"What?"
"A feint to the east while attacking in the west," Su Yun'er repeated.
The village head frowned, waiting for Su Yun'er to continue.
"Find a few people to argue with him and draw his attention..." Su Yun'er whispered to the village head.
After speaking, the village head's gaze calmed down considerably. He nodded, gave Ma Tiannian a deep look, and then parted the crowd to walk out.
Su Yun'er followed him away.
Meanwhile, Ma Tiannian kept a close eye on what was happening on this side.
Out of sheer boredom, he began picking up leaves, pebbles, and other small objects around him and throwing them into the well.
Someone couldn't stand it anymore: "Ma Tiannian, have you lost your mind because of the gambling den? That's the well that the whole village uses for drinking water, why are you throwing dirty things into it!"
"He was beaten up by the people from the gambling den?" someone asked in surprise.
"Of course, he owes so much money to the gambling den, and he also owes money to the prostitutes. How could they let him off the hook? I went to buy some cloth today, and my relatives in the city told me that the people from the gambling den said that if Ma Tiannian doesn't pay back the money, they'll cripple his legs."
"No wonder he made such a scene today, demanding money. He was afraid of being killed."
"Ma Tiannian, if you don't want to die, do you want to drag the whole village down with you?"
"You heartless, black-hearted bastard!"
Listening to the villagers' curses, Ma Tiannian went from being indifferent at first to becoming irritated later.
He was discovered by the gambling den early this morning, cornered in an alley, and given a good beating. He lay there for a long time before he could stand up. After finally escaping the city, he went straight home, hoping to find some money or old belongings to pay off his debts. But before he could find anything, that wretched woman, Lin Moniang, discovered him.
In the ensuing struggle, Lin Moniang clung tightly to a wooden box, which was clearly valuable. He smashed the box over Lin Moniang's head, only to find that it was empty inside.
Damn it, he worked for nothing, he was cold, angry and hungry, but he couldn't even find half a grain pancake in the kitchen.
I wonder if that woman is dead or not. If she is, how can I get some money out of her?
Ma Tiannian was making plans in his mind.
Suddenly, a voice shouting "I'm going to kill you" came from afar. Then, Ma Xiaolan, with a distorted expression and bloodshot eyes, rushed into the crowd and went straight for Ma Tiannian.
All of this happened so suddenly that Ma Tiannian didn't even have time to react before Ma Xiaolan rushed up to him and delivered a solid punch to his face!
At the same time, some people shouted "Xiao Lan, don't be impulsive!" and ran up to break up the fight, but instead of pulling Ma Xiao Lan away, they all pinned down Ma Tian Nian's arms and legs.
In the chaos, someone snatched the package from Ma Tiannian's hand.
The crowd cheered; the danger was over.
With the threat gone and no one afraid of Ma Tiannian, fists continued to rain down on his head and face. Ma Xiaolan used all her strength in every punch, and soon Ma Tiannian's face was bruised and swollen, with two streams of blood flowing from his nose, which were then smeared everywhere by Ma Xiaolan's fists. But Ma Xiaolan showed no sign of stopping.
"That's enough, Xiao Lan! Stop hitting him, or he'll die!" A burly man grabbed Ma Xiao Lan from behind and tried to separate him from Ma Tian Nian.
But Ma Xiaolan was not willing to do that. He waved his limbs and continued to try to beat Ma Tiannian.
Unlike the people in the gambling den, who hit the body and had some flesh to cushion the impact, Ma Xiaolan's blows landed squarely on Ma Tiannian's face and head. With everyone holding Ma Tiannian's hands and feet down, he had no way to protect his head.
The village head returned at this time, along with Su Yun'er.
"Lazybones, stop hitting him."
The village head called out to Ma Xiaolan, who wiped away his tears and snot and shook off the person holding him.
Everyone dispersed. Ma Tiannian's face was swollen like a pig's head, and he lay listlessly by the well.
People handed the paper package that they had taken from Ma Tiannian to the village head. The village head opened the paper package and found that it contained a pile of dirt.
"That son of a bitch Ma Tiannian, he actually used this thing to threaten the whole village!" In anger, someone kicked Ma Tiannian a few more times.
However, the village head still dared not let his guard down and sent someone to find a doctor to check if it was poisonous.
"We also need to find a doctor to check if the well has been poisoned, and also ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine to clean the well. Who knows if this person has put anything in the well..." Su Yun'er didn't finish her sentence, worried that it would disgust everyone.
Immediately, someone in the crowd understood the part that Su Yun'er hadn't said and chimed in, "Yes, yes, Shanhe's wife is right."
"Alright, remember to do as Shanhe's wife says." The village head nodded and arranged for people to carry out the task.
"Shanhe's wife, it's all thanks to your idea that you could distract Ma Tiannian first and then take him by surprise."
Ma Tiannian was sitting right next to the well. If he were to force his way in, he would have plenty of time to throw the whole bag of stuff into the well.
Therefore, the only way is to leave him no time to react. There are many people who want to beat up Ma Tiannian, but Ma Xiaolan is the most suitable one.
Ma Xiaolan always felt sorry for his mother. He had just gone to check on Lin Moniang's condition, so he must be furious. Ma Tiannian had expected his anger, so letting Ma Xiaolan rush out wouldn't be too abrupt and wouldn't make Ma Tiannian wary.
If Ma Xiaolan charges at you fast and suddenly enough, Ma Tiannian won't have enough time to react.
Su Yun'er left with the village head just now to arrange these matters.
Ma Xiaolan originally wanted to go to the city with Lin Moniang to take her to see a doctor, but people were worried that he would not be able to help and would only cause more grief, so they persuaded him to stay.
When Su Yun'er said she could beat up Ma Tiannian, Ma Xiaolan agreed without hesitation.
Ma Xiaolan had been waiting long enough for this day to come and beat him up.
"Village head, what should we do with Ma Tiannian?" someone asked.
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