"Yes, Daming's mother, we all heard what you just said. You treated Xichun, a young girl, like this, and you even let your son, a young man who is almost of marriageable age, join in the gossip. Don't you know any shame?"
I think the village chief should teach them a lesson. Otherwise, you're slandering Xichun's innocence like this, and you'll be punished according to village rules.
Aunt Zhang, seeing that the mother and son hadn't gotten anywhere, stepped forward to advise them. She explained that there was indeed such a village rule, and that the village chief was a stern man who would scold anyone who deliberately bullied a villager.
The key point is that Aunt Zhang's husband and the village chief are cousins. If they go to the village chief and say anything, the village chief might really cause them trouble.
Sun was not naive, so when she realized she couldn't get away with it, she made a harsh statement.
"You brat, you just wait!" With that, she grabbed her son and ran off.
Seeing that a fight was unlikely to break out, everyone else walked away, except for Aunt Zhang and another aunt, Aunt Liu, who came over to comfort her.
“Xichun, you’re really brave. You dared to fight both of them. If they come over again, just call me. We’re all neighbors. They really think Xichun is all alone and keep trying to bully her.”
"Exactly, these people are outrageous. That Sun woman always likes to gossip about others. She'll make up things that didn't happen. Good for her."
"Aunt Zhang, Aunt Liu, I'm fine. Those people are just bullies who prey on the weak. Have you eaten? If not, I have some soup here." Seeing them comforting her, Xichun wanted to return the favor.
"We've already eaten and gone home. We still have a lot of things to do." Both of them felt that Xichun's family was not well-off, so they both made excuses to go home.
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