day and age, everyone knows that crops are important. You're trying to rob and kill people!"
The crowd's anger rose rapidly. The village chief's words made a lot of sense. Who knew if this person would destroy their crops tomorrow!
The villagers' anger was hard to quell, and Liu Dashui was berated and threatened that they would beat his hands severely and hang them from a tree as a warning to others!
If everyone had such dark thoughts, that would be terrible!
This village is bound to fall into chaos sooner or later!
Have they lost all sense of propriety and etiquette?
Taking the opportunity, Village Chief Liu warned everyone, "Instead of envying others, you should work harder yourself! Will envy make you better? Use your envy to make things better, instead of staring at others all day long and not even looking at your own situation, you still don't know how to make a difference!"
Liu Dashui definitely needs to be punished, he absolutely must be! There are plenty of people you don't like! Everyone in the village is better off than you, are you going to ruin all the villagers' crops?! The village won't tolerate someone with such malicious intentions! Going to destroy the Mo family's cornfield and spreading rumors that it's haunted! You think you're so capable?! Why don't you just fly to the heavens?!
People are like this: if it doesn't concern their own interests, they mostly remain neutral, but once their own interests are involved, especially if it harms their own interests, they can immediately rise up in rebellion!
There are quite a few people in Changna Village who grow corn. Although they don't grow a lot, they all grow some. They've worked so hard for so long, and they're looking forward to the corn tassels and fruit!
Moreover, I've heard this corn is incredibly delicious and not available in the market, which presents a huge business opportunity! Who wants their corn to be ruined?
It's not just a few ears of corn that's been ruined!
That could be a huge amount of money!
Thinking about this makes me want to grab a stick and give them a good beating!
Finally, at the strong request of the crowd, Liu Dashui was whipped ten times and made to kneel in the Liu family ancestral hall for two days!
Village Chief Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Nanxi in the crowd had no objections.
Hopefully, this will serve as a wake-up call for the villagers, so they can control their minds and avoid going astray!
He's always looking for trouble; if he's not doing well, no one else can either!
How much debt do we owe him? We need to find a new way to collect it!
We must not tolerate this!
Just as Su Nanxi was about to leave, she suddenly felt a burning gaze, but it wasn't the kind of gaze filled with love; it was the kind filled with hatred!
She paused for a moment, then looked over after determining the location. The other person probably didn't expect her to notice so quickly, and before they could even look away, their eyes met!
Yoho!
Su Nanxi smiled, "That's interesting!"
In a flash, something occurred to her. She nudged Mo Qinghe beside her and asked softly, "Are Cao San Niang and Liu Da Shui related?"
"Cousins!"
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