Hua Li lowered his head and still refused to say a word.
Hua Xiao was still insisting, "Did he threaten you? Don't be afraid, they're right in front of our house. They won't dare to do anything to you. Just tell the truth..."
It was precisely because he knew the consequences of having a reputation as a thief that Hua Xiao insisted on having Hua Li refute it in person over and over again.
"Ah Xiao! That's enough."
Hua Yu shouted, blocking Hua Xiao's next words from his throat.
"Second brother..." Hua Xiao was puzzled.
Hua Yu just shook his head.
After Hua Xiao stopped arguing, Hua Shi raised his eyes slightly and looked at the eldest brother of the Li family. "The sheep was not stolen successfully. You took it back. If you did something wrong, we will apologize..."
The eldest brother of the Li family crossed his arms and looked unconcerned with her words.
"What apology? What's the point of an apology? I don't want your apology either. You little brat, just compensate for what you stole. If you stole a sheep, you have to compensate for it."
It seemed like he had already made up his mind to extort a huge sum of money. He was right, and he just wanted to make it known to everyone and cause a big fight.
A sheep was worth one ounce of silver, which was not a small amount. It was half a year's income for many families.
The Li family asked for one or two taels of silver right away. He didn't suffer any loss himself, but he wanted to rob others of one or two taels of silver. He was asking for too much.
Hua Xiao's temper was also explosive. He was the first to lose his composure and jumped out, shouting, "Why?! Even if we stole your sheep, you've already taken them back. We didn't suffer any loss at all, and you want us to pay you one or two taels of silver? Bah! Why don't you just rob us!"
The eldest brother of the Li family looked a little embarrassed. He was scolded by a little girl in such a rude manner. His expression, which had been fine just now, suddenly became gloomy.
"Okay, if you don't give it to me, we'll ask the village to preside over the case and see if the village chief will stand on your side or mine."
Hua Xiao was not intimidated either. At such a young age, he was sharp-tongued. He put his hands on his hips and stood straight. "Okay, then go get the village chief. I'm not afraid of you. I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You ask for a tael of silver right out of your mouth. You have such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of eating yourself to death?"
The second elder brother of the Li family, who had been standing by silently, listened to the little girl's arrogant and unpleasant words. He frowned, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to teach her a lesson, "What did you say? Say it again if you have the guts!"
The second elder brother of the Li family was tall and strong, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. When he rolled up his sleeves, his thick arms were exposed. His voice was hard and loud. When he stood aside, his fierce look could scare a three-year-old child to tears.
Hua Xiao was only an eight-year-old girl. She was frightened by his fierce look as if he was going to hit someone. She hid in the direction of her second brother Hua Yu, but she still refused to admit defeat.
"What? You have to hit me because you can't win the argument? If you can, then hit me. If you hurt me, you have to pay me one or two taels of silver, but I'm afraid it won't be enough!"
Sometimes I really admire this little girl's mouth. She is so young, but she is so articulate and quick-witted, and she is not at all stage-frightened.
Hua Shi was thinking about it, his thoughts paused, and his gaze fell on Hua Yu, who was almost curled up into a ball.
It is estimated that before coming here, Hua Yu was severely punished by the two people from the Li family. His clothes were dirty and torn, his face was covered with tears and snot, and there were patches of black dirt. He was in a mess and as dirty as a little beggar.
However, Hua Shi noticed that he was curled up and trembling, with one of his hands buried in his chest, bent and twisted inward in an abnormal posture, as if it had been broken by someone.
Hua Shi's pupils shrank, and she took two steps over. Looking at his strangely twisted hand, she asked, "Xiao Li, what's wrong with your hand?"
When Hua Yu and Hua Xiao, brother and sister, heard Hua Shi's words, they both looked at Hua Li's retracted hand.
When Hua Shi got closer, he could see clearly that the flower had been broken off at the wrist of the left hand and was bent back in a twisted posture, which made people feel cold at the sight.
The three people from the Li family also looked over, but their expressions showed indifference, and their hands were crossed over their chests, showing disapproval and ignoring everything.
Hua Shi's brows were tightly knitted together, his expression solemn, his eyes filled with anger, "You broke his hand?"
Li Dian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who is he who stole things? This is just a lesson for him so that he will remember it well."
He pressed it down on purpose and let his two brothers break it.
Those who steal things must be punished. The Li family is not easy to mess with. Otherwise, everyone in the village will be eyeing their sheep and everyone will be planning to steal them. If they are not ruthless, how can they deter them?
Hua Shi lowered his head and pulled up Hua Li's broken wrist to examine it. The tiny bone had been twisted and pierced the outer flesh. Beneath the fragile flesh, there were bruises and purple marks, as if there was internal bleeding...
I didn't notice it just now, but now I see clearly that under Hua Li's dirty little face, his complexion was turning blue and white, there was a barely detectable sweat on his forehead, his lips were pale, his eyes were panicked, and his expression was painful.
Poor thing, he was so scared that he didn't even dare to say that his wrist was broken...
Hua Shiyuan was still thinking about compensating them to the best of his ability, after all, it was Hua Li who stole it first.
At this moment, looking at Hua Li's broken wrist, he still wanted compensation and a tael of silver. Why didn't he go to heaven?
Hua Shi said coldly, "We won't compensate you a penny. No matter what, I thought you were just going to scare someone, but I didn't expect you to be so cruel and ruthless, even deliberately breaking someone's hand. You're truly evil!"
Hua Shi, who was talking nicely just now, suddenly became cold and aggressive in his words.
The three brothers of the Li family, relying on their tall stature and strong presence, were not afraid of these half-grown children.
Li Dian put his hands on his hips and shouted angrily, "So what do you mean by this? You're not planning on compensating, right? That brat stole something, and we were teaching him a lesson. We accidentally broke his hand, but it's all his own fault. Who can you blame?"
The two sides were arguing with each other, and the onlookers were watching with great interest.
The situation was at a stalemate, with no one giving in, until a sharp, hoarse voice came from behind.
"What are you arguing about? You're a kid from the Li family, you're bullying people, and you've even bullied them at their doorstep, right? I want to hear who stole your things."
Hearing Li's harsh voice, the Hua brothers and sisters felt a pang of fear in their hearts.
They argued so fiercely that they almost forgot that Li was still in the room...
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