At that moment, a person suddenly appeared in Li Lanzhen's mind.
That's the village chief, who's dark-skinned, thin, and skinny.
The water buffalo's mother picked up a stick from the bank and started cursing.
"Water Buffalo, let's go and ask that old guy for his things."
He must have hidden it!
That's shameless! They want to take things that aren't theirs just because they like them.
The water buffalo was also very angry and embarrassed.
He felt it was disgraceful and embarrassing that such a thing had happened after he had invited his benefactor to his home.
Li Lanzhen was also very angry, but her face remained calm and expressionless.
Han Mingjiang rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a wooden stick from the bank, and followed behind the water buffalo mother and daughter.
Li Lanzhen glanced at the small dock and indeed there was no timber raft belonging to her family.
She lifted her foot and followed the three people into the village.
She also wanted to see whose dog was so bold as to take her things!
As they walked, Buffalo's mother held up a stick, pointed in the direction of the village chief's house, and cursed.
"Have you no shame? If you don't want that old face anymore, then peel it off and throw it on the ground for everyone to step on."
My younger sister came to see me, and you, with your small eyes, actually saw someone else's raft and took it home to hide it.
If you don't show me what I'm capable of today, I'll let you know how powerful I am!
You better get this straight: my husband's gone, but I'm still here. You dare bully me and my child, and now you want to bully my sister? Just you wait! Today!
Li Lanzhen followed behind them and noticed that many people were emerging one after another from the dilapidated courtyards and houses on both sides.
Some people were working while holding winnowing baskets, while others were eating while holding bowls.
A group of children followed behind, chattering excitedly.
Before they even reached the village chief's courtyard, Li Lianzhen guessed that the whole village had followed behind them to watch the spectacle.
A group of them were preparing to turn off the road and walk to the village chief's house.
Then I heard Bao Ya running over, crying and shouting at the top of her lungs.
When Li Lanzhen looked over, Bao Ya tripped and fell because she was running downhill in a hurry.
His face was slapped on the ground and started bleeding.
She shouted loudly.
"Grandma, Auntie, please come and save my mother, waaaaah..."
After shouting, she started crying.
Water Buffalo and his mother rushed over. Water Buffalo picked up Bao Ya and asked her.
"Bao Ya, tell your uncle what happened to your mother?"
Bao Ya cried, turned around, pointed in the direction of her home, and shouted.
"Village chief, village chief, they came to my house and robbed me! Waaaaah, they pushed my mother down! My mother is bleeding! Lots of blood! Waaaaah!"
My brother was beaten unconscious by them.
Upon hearing this, Buffalo and her mother ran home as fast as they could, followed by Li Lanzhen and Han Mingjiang.
The entire village behind, young and old, followed behind and ran towards the water buffalo's house.
They had just climbed the hillside when they saw several people slowly coming down.
Li Lanzhen recognized her immediately; it was the village chief's youngest daughter-in-law, and there were three boys following behind her.
The oldest must be in his teens, and the two youngest are probably only five or six years old.
The three children were making smacking noises while eating.
Li Lanzhen immediately guessed that it was the malt candy she had left for Bao Ya.
The village chief's daughter-in-law carried the grain bag and brown sugar that Li Lanzhen had left for the water buffalo family.
The other boy was holding two pancakes, and Li Lanzhen knew they were the wild vegetable pancakes she had left on the table.
The young woman was holding something in her arms and was also eating a piece of bread with great gusto.
No one spoke, so the water buffalo's mother rushed over and smacked her daughter-in-law's leg with a stick.
"Fine, you ungrateful wretch, you heartless dog! My old man shouldn't have saved your whole family; you were all swept away by the flood."
"Let me tell you, if anything happens to my eldest daughter-in-law, I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish!"
When the three boys saw that the young woman was being beaten, they rushed up to punch and kick the water buffalo's mother.
The water buffalo was carrying Bao Ya and running home.
Han Mingjiang followed behind and rushed towards their home.
At this moment, the young wife got up and rushed towards the water buffalo's mother with the three boys.
Li Lanzhen grabbed the young woman's hair and threw her to the ground.
The things she was holding fell out and scattered all over the floor.
Immediately, many children came over and scooped up the spilled rice and cornmeal with their hands, putting them into their pockets or tucking them into the corners of their clothes.
Li Lanzhen ignored the children around her and just looked at the young woman.
When the young wife saw that it was Li Lanzhen hitting her, she started cursing loudly.
"You old bastard, who do you think you are! Meddling in the affairs of Shanghe Village? I'll skin you alive!"
He then lunged at Li Lanzhen like a madman, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws.
Every time she lunged at Li Lanzhen, Li Lanzhen would kick her to the ground.
Several times, she knocked out her teeth, bled, and scraped her hands on the ground.
She was crying and wailing, sitting on the ground, slapping her legs and cursing loudly.
"Are you all dead? Watching me being bullied by a stranger?"
"Watch out, or I'll tell my father-in-law, and see how he deals with you!"
The women and children around them retreated in panic.
Suddenly, the people around Li Lanzhen and her young wife stepped back, making room for them.
On the other side, three children rushed up and started punching and kicking the water buffalo's mother, hurling insults at her.
At first, the buffalo girl simply dodged their punches and kicks.
Hearing them swear, I got so angry that I slapped each of them.
"Didn't your parents, grandparents, and grandfather teach you how to be a decent human being?"
"I'll teach you a lesson, you bunch of bastards!" she said, calling out to Li Lanzhen.
"Sister, let's hurry, I need to go check on my eldest daughter-in-law."
She turned her head and shouted loudly at the crowd in the village.
"If anything were to happen to my eldest daughter-in-law today..."
I ripped off your roof and threw you bastards into the river to feed the fish!
As he spoke, he hurriedly ran home.
Li Lanzhen also rushed into the courtyard.
Suddenly, the young woman behind me shouted loudly.
"Let's see who dares to help. You better watch out, I'll remember every single one of your names!"
Li Lanzhen turned around and saw several women and men preparing to come into the yard to help.
Startled by the young wife's shout, he stopped in his tracks and looked on anxiously and worriedly at the water buffalo's yard.
As soon as Li Lanzhen stepped into their courtyard, a strong smell of blood hit her.
She heard Bao Ya's mother crying and Bao Ya's father constantly comforting her.
"Honey, hang in there, Mom will be back soon!"
Li Lanzhen asked the water buffalo standing in the yard.
"Water buffalo, don't you have a midwife in your village?"
The water buffalo shook its head and said, "Grandma Shui was in the flood; she's gone."
Therefore, there are no midwives in our village anymore.
Upon hearing this, Li Lanzhen said anxiously, "Then let's send your sister-in-law to Youzhou City."
With red eyes, the water buffalo shook its head and said, "Auntie, the road is too far, we don't have time!"
The dawn redwood emerged from the house with both hands covered in blood, and tears streamed down her face.
He trembled all over and looked at Li Lanzhen with helpless eyes.
"Auntie, please go in and help my mother."
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