"How did he go crazy? He was perfectly fine before!"
"How is she alright? You can't even see how thin she's become! I heard that Zhu Shi won't even give her anything to eat!"
"Even tigers don't eat their cubs! This Zhu family has gone too far! Why can't they let the child eat her fill and stay alive before dealing with anything else? Aren't they trying to force their daughter to her death?"
"What do you know! The eldest daughter of the Chen family did such a disgraceful thing, it's already a miracle she wasn't drowned! Now that she's done this, it'll be difficult for her younger siblings to get married in the future!"
"Why not just marry her off to another place? Out of sight, out of mind, and at least let her live! Haven't you heard? I heard she's the one who built that waterwheel!"
"Oh my! You actually believe that? Why didn't you admit it back then? It's obvious you were plotting something, just waiting for no one to admit it!"
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There's never a shortage of gossip in the village; a few people gathered together can tell a whole legendary story from Journey to the West!
Su Nanxi had no interest in listening. She carried Mo Qiushuang and Mo Dongcheng in one arm and ran quickly home.
The children sensed the danger and started running after Su Nanxi.
Finally back in the Mo family courtyard, Su Nanxi put down her brother and sister and breathed a sigh of relief.
When Zhao came over, she was initially happy to see the children return, but when she noticed that their expressions were a little off, her smile vanished instantly.
She knelt down and touched her son, asking softly, "Cheng-ge'er, tell your mother, what happened?"
Seeing his mother, Mo Dongcheng felt safe, his lips trembled, and he burst into tears.
This really panicked Zhao Shi. Something must have happened. Look how scared she is, crying so pitifully!
Zhao looked at her two daughters and saw that their eyes were also red. She then pulled them both into her arms.
"Don't cry, don't be afraid, Mom is here!"
Zhao stroked the child's head and gently comforted him.
Qin Shi didn't come out, so Su Nanxi patted Mo Jiaxing and Mo Jiarong's heads as a silent comfort.
However, the two children still didn't feel comforted. When they saw Qin Shi come out, they rushed over and hugged Qin Shi's legs tightly.
This left Qin Shi completely bewildered, unsure of what to do with her hands. Seeing Zhao Shi comforting the child, she immediately understood and knelt down to take the child in her arms.
Su Nanxi felt helpless watching this. Sigh! There's really no one better than a mother in this world!
Mo Qinghe came over, took Su Nanxi's hand, and asked softly, "Wife, has something terrible happened?"
Wow! That was really scary; I ran into a madman!
Since Mo Jiaxing was a boy, he was bolder and calmed down quickly, so he explained what had happened.
Grandma Mo came out and sensed that something was wrong in the courtyard. Suspicious, she walked towards the crowd and happened to hear her grandson's words.
Like everyone else, he immediately flew into a rage.
But first, calm the child down before scolding them.
Hearing his wife angrily scolding him, Mo Laoda and Mo Laoer were shocked and quickly carried firewood to their house.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The two returned to the courtyard, threw the firewood aside, and hurriedly ran over to ask.
"What else could it be? Bah!" Zhao stood with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks in anger. She briefly recounted the events, then spat again, "If you want to cause trouble, go find someone else to cause trouble. What kind of trash dares to drag our Mo family into this mess!"
Old Mo also returned. After listening to a few words, he understood what had happened, and his face instantly turned cold.
Alright, everyone in the Mo family is furious. Oh, Su Nanxi isn't very angry. She understands why Chen Qiuxia did this and is trying to find a solution!
She told Mo Qinghe what she was thinking, and Mo Qinghe told everyone else, so the Mo family all knew what Chen Qiuxia was ultimately planning to do.
Old Mrs. Mo walked to the fence and started yelling in the direction of Chen Qiuxia's house, "If a person doesn't know how to respect themselves, then they shouldn't blame others for disrespecting them! What kind of person is my third son? Even if he has mobility issues, some people need to look up to see him! Don't think you're some kind of social butterfly that every flower can admire! Bah! My third son can't handle this kind of good fortune! She's filthy herself, and when she sees a man, she thinks everyone else is filthy too, all fluttering around her! Doesn't she know what kind of person she is? Trying to drag others down with her and involve innocent people, I'll ask the village chief to deal with her according to the village rules—drow her in the pond!"
Su Nanxi was quite shocked. Old Mrs. Mo is pretty fierce too!
Normally, Grandma Mo is a very kind person, and she speaks softly. She rarely scolds people without stopping!
Looks like they're really angry; even a rabbit would bite!
Qin and Zhao were also stunned. Good heavens, so their mother-in-law could curse!
The two exchanged a glance, then walked over to Old Lady Mo's side and began cursing at each other in the direction of Chen Qiuxia's house.
Upon hearing this, people nearby rushed out. What had happened? Why were the Mo family members all enraged?
Soon, these people found out what had happened and began to discuss it amongst themselves.
The incident involving Chen Qiuxia is still fresh in the minds of the villagers, who still have a bad impression of her and even feel disgusted by her. They feel that it is immoral for a woman to have affairs with multiple men, which has a very bad influence on the village's reputation!
Now that they suddenly hear that Chen Qiuxia is causing trouble again, the villagers feel even more disgusted, thinking that if they don't deal with Chen Qiuxia, she will definitely bring harm to other people in the village in the future.
More and more people were talking about it, getting angrier and angrier, and finally a few of them got so angry that they shouted that they were going to find the village chief and demand that the village be reformed!
Bad news always travels fast, and the village chief soon heard about it and rushed to the Mo family's place.
When I arrived, I was shocked to see so many people gathered there, all red-faced and visibly angry. It looked like they were about to fight!
When the villagers saw that someone with the authority to handle the matter had appeared, they all rushed over and surrounded the village chief.
The village chief gestured for everyone to quiet down and not get so excited, but the excited villagers couldn't hear him at all, or rather, they didn't want to see him. They continued to shout, which made the village chief so angry that his mustache twitched!
Finally, things quieted down. After the village chief learned what had happened, he was also very troubled. What kind of mess was this?
Wasn't that all in the past? Why is it causing trouble again?
The village chief had already dealt with the situation. The Chen family was causing too much trouble, so the village chief used his trump card, and the Chen family promised to handle it properly because they didn't want to be expelled from the village.
It hasn't been long, and it's already started again?
Does the Chen family not respect him, the village chief, at all, as they keep committing offenses?
The village chief sent someone to fetch the Chen family.
The man returned quickly, but he was alone; none of the Chen family members came.
"Village chief, the Chen family's doors and windows are tightly shut, and no one is coming out no matter how much we call!"
The village chief was so angry he was practically fuming. "It seems the Chen family doesn't want to live in this village anymore!"
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