"Oh, then you can try it and see who has more hands!" Xichun was about to respond when he heard the village chief's voice. He came over with many people, all of whom were carrying farm tools.
"Who you are is our private matter. If you want to make a move, don't think we only have a few brothers!" The man panicked when he saw so many people. Before coming, they had inquired and found out that the village was made up of several people with different surnames. Logically speaking, they were not united. This family had a young girl. If they threatened her a little, she would definitely hand over the money obediently.
Who would have thought they would be so united at this moment? It seems we miscalculated this time.
"Are you the village chief?" the leading man asked, looking at the village chief who was being escorted by the crowd.
“Exactly. If you want money from the Chen family, you should go to the other side. This girl has already severed ties with the Chen family in front of me and the villagers. There is no need to help them pay their debts. You should understand the principle that whoever owes the debt should pay it back, right?”
The village chief stared directly at the group, as if to say that they were not afraid of them if they dared to make a move.
"Hmph, the reason we came here was because Chen Lizhong told us. He also said that this girl had already promised to give us money. They're all family, and this matter is actually a problem for the Chen family. Why don't you call his family here, village chief, so we can confront them face to face?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking too. Don't worry, I've already sent someone to call them. But if you make any further moves that are detrimental to the villagers, don't blame us, the people who work in the fields, for being strong."
"As long as we can get Chen Lizhong's family to come and pay off their debts, we will naturally stop causing trouble. We also have principles." Outnumbered, they dared not directly beat people and rob them as before.
"Village chief, the Chen family has arrived." The villagers all rushed over to see what was going on, and the Chen family members were also surrounded and brought over by the crowd.
Chen Lizhong originally wanted to run away, but Qiangzi was quick-witted and grabbed him. He also called on everyone to take him away. When the other members of the Chen family saw this, they did not dare to resist and could only be brought over.
"Chen Lizhong, come here and tell me, did you send these people to ask Xichun for money?" The village chief called Chen Lizhong over. Chen Lizhong, who was already unwilling, kept his head down even after being brought over, as if he was afraid of being seen.
“Village chief, I have no other choice. My parents have no money. Xichun must have made a lot of money doing business. She is my sister. What’s wrong with me asking her to help me pay off my debts? My grandma said it’s only right that she pays off her debts.”
Facing the people on both sides, Chen Lizhong dared not lie, but what he said made everyone look at him with disdain.
"Don't you know your own situation? Xichun has long since severed ties with you, yet you still have to pay off your debts. You really have a way with yourself." The village chief looked at his irresponsible behavior and felt disgusted.
"You, Chen Lizhong, what did my Xichun do to offend you all? Your whole family is hoping for her to suffer, isn't that right? You've done this mess yourself, and instead of your parents cleaning up your mess, you dare to let outsiders bully Xichun. Do you really think she has no one to back her up? I'll beat you to death today and see if you still dare to cause trouble for others!"
Wang had already handed the child over to the elderly Ma who had come to watch. She rushed up and slapped Chen Lizhong twice across the face, catching him completely off guard.
"Wang, why are you hitting my son? Xichun is so rich, what's wrong with taking out her money to pay off my son's debts? Severing ties with relatives isn't something that can be done easily. Even if you break a bone, the tendons are still connected. Xichun, can you really bear to watch your brother have his fingers chopped off? He's still young. If he's crippled, will he be able to find a good wife?"
When Du saw that Wang had hit her son, she immediately jumped up and tried to use the bond of blood to manipulate Xichun.
"Hmph, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as your family. You have houses and land, yet you can't even come up with this little bit of money. You should have taught him a lesson when he gambled. You can't even be proper parents, and instead you send someone to threaten Xichun. Are you even human?"
Aunt Zhang spat at Madam Du, silencing her before she could continue speaking.
"That's right, the Chen family is getting more and more outrageous. When they bullied Xichun, they didn't care about family ties at all. Bah! Strange things happen every year, but this year is especially bad. They should just cut off Chen Lizhong's hand, otherwise the whole family will be dragged down sooner or later."
"That old woman is still so unreasonable. Didn't I hear she was going to sell girls? Why is she now eyeing Xichun?"
"Wasn't it because he saw Xichun was back that he came up with this bad idea?"
Seeing everyone siding with her, Xi Chun felt a warmth in her heart, but seeing the Chen family standing there standing there only fueled her anger.
“Our two families have long been estranged. Don’t try to talk about blood ties here. When my father was sick, you didn’t even bother to lend him money or visit him. Now that he’s lost money gambling, you not only don’t discipline him, but you’re also sending people to ask me for money. What kind of logic is that?”
They say you can help in an emergency, but not in a life of poverty. If any of you really got seriously ill and sold everything you owned, then I might consider lending you money. But you've all spoiled yourselves, so don't try that on me. I'm not buying it. You're responsible for your own problems!
“Chen Xichun, you’re also a member of our Chen family. Your cousin is in this state today, and you still want to watch the show? Are you even human? Hurry up and give them the money so you can have a peaceful New Year. As your grandmother, I won’t hold you accountable for your mistake today. Otherwise, you’ll see that our whole family will definitely hold you responsible.”
Seeing this, Old Mrs. Chen immediately spoke up, making it clear that if Xichun didn't give her money, she wouldn't be allowed to have a peaceful New Year.
"Oh, if I'm not human, then what are you? You're not even as good as animals. Even animals know how to protect their children. Old Mrs. Chen, you didn't even come to see your own son when he was dying, but now that your grandson has lost money gambling, you've come to me instead?"
"You don't want me to have a peaceful New Year? Fine, come on then! Then nobody will have a good New Year. I'll spread your stories from house to house, so everyone knows how you treat your elders, how you bully your brothers and uncles, and let outsiders know how the Chen family treats its own family members and daughters-in-law. I want to see who dares to marry into your family, dares to marry your daughter!"
Xi Chun was truly amused by her words. Looking at the Chen family, she spoke clearly, word by word, as if afraid that they might not have heard her.
"You dare! You little bitch! I knew you were still this vicious. Your sister is about to get engaged. If you dare to do this, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Upon hearing this, Madam Du immediately jumped up.
"Who's afraid of who? I'm all alone. Your whole family, unless you never leave the house or interact with anyone, never get married or have daughters married off, let's see if I can do it!"
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